DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

GC UNIVERSITY, FAISALABAD
Scheme of Study BS (IT) Session 2019-23
BS Information Technology
Semester 1

CSI-321 Introduction to Computing Applications 3(2-1)

CSI-301 Programming Fundamentals 4(3-1)

ENG-322 English Composition & Comprehension 3(3-0)

MTH-323 Calculus & Analytical Geometry 3(3-0)

ISL-321 Islamic Studies 2(2-0)

ISL-322 Ethics (Non-Muslims) 2(2-0)

1. Introduction to Computing Applications:

Course Name: Introduction to Computing Applications
Credit Hours: 3 (2+1)
Pre-requisite: None
Course Outline:
Basic Definitions & Concepts, Hardware: Computer Systems & Components.
Storage Devices, Number Systems, Software: Operating Systems,
Programming and Application Software, Introduction to Programming,
Databases and Information Systems, Networks, Data Communication, The
Internet, Browsers and Search Engines, The Internet: Email, Collaborative
Computing and Social Networking, The Internet: E-Commerce, IT Security
and other issues, Project Week, Review Week
Reference Materials:
1. Introduction to Computers 6th International Edition, Peter, N. McGraw-Hill
2. Using Information Technology: A Practical Introduction to Computer &
Communications, 6th Edition. Williams, S. McGraw-Hills.
3. Computers, Communications & information: A user's introduction, Sarah,
E. Hutchinson. Stacey, C. Swayer.
4. Fundamentals of Information Technology, Alexis L Mathewsleon Leon
Press.
2. Programming Fundamentals:
Course Name: Programming Fundamentals
Credit Hours: 4 (3+1)
Prerequisites: None
Course Outline:
This course covers overview of Computer Programming, Principles of
Structured and Modular Programming, Overview of Structured Programming
Languages, Algorithms and Problem Solving, Program Development:
Analyzing Problem, Designing Algorithm/Solution, Testing Designed Solution,
Translating Algorithms into Programs, Fundamental Programming
Constructs, Data Types. Basics of Input and Output, Selection and Decision
(If, If-Else, Nested If-Else, Switch Statement and Condition Operator),
Repetition (While and For Loop, Do-While Loops), Break Statement,
Continue Statement, Control Structures, Functions, Arrays, Pointers,
Records, Files (Input-Output), Testing & Debugging.
Reference Materials:
1. C How to Program by Paul Deitel and Harvey Deitel, Prentice Hall; 7
edition (March 4, 2012). ISBN-10: 013299044X
2. Programming in C by Stephen G. Kochan, Addison-Wesley Professional;
4 edition (September 25, 2013). ISBN-10: 0321776410
3. Java How to Program by Paul Deitel and Harvey Deitel, Prentice Hall; 9th
edition (March, 2011)
4. C++ How to Program by Paul Deitel and Harvey Deitel, Prentice Hall; 9th
edition (February, 2013)

3. English Composition & Comprehension:

4. Calculus & Analytical Geometry

5. Islamic Studies
 Semester 2

CSI-302 Object Oriented Programming 4(3-1)

ENG-421 Communication Skills 3(3-0)

CSI-405 Discrete Structures 3(3-0)

PST-321 Pakistan Studies 2(2-0)

PHY-323 Basic Electronics 3(2-1)

1. Object Oriented Programming:

Course Name: Object Oriented Programming
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Programming Fundamentals
Course Outline:
Evolution of Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented concepts
and principles, problem solving in Object Oriented paradigm, OOP design
process, classes, functions/methods, objects and encapsulation; constructors
and destructors, operator and function/method overloading, association,
aggregation, composition, generalization, inheritance and its types, derived
classes, function/method overriding, abstract and concrete classes, virtual
functions, polymorphism, exception handling.
Reference Materials:
1. Java: How to Programme, Harvey M. Deitel and Paul J. Deitel, Prentice
Hall; 8 edition (March 27, 2009). ISBN-10: 0136053068
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2. C++: How to Programme, Prentice Hall; 8 edition (March 25, 2011). ISBN-
10: 0132662361
3. Object Oriented Programming in C++ by Robert Lafore, Sams Publishing;
4 edition (December 29, 2001). ISBN-10: 0672323087
4. Java Programming: From the Ground Up by Ralph Bravaco and Shai
Simonson, McGraw-Hill Higher Education New York, 2010, ISBN 978–0–
07–352335–4
5. Beginning Java by Ivor Horton, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 7th Edition, 2011,
ISBN: 978-0-470-40414-0

