BSc Honours Degree in Information Systems - Curriculum

BSc Honours Degree in Information Systems - Curriculum

Guideline for Course Codes and Credits

  • Each course code consists of four digits together with the prefix (alphabets)

  • Prefix alphabets denotes the abbreviation to the name of the degree program (IS)

  • The first digit of each course code is the corresponding semester of study (1-8)

  • Second digit represents the revision of the subject and it will increment if the subject is revised

  • Third and fourth digit represents subject code

  • Example: The course code of IS1101 denotes the following:

 

Abbreviate name of degree program

Semester

Revision Number 

Subject Code

IS (Information Systems)

1

1

01

Note:

  • The courses of study for the Bachelor of Science Honours in Computing and Information Systems and the Bachelor of Science Honours in Information Systems have the same subject content.
  • There are no spaces or special characters in the course code

 

Summary of the Courses

 

Semester I

IS1101

Fundamentals of Information Systems

2

Core

IS1102

Structured Programming Techniques

2

Core

IS1103

Structured Programming Practicum

1

Core

IS1104

Theories of Information Systems

2

Core

IS1105

Computer System Organization

2

Core

IS1106

Foundations of Web Technologies

2

Core

IS1107

Personal Productivity with Information Technology

1

Core

IS1108

Fundamentals of Mathematics

2

Core

IS1109

Statistics & Probability Theory

2

Core

IS1110

Communication Skills I

-

Core

IS1111

Academic Integrity

-

Core

IS-EGP-1101

General English I

 

Core

 

Total

16

 

Semester II

IS2101

Object Oriented Programming

2

Core

IS2102

Object Oriented Programming Practicum

1

Core

IS2103

Emerging IS Technologies

1

Core

IS2104

Database Systems

2

Core

IS2105

Database Management Systems Practicum

1

Core

IS2106

System Analysis & Design

1

Core

IS2107

Social & Professional Issues

1

Core

IS2108

Human Computer Interaction

2

Core

IS2109

Information Assurance & Security

2

Core

IS2110

Software Project Initiation & Planning

1

Core

IS2111

Advanced Mathematics

2

Core

IS2112

Communication Skills II

-

Core

IS-EGP-1201

General English II

 

Core

 

Total

16

 

Semester III

IS3101

Object Oriented Analysis & Design

2

Core

IS3102

Data Structures & Algorithms

2

Core

IS3103

IT Governance

2

Core

IS3104

Software Engineering

2

Core

IS3105

IS Risk Management

2

Core

IS3106

IS Sustainability

1

Core

IS3107

Management Information Systems

2

Core

IS3108

E-Business

1

Core

IS3109

Digital Innovation

2

Core

IS-EAP-2101

Academic English I

 

Core

 

Total

16

 

Semester IV

IS4101

IT Auditing

2

Core

IS4102

Web Application Development

2

Core

IS4103

Operating Systems

2

Core

IS4104

System Administration and Maintenance

2

Core

IS4105

IT Procurement Management

1

Core

IS4106

Software Architecture

2

Core

IS4107

Professionalism & Ethics in Computing

1

Core

IS4108

IS Strategies

1

Core

IS4109

Agile Software Development

2

Core

IS4110

Capstone Project

2

Core

IS-EAP-2201

Academic English II

 

Core

 

Total

17

 

Semester V

IS5101

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

1

Core

IS5102

Enterprise Architecture

1

Core

IS5103

High Performance Computing

2

Core

IS5104

Software Process Management

1

Core

IS5105

Business Process Management

2

Core

IS5106

UI/UX Practicum

1

Core

IS5107

Project Management Practicum

1

Core

IS5108

Business Intelligence

2

Core

IS5109

IS Project for Community

1

Core

IS5110

Advanced Database Systems

2

Elective

IS5111

Data Communication & Networks

2

Elective

IS5112

Design Patterns & Anti-patterns

2

Elective

IS5113

Software Quality Assurance

2

Elective

IS5114

Data Mining & Analytics

2

Elective

IS-EBP-3101

Business English

 

Core

 

Total (Core + Electives) (12 + 10)

22

 

Semester VI

IS6101

Industrial Training

6

Core

 

Total

6

 

Semester VII

IS7101

Research Methodologies

2

Core

IS7102

IT Law

1

Core

IS7103

Business Process Simulation

2

Core

IS7104

Enterprise Modelling Ontologies

2

Core

IS7105

Organizational Behavior & Management

1

Core

IS7106

Cloud Computing

2

Core

IS7107

Mobile Application Development

1

Elective

IS7108

Web Service Technologies

2

Elective

IS7109

Geographical Information Systems

2

Elective

IS7110

Statistical Distribution & Inferences

1

Elective

IS7111

Advanced Programming Practicum

1

Elective

IS7112

Machine Learning

2

Elective

 

Total (Core + Electives) (10 + 9)

19

 

Semester VIII

IS8101

Research Project in IS

8

Core

IS8102

Business/IT Alignment

2

Core

IS8103

Human Resource Management

2

Core

IS8104

Scientific Communication

1

Core

IS8105

IS Economics

2

Core

IS8106

Computer System Security

2

Core

IS8107

Supply Chain Management

2

Elective

IS8108

Advanced Computer Networks

2

Elective

IS8109

Process Mining

2

Elective

IS8110

Digital Business Model

1

Elective

IS8111

Game Development

2

Elective

 

Total (Core + Electives) (17 + 9)

26