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Managing Information Systems

Managing Information Systems. Coursework Dr. Stephania Loizidou Himona ACSC345. Coursework.

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Managing Information Systems

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  1. Managing Information Systems Coursework Dr. Stephania Loizidou Himona ACSC345

  2. Coursework • Select a publicly quoted company, and using your research skills, evaluate how they use information systems (IS) in their business model. You should look at how they have used IS in the past, how they use it now and formulate some ideas as to how you think they should use IS in the future. Dr. S. Loizidou - ACSC345

  3. Submission • The results of your researches should be presented in a report of NO MORE than 5,000 words due 23rd of MARCH. The report and the research should be A GROUP WORK and all your own work with appropriate referencing. When writing your report please bear in mind the topics covered in the course and make sure that your report addresses all those that are applicable. Dr. S. Loizidou - ACSC345

  4. Assessment Criteria • The report will be marked according to the following criteria: • Research (25 marks) • Reference to course topics (20 marks) • Analysis (30 marks) • Report (25 marks) Dr. S. Loizidou - ACSC345

  5. Example Organisations • What example organisations have you got? Dr. S. Loizidou - ACSC345

  6. FAQs • What is a “publicly quoted company”? • Any one in which information is available (on the web, for example) • Not a small company that it is impossible to determine if they exist or not • Nearly all companies have a web presence Dr. S. Loizidou - ACSC345

  7. Example Systems • What example Information Systems have you got? Dr. S. Loizidou - ACSC345

  8. FAQs • What Information Systems should I look at? • What IS is currently in use and how they fit into business model • How company operated in the past • Attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of their IS • Future considerations – how should they change? • Either • Briefly look at all IS in the company • Or • Focus on one IS in depth Dr. S. Loizidou - ACSC345

  9. Example Sources • What example information sources have you got? Dr. S. Loizidou - ACSC345

  10. FAQs • How do I find information? • Web sites • Academic institutions • Text books • Business publications • Professional publications • Case studies • Interviews Dr. S. Loizidou - ACSC345

  11. Example Topics • What course topics are you going to look at? Dr. S. Loizidou - ACSC345

  12. FAQs • How do I relate my research to the course? • What types of IS are you investigating? • How do they relate to the organisation and business processes / functions • How do they relate to the ideals of IS? • Implementation and management • Cost of ownership • Security • Are they justified? Dr. S. Loizidou - ACSC345

  13. Example • Samsonite Europe NV1 • Improvements in sales force efficiency • Problems with ‘too much paper’ • Solution? • Implement an Information System • Pen-based computing 1 ECCH Collection: Auwers & Deschoolmeester (1994). De Vlerick School Voor Management. Dr. S. Loizidou - ACSC345

  14. Example • What to include? • Background to company • Reason for change • Existing practice – business processes • What other IS are used by the company? • How do IS relate together across functional and managerial areas? Dr. S. Loizidou - ACSC345

  15. Example • What to include? • How change was implemented • New practice – modified business processes • Evaluation of change – is it more efficient? • The future – is more change required, if so what? Dr. S. Loizidou - ACSC345

  16. Example • What to include? • How information was obtained • References to all material • Individual work • Maximum 5,000 words Dr. S. Loizidou - ACSC345

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