Bachelor of Information Systems Management (BISM)
Study information systems as organisational resources combining people, processes and technology.
About the course
Study information systems as organisational resources combining people, processes and technology. You will analyse requirements, evaluate digital solutions and manage a small systems project in a business setting.
What you'll learn
Model a business process and its information needs.
Design and query a suitable data structure.
Explain the organisational implications of a technology choice.
Assess basic privacy, security and governance requirements.
Deliver and evaluate a documented systems prototype.
Requirements
Prepare with academic English, quantitative reasoning and digital study skills. Prior qualifications and any recognition of prior learning must be assessed against BMIT admission rules before enrolment.
Course content
The complete subject sequence below moves from foundations to specialist application. Stages show learning progression. Practical work and the final project draw together the subjects studied.
3 learning stages 30 subjects
1Stage 1: Foundations10 subjects
2Stage 2: Core subjects10 subjects
3Stage 3: Specialist subjects and application10 subjects
- Information Security and Controls
- Web and Digital Business Applications
- Information Systems Development Project
- Information Systems Strategy and Governance
- Management Analytics
- Agile and Adaptive Project Delivery
- Strategic Analysis and Planning
- Research Methods and Evidence Analysis
- Workplace Learning and Professional Portfolio
- Integrated Business Research Project
Subjects in this programme
The complete subject sequence below moves from foundations to specialist application. Stages show learning progression. Practical work and the final project draw together the subjects studied.
30 subjects are listed below with a short description of each. The Subject descriptions tab contains the learning outcomes, topics, practical tasks and assessments.
Stage 1: Foundations
- Business Communication. Prepare purposeful communication for colleagues, customers and decision makers. You will organise evidence, adjust tone for different audiences and check whether a message leads to the intended action. Examples include multilingual workplaces, professional correspondence and short management reports.
- Digital Business Skills. Use everyday digital tools to organise business information accurately. You will build reliable spreadsheets, manage documents and share work responsibly. Activities address uneven connectivity, accessible communication and the protection of personal information in small organisations and public offices.
- Business Quantitative Methods. Translate business questions into numerical models. You will work with percentages, equations, graphs and probability, then explain what the calculations mean for a decision. Particular attention goes to units, assumptions and the interpretation of results from spreadsheets.
- Microeconomics. Study how households and firms make choices under scarcity. You will examine prices, incentives and market structures, then use diagrams and calculations to explain changes in behaviour. Examples include food markets, informal enterprises and access to essential services.
- Macroeconomics. Examine output, employment, inflation and external trade at economy level. You will connect household and business conditions to fiscal, monetary and exchange-rate decisions. Work with published indicators while distinguishing nominal values, real changes and differences between national contexts.
- Financial Accounting Foundations. Follow business transactions from source documents to a trial balance. You will use double-entry reasoning, reconcile control accounts and explain common errors. The module develops a clear audit trail before introducing the financial statements used by owners and other users.
- Management and the Business Environment. Explore how organisations pursue objectives within social, legal and economic conditions. You will compare ownership forms, identify the contribution of major business functions and examine the responsibilities of managers. Local cases include small enterprises, cooperatives and established companies.
- Planning and Organising Business Activities. Turn organisational objectives into coordinated work. You will develop plans, allocate responsibilities and examine how structures influence decisions. Cases introduce resource constraints, delegation and performance information, with attention to the practical relationship between a plan and everyday operations.
- Commercial Law Foundations. Recognise legal issues in ordinary business transactions. You will distinguish sources of law, examine how agreements arise and consider the rights and duties of contracting parties. Cases are labelled by jurisdiction so legal principles are not assumed to apply identically across borders.
- Business Ethics and Sustainability. Examine the responsibilities of organisations towards workers, customers, communities and the environment. You will identify conflicts between objectives and assess proposed responses using evidence. Cases address resource use, responsible sourcing, inclusion and honest reporting of social and environmental performance.
Stage 2: Core subjects
- Programming for Business Systems. Develop small programs to solve well-defined business information problems. You will translate requirements into structured logic, test the result and document its use. The module builds confidence with data, control structures and debugging before introducing more complex applications and systems development work.
- Database Design and Management. Organise business data into a dependable relational database. You will model entities and relationships, implement tables and queries and examine data integrity. Activities connect technical design with user requirements, access control and the practical consequences of duplicated, incomplete or inconsistent records.
