Griffith college Dublin" Higher Diploma in Computing Science"

mandymandy

Hi Everybody,

I`m planning to start the Higher dip.course in computing science part time in Griffith college Dublin.
Just wondering has anybody done this course and knows what programming language they use ?

Thanks a lot.

CruelCoin

mandymandy wrote: »

Hi Everybody,

I`m planning to start the Higher dip.course in computing science part time in Griffith college Dublin.
Just wondering has anybody done this course and knows what programming language they use ?

Thanks a lot.

Java is the main one.

Then the following: JavaFX (The Limerick campus used C#), MySQL, PHP, Html/css, Javascript.

Java was very well covered (2 modules), as was MySQL and JavaFX (1 module each).

But the others were kind of thrown at us in a "go make me a website lol" fashion, with maybe an hour of real tuition for each language. Lots of self learning was required. Given that it was a group project to build a database driven website, i became the php/sql wizard, when another did the javascript and json, and another the html/css. It was great for making us learn our own sections, but it meant we actually learned very little about the languages used in the other sections.

mandymandy

I want to know as much as possible in advance, before i start, because i`m in full- time employement, and I want to start catching up in time, as I`m planning to keep my job during the 3 semesters.( i`ll do the course in part time and I want to catch up with maths and programming at least).
What other modules you`ve had in this course? I`ve emailed the college ,asking for a detailed list of modules and subjects but still no reply....

CruelCoin

mandymandy wrote: »

I want to know as much as possible in advance, before i start, because i`m in full- time employement, and I want to start catching up in time, as I`m planning to keep my job during the 3 semesters.( i`ll do the course in part time and I want to catch up with maths and programming at least).
What other modules you`ve had in this course? I`ve emailed the college ,asking for a detailed list of modules and subjects but still no reply....

Modules are on the website: https://www.griffith.ie/faculties/computing/courses/higher-diploma-science-computing

Its in the structure tab.

Architecture and organisation, communications and networks, Operating system design are all theory. The rest are programming / maths.

It's tough going in full time employment, but its perfectly doable.

For maths, maybe brush up on your algebra and matrixes?

Protip: get github and eclipse working. For people unfamiliar with these, it can be a real pain as it takes a while to get the hang of them / get them configured. Having these ready to go off the bat will save some time.
Computer Architecture and Organisation
Computer Programming
Data Communications and Networks
Discrete Mathematics
HCI & GUI Programming
Operating System Design
Programming and Data Structures
Relational Databases
Software Engineering for Web Applications
Object Orientated Development
- See more at: https://www.griffith.ie/faculties/computing/courses/higher-diploma-science-computing#sthash.7FoXeAUm.dpuf
Computer Architecture and Organisation
Computer Programming
Data Communications and Networks
Discrete Mathematics
HCI & GUI Programming
Operating System Design
Programming and Data Structures
Relational Databases
Software Engineering for Web Applications
Object Orientated Development
- See more at: https://www.griffith.ie/faculties/computing/courses/higher-diploma-science-computing#sthash.7FoXeAUm.dpuf