SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY

Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat

(Reaccredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC (CGPA 3.25)
Syllabus with effect from the Academic Year 2021-2022

BCA (Bachelor of Computer Applications)

BCA (Semester–I)

Course Code Title of the Lab-Communication

Communication Skills in
US01ABCA5
US01ABCA51
Course English - I
Total Credits Hours per
2 4
of the Course Week

Course 1. To process information using a variety of media

Objectives: 2. To use appropriate phrases for performing language functions
3. To edit, select and present information in a format/ perspective
4. To listen and reduce information to a point form
5. To read and to expand from points to paragraph
6. To predict, comprehend, infer and synthesize information
7. To question, probe, and arrive at information through discussions,
dialogues and interviews.

Course Content

Unit Description Weightage*

(%)

1. Reading Skills
− Mechanics of Reading i.e. Eye Movement and Different
Reading Styles
− Issues of Reading Speed and Comprehension Value 10
− Reading Gears for different reading purposes
− Skimming & Scanning Skills
− Barriar of Reading

2. Listening & Feedback Skills

− Importance and purpose of Listening.
− Barriers to Effective Listening. 10
− Ways of improving Listening Skills.
− Giving Feedbacks i.e Confirmatory and corrective

3. Writing Skills
− Form words properly using prefixes/suffixes
− Writing Social letters , Formal Leave Letters 60
− Paragraph Writing i.e. Topics sentence and supporting sentence,
attributes of a good paragraph, types of paragraphs.

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4. Speaking Skills
− Use greeting and formulae in everyday conversation
− Notions and Functions of everyday usage
− Parts of Speech, Types of Sentences, Tenses, Imperatives, 20
Modals, Voice, Determiners, Concord, Interrogation and
Negation, basic prepositions Use of Registers.
− Homophones, Homonyms
Homonym

Teaching- Oral-Direct
Direct instructions, Audio Video, Structural Approach, Lexical
Learning Approach, Inquiry base learning, Dictation, Role play , Language Games
Methodology and Task-based
based teaching.

Evaluation Pattern

Sr. Details of the Evaluation Weightage

No. (%)

1. University Examination 100

Course Outcomes: Having completed this course, the learner will be able to

1. process information using a variety of media

2. use appropriate phrases for performing language functions

3. edit, select and present information in a format/perspective

4. listen and reduce information to a point form

5. read and expand from points to paragraph

6. predict, comprehend, infer and synthesize information

7. question, probe and arrive at information through discussions, dialogues and interviews.

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Syllabus with effect from the Academic Year 2021-2022

Suggested References:

Sr. References
No.

1. Meenakshi Raman & Sangita Sharma, Technical Communication; Principles and

Practice , Oxford University Press.

2. Chrissie Wright, Communication Skills, Jaico Publication.

3 Grant Taylor, English Conversation Practice, New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.

4. R P Bhatanagar and R T Bell, Communication in English, Hyderabad, Orient

Longman.

5. D Sasikumar and P V Dhamija, Spoken English, New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.

6. M. Farhathullah, Communication Skills for Technical Students.

7. Champa Tickoo and Jaya Sasikumar, Writing with a Purpose, Chennai, OUP.

8. David Jolly, Writing Tasks: Authentic task approach to individual Writing needs,
Cambridge University Press.

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Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat
(Reaccredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC (CGPA 3.25)
Syllabus with effect from the Academic Year 2021-2022

BCA (Bachelor
( of Computer Applications)
BCA (Semester–I)

Course Code Title of the

US01CBCA
US01CBCA51 Programming Fundamentals
Fundamental Using C
Course
Total Credits Hours per
4 4
of the Course Week

Course 1. To provide basic understanding of problem solving using algorithms and

Objectives: flowcharts.
2. To impart knowledge on fundamental concepts of the C Programming
language.

