Programme Manual

B.Sc. Computer Science

SST • School of Science and Technology • Pan-Atlantic University

Km 52, Lekki-Epe Expressway, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
1.0 THE MISSION OF THE BSC COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAMME

The undergraduate programme in Computer Science is aimed at developing

competent, creative, innovative, entrepreneurial and ethically-minded persons,
capable of creating value in the diverse fields of Computer science.

2.0 THE PHILOSOPHY OF PROGRAMME

The overall intention is to nurture individuals who are technically skilled, creative,
innovative, professionally competent, enterprising, and zealous for the common
good, with the ability to make free and morally upright decisions, and who can thus
impart positive values in service to society. The programme will provide intensive
practical and theoretical courses, which are designed to prepare the students to
work in modern day industries as pure and applied Computer Scientists. Career
prospects for graduates of this course include computer software design and
programming as applied to various fields. The programme will emphasize
particularly the need for high ethical standards in the exercise of professional work,
training, teaching, and obligations. Hence, the curriculum will be suffused with
courses that deal with human values, analytical and critical thinking and the
appropriate design and use of computing systems. The programme is largely driven
by the need to facilitate, through adequate theoretical and practical training, the
emergence of competent professionals in the area of pure and applied computer
science. The programme aims to build new generation of computer scientists that
can favourably compete with peers from any reputable institutions in the world. As
a fundamental principle, the programme emphasizes interactions between the
industry players, lecturers and students, with the goal of ensuring relevance to the
industry as well as driving the innovation needs of the industry. Together with the
technical skills and competencies, the programme also places emphasis on a holistic
development of the positive character traits of the students. Such traits could be
critical success factors in the team work required for professional success in the
workplace.

3.0 GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE PROGRAMME

The following basic points are the guiding principles for the programme:
a) The programme will impart an education that is relevant to the needs of the
nation and of international standard. The relevance of the programme's
content will be ensured by fostering a strong relationship with the industry.
b) The programme will give particular emphasis to teaching and research. The
academic staff will be encouraged to engage in research and attend
conferences of relevance across the world. This is expected to ensure a
continuous improvement in their teaching and maintain its relevance to the
needs of the nation.
c) The programme will be concerned with the integral formation of the
individual and will lay special emphasis on the development of values and
ideals. Professional ethics will permeate all teaching activities in the
programme.

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4.0 GOALS OF THE PROGRAMME

The aims and objectives of the programme include but are not limited to the
following:
a) Create in students the awareness of and enthusiasm for computer science
and its capabilities.
b) Involve the students in an intellectually stimulating and satisfying experience
of learning and studying
c) Provide a broad and balanced foundation in computer science knowledge and
practical skills.
d) Develop in students through an education in computer science a range of
transferable applicable skills of information technology to all aspects of
human endeavours.
e) Generate in students an appreciation of the importance of computer in an
industrial, economic, technological and social context.
f) Provide students with knowledge and skills base for further studies in
computer science or multi-disciplinary studies involving computer science.
g) To offer an integral formation with emphasis on the development of values
and ideals that will help prepare the students to play leadership roles in such
industries.

5.0 ADMISSION AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

5.1. Admission and Matriculation Requirements

The entry requirements shall be at least credit level passes in five subjects including
English Language, Mathematics, and Physics to form the core subjects with credit in
any other two relevant science subjects, at the Senior Secondary School Certificate
or its equivalent in not more than two sittings. In addition, an acceptable pass
(currently 220) in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with
relevant subject combination is required for Admission into 100 Level.

Candidates with two A level passes (graded A-E) at the GCE/IJMB Advanced Level in
relevant subjects (Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics) may be admitted into 200-
level. This is in addition to fulfilling the requirement of a minimum of credit level
passes in five relevant subjects at SSCE or WASCE/GCE ‘O’ Level as indicated above.
Other tertiary level qualifications such as OND, HND may be considered for direct
entry as well.

5.2. The Semester Course System

The undergraduate programme in Computer Science will be run on the semester

course basis, and there will be two semesters in the academic year. Instruction in the
programme shall be by courses, and it will be mandatory for students to take an
approved combination of courses in any semester.

An evaluation of the courses will be carried out in terms of course units. For this
purpose, one course unit is defined as one lecture/seminar/tutorial hour or three
hours of practical class per week, for the duration of a semester. Ordinarily, students

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shall be expected to register for a prescribed number of units in each academic year.
This number will be determined by Senate from time to time, based on the
recommendation of the School Board.

There shall be four levels of courses in line with the years of study. The levels shall
be numbered respectively as 101-199, 201-299, 301-399 and 401-499. Each of these
numbers shall be prefixed by a two or three letter subject code.

Students will be required to complete their registration for the courses within the
period stipulated by the School. Amendment of this registration will be allowed
through the addition or deletion of courses but it must take place within three weeks
of the commencement of lectures.

Direct entry and transfer students that enter into the second year of the programme
will have to take some compulsory courses from the first year prior to their
graduation from the University. However, if the Faculty Board assesses that a
student has done any of the courses elsewhere, such a student will be exempted
from taking the course.

5.3. Examinations and Grading System

At the end of each semester, students will be examined on all the courses they have
registered for and been taught during that period. They shall subsequently be
credited with the number of course units assigned to the courses that they pass.

The assessment of students will be based on a combination of continuous

assessment (tests, assignments, etc.) – 30%, class participation – 5% and
examinations – 65%. To be eligible to sit for any examinations, students will be
expected to attend a minimum of 80% of the lectures of any course registered for.
All courses registered for will be taken into consideration during the computation of
results. Students will not be credited for courses that they did not register for even if
they are inadvertently allowed to take the examinations and pass them.

