In this module you are required to undertake a business-critical project which will enable you to demonstrate your project planning and project management skills in your organisation. The project will be undertaken following discussions with your module lead and your workplace mentor to identify digital and technology solution which you feel you can provide. You will be required to act autonomously in leading the project, present your solution to senior stakeholders and construct a professional business report.

Pre-requisite modules: This module will be taken after successful completion of all other modules in the programme.

Co-requisite modules: None.

This module is a part of MSc Digital and Technology Solutions (Integrated Degree Apprenticeship) programme. It cannot be taken as an elective by students on other programmes.

The apprenticeship standard and other documentation relating to the Level 7 Digital and Technology Solutions (Data Analyst Specialist) Apprenticeship can be found here: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/digital-and-technology-solutions-specialist-integrated-degree/

This module aims to allow you to apply the knowledge, skills and behaviour gained in other modules in a significant digital and technology solution project as you would be in the position of Data Analytics Specialist, carrying a business-critical mission in your organisation. In the first place you will write a compelling technological project proposals aligned with the company’s business strategies, considering whole data analytics lifecycle from data ingestion to data transformation into actionable knowledge and deployment. This must highlight a critical awareness of the project requirements, specifications, a design road map on how to implement the technological strategy to support the development of new products, processes and services that align with the company’s business strategy, beside related ethical, social and management issues. After implementation and deployment phases you will reflect project outcomes in a well structure report and management level presentation with appropriate visualisation which resonate with senior stakeholders both business and technical.

On successful completion of this module you should be able to:

Module Specific Skills and Knowledge

Discipline Specific Skills and Knowledge

Personal and Key Transferable / Employment Skills and Knowledge

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, an example of an overall structure is as follow:

• Introduction to the module.
• Identification of suitable projects from within the student’s organisation or based on previous taught content for the End Point Assessment Organisation.
• Creation of a project plan and specification with your supervisor team.
• Implementation of the project
• Presentation of progress updates to student and supervisor cohort.
• Meetings with academic supervisor (face-to-face and/or online).
• Final submission: a report and final presentation. This will lead directly to the End Point Assessment.

Re-assessment will be conducted on a single presentation (30%) and final report (70%)

Reading list for this module: