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1 InformationTechnologyforBusiness Moduleguide 2012/2013 ModuleTitle:InformationTechnologyforBusiness(ITB) ModuleCode:BB1753 Level:4 Moduleavailability:BUMPlevel4 BScBusinessInformationTechnology/Management studentstakethismoduleastheirfirstyearinformationsystemsoption.otherstudentson BUMPmaytakethisoptioninplaceoftheBISlevel4moduleiftheyhaveappropriateIT experience. Lecturer(s) Name Room WWW BarryAvery DanRussell ChrisReade ThemoduleisdeliveredthroughweeklytwohourlecturesandlabsduringSemesterOne. LecturesareonTuesdays3W5inroom71,andlabsareeitherWednesday12W2orFriday1W3 (bothinroom122) AimsAndObjectives Themoduleisdesignedtoexploretherelationshipbetweencomputerusersandthe managementofinformationtechnologyfacilitieswithinanetworkedsituation.therearenow manydifferentcombinationsofhardware,applicationssoftwareandoperatingsystemsin existenceandthemoduleintroducesstudentstothesedifferentcomputingenvironments. Understandinghowthesecomponentscanbestandardised,linkedandinteractisacritical areainmoderndaybusinesscommunicationsandisanintegralpartofthemodule. InthelectureswewillexploretheWorldWideWebandlearnhowtocreateanddesignweb pages.wewillalsoinvestigatehardwareandsoftwareissuesandexaminehowyouasauser canmanagethecomputersystemthatyouuse.wewillexplorehowforexample,youissue commands,createoreditinitialisationfiles,andmanageandtransferfilesbetweendifferent environments. TheuseofnetworksandmorespecificallytheInternet,isanecessityforbusinessestosurvive inthecompetitiveenvironment.wewilldiscussanddevelopideasinordertoseethevalueof networkingandthemannerinwhichmoderndayorganisationsapproachtheelectronic communicationsissuesintoday sbusinessworld. 1

2 LearningOutcomes Bytheendofthemodulestudentsshouldhave Developedacomprehensionofcomputingterminologyandanunderstandingofhowto managetheirowncomputingenvironment Developedaworkingknowledgeofdifferentcomputerhardwareandsoftware AnawarenessofhowbusinessorganisationsuseITinordertofunctionmoreeffectively Developedanunderstandingofhowtomodeldataandinformationusingappropriately chosentechnology,suchaswebpages,spreadsheetsordatabases Anawarenessofcurrenttrendsintechnology,suchasWeb2.0andcloudcomputing Approachtoteachingandlearning Thecoursewillconsistofweeklylectures,tutorialsandcomputerlaboratorysessions. Assessment Studentswillbeassessedbymeansofonepieceofcoursework(70%),andtwotests(10% and20%). TheinWcoursetestswillruninweek3andweek11inthelabs(notethattheseweeksmay varyslightlydependingoncircumstances themostuptodatedetailswillalwaysbeonthe website)andwillinvolvestudentscreatingwebpagesandusingadatabase.theindividual courseworkrunsinthesecondhalfofthesemester,andrequiresstudentstoanalyseand redesignawebsiteforasmall/mediumbusiness. RequiredreadingandotherResources Becauseofthenatureofthesubject,studentswillhavetostudyavarietyofinformation sourcesfromtheweb,thelibraryandlecturenotes(availablefromthemodulewebsitewhich isavailableindependentlyorthroughalinkonstudyspace). Aweekbyweekbreakdownofmaterialsandnoteswillbeat ThecourseusesoneofthethreeChapmanandChapmanbooks,whicharehighly recommended. Requiredtext ChapmanN.&ChapmanJ.,WebDesign AnexcellentbookcoveringWebDesign,Internetstandardsand informationaboutwebapplicationarchitecture Paperback:692pages Publisher:JohnWiley&Sons(27Oct2006) ISBNW10: ISBNW13:978W

