Programme Specifications

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Computing

September 2023

Septepmber 2023

1. To study organisations, their management and the changing external environment in which they operate. The programme covers a wide range of organisations, including public, private and not-for-profit, and focuses on all of the key functional areas of management at both the strategic and operational levels.

2. To prepare for a career in business and management, including the development of a range of specific business knowledge and skills, together with improved self-awareness and personal development appropriate to graduates with the potential to progress into management positions. The programme encourages the development of positive and critical attitudes towards change and enterprise.

3. To enhance lifelong learning skills and personal development to contribute to society at large.

4. To develop and enhance a range of general transferable intellectual and study skills, which whilst being highly appropriate to careers in business and management, are not exclusive to these career choices.

To give students a grounding in the field of Computing through a range of experiences;

The learning outcomes of this programme are designed to meet the expectations of the benchmarking statement for General Business and Management. The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, skills, qualities arid other attributes in the following areas.

• To develop in students a grasp of the basic skills needed to write computer programs

• To enable students to build systems using tools such as databases and web site generation tools

• To enable students to create effective IT systems as solutions to business problems

• To reason logically and creatively; to communicate clearly both orally and in writing; and to be able to obtain and interpret information from a wide range of sources

1. Markets - the development and operation of markets for resources, goods and services

2. Customers - customer expectations, service and orientation

3. Finance - the sources, uses and management of finance; the use of accounting and other information systems for managerial applications

4. People - the management and development of people Within organisations

5. Operations - the management of resources and operations

6. Business policy and strategy - the development of appropriate policies and strategies within a changing environment, to meet stakeholder interests

7. Pervasive issues - sustainability, globalisation, corporate social responsibility, diversity, business innovation, creativity, enterprise development, knowledge management and risk management.

Learning and Teaching

Formal teaching in lectures including lecture capture recordings. Use of seminars and tutorials to reinforce subject teaching, often by means of problem based scenarios and case studies. Guided learning is provided by individual module outlines and supplementary reading lists specifying sources of relevant information, available in hard copy and on blackboard. Group work and presentations may be used in some modules. Feedback on assignments.

Assessment Strategies and Methods

A broad range of assessment methods, including individual essays, reports, presentations, an individual project, group reports and presentations, and unseen written examinations.

• A1 Knowledge of a range of programming languages and software design techniques

• A2 Knowledge of web tools and web building techniques

• A3 An understanding of how IT systems are designed and built

• A4 Knowledge of software engineering

• A5 Knowledge of business IT processes

Learning and Teaching

• Lectures (A1-A5)

• Problem classes (A2,A3)

• Seminars (A4, A5)

• Laboratory work (A1, A2, A4, A5)

• Group and individual projects (A1, A2, A4, A5)

• Visiting lecturer series (A4, A5)

Assessment Strategies and Methods

• Time-constrained examinations (A1-A5)

• Problem sheets (A1, A2, A3)

• Project diaries (A1,A4)

• Project reports (A1, A2, A4, A5)

• Computer programs and assignments (A1, A2, A3, A4)

• Capstone project (A1, A2, A4, A5)

10.2.1 Intellectual Skills

1. Cognitive skills of critical thinking, analysis and synthesis. This includes the capability to identify assumptions, evaluate statements in terms of evidence, to detect false logic or reasoning, to identify implicit values, to define terms adequately and to generalise appropriately.

2. Effective problem solving and decision making.

3. Using appropriate qualitative and quantitative skills, including data analysis, interpretation and extrapolation and use of models/frameworks·of business problems and phenomena.

4. Identifying, formulating and solving business problems, demonstrating the ability to create, evaluate and assess a range of options together with the capacity to apply ideas and knowledge to a range of situations.

Learning and Teaching

Formal teaching in lectures including lecture capture recordings. Use of seminars and tutorials to reinforce subject teaching, often by means of problem based scenarios and case studies. Guided learning is provided by individual module outlines and supplementary reading lists specifying sources of relevant information, available in hard copy and on blackboard. Group work and presentations may be used in some modules. Feedback on assignments.

Assessment Strategies and Methods

A broad range of assessment methods, including individual essays, reports, presentations, an individual project, group reports and presentations, and unseen written examinations.

