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BSc. (Hons) Business Information Systems

PROGRAMME DOCUMENT

VERSION 5.0

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April 2012

University of Technology, Mauritius

La Tour Koenig, Pointe aux Sables, Mauritius

Tel: (230) 207 5250 Fax: (230) 234 1747 Email: [email protected]

Website: www.utm.ac.mu
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BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems

A. Programme Information

This programme of study aims at producing graduates who can exploit Information Technology in various

business situations. It is concerned with the analysis, design and implementation of computer and

communications applications and with broader issues of the strategic use of Information Technology in

organizations. This unique combination of technical, business and management skills learnt in this programme

would answer to the employment needs of our graduates. Such graduates would be interested primarily in

pursuing careers as managers of Information Technology groups or as management consultants.

B. Programme Aims

There is an increasing demand for professionals who have the business acumen to understand an

organizations business systems and information needs and who also have the technical awareness to ensure

that the right computer support is available. The programme aims to provide students with an understandingof Information Technology applications in business, within the context of a general grounding in management

education. It also aims to prepare students for leadership roles.

C. Programme Objectives

After successful completion of the program, the students are expected to have developed

A solid understanding of information technology applications in business areas

Strong analytical skills for requirements elicitation

Expert knowledge in software applications development

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PART I - Regulations

D. General Entry Requirements

As per UTMS Admission Regulations, and Admission to Programmes of Study at Degree Level

E. Programme Entry Requirements

Two A levels

F. Programme Mode and Duration

One Semester consists of 15 weeks (excluding examination period)

Full Time: 3 years (6 Semesters)

Part Time: 4 years (9 Semesters)

G. Teaching and Learning Strategies

Lectures, Tutorials and Practical Laboratory Sessions Structured Discussions Workshops

Seminar modules assessed through coursework only

H. Student Support and Guidance

Academic Tutoring: 3 hours per week per module

I. Attendance Requirements

As per UTMs Regulations and Policy

J. Credit System

1 module = 3 or 4 credits

Final Year Project = 9 credits

K. Student Progress and Assessment

The programme is delivered mainly through lectures, tutorials, and practical laboratory sessions. Students are

expected to be as autonomous and research oriented as possible and activities may include reading research

papers, delivering presentations, taking part in quizzes, case-studying amongst others.

Each module carries 100 marks and unless otherwise specified, will be assessed as follows:

Written examination, inclusive of reading time, of duration of 2 - 3 hours for modules carrying 3 credits and

duration 3 4 hours for modules carrying 4 credits, and continuous assessment carrying up to 40% of totalmarks. Continuous assessment can be based on a combination of assignments, field study, workshops and

class tests.

L. Evaluation of Performance

1. The % mark at Level 1 contributes a 20% weighting towards the degree classification.



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The maximum marks attainable for each level are:

Level 1: 1000

Level 2: 1000

Level 3: 1100

Module grading structure:

Grade Marks x (%)

A 70 x

B 60 x < 70

C 50 x < 60

D 40 x < 50

F x < 40

A-D Pass

F Fail

M. Award Classification

Overall weighted mark y (%) Classificationy > 70 1stClass Honours

60 < y < 70 2nd Class 1stDivision Honours

50 < y < 60 2nd Class 2nd Division Honours

45 < y < 50 3rd Class Honours

40 < y < 45 Pass Degree

y < 40 No Award

N. Programme Organisation and Management

Programme Director: Mr. Ashwin TULSI

Contact Details:

Telephone Number: (+230) 207 5250 (Ext. 305)

Email: [email protected]

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PART II -Programme Structure

O. BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems Full Time (Version 5.0)

YEAR 1 (Level 1)

Semester 1 Semester 2Code Modules Hrs/WkL+T/P

Credits Code Modules Hrs/Wk

L+T/P

Credits

MATH 1103C Decision Mathematics 2+1 3 MATH1167C Discrete Mathematics for Computing 2+1 3

MGMT1102C Organization and Management 2+1 3 DBT1101C Database Management Systems 2+2 4

PROG1103C Programming Essentials 2+2 4 PROG1104C Structured Programming 2+2 4

ISM1126C ccounting for Information Systems 2+1 3 WAT1116C Internet Programming I 2+2 4

ITE1107C Language & CommunicationSeminar

2+1 3 CAN1101C Networks 2+1 3

YEAR 2 (Level 2)

Semester 1 Semester 2Code Modules Hrs/Wk

L+T/P


L+T/P

Credits

STAT 1102C Business Statistics 2+1 3 STAT 2328C Quantitative Analysis for Business 2+1 3

ISM2127C Information Risk 2+1 3 PROG2106C Visual Programming 2+2 4

DBT2110C SQL & PL/SQL Fundamentals 2+2 4 ITE1102C Legal Issues for IT 2+1 3

WAT2117C Internet Programming II 2+2 4 PROG2107C Object Oriented Programming 2+2 4

