e-learning @ Divine Word University: Courses

In this unit students get fundamental project management knowledge and learn how to apply tools and techniques to project activities in order to meet customer requirements, finish within a required time frame and on budget. While the acquired skills are applicable to all kinds of projects, the focus is on information systems projects. Scope, time and resource management are addressed, with a particular emphasis on applying critical path analysis to create feasible project schedules. Students work on practical case studies in small teams, using commercial project management software to plan a project, monitor and control the progress and report on the status. Teaching is by lecture, group discussion and tutorial. This unit addresses aspects of the ACS Core Area of Project Management and Quality Assurance.

A rapidly developing application of extranet and Internet technology is providing for online commercial transactions known as Electronic Commerce. An organization becomes virtual when it presents itself largely electronically (rather than, for example, a physically existing building) as a web page to be accessed through Internet access. Commerce takes place via online catalogues, email, and credit cards and electronic payment systems. Only physical delivery of purchased goods takes place outside the electronic system. Online Publishing, Internet Banking, Business-to-Business transactions also introduce a virtual aspect to organizations. Issues of trading legislation, security and ethics are important issues for providers and consumers. There are also important social implications as these technologies bring about lifestyle changes, render many employee positions redundant, and lead to bank branch, and traditional commercial outlet closures.

This unit is designed to provide a review of Systems Development principles with an abd structured and object orientation as they relate to the analysis and design of business applications, and structured and object-oriented programming. The unit critically evaluates alternative approaches to information systems development and highlights the integrative nature of structured and object-oriented principles. It will introduce the use of structured and object-oriented thinking and tools through the systems development methodologies and techniques of analysis and design (concepts and notation). It will study a widely-used methodology for analysis of requirements, and design of information systems. Students will learn how analyse and design an information using both structured and an O-O aproaches to systems development.

The main purpose of this unit is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the helpdesk environment and the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to work in the user support field. Students will learn problem solving and communication skills that are imperative when providing user support. Through hands-on exercises and case study projects students will learn how to apply their knowledge and develop their skills and ideas. They will also learn how to work individually and in team that will prepare them for a team-oriented work environment.

This unit provides students with the opportunity to carry out an individual or group project related to the application of technology to a specific information systems problem.  Each student or group will be required to conduct a thorough investigation of their chosen topic then to design, develop and manage a project.  A significant component will be their ability to report on their findings using a variety of presentation media.

This course will basically help students to understand the concepts underlining Decision Support Systems.  Decision support system applications are broadly used in many organizations to support and encourage fast, efficient and reliable service continuity. The course would be regarded as a road map leading to a deeper understanding of DSS. Microsoft excel software program is used throughout this course for understanding and solving problems for decisions making. The VBA, Microsoft solver with other ads in and features of MS Excel are some helpful tools for making decisions and provide solutions, this will help students to grasp the concepts and ideas that they can used to integrate with other programming languages to create computer assisted Decision support Systems.   

In the areas of networking, data communications and telecommunications, wireless technologies are gaining ever increasing dominance. Well known examples include the cordless phones in the home to cellular phones that are used throughout the world. The tradi­tional wired telephone line is rapidly being replaced by wireless local, metropolitan, and wide area networks. With the techniques of wirelessly counting the inventory of products on store shelves and paying for purchases without using hard currency, wireless data communications are ubiquitous. Many towns and cities are installing wireless networks that allow residents and visitors to access the Internet from everywhere, using notebook computers and handheld devices. Students will gain a  background and an overview of the available range of wireless data communications technologies.