Information Technology (Mathematics & Applications) – (B.Eng.)

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The study program is organized along the guidelines of an engineering degree. It is built around a number of subject areas. The subject areas are Mathematics and Statistics, Software Development, Networking, Database Management Systems, Internet Programming, Information Science, Computer Hardware, Economics and Management and Communication Skills. The program also offers the Cisco CCNA and Cisco CCNP programs.

Courses are organized in different ways, depending on the subject. Most courses consist partly of lectures and partly of practical work (lab). This practical work can be individual or group work. There are courses which focus on project work, either a number of small projects or one large project and some courses stress individual study.

As IT student you will learn to analyze, solve (business) problems and apply your knowledge and skills in the real world environment of a company during your internship in the third year. In semester two of the fourth year you will carry out your final project and complete your Bachelor's thesis, again as an internee in a company and earning an allowance.

The assessment of the course depends on the organization. The assessment may depend on an exam only, on an exam and practical work or on practical work only. At the beginning of the course the teacher will state in the detailed description of the course how the assessment will be.

What subjects are covered in the programme?

To develop the knowledge, skills and know-how that you need for a career in Information Technology, our programme includes the following topics and subjects:
Software:

• Programming (C, Java, PHP, HTML, .NET etc.)
• Software Engineering
• Information Systems
• Web based applications
• User Interfaces
• Business Intelligence
• Data Mining

Hardware:

• Computer architecture
• Signal-analysis
• Digital circuits
• Networking (Cisco CCNA, CCNP)
• OS (Linux)

Mathematics and Modeling:

• Computers and Mathematics
• Calculus
• Logic
• Discrete Mathematics
• Basic Mathematics
• Cryptography
• Operations Research
• Mathematical modeling and Simulation (VBA, UML, Ithink)

Communication skills:

• Letter and Report Writing
• Presentations

Economics:

• International Corporate Strategy

Professional Skills:

• Industrial Work placement
• Individual Project (graduation thesis)

What attendance options are there?

Information Technology is a four-year, full-time programme.

What does the work placement involve?

In year 3 the aim of Work Placement / Internship is to give you a real-life, IT related working experience and to acquaint you with the organization of the company, the kind of work an IT company carries out and how you can contribute to the work done in the company.

In year 4 the aim of Work Placement / Internship is that you carry out a project in a company. You will show that you can successfully conduct a project integrating different knowledge areas studied in school, quickly master topics needed for the project that were not learned in school, function within the company at an adequate (engineering) level, and can communicate (both orally and written) professionally regarding the progress, the project and the project results within the company and at school. The project will be documented in the written report (thesis) and a final presentation.

Companies usually provide a monthly allowance during work placement / internship, ranging from 300 € in year 3 to 600 € and higher in year 4.

How is the four-year curriculum laid out?

The Information Technology programme is a full-time, four-year programme run at our campus in Amsterdam/Diemen. The study load is approximately forty hours a week, divided between lectures, projects, self-study activities, exams and other individual or group activities. The academic year is divided into four periods of ten weeks, and starts in early September and lasts until early July.

First year

Courses include:

• Computerarchitecture 1
• Computerarchitecture 2
• Computers and Mathematics 1
• Computers and Mathematics 2
• Computers and Mathematics 3
• Computers and Mathematics 4
• Datamodelling in Access
• Digital Circuits 1
• English 1
• Excel
• Human Computer Interaction
• Introduction to IT
• Introduction to Programming 1
• Introduction to Programming 2
• ITIL Basis Service Management
• Javascript
• Linux
• Networkfundamentals
• Project Applications Excel
• Project Databases
• Project Infrastructure Management
• Project Webdesign
• Study Coaching
• The Profession (themeweek)
• Webtools

Second year

Courses include:

• Assembly, Microprocessors 1
• Assembly, Microprocessors 2
• Basic Mathematics
• Cisco 2 (Routing Protocols)
• Cisco 3 ( LAN )
• Cisco 4 ( Accessing WAN )
• DBMS 1
• Digital Circuits 2
• Discrete Mathematics
• English 2
• English 3
• English 4
• Intro Object Oriented Programming
• Network Management
• Object Oriented Programming 1
• Object Oriented Programming 2
• PHP
• Project Interactive Database
• Project Simulations
• Study Coaching
• Signals 1
• Signals 2
• Wireless

Third year

Courses include:

• Algorithms and Data Structures 1
• Algorithms and Data Structures 2
• Cisco 5 ( Building Scalable Networks)
• Cisco 6 ( Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks)
• DBMS 2
• English 5
• International Corporate Strategy 1
• International Corporate Strategy 2
• Internship
• Multi-user DBMS
• .NET
• Operations Research
• Study Coaching
• Security 1
• Software Engineering 1
• Software Engineering 2
• Statistics
• Work Placement Information

Final year

Courses include:

• Business Intelligence + Data Mining
• Cisco 7 ( Multi Layer Switching)
• Cisco 8 ( Network Trouble Shooting)
• Data warehousing
• Individual Project
• Java Project
• Preparation Internship+Thesis
• Study Coaching
• Security 2
• Thesis. Thesis Seminar

European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

ECTS is the European Credit Transfer System. It has been developed to simplify course credits for transfer students within the European Community. An academic year is worth 60 ECs, which means the entire Information Technology programme is worth 240 ECs. As each academic year has 42 weeks, three ECs correspond to approximately two week's work (80 hours).

Graduation

You graduate on the basis of a final graduation project, which leads to your thesis. Once you have graduated, you will receive the title of Bachelor of Engineering (B Eng).