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Information TechnologySystems Management and DevelopmentSchool of Enterprise, Management and Leadership

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The world of technology is fast,constantly evolving and exciting.The impact of computers in ourdaily lives is significant withtechnology being at the heart ofeverything we do and the futurepossibilities are limitless.

We work with employers to identify theirneeds and to ensure that you acquire theknowledge and skills to succeed in this fast-paced industry. Our ITMB (InformationTechnology Management for Business)and Software Development For Businessdegrees are part of our wide range ofundergraduate honours degree programmesin business and management related areas.Honours degrees can be studied in:

• Accounting and Finance• Business Studies• Business Studies and Economics• Event Management• Finance and Economics• Human Resource Management• Marketing• Tourism Management

In addition you can choose to undertake ajoint honours route across areas within theSchool’s degree portfolio, for example, BA(Hons) Business Studies and IT Managementfor Business.

Whilst the scope of honours programmesavailable within the School offers you a widechoice of specialist subject areas, all of ourdegree routes share a number of commonfeatures. Central to our provision is thefocus on your learning experience. This isreflected in our approach to learning,assessment and work-based opportunities.

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What makes the School ofEnterprise, Managementand Leadership different?

We believe a hands-on, interactive andparticipative workshop approach to learningwith modest group sizes is the mosteffective way to develop the types of skillsthat employers look for in graduates.

Each module you’ll undertake is usuallysupported by a weekly tutor-facilitatedworkshop of approximately 2.5-3 hours.Group sizes are typically 20-25 students.At the end of the workshop, you’ll normallybe tasked to undertake intersession workthat then feeds into the next workshop.

Our approach encourages you to beproactive and offers an environmentthat’s well suited to enabling you as astudent to share your thinking andexplore different ideas.

If you choose to study with us, you’ll find our team approachable, encouragingand accessible.

IT Management for BusinessBSc (Hons)BSc (Hons) Professional Placement

The need to have managerswithin organisations whounderstand both business andthe value of technology isgrowing. Our IT Managementfor Business programme willenable you to acquire the skills and experience necessaryto operate effectively acrossthese areas.

As technology continues to innovate, theexpectations of information systems withinorganisations also changes. Businessincreasingly expects IT to enable betterdecision making, improve operations, identifynew opportunities and promote the businessand its products or services throughelectronic and social media.

On this course you will have the opportunityto gain technical skills based around a typicalbusiness IT infrastructure including databaseand web design. In addition ITMB students willdevelop skills to understand, and influence thebusiness environment, including developingstrategy, managing resources andimplementing change.

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Course Options• IT Management for Business (BSc Hons)• IT Management for Business – Professional Placement (BSc Hons)• IT Management for Business and Finance (BA Hons)• IT Management for Business and Finance – Professional Placement (BA Hons)• IT Management for Business and Human Resource Management (BA Hons)• IT Management for Business and Human Resource Management – Professional

Placement (BA Hons)• IT Management for Business and International English Studies (BA Hons)• IT Management for Business and Tourism Management (BA Hons)• IT Management for Business and Tourism Management – Professional

Placement (BA Hons)• IT Management for Business with International English Studies (BA Hons)• Business Studies and IT Management for Business (BA Hons)• Business Studies and IT Management for Business –Professional Placement (BA Hons)• Marketing and IT Management for Business (BA Hons)• Software Development for Business (BSc Hons) • Software Development for Business – Professional Placement (BSc Hons)

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This course was developed in partnershipwith e-skills UK, an employer-led, not forProfit Company, licensed by Government asthe Sector Skills Council for Business andInformation Technology. Organisationsinvolved with the curriculum design includeIBM, Capgemini, CGI, Accenture, Barclays,Credit Suisse, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Fujitsu,Goldman Sachs, Google, HP, John Lewis,Microsoft, Proctor & Gamble, and CATechnologies.

