Module Descriptors
INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IN INDUSTRY (DISTANCE LEARNING)
COCS60476
Key Facts
School of Digital, Technologies and Arts
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: David Thomas
Email: D.T.Thomas@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 3
Independent Study Hours: 147
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- REPORT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of Applied Research Methods and Professional Development or equivalent
Module Resources
Any resources as required.
Module Learning Strategies
Students will have participated in an award induction workshop where they will learn how to use the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) employed for the study of this module. Subsequently students will work through the module material provided on the VLE at a pace suggested within the VLE for the module. Students will be encouraged to discuss relevant aspects within discussion forums that are part of the VLE. The forums will allow discussion with a student's peer group as well as the module tutor.
Use IM and VOIP applications (e.g. MSN , Skype) for individual contact/support.
Students are encouraged to see re-enforcement of academic learning through practical experience in their own workplace.
Staffordshire University has subscriptions to electronic book services such as Safari Tech Books, Ebrary and Netlibrary. There are titles in each of the collections that will support students studying this module. Staffordshire University has subscriptions to IEEExplore, ACM Digital Library, Elsevier Science Direct and Infotrac Computer Database all offering full text electronic access to journals and conference proceedings.
Use IM and VOIP applications (e.g. MSN , Skype) for individual contact/support.
Students are encouraged to see re-enforcement of academic learning through practical experience in their own workplace.
Staffordshire University has subscriptions to electronic book services such as Safari Tech Books, Ebrary and Netlibrary. There are titles in each of the collections that will support students studying this module. Staffordshire University has subscriptions to IEEExplore, ACM Digital Library, Elsevier Science Direct and Infotrac Computer Database all offering full text electronic access to journals and conference proceedings.
Module Texts
Range of journals and articles as appropriate to individual student needs.
Module Additional Assessment Details
Report 3000 words weighted at 100% (Learning Outcomes 1-4)
Assignment 100% (learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3)
Report 3000 words detailing underpinning research, evaluation and design of a component of a security system.
Assignment 100% (learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3)
Report 3000 words detailing underpinning research, evaluation and design of a component of a security system.
Module Indicative Content
It is to be understood that coverage of the following topics is within the context of the development of ICT based solutions to problems. Hence coverage of the topics will be selective and tailored to the support such solution development.
Concepts of commercial system development, software metrics, quality of service, the management of change, business plans, understanding of company balance sheets, management and organisational structures, costing techniques, risk management, relevant company and employment legislation, professional integrity, solution costing, project planning and management, solution evaluation and validation, security issues, etc.
Concepts of commercial system development, software metrics, quality of service, the management of change, business plans, understanding of company balance sheets, management and organisational structures, costing techniques, risk management, relevant company and employment legislation, professional integrity, solution costing, project planning and management, solution evaluation and validation, security issues, etc.