3 Additionaltext MuscianoC.&KennedyB.,HTML&XHTML:TheDefinitiveGuide Thisbookisrepublishedregularlysoensurethatyoupurchasethelatest (currently6 th )edition.ifyouareseriousaboutmasteringweb developmentskillsthenthisreferencebookishighlyrecommended. Paperback:678pages Publisher:O'ReillyMedia,Inc.;6thedition(17Oct2006) ISBNW10: ISBNW13:978W Othertexts Thereareawidevarietyoftradebooks(bookstypicallyaimedatISprofessionals,which typicallydon thaveexercises)ontheinternet,theweb,html,spreadsheetsanddatabases. Manyoftheseareinthelibraryandareavailableforadditionalreading. OnWlineresources Thereareanumberofwebsitesandblogsthatyoushouldlookatregularly,tokeepupwith thefastpaceddevelopmentoftechnologies.thefollowinglistisastartingpoint.quotescome fromeachsitesaboutusorfaq: Started in 1997 by Floor64 founder Mike Masnick and then growing into a group blogging effort, the Techdirt blog uses a proven economic framework to analyze and offer insight into news stories about changes in government policy, technology and legal issues that affect companies ability to innovate and grow. The dynamic and interactive community of Techdirt readers often comment on the addictive quality of the content on the site, a feeling supported by the blog s 850,000+ RSS subscribers, 35,000+ posts, 250,000+ comments and a consistent Technorati 100 rating. Both Business Week and Forbes have awarded Techdirt with Best of the Web thought leader awards. TechCrunch was founded on June 11, 2005, as a weblog dedicated to obsessively profiling and reviewing new Internet products and companies. In addition to covering new companies, we profile existing companies that are making an impact (commercial and/or cultural) on the new web space. TechCrunch has now grown into a network of technology focused sites offering a wide range of content and new media news for nerds, stuff that matters 3

4 At Ars Technica the name is Latin-derived for the "art of technology" we specialize in original news and reviews, analysis of technology trends, and expert advice on topics ranging from the most fundamental aspects of technology to the many ways technology is helping us enjoy our world. We work for the reader who not only needs to keep up on technology, but is passionate about it. We at Ars take great pride in our unique combination of technical savvy and wide-ranging interest in the human arts and sciences. Our editorial team is at home on Linux, Mac, and Windows; they know both the home and the enterprise; they understand law and politics; and they specialize in bringing readers the right answer, the first time. It's no wonder that Ars has become a "go-to" destination for those who need to sift the wheat from the chaff. AdivisionofCondéNast,WiredDigitalisagroupofwebsitesthatincludesWired.com,Redditand Webmonkey. Neowin.net, launched in October 2000 by Steven Parker & Marcel Klum, is a technology news website that actively focuses on Windows, PCs, Mac and Linux. Neowin runs under the slogan, "Where unprofessional journalism looks better." While Neowin does not employ full time professional journalists, we offer both community and staff members to try their hand at submitting articles to our news system. Staff are paid on merit for their original stories up to $10 per article, based on amount of views, amount of comments and how far the article was picked up by other websites. Registered members are only ever approached by Neowin staff after significant (original and correctly formatted) contributions to the news system, for possible addition to the news team. Magazines/Journals Thereareanumberofperiodicals/magazinesthatyoucouldlookat(thelearningresource centrehassubscriptionstomany) computermagazinessuchaspcproorcomputeror newspaperswguardianonline(thursdays),ftitsupplement(1 st Wednesdayofevery month).muchoftheguardianonlinematerialisavailablethroughtheguardianwebsite. EGbooks TheLearningResource Centrewebsitehasanumber ofebooksavailablewthemost relevantareavailablethrough thesafariservice,which allowsaccesstoanumberof O Reillytextselectronically (thehtmlandxhtmlbook canbefoundthere). 4

5 Teaching)Programme) AcompletebreakdownofthetaughtsubjectareasisonthemodulewebsiteunderITB,from Itcanbedifficulttoexactlypredictthetaughtmaterialtimings,sotheremaybesomechangestothestructure.Theversiononthewebsite willalwaysreflectthecurrentschedule. DATE 24#Sep Introduction0to0the0course,0the0web0and0HTML Basic0elements,0head,0body,0title,0headings,0paragraph,0tables HTML0introduction 1#Oct Links,0images,0attributes0and0lists TCP/IP Attributes0and0publishing 8#Oct Semantic0HTML,0flavours0of0HTML0and0an0introduction0to0CSS DNS CSS HTML0Test0(10%) 15#Oct More0advanced0CSS0and0doing0web0design0properly HTTP0and0browsers CSS02 22#Oct Modelling0data 29#Oct Enrichment0Activity0Week SUBJECTS Spreadsheet LAB-WORK ASSESSMENT 5#Nov Modelling0data0(cont.) Open0Source Spreadsheet Coursework 12#Nov Relational0model0and0an0introduction0to0SQL DB Coursework 19#Nov Selection DB Coursework 26#Nov Projection Hardware DB Coursework 3#Dec Grouping0and0functions Operating0Systems DB Coursework 10#Dec Web0application0architecture Introduction0to0systems0design Database0Test0(20%) Coursework ThecourseworkhandCindateisMonday7thJanuary2012andwillbeanelectronicsubmissionofabusinessstylereportonawebsitedesign andimplementation. 5