Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Digital Technologies (Artificial Intelligence (AI) Solutions and Applications)
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About this course
The Higher National Diploma (HND) in Digital Technologies aims to enhance your career and employability in the areas of Artificial Intelligence by developing your skillset through the study of deployed Intelligent Systems and evaluate technical and ethical challenges and opportunities.
This diploma is equivalent the first two years of a bachelor’s degree, allowing students seamless transfers to a top-up degree with over 200 universities worldwide.
This course focuses on building current skills required in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and allows students to develop up-to-date knowledge in AI solutions and applications. Students will investigate AI fundamentals including data gathering, validation, and processing along with other related topics.
On successful completion of this course, students are introduced to the science behind machine intelligence and the philosophical debate around the ambitions of simulating human intelligence to solve real-world problems. Students will be guided to appreciate AI types and applications and develop a better understanding of issues related to intelligent agents. Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI), Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Ambient Intelligence, the major differences between top-down and bottom-up approaches to AI, and understanding Machine Learning (ML) algorithms are also covered in this course.
Outcomes
- Equip students with skills to study deployed Intelligent Systems and evaluate technical and ethical challenges and opportunities
- Offer students exciting career progression opportunities into Artificial Intelligence and related specialisms
- Provide opportunities for students with a global outlook to aspire to international career pathways
- Develop a strong practical foundation for students to enter or progress in employment in AI-related fields, or progress to a bachelor’s degree in Artificial Intelligence or a related area of study
Entry requirements
- 55% overall grades for CBSE, American, Filipino and Thanaweya Amma in Grade 12 exams
- IB minimum of 24 points
- Two Cs at AS-Level
- Two Ds at A-Level
- BTEC Level 3 Diploma with a minimum pass profile
- Work experience with two references
- Additional English language qualifications/tests may be required if language of above qualifications was not English
Course outline
Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Digital Technologies (Artificial Intelligence (AI) Solutions and Applications) - Year 1
Level 4 Units
Unit 1: Professional Practice in the Digital Economy
Unit 2: Innovation Digital Transformation
Unit 3: Cyber Security
Unit 4: Programming
Unit 5: Big Data Visualisation
Unit 7: Cloud Fundamentals
Unit 11: Software Development Lifecycles
Unit 15: Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Intelligent Systems
Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Digital Technologies (Artificial Intelligence (AI) Solutions and Applications) - Year 2
Level 5 Units
Unit 19: Business Intelligence
Unit 20: Internet of Things
Unit 21: Emerging Technologies
Unit 28: Risk Analysis and Systems Testing
Unit 36: Application Development
Unit 37: Application Program Interfaces
Unit 41: Digital Sustainability
Unit 42: Pitching and Negotiating Skills
Fee structure
New fees – AED | Notes | |
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Application fee – BTEC | 500 | Non refundable |
Pearson Registration Fees | 2,500 | — |
HND (Net Tuition Fees) | 38,000 | Per year |
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