Road Map BS (Computer Science) Session 2024-28

SR.NO. CODE COURSE_TITLE DOMAIN CRHRS

Semester 1

1 CCC-301 Programming Fundamentals CC/Major 4(3-1)

Application of Information and Communication

2 CGE-301 GER 3(2-1)
Technologies

3 ENG-321 Functional English GER 3(3-0)

4 MTH-323 Calculus and Analytic Geometry GER/QR-I 3(3-0)

5 PHY-321 Applied Physics GER 3(2-1)

ISL-321 Islamic Studies

6 GER 2(2-0)
ISL-322 Ethics (for non-Muslims only)

7 *THQ-I Teaching of Holy Quran-I GER 1(1-0)

8 **MTH-111 Basic Math-I (For Pre-Medical Students only) DEF 3(3-0)

18(15-3)

Semester 2

1 CCC-302 Object Oriented Programming CC/Major 4(3-1)

2 CCC-304 Database Systems CC/Major 4(3-1)

3 CCC-306 Digital Logic Design CC/Major 3(2-1)

4 ENG-322 Expository Writing GER 3(3-0)

5 MTH-324 Multivariable Calculus MSC/ID 3(3-0)

6 PST-321 Pakistan Studies GER 2(2-0)

7 **MTH-112 Basic Math-II (For Pre-Medical Students only) DEF 3(3-0)

19(16-3)

Semester 3

1 CCC-401 Data Structures CC/Major 4(3-1)

 2 CCC-407 Computer Networks CC/Major 3(2-1)

3 CSI-403 Discrete Structures GER/QR-II 3(3-0)

4 STA-328 Probability and Statistics MSC/ID 3(3-0)

5 ICP-321 Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan GER 2(2-0)

6 BAM-601 Entrepreneurship GER 2(2-0)

7 *THQ-II Teaching of Holy Quran-II GER 1(1-0)

17(15-2)

Semester 4

1 CCC-402 Computer Organization and Assembly Language CC/Major 3(2-1)

2 CCC-404 Information Security CC/Major 3(2-1)

3 CCC-408 Software Engineering CC/Major 3(3-0)

4 MTH-424 Linear Algebra MSC/ID 3(3-0)

5 ENG-422 Technical and Business Writing MSC/ID 3(3-0)

6 BAM-301 Introduction to Management GER 2(2-0)

7 GER-604 Civics and Community Engagement GER 2(2-0)

19(17-2)

Semester 5

1 CCC-501 Operating Systems CC/Major 3(2-1)

2 CCC-507 Analysis of Algorithms CC/Major 3(3-0)

3 CSI-417 Advance Database Management Systems DC/Major 3(2-1)

4 CSI-503 Theory of Automata DC/Major 3(3-0)

5 CSI-513 Mobile Application Development DE/Major 3(2-1)

6 CSI-517 Advanced Programming DE/Major 3(2-1)

7 *THQ-III Teaching of Holy Quran-III GER 1(1-0)

18(14-4)
Semester 6

1 CCC-502 Artificial Intelligence CC/Major 3(2-1)

2 CSI-504 Parallel and Distributed Computing DC/Major 3(2-1)

3 CSI-506 Computer Architecture DC/Major 3(2-1)

4 CSI-508 Compiler Construction DC/Major 3(2-1)

5 CSI-512 Web Engineering DE/Major 3(2-1)

6 CSI-516 Software Testing DE/Major 3(3-0)

18(13-5)

Semester 7

1 CSI-603 Introduction to Data Science DE/Major 3(2-1)

2 CSI-607 Digital Image Processing DE/Major 3(2-1)

3 CSI-609 Cloud Computing DE/Major 3(2-1)

4 CSI-611 HCI and Computer Graphics DC/Major 3(2-1)

5 CCC-631 Final Year Project - I CC/Major 2(0-2)

6 CSI-633 Internship URC 3(0-3)

7 *THQ-IV Teaching of Holy Quran-IV GER 1(1-0)

17(08-9)

Semester 8

1 CSI-606 Professional Practices GER/AH 2(2-0)

2 CCC-632 Final Year Project - II CC/Major 4(0-4)

3 ESC-614 Marketing and Social Media in Digital World ESC 3(3-0)

09(5-4)

* Non-Credit Course

** Deficiency Course

Grand Total= 135

 Semester-1

Course Name: Programming Fundamentals

Course Structure: Lectures: 3, Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites: None
Objectives: The course is designed to familiarize students with the basic structured
programming skills. It emphasizes upon problem analysis, algorithm designing, and
program development and testing.
Course Outline:
Overview of computers and programming. Overview of language for e.g. C language C.
Basics of structured and Modular programming. Basic Algorithms and problem solving,
development of basic algorithms, analyzing problem, designing solution, testing designed
solution. Fundamental programming constructs, translation of algorithms to programs,
data types, control structures, functions, arrays, records, files, testing programs
Reference Material:
1. Problem Solving and Program Design in C / 6E Hanly & Koffman Addison-Wesley |
Published: 02/06/2009 ISBN-10: 0321535421 | ISBN-13: 9780321535429
2. C How to Program, 5/E (Harvey & Paul) Deitel & Deitel, ISBN-10: 0132404168
ISBN-13: 9780132404167 Publisher: Prentice Hall Copyright: 2007
Course Name: Calculus and Analytic Geometry
Course Structure: Lectures: 3, Labs: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites:
Objectives:
Course Outline:
Complex Numbers, DeMoivre‟s Theorem and its Applications, Simple Cartesian
Curves, Functions and Graphs, Symmetrical Properties, Curve Tracing, Limit and
Continuity, Differentiation of Functions. Derivative as Slope of Tangent to a Curve
and as Rate of Change, Application to Tangent and Normal, Linearization,
Maxima/Minima and Point of Inflexion, Taylor and Maclaurin Expansions and their
convergence; Integral as Anti- derivative, Indefinite Integration of Simple
Functions. Methods of Integration: Integration by Substitution, by Parts, and by
Partial Fractions, Definite Integral as Limit of a Sum, Application to Area, Arc
Length, Volume and Surface of Revolution.
Reference Material:
1. Calculus and Analytical Geometry, Swokowski Olinick. Pence. 1994.
6th edition.Brooks/Cole Publishers. 2. Calculus, 7th edition.2002.
2. John Wiley and Sons (WIE).
3. 3. Calculus, William, E. Boyce .Richard, C. Diprima. John Wiley &
Sons, ISBN:0471093335.
4. Calculus and Analytical Geometry10thedition. Thomas, F. John Wiley and Sons.
5. Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 7th edition. Erwin, K. 1993.
John Wiley & Sons Inc
 PHY- Applied Physics 3(2-1)
For Computer Science Disciplines (BS Computer Science, BS Information Technology, BS
Software Engineering, BS Data Science, BS Artificial Intelligence)
Objectives:
The course introduces students with the basic concept of Physics and electronics. Students are
also taught Physics laws and other associate topics to prepare them for the advanced level
courses in this area. The focus of the course on electric force and its applications and related
problems, conservation of charge, charge quantization, Electric fields due to point
charge and lines of force and many other useful topics
Course Outline:
Electric force and its applications and related problems, conservation of charge, charge
quantization, Electric fields due to point charge and lines of force. Ring of charge, Disk of
charge, A point charge in an electric field, Dipole in a n electric field, The flux of vector field,
The flux of electric field, Gauss‟ Law, Application of Gauss‟ Law, Spherically symmetric
charge distribution, A charge isolated conductor, Electric potential energy, Electric potentials,
Calculating the potential from the field and related problem Potential due to point and
continuous charge distribution, Potential due to dipole, equipotential surfaces, Calculating the
field from the potential , Electric current, Current density, Resistance, Resistivity and
conductivity, Ohm‟s law and its applications, The Hall effect, The magnetic force on a current,
The Biot- Savart law, Line of B, Two parallel conductors, Amperes‟ s Law, Solenoid, Toroids,
Faraday‟s experiments, Faraday‟s Law of Induction, Lenz‟s law, Motional emf, Induced electric
field, Induced electric fields, The basic equation of electromagnetism, Induced Magnetic field,
The displacement current, Reflection and Refraction of light waves, Total internal reflection,
Two source interference, Double Slit interference, related problems, Interference from thin
films, Diffraction and the wave theory, related problems, Single-Slit Diffraction, related
problems, Polarization of electromagnetic waves, Polarizing sheets, related problems.
Practicals
1. To study the behavior of RLC series circuit and determination of its resonance
frequency.
2. To study the behavior of RLC Parallel circuit and determination of its resonance
frequency.
3. Calibration of a voltmeter by a potentiometer.
4. Calibration of an ammeter by a potentiometer.
5. To determine the high resistance by Neon flash lamp and a capacitor.
Reference Material:
1. Fundamentals of Physics (Extended), 10th edition, Resnick and Walker
2. Narciso Garcia, Arthur Damask, Steven Schwarz., “Physics for Computer Science
Students”, Springer Verlag, 1998
3. Young and Freedman, 2010 University Physics 12th edition.
4. Halliday, Resnick and Krane, 2002. Physics Vol. I & II, 5th Ed, John Wiley and Sons
Inc. New York.
Course Code Course Title Credit
Hour
MTH-111/ Basic Mathematics I 3(3-0)
MTH511

Preliminaries: Real and complex numbers, Introduction to sets, set operations,

functions, types of functions. Matrices: Introduction to matrices, types of matrices, inverse of
matrices, determinants, system of linear equations, Cramer‟s rule. Quadratic equations:
Solution of quadratic equations, nature of roots of quadratic equations, equations reducible to
quadratic equations. Sequence and Series: Arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions.
Permutation and combinations: Introduction to permutation and combinations, Binomial
Theorem: Introduction to binomial theorem. Trigonometry: Fundamentals of trigonometry,
trigonometric identities. Graphs: Graph of straight line, circle and trigonometric functions.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

1. 1. Thomas, Calculus, 11th Edition. Addison Wesley publishing company, 2005.

