Higher Diploma in Computer Science

This module develops the skills and techniques required for creating an overall plan for the design of software, design of functional specifications based on user and business requirements incorporating various controls, functionality, and interoperability of different elements into a designing an information system, modelling which describes the overall architecture in software, databases, hardware, and third-party frameworks that the software will use or interact with. It also covers some of the key legal, social, ethical, and professional issues relating to the information systems development.

This course introduces the basic concept of quantitative approaches to computing mathematics. This module will help students to attain essential knowledge in mathematical concepts and skills that are required for the study and application of computer science.

This module aims to focus on fundamental computer architecture, network fundamentals, protocols, and models. This module introduces the categories of the network functions, evaluate, and justify networks, and device performance using the OSI model and the most widely used TCP/IP protocol suite.

This module provides students with a detailed and essential foundation in cloud computing. Cloud computing is the uprising technology that will be considered critical in today’s business world. This introductory module to cloud computing describes and explains fundamental aspects of cloud computing concepts, models, technologies, and applications.

The aim of this module is to provide students with technical skills, communication skills, to develop applications by coding, testing, debugging, documenting, and reviewing in accordance with object- oriented programming standards for development and security. The module focuses on programming fundamentals such as introduction to computers and object-oriented programming, basic computation, variables, control structures, arrays, and the procedural programming methodology. It then progresses to introduce the object-oriented programming concepts of objects, classes, and inheritance.

The aim of this module is to provide students with practical skills to examine, translate complex software ideas and concepts into a web application and establish key design principles and methodologies. Students can select and use appropriate tools and techniques with which to design, build, implement, and test a web application. This module also provides opportunity to gain work skills to be able to provide professional documentation for the web pages produced.

This module introduces students to the database which are fundamental to current business information system activities. A database typically provides features to enhance compactness, reliability, flexibility and Internet applicability. Students will be introduced to concepts and fundamentals of database systems. Students will be able to specify and create a database model, including the setting of various parameters that can be modified to suit different structured or unstructured data requirements, the design of data, as well as the development of mechanisms for maintenance, storage and retrieval of data based on the business requirements. An open source database tool is considered for verifying the aforementioned features.

This module introduces students to the give a clear understanding of how networks, from in-home local area networks, or LANs, to the massive and global Internet, are built and how they allow us to use computers to share information and communicate with one another.

This module introduces students to the vital role of information systems in supporting an organisation's business processes and enhancing decision-making capabilities. The strategic implications of information systems will be analysed, and students will be introduced to decision making process, data analytics, risk management and IT audit for managing information system for an organisation.

This module introduces students to the fundamentals-first approach which builds a strong foundation of advanced programming data structures, algorithms, concepts, and techniques. This module introduces students with programming in a problem-driven way that focuses on problem solving rather than syntax, illustrating advanced data structure concepts by example, and provides hands-on practical laboratory exercises for students to gain programming and technical skills.

This module introduces students to the fundamentals-first approach which builds a strong foundation of advanced programming data structures, algorithms, concepts, and techniques. This module introduces students with programming in a problem-driven way that focuses on problem solving rather than syntax, illustrating advanced data structure concepts by example, and provides hands-on practical laboratory exercises for students to gain programming and technical skills.

This module introduces students to how to develop applications for Android smart phones and tablets. It demonstrates the need to know to successfully develop your own Android applications. It also addresses all the fundamentals, including user interfaces, networking, SMS messaging, and databases. It is a practical module primarily for those who extend their programming ability beyond and deploy their own Android Apps themselves in the market.

This module provides an opportunity for students to undertake a task of a suitable size that allows him/her to apply the appropriate skills and knowledge learnt in the Advanced Diploma. It is normally expected that the project will involve, in addition to evidence of meeting targets in the area of self and time management, relevant background reading and research, and use of appropriate tools and techniques for design and development. Work produced here must be of professional competence suitable for the level of the Higher Diploma course. Students will undertake a significant piece of individual applied academic work in an area of their own interest relevant to, and demonstrating technical skills acquired in, their programme of study. Students will normally need to research one or more academic topic areas and then apply their findings to the construction and implementation of a computer-based system.