IT with Management Studies top-up award BA (Hons)
| Course length: | 1.5 - 2 years part-time |
| Course type: | Single / combined honours |
| Entry requirements: | Applicants will need to have 120 credits at level 4 and 120 at level 5. Applicants from other institutions will be required to submit a bridging protocol portfolio that will be used to assess your ability to study at degree level. |
| Qualification: | BSc (Hons) |
| Subject Area: | Information Technology |
| Top-up award course: | This is a top-up award course |
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| Fees: | 2013/14: £6,133 per year |
| Contact: | John Perkins (Head of Management and IT) Tel: 0121 476 1181 (Ext. 2254) Email: info.itstudies@newman.ac.uk Contact for admissions enquiries AdmissionsTel: 0121 476 1181 (Ext. 2386) Email: admissions@newman.ac.uk |
This part-time Combined Honours programme helps you to develop your career by converting your IT or Management and Leadership Foundation Degree and matching your future plans for progression.
The programme uses both work-based and blended learning methods to help you to study at your own pace and in your own time. The course also supports you with face-to-face tutorials, project facilities and feedback sessions at times when able to attend. The BSc top-up award is designed for those that have followed a primarily IT oriented study path and are now looking to progress into a more general management role, possibly within information systems management.
Special features
- Progression from a foundation degree to an Honours degree in 1.5 - 2 years
- Workplace focus
- Supported by web-based learning.
Entry Requirements
For entry to the BSc (Hons) IT with Management Studies award you will need to have completed a relevant level 5 programme similar to the IT and Technical Support Foundation Degree. You will need to have achieved 120 credits at level 4 and 120 credits at level 5. This is the normal outcome of a UK Foundation Degree.
Applicants from institutions other than Newman will be asked to submit a piece of work known as a ‘Bridging Protocol Portfolio’ that will be used to assess your ability to deal with the investigative research elements needed to study at this level.
Assessment
Module assessment will be via projects based on your workplace. You will be expected to research and explore theory that will provide a useful basis for you to analyse and evaluate work-based problems and to propose and justify appropriate research methods.
Attendance
This course has a blended learning approach suitable to part-time students. There will be a significant amount of the programme available through on-line systems. The attendance for taught sessions will complement and support this networked learning, sessions are normally Thursday evening from 6pm-9pm.
Module lists and an overview of certain modules are outlined below:
IT with Management Studies (75%/25%)
- Project Management for Organisations and Information
- Strategic Management and Information Systems
- E-Transactions in Business and Government
- Dissertation.
Management Studies with IT (75%/25%)
- Project Management for Organisations and Information
- Strategic Management and Information Systems
- Business and Government E-Transactions
- Dissertation.
Project Management for Organisation and Information
This module explores those aspects of the working environment in which organisations operate that relate to project development, bidding and management. The emphasis is on planning and controlling a project throughout its life expectancy, enabling students to apply tools and techniques to effectively compose a project plan to meet required outcomes.
Strategic Management and Information Systems
Vertical relationships between organisational strategy, information strategy and IT strategy are explored and critical management and leadership roles are identified. Legislation pertaining to organisational information is explored and ethical issues considered in organisational contexts. The ability to manage these complex strategic issues is tested in a final case study.
Business and Government e-Transactions
This module focuses primarily on the technical and operational aspects of e-transactions in business and Government. The first part explores the benefits, pitfalls and strategies associated with implementations of web
technologies. It will investigate the legal frameworks that govern the development and delivery of systems utilising these technologies, as well as identifying the technical skills required to manage them. The second part of the module will enable you to contextualise your learning in this area and deliver and evaluate a website suitable for use within your organisation.
Dissertation
You will identify an area of investigation within either the IT or the Management subject area, investigate the academic literature surrounding it, putting together an appropriate approach to finding data necessary to clarify the investigation, analyse the results and draw conclusions based on your investigations. You will be responsible for the overall project and be supervised on a one-to-one basis by an appropriately qualified tutor.
These modules are subject to change.
