| CODE | LIS1100 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Introduction to ICT for Information Professionals | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Library Information and Archive Sciences | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit provides information professionals a sound knowledge and understanding of fundamental topics on Information and Communication Technology (ICT), as they will have a deeper understanding of fundamental technological concepts and applications in the library and archive domains. This unit covers a wide range of fundamental concepts and characteristics related to computer hardware and software, how data, images and sound are represented in a computer system, the fundamental concepts of computer networks, the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW), an introduction to information systems, an introduction to database systems, an overview of office productivity software, cultural and ethical issues related to computing, and an overview of emerging technologies. The topics which will be covered include: 1. Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies and their relevance to information professionals 2. Introduction to computer systems, hardware, computer architecture, storage devices, and input and output devices 3. Introduction to application software and system software 4. Introduction to data and number representation 5. Introduction to image and sound representation 6. Introduction to computer networks, the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW) 7. Introduction to information systems 8. Introduction to database systems 9. Overview of office application software 10. Overview of cultural and ethical issues 11. Overview of emerging technologies. Study-Unit Aims: This study-unity aims to introduce fundamental core key topics about the modern information and communication technologies related to the library and archive domains. In particular, it aims to introduce students to computer hardware and software, information systems, computer networks including the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW), databases, office applications software, cultural and ethical issues and emerging technologies. Moreover, this study-unit aims to analyse, evaluate and discuss the importance, significance and uses of information and communication technologies in libraries and archive domains. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify fundamental concepts and characteristics of computer hardware, hardware components, computer architecture and software (including operating systems); - Define how data is represented in a computer system; - Label the fundamental concepts of computer networks including the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW); - Identify the different types of information systems; - Define fundamental concepts of databases; - Define the use of office productivity software for libraries and archive domains; - Define cultural and ethical issues related to computing; - Define emerging technologies for libraries and archive institutions. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Distinguish different hardware components and be able to describe computer architecture, including how computer processors work; 2. Distinguish between application software and system software; 3. Apply theoretical knowledge of how data is represented in computer systems; 4. Analyse computer networks, describe how data is transferred on the Internet and identify different applications of the World Wide Web (WWW); 5. Describe the different types of information systems and their usage; 6. Distinguish the usage of different types of office productivity software; 7. Analyse and describe different cultural and ethical issues related to computing in libraries and archive domains; 8. Distinguish different technologies and identify their applicability in libraries and archive institutions. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Deborah Morley and Charles S. Parker. Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow: Comprehensive, 16th Edition. Cengage Learning. ISBN: 9781305656314. 2016. - Glenn Brookshear and Dennis Brylow. Computer Science: An Overview, 13th Edition. Pearson. ISBN: 9780134875460. 2018. - Nell Dale and John Lewis. Computer Science Illuminated, 7th Edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN: 9781284155648. 2019. Supplementary Readings: - Faithe Wempen. Computing Fundamentals: Introduction to Computers. Wiley. ISBN: 9781119039716, 2014. - Randal Bryant and David O'Hallaron. Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective, 3rd Edition. Pearson. ISBN: 9780134092669. 2015. - Ralph Stair and George Reynolds. Principles of Information Systems, 13th Edition. Cengage Learning. ISBN: 9781305971776. 2017. - Bernard Marr. Tech Trends in Practice: The 25 Technologies that are Driving the 4th Industrial Revolution. Wiley. ISBN: 9781119646198. 2020. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Owen Sacco |
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