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The Faculty of

Information and

Communication

Technology (ICT) at the

University of Malta

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© 2015 – Faculty of ICT, University of Malta

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© 2014-2018 – Ernest Cachia, University of Malta

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First of all, why are we here?

We all wish to make as many of you as

possible choose the best way ahead for them.

“Best” understood to be what will allow you to

achieve both success and satisfaction.

(i.e. you to be happy!)

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So, I intend to present to you

Part 1: A way of considering your career

in ICT

Part 2: What is on offer at the moment

and possibilities at our Faculty

Part 3: More Degree Programme Detail

Part 4: Faculty Life

Part 5: Sample Career Options

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Part 1

A way of considering your career in ICT

Skip Guidance Perspective

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ICT…It’s the Most Flexible Career you can Follow

Why, you ask? Well, because it…

Touches every aspect of modern-day human

activity;

Includes an ever-growing number of areas of

study;

Offers easy career choices and switch-overs;

Allows one to stay at the forefront of new ideas;

Allows you to pursue your interests, whatever

they are!

…but with all this, comes the responsibility of choice, or

should I say, “spoilt for choice”

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When choosing

Ask yourself or consider how you:

Perceive the world;

Define and value your interests;

Best understand underlying concepts.

Always bear in mind that:

As you age will change so will your outlook;

Do not feel obliged to follow advice and opinion;

What might seem an exiting way to learn for

one, might not be for another.

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So, you MUST choose well, basing yourself on…

Your true interests;

Your capabilities;

Your understanding;

Your plans (short- and longer-term);

Market and industry realities;

Prevailing and emerging Socio-Economic

tendencies.

As mentioned earlier, ICT has several always-evolving

aspects. For example, using a car as a metaphor…

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Car Metaphor

The driver

(ICT manager)

The mechanic

(ICT scientist)

The passenger

(Digital society)

The designer

(ICT developer)

The vendor

(ICT guidance)

The buyer

(ICT user)

The “services”

(ICT areas)

Licencing &

Certification

(ICT education)

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Today’s Technology ICTurePictureP

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Literally…ICT makes the saying “The world at one’s fingertips” come true!

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One might consider reasoning as follows

Using the previous “car” metaphor and taking “x” to mean anyof the highlighted ICT roles:

If you are interested in becoming “x”, then…

Ask yourself:

What is being “x” understood to be?

Why is “x” seen as “attractive”?

How and through which sources did you get to be informed about “x”?

What do you understand a good “x” to be?

Make sure you understand:

Exactly what being “x” actually means and the tasks it entails;

What knowledge and which skills would be required to be a good “x”;

Where and how best to obtain such knowledge and skills;

What attitude should one have to succeed as “x”;

What career options and benefits can one expect from being “x”.

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Why choose ICT? Well if one…

Likes technology and related matters;

Loves and rises to a challenge;

Has an inquisitive nature;

Wants to be able to choose from a variety of jobs;

Wants to be in demand and sought after;

Wants a very decent pay and career path;

Loves to learn new stuff;

Wants one’s solutions to change things in the world;

Likes to see one’s ideas help others.

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Simply put, do you like to…

Create and build things?

Investigate things?

Improve and get more out of things?

Communicate with and connect things?

Be in control of things?

Understand and explain things?

Use things?

Solve things?

Then, one should definitely consider a career in ICT.But why, …should you still be asking?

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Part 2

Possibilities on Offer at our Faculty

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…Because this is exactly what we do in ICT

Find solutions to interesting stuff

Make machines talk to each other

Make machines understand us

Make machines that understand us

Make machines do stuff nothing else can

Build stuff that makes life easier

Give people tools to be able to do more

Open up new areas and instigate ideas

Make the world a smaller place

Break down barriers

Challenge existing situations

Discover

Create

Build

Provide

Provoke

Challenge

Improve

Facilitate

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Our Expectations from our Main Product

– i.e. You!

ConceptsConcepts

ConceptsScientific

concepts

Technology

& application Technology



& application

Technology




& application

Technology




& application

Could be you

Quite stable

Change more often

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The Modern Industrial ICT Lanscape

Computing &

Programming Office

Automation

Communications Portability &

Miniaturisation

Data

Management

Project

Management

Software

Solution

Development

HardwareIntelligent

Systems

Enterprise

Support

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Frame of mind to

The intent to build your career along the lines of the insightand knowledge gained through this degree programme

Feel comfortable with logical thought, describing reasoningand programming, and wish to learn more

Understand that everything in this degree is a learningprocess targeted at equipping you with knowledge that willbe only up to you to apply (correctly or incorrectly)

A wish to be original, inquisitive, and innovative – ANDMOST IMPORTANTLY, an understanding that you arestudying for the privilege of having a better career and abetter life for the common good of our society, and not fora piece of paper with an emblem on it!

