Symbiosis International University, Dubai

Bachelor of Computer Applications

Batch 2024-28

Program title: Bachelor of Computer Applications

Program code/number: 039221
Authoring team: Board of Studies, Faculty of Computer Studies, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), India
Date document prepared: 24th November, 2023
Dates of initial accreditation of the program and, where appropriate, subsequent renewal of accreditation of the program: Not applicable
Dates of international accreditation and subsequent renewal of accreditation, if applicable: Not applicable
Academic unit(s) delivering the program: Department of Computer Studies, Symbiosis International University, Dubai
In cases of interdisciplinary or jointly offered programs, the academic unit primarily responsible for the program: Not applicable
Delivery support partner (as applicable): Not applicable
Delivery mode(s): Conventional: Face to Face

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Program Objectives 1. The Program aims to provide students with a strong basis in data analysis, statistical modeling, cloud technologies
and their practical use, cutting-edge knowledge and skills in AI and ML technologies, expertise in data analysis,
algorithm development, and machine learning model implementation
2. The objective is to equip students with the knowledge and skills to extract valuable insights from data, enabling them
to make informed decisions and solve intricate problems across diverse industries, gain the necessary knowledge
and abilities to create, implement, and manage cloud-based solutions, to apply AI and ML techniques across diverse
industries, drive innovation, and contribute to solving complex problems
3. It also provides knowledge about cloud architecture, administration, and cloud-based software development careers,
meeting the increasing demand for cloud computing professionals in today's digital world
4. Through hands-on projects and real-life situations, students will develop proficiency in processing, analyzing, and
interpreting vast datasets. This program aims to prepare students for careers as data scientists, analysts, and decision-
makers who rely on data in today's rapidly evolving, data-driven world.
Program Learning 1. Understand principles and advanced concepts related to computer applications, including artificial intelligence,
Outcomes (PLOs) machine learning, cloud computing, data science, and data analytics.
2. Use advanced cognitive skills, including critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities, to
evaluate complex problems in computer applications in an evolving global technological landscape.
3. Apply theoretical learning in specific contexts through hands-on experience.
4. Demonstrate effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in diverse teams.
5. Demonstrate ethical standards in professional practice and awareness of the social and ethical implications.
6. Demonstrate the ability to do research in the area of computer applications contributing to advancing knowledge
in the field

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Eligibility A minimum of 60% marks or equivalent grade in Standard XII (10+2) or an equivalent examination from a
recognized Board.
English Proficiency: A minimum score of 1100 on the English language portion of the EmSAT examination or its
equivalent on other national or internationally-recognized tests that are approved by the CAA, such as a TOEFL score
of 500 (173 CBT, 61 iBT), or a 5.0 IELTS academic.
Selection Procedure The Admission Committee will shortlist the applications based on the student’s previous academic track record,
English Proficiency Test, Statement of Purpose, Letters of Recommendation, Passport copy, and CV (Curriculum
Vitae). Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a personal interview. SIU, Dubai will then declare the merit list of the
selected candidates.

Academics & Assessment Standards:

Duration 8 semesters*
* an accelerated program may be offered to advanced learners (those who do not have any pending backlogs and
have a minimum CGPA of 7.5 on a scale of 10 at the end of Semester 3)
Medium of English
Instruction
Program Pattern Semester
Specialization Students can choose from one of the options below to complete the B.C.A. degree requirements (120 credits):
Major in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AIML) and Minor in Cloud Computing (CC) OR Data
Science and Data Analytics (DSDA)- in addition to General Education, Internship, Service Learning and Project
OR

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 b. Major in Cloud Computing and Minor in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning OR Data Science
and Data Analytics in addition to General Education, Internship, Service Learning, and Project or
c. Major in Data Science and Data Analytics and Minor in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning OR
Cloud Computing in addition to General Education, Internship, Service Learning, and Project.
Assessment The courses will have 60% Continuous Assessment and 40% Semester End examination. However, some courses
(not more than 30% of the total program credits) may have 100% Continuous Assessment.
Standard of The assessment of the student for each examination is done based on absolute grading. Maximum Grade Point
Passing (GP) is 10, corresponding to A+. For all courses, a student is required to pass both Continuous Assessment and
Semester End examinations separately with a minimum Grade Point of 6 corresponding to Grade D. Students
securing less than D or 60% marks in any head of passing will be declared FAIL in that particular course. The
University awards a degree to the student who has achieved a minimum CGPA of 6 out of 10 CGPA for the
program.

Award of Degree & Grade Requirement:

Bachelor of Computer Applications (with the applicable Major) will be awarded by taking into consideration the performance of all
semester examinations after obtaining a minimum CGPA 6 Out of 10.

