Ready to meet IT industry demands
UNIVERSITI Tenaga Nasional’s (Uniten) computing programmes, offered under the College of Graduate Studies (COGS), are designed to provide essential knowledge and expertise to graduates who will go on to meet the needs of the industry and country.
The Master of Information Technology programme is offered in two modes, which are full research, and coursework and project.
The PhD in ICT is a full-research programme in which students are supervised by a lecturer in their field of study.
This provides the opportunity for one-on-one interaction and guidance throughout their research.
There are financial aid options available to assist students, including scholarships and loans from government-sponsoring bodies or Yayasan Tenaga Nasional.
On top of that, the MyBrain15 initiative offers an additional financing option for students looking to pursue postgraduate studies.
Through the initiative, students can apply for the MyMaster, MyPhD and Industrial PhD programmes.
There is also a fast track option for first-class undergraduates that will enable them to complete their PhD studies in three years.
Uniten recently introduced the Master of Software Engineering (MSE (B)) programme, which seeks to create industryready software engineering professionals and leaders in meeting the needs of the country. It caters to computer science and information technology graduates alike.
“We have come up with this programme to nurture students into graduates with an in-depth knowledge of computing in fulfulling the emerging needs of the country in terms of information technology,” says Dr Azhana Ahmad, coordinator of the IT programme at COGS.
Part-time students may take anywhere from two and a half years to four years to complete the course while those who pursue the course full time may take one and a half years to three years.
Students will have to earn 40 credits through seven subjects and one project.
Through exposure to industryrelevant topics and projects, they will be able to learn how to apply knowledge gained in the software engineering domain.
Students are given the opportunity to develop workrelevant skills as well as responsibility and accountability through original research work, as well as hone their ability to create appropriate computing solutions and apply the right tools in performing result analysis.
For example, in a PhD project, a student developed a stateof-the-art autonomous system technology, which incorporates a dynamic mechanism for adjustable autonomy in a multiagent system called the Layered Adjustable Autonomy (LAA) model.
The LAA segregates autonomy in multi-dimensional and adjustable layers. The technology is applied and tested in a real-world experimental unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). It has successfully performed autonomous flight functions in aerial monitoring and surveillance missions.
In the classroom, the MSE (B) programme covers several subjects identified to be integral to software engineering studies, including advanced courses in software engineering, software testing and project management.
Other core subjects include research methodology in computing and seminar in software engineering practices and global issues.
“Upon graduation, students will be able to apply the knowledge in the software engineering domain, have the aptitude and initiative to carry out original research, and make a significant contribution to software engineering,” says Dr Azhana.
Students who wish to apply for the May intake may do so by April 30. Applications received after this date will be automatically considered for the September intake.
For more information, call 03-8921 2020 or visit www.uniten.edu.my