Information Resources Management
Information Resources Management
This course explains how organisations can lever the power of information to deliver value to customers through improved products or services and by innovative use of information technology.
The course has three purposes. The first is that you understand the strategic role of information resources for organisations.
The second is that you become aware of current information technologies and that you develop a critical awareness of their roles and potential.
The third is that you become an intelligent contributor to the management and development of innovations in information resources within your organisation.
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Modules
Unit 1: Strategic Role of Information Technology
Introduction
Objectives
Managing in the Information Age
Information Systems in Organisations
Strategic Impact of IT
Summary
References
Further Reading
Unit 2: Digital Networks and Digital Business
Introduction
Objectives
Networked Computing
The Internet
Groups, Group Working and Groupware
Electronic Commerce
Values and Ethics
Summary
Unit 3: Organisational Transformation
Introduction
Objectives
Process Innovation
Business Transformation
Enterprise Resource Planning
Summary
References
Further Reading
Unit 4: Management Support Systems, Information Resources, and Corporate Knowledge
Introduction
Objectives
Management Support Systems
Information Resources for Managing
Summary
References
Further Reading
Unit 5: Planning Information Systems
Introduction
Objectives
Business and Information Systems Planning
Information Requirements Analysis
IT Architectures
Economics of Systems Development
Summary
Unit 6: Developing and Managing Information Systems
Introduction
Objectives
Systems development life cycle (SDLC)
Modern approaches to systems development
Prototyping
Object-orientation
Alternatives to acquiring new systems
Systems security
Summary
Further reading
Entry Requirements
There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.
All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.
*You will have access to the course for 24 months.
Assessment Method
After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.
What's Included
- All study materials
- Study Guide
- Full Tutor and Admin support
- The course fee includes the awarding body registration and certification fee (valued at up to £30.00).
Course Text
For this course you will be required to purchase the textbook:
Information Technology for Management: Making Connections for Strategic Advantage (1999), Efraim Turban, Ephraim McLean, and James Wetherbe, second edition, New York: John Wiley.
At the end of this course successful learners will be given the option to receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
Level 4 Information Resources Management Certificate of Achievement
The course has been endorsed under the Quality Licence Scheme. This means that learndirect has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 4 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.
The course itself has been designed learndirect to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. The Quality Licence Scheme endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.
The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.
The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through our awarding organisations we have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. We are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.
Our knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables us to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.
*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales
To view a sample of the Certificate of Achievement, please click here.
Information Resources Management
This course explains how organisations can lever the power of information to deliver value to customers through improved products or services and by innovative use of information technology.
The course has three purposes. The first is that you understand the strategic role of information resources for organisations.
The second is that you become aware of current information technologies and that you develop a critical awareness of their roles and potential.
The third is that you become an intelligent contributor to the management and development of innovations in information resources within your organisation.
Modules
Unit 1: Strategic Role of Information Technology
Introduction
Objectives
Managing in the Information Age
Information Systems in Organisations
Strategic Impact of IT
Summary
References
Further Reading
Unit 2: Digital Networks and Digital Business
Introduction
Objectives
Networked Computing
The Internet
Groups, Group Working and Groupware
Electronic Commerce
Values and Ethics
Summary
Unit 3: Organisational Transformation
Introduction
Objectives
Process Innovation
Business Transformation
Enterprise Resource Planning
Summary
References
Further Reading
Unit 4: Management Support Systems, Information Resources, and Corporate Knowledge
Introduction
Objectives
Management Support Systems
Information Resources for Managing
Summary
References
Further Reading
Unit 5: Planning Information Systems
Introduction
Objectives
Business and Information Systems Planning
Information Requirements Analysis
IT Architectures
Economics of Systems Development
Summary
Unit 6: Developing and Managing Information Systems
Introduction
Objectives
Systems development life cycle (SDLC)
Modern approaches to systems development
Prototyping
Object-orientation
Alternatives to acquiring new systems
Systems security
Summary
Further reading
Entry Requirements
There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.
All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.
*You will have access to the course for 24 months.
Assessment
Assessment Method
After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.
What's Included
- All study materials
- Study Guide
- Full Tutor and Admin support
- The course fee includes the awarding body registration and certification fee (valued at up to £30.00).
Course Text
For this course you will be required to purchase the textbook:
Information Technology for Management: Making Connections for Strategic Advantage (1999), Efraim Turban, Ephraim McLean, and James Wetherbe, second edition, New York: John Wiley.
Endorsement
At the end of this course successful learners will be given the option to receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
Level 4 Information Resources Management Certificate of Achievement
The course has been endorsed under the Quality Licence Scheme. This means that learndirect has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 4 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.
The course itself has been designed learndirect to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. The Quality Licence Scheme endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.
The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.
The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through our awarding organisations we have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. We are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.
Our knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables us to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.
*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales
To view a sample of the Certificate of Achievement, please click here.
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