Business, Computing and Information Management (BCIM) Undergraduate Prospectus 2010
FdA
Location
Westminster Kingsway College
An Introduction to
Public Administration
Duration
Business Information Technology
2-3 years part-time
Mode of study
and E-Business
Part-time
Start date
September
Business, Computing and Information Management Business, Computing and Information Management
Course description Progression routes to further study
Number of places
BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology
This course focuses on the study Students completing this Public
30
Top-up to BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology
of public organisations, their Administration Foundation degree are
Simple timetable information
HNC/D Business Information Technology
administration and management and expected to be able to progress onto a
Part-time study will combine work-based
HND Business Information Technology
the changing external environment in Business Honours degree programme
assessment and units taught in evenings or
FdSc Business Information Technology
an afternoon and an evening.
which they operate. You will be able to in Business Administration, Business BSc (Hons) E-Business Information Technology
bring your experiences in the workplace Studies or Business Management.
How to apply
Top-up to BSc (Hons) E-Business Information Technology
into the academic environment where
Part-time: direct to LSBU
the units you will study combine The part-time route on these courses
Course contact
Our Business Information Technology (BIT) programme is one of the most
theoretical perspectives with current is likely to take a minimum of three
Hugh Allwood
innovative, exciting and challenging in the country. As well as providing a solid
industry practice. This will enable you semesters.
hugh.allwood@westking.ac.uk
grounding in traditional systems engineering practice, it also explores approaches
(BCIM)
to deepen your understanding of the
Typical offer
to the management, analysis and design of systems that challenge conventional (BCIM)
relevant knowledge and skills necessary For full entry requirements see pages
80 UCAS Tariff points
ideas of the role and purpose of information technology in supporting and defining
in administrative and management roles 252 to 253. the contemporary commercial organisation.
Course units
within the public sector environment
Year 1
and provide the opportunity for career
– Organisations and Behaviour - Managing People
Our graduates remember their time here as vitally important years when they
enhancement.
in the Public Sector
learned to believe in themselves as independent creative systems professionals
– Economics of the Public Sector/Central
Government
who can question implicit assumptions about the nature of business and
Career opportunities
– Personal and Professional Development
information technology, and who can devise and implement effective,
The employment record of our Public
– Learning from Work and Professional
innovative systems interventions.
Development
Administration graduates is excellent.
– Information Management
The Foundation degree is intended to
– Marketing and Public Relations
Our BSc Honours awards are recognised by the British Computer Society for full
enable you to gain a qualification which
– Financial and Resource Management
exemption from their professional examinations for qualification as Chartered
– Corporate Social Responsibility
will enable progression within your
Year 2
Information Technology Professional status.
chosen career.
– Learning from Work
– Research Methods
The BIT programme explores the relationships between business and technology,
– Human Resources Management and
Organisational Development
people and technology, and people and business, from the technical, cultural and
– E-business and Procurement
economic points of view. You’ll be encouraged to experiment and explore the
– Managing and Delivering Customer Value
development of solutions in a wide range of software and systems paradigms from
– Project and Programme Planning for Sustainable
Development
Java and .NET to soft systems methodology. You’ll be supported by expert teaching
Plus 2 elective units from
staff, many of whom have international research reputations in information systems
– Managing Performance
and computing.
– Public Policy and Legislation
– Public Sector Planning and Management
– Management Information Systems
You’ll be immersed in practical workshops, lectures, seminars and laboratory
sessions, and practical realistic group work projects that reflect the reality of the
cutting edge of modern systems development practice. You can study full-time
or part-time for a Higher National Diploma, Foundation of Science (FdSc) degree
or Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree with Honours, or part-time only for a Higher
National Certificate.
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