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Module Introduction

Introduction The objective of this module is to enable the students to use and leverage the knowledge and use of Computers and Information System effectively in academic and business scenarios. Computers solve problems But we as business management professionals must understand the nuances and intricacies of computer and information systems. Knowledge of Computers and Information systems will provide the competitive edge in current business scenario. Students are expected to gain knowledge of computers and information system and also to know about how to apply the knowledge in real world situations. The knowledge about computers and information systems should be translated into real world applications and utility at the workplace. Business Management Professionals in modern business need updated knowledge about computers and information systems. The main objectives of this course are as outlined below:

- To Understand the basic parts of a computer system, IT and their relationships - Master the basic functions of the Windows operating system - Understand and use basic computer terminology - Master print commands to produce attractive hard copies of work - Design document layouts that are creative and properly formatted - Master the basic uses and procedures of word processing software - Master the basic uses and procedures of spread sheet software - Master the basic uses and procedures of presentation software and multimedia - Understand the rules and etiquette of Internet access and ethical issues - Master the basic uses and procedures of Internet software - Master the basics of antivirus software and computer maintenance - Master the basic uses of Draw/Paint software - Master the various components of Ms-Office

In order to achieve the learning outcomes, it is expected that you will devote around 150 hours to work on the module. This includes class attendance, weekly reading and self-study exercises, course work assignments and examination revision. Each week you will be expected to attend lecture, seminar and workshop. Most weeks you will also be expected to complete a set of self-study exercises. Seminar material and self-study exercises are contained in this guide. When you go to your weekly seminar, your tutor will give you an answer sheet for the previous weeks self-study exercises and also a copy of the OHP slides for the next weeks lecture. These will also be available to you on the Virtual Learning Environment of Auro University (VLE). IMPORTANT NOTE All elements of this module lecture, seminar exercises, workshops AND Self Study Exercises will be assessed in the multiple-choice examination. If you miss anything, it is likely that you will not be able to answer some of the questions.



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If you fail to attend a seminar, or the workshops for whatever reason, your seminar tutor will NOT give you copies of the handouts at a later seminar. Neither will back-copies be issued during lectures. They would however be available on the VLE. Students who have a valid reason for having missed a seminar or a workshop can print back copies of handouts from the VLE.

Module Leader: Dr. Abhijeet Chatterjee Tel: 91-261-4088101/201 Extn. 154 e-mail: [email protected] Office Hours: To be announced in class

Module Syllabus

The full module description is accessible on the VLE. For details contact the VLE coordinator or the IT department for assistance. The module description is also available in your student handbook which can be downloaded from the VLE. The module has the following Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge and Understanding Having completed the module, students should be able to: i use basic knowledge about computers and Information Systems and the applications of computers in business. ii understand how to use and leverage the various computer applications in various business scenarios. 2. Disciplinary/Professional Skills Having completed the module, students should be able to:

i identify and select relevant computer application for analysing particular business problems

ii use spread sheets for analysis of various business problems and cases and handle data and recognise and interpret relationships between variables.

iii use PowerPoint to make impressive presentation about various corporate scenarios.

iv use other computer applications for furtherance of business performance.

v use computer to enhance the efficiency at the workplace



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3. Transferable Skills This module provides opportunities for students to develop skills of:

PRACTISED TAUGHT ASSESSED

A. Self Management i. Manage tasks and time. X B. Learning Skills i. Use library skills. X X ii. Develop independence in learning. X iii. Use a range of academic skills (analysis, research, synthesis, evaluation of evidence).

X X X

C. Communication i. Give clear and effective written presentation of evidence and argument.

X X

D. Problem Solving i. Identify key issues for investigation. X X ii. Construct theoretical frameworks for analysis of key issues.

X X X

iii. Select optimal strategies/solutions. X X XE. Information Technology i. Use IT as a resource for information. X

A Note on Equal Opportunities

Auro University aims within its courses to provide equal access to learning to students from diverse backgrounds, irrespective of their gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion and maturity. If you feel this module is not fulfilling this aim, please take it up with the module leader, or ask your student representative to do so. Feel free also to comment on this aspect of the module in the evaluation.



