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Advanced Computing and New Technology for Senior Managers and Directors

Who should attend: 
Senior Managers and Directors
Course aims: 
For senior managers to gain an in-depth knowledge and experience of using computers and internet as a management tool.  The course also provides opportunities for participants to look at managerial issues - challenges and dilemmas involved in the introduction of computers and Information Technology (IT) into an organisation, as well as e-Government.
Course benefits: 
  • Increase participants awareness of and appreciation of computer’s capabilities and rapid developments taking place in the field of IT, together with their relevance to management information needs
  • Good understanding of computer hardware and software and the skills to exploit them as a management tool
  • Gain range of skills to make most of internet
  • Understand what e-Government is, the reasons for its emergence and the benefits
  • Examine the managerial issues and problems of introducing computers and IT into organisation
  • Appreciate how computerisation strategy can be developed and the major implementation issues
  • Relate this knowledge to decisions you take or which affect you at your place of work
Course outline: 
  • Overview of current developments in IT, trends, opportunities and constraints
  • Computers and management of information needs, problem solving and decision making
  • IT2 Using computers with Microsoft Windows
  • IT2 Word Processing using Microsoft Words
  • IT2 Spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel
  • IT2 Database using Microsoft Access
  • IT2 Presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint
  • IT2 Internet - Electronic Communications Microsoft Explorer
  • Understanding e-Government
  • Opportunities e-Government offers
  • The problems of managing the introduction of computers and IT into an organisation
  • The need to plan strategically for computerisation and how this can be achieved
  • This lists above are by no means exhaustive, however they show some of the main features covered by this course. We would also tailor the course to relate to individual participants learning needs.