Course Type: Short Courses
Training Provider: University of East Anglia
School/Institute/Dept./Centre: International Development UEA

Three realities inform the current age:
 
1. Information and Communication Technologies are becoming smaller and more mobile
2. Monitoring is moving from a top down, ‘we look at you’ culture to a more democratic, ‘we are all accountable’ mode
3. Popular social media platforms like Facebook provide new opportunities for Information Systems of all kinds


Media – Impact - Sustainability - Resilience - Well Being: These are all terms of vital importance to projects of all kinds. Information Systems are expected to provide a range of powerful outputs, including:

·         Indicators of all kinds - performance, sustainability, impact, etc.
·         Other forms of measurement information
·         Organisational appraisal
·         Knowledge    

With the advent of ‘the cloud’ information can be anywhere and accessible by a variety of devices. Management Information Systems no longer need to be located on a PC or other form of fixed computer. This course is focused on the use of a wide range of information technologies to provide diverse forms of information which can be applied in management in a variety of ways.

Course Content

This short course provides all those engaged in Information Management with the opportunity to develop an Information System in plan and in prototype over a two week period. In Week One you will be facilitated in understanding and designing your own Information System in outline. This may be based on a spreadsheet, an access database, social media, a blog, or a wiki.  You will be prompted and encouraged to consider what your information needs are prior to your arrival at UEA. The first week provides a practical and usable information system design including:

·         A view of the current known and ‘hidden’ problem issues in your specific context
·         A plan to develop information culture in your organisation
·         An end user view of information products and inputs
·         A blended and workable model of the final Information application containing both social and technical objectives for the system
·         An overview of the interfaces which will be used in the App
·         Details for the roll-out including implementation strategy, training structure and hardware and software issues 

In Week Two you will be assisted by an MIS application engineer, to take the design on from week one and develop it into a functional prototype. Whilst this will involve some software skills, the course Software Engineer will usually encourage you to make use of commonly available software packages (e.g. database, spreadsheet and WWW technologies).  

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Staff:
eaching Team The teaching on this course will involve design and software development. Dr Simon Bell will direct the course and is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Communications and Systems at the Open University and Senior Fellow of International Development at UEA. Simon has worked in International Development UEA for over twenty years on a wide variety of courses and consultancy. His main work has been in information systems development and monitoring and sustainability indicators. He has worked in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America on projects of all types. Martin Sewell is a Company Director, a software engineer, an innovator of a variety of software products and a consultant. With his \\\\\\\'private sector\\\\\\\' perspective, he has built a wide range of applications and has experience from project work in the UK, Europe, Africa and Asia.

Entry Requirements:
To participate effectively, it is necessary to have full workshop level competence in English. Participants should possess basic competency in commonly available software packages. Contact devco.train@uea.ac.uk for all further detail

Intake/Applications (previous year):
Maximum 20

Course Duration:
2 weeks full-time. The course will run from 30 July - 10 August

Language(s) of Instruction:

• English

Mode of Study:

• residential

Thematic Focus:

• Agricultural Development
• Civil Society/NGO Management
• Development Economics
• Development Finance
• Development Studies
• Environmental Issues
• Education
• Engineering Sciences
• Gender Issues
• Globalisation
• Governance
• Health/Public Health
• Human Resources
• International Relations
• Participatory Approaches
• Poverty Analysis
• Project Planning
• Rural Development
• Social Policy and Development
• Training and Training Techniques
• Urban Studies and Planning

Country(ies):

• United Kingdom

Town(s) or City(ies):
Norwich

Course fees:
£2,950 (inc tuition and accommodation but no meals).

Further Funding Information:
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Course's Webpage:
https://www.uea.ac.uk/dev/co/prodev/MIS