National

 Council  for  Higher  

Education  
 
Minimum  standards  for  the  
courses  of  Study  in  
 
Bachelor  of  Science  in  Software  
Engineering  
 

2011  

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1.  INTRODUCTION   4  

2.  ANALYSIS  OF  THE  COURSES  THAT  ARE  TAUGHT  AT  MAKERERE  UNIVERSITY  IN  UGANDA  IN  
COMPARISON  WITH  THE  SWEBOK  STANDARD  THEMES   6  

3.DETAILED  MINIMUM  STANDARDS   10  

2.  INTRODUCTION  TO  PROGRAMMING   14  

3.  OPERATING  SYSTEMS   15  

4.  INFORMATION  SYSTEMS   16  

5.  COMMUNICATION  SKILLS   17  

6.  SYSTEMS  ANALYSIS  AND  DESIGN   18  

7.  OBJECT-­‐ORIENTED  ANALYSIS  AND  DESIGN   19  

8.  COMPUTER  ARCHITECTURE  AND  ORGANISATION   21  

9.PRINCIPLES  OF  SOFTWARE  DEVELOPMENT   22  

10.  DATABASE  SYSTEMS   23  

11.  DATA  STRUCTURES  AND  ALGORITHMS   24  

14  .  HUMAN  COMPUTER  INTERACTION   28  

16.  OBJECT-­‐ORIENTED  PROGRAMMING   30  

17.  REQUIREMENTS  ENGINEERING   32  

18.NETWORK  APPLICATION  DEVELOPMENT   33  

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19.  SOFTWARE  ARCHITECTURE   34  

20.  SOFTWARE  METRICS   35  

21.  SYSTEMS  PROGRAMMING   37  

22.SOFTWARE  RELIABILITY  &  TESTING   38  

23.INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY  PROJECT  MANAGEMENT   39  

25.   RESEARCH  SKILLS   40  

25.  MOBILE  COMPUTING  AND  APPLICATIONS   43  

26.   SOFTWARE  ENGINEERING  MINI  PROJECT   44  

27.   INDUSTRIAL  TRAINING   45  

28.   BUSINESS  LAW   48  

29.   PROFESSIONAL  ISSUES  IN  COMPUTING   49  

30.   SOFTWARE  DESIGN  PATTERNS   50  

31.   INTERNET  PROGRAMMING   52  

32.   COMPUTER  GRAPHICS   53  

33.   SOFTWARE  EVOLUTION   54  

34.   ENTREPRENEURSHIP  AND  BUSINESS   56  

35.   INFORMATION  SECURITY   58  

36.   FINAL  YEAR  PROJECT   59  

 

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1.  Introduction  

According   to   the   computing   curricula   guidelines   developed   by   the   ACM   and   IEEE-­‐CS   [1]   (professional  
association  of  computing  specialists),  the  Software  Engineering  discipline  is  the  systematic  development  
and  application  of  techniques  which  lead  to  the  creation  of  correct  and  reliable  computer  software.  By  
graduation  the  students  of  Software  Engineering  must  therefore:  
1. Be   well-­‐educated   in   the   fundamental   concepts   of   software   engineering   so   that   they   able   to  
continue  their  professional  development  throughout  their  careers.    
• Have   an   appreciation   of   software   engineering   theory   with   consideration   of   its   application   in   the  
software  engineering  practice.    
• Possess   an   understanding   of   fundamental   mathematics   and   engineering   science   consistent   with  
the  problem  solving  abilities  of  a  degreed  professional  in  the  software  engineering  field  
• Be  proficient  in  developing  software  in  a  variety  of  languages,  platforms  and  applications  using  a  
methodical  approach    
• Be  able  to  participate  in  the  multi-­‐disciplinary  process  of  design  and  qualification  of  a  prototype    
• Have  sufficient  knowledge  of  the  Software  engineering  profession  that  supports  informed  and  
timely  career  decisions    
• Be  innovative  and  are  capable  of  creating  jobs  
 
Secondly   Software   Engineers   must   exhibit   strong   ethical   principles   and   have   good   interpersonal  
communication  and  team  skills.  Students  should  therefore  be  able  to:  
1. Critically  evaluate  and  possibly  act  on  current  ethical  issues  in  the  IS  field  
• Understand  contemporary  global  and  societal  issues  and  their  relationship  to  professional  ethics  
and  engineering  solutions    
• Appreciate  an  early  knowledge  of  key  computer  and  study  skills  that  are  supportive  of  lifelong  
learning  
• Collaborate  with  other  professionals  as  well  as  perform  successfully  at  the  individual  level  
• Communicate  effectively  with  excellent  oral,  written,  and  listening  skills.  
• Demonstrate   persistence,   flexibility,   curiosity,   creativity,   risk   taking,   and   a   tolerance   of   these  
abilities  in  others.  

Currently  in  Uganda  Software  Engineering  (SE)  as  a  bachelors’  programme  is  offered  by  only  Makerere  
University.  This  report  analyses  the  SE  themes  proposed  in  the  Software  Engineering  Body  of  Knowledge  
(SWEBOK)  [2]  in  comparison  with  the  Makerere  University  SE  curriculum.  The  result  of  this  analysis  is  a  
hybrid  document  that  reflects  the  minimum  standard  expectations  from  a  SE  graduate  from  a  university  
in   Uganda.   The   skills   and   competencies   of   a   software   engineering   graduate   can   be   outlined   in   nine   core  
knowledge  areas.  These  are:  
• Software  Requirements  and  Design  
• Software  Construction  
• Software  Quality  Assurance  and  Testing  
• Software  Engineering  process,  tools  and  methods  
• Software  Engineering  Maintenance  and  Management  
• Mathematics  and  Systems  Foundations  of  Software  Engineering  

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 • Computing  Foundations  of  Software  Engineering  
• Professional,  Business  and  Social  Skills  
• Practical  Considerations  

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2.   Analysis  of  the  Courses  that  are  taught  at  Makerere  University  in  Uganda  in  Comparison  
With  the  Swebok  Standard  Themes    

This   section   provides   an   analysis   of   the   Makerere   University   SE   curriculum   in   comparison   with   the  
SWEBOK  theme  areas.  Each  course  unit  is  grouped  in  one  of  the  nine  knowledge  areas.  Table  1  shows  
the  number  of  courses  that  are  taught  in  each  of  the  knowledge  areas.  The  names  of  the  courses  can  be  
found  in  Appendix  1    

Knowledge  Area   SWEBOK   Makerere  

Standard  
Software   Requirements   6   6  
&  Design  
 
Software  Construction   3   8  
Software   Quality   3   2  
Assurance  and  Testing  
Software   Engineering   3   5  
Process,   Tool   &  
Methods  
Software   Engineering   3   2  
Maintenance   and  
Management  
Mathematical   and   3   14  
Systems   Foundations   of  
Software  Engineering  
Computing   Foundations      
of  Software  Engineering  
Professional,   Business   5   8  
and  Social  Skills  
Practical  Considerations   1   4  
Table  1:  Number  of  courses  taught  in  each  knowledge  area  

From  Table  1,  it  should  be  noted  that  in  some  knowledge  areas  (e.g.  Software  Construction,  Foundations  
of   Software   Engineering   and   Practical   Considerations),   a   single   SWEBOK   theme   can   be   too   wide   to   be  
covered   as   a   single   semester   course   unit.   In   such   cases,   more   than   one   course   unit   is   mapped   onto   a  
single  SWEBOK  theme.  The  total  number  of  course  units  in  the  Makerere  SE  curriculum  is  49   which  is  
representative   of   a   four   year   university   engineering   programme.   In   addition   each   knowledge   area   is  
covered  with  a  good  emphasis  considering  the  number  of  courses  per  knowledge  area.  From  a  critical  
look  at  the  course  names  (shown  as  Appendix  1),  the  following  can  be  seen:  

2. A   course   unit   such   as   Computer   literacy   is   not   a   relevant   foundational   course   any   more  
considering   that   its   material   is   covered   in   the   computer   studies   subject   at   secondary   school   and  

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 also   the   proliferation   of   computers   in   everyday   living   means   that   by   university   the   students  
already  have  the  skills  that  computer  literacy  gives.  
3. Under   the   professional,   business   and   social   skills   there   is   a   single   industrial   training   course   unit.  
Considering  that  SE  is  a  4  year  programme  and  the  collaborative  nature  of  the  SE  profession,  a  
second   industrial   training   course   unit   would   be   beneficial   e.g.     one   in   the   second   year   recess  
term  coupled  with  the  mini  software  projects  and  the  second  one  in  the  third  year  recess  term.  

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 • The  Proposed  Minimum  Standard  
The  data  gathered  from  Makerere  University  as  well  as  ACM  and  the  SWEBOK  has  been  used  to  develop  
the  minimum  standards  that  a  Software  Engineer  in  Uganda  should  possess.  Table  2  shows  the  proposed  
minimum  number  of  courses  that  should  be  taught  in  each  of  the  knowledge  areas  that  were  identified.  
It  also  proposes  the  core  courses  that  should  be  made  compulsory.  Please  note  that  due  to  the  different  
nomenclature  that  is  used,  the  course  names  that  are  proposed  here  should  not  be  taken  to  be  final.  
The  universities  are  free  to  choose  the  actual  course  names  of  their  choice.  

