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Explore BICT 2017

Explore BICT

Welcome to the Explore Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (BICT) Information Quiz.

• Instructions:

–Read each slide and answer the questions

– You will see some tips in sticky notes. They might help with the questions also.

–Complete the quiz

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• This Explore session will give you information about the BICT degree and its high demand in industry.

• It aims to give you – an insight about the purpose, structure, general

knowledge, and specialization areas that can be achieved throughout the degree

– and the diverse career opportunities that can arise after the successful completion of the degree.

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You will see guiding

tips in these sticky

notes.

• These people, among many more, had small ideas that transformed them into famous icons.

• They utilized their knowledge in technology to change the world.

• Watch the What Most Schools Don’t Teach Video

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What was those people’s

ideas?

What solutions have they

founded?

Steve Jobs

Gabe Newell

Bill Gates

Where Do We Need ICT? Can you think of an

industry that does not use ICT?

Watch this video “About Polytechnic

BICT”

• The BICT is part of EDICT - Engineering, Design, and Information and Communication Technology. It aims to develop work-ready, skilled graduates who are experienced in a variety of technologies.

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BICT Faculty (Picture Taken June 2013)

• To join the BICT Program you need to successfully complete

– AP4203 – English 2

– AP4102 – Mathematics 2 (Technical)

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What courses do students need to complete to be able

to register in the BICT program?

In order to do well in the BICT, you are expected to be open to learning new things. You are also expected to continuously develop your logical, analytical, and critical thinking skills. You

have to be cooperative and ethical. ICT is all about finding innovative and working solutions to

problems, and you need to work hard to find these.

Important

• The BICT is a four year, eight semester (Full-Time) programme

• Students must complete 480 credits to meet the degree requirements.

• The first two years concentrate on developing students fundamental technical skills including Networking, Databases, Programming and Computer Architecture. Because the courses are delivered in English there is a high level of English support in the first two years.

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What type of skills do students develop during the first and

second year? When do students choose their

major?

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At the end of year two, students must choose their major based on knowledge and understanding gained during year one and two. They will then start doing advanced courses related to their majors. The BICT majors are designed to provide graduates with a choice of specialization within an industry-standard framework of IT competency.

During ‘Year Three’ students use their knowledge in advanced major related courses such as: • Database Programming • Mobile-Computing • eCommerce • Cloud Computing • Networks Security These courses help students solve real world problems as the emphasis moves towards hands-on, practical projects.

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What courses do students study during the third

year in BICT?

• Year four students will undertake two types of projects

– In-House Project - students develop an IT product proposed by the BICT tutors, external clients, or by the students themselves. The project is supported by IT Project Management, Technical Writing and English Communications workshops. Students are assigned an office and a supervisor to simulate the work place.

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What projects do students undertake

during the fourth year in BICT?

What projects do students undertake

during the fourth year in BICT?

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- Cooperative Learning Project (Internship) - students develop an IT product or complete tasks for work-placement. Students are assigned an academic supervisor and a mentor from the work-placement who guides them.

What projects do students undertake

during the fourth year in BICT?

YouTube, Facebook and Moodle are examples of software services that rely on databases to store information. Organizations such as airlines, banks, academic institutions, businesses, ministries and governments also rely on databases to store information.

Database systems are a critical component of modern ICT Infrastructure. The database major introduces students to a range of database topics. Students will learn about database systems including Oracle, Microsoft SQL server and MySQL and use these to build desktop, Mobile and internet-aware software applications.

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Think of Jobs related to Database

Systems

Beginner Skills:

Creating database

objects (Tables,

etc…)

Advanced Skills:

Analyzing and

designing large

databases.

Typical positions for the Database Systems major graduate include:

• Database Designer

• Database Programmer

• Database Administrator

Graduates in this major earn a degree of:

Bachelor of Information and Communications

Technology (Database Systems)

• If you have any questions, use the ‘Got Questions?’ forum

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Student showcasing his bookstore database

Activity: Using Structured Query language (SQL) You will do this activity to answer a question in the quiz.

