BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAMME

June 4, 2008 in Uncategorized
Tags: Computer Science

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

 

Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS) is an undergraduate degree programme offered by the Department of Computer Science (DCS) under the Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology (KICT) at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).

 

The program aims to develop graduates with a strong and broad technical knowledge in computer science and technology, as well as to become a new breed of Muslim professionals or intellectuals in computer science field. It offers huge opportunity and flexibility for students to specialize in various areas within the field; they are:

 

1.       Software Engineering – The computer science discipline concerned with developing large applications. Software engineering covers not only the technical aspects of building software systems, but also management issues, such as directing programming teams, scheduling, and budgeting.

 

2.       Artificial Intelligence – A branch of computer science that studies how to endow computers with capabilities of human intelligence by means of using programs to enable machines to perform tasks which humans perform using their intelligence.

 

3.       Networks and Communication – Generally refers to a system of connecting computer systems or peripheral devices, each one remote from the other. Other than that, it consists of software/hardware in combination systematically linking a number of devices (computers, workstations, printers) into a network (system) for the purpose of sharing resources.

 

4.       Systems Software – A branch of Computer Science that concerns with the activity of programming system software.

 

5.       Computer Security – Generally, computer security is the effort to create a secure computing platform, designed so that agents (users or programs) can only perform actions that have been allowed. This involves specifying and implementing a security policy.

 

 

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

 

 

• To enable students to understand the mathematics and science behind computing    machines and networks.
• To design software for real world application that can enhance the quality of life of people in the society.
• To impart Islamic values and ethics in software application design.
• To asses and apply suitable technology such as networking technology to build information systems and infrastructure in a specific domain.
• To promote collaboration for the management of information systems, source of information, information strategy and end user requirement.

 

 

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

 

For Bachelor of Computer Science, to gain entry into this program, students must have done and passed the following courses during their first year with minimum grade B:

 

1. CSC 1401 – Introduction to Computer Organization
2. CSC 1701 – Mathematics for Computing
3. CSC 1101 – Structured Programming Language