About the Course

This conversion program prepares for roles in Information systems. Designed to equip the trainees with what is needed for a career in industry, by developing their technical expertise and professional skills in the wide area of information system design and management. This program focusses on core areas such as database design, programming, system analysis and design as well as project management. It includes subjects in all those aspects developing the technical and analytical skills of the trainees to real-world problems.  

Target Group

This program is intended for graduates that they wish to change career or develop their skills further.

Benefits of Attending

Upon completion of this program, the participants will be able to participate in the process of project management with focus on system analysis and design.

Program Contents

The program consists of the below courses:

• Database Systems
• Computer Programming
• System Analysis and Design
• Project Management

Learning and Teaching Strategies

The programme is delivered using a PBL philosophy through a mixture of classroom teaching, tutorials, online (web-based), laboratory work, workshops, and supervised projects. Assessment of courses is both formative and summative, with a focus on project work. The teaching and learning methods appropriate to this programme include a wide range of different strategies to meet the needs of students and depend on the class numbers and tasks involved.  These may include, but are not limited to:

• Instructive lectures
• Facilitated Discussions
• Group discussions
• Demonstrations in the classroom, laboratory, or workshop
• Tutor-directed assignments
• Tasks performed in the classroom, laboratory, or workshop
• Online exercises, tutorials, and discussion
• Projects
• Case Studies
• Videos

• Tutorials
• Visiting speakers

The teaching methods include the provision of learning experiences and opportunities that enhance the transfer of information to aid understanding, and then enable practice to take place through related tasks and the provision of opportunities to apply skills and knowledge.

Certification

• Grading system: Achievement based
• Completion requirements: more than 60% in every course of the program.
• Attendance: 20% of the total contact hours absence is allowed.