Bachelor of Science Information System Management vs Bachelor in Information and Communication Technology

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1. Introduction

1.1. Background
Since we live in the information age era, IT has become a part of our everyday lives which gives a great impact on our society. And nowadays, the world has become as “global village” due to advancement of IT. So, while technology is playing a larger role in society overall, such a good solution in enhancing IT skills to young generations is by provide courses or programs about information technology itself in education as it offers new avenues to explore like; academically, socially and recreationally. In order to achieve the target, Universiti Teknologi Mara and Management & Science University (MSU) had offered a program that related to IT for students.
In UiTM, such that program related to IT which being offered to students is Bachelor of Science Information System Management (Hons) with minor in either records management or library management. This program concerns about, designing, developing, and also on how to manage various types of information systems in order to expertise students in identifying, acquiring, organizing, storing, and retrieving in order to disseminate information for users’ strategic and also for competitive purposes.
Meanwhile in MSU, such a similar IT program being offered here is Bachelor in Information and Communication Technology (Hons). This program help students in developing their skills like solving problems, sequencing, deductive reasoning and memorization. Students also will be train to work in group that will enhance more their co-operation, collaboration, and co-learning and led to the development of negotiating skills and group decision-making.

1.2. Definition of terms
Information System Management (ISM) is basically about the knowledge of information sy...

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...nd graduates to be one step ahead from other universities’ students. It is impossible to make all the changes and improvements in a meantime, but it can be made step by step to keep up along the journey towards the global IT world.

3.3. Costs and benefits
The fees needed for taking Bachelor in Information and Communication Technology (Hons) in MSU is slightly higher than taking the program in UiTM. In MSU, students have to pay for their own. If they make a loan like PTPTN or what else, it will burden them in future as they have to pay much. Whie in UiTM, the fees is much cheaper and in addition, the government will covered a part of the fees.

4. Appendices

4.1. Raw data
Appendix A: Course outline for Bachelor of Science Information System Management (Hons) - UiTM
Appendix B: Course outline for Bachelor in Information and Communication Technology (Hons). – MSU

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