Diploma in Information Technology (DIT)

The Diploma in Information Technology (DIT) is a full-time Senate approved and monitored programme that runs in the evenings in the Computer Science Department of the School of Technology. The Programme has five (5) levels. Each level lasts six (6) months. The total duration of the Programme is therefore two (2) and half (y) years. The Programme has two intakes per year, one in January, and the other one in July.

Programme Outline
All students enrolled for the Diploma in Information Technology (DIT) will be required to complete the following courses:

LEVEL 1

CODE	COURSE NAME	THEORY	PRACTICAL
DIT 100	PROGRAMMING IN 4GL	0	4
DIT 110	INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	4	0
DIT 120	COMMON APPLICATION PACKAGES	0	4
	HOURS/WEEK	4	8

LEVEL 2

CODE	COURSE NAME	THEORY	PRACTICAL
DIT 210	SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN I	2	0
DIT 230	DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING	4	0
DIT 240	COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND ORGANISATION I	4	0
DIT 250	MATHEMATICS	2	0
	HOURS/WEEK	12	0

Certification: Certificate in Information Technology

LEVEL 3

CODE	COURSE NAME	THEORY		PRACTICAL
DIT 300	PROGRAMMING & DATA STRUCTURES (USING 3GLS)		2	2
DIT 310	SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN II		2	0
DIT 330	INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES I		4	0
DIT 340	COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND ORGANISATION II		2	0
	HOURS/WEEK		10	2

Certification: Advanced Certificate in Information Technology

LEVEL 4

CODE	COURSE NAME	THEORY		PRACTICAL
DIT 400	OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING (OOP)		2	2
DIT 410	MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MIS)		2	0
DIT 430	INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES II		4	0
DIT 460	DATABASE TECHNOLOGY		2	0
	HOURS/WEEK		10	2

LEVEL 5

CODE	COURSE NAME	THEORY	PRACTICAL
DIT 500	PROJECT	0	6
	HOURS/WEEK	0	6

Certification: Diploma in Information Technology

Mathematics & Natural Sciences

Diploma in Information Technology (DIT)

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2