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COMP100 Business Information Technology

Updated: 27 April 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions AFM171 or COMP500
Notes

students will need access to a Macintosh or IBM compatible computer capable of running the software package Microsoft Office 2007 or higher, including MS-Word, MS-Excel and MS-Access, or Open Office
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Charles Watson (cwatson7@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit provides an introduction to business applications of information technology, together with hands-on experience with some typical microcomputer software packages, with particular emphasis on spreadsheets and databases. Two hours of lectures, one-hour tutorial and two-hour laboratory session per week.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Shrink Wrapped Package(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Discovering Computers and MS Office
ISBN: 9780538794749
Shelly, G.B. and Cashman, Cengage Learning 2010
Note: Package includes: Shelly, G.B. and others, Discovering Computers 2010: Living in a Digital World, Complete (ISBN 9780324786453) and Cashman and others, MS Office 2007 Brief (ISBN 9781418843250).
Text refers to: Semesters 1 and 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 10% On/Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Assignment 1 - Essay 10% ISBT On Campus 1000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Assignment 2 20% ISBT On Campus
Assessment Notes
Programming task
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Assignment 2 10% On/Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Assignment 3 20% ISBT On Campus
Assessment Notes
Online short answers multiple choice quiz
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Assignment 3 10% On/Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Bulletin Board 10% On/Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4 GA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Quiz 20% On/Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Final Examination 2 hrs 50% ISBT On Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Final Examination 2 hrs 40% On/Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. evaluate the most up-to-date business applications of information technology in an ever-changing discipline;
  2. explain why computers are essential components in business and society in general;
  3. understand computer nomenclature;
  4. explain the fundamental principles of computer operation;
  5. demonstrate competency in the use of word-processing, spreadsheet and database software.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of how to apply IT in business contexts. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Practised and assessed in assignment solutions. Practised in bulletin board participation. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Unit involves skills in online learning, literature research and information technology. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
IT skills for early career or retraining. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Unit material and assignments teach problem solving in an important area of IT. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Netiquette theory and practice. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Online discussions 		True True True
   

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