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Recommended Reading

The recommended textbook for this module is Management Information Systems, LAUDON & LAUDON| Pearson Education | Paper; 672 pp | ISBN-10: 0132544946 | ISBN-13: 9780132544948 (Pearson, 12th edition 2012. Copies of the book are available in the library but given the large number of students on the module, you are very strongly advised to purchase a copy of the book. There are a number of other reference books on the subject in the library, which you may use in place of this book. Another important resource is the internet. Two sites are especially relevant to your module and you should have a look at these at your earliest opportunity:

http://www.comptechdoc.org/basic/basictut

http://www.techtutorials.net/tutorials/basic_computing.html

http://tutorials.esmartweb.com/excel/basics1.htm

You should also keep up to date with information technology-related current affairs. You are strongly recommended to check out the IT and Computer sections of newspapers [Economic Times, Business Standard, The Hindustan Times, The Times of India], Dataquest (dqindia.ciol.com), Express Computer, PC Quest and the Sunday equivalents. You should also take a regular look at The Economist, Business India, Business World and the Business Today. If you are systematic, making a note of key articles and, ideally, building up a file of photocopies, this task should not take more than an hour or so each week. [You might, for example, set yourself a target of identifying 6 key articles, or two key topics per week] Other References Abraham Silberschatz, Peter B. Galvin, Greg Gagne, Operating System Concepts. Sixth edition. Addison-Wesley

Albright, Winston, and Zappe, Decision Making Using Microsoft Excel

Andrew Tanenbaum, Modern Operating Systems, Prentice Hall.

Andrew Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, Prentice Hall.

Berk & Carey, Data Analysis with Microsoft Excel, International Edition, Cengage

Harvey M. Deitel, An introduction to operating systems. Addison-Wesley.

H. M. Deitel, P. J. Deitel, A. B. Goldberg, Internet & World Wide Web, Pearson Education

Ramesh Behl, Information Technology for Managememt, Tata Mc Graw Hill

Kalakotia, Whinston, Frontiers of Electronic Commerce, Pearson Education

The Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Toolkit: Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Step by Step and Create Dynamic Charts in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 and Beyond, Microsoft Press



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2007 Microsoft Office System and Your Windows-Based PC: A Real-Life Guide to Getting More Done, Microsoft Press

Microsoft Office Project 2007 Inside Out, Microsoft Press Take Back Your Life!: Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to Get Organized and Stay Organized, Microsoft Press

2007 Microsoft Office System Step by Step, Second Edition, Microsoft Press

Create Dynamic Charts in Microsoft Office Excel 2007, Microsoft Press

Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Step by Step, Microsoft Press

Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007 Step by Step, Microsoft Press

Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 Step by Step, Microsoft Press

Microsoft Office Word 2007 Inside Out, Microsoft Press

Microsoft Office Live Small Business: Take Your Business Online, Microsoft Press

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Plain & Simple, Microsoft Press

Katsaropolous, Murray, Parish & Wempen Learning Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010, Student Edition, 1/e, Prentice Hall

Weixel & Wempen Learning Microsoft Office Word 2010, Student Edition, 1/e Prentice Hall Bucki, Murray, Parish & Wempen Learning Microsoft Office Excel 2010, Student Edition, 1/e Prentice Hall

Grauer, Poatsy, Mast & Mulbery, Exploring Microsoft Office 2010 Getting Started with VBA, 1/e Prentice Hall

Skintik Learning Microsoft Office Publisher 2010, Student Edition, 1/e Prentice Hall

Kinser, Hammerle, Lending, O'Keefe & Stout Your Office: Microsoft Office 2010, Volume 1, 1/e Prentice Hall

Beyond Bullet Points: Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 to Create Presentations That Inform, Motivate, and Inspire, Microsoft Press

Note: Most information of IT world that would be required by you to prepare your seminars which can be accessed from the following web sites indicated below. This web site is updated on a regular basis and is the best single source of information on IT and Computers. These web sites contain the following types of information. www.nasscom.in - NASSCOM www.csi-india.org Computer Society of India



