Introduction to Information Technology For Business

Code

CELEF002

School

Centre for English Language Education

Level

0

Credits

10

Semesters

Spring China

Summary

This module will help students develop an understanding of the essential role of information technology in business and how information is secured, shared, distributed, and digitalized to ensure competitiveness, flexibility, and success. The course also includes a team-based and team-assessed case study project on topics related to Information Technology in business, with supporting workshops on the use of Visualization, Time and Project management, Excel, and Reference Management skills. The module allows students to familiarize with the role and content of information systems in some specific areas such as accounting, finance, marketing, and supply chain. This module helps students become aware of the forces driving business change in a digital world and introduces some of the technical skills that support this.

Target Students

UNNC preliminary year students.

Classes

• One 1-hour-30-minute workshop each week for 4 weeks
• One 1-hour lecture each week for 11 weeks

Assessment

• 50% Online Questions via Moodle: Online Questions via Moodle
• 50% Group Work Project: Group Work Project

Assessed by end of spring semester

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• demonstrate their knowledge of Management Information Systems
• show critical awareness of IT-related issues in Business
• understand basic accounting and financial reporting systems
• display project management, teamwork, decision-making and problem-solving capabilities through work on group project.

Conveners

• Shanshan QU