Course Content

Unit Description Weightage*

(%)

1. Concept of Algorithm, Flowchart and Languages

− Concept of an algorithm and a flow chart, need and definition
− Symbols used to draw a flow chart
− Typical (primitive) examples of flow charts and algorithms
25
− Generations of computer languages
− High-level
level and low-level
low languages
− Translators
− Introduction to editors and details about one of the editors

2. Basics of Programming
− History and Importance of C
− Basic Structure of C Program
− Variables and Constants
Constant
25
− Data types in C
− User Defined Type declaration - typedef
− Operators and Expressions & its type conversion
− Formatted I/O statements, Assignment statements

3. Decision Making, Looping and Arrays

− Decision making and Branching Statement
− Decision making and looping statement 25
− Arrays

4. Strings and Library Functions

− Introduction
− Declaring and Initializing String
25
− Operations
perations on Characters
− String Handling Functions
− Common standard library functions
function

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(Reaccredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC (CGPA 3.25)
Syllabus with effect from the Academic Year 2021-2022

Teaching-
Multiple teaching approaches: lecture and discussion, exploration and
Learning
inquiry, cooperative group work, demonstrations, and presentations.
presentations
Methodology

Evaluation Pattern

Sr. Details of the Evaluation Weightage

No.

1. Internal Written / Practical Examination (As per CBCS R.6.8.3) 15%

2. Internal Continuous Assessment in the form of Practical, Viva-voce,

Viva voce, 15%
Quizzes, Seminars, Assignments, Attendance (As per CBCS R.6.8.3)

3. University Examination 70%

Course Outcomes: Having completed this course, the learner will be able to

1. solve problems using algorithms and flowcharts.

2. develop
evelop simple programs using the C Programming language.

Suggested References:

Sr. References
No.

1. Balagurusami: Programming in ANSI C., Tata McGraw Hill Publication.

2. Kernighan B., Ritchie D.: The C Programming Language, Prentice Hall.

3. Cooper H. & Mullish H: The Sprit of C, Jaico Publication House, New Delhi.

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Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat
(Reaccredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC (CGPA 3.25)
Syllabus with effect from the Academic Year 2021-2022

BCA (Bachelor
( of Computer Applications)
BCA (Semester–I)

Course Code Title of the

US01CBCA
US01CBCA52 Web Application Development – I
Course
Total Credits Hours per
4 4
of the Course Week

Course To impart the knowledge of the Internet, WWW, HTML5, DHTML and
Objectives: advanced CSS.

Course Content

Unit Description Weightage*

(%)

1. Web Page Designing – I

− Introduction to Internet & Services provided by the Internet
(eMail, HTTP, FTP, Telnet, WWW), Some basic terminology and
concepts (URL, webpage, web site, web servers, web browsers, 25
search engines), An Introduction to HTML, HTML tags, Structure
of an HTML document, Text and paragraph formatting,
formatting, Ordered
and Unordered lists, Hyperlinks, Images

2. Web Page Designing – II

− HTML tables, Frames, Framesets, Designing HTML forms,
Multimedia tags, Advance Elements of HTML5: !Doctype, meta,
25
Input Controls (number, date, time, calendar, ranges), Multimedia
tags (<audio>, <video>)

3. DHTML & Cascading Style Sheets

− Introduction to DHTML, Applications of DHTML, Components
of DHTML, Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Ways 25
of specifying style – inline, internal, external, Basic Syntaxes, ID
and CLASS selectors, SPAN, DIV

4. Advanced Cascading Style Sheets

− Fonts, Color, Background, Text, Border, Lists, Layers, Margin,
25
Links, Position.

Teaching- Material for this course will be presented using multiple teaching
Learning approaches: lecture and discussion, exploration and inquiry, cooperative
Methodology group work, demonstrations, and presentations

Evaluation Pattern

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Syllabus with effect from the Academic Year 2021-2022

Sr. Details of the Evaluation Weightage

No.

1. Internal Written / Practical Examination (As per CBCS R.6.8.3) 15%

2. Internal Continuous Assessment in the form of Practical, Viva-voce,

Viva voce, 15%
Quizzes, Seminars, Assignments, Attendance (As per CBCS R.6.8.3)

3. University Examination 70%

Course Outcomes: Having completed this course, the learner will be able to

1. have knowledge of Internet and WWW.

2. develop
evelop Web pages using HTML5, DHTML and advanced CSS.

Suggested References:

Sr. References
No.

1. Ivan Bayross, “Web Enabled Commercial Applications Development using HTML,

DHTML, Javascript, Perl CGI”, BPB, 2004.