Failure to take the examination in a course for which one has registered will attract
a score of 0.0, which will have the consequent effect of lowering the student’s Grade
Point Average.

Special examinations to enable a student graduate may in exceptional circumstances

be held by order of Senate. Grades will be awarded based on the scores of the
students as follows:

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 Percent Score Grade point Letter Grade

70 -100 5.0 A

60 – 69 4.0 B

50 – 59 3.0 C

45 - 49 2.0 D

0 – 44 0.0 F

For the purpose of description, a score below 2.0 Grade Point (from letter grade
D) constitutes a failure. The following qualifications shall be applied to the
grades:

A Excellent

B Good

C Fair

D Pass

F Failed

To obtain the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of the student, the grade
point assigned to the mark obtained in each course is multiplied by the units of that
course. The total from all the courses is added up to give the total weighted grade
point. This total is then divided by the total number of units taken by the student to
give the grade point average.

5.4. Retention and Progression

To remain in the School, students will be required to ensure that their CGPA does
not fall below 1.5. If a student's CGPA falls below 1.5, the student will be placed on
probation. If the student fails to improve and, after one semester of probation,
his/her CGPA remains below 1.5, that student will be asked to withdraw. A student
on probation will not be permitted to register for more than 18 units.

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5.5. Period of Study and Requirements for the Award of a Degree

The normal period of study for an honours degree shall be eight semesters for 100
level entrants and six semesters for direct level entrants. In order to be eligible for
graduation, the student must pass all the compulsory courses, the minimum number
of which is 75 credit units. Additional number of credit units required for graduation
will be as stipulated by the Senate of the University. The determination of the class
of degree shall be based on the weighted grade points of all the courses taken,
including the courses that are repeated. The award of the degree with honours shall
be dependent on the student having obtained a Cumulative Grade Point Average of
at least 2.0 in addition to fulfilling other minimum requirements for an honours
degree. The following classes of degree are approved for the CGPA indicated:

Class of Degree Cumulative GPA

First Class 4.5 – 5.0

Second Class (Upper Division) 3.5 – 4.49

Second Class (Lower Division) 2.4 – 3.49

Third Class 1.5 – 2.39

The maximum number of semesters for the award of an honours degree shall be ten
semesters. A student who spends more time than this to complete the degree
programme will ordinarily not be eligible for an honours classification.

5.6. Curriculum for B.Sc. Degree in Computer Science in agreement with

the NUC Minimum Standards (2018)

NOTE the following legend for the list of courses below:

C = Compulsory Course – A course which every student must compulsorily
take and pass in any particular programme at a particular level of study.

E = Elective Course – A course that students take within or outside the faculty
(school). Students may graduate without passing the course provided the
minimum credit unit for the course had been attained.

R = Required Course – A course that you take at a level of study and must be
passed before graduation

LH = Lecture Hours per semester

PH = Practical Hours per semester
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B.Sc COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

FIRST YEAR COURSES

Course Course Title 100 Level First Semester Units Status PREQ LH PH
Code
CSC 101 Introduction to Computer Science 3 C - 30 45

CHM 101 General Chemistry I (Physical) 3 R - 45 -

CHM 107 General Practical Chemistry I 1 R - 45

MTH 101 Elementary Mathematics I (Algebra & 3 R - 45 -

Trigonometry)
MTH 103 Elementary Mathematics II (Set Theory 3 R - 45 -
and Numbers)
PHY 101 General Physics I (Mechanics & Properties 3 R - 45 -
of Matter)
PHY 107 General Physics Practical I 1 R - - 45

GST 101 Communication in English I 2 C - 30 -

GST 103 Use of Library, Study Skills and ICT 2 R - 30 -

GST 108 Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning 2 R - 30

TOTAL UNITS 23

Course Course Title 100 Level Second Semester Units Status PREQ LH PH
Code
CSC 102 Introduction to Problem Solving 3 C - 30 45

PHY 102 General Physics II (Electricity, Magnetism 3 R - 45 -

& Modern Physics)
PHY 108 General Physics Practical II 1 R - - 45

MTH 102 Elementary Mathematics III (Differential 3 R - 45 -

and Integral Calculus)
GST 102 Introduction to Christian Theology 3 C - 45 -

GST 104 Logic, Philosophy & Human Existence 2 C - 30 -

GST 105 Communication in English II 2 C - 30 -

GST 125 Contemporary Health Issues 2 R - 30

TOTAL UNITS 19

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SECOND YEAR COURSES

Course Course Title 200 Level First Semester Units Status PREQ LH PH
Code
CSC 201 Computer Programming I 3 C CSC 102 30 45

CSC 205 Operating System I 3 C - 30 45

MTH 201 Mathematical Methods 3 R - 45

STA 205 Statistics for Physical Sciences and 3 R - 45 -

Engineering
MTH 203 Linear Algebra I 3 E - 45 -

PHY 201 General Physics III (Modern Physics) 3 E - 45 -

ENT 201 Entrepreneurship I 2 C - 15 45

GST 202 Philosophical Anthropology 2 C - 30 -

GST 211 Environment and Sustainable 2 R - 30
Development
TOTAL UNITS 24

Course Course Title 200 Level Second Semester Unit Status PREQ LH PH
Code
CSC 202 Computer Programming II 3 C - 30 45
CSC 204 Fundamentals of Data Structure 3 R - 30 45

CSC 206 Foundation of Sequential Program 3 R - 45

CSC 208 Discrete Structure 3 R - 45 -

CSC 210 Computer Hardware 3 R CSC 101 30 45

MTH 204 Linear Algebra II 2 E - 30 -

PHY 202 Electric Circuit and Electronics 3 R - 30 45

ENT 202 Entrepreneurship II 2 C - 15 45

GST 204 Peace Studies, Conflict Resolution and 3 C - 45 -

Ethics
SIE 299 SIWES I 3 C

TOTAL UNITS 28

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THIRD YEAR COURSES

Course Course Title 300 Level First Semester Units Status PREQ LH PH
Code
CSC 301 Structured Programming 3 C CSC 201 45 -