2. Communication Skills:
3. Discrete Structures:
Course Name: Discrete Structures
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
Course Outline:
Mathematical reasoning: introduction to logic, propositional and predicate
calculus; negation disjunction and conjunction; implication and equivalence;
truth tables; predicates; quantifiers; natural deduction; rules of Inference;
methods of proofs; use in program proving; resolution principle; Set theory:
Paradoxes in set theory; inductive definition of sets and proof by induction;
Relations, representation of relations by graphs; properties of relations,
equivalence relations and partitions; Partial orderings; Linear and wellordered
sets; Functions: mappings, injection and surjection, composition of
functions; inverse functions; special functions; Peano postulates; Recursive
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function theory; Elementary combinatorics; counting techniques; recurrence
relation; generating functions.
Graph Theory: elements of graph theory, Planar Graphs, Graph Colouring,
Euler graph, Hamiltonian path, trees and their applications.
Reference Materials:
1. Discrete Mathematical Structure with Application to Computer Science, J.
P. Temblay and B Manohar, McGraw-Hill, 2nd Edition.
2. Discrete Mathematics, 7th edition, Richard Johnson Baugh, 2008,
Prentice Hall Publishers.
3. Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, 6th edition, Kenneth H. Rosen,
2006, McGraw-Hill Book Co.
4. Discrete Mathematical Structures, 4th edition, Kolman, Busby & Ross,
2000, Prentice-Hall Publishers.
5. Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics: An Applied Introduction, Ralph
P. Grimaldi, Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., 1985.
6. Logic and Discrete Mathematics: A Computer Science Perspective by
Winifred Grassman, Jean-Paul Tremblay, Winifred Grassman, Prentice
Hall, 1995

4. Pakistan Study:
5. Basic Electronics:
 Semester 3

CSI-401 Data Structure & Algorithms 4(3-1)

CSI-503 Database Systems 4(3-1)

ENG-422 Technical Writing 3(3-0)

CSI-512 Computer Networks 4(3-1)

ELE-401 Digital Logic Design 3(2-1)

1. Data Structure and Algorithms

Course Name: Data Structure and Algorithms
Credit Hours: 4 (3+1)
Prerequisites: Discrete Structures
Course Outline:
Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms. Complexity Analysis. Arrays.
Sorting Algorithms: Insertion Sort, Selection Sort, Bubble Sort, Shell Sort,
Heap Sort, Quick Sort, Merge Sort, Radix Sort, Bucket Sort. Linked Lists:
Singly Linked Lists, Doubly Linked Lists, Circular List. Stacks, Queues, and
Priority Queue. Recursion: Function call and Recursion Implementation, Tail
Recursion, Non-tail Recursion, Indirect Recursion, Nested Recursion,
Backtracking. Trees: Binary Trees, Binary Heap, Binary Search. Tree
Traversal, Insertion, Deletion, and Balancing a Tree. Heap. B-Tree, B+Tree,
Spanning Tree, Splay Trees. Graphs: Representation, Treversal, Shortest
Path, and Cycle Detection; Isomorphic Graphs. Graph Traversal Algorithms.
Hashing. Memory Management and Garbage Collection.
Reference Materials:
1. Data Structures & Problem Solving Using Java by Mark Allen Weiss,
Addison-Wesley, 4th Edition (October 7, 2009). ISBN-10: 0321541405 (or
Latest Edition)
2. Algorithms, Robert Sedgewick, Princeton University Publisher: Addison-
Wesley Professional (latest Edition)
3. Data Structures: Abstraction and Design Using Java by Koffman and
Wolfgang, Wiley; 2nd Edition (January 26, 2010). ISBN-10: 0470128704
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4. Data Structures and Algorithms in C++ by Adam Drozdek, Course
Technology; 4th Edition (August 27, 2012). ISBN-10: 1133608426
5. Data Structures Using C++ by D. S. Malik, Course Technology; 2nd Edition
(July 31, 2009). ISBN-10: 0324782012
6. Data Structures and Other Objects Using C++ by Michael Main and
Walter Savitch, Prentice Hall; 4th Edition (March 6, 2010). ISBN-10:
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2.Database Systems
Course Name: Database Systems
Credit Hours: 4 (3+1)
Prerequisites: Programming Fundamentals
Course Outline:
Basic Database Concepts, Database Architecture, DB Design Life Cycle,
Schema Architecture, Conceptual, Logical and Physical Database Modelling
and Design, , Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD), Enhanced ERD, Relational
Data Model, Mapping ERD to Relational Model, Functional Dependencies
and Normalization, Relational Algebra, Structured Query Language (SQL),
Transaction Processing, Concurrency Control And Recovery Techniques,
Query Optimization Concepts.
Reference Materials:
1. Database Systems A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and
Management, Thomas Connolly and Carolyn Begg, Prentice Hall; 7th
edition (March 10, 2011)
2. Modern Database Management by Fred McFadden, Jeffrey Hoofer, Mary
Prescott, Prentice Hall; 11th Edition (July 26, 2012). ISBN-10: 0132662256
3. Fundamentals of Database Systems by R. Elmasri and S. Navathe. 6th
Edition, Addison-Wesley (2010). ISBN-10: 0136086209.
4. Database Design and Relational Theory: Normal Forms and All That Jazz
by C. J. Date, O'Reilly Media; 1st Edition (April 24, 2012). ISBN-10:
1449328016.
5. Modern Database Management by Fred McFadden, Jeffrey Hoofer, Mary
Prescott, Prentice Hall; 11th Edition (July 26, 2012). ISBN-10: 0132662256

