GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ... - Wintec

Programme Regulations for:
3. Programme Requirements
3.1 Every candidate for the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology shall to the satisfaction of
the Academic Board follow a programme of study for a period of normally not less than one
year.
3.2 Each candidate’s programme of study shall comprise compulsory and elective modules as listed
in Section 6 of these regulations, totalling 120 credits, as follows:
a) Candidates are required to complete the three compulsory modules in Group A;
b) Candidates are also required to complete seven modules from Group B, including at least
five modules at Level 7.
4. Completion of the Programme
A candidate may take up to two years to complete this programme, unless an extension is granted by
special permission of the Centre Director or authorised nominee.
5. Award of the Qualification
Candidates who successfully complete the requirements in Section 3 of these regulations will be
awarded the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology.
6. Schedule of Modules
Note: no value in the pre/co‐requisite columns means there are no pre/co‐requisites for that module.
Group A Compulsory Modules
Module Code Module Name Level Credits Pre‐Requisites Co‐Requisites
ITB6G20 Systems Analysis and 6 5
Design
ITB6G30 Software Development 6 5
ITB6G25 Databases 6 5
Group B Elective Modules
Module Code Module Name Level Credits Pre‐Requisites Co‐Requisites
ITB6210* Information Technology 6 15
in the Business
Environment*
ITB6220 Object Oriented Analysis 6 15
& Design
ITB6225 Intermediate Databases 6 15
ITB6227 Web programming for e‐ 6 15
Commerce
ITB6230 Data Structures and 6 15
Algorithms
ITB6233 Multimedia for the Web 6 15
ITB6235 Programming Operating 6 15
Systems
ITB6244 Data Communications 6 15
ITB7305 Artificial Intelligence 7 15
ITB7310* Introduction to Research
Methods*
7 15
Graduate Diploma in Information Technology
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