Module Descriptors
BUSINESS APPLICATIONS AND SYSTEMS
COIS30786
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 3
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Wilfred Eardley
Email: W.A.Eardley@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 108
Independent Study Hours: 192
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 70%
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 30%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Resources
A PC using Windows software
A word-processing package such as MS-Word
A spreadsheet package such as MS-Excel
A database management package such as MS-Access
A project management package such as MS-Project
A web-authoring package such as MS-FrontPage, Dreamweaver
Module Learning Strategies
The module will use a variety of learning strategies, including lectures, tutorials, workshops and practicals. It is suggested that the 4.5 hours taught each week should be divided into a 1.5 hour lecture, a 1.5 hour practical session devoted to one or more applications packages, and a 1.5 hour tutorial/surgery/workship. Independent learning time will be based around reading, typically course text books, magazines, web sites etc, assignment work in the labs and revision for examination.
Module Indicative Content
BUSINESS ORGANISATION AND SYSTEMS
Business in its environment including types of business
Business functions and information systems to support them
Organisational structure and culture
Accounting and Finance
Data privacy, security and integrity
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
Planning, managing and implementing an application development project, i.e. a business solution to a business problem, including knowledge of alternative development methodologies, using for example
A spreadsheet package
A database package
A web authoring tool
A project planning tool
WEB AND MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY
History of the internet
Use of browser, email and other web-related software
Basic web page design and construction, using a web authoring tool
Different types of multimedia business system
The design and development of multimedia systems in a business context
HCI issues
Module Additional Assessment Details
An assignment (70%) consisting of four focused tasks assessing Learning Outcome 4.
An 2 hour examination (30%) assessing Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
Module Texts
Textbooks and guides for all software
*Elliot G & Starkings S, 1998, Business Information Technology, Prentice Hall ISBN 0582298024
Dyson, 2001, Accounting for Non-Accountants (5th edn.) Prentice Hall ISBN 0273646834
Kendall K and Kendall J.E., 2002, Systems Analysis & Design (5th edn.) Prentice Hall ISBN 0130415715
Vaughan T, 2001, Multimedia Making it Work (5th edn), Osborne/Mcgraw Hill ISBN 0072190957