Syllabus

 

 

Course Code	Course Name	Teaching Scheme  (Contact Hours)		Credits Assigned
		Theory	Practical	Theory	Practical	Total
ITDO6013	Green IT	03	--	03	--	03

 

Course Code	Course Name				Examination Scheme
		Theory Marks				Term Work	Practical	Oral	Total
		Internal assessment			End Sem. Exam
		Test1	Test 2	Avg.
ITDO6013	Green IT	20	20	20	80	--	--	--	100

 

Course Objectives:  

Sr. No.	Course Objectives
The course aims:
1	To understand what Green IT is and How it can help improve environmental Sustainability
2	To understand the principles and practices of Green IT.
3	To understand how Green IT is adopted or deployed in enterprises.
4	To understand how data centres, cloud computing, storage systems, software and networks can be made greener.
5	To measure the Maturity of Sustainable ICT world.
6	To implement the concept of Green IT in Information Assurance in Communication and Social Media and all other commercial field.

 

Course Outcomes: 

 

Sr. No.	Course Outcomes	Cognitive levels of attainment as per Taxonomy
On successful completion, of course, learner/student will be able to:
1	Describe awareness among stakeholders and promote green agenda and green initiatives in their working environments leading to green movement	L1
2	Identify IT Infrastructure Management and Green Data Centre Metrics for software development	L1,L2
3	Recognize Objectives of Green Network Protocols for Data communication.	L1,L2
4	Use Green IT Strategies and metrics for ICT development.	L1,L2,L3
5	Illustrate various green IT services and its roles.	L1,L2
6	Use new career opportunities available in IT profession, audits and others with special skills such as energy efficiency, ethical IT assets disposal, carbon footprint estimation, reporting and development of green products, applications and services.	L1,L2,L3

 

Prerequisite: Environmental Studies

 

DETAILED SYLLABUS:  

 

Sr. No.	Module	Detailed Content	Hours	CO Mapping
0	Prerequisite	Environmental Studies	2
I	Introduction	Environmental Impacts of IT, Holistic Approach to Greening IT, Green IT Standards and Eco-Labeling, Enterprise Green IT Strategy Hardware: Life Cycle of a Device or Hardware, Reuse, Recycle and Dispose Software:         Introduction,    Energy-Saving Software Techniques   Self learning Topics: Evaluating and Measuring Software Impact to Platform Power	7	CO 1
II	Software development and data centers	Sustainable Software, Software Sustainability Attributes, Software Sustainability Metrics Data Centres and Associated Energy Challenges, Data Centre IT Infrastructure, Data Centre Facility Infrastructure: Implications for Energy Efficiency, Green Data Centre Metrics   Self-learning Topics: Sustainable Software: A Case Study, Data Centre Management Strategies: A Case Study	7	CO 1 CO 2
III	Data storage and communication	Storage Media Power Characteristics, Energy Management Techniques for Hard Disks Objectives of Green Network Protocols, Green Network Protocols and Standards   Self learning Topics: System-Level Energy Management	6	CO 1 CO 3
IV	Information systems, green it strategy and metrics	Approaching Green IT Strategies, Business Drivers of Green IT Strategy Multilevel Sustainable Information, Sustainability Hierarchy Models, Product Level Information, Individual Level Information, Functional Level Information, Measuring the Maturity of Sustainable ICT: A Capability Maturity Framework for SICT, Defining the Scope and Goal, Capability Maturity Levels Self learning Topics: Business Dimensions for Green IT Transformation	6	CO 1 CO 4
		Sustainability    Hierarchy     Models,     Product      Level Information, Individual Level Information, Functional Level Information, Measuring the Maturity of Sustainable ICT: A Capability Maturity Framework for SICT, Defining the Scope and Goal, Capability Maturity Levels   Self learning Topics: Business Dimensions for Green IT Transformation
V	Green IT services and roles	Factors Driving the Development of Sustainable IT, Sustainable IT Services (SITS), SITS Strategic Framework Organizational and Enterprise Greening, Information Systems in Greening Enterprises, Greening the Enterprise: IT Usage and Hardware   Self learning Topics: Inter-organizational Enterprise Activities and Green Issues, Enablers and Making the Case for IT and the Green Enterprise	6	CO 1 CO 4 CO 5
VI	Managing and regulating green IT	Strategizing Green Initiatives, Implementation of Green IT, Communication and Social Media The Regulatory Environment and IT Manufacturers, Nonregulatory Government Initiatives, Industry Associations and Standards Bodies, Green Building Standards, Social Movements and Greenpeace.   Self learning Topics: Information Assurance, Green Data Centers, Case Study: Managing Green IT	5	CO 1 CO 5 CO 6

 

Text Books:

 

1.      San Murugesan, G. R. Gangadharan, Harnessing Green IT, WILEY 1st Edition-2013

2.      Mohammad Dastbaz Colin Pattinson Babak Akhgar, Green Information Technology A Sustainable Approach, Elsevier 2015

3.      Reinhold, Carol Baroudi, and Jeffrey HillGreen IT for Dummies, Wiley 2009

 

References:

 

1.   Mark O'Neil, Green IT for Sustainable Business Practice: An ISEB Foundation Guide, BCS

2.   Jae H. Kim, Myung J. Lee Green IT: Technologies and Applications, Springer, ISBN: 978-3-642-22178-1

3.   Elizabeth Rogers, Thomas M. Kostigen The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time, Springer

 

Assessment:

Internal Assessment (IA) for 20 marks: 

 IA will consist of Two Compulsory Internal Assessment Tests. Approximately 40% to 50% of syllabus content must be covered in First IA Test and remaining 40% to 50% of syllabus content must be covered in Second IA Test

 Question paper format

 Question Paper will comprise of a total of six questions each carrying 20 marksQ.1 will be compulsory and should cover maximum contents of the syllabus

 Remaining questions will be mixed in nature (part (a) and part (b) of each question must be from different modules. For example, if Q.2 has part (a) from Module 3 then part (b) must be from any other Module randomly selected from all the modules)

 A total of four questions need to be answered