CSC 303 Database Management I 3 C - 45 -

CSC 305 Operating Systems II 3 C CSC 205 45 -

CSC 307 Systems Analysis and Design 3 R - 30 45

CSC 309 Computer Architecture and organization I 3 R - 45 -

CSC 311 Compiler Construction I 3 R - 45 -

CSC 313 Professional Ethics for Computer 2 R 30

Scientists
GST 303 Nigerian People and Culture 2 C - 30

TOTAL UNITS 22

Course Course Title 300 Level Second Semester Units Status PREQ LH PH
Code
CSC 302 Object-Oriented Programming 3 R CSC 202 45 -

CSC 304 Survey of Programming Language 4 C - 45 45

CSC 306 Algorithms and Complexity Analysis 3 R - 45 -

CSC 308 Formal Methods and Software 3 C - 45

Development
CSC 310 Computer Architecture and Organization II 3 R - 45 -

CSC 312 Computational Science and Numerical 3 R - 45 -

Methods
GST 302 Life Skills and Personal Effectiveness 2 C - 30

SIE 399 SIWES II 3 C -

TOTAL UNITS 24

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FOURTH YEAR COURSES
Course Course Title 400 Level First Semester Units Status PREQ LH PH
Code
CSC 401 Organization of programming Languages 3 R CSC 304 45 -
CSC 403 Database Management II 3 C CSC 303 30 45
CSC 405 Special Topics in Software Engineering 3 C - 30 45
CSC 407 Computer Networks/Communications 3 C - 30 45
CSC 409 Human Computer Interface 2 R - 30 -
Additional Electives (2) 6 E
TOTAL UNITS 20
Additional Electives (Minimum 2
Courses)
CSC 411 Information Technology Law 2 E 30 -
CSC 413 Distributed Computing System 3 E 30 45
CSC 415 Optimization Techniques 3 E 30 45
CSC 417 Computer System Performance Evaluation 3 E 45 -
CSC 419 Advances in Web and Mobile 3 E 30 45
Programming
CSC 421 Computer Graphics and Visualisation 3 E 30 45
CSC 423 Queuing Systems Performance Evaluation 3 E 45 -

Course Course Title 400 Level Second Semester Units Status PREQ LH PH
Code
CSC 402 Software Engineering 4 C - 45 45
CSC 404 Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning 3 R - 45 -
CSC 406 Net-Centric Computing 3 R - 45 -
CSC 499 Project 6 C - - 270
Additional Electives (2) 6 E
TOTAL UNITS 22
Additional Electives (Minimum 2
Courses)
CSC 412 Project Management 3 E 30 45
CSC 414 Formal Models of Computation 3 E 30 45
CSC 416 Advances in Data Sciences 3 E 30 45
CSC 418 Special Topics in Computer Science 3 E 30 45
CSC 420 Modelling and Simulation 3 E 30 45
CSC 422 Compiler Construction II 3 E 45 -

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

100 LEVEL FIRST SEMESTER

CSC 101: Introduction to Computer Science (3 Units, LH 30, PH 45)

Survey of computers and information processing and their roles in society. This course
introduces a historical perspective of computing, hardware, software, information
systems, and human resources and explores their integration and application in
business and other segments of society. Students will be required to complete lab
assignments using the PC’s operating system, and several commonly used applications,
such as word processors, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics and other applications.
Internet and on-line resources, browsers and search engines.

CHM 101: General Chemistry I (Physical) (3 Units, LH 45)

Atoms, molecules and chemical reactions (types and properties). Modern electronic
theory of atoms: atomic Spectra – the Bohr atom and extension of Bohr theory.
Electronic configuration, periodicity and building up of the periodic table. Hybridisation,
molecular orbital theory, the LCAO method, homo and heteronuclear diatomic molecule,
and shape of simple covalent molecules. Valence forces; Structure of Solids. Chemical
equations and stoichiometry (Balancing of equation by electron transfer method, mole
concepts and calculations involving titrimetry). Chemical bonding and intermolecular
forces (van der Waals, hydrogen bonding, dipole-dipole interaction). Kinetic theory of
matter: Properties of gases - ideal and non-ideal behaviour. Elementary
Thermochemistry; rates of reaction, equilibrium and thermodynamics. Acids, bases and
salts. Redox reactions and introduction to electrochemistry. Radioactivity.

CHM 107: General Practical Chemistry I (1 Unit, PH 45)

Laboratory experiments designed to reflect the topics taught in CHM 101 such as
qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis, acid-base titrations. Gravimetric analysis.
Calculation, data analysis and presentation. Functional group analysis.

MTH 101: Elementary Mathematics I (3 Units, LH 45)

(Algebra & Trigonometry)
Indices and logarithms, Inequalities and polynomials (including factor and remainder
theorems), Theory of equations, Theory of quadratic, cubic and quartic equations, Binomial
theorem, Partial fractions, Complex numbers, Circular measure, Trigonometric functions of
angles of any magnitude, addition and factor formulae, expansion of sin nØ, cos nØ, tan nØ.
MTH 103 Elementary Mathematics II (3 Units, LH 45)
(Set Theory and Numbers)
Elementary set theory, subsets, union, intersection, complements and Venn diagrams, Real
numbers: integers, rational and irrational numbers, Surds, Mathematical induction, Real
sequences and series, Complex numbers: algebra of complex numbers, the Argand Diagram,
De-Moiré’s theorem nth roots of unity

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PHY 101: General Physics I (3 Units, LH 45)
(Mechanics & Properties of Matter)
Space and Time, Units and dimension, Kinematics; Fundamental Laws of Mechanics,
statics and dynamics; work and energy; Conservation laws. Moments and energy of
rotation; simple harmonic motion; motion of simple systems. Elasticity; Hooke´s law,
Young´s shear and bulk moduli. Hydrostatics; Pressure; buoyance, Archimedes’
principle; Surface tension: adhesion, cohesion, capillarity, drops and bubbles;
Temperature; heat; gas laws; laws of thermodynamics; kinetic theory of gases; Sound:
Types and properties of Waves as applied to sound and light energies; Superposition of
waves. Propagation of sound in gases, solids and liquids and their properties.

