FACULTY OF ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATICS

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Study Guide
2023

QUALIFICATION : Bachelor of Information and

Communications Technology
Honours
QUAL CODE : BICTH1
MODULE : Global Professional Practice
MODULE CODE : GLPP402
HEQF CREDITS : 16

Module was created: August 2021

By: J Wing

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 Name of Lecturer : Mr. Ncamiso Dlamini
Office : B Block, 2nd Floor, Department of Information Technology
: West Wing

Campus location : Ritson Campus

Office Telephone : 031 373 6439
E-Mail : Ncamisod@dut.ac.za
Consultation times
with Lecturer: : TBA

Head of Department : Mrs. K. Singh (Acting)

Campus location : Ritson Campus
Office : 2nd Floor, Department of Information Technology
Telephone : 031-373-5549
Fax No : none

Departmental Secretary : Thabile Ntuli

Contact details 031 373 5594

Lectures : 2-3 theory periods per week (with lecturer)

Practical/Tutorial : None. Students will be assigned tasks to complete on their own.

Lecture Venue : According to timetable

Practical/Tut Venue : None
Duration : ~12 weeks
Relevant Policies and rules: See Departmental Handbook, and the DUT General Handbook.

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 1. Welcome
Welcome to Global and Professional Practice. The purpose of this learner guide is to provide
important information on some aspects of the subject and to orientate the learner.

This learner guide contains vital information to help you prepare for your various assessments. It
also includes relevant information regarding your lecturers, tests and course syllabus. Information
on expected learning outcomes, content and assessment strategies and criteria are also provided
in this learner guide.

2. Using your online ThinkLearnZone (Moodle) classroom

All taught subjects/modules have their own online classroom on the ThinkLearnZone. You can
access your classroom at https://tlz.dut.ac.za
To log in, please see “how to log in” on the DUT e-learning website
http://elearning.dut.ac.za/faq/faq_students/
The e-learning website also has contact information for help and technical assistance
http://elearning.dut.ac.za/contacts/
You can call the e-learning helpdesk on 031 373 6758 or email them on tlzsupport@dut.ac.za

For Technical assistance to work off campus please see ICT VIRTUAL STUDENT SUPPORT
CENTRE (Ms Teams) or contact

Martin whatsapp 079-153-3792 ,0800 till late

Geeta whatsapp 071-341-6339, 0800 till 1630

3. Introduction to the Module

The purpose of this module is to provide its students with the ability to perform social governance
and resource management in developing complex ICT systems.

Module Content
1. Introduction
a. Professionalism and its place in IT
b. Ethical versus legal issues in IT
c. Adherence to ethical codes of conduct
d. Historical, professional, ethical and legal aspects of computing
2. IT governance and resource management
a. The evolving role of IT governance
b. Management issues in IT governance
c. Organizational cultures and their impact on IT governance
d. Justification for appropriate resources needed to administer ICTs
e. Naming conventions for ICT resources
f. Vendor outsourcing
g. Developing policies and procedures to manage ICT resources
3. Risk identification and evaluation
a. Identify key risk factors
b. Evaluate risks
c. Risk matrix development
4. Teamwork and conflict management
a. Identifying skill sets for effective team functioning
b. Elements of group dynamics
c. Basic leadership styles
d. Conflict resolution strategies
e. Team self-evaluation and peer-evaluation
f. Collaboration tools

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 5. Legal, ethical and privacy issues
a. Legal, ethical and privacy issues within IT as it relates to business
b. Critical analysis of existing laws (do they need updating?)
c. ICT usage policy

4. Learning outcomes and assessment criteria

Learning outcomes Assessment criteria Assessment methods

1. Demonstrate an
understanding of core
professional practice
concepts
2. Develop appropriate
policies and procedures
to manage resources in a
system
1. Critical and creative thinkers who work The learning outcomes will
independently and collaboratively. be assessed using various
Students are required to synthesize methods such as the
current literature in professional following:
practices and formulate opinions in  Tests
response to assessment requirements.  Assignments
Design, evaluate and implement
 Quiz
professional practice solutions as
individuals or as contributing members  Discussion Forums
of a self-directed team.  Exam

