This module enables students to demonstrate their acquired knowledge and skills through a systematic and creative investigation of a project work in accordance with their course requirements. The topic of investigation will cover a broad spectrum of various analysis and techniques and will lead to a comprehensive and concise academic or industry-related report. Students will be assisted in exploring areas that may be unfamiliar to them and encouraged to develop innovative ideas and techniques. Students will be able to choose a project that may require the solution to a specific problem, creation of an artefact in a real-world environment or an investigation of innovative ideas and techniques related to an area within their field of study. Collaboration with outside agencies and projects with industrial, business or research partners or sponsors will be encouraged. Overall aims are to develop a wide range of subject specific cognitive abilities and skills relating to intellectual tasks, including practical skills and additional transferable skills of a more general nature and applicable in many other contexts.
This module covers the major issues in logistics science, including definition of a supply chain; role of inventory; advanced production-inventory models; supply contracts; bullwhip effect and information sharing; vendor-managed inventories and other distribution strategies; third-party logistics providers; managing product variety; information technology, artificial intelligence, and the digital economy.
The module explores the issues related to the e-commerce laws and digital regulation of the ‘borderless’ internet. These include allocation of jurisdiction; e-privacy and data protection; liability of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) for online crimes and infringements; regulation of domain names; legal an trust issues of cloud computing, software licensing and ‘open source’ distribution; freedom of speech on the internet and intellectual property issues of the information society. The module considers the law and the regulation of economic transactions taking place in the digital world, analysing and critically assessing the laws which allow for the functioning of digital markets as well as the rules meant to protect the real-life individuals engaging in market transactions.
This module is concerned with the impact of security in cyber space and vulnerabilities in business information systems in terms of understanding, controlling, and managing the various risks and threats to organisations. The module explores professional, social, ethical and trust issues within the context of social responsibility and covers relevant cyber security laws.
This module enables students to develop an analytic mind-set exploring a basic data literacy useful for the business environment. The module provides an understanding of the three main types of business analytics descriptive analytics, predictive analytics and prescriptive analytics. Students develop an appreciation of business analytics used by companies committed to data-driven decision-making.