- Systems Analysis and Design. Investigate a business process and translate stakeholder needs into a system design. You will collect requirements, model processes and evaluate alternative solutions. The module emphasises clear traceability from a problem to a requirement, proposed design and acceptance criteria for the completed system.
- Business Networks and Infrastructure. Examine the infrastructure supporting organisational communication and shared applications. You will compare network components, service arrangements and reliability needs, then prepare a practical infrastructure proposal. Activities connect technical choices with user access, support, security and realistic connectivity constraints.
- Business Information Systems. Examine how information systems support transactions, coordination and decisions. You will map information flows, compare system requirements and recognise control weaknesses. Examples connect operational data with management reporting while considering security, user needs and the cost of maintaining dependable information.
- Business Statistics. Summarise data and judge the strength of numerical evidence. You will distinguish a population from a sample, choose appropriate summaries and interpret uncertainty. Business examples cover demand, customer service, workforce information and variation in operating performance.
- Financial Management. Use financial information to support investment and financing decisions. You will evaluate cash flows, estimate funding needs and compare sources of finance. Decisions are examined alongside uncertainty, timing and organisational objectives, with clear separation between calculated results and management judgement.
- Operations Management. Study how organisations transform resources into goods and services. You will analyse demand, capacity and workflow, then propose improvements using operational evidence. Examples from production and service settings help connect efficiency with quality, delivery reliability and safe working conditions.
- Project Management Foundations. Organise a defined piece of work with a clear objective, scope and responsibilities. You will distinguish projects from continuing operations and prepare basic plans for time, resources and communication. The module develops practical records for monitoring progress and recording agreed changes.
- Computerised Accounting Systems. Operate a structured accounting workflow using digital records and controls. You will configure basic transaction processing, reconcile outputs and maintain reliable supporting information. Attention goes to access rights, data quality, backups and the differences between a software result and a justified accounting conclusion.
Stage 3: Specialist subjects and application
- Information Security and Controls. Assess threats to business information and select proportionate controls. You will examine access management, secure processes and incident readiness using authorised classroom examples. The module connects technical measures with staff behaviour, governance and the need to preserve evidence when an incident occurs.
- Web and Digital Business Applications. Design a small web-based service around user and organisational requirements. You will connect interface design, data handling and transaction flow, then test usability and accessibility. Activities include dependable error handling, privacy-conscious forms and documentation needed to maintain a business application.
- Information Systems Development Project. Integrate analysis, programming and database work in a practical business system. You will manage scope, develop and test the solution and explain design decisions to users. The project includes security, usability and maintenance considerations alongside a clear record of individual and team contributions.
- Information Systems Strategy and Governance. Align information-system investment with organisational objectives and accountability. You will assess applications, services and digital risks, then compare development and sourcing choices. Cases address ownership of information, business continuity and the evidence needed to evaluate whether technology delivers the intended benefits.
- Management Analytics. Develop analytical evidence for complex management decisions. You will frame questions, assess data quality and compare modelling approaches before interpreting outputs. The module emphasises reproducible reasoning, appropriate visualisation and the limits of prediction when decisions involve changing behaviour, incomplete information and uncertain operating conditions.
- Agile and Adaptive Project Delivery. Organise iterative work where requirements develop through feedback. You will compare predictive and adaptive approaches, prioritise a backlog and review completed increments. Cases require a reasoned choice of approach and show how governance, quality and stakeholder accountability still apply during adaptation.
- Strategic Analysis and Planning. Examine an organisation's position and develop a defensible strategic direction. You will connect industry conditions, organisational capabilities and stakeholder expectations, then compare options against explicit criteria. The module emphasises evidence, assumptions and choices rather than an uncritical use of planning frameworks.
- Research Methods and Evidence Analysis. Plan an enquiry suited to a specific social or organisational question. You will compare qualitative and quantitative approaches, prepare ethical data collection and assess evidence quality. The module connects research questions to sampling, analysis and clear reporting of uncertainty and limitations.
- Workplace Learning and Professional Portfolio. Connect taught subjects with supervised or carefully designed simulated professional work. You will agree learning objectives, record tasks and evaluate your decisions against evidence. The portfolio makes your individual contribution visible and identifies areas requiring further practice or specialist supervision.
