1. Overview and Introduction
Module Material
Overview and Introduction

2. Information systems planning
Tools and approaches for information systems planning.
The strategic information systems planning process.
Alignment of information systems strategy with business strategy.
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3. Managing information systems investment
Justifying information systems investments.
Prioritising information systems investments.
Making the business case for information systems investments
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4. Delivering value from information systems investment
Assessing the value of information systems investments.
Evaluating information systems investments.
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5. Organising the information systems function
Responsibility accounting for information systems.
The role and organisation of the information systems function within an organisation.
The management of change and innovation.
Key features of Information Management. The Information Portfolio. Information asset management: principles and guidelines.
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6. Contemporary issues in information systems organization
The development of an information systems strategy/structure with a service focus.
Responding to the challenges of e-business.
The impact of organisational structure and culture on information systems.
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7. Security and control aspects of information systems
Information systems security.
The risk management process: planning for contingencies and disasters.
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