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This page indexes the lecture notes with notes and readings. These notes guide your required and suggested readings throughout the course. Paper copies of the slides will be made available at the lectures and from the ITO. You may want to consult last year notes for additional material.
| Week | Date | Lecture Notes | Description | Readings |
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| 1 | 22/09/2011 | Lecture Notes 01 | PI Introduction This lecture provides a general introduction to the Professional Issues course. |
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| 2 | 27/09/2011 | Lecture Notes 02 | Professions and Professionals This lecture introduces aspects that concern professions and professional bodies. |
Required Readings
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| 2 | 29/09/2011 | Lecture Notes 03 | Organisations This lecture briefly introduces different types of organisations. |
Required Readings |
| 3 | 03/10/2011 | Lecture Notes 04 | Finance This lecture briefly introduces basic aspects of finalcial accounting. |
Required Readings
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| 3 | 06/10/2011 | Lecture Notes 05 | Management Accounting This lecture briefly introduces basic aspects of management accounting. |
Required Readings
Suggested Readings
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| 4 | 10/10/2011 | Lecture Notes 06 | Human Resources Issues This lecture briefly discusses Human Resources issues and responsibilities. |
Required Readings
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| 4 | 13/10/2011 | Lecture Notes 07 | Data Protection, Privacy and Freedom of Information This lecture discusses the Data Protection Act (DPA) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOI). |
Required Readings |
| 5 | 17/10/2011 | Guest Talk | ePlacement Scotland Dr Colin Smith's presentation introduces the ePlacement Scotland project. |
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| 5 | 20/10/2011 | No Lecture | ||
| 6 | 24/10/2011 | Guest Talk | An exercise in planning and risk Dr Colin Smart's presentation discusses several issues in planning and risk drawn from professional experience. |
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| 6 | 27/10/2011 | Lecture Notes 08 | Change Management This lecture discusses issues and strategies in Change Management. |
Required Readings
Suggested Readings |
| 7 | 31/10//2011 | Lecture Notes 09 | Intellectual Property Rights This lecture introduces the basic types of Intellectual Property Rights. |
Required Readings
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| 7 | 03/11//2011 | Lecture Notes 10 | Internet Issues and Computer Misuse This lecture briefly discusses Internet Issues and Computer Misuse. |
Required Readings
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| 8 | 07/11/2011 | No Lecture | ||
| 8 | 10/11/2011 | Guest Talk | Views from a start-up Olly Headey, CTO and co-founder, FreeAgent, presenting various learned lessons that concern software engineering practices. |
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| 9 | 14/11/2011 | Guest Talk | Understanding and Managing Information: Practical Confidentiality and information security in a small but global technology business Tim Wild, CTO and Operations Director, SynGro Limited, discussing Security and Confidentiality issues that concern information management. |
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| 9 | 17/11/2011 | No Lecture | ||
| 10 | 21/11/2011 | Guest Talk | Did I really mean to do that? Donna Goddard, Executive Director, and Sarah Lowman, Associate, of Morgan Stanley discuss issues that concern Information Security. |
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| 10 | 24/11/2011 | Coursework Deadline |
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