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.

The degree program Information Technology and Systems Management (its) offers a comprehensive university education in the field of information technologies complemented by management and social skills training. Our team of highly qualified and motivated instructors coming from research institutions as well as the industry guarantees high-level training, latest knowledge, modern instructional techniques and individual supervision and coaching.

Our Students profit from
excellent career prospects in all industry sectors
a unique future-oriented educational concept with the specialization modules that are based on rectent research results and geared to industry demand
advanced industry certifications (Cisco, First European Nortel Academy, Total Quality Management. Project Management)
successful double degree programs with Halmstad University in Sweden and Staffordhsire Univesity in Great Britain
over 50 international partner institutions in the Americas, Australia, Asia and Europe
cooperation agreements for doctoral studies
research competence through active participation in national and international research and development projects

Course Structure
This degree covers a range of IT related topics including networks and internetworking, programming, computer and operating systems, web technologies, application use and configuration, database development, and project management. Theoretical issues are combined with strong practical elements to help students understand why and how in relation to relevant contemporary IT systems and techniques. Students will be given the opportunity to design and construct programs as well as install, configure and implement networks and internet-based services.

Modules include: Software Engineering, Network Design, Construction and Management, Databases and RDBS Development, Web and Multimedia Services, Application Software Use and Configuration, and Operating System Software Use and Configuration.

Assessment
Assessment is through a variety of methods such as examinations, assignments, group projects, reports and presentations.

After the Course
Graduates may progress to employment in the expanding computing and networking sector. If already working in the sector, graduates should have enhanced career prospects. The FdSc will also provide students with the opportunity to progress to the final year of the BSc (Hons) Applied Computing (Progression Year) at The Bury St Edmunds Centre.

SLIS’s Information Science Ph.D. program is research-oriented and focuses on advancing and disseminating new knowledge, both basic and applied. The faculty is interested in the design, use, and evaluation of information systems in all segments of society. This interdisciplinary program brings together relevant knowledge from information science and the behavioral sciences, with appropriate research methodologies.

SLIS can offer you an exciting, challenging Ph.D. program with excellent career prospects in higher education, research institutions, and the information industry.

Characteristics of the Program

The Information Science doctoral program offers the following features:
Research Orientation: Students engage in research every semester of the graduate program.
Individualized Program of Study: Only seven courses are specified, and these focus on the nature of research in the field as well as research methods. You select the vast majority of your courses in consultation with your advisory committee.

Close Supervision: You have an annual individual evaluation with members of the faculty to identify significant gains in the past year and to suggest courses and activities for the next year.
High Degree of Involvement: You share responsibilities in research with SLIS’s faculty.
Interdisciplinary Approach: The program’s interdisciplinary perspective enables you to learn about information, information technologies, people, and social settings from a variety of perspectives: information science, sociology, social informatics, management, psychology, communications, semiotics, and librarianship, to name a few. In addition, you take a minor of four relevant courses outside of the school.

Collegiality: Members of the faculty are highly accessible and work closely with you in both formal and informal settings.

Network Technology is a fast changing discipline, new ideas and technology are constantly evolving making it a fascinating area to work in. This course integrates the very latest developments in wired and wireless networking to give you the best possible outlook on the networking industry. The course is highly vocational; by the time you graduate you will be able to design and implement both wired and wireless networks, manage large and small scale networks and have learnt how to work within the constraints of commercial reality. The Department of Computing is a CISCO academy and you will have the opportunity to complete the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) qualification whilst studying for your degree. The taught element is fully embedded within the content of your course and is a highly sought after qualification by industry and commerce. On completion of this innovative course you will be able to work as a network designer, network manager or network engineer. You will have Cisco accreditation and a wide range of transferable skills including project management, group working and communications. You will also have excellent long term career prospects and a high earning potential.

STUDY MODE
Students attend full-time for 3 years. Part-time students are welcomed and study 1 to 4 modules each year.

COURSE CONTENT
The course includes 6 specialist networking modules, giving you a good grounding in topics such as network routing, wireless networking, security and network management. In addition to these networking modules you will study modules relating to Human Computer Interaction, Advanced Programming with C++ and Research Topics in Computing.