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A Degree from the University of Malta

Provides the proper and relevant scientific and technological

fibre for diverse career choices.

Provides the necessary challenges to build and hone problem

solving and solution creation skills.

Guarantees exposure to an ICT community with the strongest

and most cutting-edge research, project and expertise careers,

both nationally and internationally.

Allows you to form part of a student community spanning all

levels of learning from undergraduate to doctoral.

Provides a qualification that has long been internationally

accepted and acclaimed.

Provides a sure and sought-after mark of employability.

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The areas of “ICT interest”

Hardware & Telecom-

municationsinfrastructure

Performance & Resource-aware

computing

User & Technology-

driven development

Domain & Business-aware

solutions

Physical Conceptual/Fundamental Applicative

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Example: Consider your humble smartphone…

Sensors

Hardware

Com-

munications

Software

(apps)

Security &

confidence

Ergonomics

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ICT Areas in previous “smartphone” example

Sensors and Hardware

Micro- and Nano-technology

Low-level control coding

Hardware architecture

Resource-aware computing

Communications

Telecommunications

infrastructure

Signal coding and

processing

Secure programming

Software (apps)

User and technology driven

development

Mobile programming

technologies

Security & confidence

Algorithm construction

Formal specification

Ergonomics

Domain sensitivity

User Experience

Market awareness

Usability & customisation

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• Computer

Engineering

• Computing Science

• Artificial Intelligence

• Computing and Business

• Software Development

Our Two Undergraduate Degree Types

Fundamental

Technological

B.Sc. (Hons)

B.Sc. I.T. (Hons)

All Degree Programmes are 3 years in duration and all offer

continuation to Masters Degree Programmes in various areas.

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Our Five Degree Programmes (in alphabetical order)

(All programmes conform to the Bologna Process – The European Union Standard)

Artificial Intelligence

Computing & Business

Computer Engineering

Computing Science

Software Development

B.S

c.

(Ho

ns)

B.S

c.

I.T.

(Ho

ns

)

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“Quick-See” legend for the degrees

H O P A U S

Hardware &

network Dev.

Operating

System Dev.

Programming

Science

& Algo. study

Application

Dev.

User req.-

driven Dev

Area of direct concern

Area of indirect concern

Area of minor concern

Smartness

study

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B.Sc. I.T. (Hons) in Artificial Intelligence

Focuses on the study and development of computer

programs that perform tasks that usually require the

intelligence of a human to do.

Tackles issues dealing with Smart Environments,

Intelligent Internet, Game Mechanics, Smart Devices,

Robots and Smart Interfaces

H O P A U S

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B.Sc. I.T. (Hons) in Artificial IntelligenceEntry Requirements (valid as of October 2016) – 1/2

General Entry Requirements for admission, namely, the Matriculation

Certificate and Secondary Education Certificate passes at Grade 5 or better in

Maltese, English Language and Mathematics.

AND EITHER

a) Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in Pure Mathematics and

in one of the following subjects: Applied Mathematics, Physics, Biology,

Chemistry, and Computing

AND

b) A pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in one of the following subjects

(excluding the subjects presented at Advanced Level): Physics, Applied

Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Economics, English,

Information Technology, Music, and Philosophy

OR

Three passes at Grade C or better in Pure Mathematics and Computing and in

one of the following subjects: Applied Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry,

Economics, English, Information Technology, Music, Philosophy or Physics,

provided that two of these passes are at Advanced Matriculation Level and the

other, third, pass is at Intermediate Matriculation Level

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Admission to this course is also open to applicants in possession of:

a) A pass at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in Pure

Mathematics, or at a corresponding level of other examinations recognised

by Senate for the purpose of the Admissions Regulations

AND

b) Either the Diploma of the City and Guilds of London Institute Course

No.7235 in Applied Information Technology or the MCAST-BTEC Higher

National Diploma (HND) in Computing.

B.Sc. I.T. (Hons) in Artificial IntelligenceEntry Requirements (valid as of October 2016) – 2/2

Back to UG degree list

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B.Sc. (Hons) in Computer Engineering

Computer Engineering graduates study a selection of both

hardware and software aspects of ICT systems (large or

small) and get prepared for two major employment sectors:

• ICT Infrastructure and Telecommunications;

• Embedded Computer Systems.