SDT2102C nalysis and Design 2+2 4 OSS2105C OS Administration and Management 2+2 4

YEAR 3 (Level 3)


L+T/P


L+T/P

Credits

SECU2101C Security Concepts 2+1 3 ISM3116C Strategic Information Systems 2+1 3

SEM3105C IT Quality Management 2+1 3 ISM2104C E-Business 2+1 3

SEM3111C Project Management 2+1 3 MATH2329C Discrete Event Simulation 2+2 4

ISM3103C Enterprise Resource Planning 2+2 4 IT Elective* 2+2 4

PROJ3105C System Development Project 9

*A list of elective is provided on page 7.

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P. BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems Part Time (Version 5.0)

YEAR 1 (Level 1)


L+T/P


L+T/P

Credits

MATH1103CDecision Mathematics 2+1 3 MATH1167C Discrete Mathematics forComputing 2+1 3

ISM1126Cccounting for Information Systems 2+1 3 PROG1103C Programming Essentials 2+2 4

ITE1107CLanguage & CommunicationSeminar

2+1 3 MGMT1102C Organisation and Management 2+1 3

YEAR 2 (Level 1 and 2)


L+T/P


L+T/P

Credits

DBT1101C Database Management Systems 2+2 4 STAT 1102C Business Statistics 2+1 3

PROG1104C Structured Programming2+2 4

ISM2127C Information Risk2+1 3

WAT1116C Internet Programming I 2+2 4 DBT2110C SQL & PL/SQL Fundamentals 2+2 4

CAN1101C Networks 2+1 3 PROG2106C Visual Programming 2+2 4

YEAR 3 (Level 2)


L+T/P


L+T/P

Credits

WAT2117C Internet Programming II 2+2 4 PROG2107C Object Oriented Programming 2+2 4

SDT2102C nalysis and Design 2+2 4 OSS2105C OS Administration andManagement

2+2 4

STAT 2328C Quantitative Analysis for Business 2+1 3 ISM3116C Strategic Information Systems 2+1 3

ITE1102C Legal Issues for IT 2+1 3 ISM3103C Enterprise Resource Planning 2+2 4

YEAR 4 (Level 3)


L+T/P


L+T/P

Credits

SECU2101C Security Concepts 2+1 3 ISM2104C E-Business 2+1 3

SEM3105C IT Quality Management 2+1 3 IT Elective* 2+2 4

SEM3111C Project Management 2+1 3 PROJ3105C System Development Project

*A list of elective is provided on page 7.

YEAR 5 (Level 3)

Semester 1Code Modules Hrs/Wk

L+T/P

Credits

STAT 2329C Discrete Event Simulation 2+2 4

PROJ3105C System Development Project 9

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The University reserves the right not to offer any given elective if the critical number of students is not

attained and/or for reasons of resource constraints.

IT ElectivesCode Modules Hrs/Wk Credits

L+T/PMCT3102C Mobile Communications & Computing 2+2 4

WAT 3105C dvanced Internet Concepts & Applications 2+2 4

WAT 3106C Open Source Technology 2+2 4

WAT3118C Cloud Computing 2+2 4

DBT 2103C dvanced Database Management Systems 2+2 4

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Q. MODULE OUTLINE

MATH1103C: DECISION MATHEMATICS

Algorithms

o Sorting

o Bin-packing and binary-search algorithms

Graphs and networks

o Mathematical modellingo Graph representations

o Special graphs

Algorithms on graphs

o Minimum spanning tree

o Kruskals, Prims and Dijkstras algorithms

The route inspection algorithm

Critical path analysis

Linear programming involving two variables

o Formulation

o Graphical solution

o Feasible and optimal solutions

o Integer-valued problems Network flows

o Sources, sinks and flows

o Flow-augmenting paths

o Maximum flows and minimum cuts

o Multiple sources and sinks

Setso Set operations and identities

o Computer representation of sets

Probability

o Axioms of probability

o Discrete and continuous random variables

o Probability density function and cumulative distribution function

Expectation and variance

MGMT1102C: ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT

Introduction to Management, behavioural, classical and scientific approach to management

Organizational environments and culture

Ethics and social responsibility

Planning

Managing information

Decision making

Control

Innovation and change

Managing teams

Organizational structures Motivation and leadership

PROG1103C: PROGRAMMING ESSENTIALS

C language basics

C Fundamental data types

Loops & Iterations

Data input & output

Functions

Arrays

ITE1107C: LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION SEMINAR

Description of communication process Barriers to communication

Oral communication

o prepare for job interviews

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o carry out presentations on a theme

o organise and participate in meetings

Electronic communication

o emails

o websites

o social media

o Review of grammar and punctuation

o Prepare curriculum vitaeo Write job applications, business letters and reports (in an ICT context)

o Formal writing using electronic media

ISM1126C: ACCOUNTING FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Financial accounting concepts