3. Technical Writing:
4. Computer Networks
Course Name: Computer Networks
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
Course Outline:
Data Communication concepts, Analogue and digital Transmission, Noise,
Media, Encoding, Asynchronous and Synchronous transmission. Network
system architectures (OSI, TCP/IP), Error Control, Flow Control, Data Link
Protocols, Bridging. Local Area Networks and MAC Layer protocols,
Multiplexing, Switched and IP Networks, Inter-networking, Routing. Transport
layer protocols TCP, UDP and SCTP. Application Layer Protocols. Wireless
LANs.
Lab exercises using tools such as Wireshark, OpNet, Packet tracer etc.
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Reference Materials:
1. Data Communications and Networking, by Behrouz A. Forouzan,
McGraw-Hill Science; 5th edition (February 17, 2012). ISBN-10:
0073376221
2. Data and Computer Communications by William Stallings, Prentice Hall;
9th Edition (August 13, 2010). ISBN-10: 0131392050
3. Computer Networks by Andrew S. Tanenbaum and David J. Wetherall,
Prentice Hall; 5th Edition (October 7, 2010). ISBN-10: 0132126958
4. Computer Networks and Internets by Douglas E. Comer, Prentice Hall; 5th
Edition (April 28, 2008). ISBN-10: 0136066984

5. Digital Logic and Design

Course Name: Digital Logic Design
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Basic Electronics
Course Outline:
Number Systems, Logic Gates, Boolean Algebra, Combination logic circuits
and designs, Simplification Methods K-Maps, Quinne, Mc-Cluskey,, Flip
Flops and Latches, Asynchronous and Synchronous circuits, Counters, Shift
Registers, Shift Registers Counters, Triggered devices & its types. Binary
Arithmetic and Arithmetic Circuits, Memory Elements, State Machines.
Introduction Programmable Logic Devices (CPLD, FPGA); Lab
Assignments using tools such as Verilog HDL/VHDL, MultiSim, etc.
Reference Materials:
1. Digital Fundamentals by Thomas L. Floyd, Prentice Hall; 11th edition.
2. Fundamentals of Digital Logic with Verilog Design by Stephen Brown and
Zvonko Vranesic, McGraw-Hill; 3rd Edition (February 12, 2013). ISBN-10:
0073380547
3. Digital Fundamentals: A Systems Approach by Thomas L. Floyd, Prentice
Hall; (July 13, 2012). ISBN-10: 0132933950
4. Digital Design, by M. Morris Mano, Michael D. Ciletti, 4th Edition, Prentice
Hall (2007). ISBN-10: 0131989243
5. Fundamentals of Logic Design by Jr. Charles H. Roth and Larry L Kinney,
CL Engineering; 6th Edition (March 13, 2009). ISBN-10: 0495471690
 Semester 4

CSI-402 Operating Systems 4(3-1)

CIT-408 Visual Programming 3(2-1)

CIT-406 Web Technologies 3(2-1)

SWE-401 Introduction to Software Engineering 3(3-0)

STA-321 Probability & Statistics 3(3-0)

Course Name: Operating Systems

Credit Hours: 4 (3+1)
Prerequisites: Programming Fundamentals
Course Outline:
History and Goals, Evolution of multi-user systems. Introduction to the
techniques used to implement operating systems and related kinds of
systems software. Among the topics covered will be process management
(creation, synchronization, and communication); Multi-Threading, processor
scheduling; deadlock prevention, avoidance, and recovery; main-memory
management; virtual memory management (swapping, paging, segmentation
and page-replacement algorithms); control of disks and other input/output
devices; file-system structure and implementation; and protection and
security. Lab assignments involving different single and multithreaded OS
algorithms.
Reference Materials:
1. Operating System Concepts, 9th Edition, Silberschatz A., Peterson, J. L., &
Galvin P. C. 2012.
2. Modern Operating Systems, 3rd Edition, Tanenmaum A. S., 2008.