2. H. Anton, I. Bevens, S. Davis, Calculus, 8th edition, Jhon Willey & Sons, Inc. 2005.

3.Hughes-Hallett, Gleason, McCallum, et al, Calculus Single and Multivariable, 3rd Edition.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002.

4. Swokowski. E. W., ‘Fundamentals of Algebra and Trigonometry’, Latest Edition.

5. Kaufmann. J. E., ‘College Algebra and Trigonometry’, PWSKent Company, Boston,

Latest Edition.
 Semester-2
Course Name: Digital Logic and Design
Course Structure: Lectures: 2, Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Discrete Structures, Introduction to Computing
Objectives: This course introduces the concept of digital logic, gates and the digital
circuits. Further, it focuses on the design and analysis combinational and sequential
circuits. It also serves to familiarize the student with the logic design of basic computer
hardware components.
Course Outline:
Overview of Binary Numbers, Boolean Algebra, switching algebra, and logic gates,
Karnaugh Map and Quin-McCluskey methods, simplification of Boolean functions,
Combinational Design; two level NAND/NOR implementation, Tabular Minimization,
Combinational Logic Design: adders, subtracters, code converters, parity checkers,
multilevel NAND/NOR/XOR circuits, MSI Components, design and use of encoders,
decoders, multiplexers, BCD adders, and comparators, Latches and flip-flops,
Synchronous sequential circuit design and analysis, Registers, synchronous and
asynchronous counters, and memories, Control Logic Design, Wired logic and
characteristics of logic gate families, ROMs, PLDs, and PLAs, State Reduction and good
State Variable Assignments, Algorithmic State Machine (ASM) Charts, Asynchronous
circuits, Memory systems, Functional organization, Multiprocessor and alternative
architectures: Introduction to SIMD, MIMD, VLIW, EPIC; systolic architecture;
interconnection networks; shared memory systems; cache coherence; memory models
and memory consistency, Performance enhancements, Contemporary architectures
Reference Material:
1. Digital Design, 2nd Ed., M. Morris Mano, Prentice Hall, 1991.
2. Practical Digital Logic Design and Testing, P K Lala, Prentice Hall, 1996

Course Name: Database Systems

Course Structure: Lectures: 3, Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites: Data Structures and Algorithms
Objectives: The course aims to introduce basic database concepts, different data models,
data storage and retrieval techniques and database design techniques. The course primarily
focuses on relational data model and DBMS concepts.
Course Outline: Basic database concepts; Entity Relationship modelling, Relational data
model and algebra, Structured Query language; RDBMS; Database design, functional
dependencies and normal forms; Transaction processing and optimization concepts;
concurrency control and recovery techniques; Database security and authorization. Small
Group Project implementing a database. Physical database design: Storage and file
structure; indexed files; b-trees; files with dense index; files with variable length records;
database efficiency and tuning.
Reference Material:
1. Database Systems 8E, C.J.Date, Addison Wesley Pub. Co. (2004).
2. Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation and Management
5E, R.Connolly and P.Begg, Addison-Wesley Pub. Co (2009).
3. Fundamentals of Database Systems, 5/E, Elmasri and Navathe, Addison-Wesley, ISBN:
0-201-74153-9.
Course Name: Object Oriented Programming
Course Structure: Lectures: 3, Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites: Programming Fundamentals
Objectives: The course aims to focus on object-oriented concepts, analysis and software
development.
Course Outline:
Evolution of Object Oriented (OO) programming, OO concepts and principles, problem
solving in OO paradigm, OO programme design process, classes, methods, objects and
encapsulation; constructors and destructors, operator and function overloading, virtual
functions, derived classes, inheritance and polymorphism. I/O and file processing,
exception handling
Reference Material:
1. C++ How to Program, 6/E (Harvey & Paul) Deitel & Deitel ISBN-10: 0136152503
ISBN-13: 9780136152507 Publisher: Prentice Hall
2. Java How to Program, 7/E
(Harvey & Paul) Deitel & Deitel ISBN-10: 0132222205 ISBN-13: 9780132222204
Publisher: Prentice Hall

Course Name: Multivariable Calculus

Course Structure: Lectures: 3, Labs: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Calculus and Analytical Geometry
Objectives: The goals are to develop the skills to have ground knowledge of multivariate
calculus and appreciation for their further computer science courses
Course Outline:
Functions of Several Variables and Partial Differentiation. Multiple Integrals, Line and
Surface Integrals. Green‟s and Stoke‟s Theorem. Fourier Series: periodic functions,
Functions of any period P-2L, Even & odd functions, Half Range expansions, Fourier
Transform. Laplace Transform, Z-Transform.
Reference Material:
1. James Stewart, Multivariable Calculus, 6th edition, 2007, Cengage Learning
publishers.
2. Swokowski, Olinick and Pence, Calculus and Analytical Geometry, 6th edition, 1994,
Thomson Learning EMEA, Ltd.
3. Bernard Kolman, William F. Trench, Elementary Multivariable Calculus, 1971,
Academic Press.
4. Howard Anton, Albert Herr, Multivariable Calculus, 5th edition, 1995, John Wiley
Course Name: Pakistan Studies
Course Structure: Lectures: 2, Labs: 0 Credit Hours: 2
Prerequisites:
Objectives:
Develop vision of historical perspective, government, politics, contemporary Pakistan,
ideological background of Pakistan. • Study the process of governance, national
development, issues arising in the modern age and posing challenges to Pakistan.
Course Outline:
1. Historical Perspective
a. Ideological rationale with special reference to Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Allama
Muhammad Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
b. Factors leading to Muslim separatism
c. People and Land
i. Indus Civilization
ii. Muslim advent
iii. Location and geo-physical features.
2. Government and Politics in Pakistan
Political and constitutional phases:
a. 1947-58
b. 1958-71
c. 1971-77
d. 1977-88
e. 1988-99
f. 1999 onward
3. Contemporary Pakistan
a. Economic institutions and issues
b. Society and social structure
c. Ethnicity
d. Foreign policy of Pakistan and challenges
e. Futuristic outlook of Pakistan
Reference Material:
1. Burki, Shahid Javed. State & Society in Pakistan, The Macmillan Press Ltd 1980.
2. Akbar, S. Zaidi. Issue in Pakistan‟s Economy. Karachi: Oxford University Press,
2000.
3. S.M. Burke and Lawrence Ziring. Pakistan‟s Foreign policy: An Historical analysis.
Karachi: Oxford University Press, 1993.
4. Mehmood, Safdar. Pakistan Political Roots & Development. Lahore, 1994.
5. Wilcox, Wayne.The Emergence of Bangladesh., Washington: American Enterprise,
Institute of Public Policy Research, 1972.
6. Mehmood, Safdar. Pakistan Kayyun Toota, Lahore: Idara-e-Saqafat-e-Islamia, Club
Road,
Course Course Title Credit
Code Hour
MTH-112/ Basic Mathematics II 3(3-0)
MTH512
Preliminaries: Real Numbers and the Real Line, Functions and their graphs: Polynomial
Functions, Rational Functions, Trigonometric Functions, and Transcendental Functions. Slope
of a Line, Equation of a Line, Solution of equations involving absolute values, Inequalities.
Limits and Continuity: Limit of a Function, Left Hand and Right Hand Limits, Continuity,
Continuous Functions. Derivatives and its Applications: Differentiation of Polynomial, Rational
and Transcendental Functions, Extreme Values of Functions. Integration and Indefinite
Integrals: Integration by Substitution, Integration by Parts, Change of Variables in Indefinite
Integrals. Least-Squares Line.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

1. Thomas, Calculus, 11th Edition. Addison Wesley publishing company, 2005.

2. H. Anton, I. Bevens, S. Davis, Calculus, 8th edition, Jhon Willey & Sons, Inc. 2005
3. Hughes-Hallett, Gleason, McCallum, et al, Calculus Single and Multivariable, 3rd Edition.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002.
4. Frank A.Jr, Elliott Mendelson, Calculus, Schaum’s Outline Series, 4th edition, 1999
 Semester-3
Course Name: Data Structures
Course Structure: Lectures: 3, Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites: Object Oriented Paradigms
Objectives: The course is designed to teach students structures and schemes, which
allow them to write programs to efficiently manipulate, store, and retrieve data. Students
are exposed to the concepts of time and space complexity of computer programs
Course Outline:
Introduction to data structures; Arrays, Stacks, Queues, Priority Queues, Linked Lists,
Trees, and Graphs. Recursion, sorting and searching algorithms, Hashing, Storage and
retrieval properties and techniques for the various data structures. Algorithm Complexity,
Polynomial and Intractable Algorithms, Classes of Efficient Algorithms, Divide and
Conquer, Dynamic, Greedy
Reference Material:
1. Data Abstraction and Problem Solving with C++, 2nd ed, Frank M. Carrano, Paul
Helman, Robert Veroff, Addison-Wesley, 1998.
2. Data Structures and Algorithms (SAMS teach yourself), Lafore, Sams Publishing,
1999.
3. Fundamentals of Data Structures in C++, Horowitz, Sahni, and Mehta, Computer
Science Press, 1995.
4. Data Structures in JAVA, Standish, Addison Wesley, 2000

