AØKA08161U ICT-Applied

Volume 2015/2016
Education

Elective from the 2.year of BSc in Economics
Elective at MSc in Economics

This course is mainly for foreign students.

Content

The course work aims to give the students basic IT-knowledge on the background of tasks related to both public and business organizations where ICT play a strategic role. Cornerstones are efficient database handling and efficient data processing in spreadsheets.

 In the course we practice development of various software applications on the computer as well as providing a general system understanding that will facilitate communication with IT-specialists. E.g. the student should be capable of developing smaller applications for spreadsheets, and also for instance be able to provide a clear specification for an IT-specialist to develop a database based web application.

 Among the course subjects are:

  • Creating macros and functions in spreadsheets and in this way improving efficiency and reducing errors (for example programming macros for Excel).
  • Design and use of Graphical User Interfaces (GUI). GUI permeates most personal computer and web applications today and knowledge about the idea and approaches to designing and using is essential in present-day IT.
  • Use and solution integration of databases (for example extracting stock data to aggregate statistics)
  • Client and server based web technologies (example: through the web providing the customer with database information such as it is done by web banking and public sector tax information)
  • Communication technologies
  • Definition of business scopes and specification of system requirements
  • Algorithmic solutions are based on VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), primarily connected to enhancing and customizing Excel with macros and functions. Database queries are defined using SQL. Various tools, such as HTML, Scripts, c#, XML for web-site design are studied, including Expression Web. Hands-on guidance will be provided as needed during the course.

The selected tools can be used on the student’s own computer, or on computers in the student user rooms.

Learning Outcome

The objective of the ICT-Applied course is to provide students with a broad knowledge of Information and Communications Technology, as it relates to working as an economist, and to an understanding of today’s business processes and strategy. This will enhance the student’s job opportunities in both the public and the private sector.

The specific objectives, i.e. the learning outcomes, are that by the end of the course all students will be able to:

  • Explain the correlation between spreadsheets, programming languages, application generators and databases
  • Record and edit macros in spreadsheets like Excel
  • Write tailored software for spreadsheets in a proper programming language
  • Design, develop and test Windows applications based on simple algorithms
  • Explain the principles of relational databases
  • Use SQL for complex database queries with logical expressions and subqueries
  • Explain the principles behind Object Oriented Programming
  • Explain the basic technologies behind the World Wide Web
  • Plan, design, create and implement a Web site
  • Explain where the studied technologies are positioned in the general system development process

Teacher notes, extracts from manuals and machine readable documentation.

None, or elementary knowledge of information technology and computer use. Because of content overlap students who have taken any of the courses Datamatik 1 or Datamatik 2 cannot participate in the course.
The teaching comprises lectures, hands-on guidance, assignments and tasks. Normally assignments and tasks can be solved using the student’s own pc, provided Windows and Office are installed. The utilized web-development software is provided for installation on the student’s computer.

Schedule:

The course consists of 3 hours of classes (lectures) every week for 14 weeks.

Timetable and classroom:
For time and classroom please press the link under "Se skema"(See schedule) at the right side of this page (15E means Autumn 2015, 16F means Spring 2016).

You can find the similar information partly in English at
https:/​/​skema.ku.dk/​ku1516/​uk/​module.htm
-Select Department: “2200-Økonomisk Institut” (and wait for respond)
-Select Module:: “2200-F16;ICT-Applied ”
-Select Period: “Forår/Spring – Weeks 4-29”
-Press: “ View Timetable”
This course is mainly for foreign students.
15 of the seats are for Danish students primary from Department of Economics.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Lectures
  • 42
  • Preparation
  • 164
  • Total
  • 206
Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Continuous assessment
The completion of the course is based on the approval of 4-5 compulsory assignments and an individual test during the semester. There are no grades.
Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
passed/not passed
Censorship form
No external censorship
Exam period

During the course.

For enrolled students more information about examination, exam/re-sit, rules etc. is available at the student intranet for Examination (English) and student intranet for Examination (BA-Danish).

Re-exam

The assignments must be handed in again and this has to be arranged with the course responsible.

Criteria for exam assesment

The student must in a satisfactory way demonstrate that he/she has mastered the learning outcome of the course.