Northern Collaborative Information Technology Certificate

Online through Mackenzie campus Contact campus at 250-997-7200 for details The goal of the one-year certicate program is to provide learners with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand the theoretical and applied uses of information technology in various business settings. Upon completion of the certicate program, the learners will have the fundamental knowledge and skills of several computer applications and operating systems. Learners will be able to install, congure, and troubleshoot software in both standalone and Northern Collaborative Information Technology Certicate networked environments. The rst year consists of courses in customer service, business applications, operating systems, networking, programming, and website development at the fundamental level and also includes a foundational team project. Learners will be able to demonstrate effective problem denition and problem solving in a positive customerservice context. The certicate program prepares learners with the knowledge and skills for employment as an entrylevel hardware technician, network technician, or junior programmer with small businesses, government, industry, and other organizations. Admission requirements Grade 10 Math (Applications or Principles); or CCP Math 030; or GED Grade 10 English; or CCP English 030; or GED English and Math placement evaluation at the Grade 10 level Learners are strongly recommended to have some exposure to computers before starting the program. Additionally, rsttime online learners are recommended to complete the 15-hour Online Learner Success course available through BCCampus for an orientation to the online learning environment.
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Technology requirements Students will require a computer to install free and readily available software (NCIT 106) and access to a separate computer to perform the labs (NCIT 108). Labs involve conguration and installation of operating systems and applications that require full administrator access. The hardware platform required is minimal and must meet the recommended requirements for the installation and operation of Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional on a dual boot computer. The requirements therefore are: Pentium II processor with a recommended 300 MHz processor 6 GB empty hard drive space (to be partitioned to install two operating systems) 64 MB RAM, although 128 MB is recommended Network card Internet connection Program outline NCIT 100 NCIT 102 NCIT 106 NCIT 108 NCIT 110 NCIT 112 NCIT 114 NCIT 118 NCIT 120 NCIT 122 Business of Information Technology Computer Hardware Introduction to Programming Operating Systems I Professionalism and Customer Service Foundations of Web Development Networking Operating Systems II Foundations of Systems Development Foundation Project

Revised: 10.08.11

Transfer equivalencies To view the credit transfer agreement between institutions, visit the British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer's BC Transfer Guide website at: www.bctransferguide.ca
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