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| Aim of Module | To provide students with knowledge and understanding of business environments |
| Credits | 5 |
| Suggested Time | 50 student learning hours |
| Prescription Expiry Date | Nov 2003 |
| Topics | Highest Skill Level | Suggested Assessment Percentage | |
| 1 Business Environment | C | 40 | |
| 2 Site Visit | A | 20 | |
| 3 Careers | C | 20 | |
| 4 Applying for a job | A | 20 | |
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES The Student Will | ||
| C | 1 | Understand the functions of a business and have an overview of how a business operates |
| A | 2 | Undertake a site visit, reporting on what was learned |
| C | 3 | Understand career paths in the computing industry |
| A | 4 | Prepare a job application |
| 1 Business Environment |
| > | Identify and describe the five functional areas of a business | |
| > | Identify and describe the management structure of a large commercial organisation, including board of directors, CEO, senior and middle management, supervisors, workers and customers | |
| > | Depict diagrammatically the ways in which an information systems function fits into the overall business organisation. | |
| 2 Site Visit |
| > | Visit an organisation that has computers. Prepare a report that contains at least the following: | |
| Name of organisation and what they do | ||
| The roles of people observed | ||
| Departments and an overview of their activities | ||
| Impressions of the organisation and its staff | ||
| What was learned (technical or social) | ||
| Relevance of observations to course of study. | ||
| 3 Careers |
| > | List principal tasks typically required of, at least five of the following: | |
| Information Systems Managers | ||
| Project Managers | ||
| Systems Administrators | ||
| Programmers | ||
| System analysts | ||
| User support staff | ||
| Help desk Staff | ||
| Web Masters | ||
| Technicians | ||
| Database Administrators | ||
| Network Administrators | ||
| Data entry operators | ||
| > | Identify possible career paths in the computing industry using appropriate sources. | |
| 4 Applying for a job |
| > | Identify factors that are important in an interview | |
| > | Prepare curriculum vitae and a letter of application specific to a given position (that is within the studentís ability to apply for). | |