Information systems are becoming ever more central to society, especially in business and industry – and this course will develop your ability to use these systems to manage the complex challenges that can confront businesses.
By the end of the course, you should be able to:
Information systems are becoming ever more central to society, especially in business and industry – and this course will develop your ability to use these systems to manage the complex challenges that can confront businesses.
By the end of the course, you should be able to:
The types of companies that might employ graduates from the course range from the very large and multinational, to the niche SMEs. Whatever the job role and whatever the type of organisation, we aim to equip you with industry relevant skills that will enable you to flourish in your chosen profession.
At Brunel we provide many opportunities and experiences within your degree programme and beyond – work-based learning, professional support services, volunteering, mentoring, sports, arts, clubs, societies, and much, much more – and we encourage you to make the most of them, so that you can make the most of yourself.
As part of your development on the course, you will be increasingly expected to demonstrate that you can deal with complex issues in a systematic and creative manner and demonstrate self-direction and originality in problem solving.
Enterprise Modelling – which cultivates your skills and knowledge related to business, conceptual and software modelling. Example topics of study include:
Systems in Context – which develops your critical understanding of information and information systems and the role that each plays in the context of the modern working environment and society. Example topics of study include:
Digital Innovation – which develops your ability to capitalise on digital business opportunities. Example topics include:
ICTs and Strategic Change – which develops your critical awareness of the central issues and challenges in strategic approaches to information systems. Example topics of study include:
Systems Project Management – which develops your critical awareness of the central issues and challenges in information systems project management. Example topics of study include:
Data Management and Business Intelligence – which focuses on business intelligence solutions in modern organisations. Example topics of study include:
Practical aspects of the subject are examined in the context of contemporary software platforms.
Business Integration – which develops your critical understanding of the issues of integrating people, process and technology systems, both within and across organisational contexts. Example topics of study include:
Research Methods - This module looks to support students in developing and using the skills necessary to design a scholarly piece of research work to address an identified problem area within a chosen field of study. This module will introduce methods of data collection and analysis when conducting empirical research, in both private and public sector environments. Example topics include:
This module is essential preparation for the dissertation.
Dissertation
In addition, you will be asked to produce a dissertation, which is an opportunity to build expertise in a more focused area that is of interest to you and which you may want to specialise in.
Recent examples of dissertations by students taking this course include: