MSc in Computing Information Technology DT230 Full Time DT210 Part Time

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MSc in Computing (Information Technology) DT230
Full TimeDT210 Part Time

• Welcome Session
• 18th Sept 2006

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Contents

• Modules
• Timetable
• Contact names
• Assessment
• Resources
• Locations

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Modules (Semester 1)Full Time

• September to December2006
• Databases and Information Systems
• Systems Design and Methodologies
• Enterprise systems and Integration
• Project and Change Management
• Problem Solving and Research Methods
• Case Studies in Information Technology

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Modules (Semester 2) Full Time

• January to May 2007
• Advanced Research Methods and Proposal Writing
• Strategic Issues in IT
• IT Law and Professional Issues
• Option 1
• Option 2
• Case Studies in Information Technology
  (Continued)

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Options (for Semester 2) Full Time

• Subject to demand.
• Initial indication in week 2.
• Final selection end of October.
• Internet Systems
• Ubiquitous computing
• Business Systems Intelligence
• Legacy Systems
• Knowledge Management
• IT Security and Forensics
• Universal Design
• Geographic Information Systems

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Timetable (Semester 1)Full Time
First Saturday of each month.
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Modules (Semester 1)Part Time

• September to December2006
• Databases and Information Systems
• Systems Design and Methodologies
• Problem Solving and Research Methods
• Case Studies in Information Technology

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Modules (Semester 2) Part Time

• January to May 2007
• Enterprise systems and Integration
• Project and Change Management
• IT Law and Professional Issues
• Case studies in IT (continued)

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Timetable (Semester 1) Part Time
First Saturday of each month.
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Case Studies dates

• 7 October
• 4 November
• 2 December
• Ethics
• IR
• Telecoms
• Games
• ERP
• Environmental issues
• Legacy systems
• Smartcards
• Medical informatics
• Suggestions??

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Dissertation

• Proposals completed by
• June (Full Time)
• January (Part Time)
• As part of Advanced Research methods and
  Proposal writing module
• Project coordinator John Kelleher
• Supervisors assigned in June
• Students can submit in
• September (graduate October), or in November
  (graduate February) (Full Time)
• June (Part Time)

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Contacts

• Bryan Duggan Course Chair(bryan.duggan_at_comp.dit
  .ie)
• Svetlana Hensman Mentor(svetlana.hensman_at_comp.d
  it.ie)
• Technical Support student_tech_at_comp.dit.iehttp
  //www.comp.dit.ie/techsupport/
• School of Computing office 402 2840
• Registrations if you havent yet, see course
  page for details

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Assessment

• See academic calendar on course web page for
  dates of January exams
• Some modules are assessed by continuous
  assessment only
• Some are assessed by both written examination and
  continuous assessment

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Assessment

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Resources

• Course web pagehttp//www.comp.dit.ie/smckeever/
  MSc/
• Lecture materials/ notes see individual
  lecturers - contact details at
  http//www.comp.dit.ie/staff.htm
• Library resources books, journals
• Reading lists provided for each module by
  individual lecturers

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Location location location

• Library
• Kevin St/ Aungier St
• Rooms - K114, Aungier St Lab (1-005, 1-006)