Without computers, business and government would be unable to function and almost every organisation needs people with information technology (IT) skills and qualifications. The aim of the programme is to enable qualifying students to analyse, design, develop and maintain web systems, networks, database systems, programming products and interfaces according to client requirements, applying principled methodologies in continuously changing industrial, organisational and commercial information and communication technology environments.
Type: undergraduate diploma
Duration: 3 years part time
Compulsory Subjects
First year subjects:
End-user computing
- Introduction to programming
- Introduction to interactive programming
- Introduction to web design
- Introduction to databases
- Workstation technical skills
- Network technical skills
- Business informatics
- Practising workplace English
- Business management
Second year subjects:
- Accounting skills
- Graphical user interface programming
- Interactive programming
- Internet programming
- Structured systems analysis and design
- Object-oriented analysis
- Operating systems practice
- Digital logic
- Business informatics
Third year subjects:
- Advanced graphical user interface programming
- Advanced internet programming
- Information and communication technology project
- Database practice
- Database design
- Advanced operating systems practice
- Business informatics
- Soft ware project management
Careers: business analyst, financial systems analyst, software developer, programmer, webmaster, internet systems administrator, technical applications developer, IT specialist.
Source: www.unisa.ac.za