IT Management and Services (ITMS) is a departmental organization that provides the support necessary for the use and advancement of technology across the campus community. The ITMS staff provides a wide variety of services and training to the DISTED College community to ensure that users are enabled to gain access to a wide variety of technological knowledge that best suits the academic needs of the campus community. The ITMS maintains and operates the following facilities for the college:
Internet Services There is ample bandwidth for accessing the Internet and any web-based applications. The college has redundant broadband and wireless PTP connections installed, and adding to these are the WiFi hotspots, to enable students and staffs to have fast and wide access to the Internet resources and communications facilities.
YCE Heritage Campus Monday to Thursday 8:30 am – 5:30 pm Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
The computer laboratories are equipped with very capable Intel® Core i7 computers, and with a full range of technical and productivity tools and software. Learning, teaching and work are now pleasant and fun. Students would be exposed to both Windows and Linux platforms running on a fiber optic and UTP backbone. This gives the students a good understanding and appreciation of these systems when they start their careers.
To use the computer facilities, students are required to:Produce their DISTED student ID card on demand.
College staff on duty has the sole authority to determine if a student is in compliance with the above rules. Necessary action will be taken against those who do not adhere to these rules.
Students use the computers for different purposes and there are potentially many users. As such, the use of computers in the college is subject to the following order of usage priority:
This course provides an introduction to information technology and Information systems. The student will be introduced to computer software, hardware, and networking technologies, Information systems, databases as well as information security and privacy. The subject also teaches students to maximize their use of mobile devices, make the most of online tools for collaboration and communication, and fully utilize today’s Internet capabilities. It highlights today’s most current technology trends and developments.
