Faculty Of Science, Technology & Engineering
CSE1ITF, 2012
| Subject Code: | CSE1ITF |
| Subject Short Title: | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS |
| Credit Points: | 15.0 |
| Subject Description: | Students will be provided with a general and practical introduction to information technology for students in all disciplines. It covers: fundamental principles of computer operation, the main hardware components of the computer, data storage and retrieval, introduction to system software, introduction to data communications, computer networks, the Internet; operating systems, file management systems, security, introduction to information systems; application software modules: spreadsheets, database packages, the World Wide Web. |
| Incompatibles: | BUS1MIS, INT1ITF |
| Class Requirements: | BENDIGO: two 1-hour lectures and two 1-hour tutorial/practical classes per week.
BUNDOORA: two 1-hour lectures, one 2-hour laboratory/tutorial class per week. |
| Work Experience Indicator: | Student is not undertaking work experience in industry |
| Available to 'Study Abroad' students: | Y |
Assessment:
| Assessment Type | % | Comments |
|---|
| BE: one 2-hour examination | 60 | Hurdle requirement: In order to pass the unit, students must obtain an overall pass grade, pass the examination and pass the overall non-examination components. |
| BE: one 750-word practical assignment | 15 | |
| BE: one assignment equiv to 500-words | 10 | |
| BE: five tutorial tasks equivalent to 50-words each | 5 | |
| BU: one 2-hour examination | 70 | Hurdle requirement: In order to pass the unit, students must obtain an overall pass grade, pass the examination and pass the overall non-examination components. |
| BU: one programming assignment | 20 | |
| BU: laboratory | 5 | |
| BU: tutorial | 5 | |
| BE: 30-minute test equivalent to 500-words | 10 | |
Readings:
| Reading Type | Title | Author | Publisher |
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| Prescribed | BUNDOORA CAMPUS: Principles of information systems, | Stair & Reynolds | 8th edn, Thomson. |
| Prescribed | BENDIGO CAMPUS: Discovering computers 2009 (introductory) | Shelly, Cashman & Vermaat. | Thomson, 2009 |
| Recommended | FSTE First Year Survival Guide (second edition) | Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering | La Trobe University 2012 |
Subject Coordinator: Ms Mary Martin
| Subject Availability |
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| BENDIGO |
| Semester 1, Day. Ms Mary Martin (m.martin@latrobe.edu.au) |
| BUNDOORA |
| Semester 1, Day. Dr Jinli Cao (J.Cao@latrobe.edu.au) |
| SYDNEY - ACN |
| ACN Semester 1, Day. Ms Mary Martin (m.martin@latrobe.edu.au) |
| ACN Semester 2, Day. Ms Mary Martin (m.martin@latrobe.edu.au) |
| ACN Summer Semester, Day. Ms Mary Martin (m.martin@latrobe.edu.au) |
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