Advanced Technical Skills Program 1998/99

The justification for inclusion in the program was based on the Placement Rates:

and the:

Type of Jobs Obtained : This course is designed to provide the skills necessary to develop mathematically intensive applications for presentation systems such as Microsoft Windows. As these programming skills are in high demand, diploma holders to date have found employment as C/C++ programmers in areas ranging from the engineering to the financial services sectors.
Approximately 50% of graduates from the classes of ‘96/’97 are in employment developing windows applications using the development skills and tools introduced in the course without having had the necessity for additional training. Some of the remaining graduates in ‘96/’97 required specific in-house training after taking up employment while others obtained jobs closer to their basic qualification where the computer literacy gained in the course provided them with a significant “edge” over raw graduates.

Course Advertisement

HIGHER DIPLOMA IN APPLIED SCIENCE (MODELLING & NUMERICAL COMPUTING)

The Applied Mathematics Department, UCC offers this full-time one year course, commencing in October 1998. The course is open to graduates, or equivalent, of any discipline but preference will be given to those with a mathematical background and/or a knowledge of computer programming .

The course focuses on the skills needed to develop scientific software under the Microsoft Windows environments. Topics covered in the course include C & C++, Java, Visual C++ programming with MFC and algorithm development in Mathematica (a software system for technical computing).

The course has been running successfully for the last seven years with an exceptional employment record and is modified on an ongoing basis to cater for current technology and industry requirements. All material is presented and examined in laboratory conditions to simulate the work environment as closely as possible. The course finishes with students taking complete responsibility for a project (taken from their own backgrounds where possible) which allows them to exercise the skills gained during the year.

This course has been approved for funding under the ATS (Advanced Technical Skills) Programme for 1998/99 which provides for full fee remission for qualifying students.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Friday 21st August, 1998

For more detailed information browse to http://symphony.ucc.ie/diploma

For further information & application forms contact :
    Postgraduate Admissions,
    University College Cork.
    Tel (021) 902645