Bachelor of Information Technology in Geneva

B.I.T. Degree
Bachelor's of IT

BIT curricula is structured in 3 main orientations. Each one contains autonomous modules.

All modules must be passed with a score of 75% by module as well as for projects
Modules prepare for international certifications(Microsoft, Cisco, CompTia, CIW and ECDL)
At least 3 certifications must be passed during scholarship
Each module contains individual or supervised training periods
Final project(memoire) is 100% practice
Exams can be taken a second time in case of failure.

Content of the courses

	Technical Orientation: 3 modules	Programming Orientation: 3 modules	Web design orientation: 3 modules
1st Year	PC Technician PC Techniciea PC (65 periods) Introduction to PC Dismantling and assembling computers Mainboard, Interfaces, Peripherals, etc... Partitioning and formatting Hard disks Operating System DOS and basic commands Installing Windows Seven Diagnostics and maintenance Calculationss and binary conversions Peripherals study Keyboard, Screen, Mouse, Hard Disk, etc... Backup, SCSI and RAID Commercial Techniques Introduction to networks Installing a peer to peer Network Logical Circuits and Coding Systems Network Cabling Cabling (11 periods) Introduction to cabling system (standard – technology) 3 periods Create straight cables 1 period & a half Create crossover cables 1 period & a half Create sockets 1 period & a half Summary – observation 1 period & a half Test 2 periods TCP/IP TCP/IP Protocols (25 periods) History + introduction to ISO Model 1 period Physical Layer 3 periods Data Link Layer (Ethernet- Token Ring- FDDI) 3 periods Network Layer (IP and Sub-netting) 10 periods Network Layer Protocoles (ARP- RARP- ICMP) 2 periods Transport Layer (TCP- UDP) 3 periods Application Layer (DHCP- DNS ...) 2 periods Principals Tools for Network Maintenance 1 period Final test Windows Server 1 Module 1: Installation (15 periods) Server presentation and installation 5 periods Active directory basics 10 periods Final project	MS-Office level 1 or ECDL Microsoft Office level 1 or ECDL - (48 periods) Word 2010 Menu and tool bars Folders, shortcuts, files and documents Creating, Saving, modifying a document Using the spell checker, preview, printing a document Columns and tags Printing labels and envelopes Insertion objects and pictures, automatic insertions Mail Merge Tables Drawing tools Practice exercises Excel 2010 Basic commands and Menus Creating Workbooks and sheets Naming sheets, formatting cells Adding pictures Page set up and printing Linking between sheets Using absolute addresses Using Math and logical functions Using charts The Lists Importing Data Practice exercises Access 2010 Introduction to Database, data structures Customizing tool bars and Access Objects Creating a Table using wizard and manually Creating a Form with Design view and a Report Formatting and filtering data Indexing fields Relationship, linking Tables Using Queries Importing Data Practice exercises PowerPoint 2010 Creating and Managing slides dynamic presentations Intro. programming Introduction to Programming (20 periods) Logic 8 periods algorithm 8 periods Tests 4 periods	HTML HTML (24 periods) Internet, WWW, FTP, E-Mail Introduction to HTML Design of a Web site Creating Web pages Formatting pages, creating links Scanning and preparing pictures gallery Finalizing and testing the Web site prior publication Final project E-Commerce E-Commerce (20 periods) Information and technology 4 periods Internet - General concepts 2 periods The contributions of Internet - Intranet 4 periods The limits of the internet: Strategy and Management 4 periods Trade and transactions 6 periods Final test CSS Langage CSS (12 periods) Presentation - Syntax - Selector 2 periods Tag - Value 2 periods Policy - List - Array 2 periods Background - Margin - Border - Padding 2 periods Positionning - Size of elements - Visibility 2 periods Standard CSS3 - Arrond - Rotation - Transformation 2 periods Final project
2nd year	Windows Server 2 Module 2: Services (30 periods) DHCP Server presentation and installation 10 periods DNS Server presentation and installation 10 periods WINS Server presentation and installation 10 periods Final project Windows Server 3 Module 3: Deployment (30 periods) Active Directory applications deployment 10 periods Active Directory operating system deployment 10 periods Active Directory sites and Services 10 periods Final project Windows Server 4 Module 4: Complementary Services (40 periods) DFS Server presentation and installation 10 periods Web Server presentation and installation 10 periods RRAS Server presentation and installation 10 periods Final project Linux Linux (36 periods) Presentation and installation 3 periods Using and administration of Linux 3 periods DNS 3 periods DHCP 3 periods Samba 3 periods Apache 3 periods Users management 3 periods OpenOffice 3 periods Final project Routing Routing (14 periods) Introduction and Presentation of Router 4 periods Basic Configuration (Name, Router Access Protection,...) 4 periods Configuration of Network Addresses 2 periods Routing Configuration (Manual and Dynamic) 2 periods Services Configuration (DNS - TFTP - Telnet ...) 2 periods Final projetc Switching Switching (12 periods) Introduction and Presentation of Switch 4 periods Basic Configuration (Name, Switch access Protection ...) 4 periods Switch Address and Ports Configuration 4 periods Final project	MS-Office level 2 Microsoft Office level 2 - (70 periods) Word 2010 (12 periods) Mail Merge and Text Fields Text Boxes, Styles, Files extentions Templates - Web pages Indexes - Tables des matières Test Excel 2010 (20 periods) Basic Formulas, Formats, Page Setup Functions Graphics Absolutes andt Relatives References Databases Conditionnal and Automatics Formats Use of Multiple WorkSheet Test Access 2010 (10 periods) Bases - Tables - Forms - Reports - Queries Final project PowerPoint 2010 (10 periods) Basic Feathures Diaporamas Models - Masters - Imports/Exports Project Outlook 2010 (8 periods) Messages Contacts Calendar Test Publisher 2010 (10 periods) Demonstration of différentes publications Final project VB.NET level 1 Language VB.Net level 1 - (48 periods) Introduction 4 periods Simple Variables and Statements 4 periods Conditions 4 periods Exceptions 4 periods Methods 4 periods Controls using structured values 4 periods Structured Variables 4 periods Loops 4 periods Files 4 periods Tests and projects 8 periods C++ level 1 Language C++ level 1 - (48 periods) Introduction 4 periods Simple Variables and Statements 4 periods Conditions 4 periods Exceptions 4 periods Methods 4 periods Controls using structured values 4 periods Structured Variables 4 periods Loops 4 periods Files 4 periods Tests and projects 8 periods Java level 1 Language Java level 1 - (48 periods) Introduction 4 periods Simple Variables and Statements 4 periods Conditions 4 periods Exceptions 4 periods Methods 4 periods Controls using structured values 4 periods Structured Variables 4 periods Loops 4 periods Files 4 periods Tests and projects 8 periods	Joomla Joomla (20periods) Presentation - Using Web server (3 periods) Apache MySQL Database PHP Exercices sites Presentation - Installing Joomla (3 periods) Menus Users Management Modules - Positions - Templates ... Installation and modification of a template (3 periods) Backend - Frontend Modules Management - Layout - ... Logos Management - JCE Editor Images - Module of your choice (3 periods) Images Management plugins - Thumbnails - Scroller - ... Creating of a local website (3 periods) Layout Audio - Video - Youtube - ... Online site to a web (3 periods) transfer of a site in a provider Configuring and on-line Test - Purpose for the on-line (2 periods) Test site online Referencing Forms - ... Photoshop and/or Gimp Photoshop and/or Gimp (10 periods) Presentation - Initiation to Photoshop(Gimp) Tools - Plugins - ... Filters - Merge - Brush - ... Final project Flash Flash (10 periods) Presentation - Initiation to Flash Animation - ... Media Import - ... Mask - Fonction Movie load - Goto... Projet final Web Server Web Server (12 periods) Apache 2 periods FTP (Filezilla) 2 periods Mime - CGI 2 periods PHP - MySQL 2 periods Training Practice - Review - Test 4 periods PHP level 1 Language PHP level 1 - (48 periods) Introduction 4 periods Simple Variables and Statements 4 periods Conditions 4 periods Exceptions 4 periods Methods 4 periods Controls using structured values 4 periods Structured Variables 4 periods Loops 4 periods Files 4 periods Tests and projects 8 periods
3th year	Windows Server 5 Module 5: Security (50 periods) Firewall Presentation and installation 10 periods Active Directory server security 10 periods Active Directory network security 10 periods Active Directory VPN 10 periods Active Directory PKI Infrastructure 10 periods Final project Telecoms Telecoms (20 periods) Routers Filtering ACL Security Switch Configuration of VLan, Trunk... Configuration of VTP, STP protocols ... Security Systems Security Wireless Wireless (10 periods) Introduction and installation 4 periods acess Point Configuration 6 periods	SQL/MySQL SQL/MySQL (20 periods) Introduction and Creation of Databases 2 periods Creation of Tables and Insertion of Data 2 periods SELECT Clause 2 periods Functions 2 periods JOIN Clause 2 periods GROUP BY Clause 2 periods Insertion, Deletion and Update 2 periods Sub-Queries 2 periods Tests 4 periods VB.NET level 2 Language VB.Net level 2 - (48 periods) C++ level 2 Language C++ level 2 - (48 periods) Java level 2 Language Java level 2 - (48 periods)	JavaScript Language JavaScript (15 periods) Introduction 3 periods Variables - Conditions 3 periods Loops - Array 3 periods Events - Functions 3 periods String - Manipulation - Test 3 periods PHP level 2 Language PHP level 2 - (48 periods)	Final Memoir

