Introduction
BSc (Hons) in Computing (Specializing Web & Digital Media)
This course will provide you with a strong grounding in the technological aspects of computing applications, and equip you with appropriate knowledge and understanding in the field of databases, networks and programming.
You will study a variety of specialist computing subject areas such as web application development, database design, IT security and database server management.
The course places a focus on studying the latest technologies, enabling you to graduate with the ability to make a positive contribution as a computing professional within the global community.
Entry Requirements
| GCE O/L | |
| GCE A/L Stream | |
| GCE A/L Results | Three Simple passes |
| GCE O/L English | Credit pass |
| GCE A/L English | |
| Other | |
| Age | 18+ |
University of Wolverhampton
The University of Wolverhampton has a long history of providing students with the opportunities presented by a first class education.
As a major player in the UK higher education sector, the UoW continue to excel in the areas that have contributed to their excellent reputation: award-winning teaching, state-of-the-art facilities, international partnerships, strong business links and innovative research.
Today’s modern University can be traced back to Wolverhampton’s Mechanics’ Institute and College of Art in the mid-1800s. These institutions, together with teacher training and health colleges that were later incorporated, developed their rich heritage and tradition of academic excellence in vocational higher education.
The UoW continue to be guided by it’s coat of arms’ motto ‘Innovation and Opportunity’ by widening participation in education and offering an outstanding portfolio of courses that challenge students to realise their potential. The quality of its teaching and learning was praised recently when the University received a commendation, the highest possible accolade, following the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) 2015 review.
University’s contributions to knowledge transfer, economic development, wealth creation and social justice position it as an active, pioneering institution on a local, national and global scale.
Programme Structure
| Year | Semester | Modules | Level | Credits |
| 1 | 1 | 21455D – Business Skills for e-Commerce | 4 | 15 |
| 21456D – Computer Systems | 4 | 15 | ||
| 21457D – Employability and Professional Development | 4 | 15 | ||
| 21474D – IT Supports for End Users | 4 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 21479D – Data Analysis and Design | 5 | 15 | |
| 21506D- Systems Analysis and Design | 4 | 15 | ||
| 21027D – Management of Projects | 4 | 15 | ||
| 21470D – Networking Technologies
OR 21466D – Object Oriented Programming OR 21460D – Multimedia Designs and Authoring |
4 | 15 | ||
| 21058D – Project Design, Implementation and Evaluation (Learning Outcome 01) | 5 | 20 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 21494D – Digital Forensics
OR 21155D – 3D Computer Modeling and Animation |
5 | 15 |
| 21491D – IT Virtualization
OR 21486D – Programming in .NET OR 21483D – Computer Games Design and Development |
5 | 15 | ||
| 21482D – Internet Server Management
OR 21481D – Web Applications Development |
5 | 15 | ||
| 21472D – Design A Small Office Home Office Network | 4 | 15 | ||
| 21058D – Project Design, Implementation and Evaluation (Learning Outcome 02 and 03) | 5 | 20 | ||
| 4 | 21478D – Quality Systems in IT Organizations | 5 | 15 | |
| 21476D – Information Systems in Organizations | 5 | 15 | ||
| 21492D – IT Security Management | 5 | 15 | ||
| 21058D – Project Design, Implementation and Evaluation (Learning Outcome 04) | 5 | 20 | ||
| 3 | 5CC001 – Web Applications Development | 5 | 20 | |
| 6CS007 – Projects and Professionalism | 6 | 40 | ||
| 6CC001 – Advanced Web Technology | 6 | 20 | ||
| 5CS001 – Creative Digital Media | 5 | 20 | ||
| 6CS001 – Advanced Multimedia Authoring | 6 | 20 | ||
| 5CI017 – Database Systems | 5 | 20 | ||
| 6CI007 – Database Server Management | 6 | 20 | ||
| 6CS006- Digital Media Technology | 6 | 20 | ||
Scope of Syllabus
| Business Skills for e-Commerce
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Understand the structure and aims of business organisations |
| Understand the impact of e-Commerce | |
| Be able to design e-Commerce solutions | |
| Computer Systems | Understand the function of computer systems |
| Be able to design computer systems | |
| Be able to build and configure computer systems | |
| Be able to undertake routine maintenance on computer systems. | |
| Employability and Professional Development | Be able to take responsibility for own personal and professional development |
| Be able to demonstrate acquired interpersonal and transferable skills | |
| Understand the dynamics of working with others 4 Be able to develop strategies for problem solving. | |
| IT Supports for End Users | Understand user problems |
| Be able to provide user support | |
| Be able to create user support programmes. | |
| Data Analysis and Design | Understand data models and database technologies |
| Be able to design and implement relational database systems | |
| Be able to use manipulation and querying tools | |
| Be able to test and document relational database systems. | |
| Systems Analysis and Design | Understand different systems life cycles |
| Understand the importance of a feasibility study | |
| Be able to perform a system investigation | |
| Project Design, Implementation and Evaluation | Be able to formulate a project |
| Be able to implement the project within agreed procedures and to specification | |
| Be able to evaluate the project outcomes | |
| Be able to present the project outcomes. | |
| Networking Technologies
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Understand networking principles |
| Understand networking components | |
| Be able to design networked systems | |
| Be able to implement and support networked systems. | |
| Object Oriented Programming | Understand the principles of object oriented programming |
| Be able to design object oriented programming solutions | |
| Be able to implement object oriented programming solutions | |
| Be able to test and document object oriented programming solutions. | |
| Multimedia Designs and Authoring | Understand the use of existing multimedia products |
| Know the importance of design discipline | |
| Be able to apply design disciplines to a multimedia production | |
| Be able to present a refined multimedia product prototype. | |
