(Full Time)

In 2000, SLIATE started the HNDIT with the objective of producing the middle level IT professionals required for the new millennium. The quality of technical education (or any education system) depends on many factors but largely on outcome based socially and industrially relevant curriculum, good quality motivated faculty, teaching learning process, effective industry internship and evaluation of students based on desired outcomes.

At the end of the diploma the student will be able to:

• Function as a software developer.
• Train personals in IT skills.
• Use IT skills in the area of automation.
• Make use of IT skills in decision making in an organization.

Entry qualifications 

• The course aims at school leavers with GCE (A/L) qualifications in Mathematics, Science, Accountancy, Technology, and Arts streams. 
• Candidate should have simple pass for English and Mathematics in G.C.E(O/L).

Candidates are selected through the order of merit in their GCE (A/L) examination and through an aptitude/ IQ test. 

Course Duration

The course duration consisted of five semesters namely Semester I, Semester II, Semester III, Semester IV and Semester V, covered over a period of two and half calendar years.

Academic activities were held during the first four semesters and during the fifth semester students were required to complete a full‐time industrial placement.

The duration of each semester was 15 weeks.

 

Course content

Semester I

Module Code	Module Title	Category	GPA
HNDIT1012	Visual Application Programming	Core	GPA
HNDIT1022	Web Design	Core	GPA
HNDIT1032	Computer and Network Systems	Core	GPA
HNDIT1042	Information Management and Information Systems	Core	GPA
HNDIT1052	ICT Project (Individual)	Core	GPA
HNDIT1062	Communication Skills	Core	GPA

Semester II

Module Code	Module Title	Category	GPA
HNDIT2012	Fundamentals of Programming	Core	GPA
HNDIT2022	Software Development	Core	GPA
HNDIT2032	System Analysis and Design	Core	GPA
HNDIT2042	Data communication and Computer Networks	Core	GPA
HNDIT2052	Principles of User Interface Design	Core	GPA
HNDIT2062	ICT Project (Group)	Core	GPA
HNDIT2072	Technical Writing	Core	GPA
HNDIT2082	Human Value & Professional Ethics	Core	NGPA

Semester III

Module Code	Module Title	Category	GPA
HNDIT3012	Object Oriented Programming	Core	GPA
HNDIT3022	Web Programming	Core	GPA
HNDIT3032	Data Structures and Algorithms	Core	GPA
HNDIT3042	Database Management Systems	Core	GPA
HNDIT3052	Operating Systems	Core	GPA
HNDIT3062	Information and Computer Security	Core	GPA
HNDIT3072	Statistics for IT	Core	GPA

Semester IV

Module Code	Module Title	Category	GPA
HNDIT4012	Software Engineering	Core	GPA
HNDIT4022	Software Quality Assurance	Core	GPA
HNDIT4032	IT Project Management	Core	GPA
HNDIT4042	Professional World	Core	GPA
HNDIT4052	Programming Individual Project	Core	GPA
Electives
HNDIT4212	Machine Learning	Elective	GPA
HNDIT4222	Business Analysis Practice	Elective	GPA
HNDIT4232	Enterprise Architecture	Elective	GPA
HNDIT4242	Computer Services Management	Elective	GPA

Semester V

Module Code	Module Title	Core	GPA
HNDIT5992	Internship	Core	(NGPA)

Note: The Internship in the field of Information Technology consider as a compulsory course unit with the
minimum duration of 15 consecutive weeks/600 hrs within a period of six months.