Knowledge  Area   Proposed   Justification   Proposed  courses  

No.  of  
courses  
Software   6   Understanding   the   Software   1. Systems   Analysis   and  
Requirements  &   Requirements   Process,   Design  
Design   Elicitation,   2. Requirements  
Analysis   &   Specification   is   a   Engineering  
critic   starting   point   to   3. Software  Architecture  
successful   software   projects.   4. Human   Computer  
Secondly   followed   with   the   Interaction  
proper   software   design   is   5. Object   oriented  
important   Analysis  and  Design  
6. Software  Design    
Patterns  
Software   8   A  thorough  knowledge  of  the   • Structured  
Construction   software   construction   Tools   Programming  
and   Techniques   as   well   as   • Object-­‐Oriented  
construction   management   is   Programming  
necessary   to   translate   • Network   Application  
designs   into   actual   software   Development  
solutions   • Embedded   Systems  
Software  
• Real-­‐Time   and  
Embedded  
Applications  
• Systems  Programming  
• Mobile   Computing  
and  Applications  
• Internet  Programming  
Software  Quality   2   An   appreciation   of   the   1. Software  Metrics  
Assurance  and   Software   Quality   Assurance   2. Software   Reliability  
Testing     Process   as   well   as   Software   and  Testing  
Test   metrics   &   Processes  
plays   a   big   role   in   ensuring  
software  quality  
Software   2   Its   critical   to   have   an   idea   of   1. Principles   of   Software  

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 Engineering   the   SE   Process,   Tools   &   Development    
Process,  Tools   Methods  that  are  available  in   2. Computer  Graphics  
and  Methods   building  SE  solutions    
Software   3   SE   Project   Planning   should   be   1. Software  Evolution  
Engineering   understood   for   purposes   of   2. IT   Project  
Maintenance  &   managing   new   software   Management   and  
Management   project,   while   the   SE   Development    
maintenance   process   should   3. Information  Security  
be   appreciated   in   order   to  
keep   already   existing  
software  functioning  
Mathematical   3   Provide   students   with   1. Discrete  Mathematics  
and  Systems   Mathematical   and   Systems   2. Formal  Methods  
Foundations  of   Engineering  Foundations     3. Software   Systems  
Software   Engineering  
Engineering  
Computing   6   Provide   students   with   i) Information  Systems  
Foundations  of   Computing  Foundations     ii) Algorithms   &   Data  
Software   Structures  
Engineering   iii) Database  Systems  
iv) Computer  
Architecture   and  
organisation  
v) Operating  Systems  
vi) Computer   Networks  
and   Data  
Communication  
Professional,   6   Students   must   get   skills   and   1. Communication  
Business  &  Social   knowledge   in   the   Skills   &   Report  
Skills   professional,   business   and   writing  
social   domains   in   order   to   2. Business  Law  
ably   present   their   solutions.   3. Research  Skills  
Although  each  of  these  fields   4. Entrepreneurship  
in   broad,   nine   course   units   and  business  
are  sufficient  as  core.   5. Internship    
6. Social   and  
professional  
issues   in  
Computing    
Practical   2   To   provide   the   students   to   1. Professional   Software  
Considerations   apply   the   knowledge   Engineering   Mini  
obtained   in   all   the   other   Practical  Project    
knowledge  areas   2. Final   Year   Software  
Engineering  project    
Table  2:  The  Proposed  core  courses  

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3.Detailed  Minimum  Standards  

Thirty  Eight  (38)  courses  have  been  identified  as  core  areas  that  should  be  included  within  the  minimum  
standards  for  the  Software  Engineering  graduate.  Each  University  is  free  to  include  more  courses,  over  
and  above  these  ones.  They  can  even  give  them  unique  names  (not  necessarily  the  proposed  names)  but  
the   content   covered   in   all   these   courses   must   be   taught   to   the   students.   The   details   of   the   courses   that  
form  the  minimum  standards  in  the  nine  knowledge  areas  are  found  below  organised  sequentially  in  the  
order  in  which  they  should  be  covered  during  the  four  year  programme.  

Year  I  Semester  I  
  Name     LH   PH   TH   CH   CU   Type    
  Discrete  Mathematics   30   -­‐   30   45   3   Core    
  Introduction  to  Programming   40   40   -­‐   60   4   Core  
  Operating  Systems     45   -­‐   -­‐   45   3   Core    
  Information  Systems   45   -­‐   -­‐   45   3   Core  
  Communication  Skills   30   -­‐   30   45   3   Must  
know  
Total                
 
 
Year  I  Semester  II  
  Name     LH   PH   TH   CH   CU   Type    
  Systems  Analysis  and  design   30   -­‐   30   45   3   Core  
  Object  oriented  Analysis  and   25   -­‐   40   45   3   Core  
Design    
  Computer  Architecture  and   30   -­‐   30   45   3   Core  
Organization  
  Principles  of  Software   45   -­‐   -­‐   45   3   Core  
development  
  Database  Systems   45   30   -­‐   60   4   Core    
Total                
 
Year  II  Semester  I  
  Name     LH   PH   TH   CH   CU   Type    
  Data  Structures  and              
Algorithms  
  Computer  Networks  and  Data   40   40   -­‐   60   4   Core  
Communications  
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   Formal  methods   35   -­‐   20   45   3   Core  
  Human  Computer  Interaction     30   -­‐   30   45   3   Core  
  Software  Systems  Engineering   30   -­‐   30   45   3   Core  
Total                
 
Year  II  Semester  II  
  Name     LH   PH   TH   CH   CU   Type    
  Object  oriented  Programming   28   44   -­‐   60   4   Core  
  Requirements  engineering   45   -­‐   -­‐   45   3   Core  
  Network  Application   30   30   -­‐   45   3   Core  
Development  
  Software  Architecture     45   -­‐   -­‐   45   3   Core  
  Software  Metrics   30   -­‐   30   45   3   Core  
Total                
 
Year  III  Semester  I  
  Name     LH   PH   TH   CH   CU   Type    
  Systems  Programming   45   30   -­‐   60   4   Core  
  Software  reliability  and  testing     42   36   -­‐   60   4   Core  
  IT  project  management  and   40   10   -­‐   45   3   Core  
Development    
  Research  Skills   30   -­‐   30   45   3   Core  
Total                
 
Year  III  Semester  II  
  Name     LH   PH   TH   CH   CU   Type    
  Embedded  systems  software   45   30   -­‐   60   4   Core    
  Mobile  computing  and   45   30   -­‐   60   4   Core  
Applications  
  Professional  SE  Min  Project   -­‐   120   -­‐   60   4   Core  
  Industrial  Training       -­‐   120   -­‐   60   4   Core  
Total                
 
Year  IV  Semester  I  
  Name     LH   PH   TH   CH   CU   Type    
  Real  time  and  embedded   45   30   -­‐   60   4   Core    

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 applications    
  Business  Law   40   -­‐   40   60   4   Core    
  Professional    Issues  in   35   -­‐   20   45   3   Core    
Computing  
  Software  Design  Patterns   30   30   -­‐   45   3   Must  
Know  
  Internet  Programming   25   40   -­‐   45   3   Must  
Know    
Total                
 
Year  IV  Semester  II  
  Name     LH   PH   TH   CH   CU   Type    
  Computer  Graphics   25   40   -­‐   45   3   Core  
  Software  evolution     39   -­‐   12   45   3   Core  
  Entrepreneurship  and  Business   39   -­‐   12   45   3   Core  
  Information  Security   35   20   -­‐   45   3   Core  
  Final  Year  Project   -­‐   120   -­‐   60   4   Core  
Total                
 

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1.  Discrete  Mathematics  
Course  Name     DISCRETE  MATHEMATICS  
Course  Level     Level    I  Semester  I  
Course  Credit     3CU  
Contact  hours   45  Hours  
 
Brief  Course  Description    
This   course   introduces   the   foundations   of   discrete   mathematics   as   they   apply   to   computer   science.   It  
focuses  on  providing  a  solid  theoretical  foundation  for  further  work.  Topics  covered  include  functions,  
relations,   sets,   simple   proof   techniques,   Boolean   algebra,   propositional   logic,   digital   logic,   elementary  
number  theory,  and  the  fundamentals  of  counting.  

Course  Objectives  
The  course  aims  to  provide  students  with:    
i) Knowledge  about    operations  associated  with  sets,  functions,  and  relations  with  examples  
ii) Understanding   of   the   basic   counting   principles,   including   uses   of   diagonalization   and   the  
pigeonhole  principle  
iii) Understanding  of  which  proof  is  best  for  a  given  problem  and  the  basic  structure  of  each  proof  
technique  giving  examples  
iv) The   ability   to   compute   permutations   and   combinations   of   a   set,   and   interpret   the   meaning   in  
context  of  particular  applications  
v) The   knowledge   require   to   Analyze   a   problem   to   create   relevant   recurrence   equations   or   to  
identify  important  counting  questions  
vi) An  appreciation  of  the  effect  of  AND,  OR,  NOT  and  EOR  operations  on  binary  data.  

Learning  Outcomes    
Upon  successful  completion  of  the  course,  students  shall  be  able  to:  
i) Explain  the  basic  concepts  of  discrete  structures  and  appreciate  their  importance  as  they  apply  
to  computing  
ii) Manipulate  formulae  involving  sets,  integers,  reals  and  functions  of  such  quantities    
iii) Solve  simple  problems  involving  sets,  functions,  graphs  and  trees    
iv) Construct  sound  logical  arguments,  including  use  of  induction    
v) Appreciate  the  way  that  discrete  mathematics  can  assist    problem  solving  

Course  Outline  
• Introduction  to  Logic  and  Proofs           3  hours  
• Fundamental  Structures             4  hours  
• Boolean  Algebra             6  hours  
• Basic  Logic               3  hours  
• Digital  Logic               6  hours  
• Elementary  Number  Theory           4  hours  
• Basics  of  Counting             4  hours  
• Case  study    and  Tutorials  (30  hours)         15  hours  
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Mode  of  Delivery  
Lectures,  Tutorials  and  Group  work  

Course  Assessment  
• Tests           20%  
• Assignments         20%  
• Examination         60%  

2.  Introduction  to  Programming  

Course  Name     INTRODUCTION  TO  PROGRAMMING  

Course  Level     Level    I  Semester  I  
Course  Credit     4CU  
Contact  hours   60  Hours  

Brief  Course  description    

The  course  provides  a  strong  base  in  the  principles  and  practice  of  structured  programming.  A  high  level  
programming   language   such   as   C   is   used   to   explain   the   principles   of   programming   and   provide   students  
with  hands  on  practical  skills.  Areas  covered  include  program  structure,  data  structures,  syntactical  and  
semantic  correctness,  planning  and  segmentation  in  programming  as  well  as  working  with  data  files.  

