Southern Africa / 
Zambia / Ndola
Zambia University College of Technology
Embark on a transformative educational journey at the Zambia University College of Technology. Our commitment to excellence in technology and business education sets us apart. Explore our in-demand programs and join us at the forefront of innovation, where knowledge meets real-world impact. Your future as an innovator begins here. <br><br> <mark>Schools of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)</mark> are academic units within universities or colleges that focus on educating students in designing, developing, implementing, and managing information systems and communication technologies. <br><br> <mark>Zambia ICT College School of Engineering</mark> aims to provide outstanding engineering education in Innovation, ICT Talent Training, and innovative solutions to society. <br> The school was established to be among the world's best innovation, research, and development leaders and to provide solutions to individuals and industry. It operates in association with Copperbelt University and the University of Zambia, giving training to Diploma and Degree students in Engineering and Information Technology. <br><br> With our top-notch infrastructure, our students are the most sought-after graduates with proven practical problem-solving records in industry. The department boasts highly qualified personnel to handle all engineering and IT-related challenges. Thus, our staff is committed to helping you achieve all the practical skills necessary for your professional career.
Northrise University
The BIT Web and Software Development program emphasizes the acquisition of software design and development skills. Students pursing this program will <mark>learn how to develop innovative and usable software, describe key processes for software acquisition, development and maintenance, select the most appropriate life cycle for a given development as well as estimate the effort, resources and time required to execute a project.</mark> The course will explore software development from a managerial perspective putting emphasis on the selection of appropriate development life-cycle for the problem at hand, estimating effort and development times, in understanding the unintended consequences of common project management actions within and across projects and challenges of outsourcing and working with distributed teams. <p></p> Program Objectives <br> This understanding means that after the course, students should be able to: <br> - Perform background research and a feasibility study prior to embarking on a development project. <br> - Develop and customize quality software solutions applicable to Zambia and the international market. <br> - Understand software development methods and practices, and their appropriate application in Zambia. <br> - Demonstrate basic competency in Web development, programming and deployment. <br> - Collect and analyze user requirements using a formalism such as UML, including business process modeling. Explain and apply Web design and usability principles applicable to a Zambian context.