Information Technology Degrees Online

Career opportunities
CCNP is a coveted qualification that will boost the career prospects of any networking professional. The awards from the Academy and the CCNP are well received by industry because these qualifications are supported by gained practical experience.

Assessment
Continuous assessment methods include multiple-choice multiple-answer tests, a final on-line test, plus a practical skills examination for each semester. You must pass each semester before going on to the next one.

Career opportunities
You are eligible for entry to the CCNP course, a coveted qualification that will boost your career prospects.

Assessment and certification
Assessment methods include multiple-choice multiple-answer tests, a final on-line test, plus a practical skills examination for each semester. You must pass each semester before going on to the next one. On successful completion of CCNA 4, a Certificate of Competence is awarded by Cisco. You can then take the industry certification (CCNA) at the VUE or Prometric testing centre.

Career opportunities
A recent report issued by the Economist Intelligence Unit entitled “Foresight 2020: Economic, industry and corporate trends” identified effective KM as being the most crucial element in raising productivity in organisations worldwide in the coming decade. Graduates who are already working in information and knowledge management, information technology, information research or competitive intelligence within a wide range of industries and sectors will find the course of both practical and professional benefit

Assessment
There is no examination. A range of coursework is used to assess each module, including reports, presentations and audits. Where possible, this draws from your own organisation or past work experience.

Career opportunities
The MRes prepares you for higher level research and is of interest to those who want to develop academic research skills; to work as a researcher; to commission research or progress to PhD. The MRes also enables you to show your research skills and capacity within professional or specialist employment.

Assessment
Assessment methods depend on the named award that you choose. They may include research proposals, essays, reflective logs, independent research involving a literature review, presentations and dissertation.

Career opportunities
Graduates are equipped for a range of careers in the information profession, with a focus on information services management, or alternatively can progress to further study.

Dissertation
You will be required to produce a dissertation of 12,000-15,000 words on a topic of relevance to Information Services Management.

Assessment
The form of assessment will vary according to the aims and objectives of each module. Examples include examinations, essays, reports, computer projects and presentations.

Career opportunities
Graduates can work as in-house or freelance interpreters and typically find positions in translation and interpreting agencies; international, European and national organisations and bodies; Local Authorities, Hospitals, The Police, Immigration Services and Refugee and Asylum organisations.

Assessment
Assessment is by a variety of coursework, interpreting exams, presentations, essays, and independent work and a research project (at MA level).

Career opportunities
All of the courses offer future career paths that diverge from the Communications industry most notably into the following areas: Software Engineering, Management, Computing and IT, Broadcasting, etc.

Financial Support
UK students applying for this degree scheme and who put Lancaster University down as their firm choice will automatically be considered for £1000 p.a. Academic Scholarships. No separate application is necessary. Depending on household income, students may also receive a Bursary of up to £1315.

Career opportunities
The explosive growth in communications technology is producing a vast range of opportunities for graduates in this area.

All of the courses offer future career paths that diverge from the Communications industry most notably into the following areas: Software Engineering, Management, Computing and IT, Broadcasting, etc.

Financial Support
UK students applying for this degree scheme and who put Lancaster University down as their firm choice will automatically be considered for £1000 p.a. Academic Scholarships. No separate application is necessary. Depending on household income, students may also receive a Bursary of up to £1315.

Career opportunities
The explosive growth in communications technology is producing a vast range of opportunities for graduates in this area.

All of the courses offer future career paths that diverge from the Communications industry most notably into the following areas: Software Engineering, Management, Computing and IT, Broadcasting, etc.

Financial Support
UK students applying for this degree scheme and who put Lancaster University down as their firm choice will automatically be considered for £1000 p.a. Academic Scholarships. No separate application is necessary. Depending on household income, students may also receive a Bursary of up to £1315.

The Information Technology sector is acknowledged worldwide as an industry that would outperform other industries over the next decade or more. However, Sri Lanka has failed to capitalize on this booming sector, mainly due to the lack of trained personnel. The Department of Industrial Management of the University of Kelaniya has identified this need and designed a programme, namely Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology to cater to this requirement. This postgraduate programme is primarily designed specifically as a conversion course for graduates desiring to pursue a career in Information Technology who do not have a specialised training in the field. It is of one year duration with lectures held on weekends, which would be supplemented by practical sessions during weekdays. We aim to make them competent enough to face the challenges of the modern Information Technology environment in their professional career.

If you are a highly motivated and energetic individual aspiring to find your future in an attractive senior position in one of the organizations that demands managers and executives who are highly skilled and dynamic in Management and/or Information Technology, we offer a range of postgraduate programmes for you to choose from. These are targeted for those who are already qualified in Science, Engineering, Management and Commerce. There are course options to suit your specific needs.

This Postgraduate Diploma programme in Information Technology is primarily designed to develop any graduate desiring to pursue a career in computer and information technology to a higher level of competence in the field. In the light of the career opportunities that graduates have in many sectors of business and economy, the programme has been designed to impart skills in Computing and Information Technology to those graduates who have only a basic understanding of computing. We aim to make them competent enough to face the challenges of modern Information Technology environment in their professional career.

The programmes conducted by the Department of Industrial Management are conducted by a Faculty of lecturers who are highly qualified in Management and Information Technology locally and overseas. The faculty is supplemented by visiting lecturers of outstanding professional standing and well experienced Senior Lecturers from Universities with reputation for excellence. The programmes are conducted in the English medium and provides a special learning experience through interactive study in teams, in addition to formal lectures, projects, workshops and a choice of credits for research/business project. Classes will be conducted during weekends.