TECH06011 2016 Business Technology

General Details

Full Title
Business Technology
Transcript Title
Business Technology
Code
TECH06011
Attendance
N/A %
Subject Area
TECH - Technology
Department
MRKT - Marketing, Tourism and Leisure
Level
06 - NFQ Level 6
Credit
05 - 05 Credits
Duration
Semester
Fee
Start Term
2016 - Full Academic Year 2016-17
End Term
9999 - The End of Time
Author(s)
David O'Halloran
Programme Membership
SG_BDIGI_B07 201800 Bachelor of Business in Digital Marketing SG_BSALE_B07 201600 Bachelor of Business in Marketing and Sales SG_BINTE_H08 201600 Bachelor of Business (Honours) in International Marketing and Languages SG_BMARK_C06 201600 Higher Certificate in Business in Marketing SG_BSALE_B07 201700 Bachelor of Business in Marketing and Sales SG_BIMFR_H08 201900 Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Business in International Marketing with French SG_BIMGE_H08 201900 Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Business in International Marketing with German SG_BIMSP_H08 201900 Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Business in International Marketing with Spanish SG_BSALE_B07 201900 Bachelor of Business in Business in Marketing and Sales SG_BINTE_H08 201900 Bachelor of Business (Honours) in International Marketing and Languages SG_BSALE_B07 202100 Bachelor of Business in Business in Marketing and Sales SG_BINTE_H08 202100 Bachelor of Business (Honours) in International Marketing and Languages SG_BINTE_H08 202200 Bachelor of Business (Honours) in International Marketing and Languages SG_BSALE_B07 202200 Bachelor of Business in Marketing and Sales SG_BINTE_H08 202200 Bachelor of Business (Honours) in International Marketing and Languages
Description

This module will give students an introduction into the world of business technology

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module the learner will/should be able to;

1.

Edit advance features of Word document to aid effective business commmunication and formal document writing

2.

Introduce students to spreadsheets

3.

To make students aware of cloud based software opportunities and functionality

4.

Teach students how to manipulate presentation software

5.

Use of computers in the modern business environment (Theory Topic)

6.

Teach students to build online surveys

Teaching and Learning Strategies

The student will have two hours in the lab followed up with a one hour theory class.

Module Assessment Strategies

100% Continuous assessment

  • 70% Practical
  • 30% Moodle Examination, to cover the theory topics. (Not all multiple choice questions)

Repeat Assessments

The repeat will be divided into practical or theory. The student will be required to repeat whatever part they failed.

Indicative Syllabus

Advanced Word

  • Headers
  • Footers
  • Tables
  • Referencing
  • Table of content
  • Building a template for essay/dissertations
  • Questionnaire design

Presentation software

  • Input all forms of data
  • Editing slides
  • Building slide show with animation and transitions
  • Outputing presenatations onto different file / media formats
  • Working with master slides

Introduction to Spreadsheets

  • Inputing data, Copy, Paste, Fill down etc
  • Formula, Addition, Subtraction, multiplication, division, building formula
  • Functions; Sum,If, Count, Average, Max, Min, Lookup
  • Basic Data manipulation, Sort, filter, Pivot tables
  • Data Presentation including bold, Italics, formating, headers, printing etc..
  • Charting
  • Outputing presenatations onto different file / media formats

 Cloud computing

  • Definition
  • Options, eg Dropbox
  • Executing the above problems using cloud computing (Word processing, Spreadsheets, Presentation problems)
  • Group work in the cloud

Theory

  • How we are using computers in our business and social environment
  • Trends in computing, Desktop top gone mobile in..
  • IT security and legal issues
  • Computers and Ethics
  • Buying Hardware and softyware

Coursework & Assessment Breakdown

Coursework & Continuous Assessment
100 %

Coursework Assessment

Title Type Form Percent Week Learning Outcomes Assessed
1 Advanced Word Coursework Assessment Practical Evaluation 15 % Week 3 1
2 Presentation Software Coursework Assessment Practical Evaluation 10 % Week 6 4,6
3 Introduction Spreadsheets Coursework Assessment Practical Evaluation 35 % Week 10 2
4 Cloud Computing Coursework Assessment Practical Evaluation 10 % Week 13 1,2,3,4
5 Moodle 1 Coursework Assessment Multiple Choice/Short Answer Test 15 % Week 6 5
6 Moodle 2 Coursework Assessment Multiple Choice/Short Answer Test 15 % Week 12 5

Full Time Mode Workload


Type Location Description Hours Frequency Avg Workload
Practical / Laboratory Computer Laboratory Laboratory 2 Weekly 2.00
Lecture Lecture Theatre Lecture 1 Weekly 1.00
Total Full Time Average Weekly Learner Contact Time 3.00 Hours

Module Resources

Non ISBN Literary Resources

Harvey, G. (2010) Microsoft Excel 2010 for Dummies. Microsoft Press.

Laudon, K.C., Laudon, J.P. (2010) Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm. Pearson. 11th edition.

Lehtinen, R., Russell, D., Gangemi, G.T. (2006) Computer Security Basics. O Reilly Media, Inc.

Murray, K. (2010) Microsoft Word 2010 Inside Out. Microsoft Press.

Shoup, K. (2010) Teach Yourself Visually Microsoft Office 2010. Visual.

Turban, E., Volonino, L. (2010) Information Technology for Management: Transforming Organisations in the Digital Economy. Wiley. 7th edition.

URL Resources

Youtube

Moodle site

Google

Microsoft

http://www.gcflearnfree.org/mobileapps