Course List

This course is designed to give students the practical skills to create, check and manage a database suitable for epidemiological studies, as well as the experience in using Epinfo, Epidata, & other computer packages suitable for data collection. It will also cover issues of questionnaire design to facilitate their entry into a database of choice, simple analysis that can be performed for data checks and the options for data presentation.

The research project should explore an area of epidemiology which may be a specialized substantive area (e.g. cardiovascular disease, cancer etc.) or a methodological issue (e.g. study designs, estimating risk etc.) and should demonstrate: • Independent assessment of the subject area • Framing of an appropriate research question • Critical review of the literature on the research question • Competence in research methods, data analysis, and writing research reports • Ability to present findings in the approved academic style.

Information and Communication Technology Law encompasses almost all branches of law related to ICT.  This introductory course will focus on ICT and the related laws and regulations. There will be an emphasis on providing a general understanding of the legal concepts and regulations applicable to ICT.

This course focuses on developing an understanding of the basic rules and principles ownership of digital products. It will review intellectual property rights, particularly as they apply to information and communication technologies (ICT) and the legal framework in place to protect these rights.

Navigating the Internet for some may be as simple as "point and click", but it is important to understand the dynamics of the cyber world and the responsibilities and ramifications related to having an online presence. The course’s major emphasis is on Internet usage and electronic commerce.  The types and extent of current cybercrimes will also be reviewed.  

This course introduces participants to the legal and ethical issues confronting professionals within the information and communication technology sector.   Emphasis will be placed on the four major categories of ethical issues that may arise within the information society namely, privacy, accuracy, property and accessibility.

Assessment:

Coursework – 40%

Final Exam -  60% (face-to-face)

MGMT1000 is a pre-requisite for INFO1901

 Required/Recommended books:

1)   Text:   Information Systems Today. Retrieved from www.pearsonhighered.com/valacich  Information Systems Today. 4th Ed.  Joseph Valacich , Christoph Schneider

2)   Text:  Management Information Systems…James O’Brien  www.mhhe.com/obrien -  For additional instructor and student resources (case studies)

This course provides a brief introduction to the Common Law System, which is the dominant system of law throughout the Commonwealth Caribbean, and the “mixed” system of Common Law and Civil Law in the case of St. Lucia, and the Common Law and Roman-Dutch Law in the case of Guyana. The bulk of the course, however, focuses on the study of legal reasoning under the Common Law System, such as obtains in England and the Commonwealth Caribbean, and begins with an overview of the Court Structure of the Commonwealth Caribbean.