| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 1 |
| Old unit code |
450.103 |
| Content |
Information dominates every aspect of life, from commercial to recreational. A grasp of the systems and the technology that manages the information is essential for every graduate. The topics introduced in this unit include the basic hardware and software of desktop computing, the use of databases, electronic commerce and its impact, communications, networks and their application, and the development and management of computer-based information systems. Ethical issues in data management and storage are also discussed. Practical classes provide support for students while they use Word, Excel, Access, EndNote and Microsoft Project. Tutorial classes are designed to develop critical thinking and consolidate study and research practices. |
| Assessment |
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
Contact hours—lectures: 2 hrs per week; tutorials: 1 hr per week; labs: 1 hr per week
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| Unit web page |
http://www.business.uwa.edu.au/studentnet
[Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2010.]
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| Note |
suitable for students with all levels of desktop computing skills |
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- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
- Assistance with study skills, including English language skills, is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students (see http://www.studentservices.uwa.edu.au/ss/learning). Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423.
- Books and other materials wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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