Undergraduate Handbook - School of Computing and Informatics ...

Reference Books:
i. P. K. Yuen and V. Lau, Practical Web Technologies, Addison-Wesley, 2003.
ii. M. Miller, J. Wiley and Sons, 501 Web Site Secrets: Unleash the Power of Google, Amazon eBay and
More, 2004.
CSK 1101: Communication Skills (3 CU)
Course Description: This course provides students with skills of effective communication. These include verbal,
written, and gesture. The course aims at facilitating students appropriately and clearly communicate with others. The
aims of the course unit are to: Improve the communication competencies of the student; Improve problem solving
strategies of students; improve the art of critical thinking within the student; improve the student’s ability to collect
and synthesize information; provide students with knowledge to utilize the library and other educational resources.
Indicative Content:
• Writing Skills: Thinking critically/selectively before the writing process; selecting the relevant details;
organising the relevant details logically; writing the reports essays, letters and taking notes in appropriate
register; avoiding ambiguities, fallacies, irrationalities; providing supportive evidence; editing documents,
proof reading; writing and expanding information; Quoting and citing references; writing a curriculum
vitae.
• Reading Skills: The use of skimming; scanning inference and prediction in reading; Intensive and critical
reading; Acquisition of specific reading skills; Interpretation of non linear texts; Locating information and
comprehension.
• Speaking and Listening Skills to Enhance Effective Public Relations: The art of persuasion in effective
speaking; Conducting interviews; Conducting meetings; Participating in group discussions and tutorials;
Non verbal communication clues; Presentation seminars, seeking clarification etc.; Expression of
politeness; Public speaking; Proper listening skills.
• Examination Skills; Preparing for examinations: How much one gets from group discussions; Proper
revision; Understanding examination rubric; Budgeting time during examination process; Writing
examinations and following instructions
Reference Books:
i. B. Bough, 101 ways to improve your communication skills instantly, 4th edition, 2005.
ii. P. Klavs, The hard Truth About soft skills: Work Place Lessons Smart People wish they had learned sooner,
2008.
BIS 1200 Information Systems in Business (3 CU)
Course Description: The course covers the integration of Information and Communication Technologies into
organizations and their working practices, from design and implementation to strategic effects. Drawing on
Information Systems (IS) and Management literature, the course offers a chance for students to examine case studies
of IS successes and failures and to explore ’real-world’ IS management issues.
The course aims to provide students with knowledge for understanding the integration of business and technology
resources to facilitate effective and efficient realization of an organization’s mission and objectives.
Indicative Content: An information systems model: An Information System uses the resources of people,
hardware, software, data, and networks to perform input, processing, output, storage and control activities that
covert data resources into information products; Role of Information Systems in an organization; the shift from data
processing Systems via information Systems to knowledge-Based Systems; How information and knowledge add
value to an organization; Information Systems Trends; the Information Technology component of Information
Systems; Information Systems Engineering. Strategic planning: Organizational strategies and objectives; Human
resource development: budgeting, costing, charging, hire versus buy decisions; Hardware and software procurement:
request for proposal, evaluation, selection,
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