What is Information and Communications Technology?

What is Information Technology (IT)? Does it involve just computer hardware? Think Facebook, Google, iTunes and eBay. These are all part of the IT world, which goes beyond programming and IT hardware.

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has become an integral part of our life in more than one way. We use ICT to improve our standard of living, our productivity at the workplace, and introduce new ways to communicate between businesses and with each other.

The world has become smaller because of these continuous exponential advances in ICT.

These advances often make possible advances in other areas - buying and selling of goods can now take place virtually, while music and visuals can be exchanged, altered and accessed in an instant. The use of computers has revolutionised the way we work and increased savings to businesses globally. The application of super-computers has also solved mysteries in Biomedical Sciences and created vast improvement to our life.

About the School

How do you make networks faster and more secure? How can you create an e-business? How can you process information to help your company see business opportunities?

The School of Information and Communications Technology (SIT) seeks to help you answer these questions by making you conversant with the IT industry and its developments, and building skills so you can deal with future changes.

You learn useful skills - navigate a robot, produce music videos, and help businesses excel. You will also pick up life skills as a team player, and cultivate a self-reliant and creative spirit. Beyond the classroom, you will have opportunities for overseas learning trips, be involved in industrial projects, and have relevant job attachments.

Upon completion of your course in three years, you will be well-poised to further your professional education here or overseas, or take on the exciting world of ICT with confidence. Be involved in this challenging and interesting field!

What our School offers?

For the coming academic year, SIT will be offering six programmes:

• Diploma in Business Applications (DBA)
• Diploma in Business Information Systems (DBIS)
• Diploma in Interactive and Digital Media (DIDM)
• Diploma in Information Technology (DIT)
• Diploma in Information Technology Service Management (DSM)
• Diploma in Mobile Software Development (DMSD) New!

The School actively pursues collaborations with industry. It maintains strong ties with key industry drivers through a programme of staff attachments, joint research and development projects, as well as the establishment of cutting-edge laboratories.

Professional Certification

Our diploma programmes are designed to cover key technical areas for various certification programmes such as Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), SAP TERP10, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA), SUN Certified Programmer for Java, etc. These add value to our students in preparation for the world of work, by:

• Validating their acquisition of up-to-date technical skills
• Demonstrating their knowledge and skills
• Enhancing their status as IT professionals to prospective employers and clients.

Technology Development Centres

Faculty in the School are engaged in projects that contribute towards keeping them at the forefront of developments in the IT industry. This ensures that all students in turn benefit from the personal and professional development of staff. Our technology development centres are currently established in areas such as IT security, open source, wireless and digital media design.

Unique Facilities for Learning

The School has partnered with industry leaders to provide laboratory and software applications to support student learning and projects, many of which are unique to Republic Polytechnic. Among the facilities are:

• An enterprise computing facility with IBM zSeries mainframe, running z/OS and Linux operating systems; 
• A state-of-the-art digital prepress and workflow laboratory;
• A mobile digital broadcast laboratory;
• Application systems running SAP, PeopleSoft, SunGard and other industry-leading enterprise and business software; and
• An IT Service Management practice laboratory with BMC Remedy service management suite