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COM442: Business Systems Applications and Management

Module Title Business Systems Applications and Management
Module Code COM442
Module Tutor Shujun Zhang
School Computing and Technology
CAT Points 20
Level of Study 7
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Brief Description Business information systems, especially e-business systems, use the Internet as an enabling technology to deliver the existing business models or promote new ones. This module examines the existing e-business applications and environments, as well as the emerging ones that support these business models and system management. The primary focus is on the various e-business applications and management and understanding how enterprise framework and integration of disparate application environments facilitate functioning of e-business and enable development of new models.
Indicative Syllabus
  1. System Infrastructure and Architecture
  2. E-Business Systems, E-Business Models, E-business Adoption Models, Value Creation from e-Business Models
  3. E-Marketplace, ERP, CRM, SCM, E-Procurement, E-Payment, M-commerce, their applications and management
  4. Rethink Business Processes, Assessing Costs and Benefits
  5. Broader enterprise automation environment and system integration
  6. Approaches to Application Integration
  7. The role of middleware in application integration
  8. Application integration standards and trends
  9. The future of e-business (The impact of RFID, Semantic Web and Web Services, e-service)
Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the module, the student should be able to:

  1. Fully understand how e-business systems can contribute to broader enterprise management issues
  2. Comprehensively evaluate and critically analyse  various e-business applications and management
  3. Compare and evaluate alternative business application environments that enable business systems
  4. Good understand architectural options for implementing and facilitating business systems and management
  5. Research and evaluate interdependencies between business systems and the rest of the enterprise environment management.
  6. Be able appreciate the impact of e-business on enterprise performance and development of society.
  7. Demonstrate interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with others to achieve common goals.


Learning and Teaching Activities Approximately 30 hours staff/student contact, 70 hours of directed study and 100 hours of independent study
Assessment (For further details see the Module Guide) 001: 60% Coursework: Standard: 3500 words or equivalent
002: 40% Written Exam: End of year, unseen, closed book: 2.00 hours
Special Assessment Requirements None
Indicative Resources

The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide.

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