Swinburne’s computing degrees prepare grads for Industry 4.0
KUCHING: Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus offers computing courses under the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science, to provide solid foundational knowledge and industry skills aimed at enhancing students’ understanding of technology to identify issues and design solutions.
Swinburne Sarawak’s head of School of Information and Communications Technologies Associate Professor Patrick Then Hang Hui said that between three to five years’ cycle, a majority of its computing courses are fully refreshed to maximise employability of its graduates and to suit employers’ needs.
In addition, the School has attracted research grants of over RM1 million from the private and public sectors to boost its research and development (R&D) capabilities.
“Our students get the latest knowledge and develop the right skill sets as a result of constant updates to our programme content and investment in research and development. The School also invests in upgrading its computing and networking devices annually,” said Then.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and Computer Science are three-year programmes with a selection of majors. ICT majors include software technology and network technology, while software development, cyber security and Internet of things are three majors under computer science.
Students acquire core programming skills to programme devices and develop software solutions when majoring in Internet of things by analysing
Our students get the latest knowledge and develop the right skill sets as a result of constant updates to our programme content and investment in research and development. The School also invests in upgrading its computing and networking devices annually. — Associate Professor Patrick Then Hang Hui, Swinburne Sarawak Head of School of Information and Communications Technologies
data from internet-connected devices.
Graduates are typically employed in technical areas such as programming, systems analysis and design, multimedia development, systems architecture, data warehouse architecture and data mining,