Teaching Business Information Systems in UK

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Teaching Business Information Systems in UK
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• Courses in BIS Structure and Content
  Teaching and Assessment Questions
  but no answers

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Courses in BIS

• 2818 courses in Computing 104 in BIS and
  related disciplines Typical title include -
  Business Information Systems - Business
  Computing Systems - Computer Information
  Systems - Business Computing in
  Finance - Business Computing in Accounting ...

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Courses in BIS

• In general two types of courses - BSc
  Award (technical, programming skills,
  good understanding of computer technologies)
  - BA Award (management and development,
  good understanding of relevant business and
  management issues) Home of courses
  - School of Computing/ Informatics/ -
  School of Business/ Information Management/ ...

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Structure ...

• Typically a 4 year Sandwich course Year 3 -
  Placement Year 48 weeks of professional
  training in an organisation (e.g. manufacturers,
  Civil Service, banks, financial institutions
  etc.) Recognised by British Computer Society
  leading to full exemption from BCS
  professional examination. Compulsory and
  elective modules

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and Content

• Content varies but the common denominator
  includes - Programming and Databases -
  Object-Oriented Technologies - Networks - Human
  Computer Interaction - System Analysis and
  Design - Foundations for business -
  Marketing - Quantitative methods - Decision
  support and expert systems.

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Teaching ...

• A variety of teaching techniques -
  Lectures - Tutorials - Seminars - Group
  work - Laboratory sessions - Communication
  exercises A significant goal is the
  development of personal transferable skills
  such as Communication, Presentation,
  Report Writing and Research Methods

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and Assessment ...

• Examinations usually written - seen/ unseen -
  open book/ closed book Coursework includes
  individual/ group assignments - practical
  projects - case study analysis -
  presentations - report writing

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and Assessment .
Final Year Project Final Degree
Classification takes into account - Level 2
(typically 40) and - Level 3 (typically 60)
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