Software Engineering Suite

BSc/BSc(Hons) IT Management for Business BSc/BSc(Hons) Software Development for Business BSc/BSc(Hons) Computing

Core Skills

Year  1  

Year  2  

Year  3  

Year  4/5  

Op.onal  placement  year  

ITMB   SDfB  Compu.ng  

Integrated    Project    1  

Introduc0on  to  Economics  and  Data  

Analysis    

Web  Pla;orm    Development  1  

Programming  1  Fundamentals  of    Compu0ng  

SoBware  Engineering  

Integrated    Project  2  

 Management  Issues    

and  Concepts      

Database  Development  

Programming  2  Object  Oriented    Analysis    &  Design  

Fundamentals  of  Financial  

Management  

Integrated    Project    3  

 Interna0onal  

Business  Strategy    

Research  Skills  &  Professional  Issues  

IT  Project    Management  1  

Human  Computer  Interac0on  

Financial  Planning  &  Decision  Making  for  

Managers  

Honours  Project  IT  Project    

Management  2  

Big  Data  

 Elec0ve  

 

 Business  Process  

Modelling    

Integrated    Project  1  

 SoBware  Engineering    

Web  Pla;orm  Development  1  

Programming  1  Fundamentals  of  Compu0ng  

 Maths  for  Compu0ng    

Integrated    Project    3  

Systems  Programming  

Research  Skills  &  Professional  Issues  

IT  Project    Management  1  

Advanced    Programming    

Applica0on  Architecture  &  Design  PaOerns  

 

Integrated    Project  2  

 Human  Computer  

Interac0on    

Database    Development  

Programming  2  Object  Oriented    Analysis  &  Design  

Data  Structures  &    Algorithms  

Integrated    Project    1  

 SoBware  Engineering    

Web  Pla;orm  Development  1  

Programming  1  Fundamentals  of  Compu0ng  

 Maths  for  Compu0ng    

Integrated    Project  2  

 Human  Computer  

Interac0on    

Database  Development  

Programming  2  Object  Oriented    Analysis  &  Design  

Data  Structures  &    Algorithms  

Integrated    Project    3  

Research  Skills  &  Professional  Issues  

Elec0ve  IT  Project    Management  1  

Web  Pla;orm  Development  2  

Elec0ve  

Elec0ve  

Cloud  Pla;orm  Development  

Big  Data  

Secure  SoBware  Development  

Honours  Project  Elec0ve  

Elec0ve  

Mobile  Pla;orm  Development  

Elec0ve  Honours  Project  

Op.onal  placement  year  Op.onal  placement  year  

Information Technology Management for Business

first in Scotland to offer the Tech Partnership endorsed BSc IT Management for Business (ITMB). supported by over 60 employers the degree is delivered to over 1,200 students in 14 universities across the UK equips students with a balance of problem solving, technical, programming and management skills

Employers in this area want to hire graduates who are as confident with their business skills as they are with their IT knowledge Course aims to equip students with a balance of technical and management and problem solving skills. Extra support from employers and the wider ITMB community: networking events, CV clinics, employer-supported projects, work placements and ‘guru lectures’

Types of job: ITMB

System designer / analyst IT consultant Database administrator Software developer Business strategy manager Technical Engineer

Employment Outcomes

Graduates from Tech Partnership ITMB degrees

•  100%  were  in  work  or  further  study  within  6  months  of  gradua0on    

•  85%  in  work  and  15%  in  further  study  

Employers include Apple, British Airways, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Fujitsu, Goldman Sachs, Google, HP,IBM, John Lewis, Microsoft, Proctor & Gamble, Shell.