Visual Programming
Credit Hours: 3(3,0)

Prerequisites: Object Oriented Programming

Course Outline:
Visual Programming Basics; Introduction to Events; Fundamentals of Event-driven
Programming, message handling, user interfaces, graphics device interface, painting and
drawing, windows management, input devices, resources, string and menu resource,
dialogs and windows controls, common controls, dynamic link libraries, threads and
synchronization, network programming, Building Class Libraries at the Command Line,
Class Libraries, Using References, Assemblies, Private Assembly Deployment, Shared
Assembly Deployment, Configuration Overview, Configuration Files, Programmatic
Access to Configuration, Using SDK Tools for Signing and Deployment, Metadata,
Reflection, Late Binding, Directories, Files, Serialization, Attributes, Memory
Management and Garbage Collection, Threading and Synchronization, Asynchronous
Delegates, Application Domains, Marshal by Value, Marshal by Reference,
Authentication and Authorization, Configuring Security, Code Access Security, Code
Groups, Evidence, Permissions, Role-Based Security, Principals and Identities, Using
Data Readers, Using Data Sets, Interacting with XML Data, Tracing Event Logs, Using
the Boolean Switch and Trace Switch Classes, Print Debugging Information with the
Debug Class, Instrumenting Release Builds with the Trace Class, Using Listeners, and
Implementing Custom Listeners.

Reference Materials:

1. Visual C#: How to Program, Deitel and Deitel, 6/e Edition, Prentice Hall / Pearson
Education, 2017.
2. Programming in C# .NET, J.C. Bradley, A.C. Millspaugh, McGraw-Hill, 2014
3. Microsoft Visual C# 2013 Step by Step (Step by Step Developer), Sharp, J., 1st Edition
(2013), Microsoft Press.

Course Name: Web Technologies

Credit Hours: 3*
Prerequisites: Database Systems
Course Outline:
Introduction to Web Applications, TCP/IP Application Services. Web Servers:
Basic Operation, Virtual hosting, Chunked transfers, Caching support,
Extensibility. SGML, HTML5, CSS3. XML Languages and Applications: Core
XML, XHTML, XHTM MP. Web Service: SOAP, REST, WML, XSL. Web
Services: Operations, Processing HTTP Requests, Processing HTTP
Responses, Cooki Coordination, Privacy and P3P, Complex HTTP
Interactions, Dynamic Content Delivery. Server Configuration. Server
Security. Web Browsers Architecture and Processes. Active Browser Pages:
JavaScript, DHTML, AJAX. JSON, Approaches to Web Application
Development. Programing in any Scripting language. Search Technologies.
Search Engine Optimization. XML Query Language, Semantic Web, Future
Web Application Framework.
Reference Materials:
1. Web Application Architecture: Principles, protocols and practices by Leon
Shklar and Richard Rosen, Wiley; 2nd Edition (May 5, 2009). ISBN-10:
047051860X
2. Web Technologies: A Computer Science Perspective by Jeffrey C.
Jackson, Prentice Hall; 1st Edition (August 27, 2006). ISBN-10:
0131856030
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3. Web Technologies by Uttam Kumar Roy, Oxford University Press, USA
(June 13, 2011). ISBN-10: 0198066228
Course Name: Introduction to Software Engineering
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Data Structures and Algorithms
Course Outline:
Overview of SE, Practice & Myths; the Software Processes, Generic Process
Models: Framework Activity, Task Set, Process Patterns, Process
Improvement, CMM Prescriptive, Process Models: Waterfall Model,
Incremental Process Model, Evolutionary Process Model; Specialized
Process Models: Component Based Development, the Formal Methods
Models, Agile Development; Business Information Systems: Components,
Types, and Evaluating methods. SDLC: Phases, System Planning,
Preliminary Investigation, SWOT Analysis. The Importance of Strategic
Planning; Evaluation of Systems Requests, Requirements Engineering.
Difference between Structured Analysis and Object Oriented Analysis,
Difference between FDD Diagrams & UML Diagrams; Data & Process
Modelling; Diagrams: Data Flow, Context, Conventions, Detailed Level
DFD’s; Levelling and Balancing. Logical Versus Physical Models. The Design
Process; Architecture Design Elements, Interface Design Elements,
Component-Level Design Elements, Deployments Design Elements; System
Architecture, Architectural Styles. User Interface Design. WebApps Interface
Design; Software Quality Assurance. Validation Testing, System Testing;
Internal and External View of Testing. Project Management. Risk
Management; Maintenance and Reengineering.
Reference Materials:
1. Software Engineering 8E by Ian Sommerville, Addison Wesley; 8th Edition
(2006). ISBN-10: 0321313798
2. Systems Analysis and Design by Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman and
Harry J. Rosenblatt, Course Technology; 7th Edition (2007). ISBN-10:
1423912225
3. Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach by Roger S. Pressman,
McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 7th Edition (2009). ISBN-10:
0073375977.