Course Name: Computer Networks

Course Structure: Lectures: 2, Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
Objectives: To introduce students to the concept of computer communication. Analogue
& digital transmission. Network Layers, Network models (OSI, TCP/IP) and Protocol
Standards. Emphasis is given on the understanding of modern network concepts.
Course Outline: Analogue and digital Transmission, Noise, Media, Encoding,
Asynchronous and Synchronous transmission, Protocol design issues. Network system
architectures (OSI, TCP/IP), Error Control, Flow Control, Data Link Protocols (HDLC,
PPP). Local Area Networks and MAC Layer protocols (Ethernet, Token ring),
Multiplexing, Switched and IP Networks, Inter-networking, Routing, Bridging, Transport
layer protocols TCP/IP, UDP. Network security issues. Programming exercises, labs or
projects involving implementation of protocols at different layers.
Reference Material:
1. Introduction to Computer Networks /4, A. S. Tanenbaum, Prentice Hall 2003
2. Computer Networks and Internets, 5/E, 2008
Douglas E. Comer, Purdue University ISBN-10: 0136061273 ISBN-13:
9780136061274 Publisher: Prentice Hall
3. Data and Computer Communications By William Stallings Published by Macmillan
Pub. Co., 8th Edition 2006

Course Name: Discrete Structures

Course Structure: Lectures: 3, Labs: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites:
Objectives:
Introduces the foundations of discrete mathematics as they apply to computer Science,
focusing on providing a solid theoretical foundation for further work. Further, this course
aims to develop understanding and appreciation of the finite nature inherent in most
Computer Science problems and structures through study of combinatorial reasoning,
abstract algebra, iterative procedures, predicate calculus, tree and graph structures. In this
course more emphasis shall be given to statistical and probabilistic formulation with
respect to computing aspects
Course Outline:
Introduction to logic and proofs: Direct proofs; proof by contradiction, Sets,
Combinatorics, Sequences, Formal logic, Prepositional and predicate calculus, Methods
of Proof, Mathematical Induction and Recursion, loop invariants, Relations and
functions, Pigeonwhole principle, Trees and Graphs, Elementary number theory,
Optimization and matching. Fundamental structures: Functions; relations (more
specifically recursions); pigeonhole principle; cardinality and countability, probabilistic
methods
Reference Material:
1. Kenneth H. Rosen, Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, 6TH edition, 2006,
Mcgraw Hill Book Co.
2. Richard Johnsonbaugh, Discrete Mathematics, 7TH edition, 2008, Prentice Hall
Publishers.
3. Kolman, Busby & Ross, Discrete Mathematical Structures, 4th edition, 2000,
Prentice-Hall Publishers.
4. Ralph P. Grimaldi, Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics: An Applied
Introduction, Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., 1985

Course Name: Probability and Statistics

Course Structure: Lectures: 3, Labs: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
Objectives: To introduce the concepts of data analysis, presentation, counting techniques,
probability and decision making.
Course Outline:
Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Samples, Populations,
and the Role of Probability. Sampling Procedures. Discrete and Continuous Data.
Statistical Modeling. Types of Statistical Studies. Probability: Sample Space, Events,
Counting Sample Points, Probability of an Event, Additive Rules, Conditional Probability,
Independence, and the Product Rule, Bayes‟ Rule. Random Variables and Probability
Distributions. Mathematical Expectation: Mean of a Random Variable, Variance and
Covariance of Random Variables, Means and Variances of Linear Combinations of
Random Variables, Chebyshev‟s Theorem. Discrete Probability Distributions. Continuous
Probability Distributions. Fundamental Sampling Distributions and Data Descriptions:
Random Sampling, Sampling Distributions, Sampling Distribution of Means and the
Central Limit Theorem. Sampling Distribution of S2, t-Distribution, FQuantile and
Probability Plots. Single Sample & One- and Two-Sample Estimation Problems. Single
Sample & One- and Two-Sample Tests of Hypotheses. The Use of PValues for Decision
Making in Testing Hypotheses (Single Sample & One- and TwoSample Tests), Linear
Regression and Correlation. Least Squares and the Fitted Model, Multiple Linear
Regression and Certain, Nonlinear Regression Models, Linear Regression Model Using
Matrices, Properties of the Least Squares Estimators.
Reference Material:
1. Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists by Ronald E. Walpole, Raymond
H. Myers, Sharon L. Myers and Keying E. Ye, Pearson; 9th Edition (January 6, 2011).
ISBN-10: 0321629116
2. Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists by Anthony J. Hayter, Duxbury
Press; 3rd Edition (February 3, 2006), ISBN-10:0495107573
3. Schaum's Outline of Probability and Statistics, by John Schiller, R. Alu Srinivasan and
Murray Spiegel, McGraw-Hill; 3rd Edition (2008). ISBN-10:0071544259
 COURSE SPECIFICATIONS

Basic Information
Course Title: ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Course Code: BAM-601
Course credits/week: Theory: 02 Lab: Nil Total: 02
Pre-requisite(s):
Co-requisite(s):
Program(s) on which the course is given:
Is the course major or minor element of the Major: Minor:
program:
Department offering the program: Lyallpur Business School
Department offering the course: Management Division
Academic year/level: 4
Overall Aims of the Course
Course Description:
Welcome to Entrepreneurship! The paper is an introductory course intended to provide
students with knowledge of entrepreneurship and the vital role played by entrepreneurs in the global
economy. To achieve this, this course focuses on the creation of new ventures, the skills necessary
for success in an entrepreneurial venture, and factors associated with new venture success.
Entrepreneurship is interdisciplinary so this paper provides students with the opportunity to draw
together elements of other papers such as finance, economics, management, marketing, production
and so forth, showing how these must fit together to create a whole organization, rather than
viewing these as a series of unrelated components.
This paper also mixes theory with practice. Students will be challenged to apply principles,
concepts and frameworks to real world situations, particularly on assignments including the
business plan and on exams. This paper will help students determine if they want to start their own
ventures or if they prefer to operate as corporate entrepreneurs working within an existing
organization. Companies increasingly want and need employees who can identify problems and
opportunities, exercise initiative and develop creative solutions, and build support while
implementing their ideas. The concepts and skills emphasized in this paper should be useful
whether starting a new business or innovating within an existing organization
Course Objectives:
After completing this course, the participants should be able to:
1. develop an idea for a new venture
2. research its potential and understand the risks associated
3. undertake marketing, positioning, and customer development
4. prepare an analysis of the financial requirements and build a financial strategy for the new venture,
including incremental appreciation of the equity base;
5. identify and prepare legal documents, IP policy, contracts, etc. and
6. develop a comprehensive business plan for their venture;
Course Outcomes:
Upon the completion of this course students will achieve basic competence in:
  understanding the concepts of entrepreneurship, innovation, intrapreneurship
and
small business management
 be familiar with a variety of behavioral and personality issues in new
venturecreation.
 thinking and design thinking to develop new venture ideas
 how to use the business model canvas to operationalize new venture ideas how
toevaluate growth opportunities
 how to write a business plan
Assignment requirements: This course will involve the following work and assignments:

Team Project: Group preparation and presentation of the selected project using available current
technology.

Reading and writing assignments for each session:

Class Format & Weekly Work Plan:

Active involvement of students is needed in class discussions to understand this course.

Our weekly class Instructions and discussions will follow this format:

1st – 2nd Week

Introduction to Entrepreneurship: What is entrepreneurship? Why become an entrepreneur? Types

of entrepreneurs, approaches to entrepreneurship, Types of start- up firms, economic impact of
entrepreneurial firms, Entrepreneurial firms’ impact on society, Entrepreneurial firms’ impact on larger
firms, The entrepreneurial process (Page 3-26) (Entrepreneurship Successfully Launching New
Venture by Bruce R Barringer and R Duane Ireland, 4th Edition)

Behavior and Personality Traits of Entrepreneurs: Conduct an interview of a local businessman

3rd-4th Week

The Environment, Economy and Entrepreneurship: External and Internal environment

of entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship during times of crisis (Hand

Diane Mulcahy. Universities should be preparing students for the gig economy. Harvard BusinessReview,
October 03, 2019. HBSP Davidsson, P., Recker, J., & von Briel, F. (2021).

