1: Basic components and design of ICT systems

This course addresses the following competence:

  • Describe the main components (hardware and software) of information and communication technology (ICT) systems of the type utilised in business and public sector entities.

Teaching Method: Online self-study
Module: ICT systems
Skill Level: Beginner

2: ICT System Design and Development in Public Service

This course addresses the following competence:

  • Demonstrate an introductory understanding of the principles of information systems design and development in the context of financial management, and describe the main types of information system in use; 

Teaching Method: Online self-study
Module: ICT systems
Skill Level: Beginner

3: Impact of ICT systems: Controls, threats, and counter procedures

This course addresses the following competences:

  • Identify the threats to the security of accounting and related information arising from the use of communication technology and systems, and discuss the effectiveness of the methods available to counter them.
  • Identify the main areas of financial information in an entity to which ICT is generally applied and describe the benefits and drawbacks associated with its use with particular reference to the operation of control procedures.
Teaching Method: Online self-study
Module: ICT systems
Skill Level: Beginner

4: Effective communication end-user applications

This course addresses the following competences:

  • Demonstrate basic proficiency in Microsoft Office, Open Source or similar computer software in order to function in an electronic office environment.
  • Describe and discuss the role that information systems (including the internet and intranets) have in promoting effective communications within organisations and between organisations and external stakeholders.
Teaching Method: Online self-study
Module: ICT systems
Skill Level: Beginner

5: Ethical and legal framework of ICT

This course addresses the following competences:

  • Describe the legislative framework of the country governing the use of information (whether computerised or not) including data protection and freedom of access. 
  • Understand and explain the necessity for developing and using information systems within a framework of ethics and values and demonstrate a knowledge of the main aspects of such a framework and its application.
Teaching Method: Online self-study
Module: ICT systems
Skill Level: Beginner