1. Teaching Business Information Systems in UK Courses in BIS Structure and Content Teaching and Assessment Questions… … but no answers TempusJan03_1

2. 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... TempusJan03_2

3. 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/... TempusJan03_3

4. 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 TempusJan03_4

5. … 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. TempusJan03_5

6. 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 TempusJan03_6

7. … and Assessment... Examinations usually written - seen/ unseen - open book/ closed book Coursework includes individual/ group assignments: - practical projects - case study analysis - presentations - report writing TempusJan03_7

8. Final Year Project Final Degree Classification takes into account: - Level 2 (typically 40%) and - Level 3 (typically 60%) … and Assessment. TempusJan03_8

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