PHY 107: General Practical Physics I (1 Unit, PH 45)

This introductory practical part of course emphasizes quantitative measurements, the
treatment of measurement errors, and graphical analysis. A variety of experimental
techniques will be employed. The experiments include studies of meters, the
oscilloscope, mechanical systems, electrical and mechanical resonant systems, light,
heat, viscosity, etc., covered in PHY 101 and PHY 102. However, emphasis should be
placed on the basic physical techniques for observation, measurements, data collection,
analysis and deduction. A selection of experiments such as: use of measuring
instruments, viscosity, surface tension oscillations about an equilibrium position,
Hooke’s law, moment of inertia, focal lengths of lenses, refractive index, volume
expansion and latent heat, etc.

GST 101: Communication in English I (2 Units: LH 30)

Effective communication and writing in English Language skills, essay writing skills
(organization and logical presentation of ideas, grammar and style), comprehension,
sentence construction, outlines and paragraphs. This course is an overview of
grammatical structure. Attention will be paid to the parts of speech (nouns, pronouns,
verbs, prepositions, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and interjections) as well as
markers of noun (articles, quantifiers predetermines, demonstratives) and modality in
verb use. The course will also study phrases and clauses, sentence structure, the
sentence in use, punctuation, capitalization and spelling. It will provide an introduction
to paragraph structure, critical thinking in writing, speech planning and organization.

GST 103: Use of Library, Study Skills and ICT (2 Units: LH 30)
Brief history of libraries; Library and education; University libraries and other types of
libraries; Study skills (reference services); reading and comprehension; listening and
comprehension; note-taking and note-making; word processing. The use of dictionaries,
encyclopaedia and other reference materials; the library and learning; organization of
the library system; finding information in a library; Types of library materials, using
library resources including e-learning, e-materials, etc.; Understanding library
catalogues (card, OPAC, etc.) and classification; Copyright and its implications; Database
resources; Bibliographic citations and referencing. Development of modern ICT;
Hardware technology; Software technology; Input devices; Storage devices; Output
devices; Communication and internet services; Identification of PC parts and peripheral
devices: functions, applications, and how to use them. Safety precautions. Procedure for
booting a PC. Filing system: directory, sub-directory, file, path, and how to locate them.
Word processing skills (typing, etc.), Spreadsheet, Database management, Presentation
software. Exercises.

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GST 108: Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning (Statistics) (2 Units, LH 30)
Thinking Critically: Propositions and Truth Tables; Approaches to Problem Solving:
Working with Units; Numbers in the Real World – Putting Numbers in Perspective;
Managing Money: -Taking control of your finances; Putting Statistics to Work;
Probability; Exponential Growth; Modelling Our World: The Building Blocks of
Mathematical Models.

100 LEVEL SECOND SEMESTER

CSC 102: Introduction to Problem Solving (3 Units: LH 30, PH 45)

Role of Algorithms in problem solving process, concepts and properties of Algorithms.
Implementation strategies, Development of Flow Charts, Pseudo Codes. Program
objects. Implementation of Algorithms in a programming Language -
Python/JAVA/C/C++. (Use Python for Illustrations)

PHY 102: General Physics II (3 units, LH 45)

(Electricity, Magnetism and Modern Physics)
Electrostatics; conductors and currents; dielectrics; magnetic fields and electromagnetic
induction, Maxwell’s equations; electromagnetic oscillations and waves; Coulomb’s
laws; method of charging; Ohm’s law and analysis of DC circuits; AC Voltages applied to
Inductors, Capacitors and resistances; Applications.

PHY 108: General Practical Physics II (1 unit, PH 45)

This is a continuation of the experiments designed for PHY 101 and PHY 102 some of
which have been covered under PHY 107.

MTH 102: Elementary Mathematics III (3 units, LH 45)

(Differential and Integral Calculus)
Functions of a real variable, graphs, limits and idea of continuity. The derivative as limit
of rate of change. Techniques of differentiation, maxima and minima. Extreme curve
sketching, integration, Definite integrals, reduction formulae, application to areas,
volumes (including approximate integration: Trapezium and Simpson´s rule.

GST 102: Introduction to Christian Theology (3 Units, LH 45)

The Existence of God; Revelation; Supernatural Faith; God’s Nature and Action; The
Holy Trinity; Creation; Elevation to the Supernatural Order and original Sin; Jesus
Christ, True God and True Man; The Incarnation ; The Passion and Death on the Cross;
Resurrection, Ascension and Second Coming; The Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church;
The Communion of Saints and the Forgiveness of Sin; History of the Church; The Church
and the State; The Resurrection of the Body and Life Everlasting; Introduction to the
Liturgy and the Sacraments; Baptism and Confirmation; The Eucharist; Penance;
Anointing of the Sick; Holy Orders; Marriage; Freedom, Law and Conscience; Morality of
Human Acts; Grace and the Virtues; The Person and Society; Personal Sin; The Ten
Commandments; Prayer.

