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Session 2, 12 th October 2011

Session 2, 12 th October 2011. Today’s session. PAL contact details How to get on the tutor’s good side How to do well in group tasks Task 4 (Presentation) Task 5 (Key Concepts) << Activity >> Deciphering Business Jargon << Activity >>. Contact PAL Leader. sarah7.edwards@live.uwe.ac.uk

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Session 2, 12 th October 2011

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  1. Session 2, 12th October 2011

  2. Today’s session... • PAL contact details • How to get on the tutor’s good side • How to do well in group tasks • Task 4 (Presentation) • Task 5 (Key Concepts) << Activity >> • Deciphering Business Jargon << Activity >>

  3. Contact PAL Leader • sarah7.edwards@live.uwe.ac.uk • http://socially.at/@sarahedwards • ISP PAL website:http://www.designsheep.co.uk/isp

  4. How to get on the tutors’ good side! • Turn up on time • If you know you will be missing a session, email Nick in advance with your reason • If you miss a session unexpectedly, email Nick with an apology and your reason • Do an equal share of group / team work • Actively participate in workshops • Don’t ask silly questions • Put effort in to the module!

  5. How to do well in group tasks • Use reliable sources (not Wikipedia) • Don’t copy and paste from the internet • Divide work up equally in your group • Meet up to collate your work • Use Dropbox / Google docs to share work • Don’t leave it to the last minute! • Help each other • Make sure someone prints it out

  6. Task 4 - Business/ICT relationships and gaps Carry out some research into relationships between organisations and ICT, with particular reference to gaps between the two, using more than one source and more than one medium. Some resources will be offered via Blackboard to kick this off (and may be exhibited during the workshop if time permits), though you are also expected to find and use your own, and doing so will stand you in good stead for the later parts of this module (and impress tutors suitably!). Prepare a mini-presentation of your findings to last no more than 3 minutes in workshop 3 next week, including a visual aid in a medium/format of your own choosing that can be employed in class. Show informed use of sources and resources as part of your presentation and include accurate citations. Critical commentary/evaluation/opinion is also expected, not just bare facts.

  7. Task 4 - Business/ICT relationships and gaps • Use books / journals / articles / websites • Ask ITMB / BABIS students to look in their textbooks • Good example vs. Bad example (?) • IT vs. Business Managers (?) • Common failings of Business/ICT relationships (?) • A suitable diagram to explain during the presentation (?) • How to avoid problems between Business/ICT (?) • Relevant statistics (?) • Use your last slide for references – use the Harvard referencing system. Keep it on the screen when you answer questions.http://www.uwe.ac.uk/library/resources/general/iskillzone/referencing/harvardreferencing/

  8. Task 4 - Business/ICT relationships and gaps • Don’t forget to evaluate!!! • WHY was something good / bad? • WHYwas this diagram suitable to use? • WHY did you choose those sources? • ... etc

  9. Task 4 - Business/ICT relationships and gaps • Presentation Tips • Don’t write everything on the slide • No annoying animations! • Meet up and practice • Time yourself • Make sure everyone speaks equally • Be prepared to answer questions << Upload to Blackboard by 5pm TODAY >>

  10. Task 5 - Key concepts Reflect on the first two workshops, tasks completed to date and the key conceptual underpinnings we have tried to introduce you to so far. Go back over the resources provided, Discussion Board postings and other materials as needed in order to check your understanding. Create yourself a record (to keep in your notes file for reference during the rest of the module) of the definitions (and/or your interpretation in your own words) listed above under task 2.

  11. Task 5 - Key concepts - taking stock • an information system • the discipline of information systems • information systems practice/an information systems practitioner << Time for an activity! Please get into groups >>

  12. Define: information system ???

  13. Define: information system • the term information system is frequently used to refer to the interaction between people, algorithmic processes, data and technology • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_system

  14. Define: information systems ???

  15. Define: information systems • Information systems support different types of decisions at different levels of the organizational hierarchy. Major types of Information systems include structural databases and information management software • http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/I/IS.html

  16. Define: ISP / ISP Practitioner ???

  17. Define: ISP / ISP Practitioner • ISP is the practice of using business and technical knowledge to enhance, understand and work with information systems and the people use them. • An ISP Practitioner uses business and technical knowledge to enhance, understand and work with information systems and the people that use them.

  18. Deciphering Business Jargon "[...]the LAS chiefs ignored what amounted to an over-ambitious project timetable. The original procurement document, which was drafted within guidelines provided by the Regional Health Authority[...]"

  19. Deciphering Business Jargon • Procurement document • Infrastructure • Delegate • Implementation • Software • Hardware • Project timetable • PRINCE 9. Response time 10. Stakeholder 11. Requirements analysis 12. Gantt chart 13. Deliverable 14. Feasibility study 15. Project scope

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