2. Douglas E Comer: The Internet, PHI, Second Edition, May 2000.

3. Xavier C: World Wide Web Design with HTML, Tata McGraw Hill Publication,
2000.

4. Eric Meyer: Cascading Style Sheets – The Definitive Guide, O’Reilly – SPD, First
Edition, 2000.

5. HTML 5 for Web Designers (By: Jeremy Keith).

6. Manuals of suitable packages.

7. Faithe Wempen “Step by Step HTML5”, PHI.

8. Thomas A. Powell, HTML & CSS: The Complete Reference, Fifth Edition,
Edition Tata
McGraw-Hill.

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 SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY
Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat
(Reaccredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC (CGPA 3.25)
Syllabus with effect from the Academic Year 2021-2022

BCA (Bachelor
( of Computer Applications)
BCA (Semester–I)

Course Code Title of the Fundamentals of Computer

US01CBCA53
Course Organization
Total Credits Hours per
4 4
of the Course Week

Course 1. To provide basic understanding of logical organization and architecture

Objectives: of a computer.
2. To introduce fundamental concepts related to number systems and
representation of information.

Course Content

Unit Description Weightage*

(%)

1. Introduction to Computer Systems and Number Systems

− Block diagram of a simple computer and significance of
different functional units
− Evolution of computers
− Definitions of the terms : hardware, software
25
− Applications of computers
− Binary, octal, decimal, and hexadecimal number systems
− Conversion of numbers among binary, octal, decimal, and
hexadecimal number systems
− Addition and subtraction of binary numbers

2. Representation of Information and Processor Organization

− Representation of integers
− Character codes ( ASCII, Unicode )
− Error detection and correction codes 25
− Instruction execution cycle
− CPU organization

3. Parallel Instruction Execution, Memory Organization and

Introduction to parallel instruction execution
− Array processors
− Multiprocessors
− Multiple functional units
− Pipelining 25
− Primary memory : Introduction to RAM, ROM, Cache,
Registers
− Secondary memory : Various types and organization of
secondary storage devices such as magnetic disks, optical disks,
flash memories

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4. Addressing Techniques and I/O Devices

− Addressing techniques like Immediate, Direct, Indirect,
Register, Indexing and Stack
25
− Common types of Input/Output devices, such as Monitors,
keyboard, mouse Printers ( Line, Dot Matrix, Inkjet, Laser )
Scanners

Teaching-
Multiple teaching approaches: lecture and discussion, exploration and
Learning
inquiry, cooperative group work, demonstrations, and presentations
Methodology

Evaluation Pattern

Sr. Details of the Evaluation Weightage

No.

1. Internal Written / Practical Examination (As per CBCS R.6.8.3) 15%

2. Internal Continuous Assessment in the form of Practical, Viva-voce,

Viva voce, 15%
Quizzes, Seminars, Assignments, Attendance (As per CBCS R.6.8.3)

3. University Examination 70%

Course Outcomes: Having completed this course, the learner will be able to

1. understand
nderstand the fundamental concepts related to organization of a computer system.

2. understand
nderstand the fundamental concepts related to number systems and representation of
information.

Suggested References:

Sr. References
No.

1. Tanenbaum A.S., Structured Computer Organization, Prentice-Hall

Prentice Hall of India Pvt Ltd,
5th edition, 2005.

2. Prentice Hall of India Pvt Ltd(4th Edition),

Rajaraman V, Computer Fundamentals, Prentice-Hall
2003.

3. P.K. Sinha, Priti Sinha, Computer Fundamentals, 6th Edition, 2003.

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Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat
(Reaccredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC (CGPA 3.25)
Syllabus with effect from the Academic Year 2021-2022

BCA (Bachelor of Computer Applications)

BCA (Semester–I)

Course Code Title of the

US01CBCA54 Practical
Practicals
Course
Total Credits Hours per
6 12
of the Course Week

Course 1. To impart knowledge to design algorithms and flowcharts.

Objectives: 2. To impart skill to solve simple programming problems.

