The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Information technology 2006 - Software engineering
- Information- and mediatechnology 2008 (information technology) - Software engineering
- Information- and mediatechnology 2009 (information technology) - Software engineering
- Information- and mediatechnology 2010 (information technology) - Software engineering
Level/category
Teaching language
Swedish
Type of course
Compulsory
Recommended year of study
4
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The course provides an overview of developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Advances in ICT can enable business services with economic, ecological and social benefits through the use of "cloud computing" and "green computing". Students will examine case studies of ICT development in order to create a framework for exploring the strategic development, practical use and evaluation of the benefits from the deployment of new technology in a business environment.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the student is expected to be able to individually analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of new technologies which are used in the corporate world. Students should also be able to produce a report that describes the analytical evaluation.
Course contents
1st Introduction - a theoretical perspective on ICT progress
2nd Cloud Computing
3rd Green IT
4th Network evolution towards NGN
5th Web 2.0 and 3.0
6th Intelligent web services
7th Cultural convergence
Prerequisites and co-requisites
The course is designed for engineering students with completed internship in the IT field.
Previous course names
JEE i praktiken
Study activities
- Lectures - 20 hours
- Practical exercises - 23 hours
- Small-group work - 10 hours
- Project- and production work/artistic activities - 60 hours
- Individual studies - 20 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 133 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 133 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
- Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Teacher
Westerlund Magnus
Examiner
Westerlund Magnus
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
Until date 2010-04-01
Assessment methods
- 2012-03-22 - Exams
- Date will be announced later - Reports and productions