FoE

H O P A U S

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B.Sc. (Hons) in Computer EngineeringEntry Requirements (valid as of October 2016)




AND

a) Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in Pure Maths and in one

of the following subjects: Applied Maths, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and

Computing

AND

b) Intermediate Matriculation Level in one of the following subjects (excluding

the subjects presented at Advanced Level): Physics, Applied Mathematics,

Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Economics, English, Information Technology,

Music, and Philosophy


a) Five passes in the Secondary Education Certificate Examination, including

English Language and Maltese

AND

b) Either the MCAST-BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in an area deemed

to be relevant to the Course by the Faculty Board, or the MCAST Diploma in

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B.Sc. (Hons) in Computing Science

Computer visionSystems

programming

GraphicsHigh performance

computing

Security

Signal processing &

machine learning

Different

programming

paradigms

Communication

networks

Deals with the rigorous study of the viability, structure,

expression, development and reliability of algorithms and

software to acquire, represent, process, store, communicate

and access information.

H O P A U S

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B.Sc. (Hons) in Computing ScienceEntry Requirements (valid as of October 2016)

General Entry Requirements for admission, namely, the Matriculation Certificate

and Secondary Education Certificate passes at Grade 5 or better in Maltese,

English Language and Mathematics.

AND

a) Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in Pure Mathematics and

in any other subject

AND

b) A pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in one of the following subjects

(excluding the subjects presented at Advanced Level): Physics, Applied

Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Economics, Accounting,

English, Information Technology, Music, and Philosophy

Note: If applicants have other qualifications considered to be sufficient, they may

be exempted by the University Admissions Board, on the advice of the Faculty

Admissions Committee, from the whole or part of these special course

requirements.


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B.Sc. I.T. (Hons) in Computing & Business

Focuses on the supply of IT solutions based on

determination, development, deployment and management

of the right ICT solution by appreciating the specifics of, and

using appropriate methods targeting, business processes

and practice.

The course is about computing. However, business-friendly

IT activities determine the approach and skills a graduate

learns from this programme.

The course has two main well-coupled components

• Computing (basic software development skills);

• Business (solid appreciation of modern commercial

trends and needs).


H O P A U S

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B.Sc. I.T. (Hons) in Software Development

Focuses on the use and integration of technologies and the

management of information to professionally create

modern ICT solutions of demonstrable quality according to

specific real-world needs

Types of software tackled is both stand-alone and on-line,

web and cloud, mobile or not. The techniques used are

mainly object-oriented, but several other types of

programming paradigms and a spread of technologies are

tackled

Image source: www.influentialsoftware.com/software-development Back to UG degree list

H O P A U S

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Special Mention

Distinctions between Computing and Business &

Software Development Degrees

CB is “lighter” on intensive and specific software

development methodology. Its focus is more on

information management within commercial

processes. Nevertheless, some overlap with the

SD course necessarily exists.

NOTE: The “Computing and Business” Degree of the

Faculty of ICT is not related to, and is completely

different from, the “Business and IT” Degree offered

by the Faculty of Economics, Management and

Accountancy (FEMA)Back to UG degree list

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and

B.Sc. I.T. (Hons) in Software DevelopmentEntry Requirements (valid as of October 2016) - 1/2




AND

a) Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in two of the following:

Applied Mathematics, Computing, Information Technology, Economics, Pure

Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, English, Philosophy, and Physics

AND

b) A pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Pure Mathematics at Grade C or

better (if not offered at Advanced Matriculation Level)

AND

c) A pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Computing or Information

Technology (if not offered at Advanced Matriculation Level)

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a) Five passes in the Secondary Education Certificate Examination,

including English Language and Maltese

AND

b) An Intermediate Level pass in Systems of Knowledge

AND

c) An Intermediate Level pass at Grade C or better in Pure Mathematics, or

at a corresponding level of other examinations recognised by Senate for

the purpose of the Admission Regulations

AND

d) Either the Diploma of the City and Guilds of London Institute Course

No.7235 in Applied Information Technology, or the MCAST-BTEC Higher

National Diploma (HND) in Computing, or any other qualification from a

recognised institution considered to be equivalent by the Faculty Board.


and

B.Sc. I.T. (Hons) in Software DevelopmentEntry Requirements (valid as of October 2016) - 2/2

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What you will

be doing

Who will you be doing it

with

Why you will be doing it

What you need to start doing it

Where to get more informati

on

So, how to choose one’s degree programme?

Then,choose well!

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Part 3

More Degree Programme Detail

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Where to next?...

