MG496     
Study Skills and Contemporary Topics in Information Systems and Digital Innovations

This information is for the 2023/24 session.

Teacher responsible

Dr Antonio Cordella MAR 4.35

Availability

This course is compulsory on the MSc in Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation. This course is not available as an outside option.

Course content

This course provides students with both a broader context for the study of information systems and digital innovation as well as the essential skills relevant to the MISDI programme.

The course will discuss the most contemporary trends in information systems and digital innovation and provide an overview of the changing nature and environment of information technology. It will include seminars by various visiting speakers from academia and industry who discuss a wide range of issues relevant to contemporary information systems. It will also offer an overview of different IS research domains and trends.

Career advice, study skills, and other practical skills will be provided.

Teaching

20 hours of lectures in the AT.

Indicative reading

Burrell, J. 2016. "How the Machine ‘Thinks’: Understanding Opacity in Machine Learning Algorithms," Big Data & Society (3:1), p. 2053951715622512.



Kohli, R. and Melville, N.P., 2019. Digital innovation: A review and synthesis. Information Systems Journal, 29(1), pp.200-223.

Nambisan, S., Lyytinen, K., Majchrzak, A. and Song, M., 2017. Digital Innovation Management: Reinventing innovation management research in a digital world. Mis Quarterly, 41(1).



Rossi, M., Mueller-Bloch, C., Thatcher, J.B. and Beck, R., 2019. Blockchain research in information systems: Current trends and an inclusive future research agenda. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 20(9), p.14.



Other books and journal articles will be recommended.

Assessment

The course is not formally assessed.

Key facts

Department: Management

Total students 2022/23: 100

Average class size 2022/23: Unavailable

Controlled access 2022/23: No

Lecture capture used 2022/23: Yes (MT)

Value: Non-credit bearing

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Personal development skills

  • Self-management
  • Team working
  • Problem solving
  • Application of information skills
  • Communication
  • Commercial awareness
  • Specialist skills