- Integrated Business Research Project. Investigate a defined business problem by combining knowledge from several management subjects. You will frame a useful question, gather appropriate evidence and compare feasible responses. The final report explains the recommendation, implementation implications and limitations of the enquiry rather than claiming certainty.
Assessment and practical learning
- Programming, database and process-modelling tasks.
- A requirements and design portfolio.
- A working prototype, user evaluation and individual report.
Practical application
Develop a proposed small information-system prototype using synthetic or authorised data. Document requirements, test results, user feedback and a handover plan. Treat privacy and secure access as design requirements.
Subject descriptions
Select a subject to read its learning outcomes, main topics, practical task and assessment.
Stage 1: Foundations
Business Communication
Prepare purposeful communication for colleagues, customers and decision makers. You will organise evidence, adjust tone for different audiences and check whether a message leads to the intended action. Examples include multilingual workplaces, professional correspondence and short management reports.
Learning outcomes
- Write a concise business report
- Record decisions and assigned actions
- Present evidence for a defined audience
Main topics
- Audience and purpose
- Professional correspondence
- Report structure
- Meeting records
- Presentations
- Intercultural communication
Practical task
Produce a report, meeting record and five-minute briefing about a service problem.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Digital Business Skills
Use everyday digital tools to organise business information accurately. You will build reliable spreadsheets, manage documents and share work responsibly. Activities address uneven connectivity, accessible communication and the protection of personal information in small organisations and public offices.
Learning outcomes
- Build a checked spreadsheet
- Organise retrievable business documents
- Apply appropriate access permissions
Main topics
- File organisation
- Word processing
- Spreadsheet formulas
- Presentations
- Collaborative working
- Privacy and access
Practical task
Create a shared office information pack with formulas, document versions and access instructions.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Business Quantitative Methods
Translate business questions into numerical models. You will work with percentages, equations, graphs and probability, then explain what the calculations mean for a decision. Particular attention goes to units, assumptions and the interpretation of results from spreadsheets.
Learning outcomes
- Solve a business equation
- Calculate interest and percentage changes
- Interpret a numerical model's assumptions
Main topics
- Percentages and ratios
- Algebra and functions
- Financial mathematics
- Linear models
- Probability
- Decision calculations
Practical task
Compare three purchasing or financing options in a spreadsheet with checked calculations.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Microeconomics
Study how households and firms make choices under scarcity. You will examine prices, incentives and market structures, then use diagrams and calculations to explain changes in behaviour. Examples include food markets, informal enterprises and access to essential services.
Learning outcomes
- Analyse a market change
- Calculate and interpret elasticity
- Compare competitive and concentrated markets
Main topics
- Scarcity and choice
- Demand and supply
- Elasticity
- Consumer choice
- Production and costs
- Market structures
Practical task
Explain a local price change using data, diagrams and alternative explanations.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Macroeconomics
Examine output, employment, inflation and external trade at economy level. You will connect household and business conditions to fiscal, monetary and exchange-rate decisions. Work with published indicators while distinguishing nominal values, real changes and differences between national contexts.
Learning outcomes
- Interpret a macroeconomic indicator
- Explain a policy transmission process
- Distinguish nominal and real changes
Main topics
- National accounts
- Growth and employment
- Inflation
- Fiscal policy
- Money and banking
- External balance
Practical task
Prepare an economic conditions briefing comparing two Southern African economies.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Financial Accounting Foundations
Follow business transactions from source documents to a trial balance. You will use double-entry reasoning, reconcile control accounts and explain common errors. The module develops a clear audit trail before introducing the financial statements used by owners and other users.
Learning outcomes
- Record transactions accurately
- Prepare a trial balance
- Reconcile a bank account
Main topics
- Accounting equation
- Source documents
- Double entry
- Ledgers
- Trial balance
- Bank reconciliation
Practical task
Process one month's transactions for a fictional enterprise and document corrections.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Management and the Business Environment
Explore how organisations pursue objectives within social, legal and economic conditions. You will compare ownership forms, identify the contribution of major business functions and examine the responsibilities of managers. Local cases include small enterprises, cooperatives and established companies.
