FdSc Computing
Higher Education at The College is actively promoting Foundation Degrees to Industry. As these are vocational courses it is important for us to work in partnership with interested employers who can offer short-term student placements, sit on our advisory panels, or guest speak at a lecture. This continually serves to update the quality of the courses we can bring to our students and help to produce graduates with skills recognised and needed by industry.
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Skills for the Professional Workplace
This course has been designed to meet the changing needs of the computing industry by providing students with the skills and knowledge to progress straight into employment upon completion of the Foundation Degree. The course contains strong elements of both theory and practice so that students not only understand the principles behind computing, but also have the ability to put them into practice. A wide range of computing topics is studied, including internet development, programming, software, project management, databases and multimedia. There is also an opportunity for students to take CISCO units alongside the Foundation Degree.
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Work Placement
Employer engagement is a central component of the Computing Foundation Degree, which finds its focus in the Work-Based Project. During the past three years connections have been made with a wide range of employers. These are generally small scale businesses, with some one-man operations. These businesses reflect the mix of local industry across the sector. Each of the employers has worked with the Computing students on a second year project with Bournemouth and Poole College.
Getting Involved
Many local companies have been involved in advising us on the design of our Foundation Degrees and help us to keep course content up-to-date and industry relevant. We are always appreciative of new companies giving a short amount of their time to assist us in this design process.
Find out how to get involved.
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Students undertaking the FdSc in Computing are given a rounded education in the area of IT. The course is designed to meet the needs of both commercial and industrial concerns, as well as allowing students to compete within today's rapidly changing technological environment.
Course Units Include:
- Computer Systems
- Database Systems
- Programming
- Web Development
- Networking Fundamentals
- Internet Applications Development
- Work Based Learning
- HCI
- Personal Development and Planning
Group Project
Located during the second year units, this is the format by which Computing students undertake their work experience portion of the course. It is a learning experience by which they integrate and evaluate their current knowledge of the industry into a 'real-world' environment. Working as a group, students act as a virtual contractor to a client within a Computing and Internet Technology remit.
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