The course gives learners the fundamental computing knowledge needed to enter into the computing industry, or to progress on to further higher education courses. This course is designed with flexibility in mind, allowing learners to work through bespoke video content and guided tutorials during the week, with live online practical classes at the end of the week. Self-paced content is broken into small manageable chunks, and live sessions are designed for live questions and answers based around industry issues and practical problems.
The core modules focus on Programming and Databases, specifically Java Programming and SQL. The course also offers two specialisations to choose from. Each specialisation element is a focused module designed to bring the learners quickly to the industry entry standard for the chosen specialisation. The specialisations (subject to availability) are::
- Computer Architecture, Operating Systems and Networks
- Statistics.
The Computer Architecture Operating Systems and Networks specialisation provides learners with the knowledge and skills to work with core computer systems. Learners will gain practical knowledge and skills in core areas of computing such as:
- VMware
- PowerShell
- CommandLine
- Windows OS
- Linux OS / Ubuntu
- Cloud Services (AWS / Azure)
- PC Hardware
The Statistics module will give learners the core skills needed to clean and analyse data using a variety of popular industry ready skills and tools such as:
- Data Analytics
- Descriptive Statistics
- T-Tests
- Probability
- SPSS/Excel
As graduates are from other disciplines and with work experience, learners will have life skills and experiences that they bring with them on to the programme and into a new subject domain. Therefore, they are eligible for a number of roles. They could work in positions that are in- line with their skills but in the lCT sector or apply lCT knowledge gained through this programme to their current role.