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480-315 Information Management C3: Advanced Business Computing

Credit points: 11.1

Coordinator: Tony Gilding.

Prerequisite: Information Management B4 and any other Group 2 Information Management subject, or approved equivalent.

Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a 2-hour laboratory session each week for nine weeks.

Timetable: First semester.

Objectives:

On the completion of this subject students should be able to:

• develop an understanding of current advances in computer-based information management systems and skills needed for advanced business computer applications.

Content:

Advanced business computing, including the development of advanced practical skills, with emphasis on current trends and the technological advances which are making the greatest impact on business computing. Currently, the emphasis is on Expert Systems; the content will change over time to reflect emerging technology.

Assessment:

A practical project (40 per cent); a 2-hour examination (60 per cent). Students must perform satisfactorily in each area of assessment.

Prescribed texts:

• Turban E Decision Support and Expert Systems - Management Support Systems MacMillan Publishing Company New York (Latest version)

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Date created:    Oct  9 1995
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