INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CURRICULUM
The following curriculum areas shall constitute this year’s industrial training program at Dreamscom Technologies Ltd. It is hoped that when implemented, students’ knowledge base will be improved in the IT domain hence contributing to technology literacy amongst students.
- Hardware identification, repair and maintenance:
Having a good knowledge about hardware systems is an important need of any computing student. Because hardware is actually inevitable at work, home and everywhere, it is an integral part of life in today’s technology driven world.
By the end of the training, students should be comfortable with the following:
- Common hardware components and their functionalities in details and relate them to their software counterparts.
- Different trends and types of hardware components and make decisions when to use which type and why (hardware specifications).
- Hardware problems; perform diagnostic on PCs and peripheral equipment to troubleshoot problems down to component level (hardware maintenance).
The objective is that the student will have a basic understanding of how the PC works, be able to completely handle these components, be able to safely remove, repair or install components in a PC and be capable of completely disassembling and reassembling any PC.
- Computer Networking and Data Communications:
The world is currently a global village. This is made possible by networking and data communications.
During this internship, students will be able to learn how to create and manage computer network through Network cable termination, Configuring network switches (Ethernet), Setting up and configuring Wireless Access Points, Configuring network routers, IP Address Technologies (TCP/IP), Managing IP space with IPv4/6 and NAT, Network booting of a PC, Network
planning, Troubleshooting network problems, Configuring Web Servers, File Servers, Microsoft Exchange Servers and Proxy Servers.
- Software & Mobile App Development, Website Design and Hosting:
This training session will enhance students with the fundamentals of software development. Students will be taught the steps of software development from idea creation to implementation. At the end of the training, students will be required to develop sample application software of their choice.
Besides developing web based applications that can run online and desktop applications, students will also be introduced to mobile application development using jQuery platform and other latest android application development technologies.
This internship program will also introduce students to website design, development and hosting using latest CMS platforms, python and other related technologies.
- Computer Graphics design, Animation and Videography:
Dreamscom Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers. During this internship program, students will be taught how to develop the overall layout and production design for various applications such as advertisements, brochures, magazines, and corporate reports. Whilst videography is central to graphics, students will be taught how to produce high definition video clips and footages that can be played on digital media.
- IT Project Planning, Research, Documentation and Data Analysis:
IT project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, managing, leading, and controlling resources to achieve specific IT related goals.
During this internship, students will be introduced to the basic fundamentals of project planning, budgeting, project implementation, project documentation and data analysis to enhance their research skills. Statistical tools like SPSS, EPI Info & SATA will be introduced to interns.
- ICT Entrepreneurship Skills:
Every student in the ICT world needs knowledge about business, business trends and the ways to business. During this session, students will engage in practical business. They will learn and understand the market in Uganda (Africa), its challenges and demands and practical ways of mitigating the challenges and reaching out to this market through ICT. Students will be assigned tasks mainly in marketing survey, prediction and retention as well as sales and marketing roles.