Course  Objectives  
The  course  aims  to  provide  students  with:  
• Knowledge  about  the  various  programming  languages    
• Knowledge  in  basic  programming  concepts    
• Comprehensive  knowledge  about  structured  programming  
• Knowledge  in  planning  and  organization  of  programming  projects  
• Techniques  of  evaluating  syntactic  and  semantic  correctness  of  a  computer  program  
• Strong  practical  foundation  in  programming  

Learning  Outcomes  
Upon  Completion  of  the  course,  the  students  shall  be  able  to:  
i) Explain  the  key  differences  between  the  various  programming  languages    
ii) Demonstrate  understanding  about  the  basic  programming  concepts  
iii) Build  software  using  a  functional  programming  language  such  as  C  
iv) Plan  and  organize  a  programming  project  
v) Evaluate  a  computer  program  for  syntactic  and  semantic  correctness    

Course  Outline  
This  course  covers  the  following  topics:    
i) Introduction  to  programming  languages           4  hours  
ii) Program  structure                 2  hours  
iii) Variables  and  Operators               2  hours  
iv) Conditional  statements               5  hours  
v) Looping  statements               5  hours  

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 vi) Arrays  and  strings               5  hours  
vii) Functions                 3  hours  
viii) Advanced  data  types               3  hours  
ix) Pointers                   3  hours  
x) Dynamic  memory  allocation  and  dynamic  structures         3  hours  
xi) Working  with  files               3  hours  
xii) GUI                   2  hours  
xiii) Practical  sessions  (40  hours)             20  hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures  and  Practicals    

Course  Assessment  
• Tests         20%  
• Practicals       20%  
• Examination       60%  
 
3.  Operating  Systems  

Course  Name     OPERATING  SYSTEMS  

Course  Level     Level    I  Semester  I  
Course  Credit     4CU  
Contact  hours   60  Hours  

Course  Description  
This  course  introduces  learners  to  the  services  of  operating  systems.  It  exposes  them  to  details  on  how  
an   operating   system   controls   all   the   processes   of   a   computer   system   including   those   of   peripheral  
devices.    

Course  Objectives  
The  aims  of  this  course  are  to:  
• Create   understanding   about   the   role   of   operating   systems   in   the   management   of   computer  
system  resources  
• Provide  in-­‐depth  knowledge  of  operating  system  processes  and  principles  
• Enable  students  to  understand  computer  system  performance    
 
Learning  Outcomes  
Upon  completion  of  this  course,  the  student  shall  be  able  to:  
i) Demonstrate   understanding   about   the   role   of   an   operating   system   in   the   management   of  
system  resources  
ii) Explain  the  principles  that  govern  system  operations  to  improve  system  performance  
iii) Measure  the  performance  of  computer  systems  

Course  Outline  
• Operating  System  concepts           3  hours  
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 • Structure  of  an  operating  system           6  hours    
• System  processes           9  hours    
• Threads               6  hours  
• Deadlocks             6  hours  
• Memory  management           9  hours  
• Device  management           6  hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures  and  Tutorials  

Course  Assessment  
i) Tests         20%  
ii) Assignments       20%  
iii) Final  examination         60%  
 

4.  Information  Systems  

Course  Name     INFORMATION  SYSTEMS  

Course  Level     Level    I  Semester  I  
Course  Credit     3CU  
Contact  hours   45  Hours  
 
Brief  Course  Description  
This  course  provides  students  an  overview  of  the  value  of  information  systems  within  an  organization.  
The   course   also   offers   students   a   chance   to   examine   case   studies   of   IS   successes   and   failures   and   to  
explore  real-­‐world  Information  management  issues.  

Course  Objectives  
The  course  aims  to  provide  students  with:    
i) Understanding  of  the  different  types  of  information  systems  and  the  important  role  they  play  in  
a  modern  organization  
ii) Knowledge  on  information  systems  development  and  Management  
iii) Understanding  of  the  need  for  information  systems  security  ,  audit  and  ethics  
iv) Understanding    of  how  to  manage  and  leverage  an  information  system  for  an  organization  

Learning  Outcomes  
Upon  successful  completion  of  the  course,  a  student  shall  be  able  to:    
i) Describe   the   different   types   of   information   systems   and   the   important   role   they   play   in   a  
modern  organization  
ii) Demonstrate  knowledge  and  skills  in  information  systems  development  and  Management  
iii) Explain  information  systems  security  ,  audit  and  ethics  
iv) Explain  how  to  manage  and  leverage  an  information  system  to  meet  the  organization  goals  

Course  Outline  
• Information  Systems  Concepts                                                                             3  hours      
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 • Information  systems  infrastructure             12  hours  
• The  different  categories  of  information  systems                     7  hours                                                              
• Information  systems  development    and  management           8  hours  
• The  role  of  Information  Systems  in  an  organization;                   3  hours                    
•  Information  systems  security                                                       6  hours  
• Information  systems  Audit                             3  hours          
• Information  systems  ethics  and  Crime                       3  hours                                                                                          

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures,  Group  work  

Course  Assessment  
• Tests         20%  
• Assignments     20%        
•  Examination       60%  
 

5.  Communication  Skills  

Course  Name     COMMUNICATION  SKILLS  

Course  Level     Level    I  Semester  I  
Course  Credit     3CU  
Contact  hours   45  Hours  

Brief  Course  Description  

This  course  provides  students  with  skills  to  effectively  communicate  with  their  peers,  subordinates  and  
superiors.   These   skills   include   verbal,   written,   and   non-­‐verbal   gestures.   It   improves   their   command   of  
the  English  language  in  the  areas  of  reasoning,  writing  and  other  expressions.    
 
Course  Objectives  
The  course  aims  to  equip  students  with  skills  in:  
• Reading,  writing  and  disseminating  of    information    
• Collecting  and  synthesizing  information  
• Critical  thinking  and  problem  solving  
• Utilizing  the  library  and  other  educational  resources  

Learning  Outcomes  
Upon  completion  of  this  course,  the  student  shall  be  able  to:  
i) Effectively  read,  write  and  disseminate    information    
ii) Collect  and  synthesize  information  
iii) Generate  solutions  using  critical  thinking  and  problem  solving  skills  
iv) Utilize  the  library  and  other  educational  resources  

Course  Outline  
The  topics  covered  are  in  the  broad  areas  of:  
i) Interpersonal  skills                 6  hours  
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 ii) Writing  skills                   9  hours  
iii) Reading  skills                   6  hours  
iv) Presentation  skills                   6  hours  
v) Examination  skills                   3  hours  
vi) Tutorials  and  Presentations  (30  hours)             15  hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures,  Tutorials,  Presentations  

Course  Assessment  
• Test         20%  
• Assignment         20%  
• Final  examination       60%  

6.  Systems  Analysis  And  Design  

Course  Name     SYSTEMS  ANALYSIS  AND  DESIGN  

Course  Level     Level    I  semester  II  
Course  Credit     3CU  
Contact  hours   45  Hours  
 
Brief  Course  Description    
The  course  uses  structured  systems  analysis  and  design  techniques  to  develop  and  document  effective  
computer   based   information   systems.     It   focuses   on   the   tools   and   techniques   used   for   analysis   and  
design  of  systems  to  meet  the  increasing  need  for  information  within  organizations.    

Course  Objectives  
The  course  aims  to  provide  students  with  understanding  and  skills  on:  
• The  systems  concepts  and  the  system  Development  Life  Cycle  
• The  role  of  the  System  Analyst  in  the  systems  development  life  cycle  
• The  techniques  of  requirements  elicitation,  specification,  and  analysis  of  information  systems  
• Data  modeling  in  information  systems  development  
• Process  modeling  in  information  systems  development  
• Information    system  development  and  maintenance    

Learning  Outcomes    
At  the  end  of  the  course,  students  shall  be  able  to:  
i) Explain  the  systems  theoretical  concepts  and  the  system  Development  Life  Cycle  
ii) Explain  the  role  of  the  System  Analyst  in  the  systems  development  life  cycle  
iii) Describe   and   apply   the   techniques   of   requirements   elicitation,   specification,   and   analysis   to  
information  systems  development  
iv) Create  a  data  model    for  an  information  systems  development  project  
v) Create  a  process  model  for  an  information  systems  development  project  
vi) Explain  how  Information    system  construction  and  maintenance  is  done  

Course  Outline  
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The  major  topics  covered  include  the  areas  of:          
i) Systems  theory                 2  hours    
ii) The  systems  development  life  cycle           3  hours  
iii) The  role  of  the  systems  analyst             1  hour  
iv) Information  Systems  Requirements  Analysis           3  hours  
v) Process  modeling  with  data  flow  diagrams         6  hours  
vi) Logic  and  process  specification               6  hours  
vii) Data  modeling  with  entity  relationship  diagrams         6  hours  
viii) System  construction,    Implementation  and  maintenance       3  hours  
ix) Case  study    and  Tutorials  (30  hours)           15  hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures,  Case  studies,  Tutorials,  Seminars,  Group  work  

Course  Assessment  
• Tests             20%  
• Assignments         20%  
• Examination           60%  
 
7.  Object-­‐Oriented  Analysis  And  Design  

Course  Name     OBJECT-­‐ORIENTED  ANALYSIS  AND  DESIGN  

Course  Level     Level    I  Semester  II  
Course  Credit     3CU  
Contact  hours   45  Hours  
Brief  Course  Description  
The   course   covers   the   important   themes   of   object   orientation   and   UML   modeling,   critical   for   the   design  
and  development  of  systems  using  the  object  oriented  programming  languages.  Particular  emphasis  is  
laid  on  structure  and  behavioral  modeling  as  well  as  object  interactions.      