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 Degree Structure:
Course category Credits

Core and Major 60

Minor 24

General Education 22

Social Responsibility Project 4

Internship 4

Project 6

Total 120

Note: Satisfactory completion of the Following Non-Credit Courses is mandatory for the award of degree.
1. Fitness for Life (DTH4095) 2. Emotional Well-being (DTH4535) 3. ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ SIU Global Citizenship (DBT6010) 4. Core
Environmental Studies (DT2883).

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 Semester I
Catalogue Continuous Semester Total
Course Title Course Category Credits
Code Assessment End Exam Marks
Major Course 1 (AIML)/
DTE7024 Web Technologies Major Core Major Course 1 (CC)/ 3 45 30 75
Major Course 1 (DSDA)
Major Course 2 (AIML)/
DTE7556 Introduction to Python Programming Major Core Major Course 2 (CC)/ 3 45 30 75
Major Course 2 (DSDA)
DBT6001 Academic English General Education General Education 1 3 45 30 75
DBT6592 Arabic I* General Education General Education 2 3 45 30 75
DBT6002 UAE: History and Culture General Education General Education 3 2 30 20 50
Total 14 210 140 350
* Note: This course is exempted for students proficient in Arabic. They can choose an English course based on their level.
Semester II
Catalog Continuous Semester Total
Course Title Course Category Credits
Code Assessment End Exam Marks
Major Course 3 (AIML)/
Relational Database Management
DT3580 Major Core Major Course 3 (CC)/ 3 45 30 75
System
Major Course 3 (DSDA)
Major Course 4 (AIML)/
DTE7544 Data Structures and Algorithms Major Core Major Course 4 (CC)/ 3 45 30 75
Major Course 4 (DSDA)
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and
DBT2001 General Education General Education 4 3 45 30 75
Sustainability
DBT2975 Business Statistics and Mathematics General Education General Education 5 3 45 30 75
DBT6004 Islamic Studies General Education General Education 6 2 30 20 50

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 Total 14 210 140 350
Semester III
Catalog Continuous Semester Total
Course Title Course Category Credits
Code Assessment End Exam Marks
Major Course 5 (AIML)/
DT7510 Operating Systems Major Core Major Course 5 (CC)/ 3 45 30 75
Major Course 5 (DSDA)
Major Course 6 (AIML)/
DBT3609 Structured Query Language Major Core Major Course 6 (CC)/ 3 45 30 75
Major Course 6 (DSDA)
Major Course 7 (AIML)/
DBT3334 Network Essentials Major Core Major Course 7 (CC)/ 3 45 30 75
Major Course 7 (DSDA)
Major Course 8 (AIML)/
DTE7948 Introduction to Cloud Computing Major Core Major Course 8 (CC)/ 3 45 30 75
Major Course 8 (DSDA)
Business and Managerial
DT6754 General Education General Education 7 3 45 30 75
Communication
DT2276 Cross Cultural Management General Education General Education 8 3 45 30 75
Total 18 270 180 450
Semester IV*
Catalog Continuous Semester Total
Course Title Course Category Credits
Code Assessment End Exam Marks
DT3720 Web Performance Analysis Major in AIML Major Course 9 (AIML)
DBT3492 Internet of Things Major in CC Major Course 9 (CC) 3 45 30 75
DBT6988 Text Mining Major in DSDA Major Course 9 (DSDA)

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 Major Course 10
Foundations of Data Warehousing (AIML)/ Major Course
DBT3237 Major Core 3 45 30 75
and Data Mining 10 (CC)/ Major Course
10 (DSDA)
Major/ Minor in
DBTE7453 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Major Course 11 (AIML)
AIML
Cloud Applications for Business Major/ Minor in
DBT3674 Major Course 11 (CC) 3 45 30 75
Processes CC
Major/ Minor in Major Course 11
DBT6967 Data Science I
DSDA (DSDA)
Major/ Minor in
DBTE7453 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Minor Course 1 (AIML)
AIML
Cloud Applications for Business Major/ Minor in
DBT3674 Minor Course 1 (CC) 3 45 30 75
Processes CC
Major/ Minor in
DBT6967 Data Science I Minor Course 1 (DSDA)
DSDA
Social
DT8000 Service Learning Responsibility 4 100 0 100
Project
Total 16 280 120 400
Note: * During Semester IV, students have to choose one major and one minor area of study (which is different from their major). They have
to complete one course in their chosen major and one course in their chosen minor.
Semester V*
Catalog Continuous Semester Total
Course Title Course Category Credits
Code Assessment End Exam Marks
Major/ Minor in
DT3764 Machine Learning Major Course 12 (AIML) 3 45 30 75
AIML

