Studying - Information Systems (Software Development) at CTI

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Hi All

Pls help, my niece wants to study software dev/programming next year. Her dad chose CTI to study at cos they hook you up with a job after study and he met a few ppl who have studied there. You only attend lectures for 1 yr and the next 2 yrs are on the job training and you qualify with a BSc HONS. Anyone has studied there? have any views on them? recommendations of better places? is the course below pretty good to what one would need for the real world (working) Oh and the cost is R 75 000 for the 1st yr and R 6000 and R 6000 for next 2 yrs.
The course below entails the modules:

(44 weeks full-time, 110 weeks part-time)


All CTI Information Systems graduates acquire a wide range of skills required in the IT industry, enabling them to function fully as IT professionals. They will be able to choose from a wide range of career opportunities. The software development route exposes students to (and gives them extensive practical experience in) a database language and two major programming languages; one as a main language, and the second as an introduction to another language. The course also includes a main operating system, sufficient hardware theory and practical assignments to carry out repairs and troubleshooting, and some background in creating Web pages.

This qualification is an intense and very comprehensive programme that involves on-campus attendance from 08:30 till 16:00, 5 days a week, for 44 weeks. Admittance into this programme is strictly reserved for those candidates who have successfully obtained the required mark in the CTI Aptitude Assessment.

Module Code
Computer Literacy (COML)
Processing and Logic Concepts (PLCS)
Program Design (PROG)
Software Engineering (SENG)
Relational Database and Modelling Design (RDMD)
MS SQL Server (MSQL)
Creating Web Pages (CWPD)
Main Programming Language C++ (CSLA and CSLB)
or Java (JV7A and JV7B)
or C# (CSPA and CSPB)
or VB.NET (VBSA and VBSB)
or PHP (PHPA and PHPB)
Linux Basic (ULNX)
Hardware Essentials (HESS)
Perl (PERL)
2nd Programming Language (One of CSLA, CSPA, JV7A, J2EE, VBSA, PHPA)
Final Practical Exam (FISSD)

•Entrance requirements: Students need to have completed a National Senior Certificate and obtained the required mark in the CTI Aptitude Assessment.
•The certificate in Information Systems (Software Development) has a rating of NQF5 on the South African National Qualifications Framework.
•Upon successful completion of the above qualification, students can upgrade to a BTEC HND Information Systems (Software Development) by completing the following courses:
• Project Management (6 months full-time or part-time)
• IS Project

•Students can start any week in the academic year.
•Students can study on a full-time or part-time schedule


Help Appreciated

Thanks
 
R75,000 for 1 year is madness. Even three year course that's ridiculously expensive. For me, I do not recommend it at all. CTI's received too much criticism, you can get a job by yourself, they do the same thing you'd do. If they don't find a place for you. Basically you're on your own.
 
For a "BSc (Hons)" that is a woefully small curriculum. It also looks to be more tailored towards the role of a software developer in a corporate environment than it does towards computer science in general, and as such I dont think students of this should be allowed to do a masters afterwards. No networking? No examination of how and why operating systems work like they do?

Just not worth the money, but I suppose thats what you get for a single year of solid theory. Just go to a proper university and study there.
 
if it doesnt say university on the box its not university in the box..... 6 years at varisty studying computer sci
 
You only attend lectures for 1 yr and the next 2 yrs are on the job training and you qualify with a BSc HONS.
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Can't be recognised by anyone, surely?
 
kickin_da_habit said:
BSc HONS
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Where do they make that claim?

Seriously tho, compared tho my BSc Computer Science Hons degree this is equivalent to doing 1st year.

Far as I can see the reality is you need to study the 1 year + 2 year work thing, then study another 2 years (full time), then another year and then you have a Hons degree from these people.
 
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Far as I can see the reality is you need to study the 1 year + 2 year work thing, then study another 2 years (full time), then another year and then you have a Hons degree from these people.
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Bsc Hons can surely only be achieved through 4 years of studying. Looks a scam, OP.
 
How can they award a BSc(Hons) in 3 years? Isn't it South African law that a Bachelors degree entails a minimum of 3 years of study and that you can only get an Honours degree after completion of said Bachelors degree?
 
CTI is fine to just get something on your name but way expensive for what they give you.

Rather look at UNISA it will be worth much more at a better price.

Also there is no garantee of finding a job when your done at CTI.

Look here : http://www.unisa.ac.za/Default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=22671

To get some experience I suggest working on the rentacoder type sites bidding for free to build up a cv that will count more than a CTI certificate.
 
Dont ever, ever go to CTI
biggest mistake of my life!!!!!!
i regularly send them email stating what crap syllabus/teachers they offer and how i battled to get work for 2 years.
go to Makro PE, you'll find a security guard there with a CTI qualification in software development, this is no joke, we studied together.
only when i finished my degree after CTI did the big companies show interest.

How can people who just qualified from CTI teach other student?
how can they charge you for each extra day you run over the cirriculum?

Dont ever, ever go to CTI
biggest mistake of my life!!!!!!
 
Khanya said:
R75,000 for 1 year is madness. Even three year course that's ridiculously expensive. For me, I do not recommend it at all. CTI's received too much criticism, you can get a job by yourself, they do the same thing you'd do. If they don't find a place for you. Basically you're on your own.
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What are u joking? is that CTIs price for a normal diploma?

I pay less @ UCT far less.
 
Knyro said:
How can they award a BSc(Hons) in 3 years? Isn't it South African law that a Bachelors degree entails a minimum of 3 years of study and that you can only get an Honours degree after completion of said Bachelors degree?
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True, you also needed to pass with endorsement in Matric (which requires certain subjects and higher marks than that required to just pass) in order qualify to for a bachelors degree (eg. no instution can legally allow you without said endorsement).

But in this case you aren't getting a degree in South Africa however, it's from some UK institution.
 
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Gnome said:
True, you also needed to pass with endorsement in Matric (which requires certain subjects and higher marks than that required to just pass) in order qualify to for a bachelors degree (eg. no instution can legally allow you without said endorsement).

But in this case you aren't getting a degree in South Africa however, it's from some UK institution.
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Correct but its not considered a BSc in this country without the correct amount of NQF points. I'm currently a UNISA BSc student and have looked at all the other options.
 
cbrunsdonza said:
NQF points
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Care to explain what that is? I passed Matric in 2004 and back then we had to have subjects from certain categories. Apart from that you also had a score (on my Mattric certificate it says aggregate and then a score). As I understood it you had the score for a pass, then endorsement (which means you can go to University and do a bachelors degree) and then merit (not sure why they have the merit category). But hell it's been a long time and I have a BSc degree now so I honestly don't give a crap about my Matric marks or procedures anymore but I'm still curious how it works at present :p
 
Gnome said:
Care to explain what that is? I passed Matric in 2004 and back then we had to have subjects from certain categories. Apart from that you also had a score (on my Mattric certificate it says aggregate and then a score). As I understood it you had the score for a pass, then endorsement (which means you can go to University and do a bachelors degree) and then merit (not sure why they have the merit category). But hell it's been a long time and I have a BSc degree now so I honestly don't give a crap about my Matric marks or procedures anymore but I'm still curious how it works at present :p
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http://www.saqa.org.za/structure/nqf/docs/quality_assure.pdf
 
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