Courses

Introduction to Information Services

Duration: 3 weeks

Introduces technical staff officers to the principles of Information Services.  It will enable   students to contribute to the development of IS strategy, understand how IS resources should be managed, understand IS development methodologies and the principles of Service Management.

Systems Analysis

Duration: 2 weeks

To enable technical staff officers to conduct an analysis of an existing system and to provide an understanding of how future systems might be modelled using accepted modelling techniques.

Data Communications

Duration: 2 weeks

To enable technical staff officers working in a CIS environment to assess the effectiveness of data communications technologies used in current and future Information Management and Command and Control systems as deployed in the Operational Space.

Service Management

Duration: 1 week

To enable technical staff officers to understand the concepts, features and techniques of the Service Delivery and Service Support disciplines and their impact in the management of any MoD IT service.

Software Management

Duration: 1 week

To provide technical staff officers with an understanding of Software Engineering principles including software lifecycle models, the principles of requirements capture and system design methodologies.

Data Management

Duration: 1 week

To enable technical staff officers to compare and contrast simple data storage structures, database management options and introduces the principles of data manipulation through the use of SQL.

Information Management

Duration: 1 week

To provide technical staff officers with an understanding of the people, process and technology issues that impact Information Management in a Networked Information Environment.

Qualifications & Accreditation

Accreditation for IS ET courses has been sought from the British Computer Society’s Information Systems Examination Board (ISEB) and from Cranfield University as part of a future IS modular masters degree.

Introduction to Information Services, Systems Analysis and Service Management will attract an ISEB award.

Introduction to Information Services will attract up to 15 Credits towards a modular masters degree.

Course Summary

Dates

Introduction to IS : 10 May – 28 May 10 and 6 Sept – 24 Sept 10

Data Communications : 31 May – 11 Jun 10 and 27 Sept – 8 Oct 10

Software Management : 14 Jun – 18 Jun 10 and 11 Oct – 15 Oct 10

Service Management : 14 Jun – 18 Jun 10 and 11 Oct – 15 Oct 10

Systems Analysis : 21 Jun – 2 Jul 10 and 18 Oct – 29 Oct 10

Data Management: 5 Jul – 9 Jul 10 and 1 Nov – 5 Nov 10

Information Management: 5 Jul – 9 Jul 10 and 1 Nov – 5 Nov 10

For course loading of any of the above courses ring 96161 5053

Programme

Aim

To prepare selected Army officers for Grade 2 technical staff appointments

End State

An officer with the knowledge and practical skills to be successful and competitive in Information Services posts across MoD.

• The Defence Academy will co-ordinate the delivery of a suite of short Information Services Employment Training courses. IS ET builds upon ICSC(L)’s introduction to the principles of IS and Command and Battlespace Management. It aims to develop further the skills, knowledge and understanding required by an IS practitioner across a range of specific IS disciplines.
• IS ET is also designed to update officers returning to the technical staff for a subsequent posting in the IS area.
• The courses will be delivered by academic and military staff at the Defence Academy and the Defence College of Communication and Information Services (Blandford).

Contact Details

IS Technical Pre-employment Training

Defence Academy - College of Management and Technology

Slim Building,

Shrivenham, Swindon

WILTSHIRE SN6 8LA

Post-graduate Education & Research Programmes

Tel: 01793 78 (Mil 96161) x 5053

Fax: 01793 31 (Mil 96161) x 4499

Email: abailey.dcmt@da.mod.uk