Personal Development Plan Year 3

DD3

Jan
2007

Information Systems Management

• By the end of this module I will be able to reduce data structures to the 3 rd Normal Form in relation to their use in applications.
• Covered in lecture 2. I will take the Designing and Developing Acccess Databases 2 half day course at work and work through some normalisation exercises. I will also read some books from the library. I will get the chance to explain normalisation in my WRM online learning materials project.
• By the end of this module I will be able to understand the migration of systems of objects from analysis to designed architectures, packages and components
• By the end of this module I will be able to understand theories of Information System Development Project Management and be able to draw up and revise realistic project planning artefacts e.g. PERT networks and Gannt Charts
• By the end of this module I will be able to understand the importance of Quality and Testing in IS Development Projects;
• By the end of this module I will have an understanding of the various roles and career paths an IS developer needs to Manage
• By the end of this moduled I will have a view on various approaches to Knowledge Management

"Lecture one was about Normalization and it went straight over my head. I felt like I was in a spiritual or highly intellectual lecture. I hope to attend the Designing and Developing Databases course mid-october and I have printed an article from Wikipedia.com. Also a colleague at work said they will go through it with me. I also have home work".

Assessment: 3 in class tests (classed as coursework). Exams Summer 2007.

Jan
2007

• By the end of this module I will be able to state the uses/ users of accounting information
• By the end of this module I will be able to explain and apply accounting concepts, principles and conventions
• By the end of this module I will be able to record basic accounting transactions and prepare annual financial statements
• By the end of this module I will be able to analyse, interpret and communicate the information contained in basic financial statements and explain the limitations of such statements
  

  "Lecture one was quite good. The lecturer has a good teaching style. There are no assignments just a mid term test mid-end of November and exam in June. I will have to practise a lot because it is maths – a language which must be used and applied. Little and often will be my method. Lots of rules to learn by heart, which I am good at. But I must apply what I learn"

• Assessment; in class test. Exam in July 2007.

Jan.
2007

• By the end of this module I will be able to define my own learning outcomes and/ or targets for the Year 3 of the Foundation Degree based on an appraisal of my learning during Year 2 of the FD and evaluate the extent of my achievement
• By the end of this module I will be able to use detailed action planning to assist in achieving my individual learning outcomes and targets
• By the end of this module I will be able to use and evaluate resources on careers, professional and personal development in relation to my current ‘work’ situation and my future career/ professional/ ‘work’ related development
• By the end of this module I will be able to reflect on and extend my records of my transferable skills development
• By the end of this module I will be able to consider how my attitudes, beliefs and values have an impact on your approach to personal and professional development
• By the end of this module I will be able to evaluate how issues of equality and diversity impact on my personal and professional experience
• By the end of this module I will be able to Compose a letter of application/ personal statement and supporting CV that effectively communicate my qualifications, experience and skills to a prospective employer or other relevant professionals
• By the end of this module I will be able to use a referencing system to acknowledge the sources that I have consulted and evaluated

Coursework to hand-in May 2007.

By the end of this module I will have a understanding of the basic elements of a programming language.

By the end of this module I will be able to use Java in a practical context, in particular, to
(i) write small real-world programs in Java;
(ii) implement Java programs on a PC.
By the end of the course I will:

(1) be able to understand and explain

• how a computer operates while running a program;
• the work of a compiler and an interpreter;
• the basic elements of a programming language;
• classes, objects and object instances;
• methods and the scope of a variable;
• data and number types in Java;
• arithmetic and Boolean expressions;
• for/while loops and if-else statements;
• processing of strings;
• elements of input/output in Java;
• the concept of an array and its usage;

June
2007

• By the end of this module I will be able to discuss modern computing infrastructures from the perspective of the internet and organisations
• By the end of this module I will be able to discuss and explain theoretical and practical issues of conducting business over the internet and the Web
• By the end of this module I will be able to reflect on general principles revealed through practical exploration of specific tools, techniques and methods in e-business.

• By the end of this module I will gain technical and work specific skills relevant to my employment sector
• By the end of this module I will be able to develop a understanding of the world of work

Presentation and Portfolio hand in May 2007.