Business Computing (Human Computer Interaction) BSc
On this Business Computing course you will gain a thorough understanding of how information technology and computer-based systems can help businesses.
Through a mixture of theory and 'real world' practice, you will learn how to assess organisational problems and to create the best computing solutions to solve the business needs. Featured modules include software development and management, usability engineering and process modelling, e-business, social media and other Web 2.0 technologies and simulation modelling feature.
By specialising in Human Computer Interaction (HCI), you will learn about how to understand the user experience, and to use that understanding to help build systems that better meet user’s needs.
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Aims
Understanding how we interact effectively with computers is a fundamental part of improving computing for us, the users. Most commercial computer systems, from online shopping to robotic control systems, require that the interfaces presented to us as users are both easy to use and understand – otherwise we will simply stop using them.
Providing graduates with cutting edge expertise in this field allows us to confront the many challenges that lie ahead. Brunel’s Business Computing (Human Computer Interaction) programme will expose you to the foundations, theory and latest interaction technologies, delivered by internationally-recognised staff with research expertise in the area.
This course aims to make you knowledgeable about computing in industrial and commercial organisations, equipping you to assess what computing solution is required in specific circumstances. It also allows you to focus on a human-computer interaction specialism in addition to compulsory business computing content.
At Brunel you’ll be working with staff internationally recognised for their expertise: the 2014 Research Academic Exercise (REF) rated two thirds of all research carried out in the Department of Computer Science as ‘internationally excellent or better’ – and our research quality and quantity (research ‘power’) is ranked comfortably within the top third of all universities in the UK. Read more about our REF 2014 results.
We also have a high quality infrastructure to match including more than 250 computers and servers for exclusive student use – all running state-of-the-art software.
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Świadectwo dojrzałości oraz świadectwo ukończenia szkoły średniej – w przypadku ukończenia szkoły średniej wystarczy, że do formularza aplikacyjnego załączysz świadectwo dojrzałości (maturalne) wraz ze świadectwem ukończenia liceum (bądź technikum) - do obu tych dokumentów potrzebne jest też tłumaczenie przysięgłe.
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IELTS 5.5 - odpowiednikiem jest 80% z matury na poziomie podstawowym lub 55% na poziomie rozszerzonym
IELTS 6.0 - odpowiednikiem jest 90% z matury na poziomie podstawowym lub 60% na poziomie rozszerzonym
IELTS 6.5 - odpowiednikiem jest 70% na poziomie rozszerzonym
IELTS 7.0 - odpowiednikiem jest 80% na poziomie rozszerzonym
IELTS 7.5 - odpowiednikiem jest 90% na poziomie rozszerzonym
Employability
As a Brunel Business Computing graduate specialising in human-computer interaction, you’ll enjoy excellent employment prospects. Our combination of work experience and up-to-date teaching means that you’ll be well-equipped to follow the career you want after graduation.
Our graduates are high quality experts able to handle the increasing demands of scientific, technological and commercial development in the new millennium. Not unexpectedly, they’re in high demand with the wide-ranging companies and organisations increasingly dependent on computer technology.
As of July 2015:
• The average graduate starting salary for Business Computing graduates from Brunel is £25,000.
• Six months after graduating, 89% are either in employment, doing further study or a combination of both; with 83% in a professional or managerial job.
Careers
Our graduates have a wide range of careers open to them. The industry’s major companies all have openings for well-qualified personnel. Students with ‘sandwich’ experience are particularly in demand for the better graduate appointments.
Recent graduates have gone on to work for well-known companies and organisations including:
- Accenture
- Anderson Consulting
- Barclays
- British Airways
- British Telecom
- Compaq
- Demon
- HSBC
- IBM
- Logica
- The Meteorological Office
- Microsoft
- Morgan Stanley
- O2
- Oracle
- Orange
- Toshiba.
As a good honours graduate you may also be able to study for a higher degree in one of our research areas – such as information systems/machine interface, simulation modelling and software engineering.
Work Placements
You’ll have the opportunity to carry out high-quality, paid professional experience, in the UK or abroad.
The positive impact of a sandwich placement on graduate employment outcomes across Brunel is considerable. Those who have done placements are also much more likely to be in employment for which their degree was a formal requirement or where they believe their degree gave them a competitive advantage in recruitment.
At Brunel we provide many opportunities and experiences within your degree programme and beyond – work-based learning, professional support services, volunteering, mentoring, sports, arts, clubs, societies, and much, much more – and we encourage you to make the most of them, so that you can make the most of yourself.
