Undergraduate study 2013 prospectus

General information

Commerce and industry require people with skills in both information technology and management. Today’s managers require 'hybrid' skills, namely business management with IT.

This degree course provides an excellent preparation for a challenging and rewarding career, offering a high level of knowledge and practical skills in both IT and management, giving an unrivalled platform on which to build a career in the knowledge economy.

The course is approximately evenly divided between IT and management subjects. Teaching is by lectures, tutorials and practical classes. The optional additional year on professional placement is highly recommended. Candidates must be numerate, but the course does not demand exceptional mathematical ability. 

There are no restrictions on subjects for A-Level entry (other than General Studies, which is not accepted). This degree course and the Information Technology Management for Business degree are both taught by the Department of Computer Science and the Business School. 

The two courses are very similar with most taught modules being common to the two courses. The essential difference is that the ITMB course was specified and is endorsed by the companies of e-Skills UK. 

However, the syllabus proscribed by e-Skills UK does not allow the same flexibility of options and project as the Computing and Management course.

Course structure

Year 1

Compulsory computing core modules:

• Essential Skills for Computing
• Programming for the WWW
• Computer Systems
• Server Side Programming
• Databases

Modules taught by the Business School:

• Organisational Behaviour
• Financial Reporting
• Quantitative Methods for Business
• Management of Human Resources
• Accounting for Managers
• Statistics and Modelling for Management

Year 2

Compulsory computing core modules:

• Operating Systems, Networks and the Internet 1
• Systems Design and HCI
• Team Projects
• Requirements Analysis
• Legal and Professional Issues in Computing

Modules taught by the Business School:

• Principles of Marketing
• Operations Management
• Company Finance
• The Marketing Mix 
• Management Science Methods
• Organisational Studies

Optional Professional Placement Year

Year 3

Compulsory modules:

• Software Project Management
• Strategic Management
• IT or ITMB Project
• Leadership and Interpersonal Skills

Optional modules:

• 2D Computer Graphics
• Knowledge-based Decision Support
• Information and Knowledge Management in the NHS
• Social Informatics
• Operations Management
• Data Mining
• e-Commerce Security
• Business Forecasting
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Operating Systems, Networks and the Internet 2
• Marketing Communications
• Entrepreneurship and Small Business Planning
• The Changing Work Organisation
• Advanced Human Computer Interaction
• International Human Resource Management
• Marketing Strategy and Planning
• Management Information Systems
• Information Retrieval
• International Computing
• Risk Management
• International Financial Management
• Strategic Information Management
• Analysing Careers
• Lean Operations

Year 4 MSci

• Group Project
• Thesis Project
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Engineers
• Teamwork and Leadership
• Managing a Project Team

Study options and entry requirements

Here you will find information about the various study options available for this course and the entry requirements for each option.

SQA = Scottish Qualifications Authority IB = International Baccalaureate