Combined Level 4 + Level 5 + Level 6 + Level 7 Diploma in Information Technology

This unit aims to provide learners with the knowledge and skills needed to establish a new techno business. It includes understanding the characteristics of entrepreneurs, planning, marketing and finance.

This unit aims to provide learners with knowledge of network security issues in a networked environment and the process of preventing and detection common security incidents. The unit covers authentication; attacks and malicious codes; the security of remote access; email and web security; the security of directory and file transfer services; storage media; network security; intrusion detection; physical and security and disaster recovery.

This unit aims to provide learners with the basic concepts and principles of ASP.NET programming using C#. This will enable learners to understand how to create dynamic web pages using server side

programming techniques. The unit covers component-based programming and how to access records in relational databases. Successful achievement of this unit will enable learners to create their own web applications and make them available on the internet.

This unit aims to provide the knowledge needed to administer a system in Linux and Windows. Topics covered include user and group management; file system management; task automation; shell scripting; Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers; mail servers; domain name servers; files and printers sharing; basic utilities and tools; application management; registry; local and group policies; backup policies; restore policies and performance tuning.

This unit aims to deliver the knowledge needed to carry out switching and the knowledge and skills needed to carry out routing – how to set up and configure a router and switches to interconnect a multi area network. The unit covers computer networks routing and switching including Router Information Protocol (RIP); Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).

This unit aims to provide the knowledge and skills needed to enable learners to design a network i.e. how to scale and connect different networks to form an effective inter-connecting network. It covers hierarchical network design; gathering network requirements; identifying network performance issues.

This unit aims to provide learners with the knowledge and skills needed to use content management systems (CMS) as a tool for the creation of digital content. Successful achievement of this unit will enable learners to understand CMS roles, content modelling, content aggregation, publication management and content migration.

This unit aims to provide learners with the skills and knowledge of client side programming and how to create a dynamic web pages using JavaScript (JS) programming language and Adobe Dreamweaver. The unit covers the creation of dynamic web pages that use form validation, validate user input, process user input at client side, dynamic navigation menu and a web client application.

This unit aims to provide learners with knowledge of Business to business (B2B) e-commerce. This includes Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), online transaction processing, inventory management systems and supply chain management

This unit aims to provide learners with knowledge of business to consumer e-commerce. This includes the concepts and techniques used in mobile e-commerce and ticketing, the psychology of marketing, artificial intelligence (AI) in image recognition and social commerce.

This unit supports learners to develop a critical understanding of relevant and modern concepts in networking technologies within the IT industry. This unit also introduces learners to the detection of threats and vulnerabilities in physical and IT security, and how to manage risks relating to organisational security.

The aim of this unit is to provide learners with the knowledge and skills for advanced data analytics. This unit introduces learners to applied analytical models used in business to discover, interpret and communicate meaningful patterns of data held in silos or data warehouses, and to derive knowledge for competitive advantage. Learners are assumed to have some programming knowledge.

The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ knowledge and skills of advanced database systems and how these systems are managed within a business or corporate environment. Learners will be able to make informed choices between vendor and open source platforms for database management systems, and design and develop a relational DBMS for a client using an open source platform.

This aim of this unit is to develop learners’ knowledge and skills in managing information systems for organisations. Learners will examine how systems can be used to support core business functions, to drive business improvement, and to enable organisations to be more productive and competitive within the global marketplace.

The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ ability to deal with work related IT issues that apply beyond the immediate tasks of the Information Technology practitioner, ie ethical, legal and societal considerations. Formal legal requirements and responsibilities of the profession are included, as are the relevant professional codes of conduct.

This is a practical unit with two projects:

Creation of an e-commerce solution

Creation of a Mobile application.

The aim of the first part of this unit is to provide learners with an understanding of how and why businesses and organisations develop E-Commerce strategies and the elements and resources required to set up an E-Commerce site as an implementation of organisational strategies. The learner will develop the skills required to create such an e-commerce solution.

The aim of the first part of this unit is to develop learners’ ability to identify and select relevant APIs to use within a mobile application of their own choice or from a given scenario, in addition to testing and documenting against the initial design requirement.

Aims to develop learners’ understanding of materials and networking technologies within the IT profession. This unit also sets learners on the route to understanding threats and vulnerabilities in physical and IT security and governance security. It also provides advanced knowledge of computer networking concepts including the detail level description about layered approaches.

The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ abilities in advanced data analytics. It also aims to develop learners’ ability to apply analytical figures that are used in employment to determine, clarify and disclose meaningful patterns of data to competitive advantage. Also, the aims include an appreciation of the use of statistics as a scientific way of handling information encountered in a wide variety of contexts in the business world and identify different types of data and data collection techniques.

Structured Query Language (SQL) is used to create, read, update and delete data. SQL predominantly deals with relational databases. Data scientists work with data and all the structured data is stored in databases. Therefore, knowledge of SQL is of utmost importance for a successful career as a data scientist. Specifically, the module aims to provide a strong foundation on relational database management systems and provide hands-on experience in the usage of SQL for data science and business analytics.

The objective of this module is to provide learners with an understanding of the business of managing the generation, formulation, dissemination, retention, storage, measurement, application, distribution, archival and disposal of corporate information using management information systems (MIS). The module will enable learners to understand the relevance and significance of processoriented MIS for the 21st century.

Computers are a highly demanding area which links with multidisciplinary technologies including Cloud, Mobile, AI, IOT, Robotics, Data Science, Software development, Web Development, Networking etc. This unit assesses the social, ethical, legal and professional impact of computer technology. This unit also looks at developing strategies to mitigate those issues and develop ethical behaviour.

The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ understanding of how and why businesses develop ecommerce as an application of management strategies. This unit provides an opportunity for learners to apply concepts, methods and skills to develop applications to solve a real-world ecommerce problem.