Đại Học Quốc Gia TP.

HCM Vietnam National University – HCMC

Trường Đại Học Bách Khoa Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
Khoa Quản lý Công nghiệp School of Industrial Management

Computers in Business
(IM1011 - Sem.231)
Instructor: Dr. Nguyen Vu Quang
Email: [email protected], Office: 105 B10
Class Hour: Mon 14:00-15:50
Class Room: -------

Objectives
The course is designed to provide students with foundation knowledge of computers,
computer-based information systems, and the understanding of their applications in
business context. Students also strengthen the skills to use computer applications to
improve personal work efficiency such as presentations, word processing, and data
processing.

Course outline
The course includes computer literacy; computer-based information system; Internet;
and their role in business. The course also includes the trends of information technology
and their implications for business. In addition, the content of the course also includes
practice of Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel softwares to help
learners manage their personal work effectively

Course materials
Lectures of the course will be downloaded from BkeL webstie. Students could learn
more from followings:
Text books:
[1] Vermaat, M.E., Frydenberg, M., Freund, S.M., Campbell, J.T., and Sebok, S.L. (2017).
Discovering Computers 2018. Cengage Learning.
[2] Kroenke, D.M. and Boyle, R.J. (2019). Using MIS, 11th edition. Pearson Education.

Learning Outcomes

No. Learning Outcomes

L.O.1 Interpret the terms of computer, computer-based information systems,
networks, the Internet, their elements, and why they are vital to individual
work and doing business
L.O.2 Interpret the application of computer, computer-based information systems,
networks, the Internet in individual work and business
L.O.3 Demonstrate the ability to use software applications to process long
documents, database, spreadsheets, presentation files
L.O.4 Identify new and emerging technologies that affect business activities
L.O.5 Demonstrate communication and teamwork skills
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Learning strategies and assessment scheme:

Course materials and syllabus are on the BKeL. Total grade of the course is assessed
throughout the studying process, basically consisting of four components:
• Process evaluation (homework, quizzes): 20%
- Quizzes (10%)
- Group homework (10%)
• Group assignment: 20%
• Final evaluation: 60% (multiple choice + writing)

Conditions to attend the Final Exam:

- Must attend at least 11 class sessions.
- Must complete all quizzes and group assignment.
Schedule

Week Content Course Learning Outcome

Course Introduction
- Instructor’s information
1
- Course information
- Learning and teach ching methods
Part 1: Introduction to computers and L.O.1 – Interpret the terms of
computer-based information systems computer, computer-based
- Computer, computer-based information systems, networks, the
information systesm: concepts, their Internet, their elements, and why
1-2 roles to individual and business they are vital to individual work
and doing business.
- Information technology, information
Textbook 1: Ch.1, Ch.3
systems: differences, features, Textbook 2: Ch.1, Ch.2
characteristics of good information
- Current technological issues
LO1 – Interpret the terms of
computer, computer-based
Part 2: Hardware and software information systems, networks, the
- Hardware and software: Internet, their elements, and why
development, elements, roles, they are vital to individual work
classification and doing business.
- system software and application
3-4 LO2 – Interpret the application of
software: differences and computers, computer-based
classification information systems, networks, the
- Evaluation and investment of Internet in individual work and
hardware, software for individual and business
enterprise
Textbook 1: Ch.4, Ch.6, Ch.7, Ch.8
Textbook 2: Ch.4

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Week Content Course Learning Outcome
LO1 – Interpret the terms of
computer, computer-based
Part 3: Computer network, Internet information systems, networks, the
and Web Internet, their elements, and why
- Evolution of the Internet, connecting they are vital to individual work
to the Internet and doing business.
4-5 - www, types of websites, digital
media on websites LO4 – Identify new and emerging
- Internet services technologies that affect business
- Communications and network activities
technology
Textbook 1: Ch.2, Ch.10
Textbook 2: Ch.4
Part 4: Microsoft Word & Microsoft LO3 – Demonstrate the ability to
PowerPoint use software applications to
- Brief introduction process long documents, database,
- Elements of a long document (e.g. spreadsheets, presentation files
thesis, assignment report), a
Textbook 1: Ch.4
presentation and the features of
6-7
applications used to process these
elements
- Practise to create and format a long
document using MS Word
- Practise to create and format a
presentation using MS. PP
Part 5: Microsfot Excel LO3 – Demonstrate the ability to
- Brieft indtroduction use software applications to
- Use Excel to process a list with many process long documents, database,
columns, rows (Sort, Filter, Group, spreadsheets, presentation files
Pivot Table, Pivot Chart) to to
7-8 Textbook 1: Ch.4
describe, synthesize and get
Textbook 2: Ch.5
information
- Use Excel to form and solve a
quantitative business problem (What-
If Analysis, Solver)
Part 6: Database management L.O.2 ¬ Interpret the application of
- Data, why database important, computers, computer-based
elements of a database information systems, networks, the
- Database management systems: Internet in individual work and
9-10 business.
roles, features, popular DBMS brand
names, suitability for business type
Textbook 1: Ch.11
- Steps to develop a database,
database query: example illustration

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 Week Content Course Learning Outcome

Part 7: E-commerce, Supply chain LO2 – Interpret the applications of

systems & Web 2.0 computers, computer-based
- How do companies use e-commerce? information systems, networks, the
- E-commmerce technologies Internet in individual work and
business.
- The importance of Web 2.0 to
10-11
business LO4 – Identify new and emerging
- Roles of information systems in technologies that affect business
supply chain activities
- How do organizations exchange
data? Textbook 2: Ch.8, Ch.9
L.O.5 – Demonstrate effective
Trends in technology/
12-14 presentation and writing skills in
Group presentation/Review written assignments

Assessment details

• Process evaluation 10%

- In Class quiz (5 quizzes x 2%)
• Group homework: 10%
- Works with long document in MS Word
- Data processing in MS Excel and SPSS
• Group assignment – work a topic: 20%
- Group presentation in class
- Final report
• Final evaluation: 60% (closed book)
- Multiple choice questions + essay questions (90 minutes)

OTHER INFORMATION

1. Preparation for Class: It is expected that the students read related chapters in textbook and lecture
notes before each class. This will help to capture the topics presented and discussed during class
hours.
2. Use of Class Time: Class time will be used mainly for lectures, discussions and exercises.
3. Class Attendance and Participation: Due to the broad range of topics discussed throughout the
course and their inter-relationship, students are recommended to attend 75% classes’ time and
participate proactively in this course.
4. Academic Honesty: Students should represent the results of exercises/ test and exam by
themselves, do not represent the work of someone else as being their own work. Students will get
zero credit if there is a violation.

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