| CODE | CIS5229 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Principles of IT Systems | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Computer Information Systems | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This unit will seek to help the student understand the technological underpinnings of Information Technology and become aware of the various types of technologies, software applications, systems available. The unit will cover various aspects of computer hardware, software, data and data communications as well as systems development, organizational and social aspects. It presumes students who do not have an ICT background and will tackle ICT from basic elements through to the application levels together with associated human and organizational issues. Study-unit Aims: The aim of this unit is to provide the students with a basic knowledge and understanding of what IT consists of and what it has to offer in general and in particular within health-related services. Other study units in the course will cover in more detail a number of the topics that would have been touched upon in this unit in more detail. This unit will provide a framework of knowledge about ICT that will help the student put other more specific study units in the broader perspective of the domain. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • list the principal forms of digital representation of information, how it is stored and transmitted; • enumerate and describe the principal hardware, software and communication technologies that are involved in the capture, processing, storage, output and sharing of digital information, outline their principal components, and recognize their respective capabilities and limitations; • explain how digital information is digitally stored, transmitted and shared via different communications technologies such as wifi, mobile communications, networks, the Internet, the World Wide Web with applications in eHealth, telehealth and telecare systems; • define what is meant by quality in digital information and identify ways in which this can be put at risk. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • understand an information requirement and indicate information technologies that may be required to provide a solution; • decompose a complex IT based system into its principal components and explain how the various components interact to provide a seamless service; • give due consideration to the capabilities and limitations of computer devices, software and communications when evaluating IT based solutions; • classify different types of IT based applications by their function and technologies involved; • consider human and organizational aspects in the selection, development and implementation of IT based solutions. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Valacich, J.S. and Schneider, C., 2017. Information Systems Today. Managing the Digital World; Global Edition. - Rainer, R.K., Prince, B., Splettstoesser-Hogeterp, I., Sanchez-Rodriguez, C. and Ebrahimi, S., 2020. Introduction to information systems. John Wiley & Sons. - Pearlson, K.E., Saunders, C.S. and Galletta, D.F., 2019. Managing and using information systems: A strategic approach. John Wiley & Sons. Supplementary readings: - Knaflic, C.N., 2019, Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2015, ISBN: 978-1119002253 - Ahmed, T., Cox, J. and Girvan, L., 2014, August. Developing information systems: Practical guidance for IT professionals. BCS. - Kleppmann, M., 2017. Designing data-intensive applications: The big ideas behind reliable, scalable, and maintainable systems. " O'Reilly Media, Inc.". - Wager, K.A., Lee, F.W. and Glaser, J.P., 2017. Health care information systems: a practical approach for healthcare management. John Wiley & Sons. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Michel Camilleri Lalit Garg |
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