Technical Course in Information Technology

Professional Profile:

 The IT technician graduated from Bom Jesus campus is a professional qualified to:

• Know and operate the services and functions of the Operating System; install and use basic software and applications in general;
• Identify the components of a computer and verify the correct functioning of the equipment and software of the information system, interpreting guidelines of the manuals, as well as analyzing the operation between them;
• Identify the origin of faults in the operation of computers, peripherals and basic software, evaluating their effects and performing preventive and corrective maintenance;
• Install computers and their essential accessories;
• Coordinate activities of security guarantee of data stored in computer systems, performing backup, data restoring, preventing activities, detecting and removing viruses;
• Describe technical characteristics of equipment and components according to cost and benefit parameters, meeting the needs of the user;
• Select application programs according to user needs;
• Distinguish and evaluate programming languages and environments, applying them in software development;
• Select the appropriate solutions to correct faults in the operation of computers, peripherals and software;
• Get to know and use the computer resources in the treatment of sound, image and animation, as well as identify the corresponding files;
• Create and develop internet pages, websites and graphic designs;
• Produce audiovisuals on digital media;
• Identify physical media, devices and communication standards, recognizing the implications of their application in the network environment;
• Analyze the characteristics of available physical media and digital and analog transmission techniques, stablishing a relation between them;
• Understand network architectures and identify network operating systems;
• Install network devices, physical means and control software of these devices, analyzing their operation and relation between them;
• Know network protocols, services and functions of network servers and network access and security policies;
• Create and use database, with an understanding of its need and usage techniques, applying in practice the management of a DBMS as well as its structured query languages.

Scope of activity:

The IT technician may work in companies related to software development, information technology maintenance and game development, as well as in the technical area of IT shops, and as administrator of computer networks of the most varied companies.

Duration:

Two years

Shift:

Evening