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Convergence of ICT and Media Technologies


Department Overview

Dealing with converged networks and services requires a combination of many skill sets, this dictates adopting new trends in the ICT training especially in networks infrastructure, and content development. The platform main objective is to provide a profound understanding of the major technological, financial, regulatory aspects of the media convergence processes. There is a strong emphasis on programming with special attention on developing content for NGN.


Conditions & Terms of Acceptance

The Media Convergence platform accepts only Computer or Telecommunications engineers, since they have good and suitable telecommunication background.

Graduates Profile

The platform focuses on developing interactive content for both fixed and mobile platforms, developing services and applications that can be supported by all the future networks for data and telecommunication as well as broadcasting and supporting services such as Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony, real-time presentation, conferencing, communication, and other services that combine voice and data, among offices in a single building or across the world. The graduate would work as:

  • Digital media engineer: Develop services and applications that can be supported by all the future networks for data and telecommunication as well as broadcasting.

  • Convergence Technician: Handles support for Voice (including old telephony and Voice over IP), Data (like regular computer networking), Video and Image and Wired, wireless networks.

  • Home Technology Integrator: Installs and integrates communications systems and entertainment systems in the home, including: VoIP, video conference solutions and wireless access with security.


Academic Recognition

There are chances for the graduates from the Media Convergence platform to complete their master degrees through already established channels with international universities such as:

  • Nottingham University at UK (http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/%7Emts/mscegy/)
     

Courses List

 Ser.

Category

      Course Name

1
 

 

 

Networking Concepts

Internet Skills
2 Local Area Networks
3 Wide Area Networks
4 TCP/IP Protocol Suite
5 Wireless Networks
6 Enterprise LAN Switching
7 Enterprise Internetworking
8 Network Management
9 Storage Area Networks
10 Voice over IP
11 IP Multicasting
12 IP Quality of Service
13  

Operating Systems Concepts

Operating Systems Fundamentals
14 MS Windows Vista
15 MS Windows 2003 Server
16 Lunix Fundamentals
17 Unix System Administration
18

Security Tools and Services

Network Security Fundamentals
19

 

Database and Web

Database Fundamentals
20 Introduction to Web Technologies
21 Java Script and Dynamic HTML
22


 

 

Programming Concepts

C Programming
23 Object Oriented Programming
24 Java Programming and RMI
25 XML
26 Building Web applications using Java Servlets and JSP
27 Java Web Services
28 Building Mobile applications using J2ME
29

 

Multimedia Concepts
 

Macromedia Flash
30 Video Editing
31 Sound Editing
32


 

 

ICT and Media Convergence Concepts


Introduction to Convergence Technologies and Services
33 IP Multimedia Subsystem
34 IPTV
35 Video Conferencing and Streaming
36 Mobile TV
37 Regulatory Issues in Convergence
38 Media Asset Management System
39 Advanced mobile communications
40
 

 

 

 

Soft Skills

Communication Skills  
41 Presentation Skills   
42 Project Management
43 Marketing 
44 Negotiation Skills
45 Interviewing Skills
46 Business Report Writing
47 Business Ethics 
48 Business Etiquette
49 Problem Solving & Decision Making
50 Leadership

For Further Inquiries, contact:
Department Head:
Eng. Lamiaa Mostafa, M.Sc.
                           
Tel:  202-33862133 Ext.: 148
                           
Email: lmostafa@iti.net.eg