London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Modules

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Information Systems Development and Management

Prerequisite – 37 Computer-based information systems or
60 Introduction to information systems

Social and organisational aspects of systems development: the nature of information systems; the value of information systems; concepts and theories for the study of information systems.

Information systems development: tasks and methods: information systems development contexts (in-house systems development, sub-contracting, packaged software product); the life cycle; beginning an information systems development project; Soft Systems Methodology for the identification of organisational problems; information requirements determination; systems analysis; systems design and coding; implementation; maintenance; evaluation; critique of the life-cycle; models, approaches and methodologies.

Information systems management: management of information systems resources; outsourcing; information systems planning; information systems and organisational change.