Probability & Statistics:

 Semester 5

CIT-501 Information Technology Project Management 3(3-0)

CIT-505 System and Network Administration 3(2-1)

MTH-424 Linear Algebra 3(3-0)

CIT-504 Database Administration and Management 4(3-1)

IT Elective-1 3(3-0)

CIT-332 Operations Research 3(3-0)

Course Name: Information Technology Project Management

Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Software Engineering, Technology Management
Course Outline:
Introduction to Project Management. The Project Management and
Information Technology Context. The Project Management Process Groups.
Project Integration Management. Project Scope Management. Project Time
Management. Project Cost Management. Project Quality Management.
Project Human Resource Management. Project Communications
Management. Project Risk Management. Project Procurement Management.
Project Management Tools.
Reference Materials:
1. Information Technology Project Management by Kathy Schwalbe, Course
Technology; 6th Edition (July 22, 2010). ISBN-10: 1111221758
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2. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 3rd Edition
(PMBOK Guides), ISBN-13: 978-1930699458
3. IT Project Management: On Track from Start to Finish by Joseph Phillips,
McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 3rd Edition (February 25, 2010). ISBN-10:
0071700439
4. Information Technology Project Management by Jack T. Marche, Wiley;
3rd Edition (January 6, 2009). ISBN-10: 0470371935
5. Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme by Robert K.
Wysocki, Wiley; 6th Edition (2011). ISBN-10: 111801619X
Course Name: Systems and Network Administration
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Computer Communication and Networks, Operating
Systems
Course Outline:
Introduction To System Administration. SA Components. Server Environment
(Microsoft and Linux). Reliable Products, Server Hardware Costing,
Maintenance Contracts and Spare Parts, Maintaining Data Integrity, Client
Server OS Configuration, Providing Remote Console Access. Comparative
Analysis of OS: Important Attributes, Key Features, Pros and Cons. Linux
Installation and Verification, Configuring Local Services and Managing Basic
System Issues. Administer Users and Groups. Software Management.
Managing Network Services and Network Monitoring Tools. Boot
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Management and Process Management. IP Tables and Filtering. Securing
Network Traffic. Advanced File Systems and Logs. Bash Shell Scripting.
Configuring Servers (FTP, NFS, Samba, DHCP, DNS and Apache).
Reference Materials:
1. The Practice of System and Network Administration, Second Edition by
Thomas Limoncelli, Christina Hogan and Strata Chalup, Addison-Wesley
Professional; 2nd Edition (2007). ISBN-10: 0321492668
2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Bible: Administering Enterprise Linux Systems
by William vonHagen, 2011
3. Studyguide for Practice of System and Network Administration by Thomas
A. Limoncelli, Cram101; 2nd Edition (2011). ISBN-10: 1428851755
4. Networking Systems Design and Development by Lee Chao, CRC Press;
1st Edition (December 21, 2009). ISBN-10: 142009159X (TB2)
5. Windows Administration Latest Edition, Microsoft Press
6. Linux Administration Guide Latest Edition

Linear Algebra:

Course Name: Database Administration & Management

Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Database Systems
Course Outline:
Installation of DBMS; SQL* Plus; DBA Tools. DBMS Physical Structure &
Architectural Components: Server, Instance, SGA, Shared Pool, Library
Cache, Data Dictionary Cache, Large Pool, Processes. Startup and
Shutdown Database. Managing Instances. Managing Files. Creating
Database and Data dictionary. Managing Tablespaces. Operations with
Tablespaces. Data File Management, Segments, Block. Managing Undo
Data, Undo Data Statistics: Managing Tables and Users. Indexes
Management, Maintaining Data Integrity, Constraints. Managing Privileges.
Server Side Configuration. Client Side Configuration. Usage and
Configuration of Oracle Shared Server. Backup and Recovery. Sizing Shared
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Pool, Sizing Buffer Cache, I/O Issues. Tuning Rollback Segments. Tuning
Shared Servers, Types of Locks, Block Efficiency, Storage hierarchy,
Avoiding Dynamic allocation, Statistics, PCTFREE and PCTUSED,
Monitoring Index Usage.
Reference Materials:
1. Database Administration: The Complete Guide to DBA Practices and
Procedures by Craig S. Mullins, Addison-Wesley Professional; 2nd Edition
(October 21, 2012). ISBN-10: 0321822943
2. Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation and
Management by Thomas M. Connolly and Carolyn E. Begg, Addison-
Wesley; 5th Edition (2009). ISBN-10: 0321523067
3. Online Material URL http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/index.html (this
should be avoided)

Course Name: Operations Research

Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Probability and Statistics
Course Outline:
Introduction to mathematical modeling. Linear program models, simplex
method for solving LP models, sensitivity analysis, other solution techniques
for LP models, specialized LP models (transport, assignment, etc.). Network
based models, shortest path, min weight spanning tree, max flow,
PERT/CPM. Decision models, dynamic programming, games theory.
Probabilistic models, expected return models, Markov chains, stochastic
processes, queuing models, stochastic inventory models.
Sample labs and assignments:
Given a scenario, select and develop an appropriate model, solve it for the
given parameters, and analyze the sensitivity of the solution to changes in
the problem parameters.
Reference Materials:
1. Operations Research: An Introduction, Hamdi A. Taha, (8/e), (2006) or
Latest Edition
2. Introduction to Operations Research, F.S. Hillier, and G. J. Leibermann,
(8/e), (2005) or Latest Edition
 Semester 6

CIT-502 Information Technology Infrastructure 3(3-0)

GEO-510 Geographic Information System 3(3-0)

SWE-501 Software Requirement Engineering 3(3-0)

IT Elective-2 3

IT Elective-3 3

CSI-619 Information Security 3(3-0)

Course Name: Information Technology Infrastructure

Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Computer Communication and Networks
Course Outline:
Definition of IT Infrastructure, Non-functional Attributes, Availability Concepts,
Sources of Unavailability, Availability Patterns. Performance. Security
Concepts. Data centres. Servers: Availability, Performance, Security.
Networking: Building Blocks, Availability, Performance, Security. Storage:
Availability, Performance, Security. Virtualization: Availability, Performance,
Security. Operating Systems: Building Blocks, Implementing Various OSs,
OS availability, OS Performance, OS Security. End User Devises: Building
Blocks, Device Availability, Performance, Security. IT Infrastructure
Management. Service Delivery Processes. Service Support Processes.
Ethics, Trends, organizational and technical issues related to IT
infrastructure.
Reference Materials:
1. IT Infrastructure Architecture: Infrastructure building blocks and concepts
by Sjaak Laan, Lulu.com (November 5, 2011). ISBN-10: 1447881281
2. IT Infrastructure and its Management by Prof Phalguni Gupta, Tata
McGraw Hill Education Private Limited (October 6, 2009). ISBN-10:
0070699798
3. IT Architecture For Dummies by Kalani Kirk Hausman and Susan Cook,
For Dummies; 1st Edition (November 9, 2010). ISBN-10: 0470554231
4. Standards Policy for Information Infrastructure by Brian Kahin and, Janet
Abbate, The MIT Press (August 14, 1995). ISBN-10: 026211206X
5. IT Architectures and Middleware: Strategies for Building Large, Integrated
Systems by Chris Britton and Peter Bye, Addison-Wesley Professional;
2nd Edition (June 3, 2004). ISBN-10: 0321246942

Geographic Information System:

Software Requirement Engineering:

Course Name: Software Requirements Engineering
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Introduction to Software Engineering
Course Outline:
Definition of Requirements Engineering and role in system development,
Fundamental concepts and activities of Requirements Engineering,
Information elicitation techniques, Modeling scenarios.
Fundamentals of goal-oriented Requirements Engineering, Modelling
behavioural goals, Modelling quality goals, Goal modelling heuristics, Object
modelling for Requirements Engineering, Object modelling notations, Object
modelling heuristics, Identifying objects from goals, Modelling Use Cases and
state machines, Deriving operational requirements from goals, Requirements
Specification, Requirements verification and validation.
Management of inconsistency and conflict, Techniques for requirements
evaluation, selection and prioritization; Requirements management;
Requirements traceability
Reference Materials:
1. Requirements Engineering: Processes and Techniques, Gerald Kotonya
and Sommerville, John-Wiley Sons, 1998 (or Latest Edition).
2. Software Requirements, Karl E. Wiegers, Microsoft Press, 2003(or Latest
Edition).
3. Software Requirements Specification, David Tuffley, CreateSpace
Independent Publishing Platform, 2010 (or Latest Edition).
4. System Requirements Engineering, Loucopoulos and Karakostas,
McGraw-Hill, 1995 (or Latest Edition).
Course Name: Information Security
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Data Communication and Computer Networks
Course Outline:
Basic notions of confidentiality, integrity, availability; authentication models;
protection models; security kernels; Encryption, Hashing and Digital
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Signatures; audit; intrusion detection and response; database security,
hostbased
and network-based security issues operational security issues;
physical security issues; personnel security; policy formation and
enforcement; access controls; information flow; legal and social issues;
identification and authentication in local and distributed systems;
classification and trust modeling; risk assessment

