Module Details

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Title MANAGING TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE
Code CKIT555
Coordinator Dr F Grasso
Computer Science
Floriana@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2021-22 Level 7 FHEQ Whole Session 15

Aims

To provide students with the ability to navigate the online modules, contribute to discussions and submit deliverables. To equip students with the skills to lead IT more effectively within the context of a larger organisation. To provide a strategic understanding of the role of IT within organisations. To equip students with the ability to explore and debate critical issues related to managing and administering IT within the organisational context. To provide students with the ability to investigate the various functions that an IT organisation must perform, and the best ways to make decisions about how to perform these functions, particularly within the context of the organisational need.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) An ability to participate in, and contribute to, an academic community through online discussion, whilst applying writing style conventions and academic integrity to academic writing.

(LO2) An ability to analyse and evaluate scholarly resources and writing.

(LO3) An ability to critically assess the value of IT and computer based system to an organisation.

(LO4) An ability to discuss the strategic value of a technology roadmap in the global commercial and economic context.

(LO5) An ability to make decisions about the appropriate means and processes for acquiring and sustaining software for an organisation.

(LO6) Demonstrate knowledge of the process of effective change management.

(LO7) Be able to identify the key operational issues and core capabilities required to deliver IT  services, including issues relating to software engineering, information modelling and cyber security, as well as the role of standards to assess the delivering and measuring of the quality of IT products and services.

(LO8) Be able to analyse the impact of government regulation on IT, as well as knowledge of global regulations and their significance, and knowledge of effective policy and regulatory compliance.

(LO9) An ability to analyse key issues in IT budgeting and IT portfolio management.

(S1) Organisational skills

(S2) Communication skills

(S3) IT skills

(S4) Communication and collaboration online participating in digital networks for learning and research

(S5) Learning skills online studying and learning effectively in technology-rich environments, formal and informal


Syllabus

 

Week 1 Participating in the Global Classroom, navigating the classroom, understanding online m odule requirements in the context of online learning.   Week 2 Evaluating the work of others, academic integrity, Harvard referencing.   Week 3 The value of IT.   Week 4 IT strategy implementation: the technology road map and tactical planning.   Week 5 IT governance: budgeting and IT portfolio management.   Week 6 Acquiring software: outsourcing, vendor and contract management.   Week 7 Operations and IT capabilities.   Week 8 The role of IT with respect to compliance, privacy and legal considerations.   Week 9 Managing and developing IT capabilities, managing risk and change.   Week 10 IT innovation and emerging technologies.


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Online Learning
Description: Weekly seminar supported by asynchronous discussion in a virtual classroom environment facilitated by an online instructor.
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: Number of hours per week that students are expected to attend the virtual classroom so as to participate in discussion, dedicated to group work and individual assessment is 7.2.


Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours           72

72
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 78
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Ten discussion questions Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :whole session  Weekly/350-500 words    50       
Essay - Outline of a logical argument Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Week 2  One week/350 words         
Essay – IT failures Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Week 3  One week/750-1,000 w         
Essay – Developing a roadmap, Part 1 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Week 4  One week/750-1,000 w         
Essay – IT governance and portfolio management Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Week 5  One week/750-1,000 w         
Essay - Acquiring software Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Week 6  One week/750-1,000 w         
Essay – Developing a Roadmap, Part 2 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Week 7  One week/750-1,000 w         
Essay – Managing change Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Week 8  One week/750-1,000 w         
Essay – Developing a Roadmap - Part 3 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Week 10  One week/750-1,000 w         

Recommended Texts

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