Application Deadline

For students with valid permit:

2 weeks before starting.

Foreign students:

3 months before starting.

Intake September & March

Duration

Timetable

4 to 5 days/week

20 periods x 45 min/week.

Fees

First year: CHF. 24’500.-
Registration fees: CHF. 150.-, all material included.

Second year: CHF. 20'000.-
all fees included.

Third year: CHF. 20'000.-
all fees included.

Admission conditions

University, Bachelor, or equivalent diploma.

Payment

Full payment at the registration

Registration and Student visa procedure

The student should send a complete CV, application and a letter of motivation to Geneva IT Institute.

If accepted, payment from the student is due covering the first year scholarship fees.

Geneva IT Institute will send a confirmation to the student that he/she is accepted.

Thereupon, the student will contact the Swiss Consulate in his/her country of residence in order to obtain a visa.

Other conditions

Geneva IT Institute will refund the entire scholarship fees only in case of refusal by the Swiss authorities to deliver a visa to the student after deduction of CHF. 250.- as administrative fees.

Before arriving in Switzerland, the student who has been granted student visa can cancel the contract.

Geneva IT Institute will refund the scholarship fees minus CHF. 5’500.- representing all administrative fees.

Any cancellation of the contract should be notified to Geneva IT Institute by registered letter at least one month in advance. No refund will be made.

Concerning accommodations and health insurance, please contact our Student Department which will guide you and perform the necessary steps in that matter.