Introduction
Commerce and industry require people with skills in both information technology and management. Today’s managers require ‘hybrid’ skills, namely business management with IT. These degree programmes provides an excellent preparation for a challenging and rewarding career, offering a high level of knowledge and practical skills in both IT and management, giving an unrivalled platform on which to build a career in the knowledge economy. The programmes are approximately evenly divided between IT and management subjects. Teaching is by lectures, tutorials and practical classes. The optional additional year on professional placement is highly recommended. Candidates must be numerate, but the programme does not demand exceptional mathematical ability. There are no restrictions on subjects for A-Level entry (other than that General Studies is not accepted). There is no requirement for A-Level mathematics but a pass at GCSE is required at grade B minimum.
This degree programme and the Information Technology Management for Business degree are both taught by the Department of Computer Science and the Loughborough University Business School. The two degrees are very similar with most taught modules being common to the two programmes. The essential difference is that the ITMB programme was specified and is endorsed by the companies of e-Skills UK. However, the syllabus proscribed by e-Skills UK does not allow the same flexibility of options and project as the Computing and Management programme.
UCAS Information
- GNK2 BSc/CompMg (3 years)
- GN42 BSc/CompMg/4 (4 year sandwich)
- GN4F MSci/ComMg (4 years)
- GNL2 MSci/CoMg5 (5 year sandwich)
Year 1
Students must take modules of total credit weight of 120 in each year.
| Module | Weight | Semester | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential Skills for Computing | 10 | 1 | |
| Logic and Functional Programming | 20 | 1 | |
| Programming for the WWW | 20 | 1 | |
| Organisational Behaviour | 10 | 1 | |
| Financial Reporting | 10 | 1 | |
| Quantititve Methods for Business | 10 | 1 | |
| Server Side Programming | 10 | 2 | |
| Computer Systems | 10 | 2 | |
| Databases | 10 | 2 | |
| Management of Human Resources | 10 | 2 | |
| Accounting for Managers | 10 | 2 | |
| Statistics and Modelling for Management | 10 | 2 | |
Year 2
| Module | Weight | Semester | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Systems, Networks and the Internet 1 | 10 | 1 | |
| Knowledge-based Decision Support | 10 | 1 | |
| Organisational Studies | 10 | 1 | |
| Principles of Marketing | 10 | 1 | |
| Operations Management | 10 | 1 | |
| Team Projects | 20 | 1 & 2 | |
| Requirements Engineering | 10 | 2 | |
| Legal and Professonal Issues in Computing | 10 | 2 | |
| Company Finance | 10 | 2 | |
| The Marketing Mix | 10 | 2 | |
| Management Science Methods | 10 | 2 | |
Year 3
The final year for this module, year 3 consists of a project and a combination of compulsory and optional modules.
| Module | Weight | Semester | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Project Management | 10 | 1 | |
| Strategic Management | 20 | 1 | |
| IT Project | 30 | 1 & 2 | |
| Leadership and Interpersonal Skills | 10 | 2 | |
| Module | Weight | Semester | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2D Computer Graphics | 10 | 1 | |
| Knowledge-based Decision Support | 10 | 1 | |
| Advanced Human Computer Interaction | 10 | 1 | |
| Software Project Management | 10 | 1 | |
| Information and Knowledge Management in the NHS | 10 | 1 | |
| Social Informatics | 10 | 1 | |
| Decision Making and Support Tools | 10 | 1 | |
| Operations Management | 10 | 1 | |
| The Changing Work Organisation* | 10 | 1 | |
| International Human Resource Management* | 10 | 1 | |
| Marketing Strategy and Planning* | 10 | 1 | |
| Risk Management* | 10 | 1 | |
| Business Forecasting | 10 | 1 | |
| Business Systems | 10 | 1 | |
| Entrepreneurship and Innovation* | 10 | 1 | |
| E-Business Planning and Marketing | 10 | 2 | |
| Operating Systems, Networks and the Internet 2 | 10 | 2 | |
| Data Mining | 10 | 2 | |
| E-Commerce Security | 10 | 2 | |
| International Computing | 10 | 2 | |
| Consumer Health Information | 10 | 2 | |
| Culture and Change Management | 10 | 2 | |
| Information Retrieval | 10 | 2 | |
| International Financial Management* | 10 | 2 | |
| Strategic Information Management | 10 | 2 | |
| Strategic Information Management | 10 | 2 | |
| Analysing Careers* (not available 2011/12) | 10 | 2 | |
| Marketing Communications | 10 | 2 | |
| Lean Operations* | 10 | 2 | |
| Entrepreneurship and Small Business Planning* | 10 | 2 | |
Option Restrictions
- Candidates must choose options of value 50 credits.
- Candidates must not take more than 20 credits of Business School and Economics options marked *.
- Candidates should choose options that, with their compulsory modules, will give a total credit value that will not exceed 60 credits in either semester, excluding the project.
- Candidates must take note of pre-requisites for each option as some options can only be taken if the candidate has taken a pre-requisite option in an earlier Part or Semester.
- Candidates should note that staff availability may mean that it may not be possible to offer some options in any particular year, and that timetabling restrictions may mean that certain combinations of options may not be possible.
Year 4 (MSci)
| Module | Weight | Semester | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teamwork and Leadership | 10 | 1 | |
| Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Engineers | 10 | 1 | |
| Group Project | 30 | 1 & 2 | |
| Thesis Project | 60 | 1 & 2 | |
| Managing a Project Team | 10 | 1 & 2 | |
Accreditation
The British Computer Society (BCS) has granted accreditation for the educational requirement for full membership (MBCS) and for Chartered IT Professional registration (CITP). In addition, for the MSci course, accreditation for the educational requirement for Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration will be applied for at the next accreditation visit by the BCS.