2. Knowledgeable practitioners. Students

3. Develop a risk matrix
for an organization
4. Organize and manage a
multi-stakeholder
development team
5. Develop a policy for
legal, ethical and
privacy concerns for a
company’s ICT usage
3. Effective communicators. Students are
are required to apply discipline specific
methodologies, techniques and
concepts in developing professional
practice solutions and conducting
quality research. Utilise current
technologies and communication
mediums to support their learning.
Apply principles to effectively manage
the completion their assignments and
projects. Extend their knowledge
through research, inquiry and
reflection.
required to present complex arguments
and solutions effectively in writing and
in the form of professional practice
artefacts.

4. Culturally, environmentally and

socially aware within a global and local
context. Students are required to
recognize and respect cultural diversity.
Their responses to assessments and
their participation in teaching and
learning need to be free of prejudice
and non-discriminatory in relation to
gender, race, culture, sexual
orientation, identity and ability.

5. Active and reflective learners. Students

are required to be critical of their
learning strategy and if needs be, to
adapt their learning for improved
performance.
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Scheme of work:
In the Scheme of work Hours are shown as “Contact Hours [Additional Hours]”.
Contact Hours denotes the time spent interacting with the lecturer directly (for example in lectures).
[Additional Hours] denotes the total hours that an average student will spend on the subject material. This
includes independent research, completion/submission of assignments, review of lecture material, study
time, writing tests.
The attendance of lectures is compulsory and a mark is allocated for attendance (5% of the class mark).
Week Topic Hours Deliverable
Introduction 3[3] Assignment 1 – Research
17/07 Catalysts for change, Introduction to Ethics – Ethics Certificate (5%) [6]
Prescribed Text
24/07 Special presentation – TBC 3[3]
31/07 Review of Ethics in ICT 3[3]
Networked Communications, Intellectual 3[3] Assignment 2 – Scenario
7/08 property – Prescribed text. Implications for the evaluations. (15%) [16]
IT professional
Review of ethical views that can be applied in 3[3]
14/08
Decision making
Information Privacy, Privacy and the 3[3]
21/08
Government- Prescribed Text
South African IT laws 3[3]
28/08 International IT laws
Legal vs Ethical
IT governance and resource management 3[3] Assignment 3: (15%) [16]
 The evolving role of IT governance
 Management issues in IT governance
 Organizational cultures and their
impact on IT governance
04/09
 Justification for appropriate resources
needed to administer ICTs
 Vendor outsourcing
 Developing policies and procedures to
manage ICT resources
Naming Conventions in ICT resources 3[3]
Risk identification and evaluation
11/09  Identify key risk factors
 Evaluate risks
 Risk matrix development
Teamwork and conflict management 3[3]
 Identifying skill sets for effective team
functioning
 Elements of group dynamics
18/09  Basic leadership styles
 Conflict resolution strategies
 Team self-evaluation and peer-
evaluation
 Collaboration tools
25/09 Mid-semester break
2/10 Assignment 4 (30%) [40]
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 9/10 Test 3[20] 30%
16/10
23/10
Test (Makeup) Only replaces test mark. Not
30/10
included in hours calculation.

Total Hours 33[50] [77]

= 160 Hours

5. Learning, teaching and assessment strategies

Delivery of the module

There will be formal synchronous (live) lecture(s) per week (initially on MS Teams) in which the
basic concepts and theory will be discussed. Attendance registers will be taken and marks
allocated according to interaction during lectures.

Assessment

There will be a formal examination for this module in 2022. Students will regularly be subjected to
tasks and quizzes. These are mainly directed towards self-assessment so that students can identify
areas they need to develop. All tests will be conducted online using the Moodle platform. ALL
students must begin the test within the first 5 minutes of it opening online. Dates provided are subject
to change. Feedback will be given to students in class on their performance

Assessment Weighting Provisional Dates

Attendance 5% ongoing
Assignment 1: Research Ethics
20 July 2023
certificate 5%
Assignment 2: Scenario evaluations 15% 17 August 2023
Assignment 3 15% 7 September 2023
Assignment 4 30% 5 October 2023
Test 1 30% 13 October 2023
Makeup Test Week of 24 October 2023
Exam (TBC) As per exam timetable
Supp Exam (TBC) As per exam timetable

Due Dates
Due dates for all work, must be adhered to. If you default you will be penalized 5% for every
day (weekends inclusive) that the work is late.