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GST 104: Logic, Philosophy and Human Existence (2 Units: LH 30)
A brief survey of the main branches of Philosophy; Rudiments and dynamics of critical
thinking as a major component of knowledge production. Such forms of knowledge as
good and bad arguments, the capacity to think clearly and rationally, to engage in
reflective and independent thinking and to reason logically, coherently and purposefully
towards a particular end. Topics include: logic and logical reasoning: the nature of
reasoning: deduction and induction; the structure of argumentation; forms of fallacies;
types of discourse; techniques for evaluating arguments; symbolic logic; Special
symbols in Symbolic logic-conjunction, negation, affirmation, disjunction, equivalent
and conditional statements, law of tort. The method of deduction using rules of
interference and bi-conditional, qualification theory. Types of discourse, nature or
arguments, validity and soundness, techniques for evaluating arguments, distinction
between inductive and deductive inferences; etc. (Illustrations will be taken from
familiar texts, including literature materials, novels, law reports and newspaper
publications.

GST 105: Communication in English II (2 Units: LH 30)

Communication in English II builds on the foundation laid by the first part of the course.
It aims to strengthen the foundation and further understanding of the grammatical
elements through increased writing and reading exercises. The course reviews the use
of the parts of speech in writing as well as sentence construction, but it focuses in
particular on difficult verbs, the gerund, voice, mood, agreement, high frequency
spelling, punctuation, and the rules governing the use of capital letters. It will also
provide guidelines on critical reading, summary writing, and speech writing while
reviewing argument and paragraph structures.

GST 125: Contemporary Health Issues (2 Units: LH 30)

Diet, exercise and health, nutritional deficiency diseases, malaria, other infections,
hypertension, organ failure, air-borne diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, cancer
and its prevention, sickle cell disease. HIV/AIDS & COVID-19: Introduction,
epidemiology, natural history of infection, transmission of predisposing factors, Impact
on the society, management of infection, prevention. Drugs and Society: sources of
drugs, classification of drugs, dosage forms and routes of drug administration, adverse
drug reactions, drug abuse and misuse, rational drug use and irrational drug use.
Human kinetics and health education: personal care and appearance, exercise and
health, personality and relationship, health emotions, stress, mood modifiers, refusal to
tobacco, alcohol and other psychoactive drugs.

200 LEVEL FIRST SEMESTER

CSC 201: Computer Programming I (3 Units: LH 30, PH 45)

Introduction to problem solving methods and algorithm development, designing,
coding, debugging and documenting programmes using techniques of a good
programming language style, programming language and programming algorithm
development. At least one widely used programming language should be used in
teaching. (Use C and JavaScript for illustration – one compiled and the other
interpreted).

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CSC 205: Operating System I (3 Units: LH 30, PH 45)
Overview of O/S: Role & Purpose, Functionality Mechanisms to Support Client- server
models, hand-held devices, Design Issues influences of Security, networking,
multimedia, Windows. O/S Principles: Structuring methods, Abstraction, processes of
resources, Concept of APIS Device organization interrupts.

MTH 201: Mathematical Methods (3 Units: LH 45)

Sequences of real numbers, Monotone sequence, Convergence, Absolute and conditional
convergence, Infinite series, Convergence tests, Addition and multiplication of series.
Power series, Radius of convergence, Taylor and Maclaurin series and their
applications, Taylor polynomials and Taylor's formula, The binomial theorem and
binomial series. Matrices and linear transformations, Matrix operations, Solutions of
linear systems by matrices, Rank and inverse, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, canonical
forms, Jordan form, generalized inverse of a matrix. Complex numbers and their
properties, complex numbers as vectors, the complex plane, Complex algebra, Functions
of a complex variable.

STA 205: Statistics for Physical Science and Engineering (3 Units: LH 45)
This course is aimed at presenting examples of application of time series analysis and
control in various fields such as engineering, earth science, medical science, biology, and
economics.

ENT 201: Entrepreneurship I (2 Units: LH 15, PH 45)

The course lays the groundwork for understanding how to be innovative and
entrepreneurial. It is centred on the topics of creativity, learning and purposeful effort.
It encompasses a general overview of the principles, theories and practices of
innovation and entrepreneurship, the innovation process, and characteristics of
entrepreneurs. It will provide students with the knowledge and understanding of how
to manage innovation. The course will also explore planning as it relates to owning and
operating a business, marketing concepts, licensing, financing, accounting, record
keeping systems, and the legal aspects of owning and operating a business.

GST 202: Philosophical Anthropology (2 Units: LH 30)

An introduction to the philosophical basis of considerations about the human person.
The course seeks to establish what the human person is. With the aim of bringing the
students to a due appreciation of the human reality, a study will be made of the human
potencies and faculties, such as the understanding, the imagination, and the will.
Particular attention will be paid to human rationality and freedom, qualities which,
among others, set the human person apart from other material beings. Fundamental
questions about the relations between human nature, religion and culture, as well as the
basis of the dignity of the human person will also be dealt with. A study will also be
made of various conceptions of the person which are based on ideology.

GST 211: Environment and Sustainable Development (2 Units: LH 30)

Man- his origin and nature; Man and his cosmic environment; scientific methodology,
Science and Technology in the society and service of man. Renewable and non-
renewable resources –man and his energy resources. Environmental effects of chemical
plastic, textiles, Wastes and other materials. Chemical and radiochemical hazards.

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Introduction to the various areas of science and technology. Elements of environmental
studies.

Electives

MTH 203: Linear Algebra I (3 Units: LH 45)

Vector space over real field. Subspaces, linear independence, basis and dimension.
Linear transformations and their representation by matrices-range, null space, rank.
Singular and non-singular transformation and matrices. Algebra of matrices.

