Information Systems Management (Certificate) (Diploma) (Master Degree)

De Montfort University
Leicester, United Kingdom

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' Study either full-time over 12 months or part-time for two-six years, beginning in September each year. There will be two or three week vacations at Christmas/New Year (December/January) and Easter(March/April), and some students take a brief break in June/July before completing their dissertation.

Semester one (October-January)

You will study four core modules:

Object-Oriented Programming
Covers the theory and practice of modern programming, enabling you to design, develop and implement object-oriented programs
Advanced Database Systems
Addresses the analysis of data storage requirements and the design of complex databases to meet those requirements. The module makes extensive use of commercial and industrial case studies
Computer Systems and Networks
Covers the technical infrastructure upon which modern computer systems and networks are run. It provide a sufficient level of understanding of hardware, operating systems, systems software, network protocols and topologies to enable you to appreciate the use of computer systems and networks in commerce and industry, to be able to construct a technical specification for a computer system and to select an appropriate system
Web Systems
Provides an introduction to web systems, covering the three areas of web client design, interactive system design principles, and web systems architecture, enabling you to design, construct and evaluate web systems.
Semester two (February-May)

You will study one core module and three optional modules from a choice of six:

Technology Change Management and Integration (core module)
Provides an understanding of effective solutions to change problems that need to combine technological, organisational and people-orientated strategies by adopting a process-based approach to change management. The module introduces the contingencies that affect management and the most effective measures for dealing with them, and explores strategic IS/IT planning and how it must relate to business strategy
Systems Analysis and Design
E-Commerce Systems
Management of Information Systems
Human Factors in Systems Design
Artificial Intelligence
Ethical Issues in Computing.
Semester three (June-September)

During the final Semester you will work on a project, chosen by you and agreed with your project supervisor. Part-time students normally choose to work on their project over an entire academic year.

Optional placement opportunities

We offer a great opportunity to boost your career prospects through an optional 12 month placement as part of your postgraduate studies. We have a dedicated Industrial Placement Unit which will help you obtain a one year placement. Once in placement, you will be supported by your visiting tutor to ensure that you gain maximum benefit from the experience. Placements begin after the taught component of the course has been completed - usually around June - and last for 12 months. When you return from work placement you then begin the dissertation stage of your course.
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Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

Phone:+44 (0)116 255 1551

School Address:

De Montfort University
The Gateway
Leicester
LE1 9BH
UK


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