615-140 Technologies for Information Systems

Students enrolled in the BSc, BASc or a combined BSc course (except for the BSc/BIS) will receive science credit for the completion of this subject.

Students may not gain credit for both 615-140 and any of 615-120 Introduction to Information Systems (prior to 2004), 306-105 Business Computing or 306-205 Business Computing.

Commerce degree students are not permitted to enrol in this subject, except BCom/BIS students, where this subject is a core component.

Nil.

The subject focuses on the technological aspects of information systems. On completion, students will gain an understanding of key characteristics of hardware, software, networks, and telecommunication and internet systems. By integrating this knowledge, students will study the critical role of technological infrastructures in modern organisations. Students will develop practical XML-based skills in organising and managing data, and learn techniques to ensure the presentation of information is 'fit for purpose'. Finally students will learn how organisations develop, acquire and implement information systems.

In addition to these subject-related skills, students should acquire or extend other valuable, generic skills. These include:

• problem-solving skills; and

• working in teams to allocate duties and achieve specified goals.

One end-of-semester written examination of 2 hours (50%); assignments involving written reports not exceeding 2000 words and practical work (50%).