Course  Objectives  
The  course  aims  to  provide  skills  on:  
• The  concepts  and  advantages  of  object  oriented  analysis,  design  and  its  application  to  systems  
development.    
• Basic   object-­‐oriented   concepts   of;   abstraction,   encapsulation,   inheritance,   hierarchy,  
modularity,  and  polymorphism    
• Creating  models  used  in  object  oriented  programming  languages  such  as  C++  and  Java  
• Iterative,  use  case-­‐driven  process  to  the  development  of  a  robust  design  model  
• Use  of  UML  as  a  tool  or  language  to  represent  the  design  model  

Learning  Outcomes  
Upon  Completion  of  the  course,  students  shall  be  able  to:  
i) Explain   the   concepts   and   advantages   of   object   oriented   analysis   and   design   for   application  
systems  development.    

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 ii) Apply   Object   Oriented   concepts   such   as   abstraction,   encapsulation,   inheritance,   hierarchy,  
modularity,  and  polymorphism  to  the  development  of  robust  systems  models  
iii) Represent  design  models  using  the  Unified  Modeling  Language    

Course  Outline  
The  course  covers  the  following  main  themes  and  associated  topics:  
i) Objects  and  classes                 2  hours  
ii) Principles   of   the   Object   orientated   paradigm   (Abstraction,   encapsulation,   inheritance   and  
hierarchy,  modularity  and  polymorphism)               6  hours  
iii) UML  modeling  and  design  
a. Use  case  diagrams               6  hours  
b. Structural  diagrams.               6  hours  
c. Interactions    diagrams               6  hours  
d. Deployment  diagrams                 3  hours  
e. Component  Diagrams               3  hours  
ii) UML  relations:  associations,  aggregation,  composition           3  hours  
iii) Tutorial  and  Case  Study                 20  hours  
 
Mode  of  Delivery  
Lectures,  Case  studies,  Tutorials  and  Group  work  

Course  Assessment  
• Tests       20%  
• Assignment     20%  
• Examination     60%  
 
 
 

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8.  Computer  Architecture  And  Organisation    

Course  Name     COMPUTER  ARCHITECTURE  AND  ORGANISATION  

Course  Level     Level    I  Semester  II  
Course  Credit     3CU  
Contact  hours   45  Hours  

Brief  Course  Description  

This   course   introduces   students   to   the   organization   and   architecture   of   a   computer.   It   explores   the  
composition   of   a   computer   including   its   design,   controlling   functionality,   processing   and   memory  
management.    

Course  Objectives  
The  course  aims  to:  
• Introduce  the  concepts  in  computer  organization  
• Explain  the  architectural  features  of  a  modern  computer  
• Provide   understanding   of   the   principles   governing   the   interaction   between   hardware   and  
software  components  
• Describe  the  relationship  between  the  different  components  and  their  roles  in  the  operations  of  
the  computer  

Learning  Outcomes  
On  completion  of  this  course,  the  student  shall  be  able  to  explain  the:  
i) Relevant  concepts  in  computer  organization  
ii) Architectural  features  of  a  modern  computer  system  including  its  design  and  development  
iii) Principles  governing  the  interaction  between  hardware  and  software  components  
iv) Relationship   between   the   different   components   and   their   roles   in   the   operations   of   the  
computer  

Course  Outline  
The  major  topics  covered  include:  
i) Digital  logic                 6  hours  
ii) Memory  management               6  hours  
iii) Computer  processor  architectures           6  hours  
iv) Machine  Language  and  CPU  Instructions  sets           6  hours  
v) Instruction  processing               3  hours  
vi) I/O  Programming                 3  hours  
vii) Tutorials  (30  hours)             15  hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures  and  Tutorials    

Course  Assessment  
• Tests       20%  

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 • Assignment     20%  

• Final  examination     60%  

9.Principles  Of  Software  Development  

Course  Name     PRINCIPLES  OF  SOFTWARE  DEVELOPMENT  

Course  Level     Level    I  Semester  II  
Course  Credit     3CU  
Contact  hours   45  Hours  

Brief  Course  description  

The  course  introduces  students  to  principles  in  software  development,  from  conception  of  the  desired  
software   through   to   the   final   manifestation   of   the   software.   Principles   of   software   development   are  
basic  truths,  rules  or  assumptions  about  software  engineering  that  hold  regardless  of  the  technique,  tool  
or  language  selected.  

Course  Objectives  
The  course  aims  to  provide  students  with  understanding  and  skills  in:  
• The  software  development  process  and  its  core  activities  
• Requirements  analysis  of  a  simple  software  system  
• Managing  a  software  development  process  
• Designing,  implementing  and  deploying  a  software  product  
• Software  documentation  
• Validation,  verification  and  testing  a  software  Product  

Learning  outcomes  
Upon  successful  completion,  the  student  shall  be  able  to:    
i) Demonstrate  knowledge  of  the  software  development  process  
ii) Perform  requirement  analysis  of  a  simple  software  systems  
iii) Manage  a  software  development  process  
iv) Design,  implement  and  deploy  a  software  product  
v) Demonstrate  mastery  of  at  least  one  tool  of  software  documentation  
vi) Work  in  a  team  to  design,  develop,  test  and  validate  a  software  product  

Course  Content  
Topics  covered  include:    
i) Introduction  to  software  engineering                                       3  hours  
ii) Phases  in  the  development  of  software                                         5  hours  
iii) Software  project  management                 5  hours  
iv) Requirements  analysis  and  specification                                          5  hours  
v) Software  design                     5  hours  
vi) Software  Documentation                 3  hours    
vii) User  Interface  design  and  adaptation                                                                    3  hours  
viii) Software  modularization                                             5  hours  
ix) Software  quality  assurance                   8  hours  
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 x) Introduction  to  software  evolution                                                                                     3  hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures  

Course  Assessment  
• Tests         20%  
• Assignment       20%  
• Examination     60%  

10.  Database  Systems  

Course  Name     DATABASE  SYSTEMS  

Course  Level     Level    I  Semester  II  
Course  Credit     4CU  
Contact  hours   60  Hours  

Brief  Course  Description  

This   course   introduces   the   student   to   the   basic   theoretical   and   practical   concepts   of   a   database,   its  
setup,  implementation,  use  and  maintenance  in  a  typical  business  organization.    

Course  Objectives  
The  course  aims  to  provide  students  with:  
• The  theory  of  database  systems  and  data  modeling  
• Practical  skills  in  developing  secure  relational  databases  
• Knowledge  to  formulate  queries  in  databases    
• Knowledge  of  at  least  one  DBMS  
• Skills  to  import  and  export  data  to  and  from  different  applications  

Learning  Outcomes  
Upon  completion  of  the  course,  the  student  shall  be  able  to:  
i) Demonstrate  understanding  of  the  basic  concepts  of  database  systems  and  data  modeling  
ii) Develop  secure  relational  databases  
iii) Formulate  queries  in  databases  and  to  use  at  least  one  DBMS    
iv) Import  and  export  data  to  and  from  different  applications    

Course  Outline  
The  topics  to  be  covered  include:  
i) Introduction  to  database  systems             3  hours  
ii) Database  construction  principles             6  hours  
iii) Database  architecture                 3  hours  
iv) Data  modeling                     9  hours  
v) Database  querying                 6  hours  
vi) Database  Security                   6  hours  
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 vii) Database  Managements  Systems               6  hours  
viii) Distributed  databases                   6  hours  
ix) Practical  lessons  (30  hours)               15  hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures,  case  studies  and  Practicals  

Course  Assessment  
• Test       20%  
• Practical       20%  
• Final  examination       60%  
11.  Data  Structures  And  Algorithms  

Course  Name     DATA  STRUCTURES  AND  ALGORITHMS  

Course  Level     Level    II  Semester  I  
Course  Credit     4CU  
Contact  hours   60  Hours  

Course  Description  
This   course   exposes   students   to   data   structures   and   corresponding   algorithms.   It   also   equips   them   with  
the   skills   to   measure   the   performance   of   an   algorithm   as   well   as   the   techniques   on   how   they   can   be  
further  improved.    

Course  Objectives  
This  course  aims  at  equipping  students  with  knowledge  about:  
• The  different  types  of  data  structures  and  identify  their  appropriateness  
• Algorithms  and  their  different  representations  in  terms  of  mathematical  functions  or  formulae  
• The  performance  and  management  of  simple  algorithms  
• Cost-­‐effective  algorithms  

Learning  Outcomes  
On  completion  of  course,  the  student  shall  be  able  to:  
• Use  the  different  types  of  data  structures  
• Perform  an  algorithm  analysis  and  represent  algorithms  in  terms  of  mathematical  functions  
• Evaluate  the  performance  and  management  of  simple  algorithms  
• Develop  cost-­‐effective  algorithms  

Course  Outline  
The  topics  covered  in  this  course  include:  
i) Elementary  data  structures             6  hours  
ii) Advanced  data  structures               10  hours  
iii) Trees,  graphs,  networks,  functions,  signals           8  hours  
iv) Sorting  and  searching               5  hours  
v) Analysis  of  algorithms               5  hours  
vi) Recursion                 3  hours  
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 vii) Algorithm  performance  and  optimization         8  hours  
viii) Practicals  (30  hours)               15  hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures,  tutorials  and  practicals  

Course  Assessment  
i) Test       20%  
II) Practical       20%  
III) Final  examination     60%  

Computer  Networks  and  Data  Communication    

Course  Name     COMPUTER  NETWORKS  AND  DATA  COMMUNICATION    
Course  Level     Level  II  Semester  I  
Course  Credit     4CU  
Contact  hours   60  Hours  
 
Brief  Course  Description    
This   course   introduces   concepts   of   computer   networks   within   the   context   of   the   Internet.   It   covers  
fundamental  principles,  elements  and  protocols  of  computer  networks  and  data  communication.      

