Undergraduate Handbook - School of Computing and Informatics ...

Indicative Content: Networking Concepts; Internet and Intra net Tools; Protocols; Security; Internet Infrastructure
and Governance Personal, Business, Social, Legal and Ethical Implications
Reference Books:
i. D. E. Comer,The Internet Book, Prentice Hall Inc., Upper Saddle River, 2000.
ii. D. Amor, Internet Future Strategies: How Pervasive Computing Services Will Change the World, Prentice
Hall Inc., Upper Saddle River, 2002.
iii. I. Zeid, Mastering the Internet and HTML, Prentice Hall Inc., Upper Saddle River, 2000.
iv. P. Gralla, How the Internet Works, QUE Publishing, Indianapolis, 2006.
v. A. E. Grant, J. H. Meadows, Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals, Focal Press, 2008.
vi. M. Mirabito, B. Morgenstern, The New Communications Technologies, 5th Edition: Applications, Policy,
and Impact, Focal Press, 2004.
vii. M. Mirabito, B. Morgenstern, Communication Technology and Social Change: Theory and Implications
Lea’s Communication Series, Lawrence Erlbaum, 2006.
BIT 1104: Information Technology I (4 CU)
Course Description: This course is intended to be at the introductory level in a curriculum and to provide
foundation skills for subsequent courses. Together with Information Technology II it provides an overview of the
discipline of IT, and begins to instill an IT mindset. The goal is to help students understand the diverse contexts in
which IT is used and the challenges inherent in the diffusion of innovative technology. The topics covered in this
course include: User Centeredness and Advocacy; Information Assurance and Security; IT Systems Model;
Management of Complexity (Abstraction, Modeling, best Practices, Patterns, Standards, Use of Appropriate Tools);
Adaptability; Professionalism (Life-long Learning, Professional Development, Ethics, Responsibility, Interpersonal
Skills, Data versus Information). The course aims to: Give the students main guidelines for the future study of ITrelated
courses; Develop their knowledge and understanding of the components of IT systems and their
interrelationships;
Indicative Content:
• User Centeredness and Advocacy;
• Information Assurance and Security;
• IT Systems Model;
• Management of Complexity; Abstraction; Modeling; Best Practices; Patterns; Standards; Use of
Appropriate Tools
• Adaptability
• Professionalism; Life-long Learning; Professional Development; Ethics; Responsibility; Interpersonal
Skills; Data versus Information
Reference Books:
i. J. A. Senn, Information Technology: Principles, Practices, Opportunities, Pearson Education, 2003.
ii. D. Cyganski, J. A. Orr, Information Technology: Inside and Outside, Prentice Hall, 2001.
iii. E. Turban, K. R. Rainer, R. E. Porter, Introduction to Information Technology, Whiley and Sons Inc., 2007.
iv. J. Baschab, J. Piot , N.G. Garr, The Executive’s Guide to Information Technology, Whiley and Sons Inc.,
2007.
v. E. G. Walters, The Essential Guide to Computing: The Story of Information Technology, Prentice Hall Inc.,
2000.
vi. L. Snyder, Fluency with Information Technology: Skills, Concepts, and Capabilities, 3rd edition, Addison-
Wesley, 2007.
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