Level 4 Diploma in Computing Booklist

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Further Reading Lists

The Accredited Partner Centre must demonstrate that they have a selection of suitable texts available in their library to support further reading for each module. A list of examples is provided but centres may substitute these for other suitable texts in the area to be covered. These texts are expected to be in English. Where the number of different texts available is small (4 or less), an absolute minimum of 2 copies of each textbook is required.

Booklists by Module

1. Skills for Computing

Further Reading: Cottrell, S. (2008). The Study Skills Handbook (Palgrave Study Skills), 3rd edition. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN-10: 0230573053 ISBN-13: 9780230573055 De Bono, E. (2010). Six Thinking Hats. London, Pearson Penguin. ISBN-10: 0141033053 ISBN-13: 9780141033051 Race, P. (2003). How to Study: Practical Tips for Students 2nd edition. Oxford, Blackwell / John Wiley & sons. ISBN-10: 140510693X ISBN-13: 9781405106931 Race, P. (2008). How to get a good degree: Making the Most of Your Time at University (Open Up Study Skills). 2nd edition. Milton Keynes, Open University Press / McGraw-Hill. ISBN-10: 033522265X ISBN-13: 9780335222650

2. Computer Networks

Further Reading: Black, U. (2009). Sams Teach Yourself Networking in 24 Hours, 4th edition. SAMS. ISBN-10: 0768685761 ISBN-13: 978-0768685763 Olifer, N. & Olifer, V. (2006). Computer Networks: Principles, Technologies and Protocols For Network Design. J. Wiley & Sons. ISBN-10: 8126509171 ISBN-13: 978-8126509171 Sosinsky, B. (2009). Networking Bible. J. Wiley & Sons. ISBN-10: 0470431318 ISBN-13: 978-0470431313

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Tanenbaum, A.S & Weatherall, D.J. (2010). Computer Networks, 5th edition. Pearson Education. ISBN-10: 0132553171 ISBN-13: 978-0132553179

3. Computer Systems

Further Reading: Dulaney, E. (2010). Linux All-in-One For Dummies. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN-10: 0470770198 ISBN-13: 978-0470770191 Marmel, E. (2011). PCs Simplified. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN-10: 0470888474 ISBN-13: 978-0470888476 Mueller, S. (2009). Upgrading and Repairing PCs. QUE Pearson. ISBN-10: 0789739542 ISBN-13: 978-0789739544 Rizvi, A. (2011). Click Start to Upgrade: Upgrading Your PC. Click Start Publishing ISBN-10: 0956780717 ISBN-13: 978-0956780713 Shoup, K. (2011). Laptops Simplified. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN-10: 0470769025 ISBN-13: 978-0470769027 Thompson, R.B. (2010). Building the Perfect PC: The Perfect PC is the One You Build Yourself, 3rd edition. O’Reilly Media. ISBN-10: 9781449388249 ISBN-13: 978-1449388249

4. Designing and Developing a Website

Further Reading: Chisholm, W. and May, M. (2008). Universal Design for Web Applications: Web Applications That Reach Everyone. O'Reilly Media. ISBN-10: 0596518730 ISBN-13: 978-0596518738 Duckett, J. (2010). Beginning HTML, XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN-10: 0470540702 ISBN-13: 978-0470540701 Felke-Morris, T (2010). Web Development and Design Foundations with XHTML. Pearson ISBN-10: 0137052758 ISBN-13: 978-0137052752 Henick, B. (2010). HTML & CSS: The Good Parts. O'Reilly Media. ISBN-10: 0596157606 ISBN-13: 978-0596157609

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Kalbach, J. (2007). Designing Web Navigation: Optimizing the User Experience. O'Reilly Media. ISBN-10: 0596528108 ISBN-13: 978-0596528102 Kennedy, B. and Musciano, C. (2006). HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide. O'Reilly Media. ISBN-10: 0596527322 ISBN-13: 978-0596527327 Krug, S. (2005). Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability. New Riders Press. ISBN-10: 0321344758 ISBN-13: 978-0321344755 Lawson, B and Sharp, R. (2010). Introducing HTML5. Pearson. ISBN-10: 0321687299 ISBN-13: 978-0321687296 Niederst, J. (2006). Web Design in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference. O'Reilly Media. ISBN-10: 0596009879 ISBN-13: 978-0596009878 Watrall, E. and Siarto, J. (2008). Head First Web Design. O'Reilly Media. ISBN-10: 0596520301 ISBN-13: 978-0596520304