Course  Objectives  
The  aims  of  this  course  are:  
i) To   introduce   students   to   standards,     guidelines   and   technologies   in   computer   and   data  
communication  networks  
ii) To   impart   knowledge   and   skills   relevant   for   the   design,   implementation   and   maintenance   of  
modern  communication  networks  
iii) To  provide  a  solid  basis  on  the  theoretical  and  practical  understanding  of  data  communication  in  
networks  

Learning  Outcomes  
By  the  end  of  this  course,  the  student  shall  be  able  to:    
• Explain  the  underlying  principles  of  data  communication  and  networks  
• Explain   the   operation   of   a   range   computer   networking   applications   such   as   email,   web,   and  
peer-­‐to-­‐peer  file-­‐sharing  
• Relate  the  architecture  of  the  Internet  to  the  underlying  design  principles  
• Illustrate   the   operation   and   evaluate   the   performance   of   common   routing   protocols,   queuing  
mechanisms,  and  congestion  control  mechanisms  
• Develop   elements   of   a   network   such   as   gateways   and   routers   that   conform   to   IETF   standards  
with  acceptable  levels  of  simplification  

Course  Outline  
i) OSI  and  TCP/IP  models               7  hours  

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 ii) Transmission  of  Digital  Data  and  transmitting  media       7  hours  
iii) Signals,  Modulation  &  Multiplexing           6  hours  
iv) Compression  and  decompression           3  hours  
v) Introduction  to  client-­‐server  computing  specifically  web  applications   7  hours  
vi) Network  management               4  hours  
vii) Wireless  networks               3  hours  
viii) Network  Security               3  hours  
ix) Practical  Lessons/group  work  (40  hours)           20  hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures,  Practicals  and  Group  work  

Course  Assessment  
• Tests           20%  
• Practicals       20%  
• Examination       60%  

.Formal  Methods  

Course  Name     FORMAL  METHODS  

Course  Level     Level    II  Semester  I  
Course  Credit     3CU  
Contact  hours   45  Hours  

Brief  Course  Description  

This  course  presents  some  formal  notations  that  are  commonly  used  for  the  description   of  computation  
and   computing   systems,   for   the   specification   of   software   and   for   mathematically   rigorous   arguments  
about  program  properties.  

Course  Objectives  
The  aims  of  this  course  are:  
• To   introduce   students   to   the   mathematical   notation   and   terminology   used   in   formal  
specification  
• To   equip   students   with   knowledge   of   the   fundamental   principles   in   formal   methods   including  
laws  and  theorems  
• To   equip   students   with   an   understanding   of   techniques   and   procedures   required   to   solve  
practical  problems  
• To   impart   programming   skills   by   writing   numerical   programs   required   to   solve   the   practical  
problems  mentioned  above  

Learning  Outcomes  
Upon  completion  of  this  course  students  shall  be  able  to:    
i) Demonstrate   knowledge   including   the   mathematical   notation   and   terminology   of   formal  
methods  

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 ii) Describe  the  fundamental  principles  including  laws  and  theorems  arising  from  formal  methods  
concepts  
iii) Apply  formal  techniques  and  procedures  to  solve  practical  problems  
iv) Demonstrate  programming  skills  by  writing  numerical  programs,  (e.g.  Matlab)  to  solve  practical  
problems  

Course  Outline  
The  topics  to  be  covered  in  this  course  include:  
i) Predicate  Logic  Specification               8  hours  
ii) Tools  and  systems  of  formal  notations             9  hours  
iii) Algebraic  Specification                   10  hours  
iv) Other  Topics  e.g.  Statecharts,  Automatic  program  synthesis       8  hours  
v) Tutorials  (20  hours)                 10  hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures  and  tutorials  

Course  Assessment  
• Tests         20%  
• Assignments       20%  
• Examination       60%  

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14  .  Human  Computer  Interaction  

Course  Name     HUMAN  COMPUTER  INTERACTION  

Course  Level     Level    II  Semester  I  
Course  Credit     3CU  
Contact  hours   45  Hours  

Course  Description  
The   course   helps   students   to   appreciate   the   delicate   and   divergent   nature   of   human   and   computer  
interactions.   It   covers   the   dynamics   of   user   interface   designs   including   their   evaluations   as   well   as  
usability  issues  for  both  software  and  related  devices.    

Course  Objectives  
The  aims  of  this  course  are  equip  students  with  knowledge  and  skills:  
i) To  appreciate  established  human-­‐computer  interaction  approaches  and  techniques.  
ii) To  design  user  interfaces  
iii) To  use  appropriate  software  evaluation  techniques  and  heuristics  

Learning  Outcomes  
On  completion  of  this  course,  the  student  shall  be  able  to:  
i) Apply  established  human-­‐computer  interaction  approaches  and  techniques  
ii) Produce  conceptual  and  physical  designs  using  prototyping  methods  
iii) Evaluate  software  interfaces  using  appropriate  heuristics  

Course  Outline  
• Human  Computer  Interaction  concepts               5  hours  
• User  Interfaces                   5  hours  
• Design  principles  of  HCI                 5  hours  
• Evaluation  paradigms,  frameworks,  heuristics,  usability  testing         5  hours  
• Software  posture,  flow,  navigation,  Interaction,  language  and  attributes     5  hours  
• Human  and  social  factors               5  hours  
• Practicals/  Tutorials  (30  hours)               15  hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures,  Practicals/  Tutorials  

Course  Assessment  
• Test       20%  
• Assignment       20%  
• Final  examination     60%  

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15.  Software  Systems  Engineering  

Course  Name     SOFTWARE  SYSTEMS  ENGINEERING  

Course  Level     Level    II  Semester  I  
Course  Credit     3CU  
Contact  hours   45  Hours  

Brief  Course  Description  

This   course   examines   software   as   an   engineering   discipline.     It   explains   the   importance   of   systems  
engineering  and  elaborates  the  related  concepts  of  systems  and  modern  engineering.  The  emphasis  is  
on  complex  software  systems,  requiring  a  high  degree  of  rigor  and  formality.  

Course  Objectives  
The  aims  of  this  course  are:  
20. To  introduce  students  to  the  systems  engineering  approach  to  software  systems  
21. To   equip   students   with   analytical   skills   so   they   can   evaluate     the   factors   leading   up   to   system  
complication   and   complexity,   the   causes   of   a   systems   failure,   the   importance   of   stakeholders  
involvement  in  a  systems  engineering  project  and  using  input-­‐output  diagramming  
22. To  enable  students  appreciate  the  importance  of  systems  engineering  important  as  well  as  the  
difference  between  process  science  and  engineering  
23. To   impart   knowledge   of   a   systems   engineering   project   in   terms   of   the   balance   of   demands,  
choice  and  constraints  
24. To  equip  students  with  an  understanding  of  the  lag  involved  in  controlling  a  system  as  well  as  
the  differences  between  a  generic  model  of  systems  engineering  and  a  software  specific  model  

Learning  Outcomes  
Upon  successful  completion  of  this  course  students  will  be  able  to:  
1. Classify   new   software   product   developments   as:   fault   correction,   enhancements,   new   but  
similar  products,  radically  different,  revolutionary  or  iconoclastic  products  
2. Analyse  the  causes  of  a  systems  failure  
3. Identify   and   evaluate   the   relationships   of   the   factors   leading   up   to   system   complication   and  
complexity  
4. Answer  the  question  ‘why  is  systems  engineering  important?  
5. Define  the  difference  in  process  between  science  and  engineering  
6. Identify  and  analyse  the  importance  of  stakeholders  involved  in  a  systems  engineering  project  
7. Classify   a   systems   engineering   project   in   terms   of   the   balance   of   demands,   choice   and  
constraints;  
8. Analyse  a  system  using  input-­‐output  diagramming  
9. Estimate  the  lag  involved  in  controlling  a  system  
10. Evaluate   the   differences   between   a   generic   model   of   systems   engineering   and   a   software  
specific  model  

Course  Content  
1. Characteristics  of  systems  engineering               3  hours  
2. Challenges  in  a  systems  engineering  project             3  hours  
3. Scope  of  a  systems  engineering  problem             3  hours  
4. Identify  the  stakeholders  and  other  factors  that  shape  the  system  requirements       4  hours  

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 5. Emergent  system  properties                 3  hours  
6. Identifying  the  real  problem  which  the  system  is  intended  to  solve       4  hours  
7. Technological,  operational  and  economic  considerations  in  the  design  process     4  hours  
8. Interactions  between  a  system  and  its  environment           3  hours  
9. Integrating  the  system  with  existing  systems             3  hours  
10. Tutorials  (30  hrs)                                          15  hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures,  Tutorials,  Seminars,  Group  work  

Course  Assessment  
1. Tests         20%  
2. Take-­‐home  assessments   20%  
3. Examination       60%  
16.  Object-­‐Oriented  Programming  

Course  Name     OBJECT-­‐ORIENTED  PROGRAMMING  

Course  Level     Level    2  
Course  Credit     4CU  
Contact  hours   60  Hours  
 
Course  Description  
The  object  oriented  programming  paradigm  has  been  used  in  many  projects  to  build  complex  software  
systems.    This  course  provides  students  with  the  opportunity  to  acquire  skills  for  building  software  
based  on  the  object  oriented  programming  paradigm.  C++  and/or  Java  are  some  of  the  languages  used  
in  this  course.  

