Reference Books: i. J. Schiller, Mobile Communications, Addison-Wesley, 2000. ii. M. Beaulieu, Wireless Internet Applications & Architectures: Building Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Wireless Applications Worldwide, Addison-Wesley, 2002. iii. Q. H. Mahmoud, Learning – Wireless Java, O’Reilly, 2002. iv. T. Imielinski <strong>and</strong> H. K. Kluwer, Introduction to Mobile <strong>Computing</strong> in Mobile <strong>Computing</strong>, Academic Publishers, 1996. v. J. W. Muchow, Core J2ME, Technology & MIDP, Prentice-Hall, 2002. vi. S. Allamaraju, Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Java Server Programming J2EE 1, 3rd edition, Wrox Press Ltd, 2001. vii. S. Mann, Programming Applications with Wireless Application Protocol, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000. viii. S. B. Guthery <strong>and</strong> M. J. Cronin, Mobile Application Development with SMS <strong>and</strong> The SIM Toolkit, McGraw-Hill TELECOM, 2000. ix. N. Rhodes & J. McKeehan, Palm Programming: The Developer’s Guide, O’Reilly, 1999. x. M. Hapner, Java Message Service API Tutorial <strong>and</strong> Reference – Messaging for the J2EE Platform, Sun Microsystems, 2002. BIT 3206 Information Assurance <strong>and</strong> Security (4 CU) Course Description: This course will <strong>of</strong>fer the students a holistic overview to security issues pertinent in an enterprise. The course will specifically tackle Security mechanisms, Operational issues, Policy, Attacks, Security Domains, Forensics, Information States, Security Services, threat analysis model, Vulnerabilities. The course will also present introductory aspects on confidentiality, integrity, authentication, non-repudiation, intrusion detection, physical security, <strong>and</strong> encryption. A student completing this course will be expected to have a good underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>of</strong> the information assurance issues <strong>of</strong> an Enterprise. This course aims at: Introducing students to the concepts <strong>of</strong> Information Assurance <strong>and</strong> how to secure such information using appropriate systems <strong>and</strong> technologies. Indicative Content: Security mechanisms; Operational issues; Policy Attacks; Security Domains; Forensics; Information States; Security Services; Threat analysis model; Vulnerabilities; Introduction: confidentiality, integrity, authentication, non-repudiation, intrusion detection, physical security, <strong>and</strong> encryption. Reference Books: i. Nestler, A. Conklin, G. White <strong>and</strong> M. Hirsch, Computer Security Lab Manual (Information Assurance & Security), Career Education, 2005. ii. C. P. Pfleeger <strong>and</strong> S. L. Pfleeger, Security in <strong>Computing</strong>, 4th edition, Prentice Hall 2006. BIT 3207 System Integration <strong>and</strong> Architecture (4 CU) Course Description: This course is designed to provide students with an underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>of</strong> Systems Integration (SI) process, approaches, drivers, tools <strong>and</strong> techniques required for successful SI, critical success factors, <strong>and</strong> best practices. The course focuses on how a proposed system will be integrated with other existing or planned systems. It addresses the System Integration problem using architectures as the basis <strong>and</strong> then addresses the evaluation <strong>of</strong> the architectures in terms <strong>of</strong> the capabilities they provide. Case studies <strong>and</strong> examples from the Information Technology (IT), energy, <strong>and</strong> financial services industry will be used to illustrate the concepts discussed. Indicative Content: • The System <strong>of</strong> Systems Integration Problem – Human, Organizational, Societal Cultural, Economic, <strong>and</strong> Technological aspects; Processes, approaches, drivers, tools <strong>and</strong> techniques required for successful SI, critical success factors, <strong>and</strong> best practices in Systems Integration; The Role <strong>of</strong> Architectures in Systems Integration; Integration in a System <strong>of</strong> Systems <strong>and</strong> a Federation <strong>of</strong> Systems; Model Based Architecture, Design, <strong>and</strong> Integration; Systems <strong>of</strong> Systems Interoperability; Evaluation <strong>of</strong> architectures; Measures <strong>of</strong> Performance <strong>and</strong> 82
Effectiveness; Assessment <strong>of</strong> System Capabilities; Analysis <strong>of</strong> Alternatives; Case studies <strong>and</strong> examples from the Information Technology (IT), energy, <strong>and</strong> financial services industry to illustrate the concepts discussed. • The theory <strong>and</strong> practice <strong>of</strong> business process integration, legacy integration, new systems integration, business-tobusiness integration, integration <strong>of</strong> commercial-<strong>of</strong>f-the-shelf (COTS) products, interface control <strong>and</strong> management, testing, integrated Programme management, integrated Business Continuity Planning (BCP). Specific focus will be given to issues <strong>of</strong> interface integration <strong>and</strong> interoperability <strong>of</strong> systems. Reference Book: i. A. P. Sage <strong>and</strong> W. B. Rouse, <strong>H<strong>and</strong>book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Systems Engineering <strong>and</strong> Management, John Wiley & Sons, 1999. BIT 3208 BIT Group Project (4 CU) Course Description: To give the student experience in developing independent skills <strong>and</strong> implementing non-trivial information technology research projects. Each student will pursue a lengthy project in any area <strong>of</strong> information technology. The project will be specified, designed <strong>and</strong> implemented, with one <strong>of</strong> the Pr<strong>of</strong>essors / lecturers as advisor /supervisor. 83
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