Recording business transactions

Company accounts preparation & interpretation

Costing techniques

Budgeting

Use of accounting in decision making

Overview of accounting information systems

Emerging issues

MATH1167C: DISCRETE MATHEMATICS FOR COMPUTING

Bases and number representations

Computer representation and arithmetic

Logic and proofs

Relations and functions

Induction and recursion

Boolean algebra

Combinatorics

Complexity of algorithms

DBT1101C: DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Introduction to Databases

Database Environment

Database Architecture

The Relational Model

Relational Integrity

Entity Relationship Modelling, Normalisation

SQL,

Relational Algebra

PROG1104C: STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING

Programming in C/C++

Analysis and design of structured programs

Implementation using abstract structures, referential data types

Use of file I/O

Implementation of a few complex algorithms/ data structures

Integration and testing strategies for structured programs

Quality attributes of structured code

WAT1116C: INTERNET PROGRAMMING I

Intro to Internet & WWW

Intro to HTML5, XHTML

Headings, Linking, Images

Lists, Tables, Forms

Internal Linking, meta Elements

CSS3, Embedded Style Sheets, Positioning Elements, Element Dimensions, Box Model & Text Flow

Drop Down Menu using CSS

User Style Sheets

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Intro to JavaScript, JQuery

JavaScript Control Statements

JavaScript Functions, Arrays, Objects, Events

CAN 1101C: NETWORKS

Overview of Networking

Communications Model, ISO-OSI Reference Model, TCP/IP Suite

Popular application layer protocols such as: HTTP, FTP, SMTP and DNS

Transport Layer protocols: TCP and UDP

Connection Management, Reliable Data Transfer, Flow Control, Error Control, Congestion Control

Network Layer protocols: Ipv4 and IPv6, DHCP, ARP, RARP

Fragmentation

Network Design: Topologies

Networking issues: Subnetting, NAT

Networking Devices and Media

ITE1102C: LEGAL ISSUES FOR IT

Introduction to Law and Obligations

o Aspects of Contract and Torts,

Supply contracts for IT hardware and softwareo shrink-wrap and click-wrap agreements and their legal validitY

Liability for defective softwareo who faces liability in case a software goes wrong

E-Commerceo E-mail and web-click contracts, encryption, electronic signatures and digital payments, digital

cash and escrow systems

Intellectual property rights

o copyright in computer software, patenting software applications and business methodspatents

Data protection and privacy

o control of databases

Cyberharmso computer misuse and cybercrimes

o viruses, denial of service attacks, spam, libelous materials

STAT1102C: BUSINESS STATISTICS

Statistics in Business

Data measurement

Frequency distributions

Descriptive statistics

Quantitative and qualitative data graphs

Scatter plots

Measures of central tendency and variability: Group and ungrouped data

Measures of shape

Probability

o Experiments, sample space and events

o Probability relationships

o Bayes Theorem

Probability Distributions

o Random variables

o Binomial probability distributiono Poisson probability distribution

o Uniform probability distribution

o Normal probability distribution

o Exponential probability distribution

Sampling and sampling distributions

Statistical inferenceo Estimation for single populations

o Hypothesis testing for single populations

o Inferences about two populations

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o Analysis of variance and design of experiments

DBT 2110C: SQL & PL/SQL FUNDAMENTALS

Using SQL for retrieval, sorting & restrict data

Functions, Subqueries

SQL Reporting

Create PL/SQL Blocks

Stored Procedures

Database triggers

Use of Oracle SQL Developer

WAT 2117C: INTERNET PROGRAMMING II

Design and implementation of complete Internet-based applications

Web-enabled databases

Development of Multitiered web applications

Components usage

Server-side scripting (ASP.NET) to code business logic

Survey of classes/types of web applications

SDT2102C: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN Intro to Large Scale Systems development

System Development Methodology, Software Life Cycles, OO methodology the RUP

Structured techniques for Analysis & Design

Requirements Engineering

Fact Finding Techniques

Object Oriented Analysis & Design with UML

System Implementation

Maintenance

ISM2127C: INFORMATION RISK

Information Risk Management

Context of Risk in Business Information Security Fundamentals

International Information Risk Management Standards

Information Risk Management Strategy Development

Risk assessment & Treatment

Business Impact Analysis

Threat & Vulnerability Assessment

Risk determination and Controls

Information Risk Management Methodologies

Risk Reporting & Presentation

Decision Making

Information Risk Classification, Process, Schemes and Issues

STAT2328C: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS FOR BUSINESS

Quantitative analysis and decision making

Forecastingo Components of a time series

o Smoothing methods

o Trend projection

o Trend and seasonal components

o Regression analysis

o Qualitative approaches

Inventory models

o Economic order quantity model

o Economic production lot size model

o Inventory model with planned shortageso Quantity discount for the economic order quantity model

