The Advanced Diploma in Science cum BS Degree (Internet Technology) course aims to provide students with the knowledge of major computer networks such as the Internet. Students are equipped with knowledge to pursue further specialisation in the areas of the Internet and e-commerce supported by business skills including e-marketing. This course provides skills and knowledge in the areas of mobile computing, e-commerce, networking, internet security and workflow management. Students will be trained with industry-relevant knowledge and skills such as VB.NET, J2ME, Macromedia Flash, ActionScript, ASP.Net (C#), UML (Rational XDE), Oracle, Lotus Notes Domino and web services. In addition, the Cisco CCNA curriculum is incorporated into this course.

With the opportunity for students to go for six months industrial training, students will be exposed to real-life industrial problems, which will be both challenging and rewarding in terms of the invaluable experience that they will gain. Students are trained to improve their problem solving skills so that they would be able to blend into the workforce easily.

 

The Advanced Diploma in Science (Internet Technology) is recognised as suitable for progression to a Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) or Liverpool John Moores University (JMU), UK degree with prior credit. Advanced Diploma graduates of this programme can obtain the BSc (Hons) Information Technology or BSc (Hons) Information Technology (Computer Systems & Networks or Software Engineering) Degree from SHU or BSc (Hons) Computing and Information Systems Degree from JMU by completing the final semester of the programme at the respective university.

Advanced Diploma cum BS Degree graduates may find employment in organisations involved in e-commerce or e-business, organisations that need to maintain information online, web service providers, consultancy firms involved in the design of web pages, organisations with WAP technology and many more. They may work as web page designers, web page programmers, web developers, programmers, analyst programmers, software developers and systems analysts.