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Bachelor of Computing Science

Thompson Rivers University leads Western Canada with its creative training solutions for the IT industry. Building on its positive reputation for Computer Systems: Operations & Management (a two year co-op program for information systems professionals), TRU has added the third and fourth year of university to create the Bachelor of Computing Science Co-op Degree.

 

The Bachelor of Computing Science is interior British Columbia's first co-op baccalaureate program in the applied computing field. The degree prepares professionals with the skills, knowledge and ability to do the following:

• Be specialists as software engineers, network administrators, database systems developers and other modern IT professionals
• Quickly adapt to changing market requirements
• Keep abreast of new tools and methods
• Design, implement, maintain and upgrade information technology systems

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Student Availability

Students in the Bachelor of Computing Science program are available in May, September and January for four, eight or twelve months. For more co-op student availability information, please contact the Co-operative Education Department.

Bachelor of Computing Science CO-OP Time Pattern

	YEAR 1	YEAR 2	YEAR 3
SEPT - DEC	Academic Semester 5	Academic Semester 7	Co-op Work Term 4
JAN - APRIL	Academic Semester 6	Co-op Work Term 2	Academic Semester 8*
MAY - AUG	Co-op Work Term 1	Co-op Work Term 3	* Graduation

Skill Sets - Bachelor of Computing Science Communication Skills: WT 1 WT 2/3/4 GRAD End-user Support Team Work Documentation - program, system and user Business Writing Hardware: Networking Hardware Computer Architecture - PC Operating Systems: Windows 95/98, NT and XP UNIX / LINUX Programming Skills: Object Oriented Design and Programming User Interface Design Software Testing   Programming Languages: C/C++, Visual C++ Java Scripting Languages Software Engineering: Analysis of Systems Data Gathering Techniques   Determining User Requirements Documentation Hardware & Software Evaluation Use of Systems Life Cycle Methodology Prototyping Structured Design Software Re-use & Re-engineering   Design & Implementation of a Live Project   Business Related Skills: Statistics Business and Management Principles   Project Management Database Design, Implementation & Administration: E-Commerce Systems   Database Management Systems (SQL, Oracle 8 Server and Personal Oracle 7, SQL *Plus, MS Access 97, VBA, PowerDesigner CASE tool)   Database Management II (MS Access 97, Oracle 8 database, Personal Oracle 7, Developer/2000, PL/SQL, Designer/2000   Computer Network Design, Implementation & Administration: LAN Design   LAN Implementation LAN Administration Web Site Design Web Site Security   Web Site Administration Intranet - Design & Implementation   Development of Internet Applications Design of Multimedia Applications   The Bachelor of Computing Science is a 2+2 degree program. It takes approximately 2 years of study or related IT work experience to gain admittance, and then a further 2 years of study to complete the program.

How to post a job:

You can email (it_cooped@tru.ca), fax (250.828.5014), or use the online job posting form to forward your employment opportunity to the TRU Co-operative Education Department.

Contact:
Nancy Bepple
Advanced Technology Co-op Coordinator:
nbepple@tru.ca or 250.828.5276
You can also check availability and make an appointment directly online by signing into our online job system here.