Overview:

This course provides you with a unique combination of computing, business and technical knowledge, enabling you to work as a System Analyst, Programmer, Network Administrator and IT consultant. The BTEC Higher National Diploma in Computing is designed to fulfill the increasing need for high quality IT professional. At the same time, this technical education pathway of Level 5 provides students with the opportunity to progress on to prestigious BSc. in Information Technology degree of Leeds Trinity University, UK at BAC International or to transfer their credits to the universities across the world.

About the Programme:

The course is designed specifically for students to develop their academic and practical skills on programming, advanced programming, database management, information systems & security management, web design & development, networking, software engineering, data analytics, network security, business intelligence, project management and computing research project. After successful completion of HND in Computing, a student will receive a certificate from Pearson Edexcel, UK with which one can move to the job market or to progress on to the final year of the graduation programme.

Why choose this programme:

The HND programme is designed with up-to-date modules to meet the real world challenges and seize a position in the competitive job market. As programming language, students learn C/C++, Java, C#, PHP, .net, JavaScript and Visual Basics with the concepts of algorithms and the characteristics of programming paradigms. In database management and web development modules, you will learn about the core functions of a database and web site design. Networking and network security modules are designed in such a way that you will get to learn the network infrastructures, server administration and security.

Whoever is planning to build his/her career as Programmer, Web developer, Database Administrative, this is a great opportunity for them. Besides these, there are more courses which will help anyone to build his/her career in the computing field according to his/her choice.

How you’ll learn:

The course is about applying and relating information technology to the needs of individuals and organizations. We aim to give you a thorough grounding of the principles of IT including best practice in developing web technologies in HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript.

You’ll be supported in gaining advanced skills in developing database-enabled applications using PHP, Visual Studio, ASP.NET and SQL Server.

You will get advanced knowledge and skills on network design, network security, successful computer project design, information security management, business intelligence and data mining.

You’ll also be encouraged to explore contemporary theory in modelling and application development.

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, workshops and practical sessions.

Assessment of your progress is made through assignments, exams, presentation, lab work and individual project work, with a strong focus on practical work.

Many of the coursework assessments are based on real-world case studies which are designed with meaningful tasks that both test knowledge and abilities and help to develop the sort of skills currently required by the employers.