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

Program Description In Sheridan College Internet Communications Technology program 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. Graduates specialize in network communications and security, and work for a variety of Canadian and global institutions.

Students will 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

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.