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Timetabled classes are made up of lectures, tutorials and laboratory based classes. Our teaching approach is highly practical and you will spend a lot of time in our specialist networking laboratory. You will also be expected to undertake a significant amount of work outside timetabled classes.

ASSESSMENT
Where possible, you are assessed on the sort of tasks you might have to perform in business or industry. As a result, there is a great variety in the forms of assessment used: for example tests and examinations, interviews, reports and laboratory worksheets.

CAREERS
Careers for networking graduates include: network troubleshooting and user support; network engineer; pre-sales, technical implementation; project management; and network management.

HOW DO I GET ON THE COURSE?
You will be selected on the basis of the contents of your application form and possibly by an interview. You may be required to do an aptitude test during the interview. If you are offered a place you will be invited to visit our College. Interviews and visits help you to decide if this is the right course for you. The Admissions Tutor will be pleased to discuss the alternatives that are available at the DEI Bachelor and Master Degrees.

Formal qualifications provide some indication of the likelihood of success on the course. However, the Admissions tutor will attempt to assess your intellectual competence, motivation and maturity of attitude rather than merely relying upon formal qualifications. These are more important than prior experience or formal qualifications.

Team projects last three semesters. Students attend specialized lectures and seminars. The management of computer networks, data protection, safe and efficient software design and in digital criminology.

Career prospects:
Graduates can be employed by companies which use computer networks and require high network protection, efficiency and reliability. They are also sought after by software companies operating in e-commerce, e-learning, e-government and e-business which need specialists in software and data protection. A separate category of employees are specialists in digital forensics who can be employed by big organizations which react to digital crimes and violation of data protection.

Apart from general subjects, students have specialized subjects, such as: Internet Technologies, Corporate Taxation and Engineering Project. Classes are run in computer laboratories in groups of 8 – 16.

Analysis and design of information systems using UML object methodologies and CASE tools
Aspects of software engineering including program lifecycle (strategic stage, analysis, design, construction, testing, implementation, care and modification)
Program management
Software quality and complexity measurements
Engineering Projects which incorporate aspects of databases, software engineering and distributed technologies (the Internet)

Career prospects
Graduates are sought after by medium and large Polish and foreign computer companies which carry out key projects for government and administration institutions, banks, state and private enterprises, schools, the army, media and public organizations.

Specialized courses include subjects common to all students, run partially as lectures and partially as project seminars (2 hours/week) or project tutorials (two hours/week). Students are divided into groups of 3-5. Each group carries out their own project, which makes out their graduate thesis.

Career prospects:
Specialists with the skills acquired at our department can find employment in IT companies and IT corporate departments as analysts, information systems designers, database administrators, traditional applications programmers, Internet programmers , designers and administrators of Internet portals.

SLIS’s Information Science Ph.D. program is research-oriented and focuses on advancing and disseminating new knowledge, both basic and applied. The faculty is interested in the design, use, and evaluation of information systems in all segments of society. This interdisciplinary program brings together relevant knowledge from information science and the behavioral sciences, with appropriate research methodologies.

SLIS can offer you an exciting, challenging Ph.D. program with excellent career prospects in higher education, research institutions, and the information industry.

Characteristics of the Program
The Information Science doctoral program offers the following features:
Research Orientation: Students engage in research every semester of the graduate program.
Individualized Program of Study: Only seven courses are specified, and these focus on the nature of research in the field as well as research methods. You select the vast majority of your courses in consultation with your advisory committee.

Close Supervision: You have an annual individual evaluation with members of the faculty to identify significant gains in the past year and to suggest courses and activities for the next year.
High Degree of Involvement: You share responsibilities in research with SLIS’s faculty.
Interdisciplinary Approach: The program’s interdisciplinary perspective enables you to learn about information, information technologies, people, and social settings from a variety of perspectives: information science, sociology, social informatics, management, psychology, communications, semiotics, and librarianship, to name a few. In addition, you take a minor of four relevant courses outside of the school.

Collegiality: Members of the faculty are highly accessible and work closely with you in both formal and informal settings.