Entry Qualifications: ITMB

Going rate : BBBC Essential :

Maths,  Compu0ng  or  Physics  Recommended :

English,  History  ,  Modern  Studies  ...  

software engineering techniques emerging technologies

information security, cloud computing practical IT skills in a business environment

software project management team working negotiation

Software Development for Business

Types of job: SDfB

programmer software developer / engineer software tester database specialist web developer mobile application developer cloud developer

Entry Qualifications: SDfB

Going rate : BBBC Essential

Maths,  Compu0ng  or  Physics  Recommended

English,  History  or  Modern  Studies  

27  

33  

20  

20  

Informa0on  Technology  Management  

 

10  

65  

15  

10  

SoBware  Development    

Business  

Technology  

Personal/Interpersonal  

Project  Management  

Computing

To  equip  students  with  the  knowledge,  understanding    and  skills  required  by  IT  professionals.  

This  program  is  flexible  and  allows  for  personalisa0on  Offers  a  2  +  2  pathway  Greater  choice  of  modules  in  years  3  and  4  Different  career  paths  supported  by  elec0ve    module  combina0ons  

Employability Focused Themes

Software Developer Web Developer User Experience Designer IT Manager

Web Development Theme

Year 3 Systems Programming Web Design Technologies Year 4 Big Data Client-side Web Applications Cloud Platform Development

User Experience Theme

Year 3 User Psychology Web Design Technologies Year 4 Big Data Client-side Web Applications Usability Research

Entry Qualifications

Going rate : ABB Recommended

Maths  or  Compu0ng  English  or  another  subject  requiring  high  levels  of  wriOen  communica0on  skills  

 

Year  1  

Year  2  

Year  3  

Year  4/5  

Op.onal  placement  year  

ITMB   SDfB  Compu.ng  

Integrated    Project    1  

Introduc0on  to  Economics  and  Data  

Analysis    

Web  Pla;orm    Development  1  

Programming  1  Fundamentals  of    Compu0ng  

SoBware  Engineering  

Integrated    Project  2  

 Management  Issues    

and  Concepts      

Database  Development  

Programming  2  Object  Oriented    Analysis    &  Design  

Fundamentals  of  Financial  

Management  

Integrated    Project    3  

 Interna0onal  

Business  Strategy    

Research  Skills  &  Professional  Issues  

IT  Project    Management  1  

Human  Computer  Interac0on  

Financial  Planning  &  Decision  Making  for  

Managers  

Honours  Project  IT  Project    

Management  2  

Big  Data  

 Elec0ve  

 

 Business  Process  

Modelling    

Integrated    Project  1  

 SoBware  Engineering    

Web  Pla;orm  Development  1  

Programming  1  Fundamentals  of  Compu0ng  

 Maths  for  Compu0ng    

Integrated    Project    3  

Systems  Programming  

Research  Skills  &  Professional  Issues  

IT  Project    Management  1  

Advanced    Programming    

Applica0on  Architecture  &  Design  PaOerns  

 

Integrated    Project  2  

 Human  Computer  

Interac0on    

Database    Development  

Programming  2  Object  Oriented    Analysis  &  Design  

Data  Structures  &    Algorithms  

Integrated    Project    1  

 SoBware  Engineering    

Web  Pla;orm  Development  1  

Programming  1  Fundamentals  of  Compu0ng  

 Maths  for  Compu0ng    

Integrated    Project  2  

 Human  Computer  

Interac0on    

Database  Development  

Programming  2  Object  Oriented    Analysis  &  Design  

Data  Structures  &    Algorithms  

Integrated    Project    3  

Research  Skills  &  Professional  Issues  

Elec0ve  IT  Project    Management  1  

Web  Pla;orm  Development  2  

Elec0ve  

Elec0ve  

Cloud  Pla;orm  Development  

Big  Data  

Secure  SoBware  Development  

Honours  Project  Elec0ve  

Elec0ve  

Mobile  Pla;orm  Development  

Elec0ve  Honours  Project  

     

Contact details : BSc/BSc (Hons) IT Management for Business Fiona Fairlie, F.Fairlie@gcu.ac.uk BSc/BSc (Hons) Software Development for Business Katrin Hartmann, K.Hartmann@gcu.ac.uk BSc/BSc (Hons) Computing either Fiona Fairlie or Katrin Hartmann