1. N C Diploma: BIT: S1:Course Intro: Tutor: N R Hartland1 Business Information Technology Session 1: Course Intro / Data & Software Financial Management Tutor: Nigel R Hartland

2. N C Diploma: BIT: S1:Course Intro: Tutor: N R Hartland2 Session Aims: The overall aim of the session is to: To introduce the learners to the module, the learning materials, concepts on the module and the assignment tasks To provide learners with the knowledge and understanding of how data flows into and out of an organisation, common business IT software packages and how the simple payback method can be used in financial management

3. N C Diploma: BIT: S1:Course Intro: Tutor: N R Hartland3 Learning Outcomes: By the end of the session learners should be able to: Undertake the initial assessment for the module Formulate examples of data flowing into and out of an organisation and how it can be processed. List examples of types and names of common business software packages. Give purposes that such packages can be used for. State the reasons for using the simple payback method in financial management.

4. N C Diploma: BIT: S1:Course Intro: Tutor: N R Hartland4 Review Questions Give an example of some data which could come into a small business? Suggest 3 computer programs that a small business may use? What is the simple payback method?