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Welcome to the School of Computing page, where you can find all resources and information relating to the degree pathway, courses and modules offered at Blake Hall College. The Computing course is a 3 and 1/2 year programme, resulting in a Diploma, an Advanced Diploma and a BSc (Hons) Computing degree from the University of Greenwich. The pathway includes the following courses:

Foundation: Certificate in Business Information Systems - Association of Business Executives (6 - 9 months)
Year 1: International Diploma in Computer Studies - NCC Education (12 months)
Year 2: Advanced Diploma in Computer Science - Association of Computer Professionals (12 months)
Year 3: BSc (Hons) Computing - University of Greenwich (18 months)
Year 1&2: Higher National Certificate and Diploma - Edexcel (24 months)

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Congratulations to all our students who graduated in December 2009!
(Click here to see a collection of abstracts for research projects our students have completed.)

Kabelo Makola passed with a Upper Second class honours degree in December 2009. He had the following to say about the college: "There is a warm aura about Blake Hall College, which you immediately experience as you set foot in the door. The staff is impressive, overly qualified and competent not to mention friendly. The lecturers in particular are the driving force that helps you succeed and achieve what you set out to achieve, not forgetting the fellow students. It has been an invaluable experience to be amongst such strong willed, hard working individuals and be taught by such lecturers."

We are introducing the Edexcel HNC/HND in Computing in July 2010.

General Resources

Students are encouraged to make use of the following resources throughout their studies:

Time Tables

Year Plan
Lectures for Computing students will be on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Lecture Schedule for 2010
Course	Key Dates
Certificate	Quarter 1	Quarter 2	Quarter 3	Quarter 4
	25 Jan - 28 Mar	5 Apr - 11 Jun	12 Jul - 17 Sep	27 Sep - 3 Dec
Diploma	Quarter 1	Quarter 2	Quarter 3	Quarter 4
	27 Jan - 26 Mar	31 Mar - 28 May	12 Jul - 17 Sep	22 Sep - 19 Nov
Advanced Diploma	Semester 1		Semester 2
	27 Jan - 28 May		7 Jul - 8 Oct
BSc (Hons)	Semester 1		Semester 2
	27 Jan - 28 May		21 Jul - 19 Nov
HNC/HND	Quarter 1	Quarter 2	Quarter 3	Quarter 4
	-	-	12 Jul - 17 Sep	27 Sep - 3 Dec

Academic Time Tables
Full academic time tables are available here. These time table will be updated as more information becomes available.

Examination Time Tables
Exam dates are available here. This time table will be updated as more information becomes available.

Academic Resources

Harvard Referening
Students need to ensure that all coursework handed in for assessment is properly referenced and free of plagiarism.

An explanation of plagiarism and the need for proper referencing, distributed by NCC Education, can be found here.
Anglia Ruskin University Library has a full list of examples showing how to reference in text using Harvard Referencing. The resource is available here.
A more informal explanation of referencing is available from the School of on the website for the University of Huddersfield School of Education and Professional Development, and can be found here.

Student Websites
An increasing number of companies request examples of previous work when advertising a position. We want our students to be marketable and to this end we encourage all students to create a presence on the website. This may include anything from a simple page, created using the wiki platform, to complete sites.

These platforms can be used to showcase the assignments and projects you complete during your studies, as well as any side projects you may be working on. You may choose to include a blog, progress updates and sample code or use the site to test the implementation of new technologies.

We suggest that students start by creating a wiki-based page on the college web site. However, if you need space to create a site from scratch as part of your portfolio, you are welcome to request this. All requests can be directed to the Computing Course Leader.

More resources:
Creating your own basic site.
Creating HTML tables.