Computing and Systems Development Higher National Diploma
Starting dates and places
Description
This qualification prepares you for employment in the IT and computing industry. It offers a progression route into a number of roles, generalists can enter system management, while ICT system support specialists can install or manage IT networks. If you decide to focus on software development you will be prepared for entry into employment in that area. You can also progress on to a Professional Development Qualification or vendor qualifications offered by Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, CompTIA, Oracle and VM Ware.
Year 1
• Computer systems
• Employability and professional development
• Emerging technologies
• Website design
• Business skills for e-commerce
• Human computer interaction
• Event dri…
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This qualification prepares you for employment in the IT and computing industry. It offers a progression route into a number of roles, generalists can enter system management, while ICT system support specialists can install or manage IT networks. If you decide to focus on software development you will be prepared for entry into employment in that area. You can also progress on to a Professional Development Qualification or vendor qualifications offered by Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, CompTIA, Oracle and VM Ware.
Year 1
• Computer systems
• Employability and professional development
• Emerging technologies
• Website design
• Business skills for e-commerce
• Human computer interaction
• Event driven programming solutions
• Networking infrastructure
Year 2
• E-commerce strategy
• Data analysis and design
• Data structure and algorithms
• Local area networking technologies
• Information systems in organisations
• Internet server management
• Computer games design and development
• Wide area networking technologies
Resources
You will be provided with a suitably equipped place to work when
attending college, which will include access to specialist staff,
IT facilities and other learning resources which will be
appropriate for the nature of work you will be required to
undertake. Additionally, the College offers a wide range of other
resources and facilities including additional learning support,
which will be available to you, further details of which can found
in the higher education student handbook.
Study support
If you do not have a recognised disability or specific learning
difficulty, but feel that you require additional support with your
studies, you may be eligible to access some discrete sessions in
one of the following areas:
• Assistive software training
• IT upskilling
• Essay planning and structure
• Proof reading and editing written work
• Bibliographies and referencing
• Time management and personal organisation
• Revision and exam tips
• Presentation techniques
N.B. Your eligibility for any of the above support will be reviewed
with your course tutors and a member of the study support team on
your campus.
To experience a specialist vocational programme, linked to
professional body requirements with a strong, sector-related
emphasis on practical skills alongside the development of knowledge
and understanding
• HNDs are recognised by employers and allow direct progression
into employment
• To study with a teaching team of dedicated, experienced
individuals who have expertise in computing and systems
development
• To develop a range of skills, techniques and attributes essential
for successful performance in working life and be able to make an
immediate contribution to employment
Assessment methods
The units are delivered through a variety of techniques to suit
different learning styles. The class work includes group work, pair
activities, investigations, discussions, experiments and note
taking.
The assessments you undergo could be formative or summative:
Formative - Designed to provide you with feedback on your progress
and inform you of your on-going development. Formative assessments,
such as class exercises, tests, activities, do not form part of
your grade.
Summative - Designed to provide a measure of your achievement and
performance against learning outcomes, using end of unit
assignments to determine your grades.
At each level of study you will be asked to participate in
formative and summative assessment procedures which may require you
to consider and grade your own work against the agreed assessment
criteria. This allows you to reflect upon your own practice with
tutors, and to take responsibility for areas of strength and
weakness in your work.
Typical offer
160 UCAS points based on two A-levels or equivalent, plus GCSE
(A–C): five subjects including English Language and maths or an
alternative Level 2 in functional skills.
Other entry routes
We will consider a range of alternative qualifications or
experience equivalent to the typical offer. Contact us for
details.
Admission with credit
Applicants with prior certificated or experiential learning may be
admitted with credit for up to a maximum of 120 credits at Level
4.
English language
Applicants whose first language is not English must also
demonstrate that their level of English is acceptable, by achieving
a score in a recognised test such as:
• British Council IELTS: normally minimum level 6.0 overall with a
minimum of 6.0 in the reading and writing components;
• TOEFL minimum score of 550 paper-based or 213 computer-based or
80 internet-based
The Computing and Systems Development HND prepares students for
employment in the computing industry. For those wanting to continue
to a BSc (Hons) this should be discussed with their personal tutor
at the end of a successful year one. Upon successful completion of
the HND course you may apply to progress to a BSc (Hons) course to
gain a degree following a further one or two years of study. The
HND has been designed to give its graduates skills, knowledge and
experience so that on successful completion they can progress
directly into employment, or continue with their studies and will
provide necessary transferrable skills for the computing
industry.
Destination of graduates
As this is a new programme, there are no available destination
statistics, however, it is expected that students will use the
programme to enable them to enter employment in a relevant
specialist area and/or progress onto a university or college that
enables them to ‘top up’ their HND to a full BA (Hons) degree.
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