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INFO1003: Foundations of Information Technology (2015 - Semester 1)
| Unit: | INFO1003: Foundations of Information Technology (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Junior |
| Faculty/School: | School of Computer Science |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Dr Poon, Josiah
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| Session options: | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
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| Site(s) for this Unit: |
http://learn-on-line.ce.usyd.edu.au |
| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | None. |
| Prohibitions: | INFO1000 OR INFO1903 OR ISYS1003 OR INFS1000. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | Information technologies (IT) and systems have emerged as the primary platform to support communication, collaboration, research, decision making, and problem solving in contemporary organisations. The essential necessity for all university students to acquire the fundamental knowledge and skills for applying IT effectively for a wide range of tasks is widely recognised. It is an introductory unit of study which prepares students from any academic discipline to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to be competent in the use of information technology for solving a variety of problems. The main focus of this unit is on modelling and problem solving through the effective use of using IT. Students will learn how to navigate independently to solve their problems on their own, and to be capable of fully applying the power of IT tools in the service of their goals in their own domains while not losing sight of the fundamental concepts of computing. Students are taught core skills related to general purpose computing involving a range of software tools such as spreadsheets, database management systems, internet search engine, HTML, and JavaScript. Students will undertake practical tasks including authoring an interactive website using HTML, JavaScript and AJAX and building a small scale application for managing information. In addition, the course will address the many social, ethical, and intellectual property issues arising from the wide-spread use of information technology in our society. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | None. |
| Lecturer/s: |
Dr Poon, Josiah
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| Tutor/s: | Henry Petersen, Dr Wai Ho Wong, Henry Su, Christopher Natoli | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Timetable: | INFO1003 Timetable | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Attributes listed here represent the key course goals (see Course Map tab) designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment tabs for details of how these attributes are assessed.
| Attribute Development Method | Attribute Developed |
| Analysing and solving problems in an application development framework. | Design (Level 1) |
| Familiarisation with general principles and practices of the IT discipline and develops basic skills in program design and conceptual modelling. | Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 1) |
| Computer based information analysis and visualisation, using Excel and standard DBMS software. | Information Seeking (Level 1) |
| Basic proficiency in writing and presentation of web content. | Communication (Level 1) |
| Understanding ethical and social aspects of information technology use. Completion of group project. |
Professional Conduct (Level 1) |
For explanation of attributes and levels see Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table.
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 1)| Assessment Methods: |
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| Assessment Description: |
Online Quizzes: Students have an online quiz in w4, 6, 8, 10, 12 (it can be done at home or anywhere). Quiz 1 is about basic computing concepts, HTML, CSS and Javascript. Quiz 2 has more focus on forecasting, optimization using Spreadsheets, and database concepts, including SQL. Assignment: It is an Internet Assignment - Group Project with three milestones in Week 5 (Conceptual Design), Week 8 (Interim Design) and Week 12 (Final Presentation) Final Exam: Written examination (two hours) |
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| Policies & Procedures: | IMPORTANT: School policy relating to Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism. In assessing a piece of submitted work, the School of IT may reproduce it entirely, may provide a copy to another member of faculty, and/or to an external plagiarism checking service or in-house computer program and may also maintain a copy of the assignment for future checking purposes and/or allow an external service to do so. Other policies See the policies page of the faculty website at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/student-policies/ for information regarding university policies and local provisions and procedures within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies. |
| Prescribed Text/s: |
Note: Students are expected to have a personal copy of all books listed.
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| Online Course Content: | http://learn-on-line.ce.usyd.edu.au |
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Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| Project and Team Skills (Level 1) | No | 0% |
| Design (Level 1) | Yes | 0% |
| Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 1) | Yes | 79.17% |
| Information Seeking (Level 1) | Yes | 0% |
| Communication (Level 1) | Yes | 0% |
| Professional Conduct (Level 1) | Yes | 20.84% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
