Professor Linda A Macaulay Programme Director Manchester Business School BSc IT Management for Business

B.Sc IT Management for Manchester At Manchester we recognise: the need for a new type of programme that actively involves business –in the curriculum and –in the student learning experience that business is an increasingly global activity and one enabled by ICT Hence we seek to: educate graduates to understand ICT in the context of global business provide a solid grounding in how to apply technology to business situations confidently and effectively develop skills in graduates such that they can manage ICT teams who will ultimately seek to manage a multinational or global ICT facility

Year One Overview Integrative Team Project Personal and Professional Development (PPD) Business Knowledge & Challenges Information & Communication Technologies (ICT)

Year One Overview Integrative Team Project PPD Business ICT Team working Project Management Groupware Technology GURU Lectures

Year One Overview Integrative Team Project PPD Business ICT Team working Project Management Groupware Technology GURU Lectures Fundamentals of Management Understanding People and Organisations Understanding the Modern Business Introduction to Management Accounting

Year One Overview Integrative Team Project PPD Business ICT Team working Project Management Groupware Technology GURU Lectures Fundamentals of Management Understanding People and Organisations Understanding the Modern Business Introduction to Management Accounting Application Design & Development I Database Design & Development I Human Computer Interaction Networks and Computer System Architecture

Year One Overview Integrative Team Project PPD Business ICT Integrative Team Project: working on a business problem, making use of material from taught modules Team working Project Management Groupware Technology GURU Lectures Fundamentals of Management Understanding People and Organisations Understanding the Modern Business Introduction to Management Accounting Application Design & Development I Database Design & Development I Human Computer Interaction Networks and Computer System Architecture

Years two and three Year Two: Similar structure to year one i.e. Business, ICT, PPD and Project except: International team project based on a business problem: typically including problem analysis, requirements, design, implementation and documentation More about managing projects; global team working; people, management and change; and career development Year Three: Individual business project Core: IT Architectures; Systems Implementation and Change; Professional Issues and Ethics Options: choice according to individual preferences

Innovative Features Problem based learning a core part of the curriculum. Active participation of business within the curriculum. Teamwork supported by state of the art group working systems Active engagement of students in the management of teams

B.Sc IT Management for Business Entry requirements –2007 ABB; 2008 AAB or equivalent Industrial Placement Year –Optional between years Two and Three Careers –IT Management –System Designers –IT Consultants –IT Strategy and Planning Application –Through normal UCAS procedures

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