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1. BDBA 103 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS Course Plan May 2015
BDBA 103 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BUSNESS
No.
Item
Description
1.
Unit
Title
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
IN
BUSINESS
2.
Subject
Code
BDBA
103
3.
Component
Compulsory
4.
Credit
Points
3.0
(2.0
+
1.0)
5.
Level
Diploma
6.
Semester,
Year
March - May 2015 Intake (IDBA32), Semester 1
[May 2015 - August 2015]
7.
Pre-‐requisite
None
8.
Class
Lab
9.
Assessment
Mode
Weighting
Coursework:
100%
Item
Week
Percentage
(%)
Assignment
1
1
20
Assignment
2
6
40
Assignment
3
10
40
10.
Lecturer
O’
Neil
Lim
11.
Aims
This
unit
aims
to:
• Understand
the
role
of
IT
in
business
• Equip
students
with
knowledge
of
the
available
software
and
cloud-‐based
application
for
business
task.
• Critical
thinking
in
IT
applications
for
different
business
task
• Practice
project
management
in
assignments
12.
Anticipated
Learning
Outcomes
Upon
completion
of
the
unit,
students
will
be
able
to:
• Understand
IT
role
in
business
• Identify
appropiate
IT
application
to
meet
business
tasks
• Develop
practical
IT
skills
• Integrate
different
cloud-‐based
applications
with
stand-‐alone
software
13.
Synopsis
This
module
introduce
role
of
IT
in
business,
latest
IT
applications,
and
how
they
are
inter-‐related
through
practical
sessions.
2. BDBA 103 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS Course Plan May 2015
14.
Topics
and
Contact
Hours
Week
Topic
Contact
Hours
Lecture
Tutorial
Lab
1
Lecture:
Role
of
IT
in
Business
Lab
1:
Case
studies
2
-‐
1.5
2
Lecture:
IT
for
Business
Communication
(1)
• Microsoft
Packages
• Microsoft
Word
• Emailing
Lab
1:
Microsoft
Word
2
-‐
1.5
3
Lecture:
IT
for
Business
Communication
(2)
• Microsoft
Power
Point
Lab
1:
Microsoft
Power
Point
2
-‐
1.5
4
Lecture:
IT
for
Business
Communication
(3)
• Cloud-‐based
Mail
Merge
Lab
1:
Cloud-‐Based
Mail
Merge
2
-‐
1.5
5
Lecture:
IT
for
Business
Processes
• Microsoft
Excel
Lab
1:
Microsoft
Excel
2
-‐
1.5
Lecture:
IT
for
Business
Research
(1)
• Cloud-‐based
Database
Lab
1:
Cloud-‐Based
Database
6
Lecture:
IT
for
Business
Research
(2)
• Cloud-‐based
Research
Lab
1:
Cloud-‐Based
Research
2
-‐
1.5
7
Lecture:
Applying
IT
in
Business
Tasks
(I)
• Case
Studies
Lab
1:
Case
Studies
2
-‐
1.5
8
Lecture:
Applying
IT
in
Business
Tasks
(II)
• Case
Studies
Lab
1:
Case
Studies
2
-‐
1.5
9
Lecture:
Assignment
1
Brief
(I)
• Case
Studies
Lab
1:
Case
Studies
2
-‐
1.5
10
Lecture:
Assignment
1
Brief
(II)
• Case
Studies
Lab
1:
Case
Studies
2
-‐
1.5
3. BDBA 103 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS Course Plan May 2015
11
Lecture:
Assignment
2
Brief
(I)
• Case
Studies
Lab
1:
Case
Studies
2
-‐
1.5
12
Lecture:
Assignment
2
Brief
(II)
• Case
Studies
Lab
1:
Case
Studies
2
-‐
1.5
13
Lecture:
Assignment
3
Brief
(I)
• Case
Studies
Lab
1:
Case
Studies
2
-‐
1.5
14
Lecture:
Assignment
3
Brief
(II)
• Case
Studies
Lab
1:
Case
Studies
2
-‐
1.5
Total
28
-‐
21
Total
of
Credit
Hours
3.0
1
Main
Reference
Books:
Project Management For Dummies, 4th Edition
Stanley E. Portny
ISBN: 978-1-118-49723-4
2
Additional
Reference
Books: