Learning outcomes

Assessment criteria

1 Understand the role of information

in strategic decision-making

1.1 Discuss the link between strategic

decision making and business goals

1.2 Evaluate the role of information in

strategic decision-making

1.3 Evaluate the requirement for

integrated information systems to

support strategic decision-making

1.4 Discuss the need to align

information systems with business

strategy

1.5 Assess the need for a corporate

information systems strategy

2 Understand how information

systems support business activity

2.1 Evaluate the contribution of

information systems to business

planning

2.2 Assess the value of information

systems to business-decision

making

2.3 Assess the role of information

systems in supporting business

operations

3 Understand quantitative approaches

to strategic decision-making

3.1 Analyse ways in which quantitative

approaches are used to support

strategic decision-making

3.2 Evaluate the reliability of

quantitative techniques used in

strategic decision-making

3.3 Evaluate the limitations of

quantitative techniques in strategic

decision-making

4 Understand systems approaches to

strategic decision-making

4.1 Evaluate the contribution of

systems approaches to strategic

decision-making

4.2 Discuss how decision making

theories can inform strategic

decision-making

4.3 Analyse the limitations of decision

making theories in strategic

decision-making