Click here

On the webpage, click on Run SQL.

What do you see?

This is a simple Structured Query Language (SQL) select statement. It displays results from database based on the information (and criteria) given in that statement.

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Try to accomplish the following: 1.Clear the SQL Statement text box and type (or copy) this code

SELECT CustomerName FROM CUSTOMERS click on Run SQL. this code will Display only the customer names.

2.Clear the text box and type (or copy) this code SELECT * FROM Customers where country='UK'; Click on Run SQL. this code will display all the details of the customers that live in the UK only.

3.Try to display the customer names and addresses only

Working in programming is a fun and challenging career. Programmers combine a mixture of technical and creative skills to deliver their everyday tasks. Although programming is a demanding job, it is also very rewarding in terms of personal achievement satisfaction and earned salary. The majority of the success stories in IT businesses are initiated by people with programming background.

At BICT, you will learn to write code on the most popular and on-demand programming languages and learn the best programming practices. You will create software for different operating systems such as Windows, iOS, Android and for different devices such as PCs, tablets and mobile phones.

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Think of Jobs related to

Programming

Beginner Skills:

Learning a new

language

Advanced Skills:

Analyzing and

designing software

solutions

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Robot Motion Tracker

Game Showca

Following your studies, you will be able to choose a career from a wide set of different software development related jobs. Examples are • Business Analyst • Software Engineer • Software Designer • Software Programmer • Prototyping • Network Programmer • System Programmer • Mobile Programmer • Web Developer • Games Programmer • Simulation Programmer Graduates in this major earn a degree of: Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology (Programming)

If you have any questions, use the ‘Got Questions?’ forum

Activity: Using JavaScript You will do this activity to answer a question in the quiz.

Click here

1. On the webpage, Click Run, then click on Click Me!

What do you see?

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Visit http://www.w3schools.com/js/

To get an idea about Coding with JavaScript.

This is the JavaScript language being used with HTML (Hypertext Markup Language). It is a very popular language used in the development of a lot of the websites you visit everyday.

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Try to the following: 2. On the left side of the webpage, edit the code so that the text becomes blue instead of red when the button is clicked. Change the line x.style.color = “red”; to x.style.color = “blue”;. Click on Run, then click Click Me! 3. To change the text on the button from “Click Me!” to “GO!”. Change the line <button onclick=“myFunction()”>Click Me!</button> to <button onclick=“myFunction()”>GO!</button>. Click Run. 4. Change the main text to “Welcome to the Bahrain Polytechnic”. Change the line under <body> to <p id=“demo”>Welcome to the Bahrain Polytechnic</p>. Click Run.

Here, you will learn how to analyze, design, install, configure, and administer technology solutions. These include software operating systems, services, utilities, applications and hardware that suits organizational needs and help manage their information assets to run their businesses and make better decisions.

To be successful in an information-centric environment, companies make investments in systems and technology that maximize the value of their information assets. This major broadens your career perspectives and helps you provide solutions as services as it is applicable to any industry.

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Think of Jobs related to MIS

Beginner Skills:

Plan, Analyse , design

and deploy a

infrastructure for small

and medium

Businesses

Advanced Skills:

Deploy Enterprise

Hybrid Infrastructures

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Typical positions for the MIS major graduate include: • System Architect • Business Analyst • Systems Analyst • IT Manager and IT Project Manager • Infrastructure Engineer Graduates in this major earn a degree of: Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology (Management Information Systems) If you have any questions, use the ‘Got Questions?’ forum

Students working at Investate Co.

Activity: Using Microsoft Azure You will do this activity to answer a question in the quiz.

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On the new webpage - Click ‘+ Add Item’ Click on Databases, then click on the SQL Database. Click ‘View estimate.’

In the SQL Database item:

- Change the region to West Europe.

- Change the type to Elastic Database.

- Change the pricing tier to Premium.

