IT & Computing Pathway
MSc Information Technology Anglia Ruskin University
Qualification On successful completion of the programme you will be awarded an MSc Information Technology.
Awarding Body Anglia Ruskin University
Course Description This programme will: · Develop your understanding of current and emerging computer technologies.
· Enable you to explore the issues around the management of Information Technology in business and industrial contexts.
· Develop your expertise and interest in topic areas of direct and complementary relevance to the workplace.
· Enable you to apply your knowledge and understanding of critical and pervasive issues in computing and information systems in a range of situations.
· Encourage you to develop an understanding of current research issues.
· Enable you to integrate theory and practice ensuring both academic rigour and practical application.
Mode Online distance learning
Course Content (Modules) Comprises seven modules:
1. Managing Client Focused Projects You will have the opportunity to work upon on a real/simulated project in an industry context. You will be able to synthesise your knowledge and apply it to real life problems for a client. On completion of this module you will be able to:
• Analyse a business problem based on real life context.
• Critically evaluate project theory and practice.
• Formulate an appropriate project plan and organisation.
• Prepare and evaluate project designs. • Assemble key components of the solution with appropriate development tools.
2. Information Strategies This module will provide you with an understanding of the various strategies involved in the production of Information Systems and how they relate to each other. On completion of this module you will be able to: • Critically evaluate the role of various information strategies and their relationship
to each other. • Discuss the ways the strategies can be developed.
• Develop a strategy based on a scenario.
3. Current Issues in Networking This module, which deals with selected, leading edge topics in networking and data communications, will develop your knowledge of research issues relating to network technologies and applications. On completion of this module you will be able to: • Identify leading edge research issues within the field of data communications and networks.
• Explain research issues and current thinking in data communications and networks topics.
• Critically evaluate currently published material within the field.
• Postulate possible future research approaches and directions.
Online-based distance learning
4. Information Systems
Development This module will provide you with an understanding of software development methodologies and software development tools and techniques. On completion of this module you will be able to: • Critically evaluate the role of software development methodologies.
• Research the software development tools and techniques to support a software development methodology.
• Create a software development methodology and select the relevant tools/ techniques for a given situation.
• Critically evaluate different approaches to software development.
5. Commercial Website
Development This module will develop both your conceptual and practical understanding of web application tools, enabling you to design and implement non-trivial web based applications. On completion of this module you will be able to: • Design, implement and document a functional, well structured dynamic web application.
• Demonstrate a critical appreciation of the capabilities and contribution that dynamic web applications can offer in business.
• Demonstrate a critical appreciation of the need for usability design, and the key underlying principles of human-computer interaction design.
• Critically appraise web sites and evaluate competing approaches between technologies.
• Critically evaluate new trends and technologies in website development and web application technologies.
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