Information Technolo ...

This course will provide participants with a fundamental understanding of information technology to apply in today business world. The main objective of this course is to provide a conceptual and practical basis for student learning and pre-University foundation program. The course module will be including four major sections. These are managing IT in a digital world, computer systems, telecommunications and networking and the data resources. First section will discuss in detail the key concepts underlying today’s computer systems (hardware and software) and network technologies. The second section will covers on the basics of both computer hardware, the physical pieces of a computer system, and computer software, the set of programs that control the operations of the computer system. The Third section will focuses on the business need for networking, as influenced by the ever-evolving telecommunications industry. The Fourth section will describe issues related to managing the data resource in today’s organizations. This section focuses on data modeling and data architecture, including key principles in managing data, the role of metadata, tools for managing data, packaged data models, and data management processes and policies within organizations.