Course  Objectives  
The  course  aims  to  enable  students  to:  
• Understand  and  use  the  Object  Orientation  Paradigm  for  software  development    
• Develop  software  using  a  programming  language  like  C++  and/or  Java  
• Understand  the  use  of  basic  Java  features  in  a  working  program  
• Understand  the  use  of  the  following  advanced  features  of  inheritance,  encapsulation,  
overloading,  polymorphism,  abstract  classes  and  interfaces  in  a  program  
• Develop  knowledge  in  the  use  of  GUI-­‐based  event-­‐driven  programming  in  a  working  program  
assignment  utilizing  GUI  components,  event-­‐listeners  and  event-­‐handlers  

Learning  Outcomes  
Upon  successful  completion  of  the  course,  students  shall  be  able  to:  
• Demonstrate  the  understanding  and  application  of  Object  oriented  design  techniques  for  
software  development  using  a  programming  language  like  C++  and  Java  
• Demonstrate  correct  use  of  the  basic  features  in  a  working  program:  objects,  classes,  methods,  
IO  handling,  decisions  and  iterations  

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 • Demonstrate  correct  use  of  the  following  advanced  features  in  a  working  program:  inheritance,  
encapsulation,  overloading,  polymorphism,  abstract  classes  and  interfaces  
• Demonstrate  knowledge  of  GUI-­‐based  event-­‐driven  programming  in  a  working  program  
assignment  utilizing  GUI  components,  event-­‐listeners  and  event-­‐handlers  
 
Course  Outline  
Topics  include:    
• Theory  of  the  object  oriented  paradigm             4hours  
• Data  types,  inheritance,  exceptions,  templates  and  patterns       3hours  
• Object  Oriented  programming  languages  (e.g.  C++  and  Java)         8hours  
• Encapsulation,  inheritance,  and  polymorphism             4hours  
• Abstract  data  types,  concrete  data  types  and  subtypes         3hours  
• Virtual  functions  and  operator  overloading  and  pointers         4hours  
• Object  Oriented  computing  in  a  distributed  systems,  applets         3hours  
• Classes,  interfaces  and  packages                 4hours  
• Selection  and  application  of  current  design  and  development  tools         4hours  
• Practical  Lessons  (44  hours)              
  22hours    
 
Mode  of  Delivery:  
Lectures,  Tutorials,  Practicals,  Group  work  

Course  Assessment:  
i) Tests                       20%  
ii) Practical                     20%  
iii) Examination                     60%  
 

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17.  Requirements  Engineering    

Course  Name     REQUIREMENTS  ENGINEERING  

Course  Level     Level    4  
Course  Credit     3CU  
Contact  hours   45  Hours  
 

Course  Description      
Requirements  engineering  is  a  software  engineering  process  which  covers  all  of  the  activities  involved  in  
discovering,   documenting   and   maintaining   a   set   of   requirements   for   a   computer-­‐based   system.   It  
provides   students   with   principles,   tools   techniques   for   requirements   elicitation,   specification,   modeling,  
validation  and  management.  

Course  Objectives  
The  course  aims  to  provide  students  with:  
i) Knowledge   about   principles,   tools   and   techniques   for   requirements   elicitation,   specification  
analysis  and  modeling  
ii) Understanding  of  the  role  of  requirements  in  system  development  and  maintenance  
iii) Skills  in  specifying  requirements  for  Real  Systems  

iv) Knowledge  about  managing  changes  to  requirements  as  the  system  is  being  developed  and  put  
into  use.  

Learning  Outcomes  
Upon  successful  completion  of      the  course  students  should  be  able  to:    
• Apply    the  principles,  tools,  and  techniques  for  requirements  elicitation,  specification,  and  
analysis  and  modeling  to  a  software  engineering  problem  
• Demonstrate  the  role  of  requirements  in  system  development  and  maintenance  
• Explain  the  difficulties  of  specifying  requirements  for  real  systems,  as  well  as  effective  
methods  tools  and  techniques.  
• Manage  changes  to  requirements  as  the  system  is  being  developed  and  put  into  use  
 
Course  Outline  
• Software  Requirements  Concepts,                                       3hours  
• Requirements  Elicitation               6hours  
• Software  Requirements  Analysis,             6hours  
• Software  Requirements  Specifications,                     6hours  
• Software  Requirements  Tools,               6hours  
• Software  Requirements  Verification,               6hours  
• Software  Requirements  Engineering  Management,                                     6hours  
• Developing  a  Successful  Software  Requirement   .                                                          6hours  
 
Mode  of  Delivery  
Lectures,  Case  studies,  Group  work  

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Course  Assessment  
i) Tests                                             20%  
ii) Take-­‐home  assessments               10%  
iii) Examination                 70%    

18.Network  Application  Development  

COURSE  NAME     NETWORK  APPLICATION  DEVELOPMENT    

COURSE  LEVEL     LEVEL    2  
COURSE  CREDIT     3CU  
CONTACT  HOURS   45  HOURS  

Course  description  

The  course  introduces  students  to  the  design  and  implementation  of  network-­‐based  applications,  
demonstrated  using  Object-­‐Oriented  Programming  techniques  at  both  the  application  layer  and  the  
transport  layer  of  the  TCP/IP  protocol  stack.  

Course  Objectives  

This  course  is  designed  to  enable  students  to:  

i) Understand  technologies  and  protocols  supporting  computer  communication  networks  
ii) Understand  the  technologies  and  architecture  supporting  the  internet  
iii) Learn  network  based  programming  methodologies,  languages,  tools  and  standards.  
iv) Acquire  Knowledge  and  Skills    on  Advanced  Network  socket  programming  concepts  

Learning  Outcomes    

Upon  completion  of  this  course  the  students  shall  be  able  to  
i) Explain   technologies,   protocols   and   architectures   that   support   computer   communication  
networks  
ii) Explain  the  internet  technologies  and  its  architecture  
iii) Explain  network  based  programming  methodologies,  languages,  tools  and  standards.  
iv) Set  up  Network  sockets  using  a  Structured  or  an  Object  oriented  programming  language  
v) Program  and  manage  a  computer  network  using  modern  techniques  and  tools.  

Course  Outline:  

Topics  include:    
• Networking  Fundamentals,                 3hours  
• layered  protocol  architectures  and  service  models         3hours  
• Design  principles  for  network-­‐based  applications         3hours  
• HTTP  and  HTTPS  protocols               3hours  
• A  history  and  Structure  of  the  Internet           3hours  
• connectionless  and  connection-­‐oriented  services       3hours  
• Circuit  switching  and  Packet  switching  fundamentals       3hours  
• Network  socket  options  and  socket  programming         6hours  
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 • Principles  of  information  security  in  network-­‐based  applications     3hours  
• Practicals     (30  hours)                 15  
hours  
 
Mode  of  Delivery:  
Lectures,  Practicals/  Group  work  
Course  Assessment:  
i) Tests                       20%  
ii) Practical                     20%  
iii) Examination                     60%  
 
19.  Software  Architecture      

COURSE  NAME     SOFTWARE  ARCHITECTURE      

COURSE  LEVEL     LEVEL    2  
COURSE  CREDIT     3CU  
CONTACT  HOURS   45HOURS  

Course  description  

Software  architecture  defines  the  primary  system  qualities  of  performance,  modifiability,  and  security,  
into  a  unifying  architectural  vision.  It  is  an  artifact  for  early  analysis  to  ensure  that  a  design  approach  
yields  an  acceptable  system.  This  course  also  explains  the  work  assignments  that  must  be  carried  out  by  
design  and  implementation  teams  

Course  Objectives:  

This  course  aims  to  enable  students  to:    

• understand  the  latest  state-­‐of-­‐the-­‐art  software  architecture  
• understand  software  architecture  system  design  
•  Understand  how  system’s  components  are  meant  to  interact  with  each  other.  
 
Course  Objectives:  

At  the  end  of  the  course,  students  shall:    

• Demonstrate  familiarity  with  the  latest  state-­‐of-­‐the-­‐art  software  architecture  
• Be  able  to  explain  a  software  system  design  
• Explain  how  system’s  components  interact  with  each  other  
• Describe  a  software  system  design  for  a  particular  program  
 
Course  Content:  
 The  topics  to  be  covered  in  this  course  unit  are:    
• Architectural  styles  and  Patterns               3hours  
• Components  of  architectural  design             3hours  
• Connectors,  components  and  composition           6hours    

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 • Architectural  design  guidance  and  Tools  for  architectural  design     3hours  
• Achieving  quality  goals  with  architectural  styles         3hours  
• Formal  models  and  specifications             6hours  
• Analyzing  software  architecture  with  SAAM           6hours  
• Architecture  description  languages  (ADLs)           6hours  
• Architecture-­‐based  development             3hours  
• Patterns  in  software  architecture             3hours  
• Reusing  software  architecture             3hours  
 

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures,  Case  studies,  Group  work  

Course  Assessment  
i) Tests             30%  
ii) Take  home  assignments         10%  
iii) Examination           60%  
20.  Software  Metrics  

Course  Name     SOFTWARE  METRICS  

Course  Level     Level    4  
Course  Credit     3CU  
Contact  hours   45  Hours  
 
Course  Description  
This  course  helps  students  appreciate  the  role  software  metrics  play  in  the  control  and  management  of  
the   software   development   process.     Software   metrics   provide   a   quantitative   basis   for   development   and  
validation   of   models   of   the   software   development   process.   Effective   management   of   any   process  
requires  quantification  and  measurement.  

Course  Objectives  
The  course  aims  to  provide  a  student  with:  
• An  understanding  of  the  need  for  software  metrics  and  classification  of  software  metrics  
• Knowledge   of   basic   terminology   and   fundamental   facts   about   software   metrics   and   process  
models  
• Understanding   of   the   importance   of   software   metrics   in   the   control   and   management   of  
software  development  process  
• Knowledge  of    the  fundamentals  of      measurement  theory  
• Understanding  of  software  product  metrics  ,  process  metrics  and  measuring  management  

Learning  Outcomes  
Upon  successful  completion  of  this  course  students  should  be  able  to:  
i) Explain   basic   terminology   and   state   fundamental   facts   about   software   metrics   and   process  
models  
ii) Identify   essential   elements   of   given   metrics   describe   interrelationships   among   its   various  
elements  and  describe  circumstances  or  environment  in  which  its  use  is  appropriate  

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 iii) Describe   the   importance   of   software   metrics   in   the   control   and   management   of   the   software  
development  process.  
iv) Understand   the   foundations   of   measurement   theory   and   models   of   software   engineering  
measurement  
v) Appreciate  software  products  metrics,  software  process  metrics  and  measuring  management.  
 