Here is an indication of the type of modulesthat are available each year:

Year One Module Information

Management and OrganisationsThis module aims to provide students ofvarious backgrounds and experiences with anintroductory knowledge of management andorganisational behaviour. You’ll becomeaware of your personal and inter-personalskills and capabilities when learning aboutmanagement issues, and stimulate an interestand enthusiasm for further learning of thissubject area.

Business Decision-makingHere, you’ll receive a practical introduction tobusiness decision-making. The interplaybetween decisions around the organisationand its operations, finance, sales andmarketing is explored. This is done throughengaging with a business start-up simulation.

A key focus of the module is the role thatfinancial literacy plays in supporting effectivebusiness management. Scenarios will be usedas the basis for supporting the understandingof key financial statements and techniquesused to inform business planning anddecision-making. In addition, the moduleprovides a hands-on introduction to the useof financial modelling as a tool to support thebusiness planning process.

Programming for the WebThis module will introduce you to the basicprinciples of programming in a practicalcontext, providing a solid foundation inprogramme specification, generalprogramming design and testing. You’ll studya single computer language in detail whileexamples of other languages will be used toillustrate the general concepts involved.

Introduction to MarketingThis introductory marketing module exploresthe role of marketing in the modern businessenvironment and will familiarise you with thecore tools and concepts of marketing. Themodule provides a foundation for latermarketing based courses which might betaken either as core modules or optionallevel two and three modules.

Business Information SystemsDesigned to introduce all managementstudents to business Information Systems (IS),this module will show you how they’re used

We welcome all applicantswith the followingqualifications:

Entry requirements

Typical Offer (Individual offers may vary):

History (BA Hons)A levels: ABB – BBCAccess: Pass with 15 level 3 credits worth ofunits at MeritInternational Baccalaureate: 30 points

Politics and Contemporary HistoryA levels: ABB – BBCAccess: Pass with 15 level 3 credits worth ofunits at MeritInternational Baccalaureate: 30 points

PoliticsTBC

Alternatively, for either course – successfulcompletion of the mature student non-standard entry process.

For this pathway, please apply directly to:• Dr Hugo Frey, Head of Department, Email: h.frey@chi.ac.ukThe Complete University Guide 2014

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to support businesses effectively. You’llinvestigate the impact of IS on organisationsand begin to recognise that their successfulimplementation is integral. As prospectiveemployees and managers of theseorganisations, regardless of whether youwork within an IT department, you’re verylikely to be involved in discussing, specifyingand working with a range of business systems.This module will focus on how businesses areusing IS to deliver real benefits.

Working with Others andDeveloping SelfWorking effectively with others requires skillsin communicating and thinking collaboratively.Getting the most out of your degree courserequires that you develop skills in reflectivethinking and self-management, as well asspecific study skills. This module aims to helpdevelop skills in presenting to an audience andcollaborating with others face-to-face and inwriting. It will encourage you to reflect on andplan for your own personal development withan emphasis on learning from and teachingone another.

Year Two Module Information

Project ManagementThis module will arm you with the tools andskills necessary to manage projects effectively.Specific objectives are: to demonstrate theimportance of following a prescribed projectmanagement methodology; to introduce theconcepts of project management in apractical way including effective scoping,planning, resource allocation, risk and issue management, project monitoring,reporting and review; and provide the basisfor business case development andsubsequent budget management.

Dynamic and Data Driven OnlineSystemsThrough Dynamic and Data Driven OnlineSystems, we’ll introduce you to the designprinciples of online databases and how theycan be integrated into websites to createdynamic content.

Analysing and Improving WebsiteDesign and PerformanceThis module looks at the technology behindwebsites, the current trends in the webcommunity and the principles of managinginternet sites. It will also introduce you to the principles of HTML and good design, providing opportunities for practicalwork which will involve analysing andimproving websites.

Business ResearchThis module will contribute to yourpreparation for final year project work. Itintroduces a range of approaches available tochoose from when identifying and carryingout a business research project. While it’sexpected that you’ll engage with thephilosophical issues in research, the emphasiswill be on the relationship between credibilityof business proposals and well-constructedresearch. This module focuses more onqualitative research applications in business.

