Module Descriptors
ICT PRINCIPLES - SYSTEM COMPONENTS (BLENDED LEARNING)
COIS40527
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Janet Francis
Email: J.Francis@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 26
Independent Study Hours: 124
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- PORTFOLIO weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
COURSEWORK weighted at 100% Learning Outcomes 1-3.
A portfolio with elements assessing both academic and work-based learning (circa 3000 words)
A portfolio with elements assessing both academic and work-based learning (circa 3000 words)
Module Learning Strategies
The module content may be delivered in a series of tutorial sessions. Non-contact time will be used for independent research and workplace-based learning.. An example delivery schedule would be 2*1-hour tutorial sessions/week for 12 weeks..
Work-based Component
Students are encouraged to spend around 24 hours over the course of the module seeking re-enforcement of academic learning through practical experience in an ICT work environment. This will include investigation of how aspects of the taught material apply to the workplace through the use of worksheets and will inform the coursework assignment. Students will have access to a workplace based mentor While it is difficult to be prescriptive, Mentors will usually devote around 6 hours to their mentees during the course of this module either on a one to one basis or in groups if possible. The time will be used to support the mentees in their completion of set tasks.
2 hours of Academic Tutor Contact time will be used for formative and summative reviews. Where necessary, reviews may be conducted virtually using appropriate tools. There will be two formative reviews lasting 30 minutes and a summative review lasting 1 hour.. Employer Feedback Forms will be completed by the work-based mentor and Self assessment forms will be completed by the student. These will inform the reviews
(24*1, 1:20), (2*0.5,1:1), (1*1,1:1)
Work-based Component
Students are encouraged to spend around 24 hours over the course of the module seeking re-enforcement of academic learning through practical experience in an ICT work environment. This will include investigation of how aspects of the taught material apply to the workplace through the use of worksheets and will inform the coursework assignment. Students will have access to a workplace based mentor While it is difficult to be prescriptive, Mentors will usually devote around 6 hours to their mentees during the course of this module either on a one to one basis or in groups if possible. The time will be used to support the mentees in their completion of set tasks.
2 hours of Academic Tutor Contact time will be used for formative and summative reviews. Where necessary, reviews may be conducted virtually using appropriate tools. There will be two formative reviews lasting 30 minutes and a summative review lasting 1 hour.. Employer Feedback Forms will be completed by the work-based mentor and Self assessment forms will be completed by the student. These will inform the reviews
(24*1, 1:20), (2*0.5,1:1), (1*1,1:1)
Module Resources
You will need access to these resources:
The VLE
An ICT Workplace environment. A Work-Based Learning Agreement will be completed for this module to ensure that the student will have access to the required resources in the workplace.
The Internet
Word Processing software for use in the coursework
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
The VLE
An ICT Workplace environment. A Work-Based Learning Agreement will be completed for this module to ensure that the student will have access to the required resources in the workplace.
The Internet
Word Processing software for use in the coursework
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 Special Admissions Requirements
NONE
Module Indicative Content
Content will focus on:
ICT Systens
¿ Differences between systems, software and enterprise solutions.
¿ Different conceptual views of a system.
Hardware,
¿ Operating system building blocks
¿ System functions and characteristics
¿ Memory management and protection
¿ Memory types - static and dynamic:
¿ Processor types:
¿ Busses: Disk Drives, Removable Media:
¿ I/O techniques - Serial / Parallel: Peripherals - Mice, Keyboards, Printers, Modems, Scanners
¿ Basic Networking - Topologies, Protocols, Wireless:
¿ Multimedia Aspects - Sound, MIDI, FM Synthesis, MP3, Video, VR, 3D Graphics.
Introduction to approaches to Software Development
¿ Software Development Lifecycle
¿ Current theories and approaches to software development
ICT Systens
¿ Differences between systems, software and enterprise solutions.
¿ Different conceptual views of a system.
Hardware,
¿ Operating system building blocks
¿ System functions and characteristics
¿ Memory management and protection
¿ Memory types - static and dynamic:
¿ Processor types:
¿ Busses: Disk Drives, Removable Media:
¿ I/O techniques - Serial / Parallel: Peripherals - Mice, Keyboards, Printers, Modems, Scanners
¿ Basic Networking - Topologies, Protocols, Wireless:
¿ Multimedia Aspects - Sound, MIDI, FM Synthesis, MP3, Video, VR, 3D Graphics.
Introduction to approaches to Software Development
¿ Software Development Lifecycle
¿ Current theories and approaches to software development
Module Texts
Tanenbaum, A.S, Modern Operating Systems, Prentice Hall, 2001, ISBN: 0130926418
White, R and Downs, T (2004) How Computers work 7th Edition, Que Publishing, ISBN: 0-7897-3033-2
(or later edition)
White, R and Downs, T (2004) How Computers work 7th Edition, Que Publishing, ISBN: 0-7897-3033-2
(or later edition)