COURSE OUTLINE for Technology & Information Systems ...

SCD1513 Technology & Information Systems Semester II (2010/2011)

COURSE OUTLINE

Lecturer’s Detail: 

Sharin Hazlin Huspi

sharin@utm.my / sharin@fsksm.utm.my

+607 5532427

Room 403-20, N28 FSKSM UTM SKUDAI

http://www.is.fsksm.utm.my/sharin/

Course Objectives 

 

• To identify the requirements and job specification in brief for a career in IT. 
• To describe the hardware and use of basic productivity software for small office home office computers. 
• To explain different types of information systems and the lifecycle of information systems 
• To explain the fundamental issues related to security in computer networks especially related to the Internet and WWW.

Course Policy 

• Attendance must be more than 80% otherwise not eligible to sit for final exam. 
• Plagiarism is completely disallowed (0 mark!!) 
• Re-examination is only given for those who are ill and certified by the doctor.

Course Assessment

Online Quiz:10%
Assignments (report):10 % (2 5% each)
Project:20%
Presentation:10%
Test 1:15%
Final Exam:30%

Participation:5%

Reference

• Computing Essentials Complete 2011, by O’Leary, O’Leary. McGraw Hill (Text Book). 
• Shelly, G.B., Cashman, T.J. & Vermaat, M. E., (2010) “Discovering Computers 2010 Complete”, Thomson Course Technology. 
• Computing Essentials – Complete 2010, by O’Leary, O’Leary. McGraw Hill.
• Beekman, G. & Quinn, M. (2008) “Tomorrow's Technology and You, Complete” 8th Edition, Pearson. 
• Daley, B. A., (2008) “Computers Are Your Future, Complete”, Pearson.