PHY 201: General Physics III (Modern Physics) (3 Units: LH 45)

The study of Modern Physics is the study of the enormous revolution in the view of
physical universe. Topics covered includes: Galilean transformations,
The Quantum Theory of Light, Special Relativity, and Relativity: Mass, Energy and
Momentum.

200 LEVEL SECOND SEMESTER

CSC 202: Computer Programming II (3 Units: LH 30, PH 45)

Principles of good programming, structured programming concepts, Debugging and
testing, string processing, internal searching and sorting, recursion. Use a programming
language different from that in CSC 201. (Orient towards solving problems in real-world
domains - use Web/Mobile/Desktop programming for illustrations)

CSC 204: Fundamentals of Data Structures (3 Units: LH 30, PH 45)

Primitive types, Arrays, Records Strings and String processing, Data representation in
memory, Stack and Heap allocation, Queues, TREES. Implementation Strategies for
stack, queues, trees. Run time Storage management; Pointers and References, linked
structures.

CSC 206: Foundations of Sequential Program: (3 Units: LH 45)

The relationships between H/L languages and the Computer Architecture that underlies
their implementation: basic machine architecture, specification and translation of P/L
Block Structured Languages, parameter passing mechanisms.

CSC 208: Discrete Structure (3 Units: LH 45)

Basic Set Theory: Basic definitions, Relations, Equivalence Relations Partition, Ordered
Sets. Boolean Algebra & Lattices, Logic, Graph theory: Directed and Undirected graphs,
Graph Isomorphism, Basic Graph Theorems, Matrices; Integer and Real matrices,
Boolean Matrices, Matrices med m, Path matrices. Adjacency Vectors/Matrices: Path
adjacency matrix, Numerical & Boolean Adjacency matrices. Applications to counting,
Discrete Probability Generating Functions,

CSC 210: Computer Hardware: (3 Units: LH 30, PH 45)

Computer circuits; diode arrays, PIAs etc., Integrated circuits fabrication process. Use of
MSI, LSI and VLSI IC’ hardware Design. Primary and Secondary memories; core memory,
etc. Magnetic devices; disks, tapes, video disks etc. Peripheral devices; printers, CRT’s,

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keyboards, character recognition. Operational amplifiers; analog-to- digital and digital-
to-analog converter.

PHY 202: Electric Circuit and Electronics (3 Units: LH 30, PH 45)

Circuit elements, sources, circuit theorems, applications. Network response to steps,
ramp, impulse, Network functions, response to exponential, sinusoidal sources. Laplace
transform, pole- zero analysis, network synthesis, resonance, two-point analysis, ladder
network, Star- Delta transformation.
ENT 202: Entrepreneurship II (2 Units: LH 15, PH 45)
The work in this course is fully practical. Each group, made up of between six and ten
students will be given as seed capital the naira equivalent of $250. Each group will
register their business, open a bank account, mobilise additional funds and run the
business throughout the semester. At the end of the semester, the business will be
officially liquidated, the seed capital returned to EDC and the profit donated to a charity
of their choice or used to improve the community around the University. At the very
least, each group MUST break even and return the seed capital. A report will be
submitted by each group focusing on how they have been able to use entrepreneurial
principles learnt in ENT 201 and, more importantly, what they have learnt during their
entrepreneurial journey.
GST 204: Peace Studies, Conflict Resolution and Ethics (3 Units: LH 45)
Basic concepts in peace studies and conflict resolution. Peace as a vehicle of unity and
development. Conflict issues. Types of conflict. Root causes of conflicts and violence in
Africa. Peace building. Developing a culture of peace. Peace mediation and peace-
keeping. Role of international organizations in conflict resolution. (ECOWAS, AU, UN
etc.) Human fulfilment and its main dimensions. Analysis of human actions. Ethical
principles. Moral Absolutes. Virtue ethics, natural law. Consideration of some specific
ethical issues: euthanasia, abortion, environmental ethics. Pacifism versus the just war
tradition.
SIE 299: Industrial Training I (3 Units)
Require 3 months of Industrial Training. Students’ experience will be documented and
presented in a Seminar.
Elective
MTH 204: Linear Algebra II (2 Units: LH 30)
Systems of linear equation change of basis, equivalence and similarity. Eigenvalues and
eigenvectors. Minimum and characteristic polynomials of a linear transformation
(Matrix). Caley-Hamilton theorem. Bilinear and quadratic forms, orthogonal
diagonalisation. Canonical forms.

