Course : Understanding IT for non-computer professionals
Synthesis course - 2d
- 14h00 - Ref. CNI
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 | Understand the different IT sectors, organizations and professions |
| Understanding the main IT infrastructures |
| Identify different IT architectures |
| Be familiar with the main IT technologies and solutions |
| Identify the main safety risks |
Intended audience
Business engineers, recruitment managers, SME/BU managers, buyers, project managers. Anyone dealing with IT specialists.
Prerequisites
No special knowledge required.
Practical details
Exercise
Summaries in the form of MCQs, quizzes and mini-studies to help you assimilate concepts and vocabulary.
Teaching methods
Presentation, small-group discussions, summary.
Course schedule
1 Introduction: IT in the company
- The different IT worlds: management, industrial, scientific, embedded...
- Links between businesses and technical infrastructures.
- Possible organizations: classic V, agile (Scrum).
- Frameworks: PMP, ITIL, PRINCE2®, CMMI, etc.
Group discussion
An overview of the different IT environments and their specific features.
2 IT infrastructures
- Hardware types: mainframes, servers, workstations, smartphones, tablets...
- What is a datacenter? Virtualization: Vmware, Hyper-V, Citrix.
- Operating systems: Windows, Unix, Linux, MacOs...
- Networks: PAN, LAN, WAN, hardware, standards and main protocols.
- Telephony and telecommunications: ToIP, VoIP.
- Information storage: files, databases, NAS, SAN...
Role-playing
Reconstruction of an insurance company's infrastructure.
3 The principle of computer architectures
- Centralized, client-server, 3-tier and n-tier architectures.
- Service-oriented" and web services architectures.
- Application servers.
Exercise
Identifying architectures.
4 Web technologies
- Internet basics : IP", routing, domain names...
- Web page components: HTML, XML, static and dynamic pages, cookies.
- Internet, intranet, extranet.
- Web services: messaging, file transfer, directories, search engines...
- Web ergonomics and application accessibility.
Demonstration
Component presentation.
5 The main solutions available to companies
- Development and languages: C, C++, C#, Java, PHP, Python, Ruby, Julia, Basic, Cobol, etc.
- Software packages: ERP, SCM, CRM, GRH. Open-source software.
- Free software.
- Outsourcing: offshore, cloud computing, IaaS-PaaS-SaaS.
- The offerings: AWS, Google Apps, Apple Apps, Azure, Office 365...
- Business intelligence and decision-making: datawarehouse, data lake, OLAP...
- Mobility: smartphones, tablets...
Group discussion
Classification of terms and acronyms.
6 Safety
- Security risks: malware, viruses, encryption...
- Protection: anti-virus, firewall, encryption, DMZ, PKI, SSO, LDAP, AD, etc.
Case study
Analysis of the security measures required for a computer system.
7 Summary and trends
- Summary of topics covered.
- Trends: big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain, connected objects, 5G possibilities, etc.
- Information sources: websites and books.
Exercise
Quizzes on the terms and vocabulary covered.
Customer reviews
4,5 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
BÉRANGÈRE L.
25/06/26
5 / 5
The content was packed with information; we covered a huge range of topics in record time. The facilitator was brilliant – passionate and a great listener.
STÉPHANIE M.
25/06/26
5 / 5
The trainer is good at explaining IT concepts in simple terms. The part I found hardest to follow was the section on the various IT roles (it would be worth shortening this) and spending more time on more complex concepts (OLAP, for example, was difficult for me to grasp).
QUENTIN L.
25/06/26
4 / 5
The PowerPoint content is out of date; it needs updating to remove outdated technologies (directory services) and emphasise the new ones (AI). The content should be shortened and better structured, particularly regarding programming languages and security. These sections contain a great deal of general information that we could have found out for ourselves; the focus should be on technical details and examples. In contrast, the sections on virtualisation and network architecture are well-paced a
Publication date : 04/30/2024
PARTICIPANTS
Business engineers, recruitment managers, SME/BU managers, buyers, project managers. Anyone dealing with IT specialists.
PREREQUISITES
No special knowledge required.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
Business engineers, recruitment managers, SME/BU managers, buyers, project managers. Anyone dealing with IT specialists.
PREREQUISITES
No special knowledge required.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.
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This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.