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The sample syllabus is for an Information Management Fundamentals course (IM101) that introduces students to the field of Information Management, including the roles and responsibilities of IM professionals, as well as core topics like IT fundamentals, networks, databases, and information security. The course objectives are for students to understand how information and communication technologies are used in organizations and to appreciate the critical roles of IM professionals. The syllabus outlines the course topics to be covered over the semester and required readings.
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This 3 sentence summary provides the essential information about the sample syllabus:
The sample syllabus is for an Information Management Fundamentals course (IM101) that introduces students to the field of Information Management, including the roles and responsibilities of IM professionals, as well as core topics like IT fundamentals, networks, databases, and information security. The course objectives are for students to understand how information and communication technologies are used in organizations and to appreciate the critical roles of IM professionals. The syllabus outlines the course topics to be covered over the semester and required readings.
This 3 sentence summary provides the essential information about the sample syllabus:
The sample syllabus is for an Information Management Fundamentals course (IM101) that introduces students to the field of Information Management, including the roles and responsibilities of IM professionals, as well as core topics like IT fundamentals, networks, databases, and information security. The course objectives are for students to understand how information and communication technologies are used in organizations and to appreciate the critical roles of IM professionals. The syllabus outlines the course topics to be covered over the semester and required readings.
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The sample syllabus is for an Information Management Fundamentals course (IM101) that introduces students to the field of Information Management, including the roles and responsibilities of IM professionals, as well as core topics like IT fundamentals, networks, databases, and information security. The course objectives are for students to understand how information and communication technologies are used in organizations and to appreciate the critical roles of IM professionals. The syllabus outlines the course topics to be covered over the semester and required readings.
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COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION SAMPLE SYLLABUS TEMPLATE COURSE NUMBER: TITLE: IM101 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS (Although the
IM Group decided to have this course a core ITE Course together with CS and IT, the topics listed below are recommended topics to be included) INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT / PROGRAM: SCHOOL: SEMESTER AND SCHOOL YEAR: INSTRUCTOR: COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course introduces students to Information Management (IM) as a field of academic study. Students are exposed to the scope of IM, the different career paths and the representative capabilities and skills required of any IM graduate. Students are also introduced to concepts and theories that explain or motivate methods and practices in the development and use of information systems in organizations. The concepts and theories will include systems, management, and organization, information, quality, and decision making, relationship of information systems to organizational strategy. This course also provides an introduction to systems and development concepts, information technologies, and application software. It explains how information is used in organizations and how IT enables improvement in quality, timeliness, and competitive advantage. COURSE OBJECTIVES (DESIRABLE OBJECTIVES) Towards the end of the course, students are expected to / able to: 1. Appreciate the critical role that ICT plays in any organization; 2. Understand how ICT can be used to design, facilitate, and communicate organizational goals and objectives; 3. Understand the different areas of activity that an IM professional;
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4. Understand how critical the roles that any IM professional play in the field of ICT in organizations and business; 5. Understand the required capability, competency and skill in being an IM professional; 6. Have a broad perspective of the different hardware, software, networks and communications infrastructure and how these elements are integrated together to form part of an ICT solution; 7. Understand the value of methods and frameworks for any ICT solution initiative; and 8. Understand the professional and ethical responsibilities of any IM professional COURSE OUTLINE AND TIMEFRAME DATE
TOPICS AND READINGS 1. Role of ICT in Society 2. Introduction to organizations and ICT 3. Characteristics, Role and Responsibilities, Skills and Capabilities of an IM professionals 4. Career paths in IM 5. Competitive advantage of Information 6. System concepts and components and relationships 7. IT Fundamentals a. Hardware and Computer Systems b. Applications, Systems Software and Software Solutions c. Human Interaction with Systems d. Databases 8. Networks and Telecommunication Systems and applications 9. Information Systems and IS Development 10. Development Framework, Methodology and Tools (with emphasis on Object-Oriented Methodology) 11. Information Security, Crime, and Ethics 12. Programming Languages and Program development 13. Enterprise Computing 14. Educational Computing, e-Learning, Multimedia 15. Mobile Computing: Mobile devices and applications
REQUIRED READINGS
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1. Shelly, G., Cashman, T. and Vermaat, M. Discovering Computers 2005: A gateway to Information. Thompson Learning Inc. 2004. SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Capron. Introduction to Computers, 2004 2. Various web sites COURSE REQUIREMENTS
