Learning outcome

After successfully completing the course, the candidate will have achieved the following learning outcomes:

The candidate is able to:

- Participate in the planning and development of IT systems and IT infrastructure for various organisations

- Consider ethical and legal issues arising from the use of electronically stored information

- Understand the basic fundamentals that online business models are based on

- Understand the role of electronic information systems in relation to internal business processes

Skills

The candidate has skills in:

- Designing and developing models in spreadsheets with an emphasis on economics

- Designing and developing comprehensive documents using word processing

- Designing and developing presentations

Course Description

The theoretical part of the course is divided into three parts:

Part 1 deals with hardware, networks and software and includes the following topics:

- The structure and behaviour of physical and virtual computers

- The structure and operation of networks and different types of IT infrastructure

- Information security and security architectures

Part 2 focuses on the theoretical framework for the use of electronically stored information. It emphasises ethical and legal issues and includes the following topics:

- Ethics and IT in organisations

- Relevant legislation governing electronically stored information

Part 3 deals with the conditions for online business models and includes the following topics:

- Technical requirements for online business models.

- The characteristics of the digital economy

- Case studies and examples

The practical part of the course includes:

- The structure of comprehensive documents using text processing, with an emphasis on styles and templates

- The structure of spreadsheet models, with an emphasis on features

- The structure of presentations

The main emphasis will be on skills in generating spreadsheets.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Teacher-led: 4 hours of lectures/exercises on a computer/tutoring per week during the autumn semester.

Student’s own time: Weekly student groups will be organised which will involve in-depth assignments to be prepared and submitted. The course also includes e-learning elements: semester plans and all other information relating to lectures and exercises will be available online throughout the semester. The practical part of the course will rely on online support in the form of video-based solutions that will be available in the e-learning platform. The course is also suitable for distance learning students.

Assessment Methods

A 4-hour, individual, written examination. The course includes a number of obligatory assignments that must receive passing grades before the student will be permitted to sit the final examination.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean