Part-2 37-80 Pages(Departments) - Faculty of Applied Sciences

In addition to the taught courses in special degree
program, the students are exposed to the industrial
environment in the fourth year.
ICT and Computer Science at University of
Sri Jayewardenepura
At the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, we are
dedicated to the education and development of leaders in
the ICT industry. The Department of Statistics and
Computer Science is a large and a growing department
with exciting undergraduate teaching programs. A degree
from us can prepare you for some of the newest, most
dynamic and exciting careers around today and the careers
of tomorrow. The department offer Computer Science as a
subject for physical science undergraduates and ICT as a
subject for bio science undergraduates. By choosing to
study ICT and Computer Science with us you will be well
on your way to becoming a leader in the field of ICT.
Currently there are about 225 undergraduates in four
batches following general and special degrees in
Computer Science leading to B.Sc. (General) degree and
B.Sc. (Special) degree in Computer Science. The
department is very proud of its achievement to introduce
the special degree program in Computer Science in
2002. The ICT subject for bio science undergraduates is
introduced for the students enrolled to the academic year
2011. A total of 20 bio science undergraduates are
enrolled for the first year during the academic year 2011.
The students are selected for the Computer Science special
degree program at the beginning of the third year based on
their academic performance in the first two years.
All students are introduced to a range of modern
programming paradigms, including procedural
programming, object oriented, visual and logic
programming, and to other disciplines such as software
engineering, net-centric and intelligent computing etc.
The syllabus offered by the department covers a vast
area of the subject and is revised regularly to include the
most recent developments in the industry.
Teaching methods involve a combination of lectures,
tutorials, group work and practical work. The tutorials
are provided at all year of the course. At the first year,
most practical work is carried out in supervised
laboratories with academic staff on hand to offer
assistance. In the more senior years, most of the practical
work is carried out independently with consulting
assistance available at specified times.
Career opportunities in ICT and Computer
Science
Our Computer Science graduates work in government,
manufacturing industry, information industry, commerce
and in education etc. Some graduates spend their time on
software development and system support and remain in a
mostly technical environment. Others move to a mixture
of consulting and advice-giving rolls, which place more
emphasis on talking to others about the use of the
technology. In all types of work environments, whether
small companies or large, success in employment
involves a mixture of technical expertise and strong
communication skills. Some of the current designations
of our Computer Science graduates are Lecture, Associate
Technical project Manager, Assistance Manager (Quality
Assurance) software Engineer, Assistant. Operations
Manager, Business Analyst, etc.
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