Developing Real Systems forCustomersAs part of the systems development andprogramming theme that runs throughoutthe course, this module pulls together muchof your previous learning in order to developand deliver a real computer system.

Networked World: Systems andArchitecturesThis module is the second part of the themerunning through the course. It considers theapplication and impact of businessinformation systems and technology onorganisations, leading to information systemsstrategy. It also complements the technicalmodules that consider PC-focused computerarchitectures and website implementationand design.

Year Three Module Information

Developing an InformationStrategyThis module is the third of a theme thatconsiders the application and impact ofbusiness information systems and technologywithin organisations. It’s also supported by theCritical Issues in Managing the InformationSystems Organisation module. You’ll look atwhat an information strategy is, its purpose,how it aligns with business strategy and howit’s applied to an organisation. You’ll evaluatethe different elements that constitute theinformation strategy and consider how such astrategy can be implemented.

Critical Issues in Managing ITService Support OrganisationsIt’s anticipated that many of you ongraduation will work within, or closely with,departments responsible for informationsystems. The module’s closely aligned withInformation Systems Strategy, building on thethird year theme Developing the Professional.

Personalising the Commercial WebExperienceThis module aims to develop your IT andbusiness skills to implement effective webtechniques, following on from Analysing andImproving Website Design and Performance.You’ll critically analyse a commercial website,identifying and justifying ways that the visitorexperience could be made more personal.

Management ProjectThis module has a crucial role within theprogramme of study as it provides theopportunity to research an area of particularinterest within an appropriate business, publicsector or third sector context. The module’sdesigned to make a major contribution toyour professional and intellectualdevelopment. The project provides a vehicle for you to demonstrate the extent towhich you’ve managed the final transitionfrom a tutor-led approach to student-centred learning.

Software Development forBusiness BSc (Hons)BSc (Hons) Professional Placement

The level of demand forSoftware Developers isincreasing both in the UKand globally.

Additionally the current trend of bringingback computer services into the UK(onshoring) has increased the need foremployable and productive softwareengineering/design graduates.This course will enable our students todevelop competence in softwaredevelopment, by providing the contextualknowledge and skills necessary to beginpracticing as a software engineer in a business environment.

In addition to core technical competenciesbased around analysis, design, developmentand testing, there will be the opportunity todevelop skills to understand the businessenvironment. This includes how to manageprojects, work within groups and recognisethe importance of negotiation, effective workhabits, leadership and good communication.

This course is developed in partnership withe-skills UK, an employer-led, not for ProfitCompany, licensed by Government as theSector Skills Council for Business andInformation Technology. Organisationsinvolved with the curriculum design includeIBM, Capgemini, CGI, Accenture, Barclays,Credit Suisse, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Fujitsu, Goldman Sachs, Google, HP, JohnLewis, Microsoft, Proctor & Gamble, and CA Technologies.

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Here is an indication of the type of modulesthat are available each year:

Year One Module Information

Development Programming UsingProcedural Methods We already live in a world dominated bysoftware and the demand for people whocan communicate with technology is growing.The process of writing code develops othertransferable skills such as computationalthinking which can help in solving problems.Students will use a suitable developmentprogramming language and using proceduralmethods have the opportunity to create aworking program.

Choose from the modules below (for moreinformation see pages 8-12):• Business Information Systems • Programming For Web • Management and Organisations • Working with Others and Developing Self • Dynamic and Data Driven Systems

Year Two Module Information

Guru Lectures The importance of our relationship withindustry continues with this innovativemodule. Working with the e-skills communityof Universities, students will participate in realtime, web enabled, Guru Lectures (industryleaders give talks and impart their knowledgeand expertise to students). This is anopportunity to watch, listen and question thecurrent thinking of business in a wide rangingyet IT focused lecture.

