{"id":225,"date":"2017-08-01T00:33:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T23:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/?page_id=225"},"modified":"2017-08-01T00:33:13","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T23:33:13","slug":"bsc-information-systems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/ug-programmes\/bsc-information-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"BSc Information Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The BSc Computer Systems Programme is available in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/home\/edinburgh\/\">Edinburgh<\/a>.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/img\/JCoady.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Programme Director<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/schools\/mathematical-computer-sciences\/staff-directory\/jenny-coady.htm\">Jenny Coady<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Programme Code: F2IS-ISY<\/p>\n<p>For further information about course choices consult:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/macshome\/structures18\/F2IS-ISY_201718.pdf\">Programme Structure and Progression Rules<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/wp-content\/uploads\/IS_UG_Handbook.pdf\" rel=\"\">BSc Information Systems Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a name=\"_Toc490646960\"><\/a><strong>Degree Specialisms:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The degree of BSc Information Systems can also be offered as BSc Information Systems (<em>Management<\/em>), BSc Information Systems <em>(Internet Systems)<\/em> or BSc Information Systems <em>(Interaction Design)<\/em> by specialising in courses in these areas in the final year.<\/p>\n<p>To graduate with the degree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/201718\/F2IN-INM_201718.pdf\">BSc Information Systems (<em>Management)<\/em><\/a> candidates must take Information Systems Methodologies (F20IF) plus any C1 coded course from the approved list on the programme structure and do an approved dissertation topic suitable for this specialism.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>To graduate with the degree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/201718\/F2II-INI_201718.pdf\">BSc Information Systems (<em>Internet Systems)<\/em><\/a> candidates must take one of E-Commerce Technology (F20EC) or Digital Marketing (C10DM) and do an approved dissertation topic suitable for this specialism.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>To graduate with the degree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/201718\/F2IR-IND_201718.pdf\">BSc Information Systems (<em>Interaction Design)<\/em><\/a> candidates must take Advanced Interaction Design (F20AD) and do an approved dissertation topic suitable for this specialism.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>You should inform the Year 4\u00a0 Director of Studies, at the start of the honours\/4th year, if you want to exit with a degree specialism.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Year 1<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/schools\/mathematical-computer-sciences\/staff-directory\/michael-lones.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/img\/LONES.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Year 1 Director of Studies: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/schools\/mathematical-computer-sciences\/staff-directory\/michael-lones.htm\">Dr Michael Lones<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"50%\">Semester 1<\/th>\n<th width=\"50%\">Semester 2<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f27sa-software-development-1\/\"> F27SA Software Development 1<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/201718\/C17EC_201718.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C17EC Enterprise and its Business Environment<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f27is-interactive-systems\/\">F27IS Interactive Systems<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f27ts-technology-in-society\/\">F27TS Technology in Society<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f27px-praxis\/\"> F27PX Praxis<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f27cs-introduction-to-computer-systems\/\">F27CS Introduction to Computer Systems<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0+ 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/wp-content\/uploads\/ElectiveTimetable.pdf\">Elective Course<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f27wd-web-design-and-databases\/\">F27WD Web Design and Databases<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Year 2<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/img\/LGeorgieva.jpg\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Year 2 Director of Studies: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/schools\/mathematical-computer-sciences\/staff-directory\/lilia-georgieva.htm\">Dr Lilia Georgieva<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"50%\">Semester 1<\/th>\n<th width=\"50%\">Semester 2<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f28in-interaction-design\/\">F28IN Interaction Design<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f28sd-software-design\/\">F28SD Software Design<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/201718\/C18FM_201718.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C18FM Fundamentals of Marketing<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f28dm-database-management-systems\/\">F28DM Database Management<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/201718\/C17EB_201718.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C17EB Management in a Global Context<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f28cd-creative-design-project\/\">F28CD Creative Design Project<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/201718\/C19PT_201718.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C19PT Project Management<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/201718\/C18OP_201718.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C18OP Operations Management<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Year 3<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/img\/KAMAREDDINE.jpg\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Year 3 Director of Studies: P<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/schools\/mathematical-computer-sciences\/staff-directory\/fairouz-kamareddine.htm\">rofessor Fairouz Kamareddine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"50%\">Semester 1<\/th>\n<th width=\"50%\">Semester 2<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f29so-software-engineering\/\">F29SO Software Engineering<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f29pd-professional-development\/\">F29PD Professional Development<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f29km-knowledge-management\/\">F29KM Knowledge Management<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f29ss-sociotechnical-and-soft-systems\/\">F29SS Sociotechnical &amp; Soft Systems Methodologies<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f29ct-critical-thinking\/\">F29CT Critical Thinking<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/201718\/C18OB_201718.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C18OB Organisational Behaviour<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/201718\/C18HM_201718.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C18HM Human Resource Management<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/201718\/C19MC_201718.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C19MC Marketing Communications<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Year 4<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/img\/gray-135x180.jpg\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Year 4 Director of Studies: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/schools\/mathematical-computer-sciences\/staff-directory\/alasdair-j-g-gray.htm\">Dr Alasdair Gray<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" width=\"50%\">Semester 1 (Mandatory)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" width=\"50%\">Semester 2 (Mandatory)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f20pa-research-methods-requirements-engineering\/\">F20PA Project: Research Methods &amp; Requirements Engineering<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f20pb-design-implementation\/\">F20PB Project: Design &amp; Implementation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>(Optional &#8211; Choose 3)\u00a0 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f20pc-project-testing-and-presentation\/\">F20PC Project: Testing &amp; Implementation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f20cl-computing-in-the-classroom\/\">F20CL Computing in the Classroom<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Optional (Choose 2)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f20if-information-systems-methodologies\/\">F20IF Information System Methodologies<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f20ad-advanced-interaction-design\/\"> F20AD Advanced Interaction Design<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/201718\/C10CW_201718.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C10CW The Contemporary Workforce<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f20de-digital-and-knowledge-economy\/\"> F20DE Digital &amp; Knowledge Economy<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/201718\/C10RS_201718.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C10RS Retail Marketing<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f20ec-e-commerce-technology\/\"> F20EC E-Commerce Technology<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/cs\/courses\/f21im-information-technology-master-class\/\">F21IM Information Technology Master Class<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/201718\/C10SM_201718.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C10SM Marketing &amp; Management in SMEs<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/201718\/C10DM_201718.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C10DM Digital Marketing<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Including with Interaction Design, Internet Systems or 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