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ITOP 2210: Industry Integrated Project
Effective date
January 2027
Department
IT Operations
School
Continuing Studies
Description
Students will apply their full range of skills to deliver an integrated IT solution for an infrastructure project. In this capstone course, students will work in teams to build, secure, and document a multi‑component environment that reflects real organizational needs. Students will also create professional‑quality artifacts, such as architecture diagrams, operational documentation, test evidence, and a final presentation, demonstrating their technical decisions, collaboration, and readiness for industry roles.
Credits
6.0
Year of study
2nd Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
ITOP 1101, ITOP 2120, ITOP 2130, ITOP 2140, ITOP 2150.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Design and implement an integrated IT infrastructure that simulates a small-to-medium business environment, incorporating networking, systems, virtualization, and security components.
- Deploy and secure a virtualization environment using industry-standard virtualization platforms, ensuring scalability, resilience, and compliance
- Implement cybersecurity operations architecture, demonstrating actionable incident response procedures.
- Configure and manage identity and access management systems to enforce modern authentication, authorization, and accounting standards.
- Develop professional documentation and deliver presentations, demonstrating technical solutions and business value to industry professionals.
- Deliver a professional presentation demonstrating project outcomes, technical decisions, and business impact to stakeholders.
- Collaborate effectively within a project team, contributing to planning, execution, troubleshooting, and documentation while demonstrating accountability and professional communication skills.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
PLAR is assessed through one or more of the following methods: student portfolio/products, interview, project-based asessment, employer validation, self-assessment (with supporting evidence), or through another assessment method that is aligned with the course learning outcomes.
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 30
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 120
Total Hours: 150
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 120
Total Hours: 150
Instructional Strategies
Instructional* strategies may include:
Knowledge checks
Lectures
Team-based project activities
Check-ins with instructor
Scenario-based activities
Discussion
Reflection
Presentations to instructor(s) (may involve external industry guests)
*a major portion of this course involves student self-directed work
Knowledge checks
Lectures
Team-based project activities
Check-ins with instructor
Scenario-based activities
Discussion
Reflection
Presentations to instructor(s) (may involve external industry guests)
*a major portion of this course involves student self-directed work
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
C
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Project |
100 |
Comprehensive, multi‑component project /portfolio involving the design, implementation, validation, documentation, and presentation of an integrated IT infrastructure solution using appropriate virtualized, simulated, and/or cloud‑based environments. |
Course topics
- Project Planning and Scoping in IT Environments Infrastructure Design, including components such as network, server, cloud, security Virtualization and Containerization Strategies Identity Management and Access Controls Cybersecurity Monitoring and Incident Response Technical Documentation and Presentation Skills Team Collaboration and Project Management Basics
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.