Contemporary information systems have substantial technical components., most of the various technologies that are deployed in the information systems of modern organisations are studied by dedicated disciplines, such as computer engineering, telecommunications, networks, databases, human computer interfaces and others. It is important to understand and to have a degree of working knowledge of fundamental information technologies. For example, you cannot learn to structure and manage information systems development projects that involve the production of software without having some knowledge of programming.
This course is designed to built necessary technical competences for information systems professionals. You are required to study the following four topics :
The Course Routes and Course Modules available for the study of Information Technology at AUOL are shown here:
| Qualification | Route |
|---|---|
| BSc | BY DIRECTED COURSEWORK STUDY |
| MSc | BY DIRECTED COURSEWORK STUDY |
| PhD | BY RESEARCH & DISSERTATION |
| Module Code | Module Title |
|---|---|
| BU11-001 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS |
| BU11-002 | INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT |
| BU11-003 | INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT |
| BU11-004 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING I & II |
| BU11-005 | COMPUTER BASED INFORMATION SYSTEMS |
| BU11-006 | ELEMENTS OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES |
| BU11-007 | SOFTWARE ENGINEERING |
| BU11-008 | DATABASES VOLUME I & II |
| BU11-009 | PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES, INFORMATION REPRESENTATION I & II |
| BU11-010 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE |
| BU11-011 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS |
| BU11-012 | INFORMATION SYSTEMS : EVALUATION & POLICY |
| BU11-013 | SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGIES |