Module Database Search
| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Networking | |||
| Reference | CBM110 | Version | 1 |
| Created | January 2020 | SCQF Level | SCQF 11 |
| Approved | March 2015 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | August 2017 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To enable the student to evaluate recent technologies for information dissemination. To develop the student's ability to create a practical strategy for information dissemination. To develop the student's skill in the practical implementation of these technologies. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Critically assess a variety of information dissemination technologies. |
| 2 | Critically evaluate the contribution of a range of information dissemination technologies to provide enhanced visibility and performance for an information service. |
| 3 | Apply the principles of information dissemination to the creation of a plan for raising the profile of an information service. |
| 4 | Apply recent technologies in the dissemination of information for an information service. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| Technologies which may be used to disseminate information from and about information services. Recent web technologies, including, but not limited to, XML, RSS, Web services and mashups, blogs and wikis. Practical exercises, using open source software on a web server, will concentrate on the skills and design considerations which will promote the utility and visibility of an information service. Professional networking. |
| Module Delivery |
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| Key concepts are introduced and illustrated through lectures and directed reading. Understanding is tested and further enhanced through laboratory work and tutorials. Programming basics will be introduced as necessary for individual student needs |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 50 | 20 |
| Non-Contact Hours | 100 | 130 |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 50% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2 |
| Description: | Individual Practical Assessment | ||||
| Component 2 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 50% | Outcomes Assessed: | 3, 4 |
| Description: | Individual Practical Assessment | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | ||||||||
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| Explanatory Text | ||||||||
| The calculation of the overall grade for this module is based on 50% weighting of C1 and 50% weighting of C2 components. An overall minimum grade D is required to pass the module. | ||||||||
| Coursework: | ||||||||
| Coursework: | A | B | C | D | E | F | NS | |
| A | A | A | B | B | C | E | ||
| B | A | B | B | C | C | E | ||
| C | A | B | C | C | D | E | ||
| D | B | C | C | D | D | E | ||
| E | C | C | D | D | E | E | ||
| F | E | E | E | E | E | F | ||
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination | |||||||
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | COOK, N., 2008., Enterprise 2.0: how social software will change the future of work. Aldershot: Gower. |
| 2 | DYKES, L. and TITTEL, E., 2005. XML for dummies. 4th ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. |
| 3 | GARDNER, S. and BIRLEY, S., 2010. Blogging for dummies. 3rd ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley |
| 4 | WHITTAKER, J., 2009. Producing for Web 2.0 : a student guide. 3rd ed. London: Routledge. ebook |
| 5 | BAIR, A. and GARDNER, S., 2013. Blogging for dummies. 5th ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley |