COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Information Technology in Educational Management (ITEM) is an emerging field in educational management & administration. Advances in ICT are significantly impacting industry, business, agriculture, medicine, health, entertainment, etc. but its impact on educational management & administration is still lacking in Malaysian schools.

    The course aims is to equip educational managers with the knowledge and skills of ICT and how it applies in the management & administration of an educational organisation. Also, the course aims to inculcate in managers an interest in ICT and willingness to keep abreast with developments.

    Information Technology in Educational Management  (ITEM)

  

   (Teknologi Maklumat dalam Pengurusan Pendidikan)

COURSE INSTRUCTOR:

Prof. Dr. John Arul Phillips

Department of Curriculum & Instructional Technology,

Faculty of Education,

University of Malaya.

COURSE EVALUATION:

Test / Exam      =   40 %

Assignment 1  =   20 %

Assignment 2  =   20 %

Assignment 3  =   20 %

Test

The test consists of  4 questions directly related to the lecture topics.

COURSE REFERENCES:

1) Cats-Baril, W. &

  Thompson,  R. (2000).

  Information Technology

  and Management, Chicago:

  Times Mirror Books

2) Gordon, J. & Gordon, S. 

   (1999). Information Systems:

   A  Management Approach.  

   Forth Worth: The Dryden

   Press.

3) Martin, W.; Brown C.;

    DeHayes,     D.; Hoffer, J. &

    Perkins, W. (2002).

    Managing Information

   Technology. New Jersey:

   Pearson Education, Inc.

4) Sellapan, P. (2000). Systems 

   Analysis & Design.

   Petaling Jaya: Sejana

   Publishing

COURSE TOPICS:

Section A: 

Introduction to Information Technology in Educational Management

a) Module 1: Introduction to ITEM

b) Module 2: ICT and Responsiveness, Decision Making and

  Communication            

Section B: 

Development of Information Systems in Educational Organisations

a) Module 3: Information Systems Concepts

b) Module 4: Information Systems Development

c) Module 5: Database Management Systems

  

Section C:  

Information Systems Technology in Educational Organisations

a) Module 6: Information Systems Hardware

b) Module 7: Information Systems Software

c) Module 8: Telecommunications and Networking

d) Module 9: Cyber Laws (Privacy & Copyright)

Section D:

Teaching and Learning Using Technology

a) Module 10: Introduction to Instructional Technology

b) Module 11: Pedagogy of the Internet

Tugasan #1: (20%)

Teknologi maklumat & komunikasi (ICT) dapat membantu seorang pengurus pendidikan membuat keputusan, menyesuaikan dengan perubahan dan peningkatkan komunikasi dalam organisasi. Bincangkan dengan memberi contoh-contoh spesifik.

Penting:

a) panjang - 6-7 halaman

  ('double-spacing')

b) gunakan perkataan sendiri

c) bincangkan dengan kritis

c) Tarikh penyerahan:

   Akhir minggu ke empat

  (sila serahkan kepada

   Ketua Kumpulan)

Tugasan #2: (20%)

Cadangkan sistem maklumat     yang lengkap bagi sebuah          sekolah menengah. Tumpukan   perbincangan kepada modiul-  

modiul yang dianggap penting

bagi sebuah sekolah.

Penting:

a) panjang - 9-10 halaman

  ('double-spacing')

b) gunakan perkataan sendiri

c) bincangkan dengan kritis

d) Tarikh penyerahan:

   Akhir minggu ke 8

  (sila serahkan kepada

   Ketua Kumpulan)

Tugasan #3: (20%)

Bincangkan pelbagai kaedah  

internet digunakan dalam 

pengajaran dan pengajaran.

Penting:

a) panjang - 9-10 halaman

  ('double-spacing')

b) gunakan perkataan sendiri

c) bincangkan dengan kritis

d) Tarikh penyerahan:

   Akhir minggu ke sepuloh

   sila serahkan kepada

   Ketua Kumpulan)