Data and Data Communications -

What is it all about !

Monday, 10th November 2014

Birmingham City University, Curzon Street, Birmingham B4 7XG

 PROGRAMME (STC)

1. What is data?

2. How are data stored in a computer

3. Text, music, pictures. They are all just numbers !

4. How to send data and what happens when it goes wrong.

5. Is all data free ?

The session will be a mix of theory and practical sessions, with worksheets for you to use in the classroom. If you have never got to grips with binary, ASCII or picture file formats then this will get you started.

These sessions have been previously run as part of the Level 1 CAS Master Teacher Training.

SPEAKER

Duncan Maidens MIET CEng

Duncan is a Senior Lecturer at Birmingham City University specializing in Computer Networking and Digital Communications. With a career in industry and academia, Duncan has always led the way making technology easy to understand. With the experience of running a Lead Cisco Academy for the past 15 years, and with STEM and CAS roles, Duncan has a wealth of experience in teaching teachers.

All materials and resources used on this course will be made available to all delegates after the course.

For further information: duncan.maidens@bcu.ac.uk

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Data Protection Act 1998
CAS/NoE as part of the BCS Group will hold your personal data on its computer database and process it in accordance with the Act. This information may be accessed, viewed and used by CAS/NoE for administrative purposes and conducting market research. All of these purposes have been notified to the Commissioner. If you are based outside the European Economic Area (the ‘EEA’), information about you may be transferred outside the EEA in accordance with the requirements of the Act.

For further information: http://www.bcs.org/category/5655