IIT promotes holistic learning experience for students
View(s):In a world full of choices, picking the best institute to pursue one’s education is oftentimes a tough choice that would have long lasting consequences, whether good or bad.
To ensure one selects the best, it is essential to look at credentials, accreditation, positions taken up by past students in the field of choice, and the character building offered through the educational experience. In a competitive world where persuasion, determination, and hard work take precedence, it is of vital importance to be molded in to a person that has a good balance between theoretical knowledge, practical knowledge and capabilities to carry forward a multitude of tasks with ease and confidence.
Informatics Institute of Technology, commonly known as IIT is the pioneer in British internal degrees in Sri Lanka with a reputation of being among the best in higher education in the avenues of IT and Business Management. Students pursuing dreams at IIT are recognised for the qualifications the institute offers which are on par with world standards and accepted worldwide for its content, quality and skill development.
Dilshan Ranesh Kottegoda, currently reading for a Degree in Information Systems with Business Management (ISBM) which is offered as a qualifying internal degree from the University of Westminster (UOW) UK, stated that the experience gained at IIT brings out the best in the students, both as an individual and as a future corporate.
“The course is interdisciplinary. You learn about information systems alongside the core areas of business and management which are at the heart of a business,” Dilshan said.
He noted that the course prepares students to make critical high-level decisions and provide know-how to back it up with the best information gathering and deployment methods. It also helps develop abilities to analyze problems logically and apply appropriate decision-making skills and knowledge to reach feasible, realistic conclusions.
“During the first year of the course one can learn the basic fundamentals of both subject disciplines – Information Systems and Business Management. Programming, Business Mathematics, Requirement Analysis, Information and Data Modeling, as well as Principles of Marketing form the core of the first year’s syllabus,” he explained. The second year focuses on improving ones knowledge of Business Information Systems Design and Development, Project Management, Operations Management and Finance and Human Resource Management, as well as professional practice. These subjects are the foundation that equips students for their third year which is the placement year.
The placement year, which is a unique benefit at IIT sees students in industry related organizations experiencing practical manifestations of what they have been learning. Being able to observe the practical application of their course and further enhance their knowledge on is an invaluable experience and benefit to IIT students.
“This wealth of information benefits during the final year of study as students can channel their practical experience into subjects such as Information System Quality and Testing, Business Strategy, Managing Business Organizations and Information System Strategy as well as their final year project,” Dilshan asserted.
Often pragmatic in their approach in delivery, the projects that are expected from students enable them to be aware of the outside working world and its environment. As such the project is of a high standard, and often at Industry level.
Explaining his reasons to chose the particular course, he said: “Today’s world revolves entirely around technology where it is integrated in every aspect of business in all industries; deeming it necessary for any person involved in a career to have a thorough knowledge of the subject. From a business perspective, an information system is an important instrument for creating value for the organization.” There are many ways in which information systems can contribute to firm value, he continued, including increasing the firm›s return on its investments, enhancing the company›s strategic position, or increasing the market value of the firm›s stock.
“Information processing activities support management decision making, enhance the execution of business processes and as a result increase business value. In addition, training in both business fundamentals and cutting-edge technology allows you to become leaders who leverage information technology for creating business value. “
The ISBM course also gives much needed in- depth knowledge on the key disciplines in Business analysis, Marketing, Human Resources, Finance, Operations Management, and communications; all of which are very valuable to understand in today’s business.
Making the learning experience easy and worthwhile, the lecturers are open and available for students at any time and delivered the lectures in a manner that is both well understood by students as well as motivate them to take an interest in the subjects. He stated that they also taught the students many soft skills relevant to today’s business world that included presentation skills, teamwork, leadership skills and business etiquette.
Dilshan acknowledged: “IIT is helping me build the career that I have been dreaming about; just as it has helped more than thousands of graduates to achieve their dreams. It is an Institute with a homely environment where there are no barriers between the management and the students. The management is encouraging and pushes students to engage not only in studies but also in extracurricular activities so that we can be all-rounders. I am extremely happy that I chose to be an undergraduate of IIT.”
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