IT Fundamentals for Business Profiles: Cybersecurity
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IT Fundamentals for Business Profiles: Cybersecurity
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What you'll learn
Economic effects, business strategies and Knowledge management; Privacy; security and intellectual property, Careers and Information Technology
Skills you'll gain
- Social Media Management
- Information Privacy
- Online Advertising
- Digital Marketing
- E-Commerce
- Digital Content
- Digital Advertising
- Cyber Attacks
- Malware Protection
- Information Technology
- Content Creation
- Personally Identifiable Information
- Social Media
- Web Presence
- Email Security
- Social Media Content
- Security Awareness
- Social Media Marketing
- Cybersecurity
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January 2026
41 assignments
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There are 4 modules in this course
This course will cover the social implications of technology.
This is the fifth and last part of an introductory business information systems course, designed to introduce you to the amazing world of Information Technology. In this course, you will learn the basic concepts of information systems and their application with a focus on the legal, economical and social aspects of information technology. By completing the five part series you will be prepared to pass the CLEP Information Systems and Computer Applications exam.
What's included
2 readings16 assignments13 plugins
2 readings•Total 17 minutes
- Course Handouts•2 minutes
- Fundamental ideas 1•15 minutes
16 assignments•Total 129 minutes
- Week 1 exam•30 minutes
- Privacy concerns•3 minutes
- Privacy threats•3 minutes
- Intellectual property•3 minutes
- Open source•3 minutes
- Creative commons•3 minutes
- System, Application and PC security and Controls•3 minutes
- Security threats: Hackers•3 minutes
- Security threats: Attacks•3 minutes
- Security threats: Malware•3 minutes
- Computer security measures I•3 minutes
- Computer security measures II•3 minutes
- Computer security measures III•3 minutes
- Computer security measures IV•3 minutes
- Practice test 1-1•30 minutes
- Practice test 1-2•30 minutes
13 plugins•Total 140 minutes
- Privacy concerns•8 minutes
- Privacy threats•14 minutes
- Intellectual property•14 minutes
- Open source•11 minutes
- Creative commons•10 minutes
- System, Application and PC security and Controls•11 minutes
- Security threats: Hackers•9 minutes
- Security threats: Attacks•17 minutes
- Security threats: Malware•13 minutes
- Computer security measures I•8 minutes
- Computer security measures II•9 minutes
- Computer security measures III•8 minutes
- Computer security measures IV•8 minutes
What's included
1 reading11 assignments8 plugins
1 reading•Total 15 minutes
- Fundamental ideas 2•15 minutes
11 assignments•Total 114 minutes
- Week 1 exam•30 minutes
- Economic effects of IT on business•3 minutes
- E-commerce•3 minutes
- Business strategy•3 minutes
- Business strategy: competition•3 minutes
- Process modeling•3 minutes
- Business processes reengineering•3 minutes
- Quality management•3 minutes
- Knowledge management•3 minutes
- Practice test 2-1•30 minutes
- Practice test 2-2•30 minutes
8 plugins•Total 59 minutes
- Economic effects of IT on business•1 minute
- E-commerce•9 minutes
- Business strategy•6 minutes
- Business strategy: competition•6 minutes
- Process modeling•5 minutes
- Business processes reengineering•8 minutes
- Quality management•13 minutes
- Knowledge management•11 minutes
What's included
1 reading13 assignments10 plugins
1 reading•Total 15 minutes
- Fundamental ideas 3•15 minutes
13 assignments•Total 120 minutes
- Week 3 exam•30 minutes
- Impact of IT in globalization•3 minutes
- Outsourcing and insourcing•3 minutes
- Web 2.0•3 minutes
- Social networking•3 minutes
- Cloud computing•3 minutes
- Ergonomics and job design•3 minutes
- Careers in information technology•3 minutes
- Careers in information technology. IT deployment•3 minutes
- Careers in information technology. Software development•3 minutes
- Careers in information technology. Digital marketing and 2.0•3 minutes
- Practice test 3-1•30 minutes
- Practice test 3-2•30 minutes
10 plugins•Total 97 minutes
- Impact of IT in globalization•12 minutes
- Outsourcing and insourcing•6 minutes
- Web 2.0•7 minutes
- Social networking•21 minutes
- Cloud computing•9 minutes
- Ergonomics and job design•9 minutes
- Careers in information technology•1 minute
- Careers in information technology. IT deployment•16 minutes
- Careers in information technology. Software development•12 minutes
- Careers in information technology. Digital marketing and 2.0•4 minutes
What's included
1 reading1 assignment
1 reading•Total 6 minutes
- End of the course•6 minutes
1 assignment•Total 60 minutes
- Final exam•60 minutes
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