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Design and Development; Deployment, Maintenance and Re-Engineering of IT Solutions and IT Project Management. The main course aims are: 27 To provide a high quality postgraduate programme of training and guidance in the most important, current areas of computing and professional engineering. To address a broad core of computing topics, focussing in depth on issues pertinent to current IT technology and business practice. To develop a set of skills that enable students to apply an analytical approach to IT in the context of real life applications. To offer core modules and modules with negotiated content in order to provide a flexible programme to allow candidates to acquire knowledge and skills appropriate to their interests and career, enhancing and complementing the knowledge and skills and recognising and crediting their previous education and experience. To further develop in candidates the intellectual skills of reasoning, problem solving, selfexpression, independent study and decision making, thereby enabling them to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively. To further encourage commitment and enthusiasm for computing and to prepare students for pursuing a career as computing professionals at a senior level. 25. Course learning outcomes 25a. Knowledge and understanding Learning Outcomes On completing the course students will 1. Know and understand the problems associated with implementation of IT solutions in one or more of the special areas of business operation: Office Automation, E-Commerce and E- Business, Management Information Systems, Business Process Engineering, Information Systems Development, Enterprise Software Production, Distributed Systems, Embedded Systems, Multimedia Systems 2. Understand the problems associated with commercial, industrial and business enterprise products, systems and services from different perspective: business, financial, technical, legal, social and psychological. 3. Be able to analyse their business, propose solutions and judge the feasibility, effectiveness, legal aspects and usability of various alternatives. 4. Know and understand the nature and principles determining the overall architecture, design and functioning of enterprise software, the principles of contemporary object-orientation, component approach, collaborative and autonomous computing on the Internet. 5. Have competence in using state-of-the-art software tools in their own area of specialisation as found in their workplace, at the university or on the Internet. 6. Know the principles, be able to judge and practically assess the usability of various IT solutions, employed at their own workplace. 7. Know and understand concepts, mechanisms and processes involved in securing information in an enterprise system environment. 8. Be able to develop knowledge and skills needed to undertake independent research in Computer Science, Software Engineering and Information Technology. 9. Be able to communicate their work effectively to others by means of appropriate documentation, public and online presentation. Teaching/ learning strategies and methods
28 Students’ learning is organised according to the individual programme of study and includes various activities: Work-based learning using self-study and/or communication and collaboration with other professionals at work. The students will be expected to work in their normal business environment to prepare the course tasks materials to be submitted for formal assessment and presentation at the university. E-Learning using electronic communications with the tutors for guidance and support. Part of the study will be conducted using materials, provided by the university and made available to the students over the Internet using convenient tools (e-mailing, instant messaging, file downloading). Supplementary learning material such as notes and handouts, bibliography and links to external resources will be generally available through the university WebLearn system. Individual and Group sessions for oral presentation of research reports, professional portfolios and for practical demonstrations of engineering solutions. This will be organised on university premises with participation of both the students and their tutors. Recognising of prior experience, academic study and professional training. The students will be allowed to claim up to 50% of their study credits according to the university procedures for recognising prior experience after standard AP(E)L procedures. Individual or group guidance for AP(E)L applications. As part of the procedures for credit recognition the students will be provided with the necessary instructions and practical assistance to allow them optimize their programme of study according to their personal experience. Part of the study program can also include attendance of taught modules and short intensive courses available through the Faculty of Computing current portfolio of modules. In such a case the direct contact time will increase, combining lectures, workshops, tutorials and seminars in which information is conveyed through various more conventional methods such as group-work, case studies, problem based learning tasks, presentations and demonstrations. Assessment Students should expect to be assessed through a variety of methods strictly related to the course outcomes listed above. Formative assessment such as written coursework, research reports and professional portfolio will require students to Conduct individual research Formulate business cases Collect factual data Build problem portfolios Propose business models Perform feasibility analysis Construct technical specifications Develop software prototypes Evaluate technical solutions from business, professional, legal and social perspectives Write technical documentation Summative assessments such as prototype demonstrations, oral presentations and project reports will add to the above outcomes a variety of tasks, including: Discussing advantages and disadvantages of alternative solutions available Comparing alternatives according to a designated set of criteria Planning project activities for achieving professional targets Specifying technical solutions using pseudo-code, formal languages and visual diagrams
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