IS & T Development Fundamentals (ISTN102) – 16 credits

Offered at:  Westville (second semester), Pietermaritzburg (second semester)

Prerequisite Requirement:  None (Note: ISTN101 and (ISTN102 or ISTN103) are prerequisites for second year IS&T modules)

Aim:  To provide an introduction to Systems Analysis & Design, Web Page Design and Programming in a business context. 

Content:  Information Systems management; Systems Analysis and Design; Human-Computer Interaction; Web page design; Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Web Page creation; Programming fundamentals.

Practicals:  Computer-based exercises on the above topics.

Assessment:  2 h exam (50%), tests/assignments (50%).  Students must obtain at least 40% in the examination paper.

DP Requirement:  Students must obtain a class mark of at least 40%.

For further information, please refer to the College of Law and Management Studies handbook.