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 Major/ Minor in
DBT3600 Cloud Architectures and Security Major Course 12 (CC)
CC
Major/ Minor in Major Course 12
DBT3604 Essentials of Business Intelligence
DSDA (DSDA)
Major/ Minor in
DT3764 Machine Learning Minor Course 2 (AIML)
AIML
Major/ Minor in
DBT3600 Cloud Architectures and Security Minor Course 2 (CC) 3 45 30 75
CC
Major/ Minor in
DBT3604 Essentials of Business Intelligence Minor Course 2 (DSDA)
DSDA
Natural Language and Responsive Major/ Minor in
DBTEE7022 Major Course 13 (AIML)
AI AIML
Cloud Administration and Major/ Minor in
DBT3750 Major Course 13 (CC) 3 45 30 75
Management CC
Data Preparation and Data Major/ Minor in Major Course 13
DBT3443
Management DSDA (DSDA)
Natural Language and Responsive Major/ Minor in
DBTEE7022 Minor Course 3 (AIML)
AI AIML
Cloud Administration and Major/ Minor in
DBT3750 Minor Course 3 (CC) 3 45 30 75
Management CC
Data Preparation and Data Major/ Minor in
DBT3443 Minor Course 3 (DSDA)
Management DSDA
Major/ Minor in
DBTE7022 Predictive Analytics Major Course 14 (AIML)
AIML
Fog Computing and Edge Major/ Minor in
DBT3752 Major Course 14 (CC) 3 45 30 75
Computing CC
Major/ Minor in Major Course 14
DBT3510 Big Data: Storage and Analytics
DSDA (DSDA)

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 Major/ Minor in
DBTE7022 Predictive Analytics Minor Course 4 (AIML)
AIML
Fog Computing and Edge Major/ Minor in
DBT3752 Minor Course 4 (CC) 3 45 30 75
Computing CC
Major/ Minor in
DBT3510 Big Data: Storage and Analytics Minor Course 4 (DSDA)
DSDA
Total 18 270 180 450
Note: * During Semester V, students have to complete 3 courses each in the major and minor areas of study they chose in Semester IV.
Semester VI*
Catalog Continuous Semester Total
Course Title Course Category Credits
Code Assessment End Exam Marks
Major Course 15
(AIML)/ Major Course
DT5525 Research Methodology Major Core 3 45 30 75
15 (CC)/ Major Course
15 (DSDA)
Major Course 16 in
DTE7097 Neural Network Major in AIML
AIML
DT3543 Virtualization and Security Major in CC Major Course 16 in CC 3 45 30 75
Major Course 16 in
DT3684 Advanced Big Data Analytics Major in DSDA
DSDA
Major/ Minor in
DBTEE7021 Multimodal Machine Learning Major Course 17 (AIML)
AIML
Grid Computing and Utility Major/ Minor in
DBT3753 Major Course 17 (CC) 3 45 30 75
computing CC
Major/ Minor in Major Course 17
DBTE7281 Open Source Tools for Data Science
DSDA (DSDA)
Major/ Minor in
DBTEE7021 Multimodal Machine Learning Minor Course 5 (AIML) 3 45 30 75
AIML

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 Grid Computing and Utility Major/ Minor in
DBT3753 Minor Course 5 (CC)
computing CC
Major/ Minor in
DBTE7281 Open Source Tools for Data Science Minor Course 5 (DSDA)
DSDA
DT3904 Internship Internship 4 100 0 100
Total 16 280 120 400
Note: * During Semester VI, students have to complete 3 courses in the major and one course in the minor they chose in Semester IV.
Semester VII*
Catalog Continuous Semester Total
Course Title Course Category Credits
Code Assessment End Exam Marks
Supervised Machine Learning and Major/ Minor in
DBTE7912 Major Course 18 (AIML)
Advances AIML
Major/ Minor in
DBT2894 Cloud based solution architecture Major Course 18 (CC) 3 45 30 75
CC
Major/ Minor in Major Course 18
DBT3612 Data Visualisation
DSDA (DSDA)
Supervised Machine Learning and Major/ Minor in
DBTE7912 Minor Course 6 (AIML)
Advances AIML
Major/ Minor in
DBT2894 Cloud based solution architecture Minor Course 6 (CC) 3 45 30 75
CC
Major/ Minor in
DBT3612 Data Visualisation Minor Course 6 (DSDA)
DSDA
Major/ Minor in
DBT3736 Deep Learning Major Course 19 (AIML)
AIML
Major/ Minor in
DBT3751 Cloud data Centre management Major Course 19 (CC) 3 45 30 75
CC
Major/ Minor in Major Course 19
DBT6987 Statistical Machine Learning
DSDA (DSDA)

