PGBS0120
Information Management: Assessment Element 1.2
Module Staff (Information Management) Dr Festus Oderanti festus.oderanti@plymouth.ac.uk For all administrative queries please contact the Student Support Office:
CKY 306, Tel: 01752 232851, e-mail: ssbckystusup@plymouth.ac.uk (Plymouth)
Module Aims and Learning Outcomes
To enable participants to:
Evaluate the principles and practice of qualitative and quantitative research methods within a business context;
Critically evaluate the need for and provision of information within the enterprise;
Make effective use of modern IT tools for the effective support of business information and research.
At the end of a module the learner will be expected to be able to:
To be able to develop a structured approach to investigating business problems;
Be able to collect the relevant Qualitative and Quantitative Data using primary and secondary data including electronic sources.
To be able to analyse and interpret quantitative and qualitative data using relevant techniques.
Have the ability to apply the techniques to a range of management decision situations
Understand and apply the concepts and uses of information systems to support management functions;
Evaluate the concepts and implications of IT outsourcing, downsizing and security;
Evaluate the concepts and implications of Information Management & Knowledge Management have in an organisation.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This coursework accounts for 40% of the module mark. The deadline for submission is 3pm on Wednesday 19th November, 2014. ALL COURSEWORK MUST BE SUMITTED ONLINE THROUGH MOODLE before 3pm. This is a group assignment (between 3 to 5 students) and all members of the group are expected to participate.
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