Form B Course Plan 1

FORM B: COURSE PLAN

Course Code & Course Title: AACS1733 Information Technology and Systems
Programme(s): 1DAC, 1DBU, 1DMK, 1DHR, 1DIN, 1DLM, 1DBF, 1DFI,

1DEM, 1DEC,1DRM
Semester: [ ] May [  ] September [ ] January (please tick “”)
Academic Year: 2014/2015
Hours/Week: Lecture ____2___ , Tutorial __1.5_____ , Laboratory/Practical ___-____

Week

Topics
Reference Material
(Books/Titles, Journals, Web articles, etc.)
Remarks*
Week 1
Lecture
Chapter 1: Introduction to Information system:
Basic Information System Concepts
(Data, Information and Knowledge, Information System Components)

1. Low, K.H and Pong, S.F. 2012. Information Technology and Systems. Cengage Learning.
2. Stair, R.M. and Reynolds, G.W. 2011. Information Systems, International Edition, 10th edition, Course Technology

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Tutorial
Tutorial class starts in week 2
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Practical
Practical class starts in week 2
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Week 2

Lecture
Chapter 1: Introduction to Information system:
Information system applications in business and society
Importance and Benefits of Information Systems
1. Low, K.H and Pong, S.F. 2012. Information Technology and Systems. Cengage Learning.
2. Stair, R.M. and Reynolds, G.W. 2011. Information Systems, International Edition, 10th edition, Course Technology.

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Tutorial
Tutorial 1 (Chapter 1- Introduction to Information System)

Low, K.H and Pong, S.F. 2012. Information Technology and Systems. Cengage Learning.

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Practical
Practical 1 (Spreadsheet)
Getting started with MS Excel
Working with worksheets

Kate Shoup. 2010. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Office 2010, 1st edition, Wiley Publishing.
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Week 3
Lecture
Chapter 2:Computer Hardware
Hardware Components
Computer
Input Devices
Output Devices
Secondary Storage
Categories of Computer
1. Low, K.H and Pong, S.F. 2012. Information Technology and Systems. Cengage Learning.
2. Stair, R.M. and Reynolds, G.W. 2011. Information Systems,