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June 2012
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Computing for secondary schools
The founder of the boot camp, Dr. Permanand Mohan, a Senior Lecturer in DCIT, ran the first production in July 2011. This year, the DCIT hopes to increase the capacity of students from last year’s camp by offering a number of scholarships. The main objective of the camp is to expose students to the degree options offered at DCIT, as well as to raise interest in the field of Computing and Information Technology by providing hands-on experience with some of the global leading technologies in the field. The camp covers Programming, Web Development, Mobile Application Development, Wireless Networking, Database Systems, Hardware and Software Essentials and Mental Mathematics. These will be offered via a mixture of seminars, labs and practical demonstrations. In addition, university projects, competitions and computer organizations for students will be showcased. The camp will run from 9am to 4pm daily and will be managed by DCIT lecturers and postgraduate students. Participants will hear representatives from leading international companies talk about the latest in Computing and Information Technology. Additionally, the camp includes field trips to see technology in action at some of the companies in Trinidad. Finally, participants will get the chance to see technology at play through the use of various Local Area Network (LAN) games and the popular Kinect Xbox station. Interested parents and teachers can find further details at http://sta.uwi.edu/fsa/dcit/Bootcamp.asp, or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dcitbootcamp. |
The Department of Computing and Information Technology (DCIT) will host its second Computing Boot Camp from July 23-27, 2012. The camp is for secondary school students of forms 4, 5 and 6, although undergraduates interested in computing are also welcome.