1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

obtain a better understanding of themselves, their
impact on people and the way other people;
influence their own behaviour;
explore the implications of both work groups and
informal groups in organisations;
consider the impact of alternative organisation designs
on organisational effectiveness; and
understand the role of managers and the impact of
alternative managerial style on organisational
effectiveness.
BS72 1
Business and Management
20 credit points 4 hours per week Hawthorn
See BS619 for details.
BT111 Introduction to Information Systems
Duration: four hours per week Prerequisites: students are
not expected to have any previous experience with computers
or information technology Assessment: lecture/tutorial/lab
Assessment: examination (70%) and assignments (30%)
Aims
On completion of this unit, the student should have an
understanding of computer systems and their uses in our
society. The student should also be able to pick out an
appropriate system for hidher use and understand the
fundamentals of programming.
Content
basic components of a computer system: input,
processing, output
(including communication), and storage
use of common applications software: a wordprocessor
and spreadsheet
stages involved in building a system
differences between a file manager and a database
management system
design and implementation of a simple database
basic constructs used in writing programs; writing
simple programs using dBase IV
types of processing and common processing operations
differences between a transaction processing system,
management information system and decision support
system
main functions of managers in an organisation and the
use of information technology
to achieve the goals of the manager and the
organisation
ethical issues arising from the use of information
technology
protection of information systems from computer
crime, natural disasters, and human error
Textbooks
Laudon, Laudon, Information Systems - A Problem Solving
Approach, The Dryden Press - Harcourt Brace College Publishers,
1995.
Sala, P. Microsoft Excel Version 5 Step by Step Guide, Swinburne
Press, 1995.
Sala, P. Learn Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Microsofi Word for
Windows 66- A Step by Step Guide, Swinburne Press, 1995.
Wilde, W.D. and Baxter, J.E. Standards of Presentation,
Swinburne Press, 1991
References
Laudon, Trevor and Laudon Information Technology and Society,
Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1995
Hutchinson, Sarah E. and Sawyer, Stacey C., Computers - The
User Perspective, Irwin, 1990.
BT112 Business Programming 1
Duration: four hours per week Prerequisities: Nil
Instruction: lecture/tutorial/lab Assessment: examination
(60%) and assignments (40%)
Aims
The main aim of this subject is to introduce students to the
programming concepts most widely used in business and
~r~anisational computing. It is assumed that students may
not previously have had any programming experience.
Content
An overview of modern business computing sets the context
and introduces the structure, declarative and event driven
approaches.
Some of the ideas of object orientated programming are also
discussed.
The remainder of the subject ~rovides a thorough
introduction to the structured programming approach
including sequence, selection and iteration. Students will be
exposed to these ideas through examples drawn from several
different programming languages
Textbooks
To be advised
References
Juliff, P Program Design, 3rd ed., Prentice Hall, 1990
Sebesta, R., Concepts of Programming Languages, 2nd ed., Addison
Wesley, 1992.
Wilson, L.B., and Clark, R.G., Comparative Progumming
Languages, 2nd ed., Addison Wesley, 1993.
BT220
Data Analysis and Design
Duration: 3. li hours per week Prerequisite - BTll 1
Introduction to Infomzation Systems Instruction: lecture/
laboratory Assessment: examination (80%) and assignment
(20%)
Aims
This subject aims to extend basic information technology
user skills to the development of a simple automated data
.
base update and retrieval system to solve a well- bounded
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business problem.
Content
Appropriate automated tools will be used to assist in the
design and generation of a simple inquiry and update system.
The emphasis is on gaining an understanding of the problem
in its business context, and the need for adequate
documentation of the system and management of this data
to ensure that the information produced by the data base
system is relevant and accurate. Students will use conceptual
data analysis methods to produce a logical data model.
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