Programme Induction Session

M.Sc. in Information Systems Management

Business Information Systems DisciplineJ.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics

National University of Ireland, Galway

Discipline Postgraduate Administrator

Laura Fleming is the Discipline’s Postgraduate Administrator

In the first instance contact Laura on MScISM matters

Room 368, Top Floor, Cairnes Building

Email laura.fleming@nuigalway.ie

Telephone 2308 (internal) / 091-492308 (external)

Programme Director

Chris Barry Room 376, Top Floor, Cairnes Building

Email Chris.Barry@nuigalway.ie

Telephone 2306 (internal) / 091-492306 (external)

Consultation on 1MIS1, 1MIS2 and 2MIS2 Available for consultation on MScISM academic queries

9.30am-11.30pm Thursdays in my office Room 376.

Programme History

The forerunner of the MScISM was the Higher Diploma in Systems Analysis (HDSA) which ran from 1979 to 2009

Intended as an applied skills programme for employees requiring exposure to business computing

Major revisions: 1990 (full-time and part-time) 1996 (full-time only / Internet and multimedia taught) 2000 (two streams – BSD/IMS) 2003 (full-time and part-time, one stream)

Orientation See Campus Maps online

http://www.nuigalway.ie/maps

Cairnes Building / St. Anthony’s Computer Suites:, Post-Graduate BIS Suite, BIS

Suites, Menlo, Friary. Staff offices: Top Floor Riverside walkway to Dangan / “Park and stride”

facility Canteen – Friars Security: ext. 3333 (091 49 3333) CCTV monitor in lobby of St. Anthony’s

Orientation

Other places you need to know: Library Arts Concourse Information Solutions and Services (ISS) Disability Office Career’s Development Centre Cairnes Information Desk Car Parks – avoid “Staff Only” Aras Ui Chathail: Fees, Admissions, Exams, Disability Aras na Mac Leinn: Students Union, Health Unit

Library Training

“The Library provides training on a variety of topics - all designed to help you gain the skills of finding, evaluating and using information more efficiently.”

Library orientation will take place in the Library Foyer from 11.00-16.00 on 13, 14 and 15th September.

Information Solutions and Services (ISS)

Information Solutions and Services (ISS)

Staff Information Head of Discipline – Michael Lang

Discipline Administrators - Laura Regan / Ann Marie Curran – (All based along same corridor: Top Floor of Cairnes Building facing river)

MSc in ISM - part-time and full-time

Full-time - 1MIS1 Part-time, year 1 - 1MIS2 Part-time, year 2 - 2MIS2

Programme Structure

J.E Cairnes School of Business & Economics

Semester 1 Semester 2 (Core) Semester 2 (Optional) Summer

Systems Development & Project Management

Information Systems Management

Information Systems Innovation

Project

Business Applications Programming

E-Commerce Strategy Information Systems Security & Ethics

Business Data Communications

Enterprise Systems Decision Systems & Business Analytics

Web Design & Development

Applied Systems Analysis

Advanced Applications Programming

Interactive Systems Design

Database Systems

Programme Structure Semester I modules (30 ECTS)

Full time students take all 6 modules 1st year part-time students take modules 1, 2, and 3 2nd year part-time students take modules 4,5 and 6

4. MS806 Business Applications Programming (Seamus Hill)

5. MS805 Database Systems (Michael Lang)

6. MS804 Systems Development & Project Management (Lorraine Morgan)

7. MS820 Interactive Systems Design (Mairead Hogan)

8. MS803 Business Data Communications (Anatoli Nachev)

9. MS801 Web Design & Development (Chris Barry & Brent Kelly)

Programme Structure Semester II modules (30 ECTS)

Full time students take 1,2,3,4 and two of (5,6,7,8)

1st year part-time students take module 1 and two of (5,6,7,8)

2nd year part-time students take modules 2,3 and 4

4. MS821 Applied Systems Analysis (Chris Barry and Mairead Hogan)

5. MS807 Information Systems Management (Chris Barry)

6. MS808 Electronic Commerce Strategy (TBD)

7. MS809 Enterprise Systems (Murray Scott)

8. MS810 Information Systems Security & Ethics (Michael Lang and Anatoli Nachev)

9. MS814 Decision Systems & Business Analytics (Anatoli Nachev)

10. MS813 Information Systems Innovation (Lorraine Morgan)

11. MS815 Advanced Applications Programming (Seamus Hill)

Major Project (30 ECTS)

Anatoli Nachev is managing all the Projects

Teams of 4 or 5

Working for local community groups, clubs, charities, small business

If you have an idea that may form basis of a project, please talk to Anatoli

12-15 weeks of effort (mostly across Summer period)

To commence October, running through to end of June

Further information and guidelines will be issued

Course Materials

All course materials will be made available on https://nuigalway.blackboard.com Timetables: Lectures and tutorials

Tutorial Groups

Course Outlines

Course Assignments

Announcements

Discussion Groups

Blackboard

There are separate links for each module in Blackboard

There is also a general MSc in ISM Blackboard site

Generally, we will use the 1MIS1 site for part-time and full-time

Laboratory Tutorials

A number of modules will have laboratory tutorials in addition to scheduled lectures

Times, venues and starting dates will be announced by individual lecturers

Term and Exam Dates

http://www.nuigalway.ie/academic_dates/academic_term_dates.html

Examinations timetable is finalised approx. 1 month in advance

Registration New incoming students (Starting September 2011)

who have accepted and paid their deposits will be able to register online from 23rd August 2011. Your student ID number will be your PAC number and your password will be text'd or emailed to you in early August to facilitate registration on 23rd August 2011.

All fee queries must be directed to the Fees Office feesnuigalway.ie. Make sure you load a passport sized photo on the PAC website as this will be used for your NUI Galway student ID card.

http://www.nuigalway.ie/registration/

Student Liaison We welcome and invite feedback at all

times If you have a problem or grievance,

please tell us Need to elect / select a student to act as

the “class rep”

Regulations Calendar and Marks and Standards

documents are on the general MScISM Blackboard site35% ruleCompensationHonours bandsPg.Cert./Dip./M.Sc.

Plagiarism rules

Marks and Standards

To be eligible for the award of the M.Sc. in Information Systems Management, candidates must successfully complete modules to a total of 90 ECTS.

In the case of the full-time programme, a candidate who has passed all of the modules other than the Applied Project within a period of two years from commencement of the programme shall be eligible for the award of a Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems Management.

Marks and Standards

A minimum mark of 35% is required in the written examination in a module before marks for year’s work/continuous assessment may be included in the determination of the overall mark for that module, unless the mark for year’s work falls below the mark attained in the written examination.

Compensation

Where a student attains a grade in one or more modules that is below the pass mark but is at least 35%, the student may be permitted to compensate in those module(s) (i.e. “compensatable”), up to a maximum of 10 ECTS. No compensation is allowed for the Project.

Honours bands

First Class Honours - about 70%

Honours Grade I - about 60%

Honours Grade II - about 50%

Pass – 40%

And Finally … Thank you for choosing to study the M.Sc.

in Information Systems Management at NUI Galway

We hope you will find it an enjoyable experience !