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 Major/ Minor in
DBT3736 Deep Learning Minor Course 7 (AIML)
AIML
Major/ Minor in
DBT3751 Cloud Data Centre management Minor Course 7 (CC) 3 45 30 75
CC
Major/ Minor in
DBT6987 Statistical Machine Learning Minor Course 7 (DSDA)
DSDA
Total 12 180 120 300
*Note: * During Semester VII, students have to complete 2 courses each in the major and minor areas of study they chose in Semester IV.
Semester VIII*
Catalog Continuous Semester Total
Course Title Course Category Credits
Code Assessment End Exam Marks
DT3806 Project Project 6 150 0 150
Major/ Minor in
DT3699 AI Applications in Social Media Major Course 20 (AIML)
AIML
Major/ Minor in
DT3726 Cloud and AI Major Course 20 (CC) 3 45 30 75
CC
Major/ Minor in Major Course 20
DBT6850 Python for Data Science
DSDA (DSDA)
Major/ Minor in
DT3699 AI Applications in Social Media Minor Course 8 (AIML)
AIML
Major/ Minor in
DBT3726 Cloud and AI Minor Course 8 (CC) 3 45 30 75
CC
Major/ Minor in
DBT6850 Python for Data Science Minor Course 8 (DSDA)
DSDA
Total 12 240 60 300
*Note: * During Semester VIII, students have to complete one course each in the major and minor areas of study they chose in Semester IV.

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 Summary Classification of Credits

Semester Major Minor General Internship Social Responsibility Project Total Credits
Education Project
1 6 8 14
2 6 8 14
3 12 6 18
4 9 3 4 16
5 9 9 18
6 9 3 4 16
7 6 6 12
8 3 3 6 12
Total 60 24 22 4 4 6 120

Course Learning Outcomes – Program Learning Outcomes mapping

Course Learning Outcome – Program Learning Outcomes mapping is attached
Program Learning Outcomes – QFEmirates mapping
The program learning outcomes mapped to descriptors of the QFEmirates for the appropriate program level: Level 7 – Bachelor's degree.

1. Understand principles and advanced concepts related to computer applications including artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud
computing, data science and data analytics (Knowledge).

2. Use advanced cognitive skills, including critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities, to evaluate complex problems in
computer applications in an evolving global technological landscape (Competence - Autonomy and Responsibility).

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3. Apply theoretical learning in specific contexts through hands-on experience (Skill).

4. Demonstrate effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in diverse teams (Competence - Self-Development).

5. Demonstrate ethical standards in professional practice and awareness of the social and ethical implications (Competence - Role in Context).

6. Demonstrate the ability to do research in the area of computer applications contributing to advancing knowledge in the field (Competence -
Autonomy and Responsibility).

Pedagogy - Teaching and Learning Methodologies

The institute utilizes multiple pedagogies to cater to student diversity and different learning styles, including lectures, presentations, case-based
learning, experiential learning, projects, assignments, computer laboratories, etc. Presentations, take-home assignments, and projects encourage
students to participate actively in their own learning process. SIU has a learner diversity policy to support students of different abilities. In order
to provide additional support to those who may require it, we will offer remedial classes to help individuals meet the program requirements. Since
SIU follows a continuous assessment policy, students can improve their learning and grades throughout the semester. The course structure and
program delivery appeals to students with a variety of skill sets and aptitudes.
Assessment
The program uses multiple assessment methods as a part of continuous evaluations and semester-end assessments to cater to student diversity and
learning styles, including written tests, exams, projects, assignments, multiple choice questions, class activities, presentations, viva, practical
assessments, and the like. Diverse assessment methods also help to measure different aspects of the CLOs holistically. A credit system based on
absolute grading will be adopted to keep up with global assessment practices. The respective faculty of each course will carry out continuous
assessments at the department level, while the Academic Audit Committee will monitor the quality of these assessments. A Scrutiny and
Moderation Committee will be established to ascertain that question papers for semester-end exams are of high quality and that grades are fairly
distributed.

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 Course and Program Evaluation
The department engages with all stakeholders, including students, faculty, industry experts, potential employers, and alumni, to evaluate the
program. Student feedback is collected for all courses. The program is reviewed annually based on stakeholder feedback and approved through a
rigorous governance process that adopts a bottom-up approach, starting with the Program Review Committee at every program and going through
the Academic Committee for review and approval. Curricular feedback from all stakeholders, student feedback on the teaching, learning, and
evaluation, student pass percentage, and student progression are used to assess the program's effectiveness comprehensively. In addition to direct
program evaluation through assessments, indirect assessment will be done through surveys and questionnaires from alumni, recruiters, and other
relevant stakeholders.

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