BCS Studies

British Computer Society (BCS) is The Chartered Institute for Information Technology (IT) professionals around the globe.

It exchanges IT expertise and knowledge by fostering links between experts from industry, academia and business to promote new thinking, education and knowledge sharing.

Supports practitioners through continuing professional development and a series of respected IT qualifications, and seeks to promote professional practice tuned to the demands of business.

Provides practical support and information services to its members and volunteer communities around the world.

Sets standards and frameworks by collaborating with government, industry and relevant bodies to establish good working practices, codes of conduct, skills frameworks and common standards.

Offers a range of consultancy services to employers to help them adopt best practices.  More...

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BCS Higher Education Qualifications

• Certificate in IT 

1. Information Systems  
2. Software Development 
3. Computer and Network Technology 

• Diploma in IT

• Core module
1. Professional Issues in Information Systems Practice
• Three modules from following:
1. Computer Networks
2. Database Systems
3. IT Project Management  
4. Object Oriented Programming  
5. Systems Analysis and Design  
6. Principles of Internet Technologies  
7. IT Service Management  
8. Software Engineering (Part 1)
9. Principles of User Interface Design  

• Professional Graduate Diploma in IT (PGD)

• Four modules from following:
1. Advanced Database Management Systems  
2. Management Information Systems  
3. Software Engineering (Part 2)  
4. Computer Services Management  
5. Knowledge Based Systems 
6. Network Information Systems  
7. Programming Paradigms  
8. Realising the User Interface 
9. System Design Methods  
10. Web Engineering 
11. IT and The Environment