ICT in Higher Education

1. ICT in Higher Education
Hemant Dhital
Rapti Engineering College
Ghorahi-1, Dang

2. Topics to be Covered
 Necessity of ICT
 Role of ICT
 ICTs for what purpose?
 Government Efforts
 ICT Education in School Level
 ICT Education in Bachelor level
 ICT Education in Masters level
 Conclusions
 Questions

3. Necessity of ICT

4. 4
Role of ICT in education
 For instructors it means:
– Unlimited access to information,
– Lower costs and time demand,
– Ceasing of routine tasks, reduce in work load,
– Comprehensiveness of professional development,
– Opportunity for cooperation,
– Utilization of opportunities provided by the National
Core Curriculum in the field of alternative teaching
materials
– Continuous self-training.

5. 5
Role of ICT in education
 For students it means:
– Interactive, individual-based education,
– Better understanding by the wide range of
presentation facilities (verbality → visuality),
– Time sparing,
– Individual sense of achievement,
– Easier concentration on the subject,
– Integrative but individual-based education offered to
disadvantaged students and students with special
educational needs.

6. 6
Role of ICT in education
 For the Administration:
– Easy tracking of educational progress,
– Effective feedback from labor market demand,
– Easier analysis of economic processes,
– Easier completion of statistical and quality
measurement surveys,
– Quality and performance control.

7. ICTs for what purpose?

8. ICTs for what purpose?

9. ICTs for what purpose?

10. Government efforts
 Integrating ICT in Education in Nepal is a
priority agenda of the Ministry of Education
(MOE)
 Following policies laid the foundation for the
implementation of ICT in Education
 IT Policy (2010)
 School Sector Reform Programme (2009-2015)
 Three-Year Plan (2011-2013)

11. Government efforts
 The GON, on March 2013, endorsed the final
version of ICT in Education Master Plan 2013-
2017
 The plan aims to ensure an extensive use of
ICT in the education sector and to increase
access to and quality of education for all.
 Narrow the digital divide through the
development of ICT infrastructures, human
resources, digital contents and system
enhancement in education.

12. Government efforts
 The Master Plan covers five sub-sectors of
education
 School Education
 Higher Education
 Teacher Education and Training
 Continuing Education and Life-long Learning
 Governance and Management in Education

13. ICT education in School Level
 1-10 Pure Computer Science
 10+2 Management with Computer Science
 10+2 Science with computer Science
 Diploma in Computer (CTEVT)

14. ICT education in Bachelor Level
 BCA ( Bachelor of Computer Application)
 BCIS ( Bachelor of Computer Information System)
 BIT ( Bachelor of Information Technology)
 B Tech ( Bachelor of Technology)
 BBIS ( Bachelor of Business Information
System )

15. ICT education in Bachelor Level
 BIM ( Bachelor in Information Management)
 BSc CS (IT) (Bachelor of Science , Computer
Science)
 Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Computer,
Electronics (and Communication) and Information
Technology
 BE (IT) ( Bachelor in Engineering , IT)
 B.Ed (ICT) ( Bachelor of education in ICT)

16. ICT education in Masters Level
 MCA ( Master of Computer Application)
 MCIS ( Master in Computer Information System)
 MIT ( Master in Information Technology)
 M Tech. ( Master of Technology)
 M Sc. Computer Application

17. ICT education in Masters Level
 MBIS ( Master in Business Information System)
 MIM ( Master of Information Management)
 MBT (Master of Business & Technology)
 MTM ( Master of Technology Management)
 MST ( Master of Science and Technology)

18. ICT education in Masters Level
 MPSTM ( Master of Prof. Studies in Tech. Mgmt.)
 MST ( Master of Science Technology)
 MIT ( Master in Information Technology)
 MSc CS (IT) ( Master of Science IT)
 M E Computer ( Master of Engineering in
Computer)

19. ICT education in Masters Level
 M E (IT) ( Master of Engineering in IT)
 MSc ET ( Master of Science, Engineering
Technology)
 MCA ( Master of Computer Application)
 MCIS ( Master in Computer Information System)
 MIT ( Master in Information Technology)

20. ICT education in Masters Level
 M Tech. ( Master of Technology)
 M E Computer ( Master of Engineering in
Computer)
 M E (IT) ( Master of Engineering in IT)
 M Sc. CS (IT) (Master of Science in Information
Technology)

21. ICT education providers in Dang
1. Ambikeshwori Campus,Ghorahi, Dang
Programs
BSc.CSIT
2.Rapti Engineering College,Ghorahi, Dang
Programs
Diploma in Computer Engineering
Bachelor of Computer Application

22. Conclusion
There are many National and International
Universities providing ICT education in Nepal.
They are helping to create possibilities.
I appreciate efforts made by Government of
Nepal.

23. QA Session
Query??