Why choose this course

The modern IT Professional requires sound technical ability, practical experience, project and people management skills to succeed in this competitive industry. This course will expand your technical knowledge and expertise, provide you with sound computing and business skills and offers you the opportunity to develop your own work-based research project to develop solutions for actual business related problems. These are skills and competencies highly valued by IT employers, who want staff who are able to adapt themselves to any work requirements.

Course structure and content

This work-based qualification has been developed in conjunction with employers and follows on from the Foundation Degree in Applied Computing, allowing you to achieve a full Honours Degree.

This course will further develop your theoretical and practical set of up-to-date technical skills as well as your managerial skills.

Semester 1 modules include:

• Research methods
• Managing performance
• Developing technologies
• Multi-tasking systems
• Creative computing
• Managing marketing Activities or recruitment and selection.

Semester 2 modules include:

• Work-based research project
• Managing information and quality
• An introduction to financial and non-financial resources
• Advanced web-based technologies.

The professional skills units are mapped to the Chartered Management Institute Certificate units for which you will be invited
to apply.

Delivery method

The course is delivered primarily at the College however it also includes a work-based research project within the IT industry. Taught sessions will take the form of:

• Formal lectures
• Practical sessions
• Educational visits
• Guest speakers for specialist subject areas
• An element of blended learning.

Assessment

• Assessed through a variety of methods including:
• Work-based research projects
• Written reports
• Presentations
• Certain units will also incorporate a written exam.