Management Science and Information Systems Studies
Year 4
The fourth year (Senior Sophister year) of the MSISS programme is centred around the project which forms a considerable part of the work for the year. These projects are carried out for real world clients.
Compulsory Modules
Students take the following compulsory modules from the School of Computer Science and Statistics:
STU44003 – Data Analytics
(Semester 1 & 2, 10 ECTS) The aim of the course is to introduce the students to a set of techniques including classification and regression trees, and ensemble methods.
STU44091 – MSISS Final Year Project
(Semester 1 & 2, 20 ECTS) The aims of the project are to integrate the theoretical and practical knowledge of the student across all of the years of their study and to provide a practical demonstration of their capability in executing a challenging and large-scale research project.
STU45006 – Strategic Information Systems
(Semester 1 & 2, 10 ECTS) The objective of this course is to introduce students to Strategic Information Systems in the workplace and society.
Optional Modules
Optional modules offered by the School of Computer Science and Statistics
Students in Year 4 choose 20 credits of optional modules from the following lists of modules offered by the School of Computer Science and Statistics and other schools.
CSU44051 – Human Factors
(Semester 1, 5 ECTS) The module provides an introduction to the field of Human-Computer Interaction, focused both on understanding human interactions with technology and on the design of useful and usable interactive systems.
CSU44081 – Entrepreneurship & High-Tech Venture Creation
(Semester 2, 5 ECTS) Explain how high tech venture creation operates, with an emphasis on the processes developed by the Silicon Valley venture community over the past 20 years
STU34503 – Stochastic Models in Space and Time I
(Semester 1, 5 ECTS)
STU34504 – Stochastic Models in Space and Time II
(Semester 2, 5 ECTS)
STU34505 – Modern Statistical Methods I
(Semester 1, 5 credits) This is a rigorous development of probability theory from an axiomatic foundation, along with some more advanced topics.
STU34506 – Modern Statistical Methods II
(Semester 2, 5 ECTS)
STU44005 – Decision Analysis
(Semester 1, 5 credits) An introduction to the field of Operations Research.
Optional modules offered by other schools
BUU44531 Financial Reporting and Analysis I (5 ECTS – Semester 1)
BUU44532 Financial Reporting and Analysis II (5 ECTS – Semester 2)