FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING

Course Description

This course serves as an introduction to the basic component of information systems, hardware, software, data, people and networks. Topics covered includes computer networks and communications, systems and application software, computer hardware and its operation, the internet and the world wide web, algorithms, pseudocodes and flowchart. After the completion of the course, students will be able to differentiate between various operating systems and application programs. They will be able to identify computer tools that can be used to assist with various common computer applications. They will also gain the fundamental understanding of the history and operation of computers, programming, and web design.

FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING

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Course outcomes

1. 01 Identify the fundementals and working principles of the software and the harware of computer systems
2. 02 Evaluate and express computer numbering formats
3. 03 Identify funademental concepts of computer architecture
4. 04 Recognise basics of operating systems and computer networks
5. 05 Examine problems and their solutions using computer algorithms: pseudocode and flowchart

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 J. Glenn Brookshear, Computer Science: An overview, Pearson Addison Wesley, 2008.
2. 02 Maureen Sprankle, Problem Solving and Programming Concepts, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006.
3. 03 June Jamrich Parson, Dan Jao; Computer Concepts Introductory, Cengage Learning, 2013.

Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes

1. P01 Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of key concepts across the breadth of effective application and use of MIS and innovative information technologies in organizations.
2. P02 Demonstrate autonomy and responsibility in managing MIS projects and improving organizational processes
3. P03 Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of appropriate enterprise frameworks, theories from the MIS to research and assess contemporary issues in the field and related allied fields and disciplines
4. P04 Apply MIS knowledge to facilitate the acquisition, development, deployment, and management of information systems
5. P05 Apply MIS knowledge to the exploitation of opportunities created by information technology innovations ensuring the alignment between MIS strategy and organizational strategy
6. P06 Demonstrate ethical reasoning in relation to crucial MIS issues such as privacy, information security, and ethical use of information
7. P07 Apply appropriate technologies and techniques to the collection and analysis of organizational and environmental data to facilitate evidence-based decision-making
8. P08 Analyse organizational data to accurately identify organizational problems and propose solutions using MIS
9. P09 Apply effective communication skills consistent with the professional environment
10. P10 Apply effective collaboration skills consistent with the professional environment

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