Information and Communication Technology
Curriculum Guideline
Effective Date:
Program code
PDICT
Discontinued
No
Program
Faculty
Commerce & Business Administration
Department
Computing Studies & Information Systems
Credential type
Post-Degree Diploma
Transcript title
Info & Comm Tech PD Diploma
Date of first offering
Start term
201520
End term
201620
Credential
Post-Degree Diploma in Information and Communication Technology
Length of program
One year
Credits
30.00
Admissions requirements
Applicants must have a recognized undergraduate (bachelor) degree from a post-secondary institution in an English-speaking country. Applicants with an undergraduate degree from a non-English speaking country will be required to meet the Douglas College English Language proficiency requirement of English 12 with a minimum grade of C or one of the acceptable substitutions.
Curriculum framework
This 30-credit program is offered over three semesters and can be completed in one calendar year, depending on intake semester.
| Six required courses (18 credits): | ||
| CSIS 1175 or | Introduction to Programming or | |
| CMPT 1110 | C++ Programming | 3 |
| CSIS 1280 | Frontend Web Development | 3 |
| CSIS 2200 | Systems Analysis and Design | 3 |
| CSIS 2260 or | Operating Systems or | |
| CSIS 2270 | Virtualization and Computer Networking | 3 |
| CSIS 2300 | Relational DBMS | 3 |
| CSIS 3275 | Software Engineering | 3 |
| Four 3000-level courses (12 credits) from the following: | ||
| CSIS 3540 | Client Server Systems | 3 |
| CSIS 3475 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 3 |
| CSIS 3175 | Mobile Application Development | 3 |
| CSIS 3300 | Data Mining and Non-Relational DBMS | 3 |
| CSIS 3380 | Advanced Web Programming with JavaScript and AJAX | 3 |
| CSIS 3280 | Web Based Scripting | 3 |
| CSIS 3360 | Fundamentals of Business Analytics | 3 |
| CSIS 3760 | Customer Analytics and Discrete Data | 3 |
| COBA 3200 | Project Management | 3 |
A minimum of 70% of the required courses must be taken at Douglas College.