Course  Content:      
The  course  is  composed  of  the  following  basic  modules:    
i) Need    and  definition  of  Software  metrics,                                                         3hours  
ii) Classification  and  measurement  of  scales  for  software  metrics                                     3hours  
iii) Measurement  theory                                                 4hours  
iv) Software  product  and  process  measurements                                 4hours  
v) Measuring  internal  product  attributes:  size  and  structure                                               4hours  
vi) Measuring  external  product  attributes:  quality,  measuring  cost  and  effort,                           4hours  
vii) Measuring  software  reliability,  software  test  metrics,  object-­‐oriented  metrics               4hours  
viii) Measurement  management                                         4hours  
ix) Tutorials  and  group  work                                      15hours  
Mode  of  Delivery:  
Lectures,  Tutorials,  Group  work  

Course  Assessment:  
i) Tests                              20%  
ii) Take-­‐home  assessments                      20%  
iii) Examination                          60%  
 

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21.  Systems  Programming  

Course  Name     SYSTEMS  PROGRAMMING  

Course  Level     Level    3  
Course  Credit     4CU  
Contact  hours   60  Hours  

Course  Description  
The  course  trains  learners  on  how  to  develop  codes  and  algorithms  that  can  evaluate  and  improve  on  
the   performance   of   an   operating   system.   It   requires   prerequisite   knowledge   in   programming   and  
operating  systems.  

Course  Objectives  
The  aims  of  the  course  are:  
• To  acquainted  students  with  at  least  one  operating  systems  software.  
• To  provide  students  with  skills  in  developing  codes  or  algorithms  that  can  manage  selected  
system  resources.  
• To  provide  students  with  scripting  knowledge  and  skills,  which  can  be  used  to  measure  the  
performance  of  selected  components  of  a  computer  system.  

Learning  Outcomes  
On  completion  of  this  course,  the  student  shall  be  able  to:  
i) Explain  basic  concepts  in  at  least  one  operating  systems  software.  
ii) Develop  codes  and  algorithms  that  can  manage  selected  system  resources.  
iii) Demonstrate  the  ability  to  evaluate  the  performance  of  selected  components  of  a  computer  
system.  

Course  Outline  
i) Introduction  to  the  Operating  System  software           6  hours  
ii) Operating  system  Concepts  and  parameters               6  hours  
iii) File  I/O                     6  hours  
iv) System  Processes                 6  hours  
v) Execution  of  Programs                 3  hours  
vi) Threads                     6  hours  
vii) Pipes  and  messages                 6  hours  
viii) Memory  Mappings                 6  hours  
ix) Practicals                     15hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures  and  Practicals  

Course  Assessment  
• Tests             20%  
• Practical           20%  
• Final  examination         60%  
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 22.Software  Reliability  &  Testing  

COURSE  NAME     SOFTWARE  RELIABILITY  &  TESTING  

COURSE  LEVEL     LEVEL    3  
COURSE  CREDIT     4CU  
CONTACT  HOURS   60  HOURS  
 
Course  description  
This  course  presents  an  overview  of  the  Software  Reliability  process,  techniques  and  models.  Software  
Reliability  is  the  probability  of  failure-­‐free  software  operation  for  a  specified  period  of  time  in  a  specified  
environment  and  is  an  important  factor  affecting  system  reliability.  The  high  complexity  of  software  is  
the  major  contributing  factor  of  Software  Reliability  problems.    

Course  Objectives  
The  course  aims  to  provide  students  with  knowledge  and  skills  in:  
• The  software  reliability  process    
• The  various  software  reliability  process  growth  models  
• The  various  metrics  used  for  software  reliability  measurement  
• The  techniques  that  can  be  used  to  improve  and  predict  software  reliability  
• The  various  techniques  applied  to  software  testing  
• The  application  of  a  software  reliability  process  model  to  a  given  case  scenario  

Learning  Outcomes  
Upon  successful  completion  of  this  course  the  student  shall  be  able  to:  
• Explain  the  software  reliability  process    
• Describe  the  various  software  reliability  process  growth  models  
• Describe  and  explain  the  various  metrics  used  for  software  reliability  measurement  
• Explain  the  techniques  that  can  be  used  to  improve  and  predict  software  reliability  
• Describe  and  Explain  the  various  techniques  applied  to  software  testing  
• Apply  a  software  reliability  process  model  to  a  given  case  scenario  

Course  content  
This  course  covers  the  following  topics:  
i) The  software  testing  and  reliability  concepts             4  hours  
ii) The  software  reliability  process  and  its  application             4  hours  
iii) Factors  influencing  software  reliability               4  hours  
iv) Software  reliability  Engineering  techniques             4  hours  
v) Software  reliability  models  and  Measurement             6  hours  
vi) software  reliability  improvement  and  prediction  Techniques         6  hours  
vii) Metrics  for  software  reliability  prediction             6  hours  
viii) Soft  ware  System  testing                   8  hours  
ix) Practicals  and  group  work                                      18  hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures,  Practicals  and  Group  work  

Course  Assessment  
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 • Tests                    
  20%  
• Practicals                       20%  
• Examination                  
  60%  
 

 
23.Information  Technology  Project  Management  

Course  Name     INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY  PROJECT  MANAGEMENT  

Course  Level     Level  3  
Course  Credit     3CU  
Contact  hours   45  

Course  Description    
The  module  defines  the  principles  of  implementing  successful  projects.  Various  aspects  are  considered  
including  Costing,  budgeting,  risk  management,  human  resource  change  management  and  scheduling  as  
critical  factors  to  the  success  of  projects.    

Course  Objectives  
The  Course  aims  to  provide  students  with  understanding  and  skills  on:  
i) Project  Planning,  scheduling  and  Control  
ii) Time,  Cost  and  Quality  management  
iii) Building  and  leading  multi-­‐disciplinary  and  effective  teams  
iv) Risk  and  change  management  
v) project  monitoring    using  appropriate  project  management  software  

Learning  Outcomes    
At  the  end  of  this  course,  the  student  shall  be  able  to:    
i) Explain  project  management  concepts  and  roles  through  all  projects  
ii) Manage  a  project  to  its  satisfactory  conclusion  on  time  and  within  budget  
iii) Integrate  the  concepts  of  risk  and  change  management  in  project  management  
iv) Demonstrate   the   ability   to   use   project   monitoring   tools   and   techniques   to   ensure   successful  
project  implementation  

Course  Outline  
The  major  areas  that  will  be  covered  include:  
• Overview  of  Project  Genesis             5  hours  
• Project  Planning,  scheduling  and  control         5  hours  
• Estimating,  Cost  and  Budgeting           5  hours  
• Project  Risk  Analysis  and  Management           5  hours  
• Project  stakeholder  analysis  and  Project  Team  Structuring     6  hours  
• Monitoring  Progress  –  Processes  tools  and  Techniques     5  hours  
• Configuration  Management             5  hours  
• Quality  management             4  hours  
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 • Practicals                 5  hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lecturers  and  Tutorials    

Course  Assessment  
i) Assignments       20%  
ii) Test         20%  
iii) Examination       60%  
25. Research  Skills  

Course  Name     RESEARCH  SKILLS  

Course  Level     Level  3  
Course  Credit     3CU  
Contact  hours   45  

Course  Description  
This   course   provides   students   with   the   theoretical   and   practical   concepts   of   research.   It   provides   the  
skills,   methods   and   competences   that   are   necessary   to   collect,   analyse,   summarise   and   present  
quantitative  and  qualitative  data.  

Course  Objectives  
The  aims  of  the  course  are  to:  
i) Provide   students   with   knowledge   of   conducting   research   that   achieves   pre-­‐determined  
objectives.  
ii) Describe  the  various  data  analysis  and  reporting  techniques.  

Learning  Outcomes  
On  completion  of  this  course,  the  student  should  be  able  to:  
i) Demonstrate  knowledge  of  how  to  conduct  research  that  achieves  pre-­‐determined  objectives.  
ii) Use  the  various  data  analysis  and  reporting  techniques.  

Course  Outline  
• Introduction  to  research  methods           3  hours  
• Research  Approaches                 3  hours  
• Problem  formulation               3  hours  
• Data  collection                 6  hours  
• Data  Analysis                 9  hours  
• Data  presentation  and  report  writting           3  hours  
• Research  ethical  issues               3  hours  
• Tutorials                 15  hours      

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures  and  Tutorials  

Course  Assessment  
• Tests           20%  
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• Final  examination         60%  

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24.  Embedded  Systems  Software    

Course  Name     EMBEDDED  SYSTEMS  SOFTWARE  

Course  Level     Level    3  
Course  Credit     4CU  
Contact  hours   60  Hours  

Course  Description  
This   course   presents   assembly   language   programming   as   the   bridge   between   high-­‐level   programming  
languages  and  embedded  systems  hardware  with  particular  reference  to  the  embedded  processor.  

