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2019/20 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS5279M Challenges in Information Management

15 creditsClass Size: 100

Module manager: Jyoti Mishra
Email: J.L.Mishra@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

Co-requisites

LUBS5277MInformation Tools for Organisations

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module builds on and extends themes developed in the co-requisite module Information Tools for Organizations (described separately) by exploring key topics in the field. The topics have been selected as ones which have particular visibility, and are of significant concern / interest to both academics and practitioners in the information systems and information management field at the current time. Given the pace of development of this area it is anticipated that there will be heavy industrial involvement and that the syllabus will be revisited on an annual basis in order to ensure continued relevance. Where specific technologies, software and applications (such as Twitter and Facebook) are noted these are taken as being representative of a type, rather than being definitive as a tool.

Objectives


Information, and its effective management through information systems and information management tools and techniques is increasingly recognised as being a key capability and resource for organisations which wish to gain, and maintain, competitive advantage.
The module will examine a range of contexts where there are specific developments of information systems and information management. The syllabus reflects current areas of concern and development, and is revisited and adjusted on a regular basis.
The aim of the module is to provide illustrative guidance on key issues, tools and technologies with particular reference to examples of specific developments . We will use concepts and tools to place these, their development and their use, within the broader organisational context.
Areas of emphasis include the interface with social systems and wider societal issues, the sustainability agenda, and the management of information within ethical, cultural and legal boundaries. Technological advances and boundaries will form a significant part of the backdrop to this evaluation of current issues and practice as will issues around the global development and delivery of such systems.

This module builds on material covered in the module entitled Information tools for organisations which provides a more fundamental overview of key tools and techniques in information management.

Learning outcomes
- Identify and locate key influences on the future development of information systems and information management tools and techniques.
- Critically analyse current areas of attention and development in the light of information systems and information management development within the broader business and organisational context.
- Demonstrate understanding of the societal implications of organisational level developments of information systems and information management.
- Provide reasoned evaluations of current and future areas of development of information systems and information management.

Skills outcomes
Students will be expected to collect and analyse data with specific reference to the key topics and processes within information management. The ability to present this information cogently and persuasively will also be required and developed. To that end they should have the ability to collect, analyse and present data with specific regard to the information society, technological advances in information processing and management and cultural attitudes as they determine user conceptualisations of information systems artefacts – being primarily sociotechnical artefacts rather than the physical.


Syllabus

- Advanced Business Intelligence and Information Audit
- Security, Privacy and Data Protection
- Social Media in the Enterprise (Twitter, Facebook ): Fad or business tool?
- Inter-organisational Information Sharing
- Deploying mobile technology for business performance
- Communications: Next Generation Wireless Technologies
- Decision Making and information use
- Information Management in the Information Society
- Visualisation of Data and Augmented Reality
- Green IT and the sustainability agenda
- Interacting with Technologies: Actor Agent Communities

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Class tests, exams and assessment13.003.00
Lecture111.5016.50
Seminar52.0010.00
Private study hours120.50
Total Contact hours29.50
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)150.00

Private study

Private study will be encouraged in order to engage students with the wider context and encourage them to read widely around the subject; it will be needed as follows:

1. Follow-up reading to reinforce understanding of topics introduced in the lectures
2. Preparation of examples and other material for class discussion
3. Wider reading to explore knowledge and understanding of applications and theoretical background to various information management issues and topics
4. Preparation for group learning sessions and preparation of group presentations
5. Assignment preparation
6. References to appropriate websites will be given as needed and relevant research papers on the VLE

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Lecture attendance will be monitored unless numbers increase in future years to a point where this is not practicable with current systems.
Monitoring will take place through the fortnightly classes in terms of attendance, contribution to discussion and quality of material prepared for use in group exercises and other class work.
Formative assessment will be available through quizzes, feedback on tasks and group work, and group presentations in class sessions

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
Essay3,000 words85.00
Poster PresentationIndividual electronic poster presentation based on essay topic 15 mins15.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)100.00

The resit for this module will be 100% by 3,000 words coursework

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 12/09/2019

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