Learning outcomes
- Compare organisational forms
- Map business functions
- Explain a management responsibility
Main topics
- Ownership forms
- Business environment
- Objectives
- Functional relationships
- Stakeholders
- Management responsibilities
Practical task
Map the operating environment and functional responsibilities of a selected organisation.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Planning and Organising Business Activities
Turn organisational objectives into coordinated work. You will develop plans, allocate responsibilities and examine how structures influence decisions. Cases introduce resource constraints, delegation and performance information, with attention to the practical relationship between a plan and everyday operations.
Learning outcomes
- Develop an operational plan
- Allocate roles and resources
- Select suitable performance measures
Main topics
- Planning levels
- Decision making
- Organisational structures
- Delegation
- Coordination
- Performance controls
Practical task
Prepare a quarterly operating plan with responsibilities, resources and review points.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Commercial Law Foundations
Recognise legal issues in ordinary business transactions. You will distinguish sources of law, examine how agreements arise and consider the rights and duties of contracting parties. Cases are labelled by jurisdiction so legal principles are not assumed to apply identically across borders.
Learning outcomes
- Identify a contractual issue
- Apply a legal rule to stated facts
- Explain available contractual remedies
Main topics
- Sources of law
- Contract formation
- Capacity and consent
- Breach and remedies
- Agency
- Consumer transactions
Practical task
Write a reasoned memorandum on a fictional supplier dispute using supplied legal materials.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Business Ethics and Sustainability
Examine the responsibilities of organisations towards workers, customers, communities and the environment. You will identify conflicts between objectives and assess proposed responses using evidence. Cases address resource use, responsible sourcing, inclusion and honest reporting of social and environmental performance.
Learning outcomes
- Analyse an ethical conflict
- Assess a sustainability claim
- Recommend measurable improvements
Main topics
- Ethical reasoning
- Stakeholder responsibilities
- Resource use
- Social inclusion
- Responsible sourcing
- Sustainability reporting
Practical task
Review a business practice and produce an evidence-based responsibility improvement plan.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Stage 2: Core subjects
Programming for Business Systems
Develop small programs to solve well-defined business information problems. You will translate requirements into structured logic, test the result and document its use. The module builds confidence with data, control structures and debugging before introducing more complex applications and systems development work.
Learning outcomes
- Translate a requirement into program logic
- Build a working program
- Test and document the result
Main topics
- Problem decomposition
- Variables and data
- Control structures
- Functions
- File processing
- Testing
Practical task
Create a small business data-processing program with test cases and user instructions.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Database Design and Management
Organise business data into a dependable relational database. You will model entities and relationships, implement tables and queries and examine data integrity. Activities connect technical design with user requirements, access control and the practical consequences of duplicated, incomplete or inconsistent records.
Learning outcomes
- Create a relational data model
- Write useful database queries
- Apply integrity controls
Main topics
- Data modelling
- Relational design
- Normalisation
- Queries
- Integrity constraints
- Database security
Practical task
Build a database for a fictional service organisation and demonstrate its queries.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Systems Analysis and Design
Investigate a business process and translate stakeholder needs into a system design. You will collect requirements, model processes and evaluate alternative solutions. The module emphasises clear traceability from a problem to a requirement, proposed design and acceptance criteria for the completed system.
Learning outcomes
- Elicit a user requirement
- Model a business process
- Specify a testable system design
Main topics
- Requirements gathering
- Process modelling
- Data modelling
- User interfaces
- Design alternatives
- Acceptance criteria
Practical task
Prepare a systems analysis and design portfolio for a defined business service.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Business Networks and Infrastructure
Examine the infrastructure supporting organisational communication and shared applications. You will compare network components, service arrangements and reliability needs, then prepare a practical infrastructure proposal. Activities connect technical choices with user access, support, security and realistic connectivity constraints.
Learning outcomes
- Explain a network design
- Compare infrastructure options
- Identify an availability risk
Main topics
- Network concepts
- Local networks
- Internet services
- Cloud infrastructure
- Availability
- Support and security
Practical task
Design a small office network and service plan with access and recovery arrangements.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Business Information Systems
Examine how information systems support transactions, coordination and decisions. You will map information flows, compare system requirements and recognise control weaknesses. Examples connect operational data with management reporting while considering security, user needs and the cost of maintaining dependable information.