Reference Materials:
1. Computer Security: Art and Science, Matthew Bishop
2. Cryptography and Network Security by William Stalling 6th Edition, 2012
3. Principles of Information Security 3rd E by Michael E. Whitman and
Herbert J. Mattord

Semester 7

CIT-601 Virtual Systems and Services 4(3-1)

IT Elective-4 3(3-0)

IT Elective-5 3(3-0)

SWE-507 Human Computer Interaction 3(3-0)

CIT-603 Modeling and Simulation 3(2-1)

MGT-601 Entrepreneurship 3(3-0)

Virtual Systems and Services:

Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisites: Programming
Fundamentals
Course Content:
This course will investigate the current state of virtualization in computing systems.
Virtualization at both the hardware and software levels will be examined, with
emphasis on the hypervisor configurations of systems such as Vmware, Zen and
Hyper-V. The features and limitations of virtual environments will be considered,
along with several case studies used to demonstrate the configuration and
management of such systems. Para-virtualized software components will be analyzed
and their pros and cons discussed. Processor and peripheral support for virtualization
will also be examined, with a focus on emerging hardware features and the future of
virtualization.
Reference Materials:
Handbook of Virtual Environments: Design, Implementation, and Applications
(Human Factors and Ergonomics), Edited by Kay M Stanney, Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates Virtual Reality Technology by GRIGORE
Course Name: Human Computer Interaction
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
Course Outline:
The human and the computer and their interaction, Human psychology and
ergonomics, Interaction Paradigms, Interaction design basics, HCI in the
software process, Design rules, Implementation support, Evaluation
techniques, Universal design, User support, ,Cognitive models,
Socioorganizational
issues and stakeholder requirements, Communication and
collaboration models, Task analysis, Dialog notations and design , Models of
the system, Modeling rich interaction, Groupware, Ubiquitous computing and
augmented realities
Reference Materials:
1. Human-Computer Interaction by Alan Dix, Janet E. Finlay, Gregory D.
Abowd, Russell Beale, Prentice Hall; 3rd Edition (December 20, 2003).
ISBN-10: 0130461091
2. Human-Computer Interaction: Concepts And Design by J. Preece, Y.
Rogers, H. Sharp, D. Benyon, S. Holland, T. Carey, Addison Wesley;
1st Edition (April 30, 1994). ISBN-10: 0201627698.
3. Human-Computer Interaction Handbook: Fundamentals, Evolving
Technologies, and Emerging Applications by Julie A. Jacko, CRC Press; 3
Edition (May 4, 2012). ISBN-10: 1439829438
4. Interaction Design: Beyond Human - Computer Interaction by Yvonne
Rogers, Helen Sharp, and Jenny Preece, Wiley; 3rd Edition (June 15,
2011). ISBN-10: 0470665769
5. Designing with the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide to Understanding User
Interface Design Rules by Jeff Johnson, Morgan Kaufmann; 1st Edition
(June 3, 2010). ISBN-10: 012375030X.

Simulation and Modeling

Credit Hours: 3 (3,0)
Course Content:
Introduction to modelling and simulation, System analysis, Classification of systems,
System theory basics, its relation to simulation, Model classification at conceptual,
abstract, and simulation models levels, Methodology of model building, Simulation
systems and languages, Means for model and experiment description, Principles of
simulation system design, Parallel process modeling using Petri nets and finite
automata in simulation, Models of queuing systems, Discrete simulation models,
Model time, Simulation experiment control, Overview of numerical methods used for
continuous simulation. System Dymola/ Modelica, Combined simulation, Special
model classes, Models of heterogeneous systems, Cellular automata and simulation,
Checking model validity, Verification of models, Analysis of simulation results,
simulation results visualization, model optimization, generating, transformation, and
testing of pseudorandom numbers with overview of commonly used simulation
systems.

