HND Digital Technologies for England (Artificial Intelligence and Solutions) (HTQ)

In the first year you will study The Fundamentals of AI and Intelligent Systems unit, which is aligned to the Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals certification. This will involve the discussion of the theoretical foundation of AI, its impact on users and organisations and analysis of the approaches, techniques and tools to deploy Intelligent Systems. You will b able to modify an AI-based system and evaluate the technical and ethical challenges and opportunities of Intelligent Systems.

The course comprises a broad range of subjects, for example: Cyber security, the exploration of the nature of cybercrime, investigation of security threats and hazards and response methods are studied. You will be introduced to core concepts of programming, algorithms and the characteristics of programming paradigms. Big data and visualisation for decision making will be examined, along with the investigation of statistical and graphical techniques, tools and industry software solutions. You will examine cloud computing applications, architecture and platforms, compare cloud service providers’ approaches and be able to design a deployment model to be hosted in the cloud.

You will appreciate the importance of business intelligence in terms of optimising decision making and performance and develop an awareness of the technologies and methodologies employed. The methodology, terminology and benefits of IoT in the design and development of software applications will be explored, enabling you to develop and evaluate an IoT application. Emerging technologies will be researched, reviewed and evaluated and you will develop the knowledge and skills needed to use risk-based testing (RBT), deployed to organise software testing.