Learning outcomes
- Map a business information flow
- Specify user requirements
- Identify an information control weakness
Main topics
- Business processes
- Information flows
- Transaction systems
- Management reporting
- System requirements
- Information controls
Practical task
Design an information-flow diagram and requirements brief for a small organisation.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Business Statistics
Summarise data and judge the strength of numerical evidence. You will distinguish a population from a sample, choose appropriate summaries and interpret uncertainty. Business examples cover demand, customer service, workforce information and variation in operating performance.
Learning outcomes
- Select an appropriate data summary
- Interpret a confidence interval
- Explain limits of a correlation
Main topics
- Sampling
- Descriptive statistics
- Probability distributions
- Confidence intervals
- Hypothesis testing
- Correlation and regression
Practical task
Analyse an anonymised service dataset and write a short evidence report.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Financial Management
Use financial information to support investment and financing decisions. You will evaluate cash flows, estimate funding needs and compare sources of finance. Decisions are examined alongside uncertainty, timing and organisational objectives, with clear separation between calculated results and management judgement.
Learning outcomes
- Appraise an investment
- Estimate financing requirements
- Interpret financial performance ratios
Main topics
- Time value of money
- Cash-flow estimation
- Investment appraisal
- Cost of capital
- Financing choices
- Financial ratios
Practical task
Prepare a funding and investment recommendation with sensitivity calculations.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Operations Management
Study how organisations transform resources into goods and services. You will analyse demand, capacity and workflow, then propose improvements using operational evidence. Examples from production and service settings help connect efficiency with quality, delivery reliability and safe working conditions.
Learning outcomes
- Map an operating process
- Calculate capacity requirements
- Recommend a measured process improvement
Main topics
- Process design
- Capacity
- Forecasting
- Scheduling
- Inventory
- Quality improvement
Practical task
Analyse a process bottleneck and prepare a practical improvement plan.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Project Management Foundations
Organise a defined piece of work with a clear objective, scope and responsibilities. You will distinguish projects from continuing operations and prepare basic plans for time, resources and communication. The module develops practical records for monitoring progress and recording agreed changes.
Learning outcomes
- Define a project scope
- Build a work breakdown structure
- Report project progress
Main topics
- Project purpose
- Life cycle
- Scope
- Work breakdown
- Responsibilities
- Progress reporting
Practical task
Prepare a project charter, work breakdown and progress report for a small initiative.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Computerised Accounting Systems
Operate a structured accounting workflow using digital records and controls. You will configure basic transaction processing, reconcile outputs and maintain reliable supporting information. Attention goes to access rights, data quality, backups and the differences between a software result and a justified accounting conclusion.
Learning outcomes
- Process a digital transaction cycle
- Reconcile system outputs
- Document accounting data controls
Main topics
- System configuration
- Transaction processing
- Master data
- Reconciliation
- Access controls
- Backup and recovery
Practical task
Build a fictional entity's accounting dataset and produce a reconciled reporting pack.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Stage 3: Specialist subjects and application
Information Security and Controls
Assess threats to business information and select proportionate controls. You will examine access management, secure processes and incident readiness using authorised classroom examples. The module connects technical measures with staff behaviour, governance and the need to preserve evidence when an incident occurs.
Learning outcomes
- Assess an information risk
- Select an appropriate control
- Prepare an incident response outline
Main topics
- Threats and vulnerabilities
- Access management
- Data protection
- Secure processes
- Incident response
- Security awareness
Practical task
Create a security improvement plan for a fictional organisation without testing live systems.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Web and Digital Business Applications
Design a small web-based service around user and organisational requirements. You will connect interface design, data handling and transaction flow, then test usability and accessibility. Activities include dependable error handling, privacy-conscious forms and documentation needed to maintain a business application.
Learning outcomes
- Design a usable web interface
- Validate application inputs
- Test a business workflow
Main topics
- Web architecture
- Interface design
- Forms and validation
- Application data
- Accessibility
- Deployment planning
Practical task
Build and demonstrate a prototype online business service with test evidence.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Information Systems Development Project
Integrate analysis, programming and database work in a practical business system. You will manage scope, develop and test the solution and explain design decisions to users. The project includes security, usability and maintenance considerations alongside a clear record of individual and team contributions.
