GCO8019 Computers in Business is a service unit taught primarily to students enrolled in the Faculty of Business and Economics. It is also offered as an elective to students enrolled in programs from other faculties. It is not available to students enrolled in FIT awards.

9. Be able to utilise the practical application of productivity tools such as spreadsheets and databases to support various types information systems

Turban, McLean and Weatherbe, Information Technology for Management: Transforming Business in the Digital Economy, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2002, ISBN 0-471-21533-3

Parsons, Oja, Ageloff and Carey, New Perspectives Microsoft Excel 2002: Comprehensive, Thomson Learning, 2002, ISBN 0-619-02092-X.

Cognitive Objectives 1-6, Affective objectives 7-8 and Psychomotor objective 9 will be taught through and study guides and online material.

Tutorials will reinforce understanding of Cognitive objectives 1-6 and Affective objective 9 in various questions, case studies and tasks.

Cognitive objectives 1-6, Affective objectives 7-8 and Psychomotor objective 9 will be tested in assignment work.

The examiniation will test Cognitive objectives 1-6 and Affective objectives 7-8.

Students will require 12 hours of work per week for 13 weeks, working through study guides, completing exercises, required reading and assessment requirements.

• Software Title:
• Vendor:
• Version:
• OS: MS Windows XP ( ) and/or LINUX ( )
• License Details: (A valid software license certificate/s or Vendor permission must be available upon request if the software is to be installed for teaching)
• Are we currently licensed: Yes ( ) or No ( ) (If unsure, please check with your local IT support )
• If (Yes), who is the contact person for this software?:
• If (No), will the software license be arranged by: Staff member requesting the software ( ) or Technical Services* ( ) ? *If the latter is selected, please discuss your requirement/s with myself ASAP, prior to finalising your request, as there could be financial or resourcing implications.
• Is the software to be installed and accessed from a: Client/Workstation ( ), or Server ( ) ?
• Type of license: Site License ( ), Freeware ( ), FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) ( ), Shareware ( ), Lab based ( ) # of Licenses needed ____
• In what week will you commence using the software in class? Semester 1 (Week ___ ) and/or Semester 2 (Week ___ ):
• Nominated Staff For Acceptance Testing Software: (Name) (Phone) (Email)
• Additional Information: Special Requirements, Software Configuration/Installation Requirements, etc:

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