INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY · DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY · BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (HONS) · BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (HONS) 2U1i · BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (HONS) DATA ANALYTICS · MASTER OF DATA SCIENCE 2021 MARCH EDITION MARCH 2021 MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN At the School of Information and Communication Technology, we position our graduates to help drive the information technology (IT) ADDING VALUE industry to higher levels of innovation and success. The new Business Analytics and Technology Innovation Centre at HELP's Subang 2 campus THROUGH Our robust links with the IT industry have enabled us to introduce an innovative series of final year projects and internship programmes which DEVELOPING not only offer students valuable work experience, but also provide MOBILE MINDS specific knowledge and specialised skills for the industry 4.0 workforce. Our mission is to produce self-directing graduates who master new skills efficiently, whilst our primary aim is to produce graduates, who at the same time are able to embrace rapid technological change and THE ANALYTICS-DRIVEN economic evolution. ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITY We endeavour to instil in our students attitudes and values that will prepare them for a lifetime of continuous learning and leadership. To prepare for the future, we are transforming to become the Internationally, HELP has earned further recognition for its Analytics-Driven Entrepreneurial University. Our effort is innovative efforts. In the QS Star Rating System, we were awarded As advocates of a well-rounded education, we not only provide our recognised by MDEC which conferred on us the Premier Digital the maximum 5 Stars in 9 categories of endeavour, including students with instructions in all core IT academic subjects; we also Tech University Award. We also received the MDEC Recognition Online Learning and Business and Management Studies; in the QS provide credible and comprehensive instruction in soft skills, e.g. work for Certificate training in Data and Business Analytics for World University Ranking we were placed No. 1 in Asia for ethics, communication skills, self confidence, presentation skills, Outbound Student Exchange in recognition of our achievements students. teamwork, etc. in placing students in top institutions worldwide and for being a To support this transformation, HELP invested RM25 million in university of choice for students from many continents. Today's service economy and the ascendance of work teams in large the Business Analytics and Technology Innovation Centre organisations place an added emphasis on soft skills. It is no longer (BATIC) which will innovate and incubate techno- During the last 33 years sufficient to be a functional expert. To complement these unique core entrepreneurship. At the same time, we are investing heavily in ALL HELP STUDENTS HELP has been exploring and competencies, there are certain ‘soft skills’ every company looks for in a re-skilling and up-skilling staff capabilities in data science and ARE ELIGIBLE experimenting with potential employee. Companies value soft skills because research data analytics. We are getting bigger, better, bolder in our innovative ways to evolve our FOR THE FREE suggests and experience shows that they can be just as important an innovative education investment. education philosophy, indicator of job performance as hard skills. We therefore prepare our CERTIFICATE IN principles and practices. To students to succeed in the increasingly global marketplace and in our Besides using analytics to drive our management and teaching, achieve the 3 Cs (Character DATA AND BUSINESS own complex and ever-changing society. we are also building our research capability in analytics development, Competency application. Part of the research grant from the Ministry of ANALYTICS COURSE. in leadership, and Education and internal funding is allocated for analytics Competency in a profession), we have designed the TEA culture to We are especially proud that the contribution of the Faculty of research. nurture the right skills and predisposition in our students. Computing and Digital Technology was instrumental for the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation's (MDEC) conferment of Premier Digital To complement the above development we have signed up with TEA is the acronym for Thinking mind, Entrepreneurial attitude, Tech University (PDTU) Award to HELP University. The PDTU is MDEC Bloomberg to set up one of the largest Bloomberg Finance Labs Analytics skills: T is about robust thinking skills; E is about having a recognition and endorsement by the Ministry of Education of selected among private institutions in Malaysia. This resource facility problem-solving