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 300 LEVEL FIRST SEMESTER
CSC 301: Structured Programming (3 Units: LH 45)
Structured Programming elements, structured design principles, abstraction
modularity, stepwise refinement, structured design techniques. Teaching of a
structured programming language etc. (Use C/C++ for illustrations)
CSC 303: Data Management I (3 Units: LH 45)
Information storage & retrieval, Information management applications, Information
capture and representation, analysis & indexing, search, retrieval, information privacy;
integrity, security; scalability, efficiency and effectiveness. Introduction to database
systems: Components of database systems DBMS functions, Database architecture and
data independence use of database query language.
CSC 305: Operating System II (3 Units: LH 45)
Concurrency: States & State diagrams Structures, Dispatching and Context Switching;
interrupts; Concurrent execution; Mutual exclusion problem and some solutions
Deadlock; Models and mechanisms (Semaphores, monitors etc.) Producer – Consumer
Problems & Synchronization. Multiprocessor issues. Scheduling & Despatching Memory
Management: Overlays, Swapping and Partitions, Paging & Segmentations Placement &
replacement policies, working sets and Trashing, Caching.
CSC 307: Systems Analysis and Design (3 Units: LH 30; PH 45)
System Concept; System Development Life Cycle Analysis: Fact gathering Techniques,
data flow diagrams, Process description data modelling. System Design: Structure
Charts, form designs, security, automated Tools for design.
CSC 309: Computer Architecture and Organization I (3 Units: LH 45)
Fundamental building blocks, logic expressive immunization, sum of product forms.
Register transfer notation, Physical considerations. Data representation, and number
bases, Fixed and Floating point systems, representation memory systems organization
and architecture.
CSC 311: Compiler Construction I (3 Units: LH 45)
Review of compilers assemblers and interpreters, structure and functional aspects of a
typical compiler, syntax semantics and, functional relationship between lexical analysis,
expression analysis and code generation. Internal form of course programme. Use of a
standard compiler as a working vehicles. Error detection and recovery. Grammars and
Languages: the parsing problem. The scanner.
GST 303: Nigerian Peoples and Culture (2 Units, LH 30)
Study of Nigerian history, culture and arts in pre-colonial times. Cultural areas and their
characteristics. Evolution of Nigeria as a political unit. Culture is a way of life and
persons are defined by the cultures within which they live. An understanding of persons
thus requires a knowledge of their culture. The course studies the ways of life of people
in Nigeria. It examines the customs, traditions, beliefs, and values of various groups.
While particular emphasis shall be placed on the various cultures found within Nigeria,
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colonial Africa will be made together with a study of Africa today and the African image
in the contemporary world.
CSC 313: Professional Ethics for Computer Scientists (2 Units, LH 30)
Computer scientists create systems and tools that are used as mission critical
applications and more. Besides, through their created programs, computer scientists
can be exposed to sensitive data about organizations or persons. These responsibilities
and positioning naturally call for ethical considerations. It is thus important for a
computer scientist to have a good understanding of the principles of ethics and in
particular, its applicability to data privacy issues.
In this course, students will learn about business and professional ethics especially as
they relate to data handling, systems design and manipulation.

300 LEVEL SECOND SEMESTER

CSC 302: Object-Oriented Programming (3 Units: LH 45)
Basic OOP Concepts: Classes, Objects, inheritance, polymorphism, Data Abstraction,
Tools for developing, Compiling, interpreting and debugging, Java Programs, Java Syntax
and data objects, operators. Central flow constructs, objects and classes programming,
Arrays, methods. Exceptions, Applets and the Abstract, OLE, Persistence, Window
Toolkit, Laboratory exercises in an OOP Language. (Use Java, C++ and C# for
illustrations)
CSC 304: Survey of Programming Languages (4 Units: LH 45; PH 45)
Overview of programming languages: History of programming languages, Brief survey
of programming paradigms (Procedural languages, Object-oriented languages,
Functional languages, Declarative – non-algorithmic languages, Scripting languages), the
effects of scale on programming methodology; Language Description: Syntactic
Structure (Expression notations, abstract Syntax Tree, Lexical Syntax, Grammars for
Expressions, Variants of Grammars), Language Semantics (Informal semantics,
Overview of formal semantics, Denotation semantics, Axiomatic semantics, Operational
semantics); Declarations and types: The concept of types, Declaration models (binding,
visibility, scope, and lifetime), Overview of type-checking, Garbage collection;
Abstraction mechanisms: Procedures, function, and iterations as abstraction
mechanisms, Parameterization mechanisms (reference vs. value), Activation records
and storage management, Type parameters and parameterized types, Modules in
programming languages; Object oriented language paradigm; Functional and logic
language paradigms.
CSC 306: Algorithms and Complexity Analysis (3 Units: LH 45)
Basic algorithmic analysis: Asymptotic analysis of Upper and average complexity
bounds; standard Complexity Classes Time and space trade-offs in algorithms analysis
recursive algorithms. Algorithmic Strategies: Fundamental computing algorithms:
Numerical algorithms, sequential and binary search algorithms; sorting algorithms,
Binary Search tress, Hash tables, graphs & its representation.

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CSC 308: Formal Methods and Software Development (3 Units: LH 45)
Formal methods: Mathematical approaches to solving software (and hardware)
problems at the requirements, specification, and design levels.

CSC 310: Computer Architecture and Organization II (3 Units: LH 45)

Memory system, general; characteristics of memory operation. (Technology-magnetic
recording semi-conductor memory, coupled devices, magnetic bubble). Memory
addressing, memory hierarchy, virtual memory control systems. Hardware control,
micro programmed control, Asynchronous control, I/C control. Introduction to the
methodology of faulty tolerant computing.
CSC 312: Computational Science and Numerical Methods (3 Units: LH 45)
Operations research, Numerical Computation, Graphical computation, Modelling and
simulation, High performance computation.
GST 302: Life Skills and Personal Effectiveness (2 Units, LH 30) This
course provides practical strategies for improving self-management skills in order to
develop one's effectiveness. It will dwell on how to manage difficult situations, maintain
a sense of purpose and direction under pressure and develop the confidence to manage
a wide range of situations and people. Through this course, the students will learn to
make the most of all the personal resources at their disposal. They will be taught to
harness their personal talents, energy and time, relative to what is most important, and
then to channel the outcomes to achieve what is desirable. It focuses on such practical
matters as personal development; inter-personal communication; etiquette and good
manners; health and hygiene; money management; work and career.
SIE 399: Industrial Training II (3 Units)
Student’s Industrial work experience of 3 months’ duration. Students’ reports will be
presented in a seminar.

400 LEVEL FIRST SEMESTER

CSC 401: Organization of Programming Languages (3 Units: LH 45)
Language definition structure. Data types and structures, Review of basic data types,
including lists and tress, control structure and data flow, Run-time consideration,
interpretative languages, 20lexical analysis and parsing. Pre-requisite – CSC 201, 202,
304, 302.
CSC 403: Data Management II (3 Units: L H 30; P 45)
Rational Databases: Mapping conceptual schema to relational Schema; Database Query
Languages (SQL) Concept of Functional dependencies & Multi-Valued dependencies.
Transaction processing; Distributed databases. Text: CJ Date.
CSC 405: Special Topics in Software Engineering (3 Units: LH 30; PH 45)
Topics from process improvement ; software re-engineering configuration
management; Formal specification, software cost – estimation, Software architecture,
Software patterns, Software Re-use and Open source development.

