Module Details
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Title STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
Code CKIT557
Coordinator Dr F Grasso
Computer Science
Floriana@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2018-19 Level 7 FHEQ Whole Session 15

Aims
  • To provide a comprehensive knowledge of the strategic importance of IT within organisations.
  • To provide a systematic understanding of the role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) within organisations.
  • To equip students with the ability to analyse critically the alignment of IT with business strategy.
  • To enable students to analyse critically the maturity of IT systems within business organisations.
  • To provide an in-depth understanding of IT governance in support of IT business alignment.
  • To provide a wide-ranging understanding of information systems planning.

Learning Outcomes

A critical understanding of the role of IT in the support of business strategy.

The ability to evaluate critically the impact of IT on an organisation''s performance.

The ability to analyse critically the alignment of IT and business strategy.

The ability to evaluate critically an organisation’s IT maturity level.

A comprehensive understanding of the methodologies used to develop a strategic information systems plan.

A systematic understanding of the role of IT governance for IT-business alignment.

An in depth understanding of the relationship between organisational culture and IT.

An ability to use a variety of frameworks to understanding the value of IT to organisations.

Syllabus
1 

Week 1
Critical introduction and overview of Major IT Issues that need to be considered to support organisational goals.
 
Week 2
The role of IT in organisations and the role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and IT managers in the context of IT strategies in organisations.
 
Week 3
IT maturity models used to assess or benchmark an organisation’s IT capability so as to improve the IT services that businesses provide.
 
Week 4
IT alignment models used to understand the level of integration across business strategy, IT strategy, business infrastructure and IT infrastructure.
 
Week 5
IT Governance, defining and implementing an infrastructure strategy that will support enterprise goals.
 
Week 6
Strategy Mapping, using IT planning models to link corporate objectives with the IT strategies required to realise these objectives.
 
Week 7
Using IT to support business. The strategic use of IT resources.
 
Week 8
Measuring the value of the connection between IT and business, and the performance of the efforts that deliver this value.
 

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Online Learning - Weekly seminar supported by asynchronous discussion in a virtual classroom environment facilitated by an online instructor.

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 7.5.


Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours           60
Weekly seminar supported by asynchronous discussion in a virtual classroom environment facilitated by an online instructor.
60
Timetable (if known)           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 7.5.
  		 
Private Study 90
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
Coursework  Weekly Discussion Qu  whole session  40  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Ten discussion questions There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  One Week/ 750-1000 w  Week 1  8  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Essay - The nature and role of IT/IS function There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  One Week/ 750-1000 w  Week 2  8  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Essay - Creating a Strategic IS/IT Plan – Part 1 There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  One Week/ 750-1000 w  Week 3  8  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Essay - IT Maturity Assessment There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  Two Weeks/ 1500 - 20  4/5 Weeks  13  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Essay - Creating a Strategic IS/IT Plan – Part 2 There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  One Week / 750-1000   Week 6  9  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Essay - Comparison of strategy frameworks There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  Two Weeks / 1500 –  Weeks 7/8  14  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Essay - Creating a Strategic IS/IT Plan – Part 3 There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. Notes (applying to all assessments) (1) Due to nature of the on­line mode of instruction work is not marked anonymously. (2) Students who fail the module have the opportunity to repeat the entire module. (3) The "Standard UoL Penalty" for late submission that applies is the "Standard UoL Penalty" agreed with respect to online programmes offered in collaboration with Laureate Online Education. (4) For group work assessments groups typically comprise 3 to 4 students. Both group and individual contributions are assessed and integrated to produce a final mark for each student. 

Recommended Texts
Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module.
Explanation of Reading List:

The online programmes offered by the department of Computer　Science in Collaboration with Laureate Online Education use online materials wherever possible including the　online resources available within the　University of Liverpool’s libraries. This module does not require a specific text book.