Information Technology

Subject Coordinator

Mr Riccardo Flask
cit.jc@um.edu.mt
Room C202

Information Technology subject information

Advanced level

Lectures: 5 hours per week
Tutorials: 1 hour per week
Practical sessions: 2 hours per week

Intermediate level

Lectures: 2 hours per week
Practical sessions: 1 hour per week



Information Technology - Advanced Level Course

This course is meant to prepare students for courses related to Business, Computing and ICT, or for students who intend to work in an industry-related information processing environment. The course aims at providing basic knowledge of Information Systems, ICT in organisations, Software, Programming Techniques and System Development.

Students have eight hours of tuition a week, distributed as follows: five theory, one tutorial and two practical sessions. Practical sessions aim at developing practical IT skills in databases and programming, and web design. By the end of the two-year course students will be expected to submit two practical projects in these areas. These projects carry a total of 30% of the final mark of the MATSEC examination.

Although not required, students opting for this course should preferably have an MQF Level 3 qualification in Computing, ICT or other related subjects.


Information Technology - Intermediate Level Course

This course aims at preparing students to understand the practical aspects of Computing in the ICT environment, making them aware of the use of IT in the world of business, education and science. The course is meant to provide students with the basic knowledge of Information Systems, ICT in Organisations and Software.

Students have three hours of tuition a week distributed as follows: two theory and one practical sessions. By the end of the two-year course students will be expected to submit a project in Web Design. This project carries a total of 20% of the final mark of the MATSEC examination.



Listen to the episode dedicated to computing & IT from the Junior College radio programme mill-Kulleġġ:
(the episode is in the Maltese language)

https://www.jc.um.edu.mt/cit/aboutus/informationtechnology