BSc Information Systems Information Technology

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BSc Information Systems / Information Technology

• 23rd September 2008

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Introduction

• Ciarán OLeary
• Lecturer
• School of Computing
• ciaran.oleary_at_comp.dit.ie
• http//www.comp.dit.ie/coleary

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Dublin Institute of Technology
Dublin Institute of Technology
Faculty of Applied Arts
Faculty of Built Environment
Faculty of Business
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Tourism and Food
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Dublin Institute of Technology
Dublin Institute of Technology
President Professor Brian Norton
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Dublin Institute of Technology
Dublin Institute of Technology
Faculty of Applied Arts
Faculty of Built Environment
Faculty of Business
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Tourism and Food
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Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science
School of Biological Sciences
School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Computing
School of Mathematics
School of Physics
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Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science
Director Professor Michael Devereux Head of
Registrations Ms Yvonne Donlan Head of
Examinations Ms Joan Cummins Faculty
Librarian Mr Brendan Devlin
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Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science
School of Computing
School of Biological Sciences
School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Mathematics
School of Physics
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School of Computing
School of Computing
Head of School Brendan OShea (Ret.) Asst. Head
of School Bing Wu School Administrator Denise
Murray
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School of Computing
School of Computing
DT249 BSc Information Systems / Information
Technology DT211 BSc Computing DT228 BSc Computer
Science DT202 MSc Accessible Computing DT217 MSc
Computing (Knowledge Management) DT230 MSc
Computing (Information Technology)
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Studying in the School of Computing

• Academic Calendar
• Semesterisation and Modularisation
• Assessment and Examinations
• Class Mentoring and Management

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Academic Calendar

• http//www.dit.ie/services/academic/calendar/
• 2 semesters, each 15 weeks long
• 12 teaching weeks
• 1 review week
• 2 examination weeks

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Semesterisation and Modularisation

• Each module lasts for one semester
• Examinations take place at the end of the module
  (in either January semester 1 or May semester
  2)
• Continuous assessment takes place throughout the
  module

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Assessment and Examinations

• Your final module mark is found by combining the
  mark for the continuous assessment (including
  labs) and the examination
• You should find out the weights for each of these
• If you do not pass your module, you can repeat
  the examination in the supplemental sitting in
  August / September.

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Assessment and Examinations

• You pass a module when
• You pass the examination
• You achieve the pass mark when the examination
  mark and the continuous assessment mark are
  combined
• If you do not pass the module in either sitting
• You repeat the module the following year

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Class Mentoring and Management

• All classes have a mentor
• This is a lecturer who is responsible for your
  class
• If you have any problems, you should talk to them
  this is their job!
• All programmes have a chairperson
• This is a lecturer who is responsible for the
  entire programme
• All classes elect a class representative
• This is a student who attends student union
  meetings

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Enjoying yourself

• The best way to enjoy yourself is to pass all
  your modules
• The best way to pass all your modules is to
  attend all your classes and do all your
  coursework
• After that, there are canteen, snackery, gym,
  swimming pool and socialising facilities and
  activities in and around DIT Kevin St.

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Stage 1

• 5 Modules, 2 Semesters, 60 ECTS
• Programming and Algorithms
• Ciarán OLeary
• Computer Technology 1
• John Kelleher
• Information Storage and Management
• Ciarán OLeary
• Computing Fundamentals 1
• Pat Browne
• Information Systems in Organisations
• Art Sloan

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Stage 1

• Lectures
• Tuesday and Thursday
• Labs
• Monday and Wednesday
• Time
• 1830 to 2130
• You must
• Attend all lectures
• Attend at least one lab

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Awards

• You can achieve one of
• Higher Certificate, after 2 stages
• BSc (Ordinary), after 3 stages
• BSc (Honours), after 4 stages
• It is possible, but not necessary to complete one
  stage in one calendar year
• Most people spend 5 years completing the BSc
  (Honours)

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Selecting Modules

• Each semester, you will be asked to select your
  modules
• You will inform the programme chairperson which
  will check that you are eligible to take those
  modules
• The programme chairperson informs the
  registrations office who calculate your fee
• You can then pay your fee online

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Not Completing Modules

• If you do not intend to complete a module you
  must withdraw from that module
• Doing so means that
• You can recover most of your fee (before 31st
  October)
• You will not be recorded as a fail in the
  examination board

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Good ideas

• Keep in contact with your class mentor
• There are many options available to you
• If you are having difficulties, your class mentor
  will be able to advise you on your options
• Dont be frightened
• Learning how to study can take time
• It might be a good idea to buy a book about
  learning how to study
• Read the website
• http//www.comp.dit.ie/dt249

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Good Book
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Website
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Finally

• DIT has 6 main campuses
• Kevin St.
• Aungier St.
• Rathmines
• Bolton St.
• Cathal Brugha St.
• Mountjoy Square
• DIT has more students than any other third level
  institute or university in Ireland
• The city is our campus!

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• Ciarán OLeary
• ciaran.oleary_at_comp.dit.ie