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MAN-40234 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 20 November 2024

MAN-40234 - Digital Transformation and the Digital Organisation (FTMBA)
Coordinator: Geetika Jain Room: N/A
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733094

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

The Digital Revolution has seen information systems move from supporting business, to `beingż the business. This move has seen development not only in technology, but business models, methods of working and culture. It is now essential that all managers are equipped to effectively exploit these developments to help gain competitive advantage and shape the organisation in a digital society. This module will cover a range of different topics relating to the digitalisation of organisations, including: digital and data management strategies; use of data collection; analysis to support effective decision-making; and disruptive technologies and business models.

Aims
To provide an introduction to information systems and digital transformation within organisations.
To develop understanding and critical evaluation of possible applications of new and emerging technologies. Exploration of the strategic role of information systems in organisations and the management of knowledge. Introduction to the use of business analytics to review and improve organisational performance.

Intended Learning Outcomes

summarise the links between strategy, organisation, capabilities and digital transformation and judge how these can be applied in their own organisation: 1
analyse the major aspects of information system development with emphasis on the impact on different stakeholders connected with their own organisation: 1
evaluate the phenomena of digitisation and the digital economy and the implication for their own organisation: 1
apply a range of business analytic tools to appraise organisational performance within their own organisation: 1
reflect on their learning and identify areas for personal and professional development: 1

Study hours

12 hours plenary teaching
12 hours group work / seminars / tutorials
126 hours independent learning including reading, asynchronous video lectures, specified activities and assignment preparation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Assignment weighted 100%
Assignment


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Last Updated: 20 November 2024