This unit delves into IT project management, covering methodologies like project planning, risk management, and quality assurance. Students learn to lead IT projects effectively, from initiation to closure, ensuring they meet objectives on time and within budget while adapting to project changes and challenges.

This module is designed to help students appreciate and understand business operations in both the manufacturing and services sectors. The module will discuss the basic principles of operations within a global context from three key perspectives: understanding operations, designing operations and managing operations.

Topics to be covered include value chains and global operations, technology, design and layout, capacity and resource planning and management, quality, lean operations.

This module introduces participants to the subject of Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) in organisations, taking a broad perspective on how IS&T can be managed effectively within the organisational context. Students will demonstrate an appreciation of the role of IS and information in modern organisations, including the management of social, cultural and political aspects that are important to successful adoption of technology.

This Business IT project unit provides an immersive experience in applying information technology to solve real-world business challenges. Students will engage in activities, from conceptualising solutions to implementing IT systems, emphasising project management, innovation, and strategic application of technology to achieve business objectives.

The unit aims to provide an introduction to fundamental methods used in Artificial Intelligence: knowledge representation, reasoning, search and learning. The unit introduces the underpinning concepts and techniques, the problems for which they are applicable, and their limitations. The unit will prepare you for entry positions in AI application design and development and enable you to pursue more advanced topics in this exciting field.

Areas covered include:

• Knowledge Representation
• Uncertain Knowledge
• Fuzzy Logic
• Machine Learning
• Neural Networks

This unit focuses on back-end web development, teaching students to build and manage server-side applications. Covering server technologies, databases, API integration, and middleware, learners will develop skills in creating robust, scalable back-end systems that support front-end interfaces, ensuring seamless data flow and enhancing web application functionality.