Undergraduate Handbook - School of Computing and Informatics ...

B.) Information Technology Option
Details of the Programme structure as specified below where CU, LH, PH, TH, and CH represent Credit Units,
Lecture Hours, Practical Hours, Tutorial Hours and Contact Hours respectively.
Code Name CU LH PH TH CH
Semester 1
CSC 1100 Computer Literacy 4 30 60 -- 60
CSK 1101 Communication Skills 4 45 30 -- 60
DCS 1103 Gender and ICT 3 45 -- -- 45
DCS 1107 Fundamentals of Mathematics 3 30 -- 30 5
DCS 1108 Computer Assembly, Repair and Maintenance I 3 30 30 -- 45
Semester 2
CSC 1204 Research Methodology 3 30 -- 30 45
DCS 1205 Programming Fundamentals 3 45 -- -- 45
DCS 1206 Computer Assembly, Repair and Maintenance II 3 30 30 -- 45
DCS 1207 Fundamentals of Web site Design 3 30 30 -- 45
DCS 1208 Fundamentals of Database Design 3 30 30 -- 45
Year 1: Recess Term
CSC 1301 Practical Skills Development 4 -- 120 -- 60
CSC 1302 CCNA Sem. I & II (Audited) 5 150 100 -- 200
Semester 3
BIT 1102 Communication Technology & The Internet 4 30 60 -- 60
BIT 1104 Information Technology I 4 45 30 -- 60
CSC 1106 Programming Methodology I 3 30 30 -- 45
DCS 2103 Ethics in an IT Environment 3 45 -- -- 45
Electives: (1 elective course)
CSC 1104 Computer Organization & Architecture 4 60 -- -- 60
CSC 1105 Numerical Methods 3 45 -- -- 45
Semester 4
CSC 1207 Programming Methodology II 4 30 60 -- 45
BIT 1204 Information Management 4 45 30 -- 60
BIS 1200 Information Systems in Business 3 45 -- -- 45
BSE 1205 Introduction to Internet Programming 4 45 30 -- 60
Electives: (1 elective course)
CSC 1206 Computational Mathematics 4 45 -- 30 60
CSC 1208 Individual Project I 4 15 90 -- 60
CSC 1209 Logic Programming 3 30 30 -- 45
6.4.3 Course Unit Description
CSC 1100: Computer Literacy (4 CU)
Course Description: In this course, students are to learn about the basic organization, concepts and terminologies in
a computerized environment. They are also to get an in depth understanding of common computer applications. The
use of related applications in different operating systems will be explored. The aims of the course unit are to: Equip
students with basic knowledge about computer organization; Equip students with skills of using common office
applications; Expose students to different operating systems; Equip students with skills of how to use the Internet;
and equip students with knowledge about common text editors in different operating systems. On completion of this
course unit, the students will be able to: Describe the different parts of a computer; describe the historical evolution
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