CLOUD COMPUTING, ANALYTICS AND SECURITY FOR INDUSTRY

LEVEL 5 FOUNDATION DEGREE Portadown

Accredited by: The Open University

Computing Level 5 Foundation Degree In Science

QUALIFICATION ENDORSED BY:

Fieldmotion has taken placement students from SRC for many years now. We are always delighted with the skills they bring and their work ethic. Each year they work on projects that benefit our company and customers.

Overview

The programme aims to produce graduates who can apply their understanding, experience and specialist skills to the modern computing industry to be economically valuable within the Northern Ireland and UK economy and beyond. The programme will produce graduates of the highest academic quality who understand the underlying principles of computing, who have a broad knowledge, who can research and evaluate, design and implement solutions to problems. The programme graduates will have the computing and transferrable skills to develop new concepts and ideas in computing that will add value and inform the strategic direction of an organisation.

The proposed modules will provide a perfect balance between required core skills and new and emerging skills required for industry.

Ongoing consultation with employers ensures the industrial relevance of the programme and provides preparation for a range of career paths. An integral part of the programme is work-based learning and in Year 3, students will undertake a supervised work placement over approximately 12 weeks. The taught modules are delivered by experienced lecturing staff. You will normally have classes for 10 hours per week, comprising lectures, practical sessions and some blended learning. In addition, you will be expected to undertake independent study of approximately 12 hours per week.

Entry Requirements

The over-riding consideration in admitting applicants to the course, is evidence that the learner or apprentice is likely to be able to complete the course satisfactorily.

Attendance at Individual or Group Pre-Entry Advice Sessions (IPEAS and GPEAS) may be required. These interviews may take place either on campus, via telephone or video call (Microsoft teams) and will play an important role in the selection of all courses.

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age on or before 1st July in the year of proposed entry to the course.

• Applicants should normally have obtained a minimum of 48 UCAS points achieved through the completion of A-Levels, National Awards, Access or other alternative approved level 3 qualifications

• Have attained at least 15 points at Level 2 or above (e.g. GCSE) or have alternative approved qualifications. This must include GCSE English Language Grade C or Essential Skills Communication Level 2 and GCSE Mathematics Grade C or Essential Skills Numeracy

Level 2. In addition, applicants must provide evidence of competence in written and spoken English Language The College’s Admissions policy reflects the expectations of the UK Quality Code Admissions, Recruitment and Widening Access (Nov 2018).

Please note that applicants progressing to higher education courses at Level 4 and above in the College or UK Universities may require a specific GCSE/ A Level profile. In some cases, the Essential Skills in Literacy and Numeracy may not be a suitable alternative to a GCSE. A base campus has been listed for the purposes for any face-to-face delivery.

What Will I Study?

• Object-Oriented Programming Fundamentals

• Introduction to Networking

• Database Design and Development for Cloud

• IoT Development

• Introduction to Virtualisation Technologies

• Mobile Development

• Cloud Computing

• Cyber Security

• Data Analytics

• AI Fundamentals

• Work Based Learning

How Will I Be Assessed?

Students will be assessed by a combination of exams, practical assessments and coursework.

Tuition Fees

Course Fee £736

Exam/Awarding Body Fee TBC*

*Where the exam/awarding body fee is listed as TBC, the information has not yet been released by our partner awarding bodies for 23/24. This fee will be published on our website as soon as it becomes available.

Other Fees

Not applicable.

Further Study

Students can progress onto the part-time Level 6 BSc (Hons) Degree in Computing for Industry offered by SRC (in collaboration with Open University).

Students can also progress to other degree programmes, dependent on the entry requirements.

Contacts

FacultyCDAC@src.ac.uk

028 3025 9686

Overview

This course is designed to prepare you for a variety of careers across the IT industry. It aims to equip you with practical and professional abilities in specific areas, as well as providing a broad range of analysis, design and implementation skills.