Course Content

Description Weightage*
(%)

Part-11 : Practical based on US01CBCA51 35

Part-22 : Practical based on US01CBCA52 35

Part-33 : Practical based on US01CBCA53 30

Teaching-
Project-based
based learning in small groups and Hands on training through
Learning
required ICT tools.
Methodology

Evaluation Pattern

Sr. Details of the Evaluation Weightage

No.

1. Internal Written / Practical Examination (As per CBCS R.6.8.3) 15%

2. Internal Continuous Assessment in the form of Practical, Viva-voce,

Viva voce, 15%
Quizzes, Seminars, Assignments, Attendance (As per CBCS R.6.8.3)

3. University Examination 70%

Course Outcomes: Having completed this course, the learner will be able to

1. design
esign algorithms and flowcharts.

2. solve
olve simple programming problems in C.

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Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat
(Reaccredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC (CGPA 3.25)
Syllabus with effect from the Academic Year 2021-2022

BCA (Bachelor
( of Computer Applications)
BCA (Semester–I)

Course Code Title of the

US01SBCA
US01SBCA51 Environmental Studies
Course
Total Credits Hours per
2 2
of the Course Week

Course 1. To make younger generation environment conscious.

Objectives: 2. To expose the students to the fundamental concepts of environment so
that they can appreciate the importance of individual efforts to protect
and preserve our environment.
3. To encourage them to make judicious use of our resources so that it will
not only help present generation but also the future generations in
meeting their needs.

Course Content

Unit Description Weightage*

(%)

1. Introduction to Environmental studies

− Definition, Scope and importance of Environmental Studies
− Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies
− Component of Environment: Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, 25
Lithosphere, Biosphere
− Biogeochemical cycles : Carbon cycle and Nitrogen cycle
− Concept of sustainability and sustainable development.

2. Ecosystems
− Definition, Structure of ecosystem – Abiotic and Biotic
components ( Producers, Consumers and Decomposers)
− Functions of Ecosystem :Energy flow in an ecosystem , Food 25
chains, Food webs with examples
− Types of Ecosystem; Forest ecosystem, Lake/Pond ecosystem,
ecosystem,
Desert ecosystem

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3. Natural Resources
− Classification -Renewable
Renewable & Non-renewable
Non renewable Resources and
types
− Land resources & Land degradation, Soil erosion &
Conservation
− Forest Resources - Forest wealth, Deforestation: Causes and
25
impacts
− Water Resources- Use and over-exploitation
exploitation of surface and
ground water, floods and droughts
− Energy resources- use of alternate energy sources, growing
energy needs
− Conservation of Natural resources

4. Biotic Interactions
− Positive Interactions with suitable examples
A. Mutualism
B. Commensalism
C. Proto-cooperation
cooperation 25
− Negative Interactions with suitable examples
A. Exploitation
B. Competition
C. Antibiosis

Teaching-
Blended learning approach incorporating both traditional classroom
Learning
teaching as well as usage of ICT tools.
Methodology

Evaluation Pattern

Sr. Details of the Evaluation Weightage

No.

1. Internal Written / Practical Examination (As per CBCS R.6.8.3) 15%

2. Internal Continuous Assessment in the form of Practical, Viva-voce,

voce, 15%
Quizzes, Seminars, Assignments, Attendance (As per CBCS R.6.8.3)

3. University Examination 70%

Course Outcomes: Having completed this course, the learner will be able to

1. understand the fundamental concepts of Environment so that they can appreciate the
importance of individual efforts to protect and preserve our environment.

2. make
ake judicious use of our resources that will not only help present generation but also
the future generations
ns in meeting their needs.
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Suggested References:

Sr. References
No.

1. Ecology and Environment by P. D. Sharma.

2. Fundamentals of Ecology by E. P. Odum.

3 Ecology by Mohan P. Arora.

4. Fundamentals of Ecology by M. C. Dash.

5. Environmental Science by S. C. Santra.

6. An Introduction to Environmental Engineering & Science by Gilbert N Master.

7. Encyclopaedia of Environmental Pollution and Control by R. K. Trivedi.

8. Ecology and Sustainable development by P.S. Ramkrishana.

9. Environmental Conservation; Fundamentals of Forestry Vol 5 by S.S. Negi, Bishen

Singh, Mahendra Pal Singh.

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