温切斯特大学

The programme gives focus to the technical skills to become a resourceful and creative network professional, which in turn shapes how people live and work in the future. The programme embeds industry led curricula from Cisco Networking Academy and prepares students for the Cisco Certified Network Associate (Routing and Switching and CCNA Security) professional qualification.The aim of the first academic year is to develop fundamental core knowledge in networks and information systems. You will engage with underpinning principles of computing and networking technologies together with relevant areas of programming, mathematics, statistics and business. You will build practical experience within a dedicated Cisco networking lab which you will continue in your second year. Legal and regulatory frameworks are explored together with developing your personal and professional skills. The second academic year you will engage and deepen your understanding of issues related to networking and relevant supporting technologies including security and databases. There is a strong focus on employability and you will develop an in depth understanding of web and mobile application development. The Integrated Project module incorporates your knowledge learned in academic year one and enables you to design, develop and evaluate a security application as part of a team. Before moving on to the final year, you may choose to spend a year on a work placement in a business organisation. The core of your final year focuses on distributed systems and advanced routing and switching concepts; building on the foundation of the first two years. You will develop an appreciation of the legal, ethical and regulatory frameworks focusing on developing your core employability skills. The Computing Project module helps you to develop specialist skills and expertise through the undertaking of a substantial body of work.