Computing for Educators - Letterkenny

Each certificate is worth 10 ECT credits and is at level 8. Educators can take as many or as few of the certificates are they wish but completing 6 certificates will enable the participant to convert their 60 credits into a Higher Diploma in Computing for Educators.

Year One

PROPOSED MODULES MANDATORY/ELECTIVE CREDITS

Coding Principles Elective 10
Database Technology Elective 10
Coding with Syntax Elective 10
Web Development and HCI Elective 10
Block Based Mobile Application Development Elective 10
Robotics for the Classroom Elective 10
Digital Citizenship Elective 10
Data Science Elective 10
Computer Systems Elective 10
Technology for the Primary Classroom Elective 10
Software Engineering Elective 10
Computer Science Unplugged Elective 10
Project Management Elective 10
Delivering Applied Learning Tasks Elective 10

Minimum Entry Requirements
A full level-8 qualification or equivalent or B.Ed. Preference will be given to professionals working in the education sector.

Each module runs twice a year where possible. Once in Athlone Education Centre (AEC) and once in Letterkenny IT. Educators must specify the module code of the certificate they wish to gain when ap-plying. Please note module codes are different for Athlone Education Centre and Letterkenny IT. Edu-cators should ensure they specify the correct module code for their chosen location when applying.

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Part-time. Online course.