Exploring organisations
Unit summary
Using current examples from industry, students will develop their understanding of enterprise and organisations, including exploring technology-enabled business processes.
Unit details
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06 Information and Communication Technology
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06.1
ICT Practitioners
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06.2
ICT for Users
Task-based controlled assessment
| Learning Outcome |
Assessment Criteria |
| 1 understand typical business functions, roles and responsibilities within different types of organisation, and how technology can be used to help meet the organisation’s objectives |
a identify and describe different functions, processes, roles and responsibilities within a range of organisational types, including:
i privately owned and public service sectors
ii SMEs and large organisations (eg PLCs)
iii local, national, multi-national and global operations
iv specialist, and diversified, portfolio businesses
v vertically and horizontally integrated models
vi centralised, federated and distributed management models
b describe how technology can be used to support functions and roles, to meet the organisation’s objectives
c recognise and compare different organisational structures and styles, the main functions and departments that make up large organisations and their relationship to the core purpose and processes
d identify the differences between the roles and structures of large and small organisations, including IT professional roles. |
| 2 understand different organisational cultures, values and goals within organisations |
a describe organisational cultures, values and goals – what they are, the differences within different organisations, and the ways they influence how an organisation operates and sets out to achieve its objectives, including the impact of them on:
i beliefs and principles held by the staff
ii the attitudes of staff to the organisation, its product, services and customers
iii the treatment of staff by the organisation
iv accepted standards of behaviour, dress, language and working hours
b compare and contrast the differences in culture, values and goals held by organisations with similar products and services and describe the benefits and disadvantages of each. |
| 3 be able to describe business processes – what they are, how they work, why they are important, and how technology supports them |
a describe key technology-enabled business processes, including strategic, tactical and operational processes
b identify and explain the key business processes and their purpose and importance in a range of business contexts and for a range of business functions
c identify the benefits and risks of introducing new technology to support these processes. |
| 4 be able to set up and run a simulated mini-enterprise for a specific purpose and with defined objectives. |
a appreciate the success factors for an organisation through setting up and running a simulated mini-enterprise:
i planning and identifying the business purpose and processes to be used
ii researching options for the organisational structure
iii establishing structure, roles and responsibilities
iv mapping the organisational structures to the business purpose and processes
v considering the technology needs of the business and the technology organisation required to support them
b create and run the mini-enterprise
c evaluate their learning from the mini-enterprise of:
i how the mini-enterprise has improved the student’s understanding of organisational structure, roles and business processes
ii how well the student performed in their individual role within the team
iii how things might have been improved or done differently. |