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From Big Data technology to AI and machine learning, from cloud computing to blockchain, these rapidly changing information technologies are reshaping our society. This module provides a broad overview of contemporary information technologies from a layperson’s perspective, and their impact on our everyday life. Apart from providing a basic understanding of the technologies and their principles, the module also discusses their historical backgrounds, potential applications, and their social, security and ethical concerns.
Upon completion of this module, students should be able to:
a. identify the causes and effects of contemporary information technologies that are revolutionizing our society;
b. analyse contemporary IT tools and methodologies for decision making in organization level and their application areas;
c. describe the basic IT infrastructure and requirements for enabling contemporary IT systems; and
d. describe the procedure and methodology for adopting contemporary information technologies in organizations.
1. Technology Evolution
1.1 Early computing devices
1.2 Development since World War II
2. The Internet, WWW and Next Generation Networks
2.1 The Internet
2.2 Web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0
2.3 Cellular networks – 3G, 4G and 5G
3. Cyber Security
3.1 The CIA of cyber security
3.2 Types of cyber-attacks and countermeasures
3.3 Impact on society
4. Cloud Computing
4.1 The rise of cloud computing
4.2 Understanding cloud computing
4.3 Adopting cloud solutions
5. The Age of Big Data
5.1 From data warehousing to big data technology
5.2 Case studies
5.3 Big Data and privacy
6. Artificial Intelligence
6.1 Basics of AI and machine learning
6.2 Development of deep learning
6.3 Applications of contemporary AI technology
6.4 Adopting AI
7. Blockchain
7.1 History of Blockchain
7.2 Principles and applications
7.3 Impact on society
7.4 Advantages and disadvantages
8. Applications and Directions of Contemporary IT
8.1 Fintech
8.2 IoT and AIoT
8.3 Smart City and Smart Home
8.4 Industry 4.0
8.5 Future directions
1. Assignments (45%)
2. Test (30%)
3. Group Project (with Presentation) (25%)
