MAKERERE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL

FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED COMPUTING & INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 SEMESTER I
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BBA)

COURSE NAME : INTERMEDIARY ICT

YEAR OF STUDY : II
SEMESTER : I
CREDIT UNITS : 5
COURSE CODE : BUC 2122
FACILITATORS : Moses Serugo, Aisha Watsemba, Edrisa Tebandeke,
Seith Atuhurira, Peter Kikanja

Course Description
Businesses and Organizations in the modern world are powered by Information
Communication Technology. Given that the business environment is data-drive,
this course has enriching concepts on how data is compiled and properly
managed as well as its value in helping businesses meet their goals. As more
and more businesses rely on networks and telecommunications to run their
activities, it is important for you to understand exactly how this technology can
improve business performance and provide value. Having excel skills is
extremely valuable to employers and can increase your chances of getting hired
by showing employers that you have great analytical skills such as designing
various business and financial models. That said, this course unit has been well
packaged with rich content that helps a student to strategically position
themselves in business while integrating ICTs.

Course Objectives
Learning Objectives
The aim of this course unit is to:
 Understand data management and its importance in organizations.
 Acquire knowledge of communication systems, networks technologies and
the application they serve.
 Understand the steps involved in applying business/information
technology (IT) solutions.
 Equip learners with practical skills in developing various business and
financial models using Ms Excel.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, you should be able to;
 Explain the benefits of appropriate data management to organizations.
 Identify the basic components, functions, and types of telecommunications
networks, media and topologies applied in business.
 Demonstrate knowledge and skill needed for the design and development
of information systems.

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  Develop various business and financial models using Ms excel.

DETAILED COURSE OUTLINE

THEORY

N WEEK
O TOPIC CONTENT S
1 Data Management  Definition of Data Management 1-3
 Data Management Principles
 Data Management Process
 Importance of Data Management
 Data Management tools
 Best practices/ Techniques for
effective Data Management
 Data Management challenges and
possible solutions
 Benefits of good Data Management
 Consequences of poor Data
Management
2 Information Systems  Steps of the information systems 4-6
Development development cycle.
 System development methodologies.
 Advantages, Challenges and application
of each Methodology.
 End user approaches to system
development.
 Activities involved in the
implementation of new information
systems.
3 Networks and  Definition of a Network 7-9
Telecommunication  Basic Network concepts
 Uses of Networks
 Benefits of Networks
 Limitation of Networks
 Classifications of Networks
 Network design parameters
 Network devices
 Definition of telecommunication
 Role of telecommunication
 Data communications
1. Definition of data
communications
2. Fundamental
characteristics of data
communications
3. Components of data
communications
4. Data communications
systems tasks
5. Data signals
6. Transmission methods
7. Transmission modes
 Communication channels
1. Wire media
2. Wireless media
 Network Security Best Practices

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4 Information Systems  Introduction to information security 10-12
Security and threats  Security requirements
 Security threats, management
strategies and defences.

5 Social, Legal &  Social Issues of using technology in

Ethical Issues in ICT business
and how they can be 1. Understanding social issues
addressed 2. Social media (forms of social
media, social media platforms,
opportunities of using social
media, threats of using social
media)

 Legal Issues
1. Cyber laws
 Importance of cyber laws
 Area of cyber laws
 Major components of
cyber laws
 Advantages of cyber laws
 Challenges of
implementing cyber laws
in Uganda
2. ICT policies and issues
 National ICT policy
 Implementation of the ICT
policy and strategy
framework
 Ethical Issues in managing technology
in business

PRACTICAL
N AREA COVERAGE WEEKS
O
1 Introduction Ms  Opening a workbook 1-2
To  Renaming, insertion, deletion and
Excel positioning of worksheets
an  Inserting and deleting of columns,
Working da rows, cells and cell addressing
Environment
 Review of Excel Ribbon tabs-Home,
, Entering
Insert, Page layouts, formulas, data,
data
review and View
navigating
 Use of the Quick access toolbar
Workbook
 Use of the Office button
 Saving of a workbook in a folder

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 and compatible model
 Auto fill, direct entry and importing
data
 Entering text and numerical data
 Inserting columns and rows
 Selecting Cells, Selecting Non
adjacent cells, Auto select
 Printer setup, Page setup, Setting of
margins, headers and footers and
print preview
 Inserting comments
 Number, Font, Alignment
 Boarders and Fill
 Protection
 Copying, moving and pasting
2 Formatting and  Entering Formula 3-5
editing data in a  Using Functions (Auto sum, average,
count,
Worksheet, &  count if, max, min, and mode,
formulas median) Sorting in Ascending and
descending order
 Customized sorting
 Subtotals for different columns with
Summaries
 Auto filtering and customized filtering
 Cell referencing and fixing
 Using the Chart wizard and formatting
charts
 Pivot Tables
3 Logical functions  Introduction to the IF statement 6-7
 Inbuilt and typed IF statements
 Simple IF
 Nested IF
 General functions
 Applications of the IF function-Grading,
Tax (URA PAYE)

4 Financial  Financial Modelling 8-12

functions  PV, FV, NPV, IRR
 Loan Amortization
 Financial statements (Income
statement, Balance sheet and Cash
flow statements)

Delivery Method
Straight lecture, Discussion, practical and case studies Assignments and
Assessment
Coursework assignments shall be timetabled and communicated accordingly.
Students must attempt both of them.

Coursework Nature Coverage Grading

1 Theory Topics 1 & 2 15%
2 Practical Ms. Excel 15%
Final Exam Theory All topics 70%

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 100%

Each student must ensure that they receive their course work results before the
final examination and raise any issues before the examination week commences.
Ensure to receive and keep your coursework script until you receive the final
examination results the following semester.

Learning Management System - Mubsep

Students are required to enroll themselves on the Makerere University Business
School Education Portal - Mubsep (http://mubsep.mubs.ac.ug) BCOM II ICTB class.
Mubsep is an online Moodle Online Learning Management System. All
communication, teaching materials, assignments, results and discussion forum
will be done on that forum.

Participation
Every student is required to attend at least 80% of the classes to fulfil the
minimum requirements to sit for the final examination. Students are also
required to attempt all assignments as partial fulfilment for the requirements of
the course.

Statement for Academic Dishonesty

Academic dishonesty (e.g. cheating on assignments and examinations,
plagiarism) is a serious offense. All work that you submit in this class must be
your own. Each student is responsible for being familiar with the MUBS policies
on academic dishonesty. Any student engaging in academic dishonesty in this
course will receive a fail grade (0) and appropriate disciplinary action will be
taken.

Resources
1. Aubrey James O’Brien (2010), Management Information Systems, A
Managerial End User Perspective, McGraw-Hill Education, 10th Ed.
2. Avison, D. & Fitzgerald, G., (2006). Information Systems Development:
Methodologies, Techniques and Tools, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, ISBN-13 978-0-
07-711417-6
3. Internet resources such as Journals.
4. Kenneth C. Laudon & Jane P. Laudon (2006), Management Information
Systems,
Managing the Digital Firm. Prentice Hall, 9th Ed.
5. Sonny Nyeko and Musa Moya (2013), ICT in Business Second Edition
6. Thomas Connolly and Carolyn Begg, (2014). Database Systems, A practical
approach to Design, Implementation, and Management, Pearson, 6nd Edition.

Prepared by – Internal examiner Approved by HOD –

Computer Science
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