Data Science & AnalyticsGartner (global information technologyresearch and advisory company) predicts thatby 2015 big data will create 4.4 million IT jobsglobally. The rapid increase of the internet ofthings has lead to an explosion in the volume,variety and velocity of data, creating newopportunities for organisations to gain insightsinto a range of areas. The module aims toequip students with a variety of knowledgeand tools to help make sense of this data.

Development Programming UsingObject Oriented Programming(OOP)This module continues the exploration ofpractical programming and the differentapproaches that can be adopted. Thepopularity of the internet has driven theincreased use of OOP and today nearly allmobile applications are developed using thismethod. OOP differs from procedural inmany fundamental ways and through the useof Java, students will have the opportunityto understand the techniques and methodsthat enable the creation of a working OOPbased program.

Choose from the modules below (for moreinformation see pages 8-12):• Project Management • Analysing and Improving Web Design and

Performance • Developing Real Systems for Customers • Networked World Systems and

Architectures

Year Three Module Information

System Development Project The module has a crucial role within theprogramme of study in that it provides theopportunity for students to research an areaof particular interest within an appropriatebusiness, public sector or third sectorcontext. The module is designed to make amajor contribution to the professional andintellectual development of students. Theproject provides a vehicle for students todemonstrate the extent to which they havemanaged the final transition from a tutor-ledapproach to student centred learning.

Choose from the modules below (for moreinformation see pages 8-12):• Developing an Information Strategy • Critical Issue in Managing IT Services

Support • Personalising The Commercial Web

Experience • Critical Issue in Managing IT Services

Support Organisations

Programme Co-ordinator for IT programmes

Paul Kooner-EvansSenior Lecturer in Information Systems Paul is Senior Lecturer in Information SystemsManagement joining the University in 2010having graduated with an MSc in InformationSystems from Portsmouth University. Paul hasworked in variety of industries includingmusic, pharmaceutical and IT. Additionally Paulhas created, traded and sold as goingconcerns businesses in both the travel andcatering worlds.

Through his working career, InformationSystems (IS) has been a major theme and hehas considerable experience of developing,training people in, and using a variety ofsystems. Paul’s main research interests focuson the potential that the computing cloud hasfor business and collaborative working anddata quality to enable better decision making.

The areas our graduates have progressedinto include:• IT and Network Support• Application Support Analyst• SAP HRM Consultant• PMO Analyst• Test Lead• Business Analyst

* 92.5% of our students who graduated in 2012, after studying with us full time for theirfirst degree, were in full-time employment or undertaking postgraduate studies.

Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey*

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We understand the importanceof ensuring that you have theknowledge, skills and experienceto compete successfully intoday’s challenging jobs market.

In addition to the work placements andsector specific employability and enterprisemodules that many of you will haveembedded in your course, we havedeveloped a student and graduate internship scheme.

Our commitment is to make sure thatstudents and graduates from all disciplineswho register on the programme, andsuccessfully complete the necessarypreparation, have the opportunity to apply for internships.

Workplace based learningWe understand the importance of ensuringthat you have the knowledge, skills andexperience to compete successfully in today’schallenging job market.

As a SEMAL student studying a BA (Hons) ITManagement for Business degree, you’ll havea wide range of opportunities to undertakework-based learning (WBL).

You’ll have the option to undertake a four-year professional placement programme bycompleting a one-year internship in yearthree. Following this placement, you’ll returnto university to complete your final year.

The internship is typically salaried and, if youchoose this route, you will receive

What makes us different...our commitment to youremployability

What makes us different...

we guarantee you aplace in halls

professional placement recognition as part ofyour degree title. You do not have to attenduniversity while on placement so you willhave the freedom to relocate nearer to youremploying organisation. This placementoption is assessed by a personal development plan and review which isundertaken throughout the placementexperience and submitted after you havecompleted your placement.

Preparation for InternshipThis module’s designed to assist you inpreparing for your one-year internship (48-week work placement) with an employer.While it’s your responsibility to secure yourown placement, this module’s designed tosupport you in developing the skills that willmake seeking the right internship as effectiveas possible. Although designed specificallywith placement students in mind, themodule’s also of significant value to otherstudents that are seeking to further theiremployability skills.