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Term Plan Synopsis

Week Lecture Textbook

Week 1

Orientation Introduction to Information Technology, Strategic Information Systems

IT for Mgt.-R. Behl TMH Chapter 1,2

Week 2

Information Technology Chapter-3

Week 3

Getting Started with Excel Data Analysis with MS Excel Chapter 1

Week 4

Working with Data Chapter 2

Week 5

Working with Charts Chapter 3

Week 6 & 7

Describing your Data and Analysing it

Chapter 4 (Berk & Carey)

Week 8

Networks and Excel Based Decision Models

Chapter 4& 5 (Behl)

Week 9

Mid-Term Test in Week 9 (20 Marks) Content covered till Week 8

Week 9

Planning and implementing Information Systems

Chapter 11

Week 10 & 11

Managing Information Systems and Organizational Change

Chapter 12

Week 12

Presentations Ms-Power Point Ms-Office

Week 13

Corporate Presentations Ms-Office

Week - 14

MS-Word Ms-Office

Week-15

Ms-Access Ms-Office

Week 16

Ms-Outlook Express

All Chapters

Week 17

Examination

As per schedule to be announced



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Course Assessment: The subject matter covered in this course shall be assessed by:

Assignments and case studies discussed & submitted in the class (30%) Mid Term Test (30%) End Term Examination (40%)

Lectures, workshops and seminar/tutorials (if any) for the module are compulsory for all students. It will be assumed by the module leader in all assessments (examinations) that students have attended all the classes.

SupportforyourLearningThe main form of support will be through your module leader/s and seminar/workshop leader/s, who are available on appointment. Also, the online support in the form of material available on the VLE regarding your module should be used to keep oneself updated. The library resources are extended through the availability of electronic databases, containing Research Journals and various other types of publications that provide you with enhanced readings and facilitate your understanding.

Examination The Introduction to IS & Computers examination element will comprise a short discursive section of eight questions, from which you will have to answer five questions including one Case Study. The specimen exam questions would be similar to the concepts discussed in the class during the lecture, workshop and the solved and unsolved problems mentioned in the recommended text book. Regulations: Late Submission of Work Assignments submitted after the deadline, but within two working days (48 hours) of that deadline will be awarded a maximum mark of 45%. All coursework submitted after two days will normally be awarded a Zero i.e. F grade. Extension for medical reasons or extenuating circumstances must be agreed with the Module Leader in advance of the deadline where possible and supported by medical evidence where appropriate. Problems with printing and binding will not normally be accepted as valid reasons for lateness.



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Attendance Regulation All students are required to maintain above 80% attendance. Any student who is falling short of the 80% attendance rule will be allowed to take the main exam / coursework if he/she has ensured 80% attendance in all papers of previous blocks of all semesters. However, in such case 10 marks will be deducted from the total marks for the concerned module. However no student will fail due to the above ruling (for example if a student has scored anywhere between 45 to 55 marks the marks will be capped at 45).

Expectations:There are a number of expectations for your study on this module which you should be aware of. These are that you will:

Adhere to the guidelines vis--vis submission deadlines; weekly readings and tasks; practice tests schedule

Regularly log-in to check on the Auro University server for announcements (and material) pertaining to this module

Attend all the face to face sessions and regularly connect with module/workshop leaders for any clarification pertaining to the module

Be aware of the plagiarism norms of the Auro University and take care not to infringe upon the any of the same

UsingUnfairMeansAll assessments are intended to determine your individual skills, abilities, understanding and knowledge. Cheating is defined as obtaining an unfair academic advantage and any of you found using any form of cheating, attempting to cheat or assisting someone else to cheat may be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with the University Disciplinary Procedure. The Institute takes this issue very seriously and you may be expelled or have your degree withheld for cheating in assessments. If you are having difficulty with your work it is important to seek help from your tutor rather than be tempted to use unfair means to gain marks. Do not risk losing your degree and all the work you have done. Auro University defines a number of different forms of cheating, although any form of cheating is strictly forbidden. These are:

