DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY ICT CERTIFICATION COURSES

GENERAL INFORMATION

CYBER SECURITY

Course Duration: 3 Months-Weekly Schedule: [2 Classes per week, 2 hours per day]

Course Overview

This course is designed to provide comprehensive training in cybersecurity, covering essential concepts, tools, and techniques required to protect digital assets and mitigate cyber threats effectively. It encompasses a range of measures, technologies, and processes designed to safeguard information and ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data. Cybersecurity is a constantly evolving field due to the ever-changing nature of cyber threats and technologies. Organizations are continuously adapting their security measures to address new challenges and vulnerabilities.
Cyber security career opportunities include security analysts, security engineer, incident responder, security consultant, ethical hacker/penetration tester, security architect, security manager/director, chief information security officer (CISO)

Learning Objectives:

  • Develop a deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
  • Gain proficiency in identifying and analyzing various cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Learn how to implement security measures to protect networks, systems, and data.
  • Acquire hands-on experience with cybersecurity tools and techniques used in real-world scenarios.
  • Be industry-ready and professionally certified.

Entry Requirements:

  1. Application fee of N10,000
  2. Students must be computer literate.
  3. Students must possess a laptop of at least Core i5, 8GB RAM, 500GB HDD, and not earlier than Windows 10
  4. Students must have a good internet connection.
  5. Students must be willing to commit to the class schedules.
  6. Students must be willing to commit to the class exercises, quizzes, and lab work.

Attendance Policy:

  1. Regular attendance is expected for all scheduled sessions.
  2. Students are required to notify the instructor in advance of any absences or delays.
  3. Certificate will only be given after meeting the class attendance requirement and successful completion of all exercise and lab work.

Instructional Methodology:

  • Hybridised mode of classes
  • Interactive lectures with multimedia presentations
  • Hands-on labs and practical exercises
  • Case studies and real-world scenarios
  • Group discussions and collaborative projects
  • International cyber security expert for lab work

Price:

For Nigerian applicants
  • Pay once – N300,000.
  • Payment by installment – N400,000

Bank Details:

  • Banks – Globus Bank
  • Account NameDominican University Short Learning Programmes
  • Account Number – 1000266971

For foreign application
  • Pay once – $300.
  • Payment by installment – $400

Bank Details:

  • Banks – GTBank (Dollar)
  • USD NUBAN - 0167626731
  • IBAN: 401/291122/2/1/0
  • SORT CODE:058-194010
  • SWIFT/BIC: GTBINGLA

DATA SCIENCE

Course Duration: Duration: 3 Months-Weekly Schedule: [2 Classes per week, 2 hours per day]

Course Overview

This comprehensive program equips participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in the field of data science. Covering topics from data wrangling to machine learning and beyond, the course provides hands-on experience and prepares individuals for real-world data challenges. Data science integrates mathematical and statistical principles, specialized programming techniques, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning algorithms with domain-specific expertise to reveal actionable insights within an organization's data. These insights serve as valuable guides for decision-making and strategic planning. Because there's so much data available now, data science is becoming very important in many industries. Data scientists are in high demand because they help understand data and suggest ways to improve a business.
Career opportunities include: Data analyst, data scientist, machine learning engineer, big data engineer, data engineer, business intelligence (bi) analyst, ai research scientist, data science manager/director, data science consultant, chief data officer (CDO).

Learning Objectives:

  • Master the fundamentals of data manipulation, exploration, analysis and visualization.
  • Develop expertise in statistical analysis and predictive modeling techniques.
  • Gain practical experience with industry-standard tools and technologies for data science.
  • Learn how to extract actionable insights from large datasets and communicate findings effectively.
  • Be industry ready and professionally certified.

Entry Requirements:

  1. Application fee of N10,000
  2. Students must be computer literate.
  3. Students must possess a laptop of atleast core i5, 8gb RAM, 500GB HDD and not earlier than Windows 10
  4. Students must have good internet connection.
  5. Students must be willing to commit to the class schedules.
  6. Students must be willing to commit to the class exercises, quizzes and lab work.

Attendance Policy:

  1. Regular attendance is expected for all scheduled sessions.
  2. Students are required to notify the instructor in advance of any absences or delays.
  3. Certificate will only be given after meeting the class attendance requirement and successful completion of all exercise and lab work.

Instructional Methodology:

  • Hybridised mode of classes
  • Interactive lectures with multimedia presentations
  • Hands-on labs and practical exercises
  • Case studies and real-world scenarios
  • Group discussions and collaborative projects
  • International cyber security expert for lab work

Price:

  • Pay once – N250,000.
  • Payment by installment – N300,000

Bank Details:

  • Banks – Globus Bank
  • Account Name – Dominican University Short Learning Programmes
  • Account Number – 1000266971

For foreign application
  • Pay once – $250
  • Payment by installment – $300

Bank Details:

  • Banks – GTBank (Dollar)
  • USD NUBAN - 0167626731
  • IBAN: 401/291122/2/1/0
  • SORT CODE:058-194010
  • SWIFT/BIC: GTBINGLA

CLOUD COMPUTING

Course Duration: Duration: 3 Months-Weekly Schedule: [2 Classes per week, 2 hours per day]

Course Overview

This program offers comprehensive training in cloud computing, covering essential concepts, platforms, and technologies necessary for building, deploying, and managing cloud-based solutions. Participants will gain hands-on experience with leading cloud platforms and prepare for industry-recognized certifications.
Career opportunities include: Cloud engineer, cloud architect, cloud security expert, development operation engineering, cloud administrator, cloud administrator, cloud network engineer.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the fundamentals of cloud computing architecture, deployment models, and service models.
  • Gain proficiency in using major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)..
  • Learn how to design, deploy, and manage scalable and secure cloud-based solutions.
  • Acquire skills in cloud automation, orchestration, and DevOps practices.
  • Be industry ready and professionally certified.