| Digital Forensics | Understand the impact of digital forensics on the social and commercial environments |
| Understand the principles of evidence gathering | |
| Be able to plan and implement digital forensics investigations | |
| Be able to analyse the outcomes of digital forensics investigations | |
| 3D Computer Modeling and Animation | Understand how 3D computer modelling and animation are applied in commercial contexts |
| Be able to create an engaging 3D scene | |
| Be able to create a 3D model within a scene | |
| Be able to produce 3D animations to meet a creative brief. | |
| IT Virtualization | Understand the commercial impact and potential of virtualisation |
| Be able to design virtualisation deployments | |
| Be able to implement virtualisation deployments | |
| Be able to manage virtualisation environments. | |
| Programming in .NET | Understand the principles of programming using a .NET framework. |
| Be able to design .NET solutions | |
| Be able to implement .NET solutions | |
| Be able to test and document .NET solutions. | |
| Computer Games Design and Development | Understand computer games development |
| Be able to design computer games | |
| Be able to develop computer games | |
| Be able to test and document computer games. | |
| Internet Server Management | Understand internet technologies |
| Understand internet server architectures | |
| Be able to implement internet server and services | |
| Be able to manage internet server and services. | |
| Web Applications Development | Understand the concepts of web application development |
| Be able to design web applications | |
| Be able to implement web applications | |
| Be able to test web applications. | |
| Design A Small Office Home Office Network | Understand the impact of small or home office networks |
| Be able to design small or home office networks | |
| Be able to implement small or home office networks | |
| Be able to support small or home office networks. | |
| Quality Systems in IT Organizations | Understand the need for quality assurance in IT systems |
| Be able to employ standard quality control documentation | |
| Be able to use project management tools. | |
| Information Systems in Organizations | Understand information needs within different functional areas of organisations |
| Be able to compare information systems | |
| Be able to use information systems to produce management information. | |
| Management of Projects | Understand the principles of project management |
| Be able to plan a project in terms of organisation and people | |
| Be able to manage project processes and procedures. | |
| IT Security Management | Understand risks to IT security |
| Understand mechanisms to control organisational IT security | |
| Be able to manage organisational security. | |
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| Information Systems Development and Implementation | Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of: the concepts, principles, theories and practices relating to information systems. |
| Apply appropriate theory, tools and techniques to the information systems development process. | |
| Projects and Professionalism | Demonstrate an awareness of the legal, social, ethical and professional issues involved in the exploitation of computer technology. |
| Demonstrate the ability to communicate in an effective and professional manner, in a genre appropriate to your award. | |
| Demonstrate the skills required for the development of an artefact appropriate to your award. In most cases this will include: analysis, design, development and testing | |
| Demonstrate the skills necessary to effectively manage and successfully complete a project | |
| IT Support | Demonstrate the ability to service ICT needs of business through knowledge application and support. |
| Demonstrate an understanding of the people issues involved in providing IT support. | |
| IT Security | Demonstrate knowledge of the main concepts involved in IT security. |
| Demonstrate practical skills in securing systems. | |
| Business Analysis and Consultancy Skills | Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of; organisational structures, business areas and functions, different types of business systems and applications, the use and evaluation of information systems and their impact. |
| Apply business analysis, consultancy skills and change management techniques to synthesise business solutions. | |
| Communicate proposals for business solutions persuasively and effectively in a variety of forms. | |
| IS Project Strategy | How information and business systems are used and managed in an organization. |
| Contribute to the strategic planning, management and operation of business systems within organisations. | |
| IT Security Management | Apply appropriate theory, tools and techniques to the assessment and development of secure computer-based systems. |
| Identify and specify requirements of IT security to meet business needs and recovery from disaster situations. | |
| Apply your knowledge and experience of the principles, practice, standards in the management of secure computing and the assurance of business continuity. | |
| Managing Projects | Contribute to the management and implementation of successful IT projects. |
| Demonstrate a range of transferable skills in: complex problem solving; communication; project management; working in a professional manner; self management ; and the ability to gather, synthesise, evaluate and reflect on relevant information from a range of sources. | |
| Demonstrate a deep understanding of the principles, practice and applications of Project Management. | |
Assessment/ Academic Standards and Quality
In order to maintain the quality and standard of the examinations conducted and several other assessment methods, all work of the 1st and 2nd years of the programme is subject to an internal verification process referred to as the ‘Internal Verification’, conducted by the ISVU (Internal Standard Verifiers’ Unit) where the internal verifiers approved by Edexcel UK will verify the work of all the students prior to finalizing of the results. The said verified work is then subject to third verification process called External Verification (EV) whereby representatives from the Edexcel UK visit the Institute twice a year to verify the work of the students. Every such EV is meticulously conducted based on previous EV reports setting out the feedback, comments and/or recommendations if necessary.