10.2.2 Professional practical skills / Discipline Specific Skills

By the end of their programme, all students are expected to be able to demonstrate:

1. An ability to conduct research into business and management issues, either individually or as part of a team for projects/dissertations/presentations. This requires familiarity with and an evaluative approach to a range of business data, sources of information and appropriate methodologies, and for such to inform the overall learning process.

2. Effective performance within a team environment, including leadership, team building, influencing and project management skills.

3. Demonstrate interpersonal skills of effective listening, negotiating, persuasion and presentation.

4. Demonstrate effective use of communication and information technology for business applications.

Learning and Teaching

Formal teaching in lectures including lecture capture recordings. Use of seminars and tutorials to reinforce subject teaching, often by means of problem based scenarios and case studies. Guided learning is provided by individual module outlines and supplementary reading lists specifying sources of relevant information, available in hard copy and on blackboard. Group work and presentations may be used in some modules. Feedback on assignments.

Assessment Strategies and Methods

A broad range of assessment methods, including individual essays, reports, presentations, an individual project, group reports and presentations, and unseen written examinations.

10.2.1 Intellectual Skills

By the end of their programme, all students are expected to be able to demonstrate:

• B1 Application of a range of concepts and principles in well-defined software development contexts, showing judgement in the selection and application of tools and techniques

• B2 Implementation of computer programs using modern languages

• B3 The ability to develop and evaluate logical arguments

• B4 The skill of abstracting the essential elements of problems, modelling them and obtaining solutions by appropriate methods

• B5 Application of appropriate tools and techniques to build web-based systems

Learning and Teaching

• Lectures (B1-B5)

• Seminars (B1, B4, B5)

• Group and individual projects (B1-B56)

• Visiting lecturer series (B3)

• Assessment Strategies and Methods

• Time-constrained examinations (B1-B5)

• Project diaries (B1, B3, B5)

• Project reports (B1-B5)

• Oral presentations (B1, B3, B5)

• Computer programs and assignments (B1, B2, B4, B5)

• Capstone project (B1, B2, B4, B5)

10.2.2 Professional practical skills / Discipline Specific Skills

By the end of their programme, all students are expected to be able to demonstrate:

• C1 Present arguments and conclusions effectively and accurately

• C2 Use computer software to support presentations, produce reports and work as part of a software team

• C3 Use appropriate theory, practices and tools for the specification, design, implementation and evaluation of computer-based systems

Learning and Teaching

• Lectures (C1-C3)

• Problem classes (C1)

• Seminars (C1-C3)

• Laboratory work (C3)

• Group and individual projects (C1-C3)

• Visiting lecturer series (C1, C3)

Assessment Strategies and Methods

• Time-constrained examinations (C1)

• Problem sheets (C1)

• Project diaries (C2, C3)

• Project reports (C1, C2)

By the end of their programme, all students are expected to be able to demonstrate:

1. Communication skills

2. Improving own learning and performance

3. Team work skills

4. Information technology skills

5. Quantitative skills

6. Personal development and career planning

Learning and Teaching

Formal teaching in lectures including lecture capture recordings. Use of seminars and tutorials to reinforce subject teaching, often by means of problem based scenarios and case studies. Guided learning is provided by individual module outlines and supplementary reading lists specifying sources of relevant information, available in hard copy and on blackboard. Group work and presentations may be used in some modules. Feedback on assignments.

Assessment Strategies and Methods

A broad range of assessment methods, including individual essays, reports, presentations, an individual project, group reports and presentations, and unseen written examinations.

By the end of their programme, all students are expected to be able to demonstrate:

• D1 Work independently

• D2 Use information technology confidently D3 Manage time and resources effectively

• D4 Develop effective learning skills

Learning and Teaching

• Lectures (D1-D4)

• Problem classes (D1,D2)

• Seminars (D4)

• Laboratory work (D3, D4)

• Group and individual projects (D2, D3, D4)

Assessment Strategies and Methods

• Time-constrained examinations (D1)

• Problem sheets (D1)

• Project diaries (D3, D4)

• Project reports (D2)

• Computer programs and assignments (D1-D4)

• Capstone project (D2, D3, D4)