o Single-period inventory model with probabilistic demand

o Order-quantity, reorder point model with probabilistic demand

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Waiting line models

o Structure of a waiting line system

o Single-channel waiting line model with Poisson arrivals and exponential service times

o Multiple-channel waiting line model with Poisson arrivals and exponential service times

o General relationships for waiting line models

o Economic analysis of waiting lines

o Single-channel waiting line model with Poisson arrivals and arbitrary service times

o Multiple-channel waiting line model with Poisson arrivals, arbitrary service times and nowaiting line

o Waiting line models with finite calling populations

Statistical quality controlo Quality control

o Process analysis

o Control charts

PROG2106C: VISUAL PROGRAMMING

Introduction to the visual programming paradigm

Survey of visual programming tools

Prototyping and software development

Working with IDEs HCI issues

Quality attributes of visual programming products

Professional programming conventions and protocols

PROG2107C: OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING

Introduction to OOP paradigm: Class, object, association, inheritance, polymorphism

Programming workshops in Java JDK

Implementation of GUI using Swing package

Testing of OO code

Quality attributes of OO code

OSS2105C: OS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

Operating System Structure

Active Directory

Configuring DNS for Active Directory, Implementing users and group policy

File systems

SEM3105C: IT QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Definitions of quality & their limitations

Quality management framework

Quality Planning

Quality Measurement

Reviews and inspections

Testing techniques and strategies

Process improvement

Quality management systems

SEM3111C: PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Project Management Fundamentals

Specificity of software engineering projects

Justifying software projects

Project Planning

Techniques for Project Scheduling

Managing software engineering professionals

Risk management

Communications management

Project Monitoring Project Evaluation and Termination

ISM3103C: ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING

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Overview: from production/manufacturing management to Enterprise Resource Planning, Production

and operations management, Materials requirements planning (MRP), Manufacturing resources

planning MRP II, Supply-chain management, ERP

Pre-requisites of ERP: three-tier business applications, business process re-engineering, datawarehousing, groupware applications

Components of ERP

Case-studies on best-practices in ERP

Practicals on leading ERP software: SAP, ORACLE ERP

ISM2104C: E-BUSINESS

Survey of E-Business applications and enabling technologies. B2 & B2B solutions. Best practices.

Virtual supply-chain and virtual buisness integration models

Adapting business strategy and structure for the e-business revolution

Case studies on e-Commerce, e-Learning, e-Government

Impact of e-Business on society

ISM3116C: STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Formal and informal networks applications in organisations

OLTP

Database systems and OLAP EIS

Knowledge based systems,

DSS

MIS

Data warehousing and data mining

Corporate intranets

Strategic Planning: Tools and Techniques

Managing in a business context

Stakeholder analysis

WAT3106C: OPEN SOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Java scripting , Applets PHP / JSP

Python

Interfacing between open source server side web applications and open source databasesMCT3102C: MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS & COMPUTING

Mobile communication: GSM, UMTS

Satellite communication

Developing mobile applications using WAP, Wireless Java.

STAT2329C: DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION

Simulation examples

Concepts in discrete-event simulation

Statistical models in simulation Simulation of queueing systems

Random-number generation

Random-variate generation

Input modeling

Statistical Analysis of simulated data

Comparisons and evaluations of alternative system designs

Simulation of computer systems

WAT3118C: CLOUD COMPUTING

Cloud Computing Concepts

Trend of Computing

Distributed Computing

Properties & Characteristics of Could

Service Models

Deployment Models

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Infrastructure as a Service

Virtualisation

Grid Computing

Platform as a Service

Cloud Platform Management

Software as a Service

Web Services Web 2.0

WebOS

Cloud Issues & Challenges

Security considerations around cloud

WAT3105C: ADVANCED INTERACTIVE INTERNET APPLICATIONS

Meta-mark-up/self documented language

XML, XSD, XSL, XSLT, DOM

Internet and WWW Standards

Web Services

SOAP

Emerging technologies

DBT2103C: ADVANCED DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

l Securityl Recoveryl Concurrency,l Query Optimizationl Distributed Databasesl Object Oriented Databases

l Deductive Database, Business Intelligence

SECU2101C: SECURITY CONCEPTS

Introduction to Security

Common threats CIA (Confidentiality, Integrity, Authentication)

AAA (Authentication, Authorisation, Accounting)

Availability

Non-Repudiation

Malware (virus, worms, trojan horse)

Use of cryptographic functions for securityo symmetric and public key cryptography and PKI, hash functions,

o MAC functions

o digital signatures

o digital certificates

IPSec; Web Security (SSL)

Email security (PGP)

Firewalls

Intrusion Detection System

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