10 Week Work PlacementYou can undertake a 10-week placement insemester two of your final year. Placementswill run from January to March and areassessed primarily by a learning log which youwill complete throughout the placementexperience. Each student who completes awork placement will normally use his/herplacement organisation as the basis forhis/her management project. This finalproject enables you to draw on the range ofskills acquired throughout your studies.

Work Placement Support Prior to going on placement, you will receivesupport and discuss issues, such as: finding asuitable placement, preparing a CV andcovering letter and the learning logassessment. While you’re responsible forgaining your own work placement, assistanceand guidance in finding suitable placementsand liaison with employers is provided by aninternship module and/or by the SEMALPlacement Office. The Office has links withmany local employers and advertises one-year internships and 10-week workplacement opportunities. While out onplacement, you are assigned a tutor. Thistutor or the SEMAL work placementcoordinator will usually visit you at least onceduring your placement.

Previous Work PlacementsSEMAL students have undertakenplacements at many different organisations.A few are listed below:• IBM• Cap Gemini• Debenhams• NATS (National Air Traffic Services)• Eaton• Accenture (UK) Ltd• West Sussex County Council – Policy & Planning (Security), Strategic Development

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Dr Lyn BatchelorSenior Lecturer in StrategicManagementLyn leads on the enterprise educationactivities within the School and across theUniversity. As well as introducing first yearstudents to start-up concepts via the virtualbusiness scenarios in SimVenture, she has alsodesigned and delivered a start-up module forfinal year students. Lyn works with the teamthat supports final year students designingtheir major project, with particular attentionto work-placement projects.

In addition to this SEMAL-focussed work, Lynalso delivers a cross-university intensivebusiness start-up bootcamp module forstudents from any programme. She derivesher examples from her applied researchactivities with business start-ups as part ofeconomic regeneration work in the region,and is also advising on two European Union(EU) projects. Firstly, WINGS (ElevatingWomen Entrepreneurship Initiatives forGenerating Sustainable Impact andNetworks), an EU Lifetime Learning Projectwhich is a consortium of nine partners fromeight EU countries. The second project,Female (Fostering entrepreneurship throughmentoring and learning in Europe) is alsorelated to business start-up and development.

About the School ofEnterprise, Managementand Leadership

As well as our teachingcommitments, our academicstaff members are engaged in abroad range of research,knowledge transfer andconsulting activities. This notonly delivers real value to theorganisations with which wework, it also ensures that ourknowledge remains current andenhances the experiences thatwe convey to our students. Italso helps the University todevelop relationships fromwhich students can benefit interms of work placement andjob opportunities.

Within this context, we have three keypriorities:1. Business, management and leadership

provision to support businesses anddevelop their expertise through research,consultancy and Continuous ProfessionalDevelopment (CPD)

2. New business generation, stimulated bythe encouragement of enterprise and thenurturing of new start-ups

3. Employment support for businesses andgraduates through the expansion ofstudent and graduate placement services,with mentoring and coaching support

Examples of projects that we’ve undertakeninclude:• Development of destination management

strategies for local authorities• Knowledge transfer projects in support of

local businesses and social enterprisescovering the preparation of business andmarketing plans

• Investigation into the social and economicimpact of Post Office closure across WestSussex

• Feasibility studies into the development ofa water sports centre on the seafront atBognor Regis

• Channel Arc Manche Integration Strategyprogramme (CAMIS), a substantialEuropean Commission funded project

SEMAL is a friendly department and you canexpect to be well supported throughoutyour studies.

Dr David Cooper Reader in Management andEconomic DevelopmentDave specialises in applied business andeconomic research, strategic consultancyand support for Knowledge TransferPartnerships. He is interested in enterpriseand its role in regional regeneration. He isalso responsible for leading an EU fundedINTERREG IV programme on innovationand clustering in the marine sector. Thisresearch-led project involves collaborationwith a wide range of regional authorities anduniversities in France and England. Dave hasbeen awarded research contracts associatedwith the Rampion Wind Farm, a local water-sports centre, a variety of regenerationinitiatives and a number of KnowledgeTransfer Partnerships with local businesses.