In respect of the final year, all examinations are conducted by the University and the coursework is submitted online to the University. Each student will have an IT account with the University whereby students are given the opportunity to access the relevant materials of prgramme as that of an internal student of the University. Furthermore, all academic work of the 3rd year is monitored by the Quality Assurance Unit of the University of Wolverhampton.
It is also to be noted that in respect of all academic years, a minimum of 80% attendance is mandatory for students to sit for the examinations and to submit relevant coursework. Furthermore, all 3rd year modules are delivered, corrected and moderated by the lectures of the University of Wolverhampton who deliver these modules to the internal students of the University in UK, thereby assuring that our students are exposed to a harmonious blend of local and international learning experience and so to maintain the same level of standard required by the University.
In order to facilitate the studies further and in addition to the online library facility, recommended books are available in the BCAS campus library along with internet facility.
Panel of Lecturers
A high-caliber, competent, and experienced panel of lecturers with several years of Industrial and corporate experience ensures that our students gain maximum exposure to the inner workings of the industries through Practical examples, case studies and examples which helps build the foundation for further graduate level studies and also for future employability, whilst providing them with the knowledge to obtain high pass rates. Our lecturers have been well trained in latest teaching techniques and multiple assessment methodologies.
Programs and Awards
As this degree program is approved by both Edexcel UK and UoW, upon successful completion of the first two academic years (Stage 1) the students are awarded BTEC HND in Computing and Systems Development by the Edexcel UK and the UoW awards BSc (Hons) in Computing degree upon completion of the entire three academic years (Stage 2).
Career Prospects
Graduates can enter a variety of IT sectors careers. Many of the employers linked to the degree offer graduate recruitment schemes. These can give you an idea of the kind of role that a successful Computing student could progress into. The programme’s employment/graduate prospects for Computing is increasingly higher over the years where graduates were employed with the industry or were continued further postgraduate studies in Masters and PhD.
Extra-Curricular Activities
The students have the opportunity of taking part in Extra-curricular activities such as CSR projects, exhibitions and etc… where the students can practice their time management and the leadership skills. Also students can do their own research on their respective fields with 24/7 open Research & Development department of School of computing.
Duration and Course fee
| Duration | Three Years | ||
| 1st and 2nd year | Course Fee:
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Rs.219,000.00
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| Registration Fee: | Rs.12,000.00 | ||
| Initial Payment | Rs.44,000.00 | ||
| Edexcel Registration | £ 205.00 | ||
| Installments: | Rs.12500.00 x 14 Months | ||
| Student Council Registration | Rs.3500.00 | ||
| 3rd Year(Top-up Degree) | Lecturer | Part Time
Saturday and / or Sunday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm – 12 Months |
| Course Fee: | Rs.475,000.00 | |
| Initial Payment: | Rs.100,000.00 (Application-5000.00/ Registration-25000.00/Initial Payment-75000.00) | |
| Installments: | 6 Installments are available |
Application and Further Details
All applications should be submitted to the Administrative Officer of the respective centre directly or through post/email (admissions@bcas.lk). You can collect the application form at the respective centre or one can be download here http://www.bcas.lk/posters/120727120733Application%20Form.pdf.
For Further Information:
Admissions Enquiries
British College of Applied Studies
32, Dharmarama Road,
Colombo-06,
Sri Lanka
Tel: +94 11 2559255, +94 11 2501145
Email: admissions@bcas.lk