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CSC 407: Computer Networks/Communication (3 Units: LH 30; PH 45)
Introduction, wares, Fourier analysis, measure of communication, channel
characteristics, transmission media, noise and distortion, modulation and
demodulation, multiplexing, TDM FDM and FCM Parallel and serial transmission
(synchronous vs asynchronous). Bus structures and loop systems, computer network
Examples and design consideration, data switching principles broadcast techniques,
network structure for packet switching, protocols, description of net-work e.g.
ARPANET, etc.
CSC 409: Human-Computer Interface (HCI) (2 Units: LH 30)
Foundations of HCI, Principles of GUI, GUI toolkits; Human-centred software evaluation
and development; GUI design and programming.
Electives
CSC 413: Distributed Computing Systems (3 Units: LH 30; P 45)
Introduction: Definitions, Motivation; Communication Mechanisms: Communication
Protocols, RPC, RMI, Stream Oriented Communication; Synchronization: Global State,
Election, Distributed Mutual Exclusion, Distributed Transactions; Naming: Generic
Schemes, DNS, Naming and Localization; Replication and Coherence: Consistency
Models And Protocols; Fault Tolerance: Group Communication, Two-And Three-Phase
Commit, Check pointing; Security: Access Control, Key Management, Cryptography;
Distributed File Systems: NFS, Coda etc.
CSC 417: Computer System Performance Evaluation (3 Units: LH 45)
Measurement techniques, simulation techniques; techniques, workload
characterization, performance evaluation in selection problems, performance
evaluation in design problems, evaluation of programme performance.
CSC 421: Computer Graphics and Visualization (3 Units: LH 30; P 45)
Hardware aspect, plotters microfilm, plotters display, graphic tablets, light pens, other
graphical input aids Facsimile and its problems Refresh display refresh huggers,
changing images, light pen interaction. Two and three dimensional transformation,
perspective clipping algorithms. Hidden line removal bolded surface removal. Warnock
method/ algorithm, shading, data reduction for graphical input. Introduction to hand
writing and character recognition. Curve synthesis and fitting. Contouring. Ring
structures versus doubly linked lists. Hierarchical structures. Data structure:
Organization for interceptive graphics.
CSC 423: Queuing Systems: (3 Units: LH 45)
Introduction; Birth-death queuing systems; Markovian queues, the queue M/GI bounds,
inequalities and approximations.

400 LEVEL SECOND SEMESTER

CSC 402: Software Engineering (4 Units: LH 45; PH 45)
Software Design: Software architecture, Design Patterns, O. O. analysis & Design, Design
for re-use. Using APIS: API programming Class browsers and related tools, Component

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modelling Tools, Testing tools, Tool integration mech.
CSC 404: Artificial Intelligence/Machine learning (3 Units: LH 45)
Introduction to artificial intelligence, understanding natural languages, knowledge
representation, expert systems, pattern recognition, the language LISP. The students
will also be exposed to both supervised and non-supervised machine learning
algorithms, with practical examples and hands-on activities.
CSC 406: Net-Centric Computing (3 Units: LH 45)
Distributed Computing, Mobile & Wireless computing, Network Security; Client/Server
Computing (using the web), Building Web Applications.
CSC 499: Project (6 Units: PH 270)
Students should embark on work that will lead to substantial software development
under the supervision of a member of staff. CSC 493: Advances in Web and Mobile
programming highly scalable Web applications backend, Progressive Web, WebGL,
WebXR, etc. Native mobile applications development. Building Web and mobile
applications frameworks, API development, and other advances in Web and Mobile
applications development. CSC 494: Advances in Data sciences/ML Intermediate to
advanced concepts in Data Sciences and Machine Learning. Data science application in
various fields.
Electives
CSC 412: Project Management (3 Units: LH 30; PH 45)
Team Management, Project Scheduling, Software measurement and estimation
techniques, Risk analysis, Software quality assurance, Software Configuration
Management, Project Management tools.
CSC 414: Formal Models of Computation (3 Units: LH 30; PH 45)
Automata theory: Roles of models in computation. Finite state Automata, Push-down
Automata, Formal Grammars, Parsing, Relative powers of formal models. Basic
computability: Turing machines, Universal Turing Machines, Church’s thesis, solvability
and Decidability.
CSC 416: Advances in Data Science (3 Units: LH 30; PH 45)
This course begins with an overview of the field, covering the vocabulary, skills, jobs,
tools, and techniques of data science and analytics.
Students will learn to identify the relationship between data science and other data-
driven fields such as machine learning and artificial intelligence.
With practical examples, they will review the primary practices: gathering and
analyzing data, formulating rules for classification and decision-making, and drawing
actionable insights.
By the end, students would have learnt how data science can help them make better
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CSC 418: Special Topics in Computer Science (3 Units: LH 30; PH 45)
Special topics from any area of computer science considered relevant at given time.
Topics are expected to change from year to year. Apart from seminars to be given by
lecturers and guests, students are expected to do substantial readings on their own.
CSC 422: Compiler Construction II (3 units: LH 45)
Grammars and languages, recognizers, Top-down and bottom-up language Run-time
storage Organization, The use of display in run-time storage Organization. The use of
display in run time storage allocation. LR grammars and analysers. Construction of LR
table. Organisation of symbol tablets. Allocation of storage to run-time variables. Code
generation. Optimisation/Translator with systems.

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