Ongoing consultation with employers ensures the industrial relevance of the programme and provides preparation for a range of career paths. An integral part of the programme is work-based learning and in year 2, full-time students will undertake a supervised work placement over approximately 12 weeks.

The taught modules are delivered by experienced lecturing staff. You will normally have classes for 16 hours per week, comprising lectures, practical sessions and some blended learning. In addition, you will be expected to undertake independent study of approximately 20 hours per week.

Entry Requirements

The over-riding consideration in admitting applicants to the course, is evidence that the learner or apprentice is likely to be able to complete the course satisfactorily.

• Attendance at Individual or Group Pre-Entry Advice Sessions (IPEAS and GPEAS) may be required. These interviews may take place either on campus, via telephone or video call (Microsoft Teams) and will play an important role in the selection of all courses

• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age on or before 1st July in the year of proposed entry to the course.

• Applicants should have obtained a minimum of 64 UCAS points achieved through the completion of A-Levels, National Awards, Access or other alternative approved level 3 qualifications

• Applicants should have attained at least 15 points at Level 2 or above (e.g. GCSE) or have alternative approved qualifications. This must include GCSE English Language Grade C or Essential Skills Communication Level 2 and GCSE Mathematics Grade C or approved equivalent

• Applicants who do not meet the criteria outlined above but have evidence of substantial knowledge or relevant industrial experience and skills, which has not been formally assessed recently, should refer to the College’s Accreditation of P Prior Experience and Learning (APEL) Policy at: www.src.ac.uk/about-us/policies

The College’s Admissions policy reflects the expectations of the UK Quality Code, Advice and Guidance: Admissions, Recruitment and Widening Access (29 November 2018).

Please note that applicants progressing to higher education courses at Level 4 and above in the College or UK Universities may require a specific GCSE/ A Level profile. In some cases, the Essential Skills in Literacy and Numeracy may not be a suitable alternative to a GCSE. The list of acceptable qualifications for equivalency to English and mathematics for Ulster University is available

Newry & Portadown

2 years full-time

Accredited by: Ulster University

Higher Education from the following link: www.ulster.ac.uk/study/entrance-requirements#eng

It is the responsibility of the applicant to check each University’s articulation requirements before enrolling on a course at the College.

Please note that for Ulster University qualifications, the general entry requirements for Ulster University must also be met in addition to those listed above.

What Will I Study?

Modules include:

• Computer Technologies

• Introduction to Programming

• Object Oriented Programming

• Interactive Web Authoring

• Database Systems

• Visual Programming

How Will I Be Assessed?

• Work Based Learning

• Mathematics for Computing

• Systems Software

• Introduction to Networking

• Introduction to Virtualisation Technologies

Students will be assessed through examinations and coursework. Coursework assessments may take the form of class tests, case studies, practical activities, online testing, blogs and/or research.

Tuition Fees

Course Fee £2,700

Exam/Awarding Body Fee TBC*

*Where the exam/awarding body fee is listed as TBC, the information has not yet been released by our partner awarding bodies for 23/24. This fee will be published on our website as soon as it becomes available.

Other Fees

If a student chooses to undertake work-based learning in certain jobs (for example, within a school setting) they may be subject to an advanced Access NI Check. The cost incurred by this will be covered by the College.

Further Study

On successful completion of this course and depending on your final grade, you may progress to year 2 of BSc Hons Computing Science; BSc Hons Computing Technologies; or BEng Hons Software Engineering at Ulster University. You may also progress to year 2 equivalent of the Open University Computing For Industry BSc (Hons) Degree (part-time) at SRC.

In all these cases, as you have passed your work-based learning module, you will be exempt from the placement year. You can therefore complete an Honours Degree in the same time period as a student enrolled directly on the degree at Ulster University. Alternatively, you will have the opportunity to go straight into employment.

Contacts

FacultyCDAC@src.ac.uk

028 3025 9686