NETWORKING NETWORKING IN SMALL BUSINESSES and more businesses rely on internet technologies to communicate with their staff and customers course provides the skills required to make the most of communications. Current product applications are used the student relates to their home or business environment. course is designed to explain the underlying principles by way everyday usage. State-of-the-art systems from popular vendors for continuous hands-on learning. course includes: Key components and mechanisms. Wire and wireless connections. Planning, configuring and managing computer networks. Sharing information. Protecting information. Connecting to the Internet. Understanding Internet services. Prerequisite: technical knowledge required beyond regular desktop usage of services. This course is ideal for people how want to have control of their systems and information. Tues/Thurs Eve) Code Sept – 16th Oct NETPE03-7 Fee £90 (BTEC Mandatory) ADVANCED NETWORKING IN SMALL BUSINESSES computer systems expand to meet business requirements so resources to support and manage computer systems increase include servers. Services include user authentication and management, central or shared data storage, web and email and centralised business management such as accounting. a comprehensive program of lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and classroom exercises, students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to support advanced networking course provides knowledge of the following: Networked systems in an organisation. Server roles. • Security and performance. • Active Directory including core function and services. • Network architecture design guidance for the requirements of a small business organisation. Prerequisite: • Knowledge of networking terminology and services • Or Networking in Small Businesses. Date (Thurs/Tues Eve) Code 18th Oct – 8th Nov WINTAE03-7 Course Fee £90 (BTEC Mandatory) WEBSERVERS FOR BUSINESS Business and the Internet are ubiquitous partners in the global economy. Web presence on the Internet has evolved to challenge business managers and web design professionals. This course introduces web hosting models and content technologies. The course has evolved along side web technology to meet the needs of business people that need to understand and retain control over their web content and services. This course includes: • Hosting models o Rented web space o Managed and unmanaged servers • Content technologies o Static Content o Dynamic Content • File management • Security Management Prerequisite: • Knowledge of networking terminology and Internet services: • Or Networking in Small Businesses Date (Tues/Thurs Eve) Code 13th Nov – 4th Dec NETSE02-7 Course Fee £90 (BTEC Mandatory) If the 3 Mandatory Units are taken, course fee is £210 inc. for the BTEC Advanced Award PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AUTUMN 2007 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NETWORKING COMPUTER SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATIONS ITQ Short Course Office The University of Bolton Deane Road Bolton BL3 5AB Tel: (01204) 903904 Fax: (01204) 903084 www.bolton.ac.uk/uni/short INTRODUCING NEW B C S QUALICATION: THE ITQ British Computer Society have launched a new qualification providing businesses and individuals with a wide knowledge of computers that will provide the individual or the with the necessary skills to support the widening range of applications that we use computers for in the modern world. qualification enables persons to utilise current certificates through the Short Course Programmes, and add to that ledge, by taking other relevant programmes that will assist in the information to meet their computing needs, and then submitting a portfolio of work showing how they have applied their knowledge in the workplace. consequence the course can be made up of some units from following areas: European Computer Driving Licence -ECDL Website Design (including Graphics) B/TEC: Networking B/TEC: Fault Finding and Upgrading Specialist Unit i.e. AutoCAD complete the programme, students can select a pathway that embraces some or all of the above. Credits are awarded for successes in the various programmes and 100 credits will give a pass while 180 credits will give a level 3 pass. qualification will identify the areas of expertise and as be arranged to suit the company or individual needs and extended as further needs of the company or individual are recognised. A person with four unit passes in ECDL requires a mandatory unit pass, showing the expertise in the use of a for various functions and a unit pass in Website design Networking would give a level 2 award. The choice would on the needs of the individual/company. A person with the B/TEC award in Fault Diagnosis and Upgrading, would require a pass in the mandatory unit, and unit in Networking and/or Website design and/or AutoCAD to for the level 3 award. further information please contact the Short Course Office 903904 BTEC/EDEXCEL Awards One of the outstanding elements of some of our courses is the possibility to attend a number of related short courses and gain a National BTEC Short Course Award or Certificate at B/TEC Level 3 which is described as the advanced level. This is a national qualification awarded on the successful completion of a programme of short courses which, when put together, make a coherent course of study. These qualifications span the whole spectrum from Introductory Award to Advanced Professional Certificate, with the option of taking further studies right up to Advanced Professional Diploma level. These new qualifications will not only be based on the competence of the individual but also on the time spent on completing the course of study. Depending on the qualification, you can expect to spend between 30 and 120 hours to qualify. An Award, for instance, requires at least 30 hours and a Certificate a minimum of 120 hours -including taught and learning time. The Diploma qualification requires a minimum of 240 hours. Students’ following such combination courses will be able to pay a reduced fee rather than paying the individual course costs. If you choose to combine several courses together in this way, you’ll be able to book them all at once and you’ll get priority over other applicants. The level of qualification that a student can attain within the Award, Certificate or Diploma course framework is as follows: Level 1 Foundation Level 2 Intermediate Level 3 Advanced Level 4 Professional Level 5 Advanced Professional BTEC ADVANCED AWARD IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATIONS Operating Systems occupy important roles in the server market and desktop markets, and consequently, most users exposed to Operating Systems at some point become System Administrators. This course (in 3 units) allows participants to learn the basic principles and techniques for managing networked Operating Systems, with emphasis on the major two operating systems in the market place. This course uses a mixture of discussions, demonstrations and practical sessions and will enable you to install a basic operating system, setting up the PC’s hardware drivers, and putting on various patches to prevent it from attack from hacking and virus-borne problems. The course aims to provide the bases of Systems Administration and allow the student to move onto more advanced topics such as Advanced Networking in Small Business or Web Servers for Small business SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS Whether you use computers casually in the home, or use them to run a small business the moment you turn them on you are an administrator, you have the power to install software, add users, block users or upgrade hardware. This unit will give you a practical introduction to the hardware structures of a modern computer system; how computer systems are constructed and how they work. This unit also covers an introduction to the two major operating system vendors and will give you the skills to specify the hardware requirements for software to enable you to design and manage a computer system. Date (Mon/Wed Eve) Code 24th Sept – 15th Oct SACSE01-7 Course Fee £90 (BTEC Mandatory)