ICM - Diploma in
Computing
(Part-time)
Course Overview
Introduction
This ICM Professional Computing & Information Processing programme is designed for those who either wish to make a career in the field of computing or who need a sound all round knowledge of the subject matter.
Programme objectives
This course is structured for those with sound data entry and applications experience, providing they also have a numeracy and accounting skills. Successful candidates will have a firm basis for seeking positions as computers operators or trainee programmers.
Course Outline ( 4 subjects )
Number and Logic (NL )
How computers actually handles data internally. Binary/Octal/Hexadecimal manipulation. Hoe data/programs are held in memory. Numerical methods treated
manually by applying to computer systems e.g optimisation, bulk data handling, iterative methods. Statistics, matrices, number series.
System Analysis (SA )
How new systems are developed and including DBMS and implications of programming. New system development. Upgrading existing systems. Documentation. Security.
Applications ( APP )
Emphasis on how REAL business systems work. Detailed study of specific business systems such as mail order retail schemes, customer accounts, hotel bookings, banking,
stock control, library system, etc. More emphasis on how the systems work and the Special Purpose software used. Candidates will not be expected to give details of particular versions of packages available but instead to describe the processes involved, means data capture, files used and the people involved.
Programming Project ( PP )
Production of a fully documented program to solve a real-world business/administration problem and implemented in a traditional language or a database management system.
Entry Requirement
Passed GCE "N" level with some experience in computing.
Course Duration
Full Time : 5 months
Part Time : 8 months