Entry Requirements:

  1. Application fee of N10,000
  2. Students must be computer literate.
  3. Students must possess a laptop of atleast core i5, 8gb RAM, 500GB HDD and not earlier than Windows 10
  4. Students must have good internet connection.
  5. Students must be willing to commit to the class schedules.
  6. Students must be willing to commit to the class exercises, quizzes and lab work.

Attendance Policy:

  1. Regular attendance is expected for all scheduled sessions.
  2. Students are required to notify the instructor in advance of any absences or delays.
  3. Certificate will only be given after meeting the class attendance requirement and successful completion of all exercise and lab work.

Instructional Methodology:

  • Hybridised mode of classes
  • Interactive lectures with multimedia presentations
  • Hands-on labs and practical exercises
  • Case studies and real-world scenarios
  • Group discussions and collaborative projects
  • International cyber security expert for lab work

Price:

  • Pay once – N300,000.
  • Payment by installment – N400,000

Bank Details:

  • Banks – Globus Bank
  • Account Name – Dominican University Short Learning Programmes
  • Account Number – 1000266971

For foreign application
  • Pay once – $300
  • Payment by installment – $400

Bank Details:

  • Banks – GTBank (Dollar)
  • USD NUBAN - 0167626731
  • IBAN: 401/291122/2/1/0
  • SORT CODE:058-194010
  • SWIFT/BIC: GTBINGLA

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Course Duration: Duration: (4-6) Months-Weekly Schedule: [2 Classes per week, 2 hours per day]

Course Overview

Software engineering deals with the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software applications. Software engineers apply engineering principles and knowledge of programming languages to build software solutions for organizations end users.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understanding of Web Development Fundamentals
  • Backend Development Proficiency
  • Frontend Development Mastery
  • Full Stack Integration and Deployment
  • Agile Development and Collaboration
  • Be industry ready and professionally certified

Entry Requirements:

  1. Application fee of N10,000
  2. Students must be computer literate.
  3. Students must possess a laptop of atleast core i5, 8gb RAM, 500GB HDD and not earlier than Windows 10
  4. Students must have good internet connection.
  5. Students must be willing to commit to the class schedules.
  6. Students must be willing to commit to the class exercises, quizzes and lab work.

Attendance Policy:

  1. Regular attendance is expected for all scheduled sessions.
  2. Students are required to notify the instructor in advance of any absences or delays.
  3. Certificate will only be given after meeting the class attendance requirement and successful completion of all exercise and lab work.

Instructional Methodology:

  • Hybridised mode of classes
  • Interactive lectures with multimedia presentations
  • Hands-on labs and practical exercises
  • Case studies and real-world scenarios
  • Group discussions and collaborative projects
  • International cyber security expert for lab work

Price:

  • Pay once –N800,000
  • Payment by installment –N900,000

Bank Details:

  • Banks – Globus Bank
  • Account Name – Dominican University Short Learning Programmes
  • Account Number – 1000266971

For foreign application
  • Pay once – $800
  • Payment by installment – $900

Bank Details:

  • Banks – GTBank (Dollar)
  • USD NUBAN - 0167626731
  • IBAN: 401/291122/2/1/0
  • SORT CODE:058-194010
  • SWIFT/BIC: GTBINGLA

CONTACT

Course Duration: Email: computerscience@dui.edu.ng

Phone Number: +234 706 228 6024, +234 803 582 4159

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1.What are the Short Certification programmes available

Programmes currently available are:
  1. Data Science
  2. Coud Computing
  3. Cyber Security
  4. Software Engineering

2.What is the duration of the Certification/Professional Programme?

The duration of each programme is 12 to 16 weeks

3.What is the cost per course?

Visit the website at http://www.dui.edu.ng/ict-certification for the cost of each course.

4.What is the cost of the application form?

Registration/Application form costs N10,000 naira only

5.Does the University allow for a flexible course payment plan?

Candidates are at liberty to choose the most suitable plan for payment from the options below:
  1. Full payment once
  2. Payment by installment
  3. Cyber Security
  4. Payment per module

6.Are students required to do a project for certification?

Yes, students are required to do project or practical hands-on examination as part of the graduation requirements.

7.What are the basic entry requirements for the programme?

The following are the basic entry requirements:
  1. 5 credit passes in Ordinary level subjects or A level subjects
  2. OND, NCE, and HND in any course
  3. Bachelor’s degree (in any course) from any reputable university
  4. Must be computer literate

8.Is it possible to consider candidates from other related disciplines?

Students from any discipline are acceptable in the programme as far they have the required skills to follow the respective programme.

9.What will the certificate to be issued at the end of the programme bear?”

The certificate to be issued will bear Dominican University and the name of the short programme. As follows: Dominican University Certificate in DATA SCIENCE (or any other Short Course)

10.Is each candidate required to come with a personal laptop?

Yes, each candidate entering for any of the programmes is required to possess a personal laptop to be able to follow the lectures and perform assigned tasks.

For further inquiries, please write to Computerscience@dui.edu.ng or call +234 -706-228-6024; +234 -705-256-6779; +234 -803-582-4159