Business computing bsc(hons)

Year 1

You will be introduced to databases, requirements and organisations, and systems security in your first year. You will also study web development, user-centred development and programming.

• Introduction to Databases

  This module will introduce you to the concepts used in database design and use. This includes modelling and validation techniques used in analysis and design, and use of SQL to extract information from database systems.

• Introduction to Requirements and Organisations

  This module shows how organisational needs and business processes are linked to and translated into software requirements, in order for the software developed to help the organisation achieve its aims.

  You will learn about different business goals and processes, and how to model them. You will learn how to capture and describe requirements technically so that developers would be able to design and programme those requirements into the software needed to support the organisation.

• Introduction to Cyber Security

  This module will provide you with an understanding of cyber security and privacy. It will also provide you with the skills and mechanisms required to build and maintain secure information systems that can protect people, business, and data from malicious attacks.

• Programming for Business

  This module serves as an entry-level programming module and will introduce you to the skills required to write simple programs in a high-level language. You will engage in business problem-solving activities using programming as a tool. Programming will be learned through practicing with hands-on exercises on a weekly basis.

• Introduction to Web Development

  This module will introduce a range of current web technologies, equipping you to build basic standards-compliant static and interactive web pages.

• Working in the Computing Industry

  This module introduces you to the professional roles and working practices in computing and business information technology (IT). The module integrates an introduction to the university learning environment and a foundation in academic study skills.