This is a compulsory unit for Master of Business Systems students which aims to provide fundamental computing knowledge to the students as well as ensuring that all students will have attained a similar standard of the knowledge of computing (and programming) at the end of this unit.

This unit will be taught with FIT9004 until it is disestablished.

Amended contact hours and assessment to match FIT9004 (2 lab hours per week, 2.5hr exam)

Add prohibiton FIT9004

The role of this unit is to preprare students who may have no prior computing experience for subsequent units in the degree which builds on the knowledge and skills attained in this unit.

This introductory unit have no relationships with other existing units in the faculty.

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• Lectures: 26 hours per semester (2 hours per week)
• Laboratory sessions: 26 hours per semester (2 hours per week)

40% practical assignments, 60% formal examination (2.5 hours). Students must pass the examination in order to pass the unit.

Assignments and examinations will test the application of knowledge and concepts to demonstrate an understanding of spreadsheet modelling, design solutions for programming problems including those in relation to spreadsheet modelling, the creation and testing of solutions and the creation, analysis and debugging of programs.

12 hours per week comprising: 2 hours lecture, 2 hour tutorial, 8 hours of work (includes consultation with lecturer and tutor) on the unit by students

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Software Title: Visual Studio .NET, MSDN for Visual Studio .NET