Coursework 100% assessing all Learning Outcomes
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Students will be asked to complete a work based project which has been approved by both the employer and the University. The student will receive support from both an academic supervisor and a work based mentor.

This module will examine the tools and techniques that an organisation utilises to share data and information internally and with outside partners.

The module will focus on the following areas:
Systems Integration
Data quality
Electronic data interchange
The role of XML in document and data interchange
The impact that the Data Protection Act has on sharing data
Systems architecture
The OSI 7 layer model
Issues with Asynchronous and synchronous data exchange
Data sharing protocols
The module must be delivered to meet the needs of the organisation and must include references to any national or local frameworks / standards.

This module is intended for work based learners, and the delivery approach will come from the planned integration of work-based skills and academic learning through work-based activities. Where possible the learning will take place in the workplace, using a combination of work activities, supported by private study, and using underpinning academic input provided by the University.
Where agreed, the University will deliver materials via VLE (e.g. Blackboard), Virtual classroom (e.g. DimDim), telephone conferencing and other appropriate technologies. There will be no specific requirement for students to attend the University whilst studying this module, but where appropriate, arrangements may be made for face to face meetings, or classroom based delivery

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Only available for students on FCET Negotiated Undergraduate Awards

The Business of Systems Integration by Prencipe Davies , Hobday
OUP Oxford (2005)
ISBN-10: 019926323X