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School of Management, Unit Catalogue 2011/12


MN30270: Virtual organising

Click here for further information Credits: 6
Click here for further information Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Click here for further information Period: Semester 2
Click here for further information Assessment: CW 100%
Click here for further information Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Click here for further information Requisites: Before taking this unit you must take MN20014 or take MN20032 or take MN30281
Click here for further information Description: Aims:
The aim of the unit is to educate students on the complex dynamics of information technology in organizations in order to enable them to function and manage effectively and to prepare them to play the role of organizational transformation agents in the now virtual world. Through case studies, research reports and interactive discussions, participants will learn to deploy an alternative perspective, one that is more political and critical orientated, to the pragmatic and recipe-based approaches to the issues that dominate much of the contemporary management literature on IT. In presenting this argument the course will explore the key features of virtual organizations, then go on to examine some essential business processes that characterise the operation of virtual organizations, and finally deal with the issues involved in successfully developing and managing collaborative virtual organizations. Special emphasis will be given on how information and communication technologies enable intra- and inter- virtual organizational forms to emerge.

Learning Outcomes:

* To deepen students' understanding of how information technologies enable organizations to change and what is required of managers in this environment;
* To develop students' ability to work cross-culturally;
* To develop students' ability to build teams and collaborations with people in dispersed locations;
* To give students the experience of using new business communication technologies and enable them to thoughtfully assess when and how to use them.

Skills:
To develop in students a range of personal transferable skills appropriate to final year undergraduate students. Through diverse methods of implementation (case study analysis, presentations and interactive discussions) it will foster interpersonal, communication, critical and analytical skills.

Content:
Core content will include:
* Relating IT to its organizational context;
* Virtual Organization as an IT-enabled workplace strategy;
* Models for Virtual Organizations;
* Knowledge-based strategies for virtual organizations;
* Developing Collaborative Strategies in a virtual world;
* The use of Computer-mediated Communication.
Click here for further informationProgramme availability:

MN30270 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Computer Science
  • USCM-AFB11 : BSc (hons) Computer Information Systems (Full-time) - Year 3
  • USCM-AKB12 : BSc (hons) Computer Information Systems (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 4
  • USCM-AAB12 : BSc (hons) Computer Information Systems with Study Year Abroad (Full-time with Study Year Abroad) - Year 4

MN30270 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Computer Science
  • USCM-AFB01 : BSc Computing (Full-time) - Year 3
  • USCM-AKB01 : BSc Computing (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 4
  • USCM-AFB09 : BSc (hons) Computer Science with Business (Full-time) - Year 3
  • USCM-AKB10 : BSc (hons) Computer Science with Business (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 4
  • USCM-AAB10 : BSc (hons) Computer Science with Business with Study Year Abroad (Full-time with Study Year Abroad) - Year 4
School of Management
  • UMMN-ANB01 : BSc (hons) Business Administration (Full-time with Thin Sandwich Placements) - Year 4
  • TMMN-AFM03 : MSc Management (Full-time) - Year 1
  • TMMN-AFM08 : MSc Management with Finance (Full-time) - Year 1
  • TMMN-AFM06 : MSc Management with Human Resource Management (Full-time) - Year 1
  • TMMN-AFM07 : MSc Management with Marketing (Full-time) - Year 1
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
  • UXXX-AYB05 : BSc (hons) International Management and Modern Languages (French) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UXXX-AYB04 : BSc (hons) International Management and Modern Languages (German) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UXXX-AYB06 : BSc (hons) International Management and Modern Languages (Spanish) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4

NB. Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.