Module Details
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Title THE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT
Code CKIT500
Coordinator Prof FP Coenen
Computer Science
Coenen@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2018-19 Level 7 FHEQ Whole Session 15

Aims
  • To provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the key concepts associated with the computing global environment and the position of these concepts within the context of the IT industry.
  • To equip students with a wide-ranging comprehension of current trends with respect to: enterprise oriented software and systems enterprise development, data management and big data analytics and cyber security and risk management within the global context.
  • To allow students to gain a comprehensive insight into current and emerging trends in the domain of IT in a manner that encourages the sharing of globally based perspectives and experiences.
  • To highlight the integrative, global characteristics, of the IT discipline; the need for holistic approache s while recognising the relevance and impact of unique regional contexts.

Learning Outcomes

An ability to participate in, and contribute to, an academic community through online discussion, whilst applying writing style conventions and academic integrity to academic writing.

An ability to analyse and evaluate scholarly resources and writing.

Demonstrate a critical understanding of the key concepts associated with computer based-systems, information modelling and computing and information technology, within the global commercial and economic context.

Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of current topics in Cyber Security including methods used to secure information systems.

Demonstrate a critical understanding of the nature and benefits of Software Engineering processes.

Demonstrate a general but critical understanding of the use of databases in the context of data warehousing and big data analytics.

An ability to critically evaluate different approaches to risk management, in the context of cyber security, within the global context.

Syllabus
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Week 1
Case studies representative of the global technological environment to encourage an initial student engagement with the complexity of the modern IT industry. The academic standards expected of Masters level work.
 
Week 2
The key contexts of computing, highlighting concepts of storage, memory, operating environments and networks.
 
Week 3
The components of software engineering, programming trends and the ways in which systems are developed within a global setting.
 
Week 4
The practice of software development and programming so as to provide a critical understanding of the processes involved.
 
Week 5
Core concepts of data management, data warehousing, big data analytics and the ways in which data and information is managed within a global context (including addressing issues of data privacy).
 
Week 6
The decision making processes associated with developing enterprise systems, and the core concepts of risk and security.
 
Week 7
The practice of risk management within the global context and the challenges and experiences of working with diverse viewpoints in IT management.
 
Week 8
Core concepts of cyber security contexts to allow students to gain a comprehensive understanding of the themes of central security design and management.
 
Week 9
Key management challenges of privacy, regulation and enterprise.
 
Week 10
Emerging trends in IT and the impact on the global technological environment.

 

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Online learning - Weekly seminar supported by asynchronous discussion in a virtual classroom environment facilitated by an online instructor.

Number of hours per week that students are expected to attend the virtual classroom to participate in discussion, dedicated to group work and individual assessment is 7.2.


Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours           72
Weekly seminar supported by asynchronous discussion in a virtual classroom environment facilitated by an online instructor.
72
Timetable (if known)           Number of hours per week that students are expected to attend the virtual classroom to participate in discussion, dedicated to group work and individual assessment is 7.2.
  		 
Private Study 78
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Coursework  Weekly discussion qu  Weeks 2-10  50  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Ten discussion questions There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  One week/350 words  Week 2  4  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Outline of a Logical Argument There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  one week/Software ou  Week 3  6  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Scratch Programming – Part 1 There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  One week/Software ou  Week 4  6  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Scratch Programming – Part 2 There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  One week/750-1000 wo  Week 5  6  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Essay on Database Solutions, Data Mining and Visualisation There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  One week/750-1000 wo  Week 6  6  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Essay on Networks and Systems Development in an Enterprise Environment There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  One week/750-1000 wo  Week 7  7  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Essay on Identifying Risk within the Information Technology Global Environment There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  One week/750-1000 wo  Week 8  7  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Essay on Cyber Security and Securing the Global Technology Environment There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  One week/1000-1250 w  Week 9  8  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Information Technology Professional Portfolio There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. Notes (applying to all assessments) 1) Due to nature of the on­line mode of instruction work is not marked anonymously. (2) Students who fail the module have the opportunity to repeat the entire module. (3) The "Standard UoL Penalty" for late submission that applies is the "Standard UoL Penalty" agreed with respect to online programmes offered in collaboration with Laureate Online Education. (4) For group work assessments groups typically comprise 3 to 4 students. Both group and individual contributions are assessed and integrated to produce a final mark for each student. 

Recommended Texts
Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module.
Explanation of Reading List:

The online programmes offered by the department of Computer Science in Collaboration with Laureate Online Education use online materials wherever possible including the online resources available within the University of Liverpool’s libraries. This module does not require a specific text book.