Information Technology Management for Business with Foundation Year (ITMB) BSc (Hons)

You will be introduced to the basic concepts, architecture and components of computer systems including:

• information representation
• operating systems
• computer networks
• distributed systems
• cloud computing.

This module covers basic programming concepts and fundamentals using Java programming language. Content includes:

• an overview of programming paradigms and techniques
• analysis of problems and design using pseudo-code and flowcharts
• basic program elements and structure
• development supported by version-controlled code repositories.

This module will help you to gain a range of academic and transferable skills that will support your studies. Topics will include tools and techniques for managing small-scale projects, effective group-work strategies, employability and PDP, and skills in quantitative methods to lay the groundwork for future modules.

In this introductory module, you will create a website. Along the way, you will learn the basic principles and practical skills of good design and apply these in an appropriate layout that visually communicates your own online identity. In building your site, you will use popular web development software and gain background knowledge of underlying technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

You will gain the knowledge and skills to design and implement a relational database. It will cover information security and database management issues and an awareness of the central role of relational and other types of databases.

You will gain a broad understanding of business management in the modern world and learn about the external and internal business environments. The external business environment covers the political context within business, legal structures of businesses in private and public sectors and corporate responsibility. The internal business environment covers organisational structure and functional areas, organisational behaviour, culture and values, individual and personal behaviour, group and team processes, accounting and finance.

You will evaluate the skills and approaches the entrepreneur brings to the process of value creation and the factors that encourage the move to entrepreneurship.

You will understand how to locate, analyse and evaluate sources of information related to the development of a business plan which demonstrates the commercial viability of a proposed business start-up.

On this practical module you will learn about the processes that produce or deliver goods and services. You will explore issues such as designing processes, making decisions about location, layout and capacity management, managing the supply chain, and managing quality.

This module will allow you to gain experience in developing mobile web applications, and have an introduction to the tools, languages and design techniques required for building functional applications. During the module you will gain exposure to a programming language that can support native mobile application development, and you will be introduced to the Model-View-Controller (MVC) software design pattern.

On this module you will identify fundamental issues in computer networks and their security, and study approaches for addressing these issues. By learning these principles, you will be able to understand emerging network technology more quickly.

This module aims to equip you with knowledge and understanding of the e-business environment. You will be able to compare the efficacy of different business models for e-commerce, and identify and evaluate factors and technologies that contribute to effective online content. This will be aimed at marketing, communicating and building relationships with customers and help you understand the regulatory, ethical and security issues associated with digital business solutions. 

You will take a practitioner's approach to the problems of developing software applications for a business case study using Agile methods and to provide students with the experience of working collaboratively to develop a web-based system. You will explore business process analysis and a range of other techniques as a means of establishing system requirements.

This module aims to give you an understanding of how to manage information system (IS) development projects so as to deliver quality projects on time and within budget. Your studies will apply to the management of your individual project as well as to team leader roles in the management of larger scale commercial projects.

By taking this module you'll be introduced to machine learning and data mining techniques that are typically used in business applications. You will develop a toolbox of quantitative analytical techniques and skills from which you can build solutions for various business scenarios.

In the final year of your degree course, you will create your own project with a high degree of independence. You will be allocated a supervisor and then given the freedom to create a piece of work, which you feel really represents you as a student. You will be guided and supported, but this is your vision and your chance to show the world what you have achieved while you’ve been at UWL.

Throughout this module you will learn about the ways in which digital technologies and ICT can support business and organisational strategy by helping to manage data, information and knowledge. You'll have the opportunity to explore a range of current business Information Systems/ICT technologies, in terms of developing appropriate business, technology, information and service architectures.

This module emphasises on the security requirements for enterprises in the digital world. It will take an explicit approach towards identifying the security risks for organizations in the current era and delve into a holistic approach to address/mitigate against these risks. The content of the module will include:

• Introduction to a digital enterprise
• Threats to enterprise infrastructure
• The information security process: Prevention, Detection and Response
• Authentication and Authorization for enterprise networks
• Risk Assessment
• Intrusion Detection and Response
• Security Auditing
• Backup and Disaster recovery
• Best practices for organizational security
• Emerging trends for enterprise security.