Corporate success is the overriding goal of every enterprise and is the ultimate responsibility of its management team. Digital technology is often seen as the premier route to such success, yet the ability to design state-of-the-art systems and write elegant code is not enough.
The evolving panorama of digital technologies has inspired radical changes in the competitive commercial landscape, with modern information system artisans requiring competencies extending far beyond the mere technical aspects of computing.
Today's elite IT professionals understand this and have an acute awareness of the corporate context in which they deploy their skills.
This course explores what modern computing professionals must know about corporate strategy and information resources management in order to thrive in business.
Students will develop their personal skill set and learn which competencies are needed to succeed in business. They will also discover how the best information system professionals practising today are able to engineer commercially viable, digital solutions to contemporary business challenges, and deploy them successfully.
On successful completion of this module, the student will be able to
Student achievement will be measured by one intensive group-centred In-Course Assessment consisting of multiple assessed components.