- Time Management
- Report writing, preparation and presentation
- Handling assignments and in-course assessment
- Presentations - planning, preparation and rehearsal
- Working and learning in groups
- Library use and research techniques
- Professional Development - Introduction to BCS, legal, moral and ethical issues
- Project Management
May also include Personal Development Planning.

A variety of learning strategies will be employed, including 18 hours of lectures and 18 hours of tutorial sessions.
Textbooks and flexible learning materials will be available for all students together with the possible use of reference books. The core material will be delivered in the contact time with the opportunity to gain confidence and competence through practice on carefully graded exercises. Students will also be expected to attempt further exercises in their own time.

MS Project
MS Outlook
The Internet

None.

Drew Sue, Bingham Rosie, 2001, The Student Skills Guide, Gower Publishing, USA, ISBN 0 566 08430 9
Elliot Geoffrey, Starkings Susan, 1998, Business Information Technology, Pearson Education, Essex, ISBN: 0 582 29802-4
Hughes et al, Project Management for IT related projects, 2004, British Computer Society, ISBN 1-902505-58-1

A portfolio 100% assessing Learning Outcomes 1-4

A portfolio based upon research of a given computing topic that will comprise of:
- An individual report that includes a project plann and Gantt Chart (70%) covering Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3
- A presentation (30%) covering Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4