Submitting other people's work as your own - either with or without their knowledge. This includes copying in examinations; using notes or unauthorised materials in examinations

Impersonation - taking an assessment on behalf of or pretending to be another student, or allowing another person to take an assessment on your behalf or pretend to be you



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Plagiarism - taking or using another person's thoughts, writings or inventions as your own. To avoid plagiarism you must make sure that quotations, from whatever source, are clearly identified and attributed at the point where they occur in the text of your work by using one of the standard conventions for referencing. It is not enough just to list sources in a bibliography at the end of your essay or dissertation if you do not acknowledge the actual quotations in the text. Neither is it acceptable to change some of the words or the order of sentences if, by failing to acknowledge the source properly, you give the impression that it is your own work

Collusion - except where written instructions specify that work for assessment may be produced jointly and submitted as the work of more than one student, you must not collude with others to produce a piece of work jointly, copy or share another student's work or lend your work to another student in the reasonable knowledge that some or all of it will be copied

Duplication - submitting work for assessment that is the same as, or broadly similar to, work submitted earlier for academic credit, without acknowledgement of the previous submission

Falsification - the invention of data, its alteration, its copying from any other source, or otherwise obtaining it by unfair means, or inventing quotations and/or references.

Mid Term Test 1 (30% Weightage) There will be a mid-term test in the week 9 during any of the scheduled classes from

the course coverage of the earlier weeks. The test will comprise of two sections.

Section I will be of 20% weightage comprising of Information Systems & Computers

Section II will be of 10% weightage comprising of Case Study

End Term Exam (40% Weightage) There will be an End-term Exam in the week 17 from the whole course. The exam

will comprise of two sections.

Section I will be of 30% weightage comprising of Information Systems & Computers

Section II will be of 10% weightage comprising of Case Study



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APPENDIX 1: GENERAL GUIDANCE FOR PRESENTATIONS Oral presentations should get easier the more you give. A frequent reaction after giving your first one is 'that wasn't so bad but I'd make a better job if I gave it again'. This hints that the key to a good talk is preparation. Be well prepared, practice your talk beforehand. Transforming what you did or what you have found out into a presentation involves hard work. Preparation isn't just practice. Before you draft what you will say, remember Decide what you would like the audience to learn from your presentation. Get the overall picture clear in your mind so you can decide on a logical order for the

content Distil from the mass of information you have accumulated, the points that need to be

made at each stage The following points refer mainly to the mechanics of the presentation itself.

1. Plan the structure of your talk, preparing themes for overheads 2. Make the content of your talk coherent. 3. Normally keep diagrams on overheads to one per overhead, making them as large as

possible. Make the writing on the overheads large enough to be completely clear from the back of the room.

4. It's not essential but it's a good idea to begin the presentation with an overhead showing a clear title, the author(s) names and, either on the overhead or accompanying it, a few sentences summarizing why the audience will find the topic interesting.

5. Rehearse very well the first few sentences; stand up when you're introduced and take a deep breath, look at the audience and put up your opening slide or produce something else for them to look at while you relax and deliver your opening at a pace that's not hurried.

6. Talk to the audience, making eye contact with them, using the overhead projector as a diversion from the main attraction, namely you. This requires remembering a fair bit what you are going to say and not reading from a script all the time.

7. Talk loudly enough to be heard above the noise of the audio / visual aid. 8. Don't rush, but keep to time and use the time available to you. A few practices

beforehand will let you know you've got the timing right. 9. Do finish on a positive and definite note. Don't just peter out. This is very important since

your final comments remain in the minds of those assessing the talk. Conclude by reminding people of the key points or emphasizing the achievements of what you have done.

The presentation will be graded on the following grounds:

Well balanced with proper emphasis on relevant details. Clear visuals & easy to hear Creative thoughts All sections adequately covered Succinct presentation Knowledgeable about material

Please note: The indications are provided to help you. There is not necessarily a straightforward relationship between them and your final grade. Categories are not equally weighted and other factors will be taken into account.

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