Course

Awarded where candidates have met all of the requirements below:

• Successful completion of, or exemption from, all courses listed in Schedule A 

• Accumulation of at least 60 credits from courses in Schedule B

and

• Achieve the Bahrain Polytechnic General Qualification Requirements as documented in Qualification Approval Policy A/AB/001

and

• Completion of courses to accumulate a minimum of 480 credits from any Bahrain Polytechnic Qualification;

Bahrain Polytechnic has been established by the Bahrain Government to address the need for a skilled Bahraini workforce to support economic growth and development. To support the development of the workforce Bahrain Polytechnic aims to produce graduates in applied, professional qualifications. It is widely acknowledged that Information Technology is a key sector and enabler for growth in any modern economy.

The Bachelor of ICT (B. ICT) programme aims to develop rounded graduates who have not only the requisite skills demanded of the 21st Century workplace but also skills in key areas of technology used in a modern ICT organisation. The B. ICT programme is currently divided into four main domains, Programming, Databases, Networking and Management Information Systems (MIS), in which students can specialise and earn a qualification in. Given the rapidly changing nature of the industry, the programme’s currency is maintained through the upskilling of academic staff, introduction of new courses and the solicitation of requirements from key industry and government stakeholders.

The programme aims to develop core skills for its graduates in a broad range of inter-related ICT areas, initially giving students a solid ground in core computing topics and eventually building them up to be competent specialists in their chosen area.  Core theories form the cornerstone of the programme, with hands-on, applied skills being developed through the Problem Based Learning (PBL) philosophy. Project work forms another cornerstone of the programme, with an emphasis on projects from the very beginning in Year 1, right through to a final capstone project in semester one of Year 4, followed by an Industry Project in the second semester.

The importance of industry certification in addition to the Bachelor’s degree is also emphasised. Because a significant proportion of the programme is based on industry standard technologies, students are encouraged to take extra certifications to further enhance their employment opportunities.

General entry requirements such as secondary school achievements, English and Mathematics are described in the Student Admission Policy A/AB/010. Specific entry requirements for this qualification, beyond those described in the Student Admission Policy are as follows:

Applicants must demonstrate competence in English and in Mathematics. These requirements may be met by:

• The successful completion of

  • AP4203 English 2

  • AP4102 Mathematics 2 (Technical) or similar

• or  passing English and Mathematics Selection Tests at the required level.

Where there are more applicants who meet the programme entry criteria than can be accepted, the following shall be used:

• Selection Criteria

Preference will be given to students who have successfully completed the Foundation programmes (including AP4006 Information Communications Technology) at Bahrain Polytechnic and have clearly demonstrated an aptitude for ICT and a commitment to their study. Results from programme entry tests will be used to select students with the highest likelihood of successfully completing the degree programme.

• Selection Process

Applicants may be required to attend an interview.

Consideration of work experience and prior educational achievement may be used.

Where the number of applicants for the Database System Major exceeds the available places, the following criteria for selection apply:

• Priority to students who have completed all courses in Schedule A.

• If further selection required, rank eligible students from above by highest combined GPAs from IT6005 Database Systems 1 and IT6008 Programming 1.

None specific to this qualification

Institutional attendance requirements are described in the policy Student Attendance A/AB/010. There are no programme specific attendance requirements.

The qualification encompasses an initial three semesters full-time academic years of study in the broad ICT disciplines at NQF levels 6 and 7, followed by five full-time academic semesters of specialist study at NQF levels 7 and 8.  The intention is to build up core knowledge in a range of areas including networking, operating systems, databases and design techniques in addition to programming. After the first three semesters students can then specialise in database systems in areas including database applications, database development, programming and database administration.  

In the final year, this knowledge is consolidated in the form of the in-house, capstone project where students design a software product according to user requirements while managing and documenting the process as they progress.

The programme aims to develop work-ready, skilled ICT graduates who are aware of the legal, ethical and professional standards required to work in Bahrain and internationally. ICT graduates will be conversant with the latest ICT techniques and technologies to be flexible in the work place and adaptable in a very fast moving field. They will have the skills required to choose the optimal solution for a particular problem and to implement it following professional standards and will have the skills  that enable them to work effectively in teams and to coherently present their ideas in written and oral form to a range of audiences.

The qualification encompasses an initial three semesters full-time academic years of study in the broad ICT disciplines at NQF levels 6 and 7, followed by five full-time academic semesters of specialist study at NQF levels 7 and 8.  The intention is to build up a core knowledge in a range of areas including networking, operating systems, databases and design techniques in addition to programming.

After the first three semesters, the student can then specialise in database systems. The student also becomes familiar with standard software production practices such as the software and database development life cycles (requirement analysis and market research, design, implementation, testing and technical documentation) and rapid prototyping. During those specialisation activities, students receive exposure to common database technologies and languages such as; Oracle, Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, MySQL, SQL, PHP, Java  and tools such as Visual Studio, Netbeans, Oracle SQL Developer and MySQL Workbench. In the final year, this knowledge is consolidated in the form of the in-house, capstone project where students design a software product according to user requirements while managing and documenting the process as they progress. During this last year, students have the opportunity to choose additional technologies that they want to specialise but have not been introduced during the previous years, and apply them to their project development. Typical positions for a Database Systems major graduate include:

• Database Developer

• Database Programmer

• Database Administrator

• Software Developer

• Database Architect

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