Advanced College Diploma - Internet Communications Technology (PICTC) (Optional Co-op)

Program Description Sheridan College Advanced Diploma in Internet Communications Technology is a 3-year program that provides an in-depth curriculum on the technologies of the Internet. The longest-standing Internet engineering undergraduate program in Canada, this program will provide students with a great deal of hands-on experience.

Students acquire a comprehensive understanding of Internet infrastructure, architecture and security, gaining hands-on experience in: • Internet engineering: routing, design and protocol • WiFi systems: power measurement, design, security, deployment • Voice over IP: design, build and test • Network cabling and power

Internet Communications Technology offers extraordinary income potential and opportunities for career advancement. The graduates work at senior levels for every major network carrier in the country.

The successful completion of this program will enable the graduate to: • Distinguish, identify and relate between the principal layers of a complex communications system. • Know all important telecommunications principles and equipment, protocol suites, architectures, regulatory bodies and common carrier services as well as issues of cross-protocol communications. • Have the skills required to install, administer and manage a Local Area Network (LAN) and be able to network that LAN to other network segments over wide area links. • Know the theory behind and the basic use of network testing, monitoring and management instruments and systems. • Apply basic computing principles and programming skills to install software, configure devices, troubleshoot and maintain a data network. • Be able to assess the communications needs of a client, perform a broad brush analysis of the traffic conditions associated with these needs and then determine the optimal connectivity for the conditions. • Know the range of data communications services associated with the dominant public carrier services in Canada today and be able to estimate point to point costs using tariff schedules. • Apply basic electronic and digital principles and instrumentation in the installation, troubleshooting and maintenance of communications hardware. • Apply the principles of mathematics, science and engineering and utilize information from handbooks, journals, regulations and specifications to resolve telecommunications problems. • Schedule or supervise telecommunications projects and follow up with written reports in accordance with established formats and procedures. • Know and be able to apply basic management principles such as project and time management, break-even analysis, planning and control. • Communicate effectively with associates in written, oral or schematic form