IT Fundamentals for Business Profiles: Cybersecurity

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IT Fundamentals for Business Profiles: Cybersecurity

Instructors: Vicent Botti

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

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1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Economic effects, business strategies and Knowledge management; Privacy; security and intellectual property, Careers and Information Technology

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41 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course will cover the social implications of technology.

This is the fifth and last part of an introductory business information systems course, designed to introduce you to the amazing world of Information Technology. In this course, you will learn the basic concepts of information systems and their application with a focus on the legal, economical and social aspects of information technology. By completing the five part series you will be prepared to pass the CLEP Information Systems and Computer Applications exam.

What's included

2 readings16 assignments13 plugins

2 readings Total 17 minutes

Course Handouts 2 minutes
Fundamental ideas 1 15 minutes

16 assignments Total 129 minutes

Week 1 exam 30 minutes
Privacy concerns 3 minutes
Privacy threats 3 minutes
Intellectual property 3 minutes
Open source 3 minutes
Creative commons 3 minutes
System, Application and PC security and Controls 3 minutes
Security threats: Hackers 3 minutes
Security threats: Attacks 3 minutes
Security threats: Malware 3 minutes
Computer security measures I 3 minutes
Computer security measures II 3 minutes
Computer security measures III 3 minutes
Computer security measures IV 3 minutes
Practice test 1-1 30 minutes
Practice test 1-2 30 minutes

13 plugins Total 140 minutes

Privacy concerns 8 minutes
Privacy threats 14 minutes
Intellectual property 14 minutes
Open source 11 minutes
Creative commons 10 minutes
System, Application and PC security and Controls 11 minutes
Security threats: Hackers 9 minutes
Security threats: Attacks 17 minutes
Security threats: Malware 13 minutes
Computer security measures I 8 minutes
Computer security measures II 9 minutes
Computer security measures III 8 minutes
Computer security measures IV 8 minutes

What's included

1 reading11 assignments8 plugins

1 reading Total 15 minutes

Fundamental ideas 2 15 minutes

11 assignments Total 114 minutes

Week 1 exam 30 minutes
Economic effects of IT on business 3 minutes
E-commerce 3 minutes
Business strategy 3 minutes
Business strategy: competition 3 minutes
Process modeling 3 minutes
Business processes reengineering 3 minutes
Quality management 3 minutes
Knowledge management 3 minutes
Practice test 2-1 30 minutes
Practice test 2-2 30 minutes

8 plugins Total 59 minutes

Economic effects of IT on business 1 minute
E-commerce 9 minutes
Business strategy 6 minutes
Business strategy: competition 6 minutes
Process modeling 5 minutes
Business processes reengineering 8 minutes
Quality management 13 minutes
Knowledge management 11 minutes

What's included

1 reading13 assignments10 plugins

1 reading Total 15 minutes

Fundamental ideas 3 15 minutes

13 assignments Total 120 minutes

Week 3 exam 30 minutes
Impact of IT in globalization 3 minutes
Outsourcing and insourcing 3 minutes
Web 2.0 3 minutes
Social networking 3 minutes
Cloud computing 3 minutes
Ergonomics and job design 3 minutes
Careers in information technology 3 minutes
Careers in information technology. IT deployment 3 minutes
Careers in information technology. Software development 3 minutes
Careers in information technology. Digital marketing and 2.0 3 minutes
Practice test 3-1 30 minutes
Practice test 3-2 30 minutes

10 plugins Total 97 minutes

Impact of IT in globalization 12 minutes
Outsourcing and insourcing 6 minutes
Web 2.0 7 minutes
Social networking 21 minutes
Cloud computing 9 minutes
Ergonomics and job design 9 minutes
Careers in information technology 1 minute
Careers in information technology. IT deployment 16 minutes
Careers in information technology. Software development 12 minutes
Careers in information technology. Digital marketing and 2.0 4 minutes

What's included

1 reading1 assignment

Instructors

Vicent Botti

Universitat Politècnica de València

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