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1~807 Design Research Methods 2
No. of hours per week: two hours
Prerequisites: ID 707 Design Research Methods 1
Subject aims
To develop students research abilities in preparation for
industry and postgraduate work.
Subject description
In this subject, students may elect a new topic or preferably,
continue with their research project from the previous
semester and develop it further. Assistance will be given to
access data from libraries and manufacturers applicable to
their area of research.
Students will work at their own pace investigating their topic
thoroughly to produce a research paper or project, which may
be in a written, visual or demonstrational form. A combination
of either may be used.
1~808 Independent Study Program 3
(1.S.P. 3)
No. of hours per week: six hours
Prerequisites: ID701 Industrial Design 7,
ID707 Design Research Methods 1,
ID708 I.S.F?2
Subject aim
2 To provide an opportunity for students to enhance their
program in accordance with their career aspirations.
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Computer Fundamentals
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No. of hours per week: four hours
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An understanding of the principles of operation of computer
hardware and software.
The study the way in which information is represented in
computers.
To introduce the skills required to use both micro and
mainframe operating environments.
Subject description
History of computing: early computing devices, dawn of the
modern computer, generations of computers.
lntroduction to computer architecture: CPU architectures, main
storage, machine language. Secondary storage. InpuVoutput
devices. lntroduction to data communications.
Data representation: data versus information, number systems,
representation of numbers and alphanumeric data, integer
arithmetic.
lntroduction to operating systems: data management, time
sharing, batch and on-line systems, introduction to DOS and
windows.
Programming concepts: compilers, translators, and assemblers.
Appropriate and inappropriate computer applications.
Programming environment: using micro and mainframe
operating systems; file management, utilities, editors,
compilers, command procedures, introduction to JCL.
1~102 Introduction to Programming
10 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Assessment: examination and assignment
Subject aims
To introduce students to programming in the language C, using
modern structured programming techniques.
Subject description
The software lifecycle, specifications, algorithm approach to
problem solving, program design methodology, data types,
control of flow, arrays, functions, string handling with
standard libraries, data structures and data types, file I/O with
the standard libraries, common algorithms - sorting and
searching, pre-processor commands.
Textbooks
To be advised.
ITIO~ Business Applications & Systems 1
10 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Subject aims
The aims of this subject are to:
Introduce students to the component parts of common
business systems such as inventory, accounts receivable and
accounts payable.
Give students skills in using personal computers particularly in
productivity tools such as word processing, spreadsheets and
graphics.
Examine the use of com~uters in accountina information
systems, other transaction processing systeGs, management
information systems, decision support systems and office
information systems.
Subject description
lntroduction to information systems and accounting: the role of
computers in information systems. lntroduction to the personal
computer, word processing, spreadsheets - LOTUS 123, Excel
etc.
System components: a system - identification of
components. Files: classification, recording, updating,
documenting systems.
Accounting systems: Integrity Accounting package, inventory,
accounts receivable, accounts payable.
Reporting to managerial decision makers: concepts of
management information systems and decision support
Microcomputer systems: introduction to business support
systems; spreadsheets, dBase etc. Report generators.
Computer based data conversion: graphics, business
presentation tools, Integrated packages.
Case study presentations.