Go to the technical scope of the degrees

Details of the degrees:

• B.Sc. IT (Hons.) Artificial Intelligence <go AI>

• B.Sc. IT (Hons.) Computing and Business <go CB>

• B.Sc. (Hons.) Computer Engineering <go CE>

• B.Sc. (Hons.) Computing Science <go CS>

• B.Sc. IT (Hons.) Software Development <go SD>

Go directly to Faculty events

Go directly to career opportunities

Go to final slide (end the presentation)

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ICT areas covered by our degrees

User-centric (U)

• Experience

• Interfaces

• Requirements

• Information visualisation and valorisation

• Non-technical dimension

• System localisation

• Adaptation/customisation

Application-centric (A)

• Software construction process

• Physical system control

• Game development

• Intelligent systems

• Audio, visual & other media systems

• Web development

Programming languages (P)

• Compilers

• New language design

• Data management languages

• Hardware description languages

Operating Systems (O)

• Device-Application interfacing

• Security

• Communication networks

• Network management

Hardware devices (H)

• Microprocessors

• Controllers

• Robots, vehicles, etc.

• Sensors & transducers

• Wireless devices

• Gaming & Simulation controllers

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Faculty of ICT

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AI

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The study and development of computer

programs that perform tasks that usually

require the intelligence of a human to do.

B.Sc. I.T. (Hons.) in Artificial Intelligence

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The AI degree focuses ...

...on the science of making machines do things, thatwould require intelligence if done by humans.

In particular, AI work focuses on creating

✓Smart Environments

✓Intelligent Internet

✓Game Mechanics

✓Smart Devices

✓Robots and

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In AI we attempt to answer 2 questions

What is fascinating about AI is...the answers to both questions constantlyprogress as we further elaborate examples ofhuman intelligence and as the spectrum ofapplicable hardware and software technologiesevolves.

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Determine, develop, deploy and manage

the right ICT solution by appreciating and

using appropriate business processes and practice.

B.Sc. I.T. (Hons.) in Computing and

Business

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Computing & Business (CB) 1/2

The course is about computing. However, business-

friendly IT activities determine the approach and skills a

graduate learns from this programme. Therefore a graduate will learn best practices, and the provision

of software artefacts that are applicable to specific situations.

The course has two main components and there is a good

coupling between the parts. The computing part provides you with all the necessary basic

computing skills to reason about an build software solutions

satisfying business needs.

The business component, handled by another faculty, deals with

business management and finance, and provides you with a

solid appreciation of modern commercial trends and needs.

Graduates can choose in which area to specialise at the start of

their final year

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Computing & Business (CB) 2/2

Manage: Software projects

○ Project management, analysis, risk management;

○ Requirements, analysis, design and high level implementation.

Software package acquisition○ Fit-for-purpose solutions;

○ Business Process re-engineering;

○ Configuration and customisation;

○ Change / over-management.

Distinctions between CB & SD degreesCB is “lighter” on intensive and specific software development

methodology. Its focus is more on information management within

commercial processes. Nevertheless, some overlap with the SD

course necessarily exists.

What could you be doing after this degree?Database administrator, System developer, Analyst, Designer,

Requirements engineer, Software project manager, Chief Technical

Officer, Academic track, Solution architect, etc.

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The study development of computer and

communication systems, in the small and in

the large, to address real-world situations

and problems.

B.Sc. in Computer Engineering

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Computer Engineering (CE)

CE straddles hardware and software

CE delivers an ICT system (in the small or in

the large)

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Computer Engineering graduates study a selection of

both hardware and software aspects of ICT systems

and get prepared for:

Two Major employment sectors:

ICT Infrastructure and Telecommunications;

Embedded Computer Systems.

The demand for Computer Engineering graduates is

ongoing with a high probability of increasing as

networked computer systems mushroom in society,

and as local industry develops higher value added

products and services.

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ICT Networks and Systems: Planned and Designed from off-the-shelf

components

Wireless Access Networks, Internet Service Providers, Television Broadcasting

Computer Networks, Data Storage Systems and Cloud Infrastructure

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More freedom in the Design of Embedded Computer Systems

Hardware and/or Software, Sensors and Signal Processing, Machine Learning

Human Computer Interfaces, System on Chip, Computer Vision Systems

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The rigorous study of the viability,

structure, expression, development

and reliability of algorithms and

software to acquire, represent,

process, store, communicate and

access information.

B.Sc. in Computing Science

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Real-

time

Resource-awareness

Correctness

Efficiency

Security

Distributio

n

Real-time

Dependability

Distribution

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Computer visionSystems

programming

Graphics

High

performance

computing

Security

Signal processing

& machine

learning

Different

programming

paradigms

Communication

networks

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Applications of Resource-Aware Computing

Mobile apps

Financial transaction handling

Image, video and audio processing

Cloud-based computing

Multimedia Transmission

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The use and integration of technologies and

the management of information to create

modern ICT solutions of demonstrable

quality according to specific real-world

needs.

