dmit FAQs

Who are posting this blog?

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We are staff and students of Diploma in Multimedia & Infocomm Technology (DMIT), the JAE course code is C75

We gather questions from you and put the frequently asked ones onto this blog, hope it helps to answer some of your queries.

Please do not hesitate to contact us via email or MSN messenger dmitfaq@hotmail.com. You can join an online chat with our students at www.nypme.com. You can also contact us using the contact info found in our official website/brochure.

What is this course all about?

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The DMIT (C75) in NYP offers comprehensive studies in key media and infocomm technologies so that students are well prepared to embark on successful careers in the fast growing digital media, infocomm and services sectors.

We pride ourselves on giving you a comprehensive grounding in software development, network technology and digital media design. You will gain broad-based infocomm knowledge, and specialize in the core areas of your choice.

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What does DMIT focus on?

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Our course focuses on giving you a much needed grounding in the fundamental skills of an Infocomm professional. The broad-based skills comes from the areas of interactive digital media, networking and software development.

The curriculum is designed and structured to give you a balanced infocomm technology foundations. We also offer modules on soft skills (creative thinking, innovation, communication skills, etc) that will help you to become an all-rounded professional.

After you have gained sufficient broad-based skills, you will be given opportunities to choose the areas of specialization to further develop your capabilities based on your strengths and interests.

For the details of the modules, please refer to our official website.

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Can I see some of the students' work?

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Just click on the link below to see some projects which our students have done ...

3D Gallery and Students' Portfolio

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Is this course updated regularly?

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We review and update our course periodically. These updates are done based on feedbacks from the industry and our technology scans.

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What are some of your achievements?

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We have done well in national competitions such as World Skills Singapore (WSS), World Cyber Game and many other events that were held in Singapore and overseas.

In 2006, our DMIT students won Gold and Bronze in the Web Design trade as well as sweep the top 3 positions in the Telecommunication Distribution Technology trade for WSS (The next competition will be in this year).

WorldSkill Singapore News

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After completing the course, what can I do?

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DMIT qualifies you to apply for jobs such as digital media designer, network engineer and software application developer among many other Infocomm jobs.

Many of our graduates further their studies, both in the local and overseas universities. You can also expect to be granted various types of credit exemptions when choosing related courses in the universities.

Some of our graduates have successfully ventured into business and have done well :-) We have put up some success stories in the other blog which we post our graduates and students activities.

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Where are the jobs?

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Infocomm professionals are essential to all companies. A survey conducted by iDA shows that about half of the infocomm professionals work in IT companies and the other half work in end-user companies. And nothing stops you from being your own bosses :-)

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Besides Studying?

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Besides studying, you will have plenty of chances to travel oversea for projects, attached to companies for training, join student CCA activities... Lots of fun, take a look at some of our happenings from this blog.

What is the chance of going to University?

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Many renowned universities in the world accept and give credit exemptions to our graduates. Since this is a broad-based diploma, you have a number of choices for the university degrees.

For example, take a look at what are the degrees you can pursue from NUS if you have Diploma in Multimedia & Infocomm Technology (DMIT).

What is the cut-off point?

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The cut-off point differs from year to year. If you have further queries on this matter, we encourage you to come and talk to our course advisers during our JAE exercise, or,

Log on to your MSN messenger and chat with us at:

dmitfaq@hotmail.com

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Can I use CCA points for DMIT/JAE application?

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Yes, you can use your CCA points for application into DMIT.

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