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Visit Microsoft Azure or IBM

Bluemix to start

learning about the

Cloud

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Try to answer the following: 1.How much would it cost per month? 2.How much would it cost if you change the

region to Japan West? 3.How much would it cost if you change the

type to Single Database in Japan West?

The 2009 Bahrain Economic Quarterly shows that the number of Internet users in Bahrain is growing exponentially, doubling every 2 years. Additionally, the Bahrain “Economic Vision 2030” states that “Bahrain will be fully linked to the global trade and information highways by 2030.” This growth is being supported by an expanding telecommunications network and the Networking Major positions students to benefit from this expanding infrastructure.

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Think of Jobs related to Networking

Beginner Skills: Apply basic

configuration to networking equipment

Advanced Skills: Justify and enhance

network performance based on the analysis of

appropriate statistics

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Students who choose a career in the field of Networking are guaranteed an exciting career path. Students learn and implement in the areas of • Networking Fundamentals • Routing • Switching • Wireless Networks • Wide Area Networks (WAN) • Network Security • GSM, 3G and 4G communications

Typical positions for the networking major graduate include: • Network Administrator • Network Applications Developer • Network Security Analyst • Telecommunications engineer (3G/4G)

Graduates in this major earn a degree of: Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology (Networking)

• If you have any questions, use the ‘Got Questions?’ forum

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Do a test on your

phone

or at home and

compare the results

Activity: Internet Connection Details You will do this activity to answer a question in the quiz.

Click here

Once the new page loads, click on BEGIN TEST and wait for the process to end. What kind of information can you see?

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Speedtest.com shows you your internet connection details, such as speeds and latency. Try to answer the following: 1.What unit is the Ping measured in? 2.Who is your Internet Service Provider (ISP)? 3.What is the IP address shown on the test? 4.What are your download and upload speeds?

• A Server Room

• A Project Area

• The Innovation Centre

• Specialized Labs : Mac, Programming, Database, Networking.

What facilities are

available for the BICT

students?

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Students can borrow devices such as Raspberry Pi, iPads, iPhones, Samsung Galaxy Notes, Barcode readers , Sim-card Readers, hard disc drives, Kinect – Xboxes, iHealth Activity trackers, iHealth Blood Pressure readers, iHealth Weight Scales, and Oculus Rift devices.

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The Kingdom of Bahrain has identified that deploying ICT in major projects and services is a key success factor. Look at the list below.

• Central Informatics Organization

• Electronic Health Care Systems

• Bahrain Economic Vision

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How many listed

projects in Bahrain are

benefiting from the ICT

services?

Companies that placed ICT students for Industry projects

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What type of companies do students have their

placement?

• BICT students are encouraged to seek professional certifications . The certification validates students’ academic knowledge and helps them stand out

• Bahrain Polytechnic has strong relationships with: – SAP Academy

– Cisco Academy

– Microsoft IT Academy

– VMware Academy

– Oracle Academy

– EMC2

– The Sun Academic Initiative (SAI) Programme

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Watch this video “The benefit of

certification”

• We ensure that students’ work is viewed by industry.

• Participation in local and regional ICT competitions, events and career expos is also encouraged.

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How does the BICT

help student gain

market exposure?

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Ithmar Bank

Ericsson

Cisco Bahrain Flour Mills

Why students choose ICT…

Watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C5qG

qnQlfA

• The graph below shows some of the possibilities…..

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The Job Market will always need ICT due to the broad range of support it can provide. Vacancies in Bahrain and the region are continually posted by recruitment agencies such as:

• Monster

• Bayt

• GulfTalent

The Career and Employment Center (CEC) at Bahrain Polytechnic will help you maximize your chances in getting the job you aim for.

• Many successful people chosen ICT as a career, established successful IT companies and marked differences in history. Read more about the:

• The Top Jobs in 2013 : Note jobs in IT or directly related to it.

• World's Most Admired Companies : Note top IT companies

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According to the

Forbes, what is the

top job for year

2013?

Watch this video

Thank you for taking the time to learn about the BICT

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