5. Databases

Further Reading: Benyon-Davies, P. (2003). Database Systems, 3rd Revised Edition. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN-10: 1403916012 ISBN-13: 978-1403916013 Connolly, T. and Begg, C. (2009). Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and Management, 5th Edition. Pearson Addison Wesley. ISBN-10: 0321523067 ISBN-13: 978-0321523068 Hoffer, J., Ramesh, V. and Toppi, H. (2010). Modern Database Management, 10th Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN-10: 1408264315 ISBN-13: 978-1408264317

6. Designing and Developing Object-Oriented Computer Programs

Further Reading: Cadenhead and Lemay (2007). Teach yourself Java 6 in 21 Days. SAMS. ISBN-10: 0672329432 ISBN-13: 978-0672329432 Eckel, B. (2006). Thinking in Java. Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN-10: 0131872486 ISBN-13: 978-0131872486

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Lowe, D. and Burd, B. (2007). Java All-In-One Reference for Dummies 2nd Edition. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN-10: 0470124512 ISBN-13: 978-0470124512 Schildt, H. (2006). Java A Beginner’s Guide 4th Edition. McGraw-Hill Osborne. ISBN-13: 978-0072263848 ISBN-10: 0072263849

7. Software Development Techniques

Further Reading: Bell, D. and Parr, M. (2010). Java for Students. Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN-10: 027373122X ISBN-13: 978-0273731221 Deitel, P. (2010). Java: How to Program: Early Objects Version. Pearson Education. ISBN-10: 0131364839 ISBN-13: 9780131364837 Henney, K. (2010). 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know. O’Reilly Media. ISBN-10: 0596809484 ISBN-13: 978-0596809485 Lopp, M. (2010). Being Geek: The Software Developer’s Career Handbook. O’Reilly Media. ISBN-10: 0596155409 ISBN-13: 978-0596155407 Seibel, P. (2009). Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming. APRESS. ISBN-10: 1430219483 ISBN-13: 978-1430219484

8. Office Solutions Development

Further Reading: Beynon, D., Turner, P. and Turner, S., (2010). Designing Interactive Systems: A Comprenhensive Guide to HCI and Interaction Design, 2nd Revised Edition. Pearson Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc. ISBN-10: 0321435338 ISBN-13: 978-0321435330 Carroll, J. (2003). HCI Models, Theories, and Frameworks: Toward a Multidisciplinary Science. Morgan Kaufman. ISBN-10: 1558608087 ISBN-13: 978-1558608085

Chapra, S. (2009). Introduction to VBA for Excel, 2nd Edition. Pearson. ISBN-10: 013239667X ISBN-13: 978-0132396677

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Gonzalez, J., Meister, C., Ozgur, S., Dilworth, B., Troy, A. and Brandt, T. (2006). Office VBA Macros You Can Use Today: Over 100 Amazing Ways to Automate Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook & Access. Holy Macroi Press. ISBN-10: 1932802061 ISBN-13: 978-1932802061 Jelen, B. and Syrstad. T. (2004). VBA and Macros for Microsoft Excel. Pearson QUE. ISBN-10: 0789731290 ISBN-13: 978-0789731296 McFedries, P. (2008). Brilliant VBA for the 2007 Microsoft Office System. Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN-10: 0273715747 ISBN-13: 978-0273715740 Sharp, H., Rogers, Y. and Preece, J. (2007). Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction, 2nd Edition. John Wiley and Sons Ltd. ISBN-10: 0470018666 ISBN-13: 978-0470018668 Walkenbach J. (2010). Excel VBA Programming for Dummies. 2nd Revised Edition. John Wiley and Sons Ltd. ISBN-10: 0470503696 ISBN-13: 978-0470503690