Fulfilling the demand
JACK Ma, founder of Chinese behemoth e-commerce platform Alibaba, said that technology exists for people. How will computer science and information technology (IT) contribute to the betterment of our lives?
Organisations depend on computer science and IT professionals to create systems and networks that will securely process, transmit, store and exchange all forms of electronic data. Evidently, it has revolutionised the very fabric of society.
In an Edge Financial Daily article titled M’sia expected to spend US$17.6b on technology in 2018, International Data Corporation Malaysia research director Pranabesh Nath mentioned that by 2021, at least 20% of Malaysia’s gross domestic product will be digitised.
School of Computing
Nilai University offers the Diploma in Business Information Technology and Diploma in Computer Science, both of which are internationally recognised.
The first offers students a balanced curriculum of business knowledge and IT literacy, while the second prepares students to execute a wide range of services, including software analysis and management, database administration and design, programming, and web, multimedia and systems development.
The entry requirements for either option are:
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia – Three Cs, including one in mathematics
Unified Examination Certificate – Three Bs, including one in mathematics
Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia/A-Levels –OneCand one credit in SPM Mathematics
Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia/ Sijil Kecekapan Kemahiran/ Malaysian Qualifications Framework Level 3 certificate in a related field – Pass either certificate as well as SPM, with one credit in SPM Mathematics
Both programmes take 2.5 years to complete and are equivalent to the first year of the three bachelor’s programmes listed below. Diploma graduates proceed directly to year two of the bachelor’s programmes.
Bachelor of Computer Science (Hons) (Software Engineering) – Aims to provide students with a solid foundation of the concept and underlying principles of software engineering. The syllabus contains more software-related courses and places greater emphasis on cultivating understanding of and experience in the software process. This programme equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary to analyse, design, develop, test and implement, evaluate, maintain and document large-scale software systems.
Bachelor of Information Technology (Hons) – Provides students with technical and creative thinking courses with emphasis on skills development in the technical areas of computer hardware and software architecture, including the design of technological information and computing systems as solutions to business support.
Bachelor of Information Technology (Hons) (Internet Engineering and Cloud Computing) – Emphasises the concept and fundamental principles of Internet engineering and cloud computing. Students will be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan, design, implement, manage and maintain computer networking of cloud and Internet, as well as security components of both.
School of Computing head Harlina Harun shares, “In the final year, undergraduate students are required to conduct research and submit a final-year project where they will apply and develop innovative processes in image processing, speech processing, data science, cloud computing, security, machine learning, game and animation software tools, decision support systems and networking. Final-year students will also undergo 16 weeks of internship.”
Harlina adds that IT jobs are available in almost any industry, including education, aviation, medicine, military, hospitality, tourism and finance. More importantly, IT graduates will have the knowhow to be self-employed.
However, there are gaps in employment waiting to be filled in the IT industry, both locally and internationally. Malaysia is still not producing enough graduates to meet the demand, but Nilai University certainly hopes to fulfil at least part of it.
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There are gaps in employment waiting to be filled in the IT industry, both locally and internationally. Malaysia is still not producing enough graduates to meet the demand, but Nilai University certainly hopes to fulfil at least part of it.