UNISA IT DIPLOMAN

Unisa IT Diploma Information

The purpose of this qualification is to enable qualifying students to analyse, design, develop and maintain web systems, networks, database systems, programming products and interfaces according to client requirements, applying principled methodologies in continuously changing industrial, organisational and commercial information and communication technology environments. More Course Details

Duration

This will depend on whether you are studying full time or part time, and how much knowledge you have of computers:

Full-time students can complete the programme in three years. The diploma cannot be completed in under three years.
Part-time students should take four years to complete it.
Part-time students with no knowledge of computers should take five years.

Unisa IT Diploma Admission Requirements

Refer to Part 7 of the Calendar for admission requirements.

The curriculum comprises 30 modules. Refer to Part 2 of the Calendar for the pre- , co-requisites and syllabus information.

FIRST LEVEL

This level comprises the following 10 compulsory modules. (*Offered as year modules in 2010.)

EUP1501: End-user computing (practical)*
COS111U: Introduction to programming 1
ICT1512: Introduction to interactive programming
ICT1513: Introduction to web design
ICT1521: Introduction to databases
ICT1531: Workstation technical skills
ICT1532: Network technical skills
ICT1541: Business informatics I
ENN1504: Practicing workplace English
BSM1501: Business management I

SECOND LEVEL

This level comprises the following 10 compulsory modules:

FAC1502: Accounting concepts, principles and procedures
ICT2611: Graphical user interface programming
ICT2612: Interactive programming
ICT2613: Internet programming
ICT2621: Structured systems analysis and design
ICT2622: Object-oriented analysis
ICT2631: Operating systems practice
ICT2632: Digital logic
ICT2641: Business Informatics 2A
ICT2642: Business Informatics 2B

THIRD LEVEL

This level comprises the following 10 compulsory modules:

ICT3611: Advanced graphical user interface programming
ICT3612: Advanced internet programming
ICT3713: Information and communication technology project proposal
ICT3714: Information and communication technology project implementation
ICT3722: Database practice
ICT3621: Database design
ICT3631: Advanced operating systems practice
ICT3641: Business informatics 3A
ICT3642: Business informatics 3B
INF308J: Software project management

You can use the tables below to help you plan your studies over three, four or five years. (In 2010 most of the 1^st and 2^nd year level modules are offered as semester modules and as from 2011 all the modules offered in the NDINL will be offered as semester modules, unless otherwise specified). These tables are for demonstration purposes only, your specific circumstances may differ and your academic plan may look different, but you must keep in mind the pre- and co-requisites when you plan your studies as specified in Part 2 and 7 of the calendar.

Over 3 years of study:

Year	Semester 1	Semester 2
1	EUP1501	ICT1512
	COS111U	ICT1521
	ICT1513	ICT1532
	ICT1531	ICT1541
	BSM1501	ENN1504

2	FAC1502	ICT2613
	ICT2611	ICT2622
	ICT2612	ICT2631
	ICT2621	ICT2632
	ICT2641	ICT2642

3	ICT3611	ICT3714
	ICT3612	ICT3621
	ICT3713	ICT3631
	ICT3722	ICT3642
	ICT3641	INF308J

Over 4 years of study:

Year	Semester 1	Semester 2
1	EUP1501	ICT1512
	COS111U	ICT1521
	ICT1513	ICT1532
	ICT1531
	ENN1504

2	ICT1541	ICT2612
	BSM1501	ICT2613
	FAC1502	ICT2621
	ICT2611	ICT2641

3	ICT2622	ICT2632
	ICT2631	ICT3612
	ICT2642	ICT3722
	ICT3611	ICT3621

4	ICT3713	ICT3714
	INF3708	ICT3642
	ICT3631
	ICT3641

Over 5 years of study:

Year	Semester 1	Semester 2
1	EUP1501	ICT1531
	COS111U	ICT1512
	ICT1513	FAC1502
	ENN1504

2	ICT1521	ICT2641
	ICT1532	ICT2611
	BSM1501	ICT2612
	ICT1541

3	ICT2613	ICT2622
	ICT2621	ICT2642
	ICT2631	ICT3611

4	ICT2632	ICT3612
	ICT3621	ICT3631
	ICT3722	ICT3641

5	ICT3713	ICT3714
	INF308J
	ICT3642