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List of otheravailable courses

Accounting course options• Accounting and Finance • Accounting and Finance – Professional

Placement• Accounting and Finance with International

English Studies • Accounting and International English

Studies

Business studies course options• Business Studies • Business Studies – Professional Placement• Business Studies and Economics • Business Studies and Economics –

Professional Placement• Business Studies and Event Management• Business Studies and Event Management –

Professional Placement• Business Studies and Finance• Business Studies and Finance – Professional

Placement• Business Studies and Human Resource

Management • Business Studies and Human Resource

Management – Professional Placement • Business Studies and International English

Studies • Business Studies and IT Management for

Business• Business Studies and IT Management for

Business – Professional Placement • Business Studies and Marketing• Business Studies and Marketing –

Professional Placement• Business Studies and Tourism Management

• Business Studies and Tourism Management– Professional Placement

• Business Studies with International EnglishStudies

Economics course options• Business Studies and Economics• Business Studies and Economics –

Professional Placement• Finance and Economics • Finance and Economics – Professional

Placement

Event Management course options• Event Management• Event Management – Professional

Placement• Event Management and Accounting &

Finance• Event Management and Accounting &

Finance – Professional Placement• Event Management and Human Resource

Management • Event Management and Human Resource

Management – Professional Placement• Event Management and IT Management

for Business• Event Management and IT Management –

Professional Placement • Event Management and Tourism

Management • Event Management and Tourism

Management – Professional Placement • Event Management with International

English Studies

International English Studiescourse options• Accounting and Finance with International

English Studies • Business Studies and International English

Studies • Business Studies with International English

Studies• Event Management with International

English Studies• Human Resource Management and

International English Studies• Human Resource Management with

International English Studies• IT Management for Business with

International English Studies• IT Management for Business and

International English Studies• Marketing and International English Studies• Marketing with International English Studies• Tourism Management and International

English Studies• Tourism Management with International

English Studies

IT course options• IT Management for Business• Software Development for Business• IT Management for Business – Professional

Placement• Software Development for Business –

Professional Placement

Marketing course options• Marketing• Marketing – Professional Placement• Marketing and Events Management• Marketing and Events Management –

Professional Placement• Marketing and Finance • Marketing and Finance – Professional

Placement• Marketing and Human Resource

Management • Marketing and Human Resource

Management – Professional Placement• Marketing and IT Management for Business• Marketing and IT Management –

Professional Placement• Marketing and Tourism Management• Marketing and Tourism Management –

Professional Placement

Tourism course options• Tourism Management• Tourism Management – Professional

Placement• Tourism Management and Finance• Tourism Management and Finance -

Professional Placement• Tourism Management and Human

Resource Management• Tourism Management and International

English Studies• Tourism Management with International

English Studies

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Our School of Enterprise,Management and Leadership(SEMAL) offers a suite ofpostgraduate programmes ininternational business. These aredesigned to suit the needs ofstudents that have completedundergraduate degrees and now wish to develop knowledgeand skills in the field ofinternational business.

Our skilled departmental staff membershave been teaching specialist business andmanagement courses since 2002 and thesecourses boast the following features:• Programme’s delivered in the supportive

learning environment that we take pride inoffering our students

• Programme’s delivered primarily througha workshop based, interactive, smallgroup learning environment

• Additional academic and language support is available if English isn’t yourfirst language

All of the courses offered are full-time andtypically take 12-15 months to complete,dependent on the time required to completethe dissertation stage of your studies.

Skills AcquiredYou’ll develop the business knowledge, skillsand cultural awareness to enable you tomake an impact in an internationalcommercial environment. After completingthe course, you’ll be well placed to pursue a career relating to international businesswithin a range of organisations or business environments.

Postgraduate Programmes

• MSc International Business• MSc International Business and Marketing• MSc International Business and Finance

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