Absence from a Test

If a student is absent for a test, it is his/her responsibility to provide the subject lecturer with an
explanation, together with any documentation in support thereof, not later than a week after the
date of the scheduled test. Students that are granted permission to write a make-up test will be
expected to cover the entire syllabus content for the test. The make-up test will most likely be
scheduled for the latter part of the semester. Announcements will be made in lectures and through

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 Moodle regarding the make-up test date. It is the students responsibility to liaise with their lecturer
to confirm whether they qualify to write the make-up test.

Students writing a makeup test will only be able to score a maximum of 50%. This means that if
they score higher than 50%, they will only get a maximum of 50%. This is in order to maintain
fairness to those students who have completed all assessments on time.

Activities to promote learning

All learning materials will be posted on Moodle. Ebooks and other online resources may be
provided on the LMS to supplement your learning.

Text Book
"Ethics for the information age" - 8th edition. By Quin - a Pearson book = the 7th Edition is on
VitalSource.

Library orientation
Library orientation has been completed in semester 1 – Principles of Research. The subject
librarians are valuable sources of information. Please contact "Patrick Mbongwa Mhlongo"
patrickm@dut.ac.za.

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 6. Copyright and plagiarism
The university, faculty and department emphasize the need for academic integrity in all student
learning and assessment activities. Various formal and informal workshops and training sessions
are conducted during the duration of the programme to inform and train students on the
plagiarism policies, procedures and guidelines as well as the relevant tools and techniques for
referencing the materials and sources used in the completion of assessment tasks. In particular,
the DUT plagiarism declaration must be completed and submitted with assignments, portfolios
and other formative assessments. See Plagiarism Policy 2020.

7. Student support
Counselling Career Resources Health Clinic HIV/AIDS Centre
Telephone 031 373-2266 031 377-2571 031 373-2223 031 373-2440/2163

Fax 031 373-2159 031 377-2159 031 373-2679 031 373-2159

Email hansjeec@dut.ac.za mhlongom@dut.ac.za jabug@dut.ac.za ozielm@dut.ac.za

judithm@dut.ac.za thobilez@dut.az.za

Location Lower library complex, Lower library complex, Gate 4 Steve Biko Lower library complex,
Steve Biko Campus. (Next Steve Biko Campus. Campus (Opposite Steve Biko Campus. (Next
to Financial Aid) (Next to Financial Aid) Sport Centre) to Financial Aid)

8. Work Integrated Learning (WIL), industry, community, and occupation-related

information.
This does not contain any WIL aspects.

9. Quality assurance and enhancement

Quality assurance through subject and lecturer evaluation, staff-student meetings and informal
feedback. University quality assurance process and moderation of tests.

The contents of this study guide may be subject to change and any
changes will be published via Moodle

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Annexure 1
Example of Plagiarism Declaration to be signed by student on submitting work for assessment

DECLARATION
1. I know and understand that plagiarism is using another person’s work and pretending it is one’s
own, which is wrong.

2. This essay/report/project is my own work.

3. I have appropriately referenced the work of other people I have used.

4. I have not allowed, and will not allow, anyone to copy my work with the intention of passing it
off as his or her own work.

Signature

Name (in capital letters)

Student Number

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Annexure 2
Warning of next plagiarism offence letter

Date:

To: Student Number: (name of student)

Warning regarding a further plagiarism infringement

This serves to confirm that:

1. You have been found to have infringed the University’s Policy on Plagiarism and have received
structured feedback on your plagiarism errors; and
2. If there is any further suspected infringement, the matter will automatically be referred to the Registrar
for disciplinary action.

NAME OF ACADEMIC:

SIGNATURE OF ACADEMIC:

Read and acknowledged

SIGNATURE OF STUDENT:

Signed at this day of

20 .

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