INMR66: Business Domain and Requirements Analysis

Module code: INMR66

Module provider: Digitalisation, Marketing and Entrepreneurship; Henley Business School

Credits: 20

Level: 7

When you’ll be taught: Semester 1

Module convenor: Dr Yin Leng Tan , email: y.l.tan@henley.ac.uk

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Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded:

Placement information: NA

Academic year: 2025/6

Available to visiting students: No

Talis reading list: Yes

Last updated: 3 April 2025

Overview

Module aims and purpose

Summary module description:

INMR66 is concerned with the fundamental aspects of business domain and requirements analysis. Its focus is on using a holistic approach which covers the people, processes, technology, and organisation aspects to the investigation and improvement of business situation with a view to develop effective and feasible business solutions to a problem domain. 

Aims: 

This module is designed to provide linkages to information systems, project management and development. It aims to provide students with the theory and practices of capturing and analysing business needs in relation to organisational contexts, business strategies, stakeholders, and business processes. The analysis results can be transformed into business requirements which can be used to improve business performance and maintain the sustainability of organisations. Methods and techniques for articulation and evaluation of business needs will be introduced for business domain and requirements analysis.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:

1. Apply the key concepts of business strategy, stakeholder analysis and management, systems thinking, process analysis, value analysis, use case modelling, and change management for the business domain and requirements analysis;  

2. Articulate holistic information systems solutions for the business area based on business practices and management at operational and strategic levels, and formally represent the analysis results in terms of the business needs and requirements;  

3. Use suitable methods and techniques to conduct an analysis of the business domain and define business needs and requirements.  

4. Analyse a business situation to define the issues to be addressed, identify and evaluate options, and develop a case for business change

Module content

This module will cover the following areas:  

• Rationale for business analysis and requirements;  
• Strategy, situation and stakeholder analysis
• Organisational, social and cultural impacts on business domain analysis/business architecture;  
• Requirements engineering
• Business systems modelling 
• Business process modelling
• Managing change 
• Business case development. 

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

A range of teaching and learning methods will be employed including exercises, tutorials, videos and case studies, but will focus largely on lectures, in-class seminars, group work and independent supported learning to enable students to learn and practice the tools and techniques. 

Study hours

At least 20 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.

Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.

Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.

Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.

Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.

Assessment

Requirements for a pass

Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 50% to pass this module.

Summative assessment

Penalties for late submission of summative assessment

Formative assessment

Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.

All lectures will indicate the core material with an introduction to the topics. These are followed by workshops where discussions and exercises on applying the methods and techniques into the given business scenarios and case studies will be carried out. Feedback will be provided at the end of each workshop for improvements and further considerations. Based on individual understanding, the further reading will be recommended for their independent study.

Reassessment

Additional costs