IT Centre - 4th. BIT Course Syllabus

BIT Course
4th. Year B.Sc. in Information Technology
Course Syllabus

	Applied Computing Obligatory Subjects
BIT Course	CT414 Distributive Systems and Co-operative Computing Introduction. Distributed Systems. Enabling Technology. High-Bandwidth Networks. Distributed Systems. ANSA/ISA Architecture. Open Distributed Processing. Distributed Application Platforms. Transparency. Reliability. Computer Supported Co-operative Work. Human-Computer Interaction. Human-Interaction Groupware. Multimedia. Hypertext. Security. Asynchronous Groupware. E-Mail. Structured Messages. Co-operative Hypertext Systems. Synchronous Groupware. Seeheim Model. WYSISIS. Multi-User Interfaces. Group-Enabled Applications. Shared Window Systems. Desktop Conferencing. Computer-Supported Meetings. Media Spaces. Telework. Telepresence. Commercial Groupware examples. Research Trends (2 hours per week)
BIT Course	CT415 Database Technology Types of Databases. Relationsal. Inverted List. Network. Hierarchical. Logic. Object-Oriented. Image. Database Design. Data Models. Logical Design. DDL. DML. Data Dictionaries. Physical Design. Trees. Networks. Tables. Distributed Databases. Transparency. Transaction Recovery. Concurrency. Security. Integrity. Interfaces to Databases. Query Languages. Visual Programming. Natural Language Front-ends. Rapid Application Development. Commercial Environments. Expert Systems Applications. Data Warehousing. Data Mining. Research Trends.
BIT Course	CT417 Software Engineering III Software Project Management. Metrics and Behaviour. Measuring sofftware projects. Project costings and projections. Software Quality Assurance: ISO and CMM Model. Object-oriented Analysis and Design. Methodology review, detailed instruction in one particular object-oriented methodology. Software Engineering: The Past, Present and Future. (2 hours/week over full year).
	Applied Computing Optional Subjects All students must take TWO of the following:
BIT Course	CT403 Advanced Interface Design Interface Design. Presentation Systems. Toolkits. Event-based design. Hypermedia environments. Standard windowing toolkits. Graphical Development Tools. (2 hours/week).
BIT Course	CT404 Graphics and Image Processing Transformations. Projections. Rendering. Standards. Edge detection. Shape contours. Segmentation. Object recognition. Industrial applications. (2 h.p.w.).
BIT Course	CT405 Simulation and Modelling Simulation concpets. Modelling systems. Simulation examples and industrial applications. (2 hours/week).
BIT Course	CT409 Business Computing Languages Commonly used business oriented programming languages. Syntax and programming in a specific language. (2 h.p.w.).
BIT Course	CT410 Hardware Communications Computer-device connections. Logic controllers. Computer numerical control. Real-time applications. (2 h.p.w.).
BIT Course	CT411 Multi-Media Development Media types. Current technologies. Hardware requiements. Standards and applications. Networked multi-media. (2 hours/week).
BIT Course	CT412 Computer Security Security requirements. Levels. Passive and active attacks. Security services and mechanisms. Protocols. (2 h.p.w.).
BIT Course	CT416 Information Technology Laboratory
BIT Course	MP304 Mathematical Modelling (2 h.p.w.).
	Business
	Option 1
BIT Course	AY207 Management Accounting II (See Calendar p.602) (2 h.p.w. - First Semester)
	Students may take this course or one of the following Language Courses
BIT Course	FR411 French Language IV } 2 h.p.w. First Semester GR431 German Language } 2 h.p.w. First Semester SH401 Spanish Language } 2 h.p.w. First Semester
BIT Course	BS203 Business Organisation and Management (See Calendar p.593) (4 h.p.w. - First Semester)
	Students may take:
BIT Course	AY208 Business Finance I (See Calendar p.592) (2 h.p.w. - Second Semester)
BIT Course	or BS302 Industrial Relations and Personnel Management
	*Students may thake this course or one* of the following Language courses:**
BIT Course	FR411 French Language IV } 2 h.p.w. Second Semester GR431 German Language } 2 h.p.w. Second Semester SH401 Spanish Language } 2 h.p.w. Second Semester
	Option 2
BIT Course	IE319 Operations Strategy
BIT Course	BS315 Management of Organisational Change
BIT Course	LW356 Industrial and Intellectual Property Law (See Calendar p.261) (2 h.p.w. - Second Semester)
	Students may Take:
BIT Course	BS309 Business Negotiations (See Calendar p.593) (2 h.p.w. - Second Semester)
BIT Course	or BS302 Industrial Relations and Personnel Management (See Calendar p.261) (2 h.p.w. - Second Semester)
	PROJECT
BIT Course	CT413 Final Year Project Final Year students will undertake a major Project in the area of Applied Computing in which the skills and knowledge acquired during the course are given practical application. A report will be written on the project (5 h.p.w.)

3rd. Year B.Sc. in Information Technology Course Syllabus

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