Professor Linda A Macaulay Programme Director Manchester Business School

1. BSc IT Management for Business Professor Linda A Macaulay Programme Director Manchester Business School

2. B.Sc IT Management for Business @ Manchester At Manchester we recognise: • the need for a new type of programme that actively involves business • in the curriculum and • in the student learning experience • that business is an increasingly global activity and one enabled by ICT Hence we seek to: • educate graduates to understand ICT in the context of global business • provide a solid grounding in how to apply technology to business situations confidently and effectively • develop skills in graduates such that they can manage ICT teams who will ultimately seek to manage a multinational or global ICT facility

3. Year One Overview Business Knowledge & Challenges Personal and Professional Development (PPD) Integrative Team Project Information & Communication Technologies (ICT)

4. Year One Overview PPD Team working Project Management Groupware Technology GURU Lectures Business Integrative Team Project ICT

5. Year One Overview Business PPD Fundamentals of Management Understanding People and Organisations Understanding the Modern Business Introduction to Management Accounting Team working Project Management Groupware Technology GURU Lectures Integrative Team Project ICT

6. Year One Overview Business PPD Fundamentals of Management Understanding People and Organisations Understanding the Modern Business Introduction to Management Accounting Team working Project Management Groupware Technology GURU Lectures Integrative Team Project ICT Application Design & Development I Database Design & Development I Human Computer Interaction Networks and Computer System Architecture

7. Year One Overview Business PPD Fundamentals of Management Understanding People and Organisations Understanding the Modern Business Introduction to Management Accounting Team working Project Management Groupware Technology GURU Lectures Integrative Team Project ICT Application Design & Development I Database Design & Development I Human Computer Interaction Networks and Computer System Architecture Integrative Team Project: working on a business problem, making use of material from taught modules

8. Years two and three Year Two: Similar structure to year one i.e. Business, ICT, PPD and Project except: • International team project based on a business problem: typically including problem analysis, requirements, design, implementation and documentation • More about managing projects; global team working; people, management and change; and career development Year Three: • Individual business project • Core: IT Architectures; Systems Implementation and Change; Professional Issues and Ethics • Options: choice according to individual preferences

9. Innovative Features • Problem based learning a core part of the curriculum. • Active participation of business within the curriculum. • Teamwork supported by state of the art group working systems • Active engagement of students in the management of teams

10. B.Sc IT Management for Business • Entry requirements • 2007 ABB; 2008 AAB or equivalent • Industrial Placement Year • Optional between years Two and Three • Careers • IT Management • System Designers • IT Consultants • IT Strategy and Planning • Application • Through normal UCAS procedures

11. Thank you for your attention! Questions?