COVID-19 as External Enabler of entrepreneurship practice and research. BRQ BusinessResearch

Quarterly, 24(3), 214-223.
5th-6th Week
Recognizing Opportunities and Generating Ideas: Identifying and recognizing opportunities,
finding gaps in the marketplace, techniques for generating ideas, encouraging and protecting new
ideas, Innovation and the entrepreneur, The innovation process. (Page 39-61)
(Entrepreneurship Successfully Launching New Venture by Bruce R Barringer and R Duane
Ireland, 4th Edition)
Class Activity: Feng ZhuMarco Iansiti: Why Some Platforms Thrive and Others Don’t. Harvard
Business Review, January– February 2019 Issue. HBSP

7th- 8th Week

Feasibility Analysis & Writing a Business Plan: Defining feasibility, Product/Service Feasibility
Analysis, Industry/Target Market Feasibility Analysis, Organizational Feasibility Analysis,
Financial Feasibility Analysis (Page 77-95) (Entrepreneurship Successfully Launching
 New Venture by Bruce R Barringer and R Duane Ireland, 4th Edition)
Reasons for Writing a Business Plan, Who Reads the Business Plan, Guidelines for Writing a
Business Plan, Exploring Each Section of the Plan, Presenting the Business Plan. (Page 111-125)
(Entrepreneurship Successfully Launching New Venture by Bruce R Barringer and R Duane
Ireland, 4th Edition)

Mid Semester Examination

10th Week
Industry and Competitor Analysis: Studying Industry Trends, The Five Forces Model, Industry
Types and the Opportunities They Offer, Identifying Competitors, Sources of Competitive
Intelligence, Completing a Competitive Analysis Grid (Page 147-167) (Entrepreneurship
Successfully Launching New Venture by Bruce R Barringer and R Duane Ireland, 4th Edition)

11th Week
Social Entrepreneurship: Social entrepreneurship, Ecopreneurs (Page 144-150)
Entrepreneurship : theory, process, practice by by Donald F. Kuratko and Howard H.
Frederick
Roger L. Martin and Sally R. Osberg: How Social Entrepreneurs Make Change Happen.
Harvard Business Review, October 14, 2015. HBSP.

12th Week

Legal Foundation and Regulatory Challenges: Initial ethical and legal issues facing a new
firm, obtaining business licenses and permits, International protections for intellectual property,
Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Domain names, Trade secrets (Page 213-228 and page 393-418)
(Entrepreneurship Successfully Launching New Venture by Bruce R Barringer and R Duane
Ireland, 4th Edition)

13th Week
Getting Financing or Funding: The importance of getting financing or funding, sources of
equity funding, sources of debt financing, creative sources of financing and funding, (Page 319-
342) (Entrepreneurship Successfully Launching New Venture by Bruce R Barringer and R
Duane Ireland, 4th Edition)
Crowdsourcing and crowdfunding Guy Clapperton: Why Successful Crowdfunding Requires a
Social-Media Mind-Set. Harvard Business Review, December 03, 2012. HBSP

14th Week
Franchising: What is franchising and how does it work? Establishing a franchise system, buying a
franchise, legal aspects of the franchise relationship, more about franchising (Page 495-520)
(Entrepreneurship Successfully Launching New Venture by Bruce R Barringer and R Duane
Ireland, 4th Edition)

15th Week
Class Discussion on:
 Entrepreneurship in Pakistan as tool of Economic Development
 Importance of SMEs for the economic development of a country.
Final Project Submission & Presentations
Weekly Course Objectives
WEEK TOPIC COURSE CONTENTS
  Explain entrepreneurship and discuss its importance.
 Describe corporate entrepreneurship and its use in
established firms.
 Discuss three main reasons people decide to become
1&2 Introduction to entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurship
 Identify four main characteristics of successful
entrepreneurs.
 Explain the five common myths regarding
entrepreneurship.
 Explain how entrepreneurial firms differ from salary-
substitute and lifestyle firms.
 Discuss the changing demographics of entrepreneurs
 Discuss the impact of entrepreneurial firms on economies
and societies.
 Identify ways in which large firms benefit from the
presence of smaller entrepreneurial firms.
 Explain the entrepreneurial process.
 Behavior and Personality Traits of Entrepreneurs: Conduct
an interview of a local businessman

Reading assignment

 Discuss external and internal environment of

entrepreneurship,
The  Explain the entrepreneurship during times of crisis.
Environment,  Discuss the Gig economy and how Universities should be
3 &4 Economy and preparing students for the gig economy
Entrepreneurship  Discuss how covid-19 become the external enabler of
entrepreneurship. Davidsson, P., Recker, J., & von
Briel, F. (2021). COVID-19 as External Enabler of
entrepreneurship practice and research. BRQ
Business Research Quarterly, 24(3), 214-223.

 Explain why it‟s important to start a new firm when its

Recognizing “window of opportunity” is open.
5&6 Opportunities and  Explain the difference between an opportunity and an
Generating Ideas idea.
 Describe the three general approaches entrepreneurs use
to identify opportunities.
 Identify the four environmental trends that are most
instrumental in creating business opportunities.
 List the personal characteristics that make some people
better at recognizing business opportunities than others.
 Identify the five steps in the creative process.
 Describe the purpose of brainstorming and its use as an
idea generator.
 Describe how to use library and Internet research to
generate new business ideas.
 Explain the purpose of maintaining an idea bank.
 Describe three steps for protecting ideas from being
lost or stolen.
 Class Activity: Feng ZhuMarco Iansiti: Why Some Platforms
Thrive and Others Don’t. Harvard Business Review, January–
February 2019 Issue. HBSP
Quiz

 Explain what a feasibility analysis is and why it‟s

important.
 Discuss the proper time to complete a feasibility analysis
Feasibility when developing an entrepreneurial venture.
7&8 Analysis  Describe the purpose of a product/service feasibility
& Writing a analysis and the two primary issues that a proposed
Business Plan business should consider in this area.
 Explain a concept statement and its contents.
 Describe the purpose of industry/market feasibility
analysis and the two primary issues to consider in this
area.
 Discuss the characteristics of an attractive industry.
 Describe the purpose of organizational feasibility
analysis and list the two primary issues to consider in
this area.
 Explain the importance of financial feasibility analysis
and list the most critical issues to consider in this area.
 Explain the purpose of a business plan.
 Describe the two primary reasons for writing a business
plan.
 Describe who reads a business plan and what they‟re
looking for.
 Explain the difference between a summary business
plan, a full business plan, and an operational business
plan.
 Explain why the executive summary may be the most
important section of a business plan.
 Explain why it‟s important to include separate sections
on a firm‟s industry and its target market in a business
plan.
 Explain why the “Management Team and Company
Structure” section of a business plan is particularly
important.

 Describe the purposes of a “sources and uses of funds”

statement and an “assumptions sheet.”
Assignment/Visit to BIC GCUF
Mid-Term Examination
  Explain the purpose of an industry analysis.
Industry and  Identify the five competitive forces that determine
10 Competitor industry profitability.
Analysis  Explain the role of “barriers to entry” in creating
disincentives for firms to enter an industry.
 Identify the nontraditional barriers to entry that are
especially associated with entrepreneurial firms.
 List the four industry-related questions to ask before
pursuing the idea for a firm.
 Identify the five primary industry types and the
opportunities they offer.
 Explain the purpose of a competitor analysis.
 Identify the three groups of competitors a new firm will
face.
 Describe ways a firm can ethically obtain information
about its competitors.
 Describe the reasons for completing a competitive
analysis grid.
Class Activity
 Explain Social entrepreneurship,
 Describe Ecopreneurs
11 Social  How Social Entrepreneurs Make Change Happen.
Entrepreneurship Quiz/ Visit to NIC Faisalabad

 Describe how to create a strong ethical culture in an

Legal Foundation entrepreneurial venture.
12 and Regulatory  Explain the importance of “leading by example” in
Challenges terms of establishing a strong ethical culture in a firm.
 Explain the importance of having a code of conduct and
an ethics training program.
 Explain the criteria important to selecting an attorney for
a new firm.
 Discuss the importance of a founders‟ agreement.
 Provide several suggestions for how entrepreneurial
firms can avoid litigation.
 Provide an overview of the business licenses and
business permits that a start-up must obtain before it
starts conducting business.
 Discuss the four major forms of intellectual property:
patents, trademarks,
 copyrights, and trade secrets
 Describe the six-step process for obtaining a patent.
 Identify the four types of trademarks.
 Identify the types of material that are eligible for
copyright protection.
 Discuss the legal environment that facilitates trade secret
protection.
.Guest Lecture by an Entrepreneur
 Explain why most entrepreneurial ventures need to raise
money during their early life.
Getting Financing  Identify the three sources of personal financing available
13 or Funding to entrepreneurs.
 Provide examples of how entrepreneurs bootstrap to
raise money or cut costs.
 Identify the three steps involved in properly preparing to
raise debt or equity financing.
 Discuss the difference between equity funding and debt
financing.
 Explain the role of an elevator speech in attracting
financing for an entrepreneurial venture.
 Describe the difference between a business angel and a
venture capitalist.
 Explain why an initial public offering (IPO) is an
important milestone in an entrepreneurial venture.
 Describe the concept of ICO (Initial Coin Offerings)
 Explain the advantages of leasing for an entrepreneurial
venture.
 Why Successful Crowdfunding Requires a Social-
Media Mind-Set. Harvard Business Review,
December 03, 2012. HBSP
Class Activity
 Explain franchising and how it differs from other forms
of business ownership.
 Describe the differences between a product and
Franchising trademark franchise and a business format franchise.
14
 Explain the differences among an individual franchise
agreement, an area franchise agreement, and a master
franchise agreement.
 Describe the advantages of establishing a franchise
system as a means of firm growth.
 Identify the rules of thumb for determining when
franchising is an appropriate form of growth for a
particular business.
 Discuss the factors to consider in determining if owning a
franchise is a good fit for a particular person.
 Identify the costs associated with buying a franchise.
 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of buying a
franchise.
 Identify the common mistakes franchise buyers make.
 Describe the purpose of the Franchise Disclosure
Document.

15& 16 Class Discussion  Entrepreneurship in Pakistan as tool of Economic

Development
 Women entrepreneurship development in Pakistan
 Importance of SMEs for the economic development of a
country
Final Project Submission & Presentations
END TERM EXAMINATION
 Make-up Class, if needed / Revision Session

Required Learning Source

Bruce R Barringer and R Duane Ireland, Entrepreneurship

Successfully Launching New Venture, 4th Edition. Pearson.
Text Book(s):
Or
(Title, Author, Edition, Publisher)
Entrepreneurship – Theory Process Practice by Donald F.
Kuratko and Howard H. Frederick, Asia Pacific Edition,
Thomson.
Additional material provided by the class teacher
1. Robert D. Hisrich, Michael P. Peters, And Dean A.
Shepherd, Entrepreneurship 10th edition
Reference Book(s):
2. William Bygrave and Andrew Zacharakis,
(Title, Author, Edition, Publisher) Entrepreneurship, second edition
3. Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Global Insights
from 24 Leaders, Rothman Institute of
Entrepreneurship
Journals/Periodicals: Davidsson, P., Recker, J., & von Briel, F. (2021).
(Title, Publisher) COVID-19 as External Enabler of entrepreneurship
practice and research. BRQ Business Research
Quarterly, 24(3), 214-223.
Feng ZhuMarco Iansiti: Why Some Platforms Thrive and Others
Don’t. Harvard Business Review, January– February 2019 Issue.
HBSP
Roger L. Martin and Sally R. Osberg: How Social
Entrepreneurs Make Change Happen. Harvard Business
Review, October 14, 2015. HBSP
Guy Clapperton: Why Successful Crowdfunding Requires a
Social-Media Mind-Set. Harvard Business Review,
December 03, 2012. HBSP.
Diane Mulcahy. Universities should be preparing students for the
gig economy. Harvard Business Review, October 03, 2019. HBSP
Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning
 White Board
 Multimedia
 Zoom online (If online classes)
Pedagogies
 Oral Lecture
 Guest Lecture
 Group discussions
 Class Activities
No. Week Assigned Week Due

1 3 6 Three surprise quiz tests will be conducted during

the semester for better preparation of the students.
2 7 15

Grading Criteria

The grading will be done as per the policy of the university

 Quizzes + Assignments + Class Participation
20%
+ Projects
Mid-semester examination 30%
End-semester examination 50%
Grading Criteria

Letter Grade Percentage Marks

A 80 -100 EXCELLENT
B 65-79.99 GOOD
C 50-64.99 SATISFACTORY
D 40-49.99 PASS

Contact Details
Dr. Muhammad Farooq Rehan Assistant Professor
Lyallpur Business School,
Faculty of Economics & Management Sciences,
GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Farooq.rehan@gcuf.edu.pk
 03454771862
Mr. Muhammad Waheeed Lecturer
Lyallpur Business School,
Faculty of Economics & Management Sciences,
GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Ms. Riffat Gill Lecturer
Lyallpur Business School,
Faculty of Economics & Management Sciences, GC
University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
riffatgill@gcuf.edu.pk

Course Specifications Developed By: Reviewed By:

Dr. Muhammad Farooq Rehan Dr. Muhammad Waseem Bari
 Semester- 4
Course Name: Computer Organization and Assembly Language
Course Structure: Lectures: 2, Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Digital Logic Design
Objectives: The main objective of this course is to introduce the organization of computer
systems and usage of assembly language for optimization and control. Emphasis should be
given to expose the low-level logic employed for problem solving while using assembly
language as a tool. At the end of the course the students should be capable of writing
moderately complex assembly language subroutines and interfacing them to any high
level language.
Course Outline: Microprocessor Bus Structure: Addressing, Data and Control, Memory
Organization and Structure (Segmented and Linear Models), Introduction to Registers and
Flags, Data Movement, Arithmetic and Logic, Programme Control, Subroutines, Stack
and its operation, Peripheral Control Interrupts, Interfacing with high level languages,
Real-time application. Objectives and Perspectives of Assembly Language, Addressing
Modes, Introduction to the Assembler and Debugger, Manipulate and translate machine
and assembly code, Describe actions inside the processing chip, Discuss operations
performed by an instruction set, Write a fully documented program, Using an assembler of
choice.
Reference Material:
1. Stallings, "Computer Organization & Architecture", 7th ed, Prentice HALL, 2006.
2. Irvine, Assembly Language for Intel-based Computers, 5th ed, Prentice Hall, 2007.
3. Computer Organization and Design, The Hardware/Software Interface, 4th ed, by
David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy, 2008. Elsevier Publishers.

Course Name: Software Engineering

Course Structure: Lectures: 3, Labs: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Object Oriented Paradigm/Programming
Objectives: To study various software development models and phases of software
development life cycle. The concepts of project management, change control, process
management, software development and testing are introduced through hands-on Team
Projects.
Course Outline: Introduction to Computer-based System Engineering; Project
Management; Software Specification; Requirements Engineering, System Modelling;
Requirements Specifications; Software Prototyping; Software Design: Architectural
Design, Object-Oriented Design, UML modelling, Function-Oriented Design, User
Interface Design; Quality Assurance; Processes & Configuration Management;
Introduction to advanced issues: Reusability, Patterns; Assignments and projects on
various stages and deliverables of SDLC.
Reference Material:
1. Software Engineering 8E by Sommerville Addison Wesley, 2006
2. Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach /7E, Roger Pressman, McGraw-Hill,
2009

Course Name: Linear Algebra

Course Structure: Lectures: 3, Labs: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
Objectives: To provide fundamentals of solution for system of linear equations,
operations on system of equations, matrix properties, solutions and study of their
properties.
Course Outline: Vectors, Vector Spaces, Matrices & Determinants, Cofactor and Inverse,
Rank, Linear Independence, Solution of system of Linear systems, Positive Definite
matrix, Linear Transformations, Operations on matrices, Inner products, orthgonality and
least squares, Eigenvalue & Eigenvectors. Applications to Systems of Equations and to
Geometry, Singular Value Decomposition.
Reference Material:
1. Bernard Kolman, David Hill, Elementary Linear Algebra with Applications, 9th
edition, Prentice Hall PTR, 2007.
2. Gilbert Strang, Strang, Brett Coonley, Andy Bulman-Fleming, Andrew Bulman-
 Fleming, Strang's Linear Algebra And Its Applications, 4th edition, Brooks/Cole, 2005
3. Howard Anton, Chris Rorres, Elementary Linear Algebra: Applications Version, 9th
edition, Wiley, 2005.
4. David C. Lay, Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 2nd edition, Addison-Wesley,
2000.

Course Name: Technical and Business Writing

Course Structure: Lectures: 3, Labs: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Communication and Presentation Skills
Objectives:
Course Outline:
Overview of technical reporting, use of library and information gathering, administering
questionnaires, reviewing the gathered information; Technical exposition; topical
arrangement, exemplification, definition, classification and division, casual analysis,
effective exposition, technical narration, description and argumentation, persuasive
strategy, Organizing information and generation solution: brainstorming, organizing
material, construction of the formal outline, outlining conventions, electronic
communication, generation solutions. Polishing style: paragraphs, listening sentence
structure, clarity, length and order, pomposity, empty words, pompous vocabulary,
document design: document structure, preamble, summaries, abstracts, table of contents,
footnotes, glossaries, cross-referencing, plagiarism, citation and bibliography, glossaries,
index, appendices, typesetting systems, creating the professional report; elements,
mechanical elements and graphical elements. Reports: Proposals, progress reports,
Leaflets, brochures, handbooks, magazines articles, research papers, feasibility reports,
project reports, technical research reports, manuals and documentation, thesis. Electronic
documents, Linear verses hierarchical structure documents.
Reference Material:
1.Technical Report Writing, by Pauley and Riordan, Houghton Mifflin Company, 8th
Edition.
2. Effective Technical Communication by Ashraf Rizvi, Tata McGraw-Hill.
 Course Name: Introduction to Management
Course Structure: Lectures: 2 / Labs: 0 Credit Hours: 2

Overall Aims of the Course

Course Description:
This is an introductory course about the management of organizations. It provides
instructions on principles of management that have general applicability to all types
of enterprises; basic management philosophy and decision making; principles
involved in planning, organizing, leading, and controlling; and recent concepts in
management. The principles learned in this course will allow the student to
effectively work with and through others in an organization. The course will also
encourage the students to explore and inquire the applicability of western
management principles and theories in local settings. Besides, the course will
discuss the Islamic perspective of managing businesses and organizations.

This course will cover the basic managerial functions of planning, organizing,
leading, and controlling, We will also try to learn the evolution of management and
best practices which are being used in today‟s modern era.

Course Objectives:
Theoretical Objectives: To understand the book and case studies mentioned in the
book Management by Stephen P. Robbins and Mary Coulter

Practical Objectives: To understand and present practices of Management in any

organization.
Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Hold informed conversations with functional specialists and understand how

to draw effectively on their expertise in managing organizations.

2.Understand the relevance of the western management principles and theories,

for local settings.

3. Understand the Islamic perspective of managing businesses and

organizations.

4. Apply course concepts and theory in a practical context.

5. Integrate several of the disciplines studied.

6. Demonstrate empirical investigative skills by producing an in-depth analysis

of a management situation usually presented through case studies, resulting
in recommendations for a programme of action.

7. Recognize the need to take a holistic approach to performance improvement

rather than a narrowly functional approach.

Class Format & Weekly Work Plan:

Principles of Management is a theoretical course; thus, the majority of our classes will be
focused on concepts and practical example discussion.

Our weekly class Instructions and discussions will follow this format:

1st – 2nd Week

Chapter – 1: Managers and You in the Workplace. Management History

Module. What are management and a manager? Four functions of a manager?
Ten roles of a manager by Henry Mintzberg. Layers of management. Skills
required by managers. Importance of innovation, diversity, and customers for a
manager. Early History of management. Early theories and approaches to
management; the classical approach, behavioral approach, quantitative
approach, contingency approach and contemporary approaches (Page 34 – 67)
(Management by Stephan P. Robbins & Mary Coulter, 15th Edition)
5th Week – 6th Week

Chapter 8: Foundations of Planning. Define the nature and purposes of

planning. Classify the types of goals organizations might have and the plans they
use. Compare and contrast approaches to goal-setting and planning. Discuss
contemporary issues in planning. (Page 232-245) (Management by Stephan P. Robbins
& Mary Coulter, 15th Edition).

Seminar 1

7th Week – 8th Week

Chapter 9: Managing Strategy. Define strategic management and explain why

it’s important. Explain what managers do during the six steps of the strategic
management process. Describe the three types of corporate strategies. Describe
competitive advantage and the competitive strategies organizations use to get it.
Discuss current strategic management issues. (Page 252-265) (Management by
Stephan P. Robbins & Mary Coulter, 15th Edition).

Mid Semester Examination

10th Week – 11th Week

Chapter – 11: Designing Organizational Structure. Describe six key elements in

organizational design. Contrast mechanistic and organic structures. Discuss the
contingency factors that favor either the mechanistic model or the organic model
of organizational design. Describe traditional organizational design options.
Discuss organizing for flexibility in the twenty-first century. (Page 306-324)
(Management by Stephan P. Robbins & Mary Coulter, 15th Edition).

12th Week – 13th Week

Chapter – 16: Motivating Employees. What is motivation? Early theories of

motivation. Maslow’s Hierachy of Needs theory, McGregor’s Theory X and
Theory Y, Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory. Contemporary theories of motivation.
Goal-setting theory, Reinforcement theory, Designing motivating jobs, Equity
theory, Expectancy theory, Integrating contemporary theories of motivation.
Current issues in motivation. (Page 448-468) (Management by Stephan P. Robbins &
Mary Coulter, 15th Edition).

Case study: Redefining norms in a conservative culture

14th Week – 15th Week

Chapter – 17: Being an Effective Leader. Define leader and leadership. Compare
and contrast early theories of leadership. Describe the three major contingency
theories of leadership. Describe contemporary views of leadership. Compare the
various theories of leadership for their validity. Discuss twenty-first century
issues affecting leadership. (Page 480-500) (Management by Stephan P. Robbins & Mary
Coulter, 15th Edition).

Seminar 2

16th Week

Chapter – 18: Monitoring and Controlling. Explain the nature and importance
of control. Describe the three steps in the control process. Explain how
organizational and employee performance are measured. Describe tools used to
measure organizational performance. Discuss contemporary issues in control.
(Page 516-535) (Management by Stephan P. Robbins & Mary Coulter, 15th Edition).

Final Semester Examination

Weekly Course Objectives

Week Module Intended Learning Objectives

 To understand management History Module. What
are management and a manager?
 To explain four functions of a manager?
 To explain ten roles of a manager by Henry
Mintzberg.
 To understand layers of management. Skills
Managers and You in the required by managers.
1-2
Workplace.  To understand importance of innovation, diversity,
and customers for a manager.
 To understand early History of management.
 To understand early theories and approaches to
management; the classical approach, behavioral
approach, quantitative approach, contingency
approach and contemporary approaches
 To explain the manager‟s role as a decision maker.
 To explain the 8-step process of decision making,
Explain the four ways managers make decisions,
Evidence based and intuitive decision making,
Making Decisions
3-4  To classify decisions and decision-making
conditions.
 To describe how biases affect decision making and
Know how to recognize when you‟re using
decision-making errors and biases and what to do
about it.
 To define the nature and purposes of planning.
 To define the nature and purposes of planning.
5-6 Foundations of Planning  To identify the key contingency factors in planning.
 To compare and contrast approaches to objective
setting.
 To discuss contemporary issues in planning.
 To define strategic management and explain why
it‟s important.
 To explain what managers do during the six steps of
7-8 the strategic management process?
Managing Strategy
 To describe the three types of corporate strategies.
 To describe competitive advantage and the
competitive strategies organizations use to get it.
 To discuss current strategic management issues.
 To describe six key elements in organizational
design.
 To contrast mechanistic and organic structures.
 Discuss the contingency factors that favor either the
mechanistic model or the organic model of
organizational design.
Designing Organizational
10 - 11  To describe traditional organizational design
Structure options.
 To discuss organizing for flexibility in the twenty-
first century.
 To develop your skill at acquiring and using power
and Know how to stay connected and “in the loop”
when working remotely
 To define motivation
 To compare and contrast early theories of
motivation.
12 - 13 Motivating Employees
 To compare and contrast early theories of
motivation.
 To discuss current issues in motivation
Being an Effective  To discuss current issues in motivation
14 - 15  To compare and contrast early theories of
Leader leadership.
  To describe the three major contingency theories of
leadership.
 To describe the three major contingency theories of
leadership.
 To describe the three major contingency theories of
leadership.
 To describe twenty-first century issues affecting
leadership.
 To explain the nature and importance of control.
 To describe the three steps in the control process
Monitoring and  To explain how organizational and employee
16 performance are measured.
Controlling
 To describe tools used to measure organizational
performance.
 To discuss contemporary issues in control

Required Learning Resources

Textbook  Stephen P. Robbins & Mary Coulter, Management,
(Student must buy this book) Pearson Publisher, 15th Edition.

(Author, Title, Publisher, Edition)

Reference Book(s):  Griffin, T.O., Management, Houghton Mifflin Company,

(Author, Title, Publisher, Edition) Boston, USA, 8th Edition.
 Daft, R. L. & Marcic, D., Understanding Management,
Dallas: South–Western Cengage, 12th Edition.
 Oliver Laasch, Principles of Management, Sage publisher,
2nd Edition.
Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning

White Board / Multimedia (In case of Physical Classes)

Zoom Online Meetings (In case of Online classes)
 Semester- 5
Course Name: Operating Systems
Course Structure: Lectures: 2, Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
Objectives: To help students gain a general understanding of the principles and concepts
governing the functions of operating systems and acquaint students with the layered
approach that makes design, implementation and operation of the complex OS possible.
Course Outline: History and Goals, Evolution of multi-user systems, Process and CPU
management, Multithreading, Kernel and User Modes, Protection, Problems of cooperative
processes, Synchronization, Deadlocks, Memory management and virtual memory,
Relocation, External Fragmentation, Paging and Demand Paging, Secondary storage,
Security and Protection, File systems, I/O systems, Introduction to distributed operating
systems. Scheduling and dispatch, Introduction to concurrency. Lab assignments involving
different single and multithreaded OS algorithms.
Reference Material:
1. Applied Operating Systems Concepts, 7th Edition, Silberschatz A., Peterson, J.L., &
Galvin P.C. 2004.
2. Modern Operating Systems, 3rd Edition, Tanenmaum A.S., 2008.

Course Name: Analysis of Algorithms

Course Structure: Lectures: 3 / Labs: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Discrete Structure, Data Structures and Algorithms
Objectives: Detailed study of the basic notions of the design of algorithms and the
underlying data structures. Several measures of complexity are introduced. Emphasis on the
structure, complexity, and efficiency of algorithms.
Course Outline: Introduction; Asymptotic notations; Recursion and recurrence relations;
Divide-and-conquer approach; Sorting; Search trees; Heaps; Hashing; Greedy approach;
Dynamic programming; Graph algorithms; Shortest paths; Network flow; Disjoint Sets;
Polynomial and matrix calculations; String matching; NP complete problems;
Approximation algorithms.
Reference Material:
1. Introduction to Algorithms /2E, T. H. Cormen, C. E. Leiserson, and R. L. Rivest, MIT
Press, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 2001.
2. Algorithms in C++; Robert Sedgewick

Course Name: Mobile Application Development

Course Structure: Lectures: 2 / Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Web Technologies
Objectives:
Course Outline:
What is Android? Installing and Configuring the Android SDK Manager, Creating Android
Application, Anatomy of an Android Application. Eclipse. Fragments, Calling Built-In
Applications Using Intents, Displaying Notifications. Components of a Screen, Adapting to
Display Orientation, Managing Changes to Screen Orientation, Utilizing the Action Bar,
Creating the User Interface. Listening for UI Notifications. Views, User Preferences.
Persisting Data. Sharing Data. Sending SMS Messages. Getting Feedback. Sending E-mail.
Displaying Maps, Consuming Web Services Using HTTP, Accessing Web Services.
Creating Services. Threading. Android games Development, Publishing Android
Applications. Handling Telephone Calls, Fonts
Reference Material:
1. Beginning Android 4 Application Development by Wei-Menge Lee, John Wiley &
Sons, 2012
2. Beginning Android 4 by Grant Allen, Apress, (2011), ISBN: 1430239840.
3. Beginning Android games by Mario Zechner, Apress, (2011), ISBN:1430230428
4. Pro Android 4 by Satya Komatineni and Dave MacLean, (2012), ISBN:1430239301
Apress
5. Professional Android 4 Application Development by Reto Meier, Wiley, (2012),
ISBN:1118237226

Course Name: Advanced Programming

Course Structure: Lectures: 2, Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Object Oriented Paradigms
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 Material:
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: Theory of Automata

Course Structure: Lectures: 3 Labs: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Discrete Structures
Objectives: The course aims to develop an appreciation of the theoretical foundations of
computer science through study of mathematical & abstract models of computers and the
theory of formal languages. Theory of formal languages and use of various abstract
machines as „recognizers‟ and parsing will be studied for identifying/validating the
synthetic characteristics of programming languages. Some of the abstract machines shall
also study as „Transducers‟.
Course Outline: Finite State Models: Language definitions preliminaries, Regular
expressions/Regular languages, Finite automata (FAs), Transition graphs (TGs), NFAs,
Kleene‟s theorem, Transducers (automata with output), Pumping lemma and non regular
language Grammars and PDA: Context free grammars, Derivations, derivation trees and
ambiguity, Simplifying CFLs , Normal form grammars and parsing, Decidability,
Chomsky‟s hierarchy of grammars Turing Machines Theory: Turing machines, Post
machine, Variations on TM, TM encoding, Universal Turing Machine, Context sensitive
Grammars, Defining Computers by TMs.
Text Books/Reference Books:
1. An Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata, By Peter Linz, 4th edition, Jones
 & Bartlett Publishers, 2006
2. Theory of Automata, Formal Languages and Computation, By S. P. Eugene, Kavier,
2005, New Age Publishers, ISBN (10): 81-224-2334-5, ISBN (13) : 978-81-224-
2334-1.
3. John Hopcroft and Jeffrey Ullman, Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and
Computation, 2nd edition, 2001, Addison-Wesley.
4. Introduction to Languages and the Theory of Computation, By John C. Martin3rd
edition, 2002, McGraw-Hill Professional.

Course Name: Advance Database Management Systems

Course Structure: Lectures: 2 Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Database Systems
Objectives:
Advanced Database Management Systems is an extension to “Database Systems” course.
The aim of the course is to enhance the previous knowledge of database systems by
deepening the understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of the database
technologies, and showing the need for distributed database technology to tackle
deficiencies of the centralized database systems. Moreover, it focuses to introduce the
basic principles and implementation techniques of distributed database systems, and
expose emerging research issues in database systems and application development
Course Outline:
Introduction to advance data models such as object relational, object oriented. File
organizations concepts, Transactional processing and Concurrency control techniques,
Recovery techniques, Query processing and optimization, Database Programming
(PL/SQL, T-SQL or similar technology), Integrity and security, Database Administration
(Role management, managing database access, views), Physical database design and
tuning, Distributed database systems, Emerging research trends in database systems,
MONGO DB, NO SQL (or similar technologies)
Text Books/Reference Books:
1. Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and
Management, 6th Edition by Thomas Connolly and Carolyn Begg
2. Database Management Systems, 3rd Edition by Raghu Ramakrishnan, Johannes
Gehrke 3. Database System Concepts, 6th Edition by Avi Silberschatz, Henry F. Korth
and S. Sudarshan.
4. Database Systems: The Complete Book, 2nd Edition by Hector Garcia-Molina, Jeffrey
D. Ullman, Jennifer Widom
 Semester- 6
Course Name: Artificial Intelligence
Course Structure: Lectures: 2 / Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Data Structures
Objectives: This course focuses on the set of computational tools and techniques, which
mimic the human decision-making process and capability.
Course Outline: Introduction to Common Lisp. AI classical systems: General Problem
Solver, rules, simple search, means-ends analysis. ELIZA, pattern matching, rule based
translators, OPS-5. Knowledge Representation: Natural language, rules, productions,
predicate logic, semantic networks, frames, objects, scripts. Search: Depth first search,
breadth first search, best first search, hill climbing, min-max search, A* search. Symbolic
Mathematics: student, solving algebra problems, translating English equations, solving
algebraic equations, simplification rules, re-write rules, meta-rules, Macsyma, PRESS,
ATLAS. Logic Programming: Resolution, unification, horn-clause logic, Prolog, Prolog
programming. Sample case studies of shells and Knowledge Based Systems. A brief
appreciation of state of the art computational techniques like neural networks, genetic
algorithm, fuzzy sets.
Reference Material:
1. Artificial Intelligence by Luger, 4th edition Pearson Education.
2. Russell and Norvig, Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Aproach, 2nd ed, Pearson
Education.

Course Name: Parallel and Distributed Computing

Course Structure: Lectures: 2 / Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Data Communications and Computer Networks
Objectives:
Course Outline:
Why use parallel and distributed systems? Why not use them? Speedup and Amdahl's Law,
Hardware architectures: multiprocessors (shared memory), networks of workstations
(distributed memory), clusters (latest variation). Software architectures: threads and shared
memory, processes and message passing, distributed shared memory (DSM), distributed
shared data (DSD). Possible research and project topics, Parallel Algorithms, Concurrency
and synchronization, Data and work partitioning, Common parallelization strategies,
Granularity, Load balancing, Examples: parallel search, parallel sorting, etc. Shared-Memory
Programming: Threads, Pthreads, Locks and semaphores, Distributed-Memory
Programming: Message Passing, MPI, PVM. Other Parallel Programming Systems,
Distributed shared memory, Aurora: Scoped behavior and abstract data types, Enterprise:
Process templates. Research Topics
Reference Material:
1. B. Wilkinson and M. Allen, Parallel Programming: Techniques and Applications Using
Networked Workstations and Parallel Computers, 1/e, Prentice Hall, 1999.
2. W. Stevens, Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment, Addison Wesley, 1993
Course Name: Computer Architecture
Course Structure: Lectures: 2, Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites:
Course Outline:
The design of computer systems and components. Processor design, instruction set design,
and addressing; control structures and microprogramming; memory management, caches,
and memory hierarchies; and interrupts and I/O structures. Pipelining of processor Issues
and Hurdles, exception handling, Parallelism, Multiprocessor Systems
Reference Material:
1. Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach by Hennessy & Patterson, Morgan &
Kauffman Series (2006) 4th Edition.
2. Computer Organization & Design: The Hardware/Software Interface By Patterson &
Hennessy, Morgan & Kauffman Series (2008) 4th Edition

Course Name: Compiler Construction

Course Structure: Lectures: 2 / Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Theory of Automata and Formal Languages
Objectives: At the end of the course students should understand the overall structure of a
compiler, and will know significant details of a number of important techniques commonly
used. They will be aware of the way in which language features raise challenges for
compiler builders.
Course Outline: Compiler techniques and methodology. Organization of compilers.
Lexical and syntax analysis. Parsing techniques. Object code generation and optimization,
detection and recovery from errors. Contrast between compilers and interpreters.
Reference Material:
1. Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools By Alfred V. Aho, Ravi Sethi, Jeffrey D.
Ullman, Contributor Jeffrey D. Ullman ,Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., 2nd edition,1987
Original from the University of Michigan
2. Modern Compiler Design, By Dick Grune, Henri E. Bal, Ceriel J. H. Jacobs, Koen G.
Langendoen, John Wiley, 2000.
3. Modern Compiler Implementation in C, By Andrew W. Appel, Maia Ginsburg,
Contributor Maia Ginsburg, Cambridge University Press, 2004.
4. Modern Compiler Design by Dick Grune, Henri E. Bal, Ceriel J. H. Jacobs, Koen G.
Langendoen, 2003, John Wiley & Sons.

Course Name: Web Engineering

Course Structure: Lectures: 2 / Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Information Technology (required)
Objectives: This course will extend the WWW Technologies and Web Based Applications
architecture, development, deployment and management concepts studied in the course of
Fundamentals of Information Technology. The instructor is expected to cover an in-depth
treatment of the web technology and applications related topics including web standards,
protocols, web applications architecture, web services, search engine architectures, content
management, web2, and semantic web, to explore some of the technologies used for
display, data access and processing, and to give the students practice in integrating these to
produce a functional web-based system.
Course Outline:
In-depth study of World Wide Web architectures, protocols and standards (HTTP, HTML,
xHTML, CGI, XML, WML, cHTML, etc.), Web Technologies and Tools (such as
scripting tools) for web application development and deployment (web servers, application
servers, etc.), Web Based Applications including search engines and content management,
management of large scale web based information systems, Web Services, Web2, Semantic
Web, and Web3, principles of web site design, practical exercise in web site development.
Reference Material:
Suggested Text Books:
1. Nuckles, Craig, Web Applications: Concepts and Real World Design, Wiley 2006
2. Programming the World Wide Web (4th Edition) (Paperback), by Robert W. Sebesta
(Author), Paperback: 752 pages, Publisher: Addison Wesley; 4th edition (August 17,
2007), ISBN-10: 0321489691
Reference Material:
1. Gosselin, Dan, et. al., The Web Warrior Guide to Web Design Technologies, Cengage
Learning, 2003
2. Zak, Diane, et. al., The Web Warrior Guide to Web Programming, Cengage Learning,
2003
3. Leasure, T., Bob Leasure and James Leasure, The Web Warrior Guide to Web
Database Technologies, Cengage Learning, 2003
4. Morrison, Mike and Joline Morrison, Database Driven Websites, 2/e, Cengage
Learning, 2002
5. Web Wizard series for various technologies, Addison-Wesley
6. Jackson, J. C., Web Technologies: A Computer Science Perspective, Pearson (LPE),
2008
7. Web Application Architecture: Principles, Protocols and Practices by Leon Shklar and
Richard Rosen (Paperback - Oct 31, 2008), Paperback: 420 pages, Publisher: Wiley; 2
edition (October 31, 2008), ISBN-10: 047051860X
8. Web Engineering: The Discipline of Systematic Development of Web Applications by
Gerti Kappel, Birgit Prýýll, Siegfried Reich, and Werner Retschitzegger (Paperback -
Jul 5, 2006)

Course Name: Software Engineering

Course Structure: Lectures: 3, Labs: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Object Oriented Paradigm/Programming
Objectives: To study various software development models and phases of software
development life cycle. The concepts of project management, change control, process
management, software development and testing are introduced through hands-on Team
Projects.
Course Outline: Introduction to Computer-based System Engineering; Project
Management; Software Specification; Requirements Engineering, System Modelling;
Requirements Specifications; Software Prototyping; Software Design: Architectural
Design, Object-Oriented Design, UML modelling, Function-Oriented Design, User
Interface Design; Quality Assurance; Processes & Configuration Management;
Introduction to advanced issues: Reusability, Patterns; Assignments and projects on
various stages and deliverables of SDLC.
Reference Material:
3. Software Engineering 8E by Sommerville Addison Wesley, 2006
4. Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach /7E, Roger Pressman, McGraw-Hill,
2009
 Semester- 7
Course Name: Introduction to Data Science
Course Structure: Lectures: 2 / Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Artificial Intelligence
Objectives:
Data Science is the study of the generalizable extraction of knowledge from data. Being a
data scientist requires an integrated skill set spanning mathematics, statistics, machine
learning, databases and other branches of computer science along with a good
understanding of the craft of problem formulation to engineer effective solutions. The aim
of this course is to: Introduce students to this rapidly growing field and equip them with
some of its basic principles and tools as well as its general mindset. Explain the significance
of exploratory data analysis in data science. Identify common approaches used for Feature
Generation as well as Feature Selection, and finally discuss the Ethical and Privacy issues.
Programming language Python has been proposed for the practical work of this course
Course Outline:
Introduction: What is Data Science? Big Data and Data Science hype, Datafication, Current
landscape of perspectives, Skill sets needed; Statistical Inference: Populations and samples,
Statistical modeling, probability distributions, fitting a model, Intro to Python; Exploratory
Data Analysis and the Data Science Process; Basic Machine Learning Algorithms: Linear
Regression, k-Nearest Neighbors (k-NN), k-means, Naive Bayes; Feature Generation and
Feature Selection; Dimensionality Reduction: Singular Value Decomposition, Principal
Component Analysis; Mining Social-Network Graphs: Social networks as graphs,
Clustering of graphs, Direct discovery of communities in graphs, Partitioning of graphs,
Neighborhood properties in graphs; Data Visualization: Basic principles, ideas and tools for
data visualization; Data Science and Ethical Issues: Discussions on privacy, security, ethics,
Next-generation data scientists
Reference Material:
1. Foundations of data science, Blum, A., Hopcroft, J., & Kannan, R., Vorabversion eines
Lehrbuchs, 2016.
2. An Introduction to Data Science, Jeffrey S. Saltz, Jeffrey M. Stanton, SAGE
Publications, 2017.
3. Python for everybody: Exploring data using Python 3, Severance, C.R., CreateSpace
Independent Pub Platform. 2016.
4. Doing Data Science, Straight Talk from the Frontline, Cathy O'Neil and Rachel Schutt,
O'Reilly. 2014.
5. Data Science and Big Data Analytics: Discovering, Analyzing, Visualizing and
Presenting Data, EMC Education Services, John Wiley & Sons, 2015

Course Name: Digital Image Processing

Course Structure: Lectures: 2, Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites:
Course Outline:
The human visual system, electromagnetic system, working and components inside digital
camera, pixels, image representation, sampling, quantization, mathematics of image
formation, convolution, camera projection, point-based image processing, Fourier theory,
image filtering in spatial and frequency domain, wavelets, image registration,
morphological operations, color models, multispectral images, feature detection, image
segmentation, Pattern recognition, etc

Reference Material:

1. Gonzalez R. C., Woods R. E., Eddins S. L., Digital Image Processing Using Matlab,
Pearson Education, 2nd edition, 2009.
2. Gonzalez R. C., Woods R. E., Digital Image Processing, Pearson Education, 3rd edition,
2008.
3. Understanding Digital Signal Processing by Richard G. Lyons, Prentice Hall; 3rd edition,
2010.
Course Name: Cloud Computing
Course Structure: Lectures: 2 / Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Distributed Computing
Objectives:

Course Outline:
Datacenter Architectures, Cloud Stack , Technology Trends, Consistency, Availability,
Partitions, Cluster File Systems, Data-flow Computation Frameworks, Key-Value Store and
Interactive Query Systems, Big Data in the Clouds, Geographic distributed Storage,
Programming Languages for the Cloud, DBases in the Cloud, In-Memory Frameworks,
Google file system, Hadoop file system, MapReduce, OSes and Clouds Networking:
topologies, Networking: Traffic Management, Networking: Transport Protocol
Improvements, Security, Scheduling and Resource Management in clouds, Software Level
Agreements

Reference Material:
1. Handbook of Cloud Computing, Borko Furht. Springer (2010) or Latest Edition
2. Cloud Computing: SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, Virtualization, Business Models, Mobile, Security,
and More, Kris Jamsa Jones & Bartlett Publishers, (2012) or Latest Edition
3. Cloud Computing and SOA: Convergence in your enterprise, David Linthicum (2009),
Addison Wesley (Latest Edition)
4. Distributed File Systems: Hadoop, Lustre, Google File System, Andrew File System, Off
system, Distributed File System”, Ceph. General books LLC. (2010) or Latest Edition
5. Map Reduce Design Patterns, Donald Miner and Adam Shook. O‟ Reilly and Sons,
(2012) or Latest Edition

Course Name: HCI & Computer Graphics

Course Structure: Lectures: 2 / Labs: 1 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Software Engineering
Objectives:

Course Outline:
Contexts for HCI, Psychology of usable things, Processes for User-Centered Design,
Metrics and Measures for Evaluation, Usability heuristics and principles of Usability
testing, Physical capabilities, Cognitive and social models for interaction design, Principles
of good interaction design, Accessibility, Principles of GUI, Visual design elements, Data
gathering, Task analysis, Prototyping, Help and user documentation, Internationalization,
Usability inspection methods, Usability testing methods, New Interaction Technologies,
Usability in practice, Visual Design and Typography, Icon Design, Ubiquitous, Augmented
and Virtual Reality

Reference Material:
1. Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction, Ben
Shneiderman and Catherine Plaisant, 6th Ed, Pearson Inc, 2016.
2. Designing Interactive Systems: A Comprehensive Guide to HCI, UX and Interaction
Design, Benyon, D. 3rd Ed., Pearson. 2013
3. About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design, Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, David
Cronin, Christopher Noessel, 4th Ed, Wiley, 2014
 Semester- 8
Course Name: Professional Practices
Course Structure: Lectures: 2 / Labs: 0 Credit Hours: 2
Prerequisites: None

Objectives: A Computing graduate as professional has some responsibilities with respect

to the society. This course develops student understanding about historical, social,
economic, ethical, and professional issues related to the discipline of Computing. It
identifies key sources for information and opinion about professionalism and ethics.
Students analyze, evaluate, and assess ethical and professional computing case studies.
Course Outline: Introduction, Computing Ethics, Philosophy of Ethics, Ethics and the
Internet. Intellectual Copy Right, Accountability and Auditing, Social Application of
Ethics.
Resources:
1. Deborah G. Johnson, “Computer Ethics”, Pearson Education (2001) 3rd edition.
2. Professional Issues in Software Engineering, M.F. Bott et. al.