B.Sc. I.T. (Hons.) in Software Development

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What does the SD degree deal with?

Development of software for processing

information – application programs and

systems.

Types of software: stand-alone and on-line

applications (web and cloud) mainly

object-oriented but many types of

programming and technologies are tackled

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Examples of Learning Outcomes and Skills

Programming: procedural languages (C language), object

oriented languages (Java and .NET C#), scripting languages (e.g.

JavaScript, Python), Hypertext languages (e.g. HTML5)

Data management (Database development, connectivity, Big

Data, Cloud technology, application and programmatic data

manipulation)

Types of Applications/Systems: GUI (Window type), Distributed

N-Tier Architecture, Client Server computing, Web Applications,

Mobile Applications, Cloud Computing

Development: Application Development Life Cycle (analysis,

design, implementation, deployment and testing), Project

management and development methodologies

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Employability

Member of IT Application Development

team

Development team leader

Management of the full life-cycle of a

development project

IT Services management

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Part 4

Faculty Life

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Faculty Events (1/2)

Annual Lounge-around

This is an informal event, complete with refreshments and

background music, during which faculty staff meet with any

interested individuals for an informal chat on any aspect of the

Faculty and its offerings. This is a unique opportunity to meet

academic and administrative faculty staff in a friendly, relaxed

environment.

Annual Workshop in ICT (WICT)

This is a two-day workshop usually organised outside the

University bringing together local and foreign academics,

researchers, entrepreneurs, industry players, students and other

ICT stakeholders to share research ideas and work in progress.

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Faculty Events (2/2)

Annual ICT Final Year Project Exhibition (FICTeX)

This is the showcase moment for all our final-year students. A

chance to explain their work to visitors including potential

employers. Prizes from industry are also awarded based on this

two-day event.

Dean’s List Awards

This is part of the ICT FYP Exhibition event. Students who make

the highly stringent Faculty-set high-achievement threshold are

recognised and entered into the Dean’s List which is later brought

to the attention of the Rector of the University. Prizes are also

awarded.

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Not Just Study, Study, Study

The Faculty of ICT has its own student-run organisation

which is called ICTSA. ICTSA is an important entity

through which ICT students can voice suggestions

and/or make us aware of situations and problems.

Several events are organized by ICTSA for ICT

students, such as the annual programming competition,

the end of exams bash, festive parties, social events,

etc.

YOUR LOCAL, FACULTY

STUDENT ASSOCIATION

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Competitive

The Imagine Cup & the ICTSA Programming Competition,

the hottest competitions of the year where groups of

students tackle ICT related problems, with the best

solution being awarded locally and internationally.

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Doing it the Faculty of ICT “Way”!

collegiality

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Part 5

Sample Career Options

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Career Opportunities

In the next set of slides we will look at some

career opportunities related to the various

degrees mentioned earlier.

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BSc (Hons) CS Career Examples

System testing and security

Software and process engineering

Formal system modelling and methods

Operating systems and Grid technology

High performance computing and graphics

Programming languages and numerical computing

Many more...

Ref: http://healeylibrary.wikispaces.com

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BSc IT (Hons) AI Career Examples

Ref: http://www.the-biomatrix.net

Machine Learning

Adaptive Systems

Human Language Technology

Bioinformatics

Intelligent searching techniques

Agent Technology

Game Developer/Designer

Many more...

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Faculty of ICT

Universityof Malta

BSc (Hons) CE Career Examples

Large computer systems engineer

Embedded computer engineer

Telecommunications engineer

Test engineer

Integrated Circuit design engineer

Smart micro-systems design engineer

Mobile communications specialist

Many more…

Ref: http://decker.com/blog/

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Faculty of ICT

Universityof Malta

BSc IT (Hons) SD/CB Career Examples

Member of application development teams

Team/Project leader

App developer

IT Services management

Software developer

Project manager

IT support (various industries)

Innovation specialist

IT Consultant

Entrepreneur

Many more…

Ref: http://www.greatweb.co.uk/

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Faculty of ICT

Universityof Malta

Simply put, a

career in ICT

allows one to use

it, do anything with

it, with anyone,

anywhere. In other

words, BE ALL

YOU CAN BE!

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Faculty of ICT

Universityof Malta

How to contact and follow us

Further details from:

Web: www.um.edu.mt/ict

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +356 2340-3079 / 2530 / 2612

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Documents

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