Reference Materials:
1. Modeling and Simulation, Bungartz, H.-J., Zimmer, S., Buchholz, M., Pflüger, D.,
Springer-Verlag, 2014.
2. Simulation Modeling Handbook, A Practical Approach, Christopher A. Chung,
CRC Press, 2004.
3. System design, modeling and simulation using Ptolemy II, Claudius Ptolemaeus, ,
Ver 2.0, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported, 2014
4. Applied Simulation Modeling, Andrew F. Seila, Vlatko Ceric, Pandu Tadikamalla,
Thomson Learning Inc., 2003.

Course Name: Entrepreneurship

Credit Hours: 3
Pre-requisite: None
Course Outline:
Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Mind-Set. Entrepreneurial
Intentions and Corporate Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial Strategy.
Generating and Exploiting New Entries. Creativity and the Business Idea.
Identifying and Analyzing Domestic and International Opportunities.
Intellectual Property and Other Legal Issues for the Entrepreneur. The
Business Plan. Creating and Starting the Venture. The Marketing Plan. The
Organizational Plan. The Financial Plan. Sources of Capital. Informal Risk
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Capital, Venture Capital, and Going Public. Strategies for Growth and
Managing the Implication of Growth. Succession Planning and Strategies for
Harvesting and Ending the Venture.
Reference Materials:
1. Entrepreneurship by Robert Hisrich, Michael Peters and Dean Shepherd,
McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 9th Edition (September 27, 2012). ISBN-10:
0078029198
2. Entrepreneurship: Ideas in Action by Cynthia L. Greene, South-Western
Educational Pub; 5th Edition (January 6, 2011). ISBN-10: 0538496894
3. Entrepreneurship by William D. Bygrave and Andrew Zacharakis, Wiley;
2nd Edition (October 12, 2010). ISBN-10: 0470450371
4. Entrepreneurship: Theory, Process, and Practice by Donald F. Kuratko,
South-Western College Pub; 8th Edition (November 14, 2008). ISBN-10:
0324590911
5. Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures by Bruce R.
Barringer and Duane Ireland, Prentice Hall; 4th Edition (October 27, 2011
Semester 8

CIT-631 Project 6(0-6)

CIT-604 Cyber Security 3(3-0)

CSI-407 Professional Practices 3(3-0)

MKT-401 Principles of Marketing 3(3-0)

Cyber Security
Credit Hours: 3 (3,0)
Course Content:
Basic security concepts, Information security terminology, Malware classifications,
Types of malware. Server side web applications attacks. Cross-site scripting, SQL
Injection, Cross-site request forgery, Planning and policy, Network protocols and
service models. Transport layer security, Network layer security, Wireless security,
Cloud & IoT security.
Reference Materials:

1. Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals by Mark Ciampa, th Edition

2. Corporate Computer Society by Randall J.Boyle, 3rd Edition

Course Name: Professional Practices

Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
Course Outline:
Computing Profession, Computing Ethics, Philosophy of Ethics. The
Structure of Organizations, Finance and Accounting, Anatomy of a Software
House, Computer Contracts, Intellectual Property Rights, The Framework of
Employee Relations Law and Changing Management Practices, Human
Resource Management and IT, Health and Safety at Work, Software Liability,
Liability and Practice, Computer Misuse and the Criminal Law, Regulation
and Control of Personal Information. Overview of the British Computer
Society Code of Conduct, IEEE Code of Ethics, ACM Code of Ethics and
Professional Conduct, ACM/IEEE Software Engineering Code of Ethics and
Professional Practice. Accountability and Auditing, Social Application of
Ethics.
Reference Materials:
1. Professional Issues in Software Engineering by Frank Bott, Allison
Coleman, Jack Eaton and Diane Rowland, CRC Press; 3rd Edition (2000).
ISBN-10: 0748409513
2. Computer Ethics by Deborah G. Johnson, Pearson; 4th Edition (January 3,
2009). ISBN-10: 0131112414
3. A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computing and the
Internet (3rd Edition) by Sara Baase, Prentice Hall; 3rd Edition (2008).
ISBN-10: 0136008488
4. Applied Professional Ethics by Gregory R. Beabout, University Press of
America (1993). ISBN-10: 0819193747.
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5. The Dark Side of Software Engineering: Evil on Computing Projects by
Johann Rost and Robert L. Glass, Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Pr; 1st
Edition (2011). ISBN-10: 0470597178

Principle of Marketing: