CourseContentsForBcs(Hons)Bs(Cs)Program.docVIP

Course Contents For Bcs (Hons)/Bs (Cs) Program (4 years PROGRAM) Core Courses (37 Credits Hours) Semester I 19 Credit Hours Course Name: Introduction to Computing Course Structure: Lectures: 2 / Labs: 3 Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisites: None Objectives: This course focuses on a breadth-first coverage of computer science discipline, introducing computing environments, general application software, basic computing hardware, operating systems, desktop publishing, Internet, software applications and tools and computer usage concepts; Introducing Software engineering and Information technology within the broader domain of computing, Social issues of computing. Course Outline: Number Systems, Binary numbers, Boolean logic, History computer system, basic machine organization, Von Neumann Architecture, Algorithm definition, design, and implementation, Programming paradigms and languages, Graphical programming, Overview of Software Engineering and Information Technology, Operating system, Compiler, Computer networks and internet, Computer graphics, AI, Social and legal issues. Reference Material: Computers: Information Technology in Perspective, 9/e by Larry Long and Nancy Long, Prentice Hall, 2002/ISBN: 0130929891. An Invitation to Computer Science, Schneider and Gersting, Brooks/Cole Thomson Learning, 2000. Computer Science: An overview of Computer Science, Sherer. Course Name: Programming Fundamentals Course Structure: Lectures: 3 / Labs: 3 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 programme development and testing. Course Outline: Algorithms and problem solving, development of basic algorithms, analyzing problem, designing solution, testing designed solution, fundamental programming constructs, translation of algorithms to programmes, data types, control structures, functions, arrays