Learning outcomes
- Implement an agreed system
- Evaluate the solution against requirements
- Document maintenance needs
Main topics
- Project scope
- Requirements traceability
- Implementation
- Testing
- User evaluation
- Maintenance documentation
Practical task
Deliver a working prototype, technical documentation and a user demonstration.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Information Systems Strategy and Governance
Align information-system investment with organisational objectives and accountability. You will assess applications, services and digital risks, then compare development and sourcing choices. Cases address ownership of information, business continuity and the evidence needed to evaluate whether technology delivers the intended benefits.
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate an IS investment
- Map digital governance responsibilities
- Plan benefits measurement
Main topics
- IS strategy
- IT governance
- Investment appraisal
- Service management
- Sourcing
- Benefits realisation
Practical task
Prepare an information-systems strategy and investment case for a fictional organisation.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Management Analytics
Develop analytical evidence for complex management decisions. You will frame questions, assess data quality and compare modelling approaches before interpreting outputs. The module emphasises reproducible reasoning, appropriate visualisation and the limits of prediction when decisions involve changing behaviour, incomplete information and uncertain operating conditions.
Learning outcomes
- Frame an analytical decision
- Compare model results
- Communicate uncertainty to managers
Main topics
- Decision framing
- Data quality
- Predictive models
- Scenario analysis
- Visualisation
- Model limitations
Practical task
Produce an analytical management report and a reproducible decision-support model.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Agile and Adaptive Project Delivery
Organise iterative work where requirements develop through feedback. You will compare predictive and adaptive approaches, prioritise a backlog and review completed increments. Cases require a reasoned choice of approach and show how governance, quality and stakeholder accountability still apply during adaptation.
Learning outcomes
- Compare delivery approaches
- Prioritise an iteration backlog
- Evaluate an increment and improvement action
Main topics
- Delivery approaches
- Backlogs
- Iteration planning
- Team coordination
- Reviews
- Retrospectives
Practical task
Run a simulated delivery iteration and submit its backlog, review and retrospective.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Strategic Analysis and Planning
Examine an organisation's position and develop a defensible strategic direction. You will connect industry conditions, organisational capabilities and stakeholder expectations, then compare options against explicit criteria. The module emphasises evidence, assumptions and choices rather than an uncritical use of planning frameworks.
Learning outcomes
- Analyse a strategic position
- Compare strategic alternatives
- Formulate measurable objectives
Main topics
- Industry analysis
- Capabilities
- Stakeholder expectations
- Competitive positioning
- Strategic options
- Strategic objectives
Practical task
Prepare a strategy proposal for an organisation using a supplied evidence pack.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Research Methods and Evidence Analysis
Plan an enquiry suited to a specific social or organisational question. You will compare qualitative and quantitative approaches, prepare ethical data collection and assess evidence quality. The module connects research questions to sampling, analysis and clear reporting of uncertainty and limitations.
Learning outcomes
- Formulate a research question
- Select a defensible research design
- Prepare an ethical data collection plan
Main topics
- Research questions
- Literature review
- Design choices
- Sampling
- Ethics
- Data analysis
Practical task
Submit a research proposal, instruments and a worked analysis of a pilot dataset.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Workplace Learning and Professional Portfolio
Connect taught subjects with supervised or carefully designed simulated professional work. You will agree learning objectives, record tasks and evaluate your decisions against evidence. The portfolio makes your individual contribution visible and identifies areas requiring further practice or specialist supervision.
Learning outcomes
- Set assessable workplace objectives
- Document your contribution
- Evaluate professional learning needs
Main topics
- Learning agreement
- Professional conduct
- Work evidence
- Supervisor feedback
- Reflective analysis
- Improvement planning
Practical task
Compile a verified or simulated workplace portfolio with supervisor or facilitator feedback.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Integrated Business Research Project
Investigate a defined business problem by combining knowledge from several management subjects. You will frame a useful question, gather appropriate evidence and compare feasible responses. The final report explains the recommendation, implementation implications and limitations of the enquiry rather than claiming certainty.
Learning outcomes
- Frame a researchable business problem
- Analyse relevant evidence
- Defend a feasible recommendation
Main topics
- Problem definition
- Research ethics
- Evidence collection
- Analysis
- Recommendations
- Implementation evaluation
Practical task
Complete an individual business investigation and present the resulting improvement proposal.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
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