mindset; A is about the skills in applying evidence- Institutions of Higher Learning for the delivery of first class courses in boosts the economics, business, financial and analytics training based management using data analytics. Each of these is digital technology to produce highly-employable graduates. in our Faculty of Business, Economics and Accounting, the ELM supported by a programme of skills training and attitude Graduate School and the Faculty of Computing and Digital development, viz the Critical Thinking Skills Programme, the Assoc Prof Dr Sien Ven Yu Technology. Entrepreneurship-Leadership-Management Programme (ELM), Dean and the Analytics Certificate Programme. This is the core Faculty of Computing and Digital Technology In addition, we have training and internship collaboration with education culture of HELP University as we prepare our students multinational companies like Alibaba, Sheng Tai International and to be IR 4.0 future ready. techno-entrepreneurs. B 1 THINGS YOU SHOULD 10 KNOW ABOUT ICT @ HELP GREAT CAREER PROSPECTS WORK-BASED FUTURE- LEARNING PROOF GRADUATES EMPLOYABILITY>90% READY FOR Our graduates have been employed by IBM, Intel, HP, Accenture, Shell, INDUSTRY CIMB, CitiBank , ASTRO, Star, Maxis, etc. BUSINESS PREPARATION FOR 4.0• Supported curriculum by ANALYTICS & PROFESSIONAL Amazon Web Services Academy, CERTIFICATES IBM Academy and Microsft TECHNOLOGY • Oracle Database Certified Associate Academy to develop credible INNOVATION • CompTIA Network+ academic contents • Oracle Certified Associate, Java • Curriculum aligned with industry CENTRE (BATIC) Programmer needs BATIC is Malaysia’s largest finance • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner lab in collaboration with • Industry-supported professional Bloomberg, a global financial, certificates and R&D projects software and data company. INDUSTRY CENTRES OF EXCELLENT STRENGTH EXCELLENCE TEACHING • SAS Data Science FINAL YEAR • FutureLab Industry Mentoring FACULTY • 80% of the lecturers have over PROJECTS 10 years of teaching and industry Students are provided with experience. opportunities to work on • All lecturers have the minimum Information & Communication Technology (ICT) is real-world projects with of a Master's q ualification. WHAT IS the convergence of Information Technology, industry partners. Telecommunications and Data Networking INFORMATION & Technologies into a single technology. It is a broad subject concerned with technology and other COMMUNICATION aspects of managing and processing information. IT covers a multitude of different jobs in processing, REAL-WORLD APPROACH TECHNOLOGY? analysing, storing and conveying information, Interactive learning actively engages whether that means working on the internet or on NTERACTIVE students in wrestling with learning systems for guiding rockets. Graduates with work material. It reinvigorates the TEACHING & classroom for both lecturers and experience and strong technical skills will be snapped students. Besides, it can strengthen 1:20CLASS up first. Jobs in these areas remain a significant LEARNING their crictical thinking and problem- LOW LECTURER feature of graduate recruitment, and the long-term solving skills using a much more -STUDENT global outlook is positive. holistic approach to learning. RATIO 2 3 HELP INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD PROGRAMMES INDUSTRY ENDORSEMENT & SUPPORT An Industry Advisory Board (IAB) was established by the School of Information Technology and Communication to ensure that the IT programmes offered are relevant and effective for its undergraduates and to strengthen the department’s ties with the computing industry. The IAB consists of senior industrialists and professionals with local and global representation, e.g., HT Consulting, IBM, Microsoft, Ernst & Young, MIMOS, ASTRO, PIKOM, MyBiz, FutureLab and SAS. The IAB advises on course content in the context of industrial trends and employment prospects, and supports the Faculty’s activities in placing undergraduates in internship programmes and graduates in employment upon graduation. The IAB also provides advice on research activities and opportunities. JOB PLACEMENTS Job assistance and internships are available for our graduates via industry linkages and career exposure. Our students are highly sought-after by leading DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY companies. Our students have been employed by KPT/JPS (R3/481/4/0073) (A6528) 09/25 Accenture, IBM, Citibank, Maxis Communications, IT is no longer a secondary or support Motorola Malaysia, HSBC (China), MIMOS, Sapura industry; it is the industry of the future, PROGRAMME DETAILS Holdings, Broadcast Network Systems (ASTRO), and some of the biggest companies worldwide • 2-year programme Shell, HP and many others. are IT companies. Our aim in the Advisory • Students are required to complete 19 academic subjects