Course  Objectives  
The  course  aims  at:  
i) Introducing  students  to  the  role  of  assembly  language  programming  
ii) Equipping   students   with   skills   required   to   apply   a   modular   approach   to   assembly   language  
programming  with  code  reuse    
iii) Provide  students  with  knowledge  of  the  instruction  set  of  a  typical  embedded  processor    
iv) Imparting   an   understanding   of   memory   addressing,   the   various   addressing   modes,   hardware  
interrupts  and  how  to  use  them  
v) Enabling   students   to   integrate   assembly   language   subroutines   into   a   high-­‐level   language  
program  

Learning  Outcomes  
Upon  successful  completion  of  this  course,  the  student  will:  
i) Understand  the  role  of  assembly  language  programming  
ii) Understand  the  instruction  set  of  a  typical  embedded  processor    
iii) Be  able  to  employ  a  modular  approach  to  assembly  language  programming  with  code  reuse  
iv) Be  able  to  use  embedded  systems  development  tools  
v) Understand  memory  addressing  and  use  various  addressing  modes  
vi) Understand  hardware  interrupts  and  be  able  to  use  them  
vii) Be  able  to  integrate  assembly  language  subroutines  into  a  high-­‐level  language  program  

Course  Outline  
Topics  covered  include:  
• An  introduction  to  assembly  language             3  hours  
• The  addressing  modes,  register  file,  and  instruction  set  of  a  microcontroller   12  hours  
• Timers,  handshaking,  input  and  output,  and  analog  to  digital  conversion     12  hours  
• Interrupts                     8    hours  
• Software  control  of  hardware                 10  hours  
• Practical  lessons  (30  hours)                   15  hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures  and  Practicals  

Course  Assessment  
• Tests         20%  
• Practicals       20%  
• Examination       60%  
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25.  Mobile  Computing  And  Applications    

Course  Name     MOBILE  COMPUTING  AND  APPLICATIONS    

Course  Level     Level    3  
Course  Credit     4  CU  
Contact  hours   60  Hours  
 
Course  Description    
This  course  introduces  hardware  and  software  concepts  of  mobile  computing.  It  then  discusses  mobile  
application  development  technologies.    

Course  Objectives  
The  aims  of  this  course  are:  
i) To  introduce  students  to  hardware  and  software  components  of  mobile  computing  
ii) To  equip  students  with  an  understanding  of  mobile  operating  systems  as  well  as  mobile  
multimedia  messaging  and  web  services  
iii) To  impart  knowledge  and  skills  required  to  design  and  build  professional  mobile  applications  

Learning  Outcomes  
Upon  successful  completion  of  the  course,  students  should  be  able  to:  
i) Explain  the  fundamentals  of  mobile  computing  including  both  the  hardware  and  software  
components  
ii) Understand  the  mobile  IP  stack  and  mobile  web  access,  technologies  and  services.  
iii) Demonstrate  knowledge  of  mobile  software  architecture,  operating  system  platforms  and  
software  development  tools  for  mobile  software,  content  and  service  development.  

Course  Outline  
The  topics  to  be  covered  include:  
i) Fundamentals  of  Mobile  Terminal  Hardware         2  hours  
ii) Radio,  DSP,  Memory  and  CPU  components         3  hours  
iii) Base  Station  side  radio  interface  standards         2  hours  
iv) The  Mobile  IP  stack  and  mobile  web-­‐browsing         2  hours  
v) The  WAP-­‐protocol  &  Location  Information         3  hours  
vi) Principles  of  Multimedia  Messaging  (SMS,  MMS)  and  web  services   4  hours  
vii) Introduction  to  Mobile  Operating  System  Platforms  (OSPs)     6  hours  
viii) Mobile  Applications  User  Interface           2  hours  
ix) Software  set-­‐up  in  modern  Mobile  Terminals         6  hours  
x) Fundamentals  of  Mobile  Content             6  hours  
xi) Mobile  web  content  design             8  hours  
xii) The  .mobi  top  level  domain  (TLD)  initiative         1  hour  
xiii) Practical  Lessons  (30  hours)             15  hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures  and  Practicals  

Course  Assessment  
• Tests         20%  
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• Examination       60%  

26. Software  Engineering  Mini  Project  

Course  Name     SOFTWARE  ENGINEERING  MINI  PROJECT  

Course  Level     Level  3  
Course  Credit     4CU  
Contact  hours   60  
 
Course  Description    
The  course  introduces  students  to  the  integrated  team  approach  to  undertaking  software  Engineering  
projects   from   the   point   of   requirements   analysis   to   deploying   a   tested   and   well   engineered   solution,  
with  the  assistance  of  a  Project  Supervisor  (s).  It  also  plays  a  crucial  role  in  exposing  students  to  building  
highly  effective  teams  which  is  very  important  in  “real  life”  industrial  experience.    

Course  Objectives  
The  course  aims  to  provide  students  with  understanding  and  skills  in:  
i) Project  management  concepts  and  roles    
ii) Planning  and  controlling  projects  
iii) Considerations  for  commercialization  of  software  products  
iv) Software  Requirements  Analyis,  specification  and  Design  
v) Choosing  appropriate  Software  Engineering  Processes,  Tools  and  Methods  
vi) Professional  Software  construction    
vii) Software  maintenance  and  Management    
viii) Software  documentation  
ix) Professional  Software  quality  assurance  and  Testing  

Learning  Outcomes    
By  the  end  of  this  course,  the  student  should  be  able  to:    
• Explain  the  nature  of  Software  Engineering  projects  and  their  management  
• Demonstrate  understanding  of  Finance  Planning,  Budgeting  and  Costing  in  Software  Engineering  
Projects  
• Integrate  the  concepts  of  Risk  Management,  Human  resource  management,  control  of  time  and  
deadlines  through  application  of  tools  and  techniques    
• Demonstrate   the   ability   to   develop   a   business   plan   as   part   of   the   Project   Proposal   for   their  
choice  of  research  project.    
• Demonstrate  creativity  and  innovation  in  the  developing  software  solutions  
v) Develop  the  requirements  and  design  specifications  
vi) Attest  and  practice  high-­‐quality  Project  Management  skills  in  enhancing  individual    effectiveness  
and  productivity  
vii) Develop  Software  using  state  of  the  art  technologies  
viii) Document  the  software  in  accordance  to  well  known  practices  

Course  Outline  
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The  major  areas  that  will  be  covered  include:        
o Project  Proposal  and  Business  Plans           6  Hours.  
o Requirements  Analysis,  Specifications  and  Design       8  Hours.  
o Project  Management               4  Hours  
o Software  Methodology,  Tools  and  Techniques         6  Hours  
o Software  Construction               20  Hours  
o Software  Quality  Assurance  and  Testing         10  Hours  
o Project  Report  Write  Up             6  Hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Presentations,  Project  supervision  

Course  Assessment  
i) Project  Proposal                   20%  
ii) Project  Demonstration                     20%  
iii) Project  Report                     30%  
Presentation                     30%  
 

 
27. Industrial  Training  

Course  Name     INDUSTRIAL  TRAINING  

Course  Level     Level  3  
Course  Credit     4CU  
Contact  hours   60  
 
Course  Description    
Industrial   Placement   promotes   and   develops   long-­‐term   strategic   teaching   and   research   alliances  
between  higher  education  institutions  and  industry.    It  plays  a  crucial  role  in  promoting  and  facilitating  
practical  training  by  providing  students  the  opportunity  to  apply  advanced  knowledge  and  skills  acquired  
in  class  to  real  world  industry  based  problems  and  also  gain  exposure  to  “real  life  work  experience.”    

Course  Objectives  
The  course  aims  to  enable  students:  
• Understand   the   different   types   of   Computing   careers   and   their   roles   in   a   real   world   business  
organization.    
• Apply  and  translate  computing  knowledge  and  best  practice  to  real  industry  based  problems    
• Acquire  soft  skills  to  enhance  effective  participation  in  group  based  industry  projects    
• Learn  and  practice  good  working  ethics  and  communication  skills  with  industry  based  staff  and  
Supervisors.    

Learning  Outcomes    
By  the  end  of  this  course,  the  student  should  be  able  to:    

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 i) Explain   the   different   types   of   Computing   careers   and   their   roles   in   a   real   world   business  
organization.    
ii) Demonstrate  ability  to  apply  and  translate  computing  knowledge  and  best  practice  to  industry  
based  problems    
iii) Demonstrate  creativity  and  innovation  in  solving  problems  related  to  real-­‐life  projects  
iv) Demonstrate  soft  skills  for  enhanced  effective  participation  in  group  based  industry  projects  
v) Demonstrate   and   practice   good   working   ethics,   communicate   effectively   and   exhibit   good  
interpersonal  skills  with  industry  based  staff  and  Supervisors.    

Course  Outline  
The  major  areas  that  will  be  emphasized  during  industrial  training  include        
i) Orientation  to    Industry,  Career  Prospects  &  Human  Resource  Policy       4hours    
ii) ICT  Infrastructure  in  Indusry               6hours  
iii) Communication  Network  Infrastructure             4hours  
iv) Information  Management               10hours    
v) Systems  Administration                 4hours  
vi) Website  Development                   4hours  
vii) IT  Quality  Assurance                   4hours  
viii) Audit  and  Review  ICT  Infrastructure  Maintenance  Manuals         4hours  
ix) Audit  and  Review  IT    and  Communication  Policies           4hours  
x) Audit  and  Review  Information  Security             4  hours  
xi) Project  Report  Writting                   12  hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Mentorship    

Course  Assessment  
• Evaluation  Report  by  Industry  Based  Supervisor             40%  
• Interview  by  Academic  Supervisor               30%  
• Written  Industrial  Training  Project  Report             30%  
 
 

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 1. Real-­‐Time  And  Embedded  Applications    

Course  Name     REAL-­‐TIME  AND  EMBEDDED  APPLICATIONS  

Course  Level     Level    4  
Course  Credit     4CU  
Contact  hours   60  Hours  

Brief  Course  Description  

The   course   focuses   on   the   process   as   well   as   fundamentals   of   integrating   microprocessor-­‐based  
embedded  system  elements  for  digital  command  and  control  of  typical  embedded  hardware  systems.  In  
this   course,   students   will   design   and   build   a   microprocessor-­‐based   embedded   system   application  
requiring   integration   of   sensor/actuator   devices,   A/D   and   D/A   I/O   interfaces,   single   and   multi-­‐core  
microprocessors,  commercial  real-­‐time  operating  system,  and  multi-­‐tasking  application  software.    

Course  Objectives  
This  course  aims  at:  
i) Introducing   students   to   the   rate   monotonic   theory   and   how   to   apply   it   to   real-­‐time  
applications  
ii) Equipping   students   with   knowledge   of   the   processes   and   fundamentals   of   integrating  
microprocessor-­‐based   embedded   system   elements   to   realize   applications   that   meet  
strict  timing  and  performance  requirements    
iii) Imparting  practical  skills  of  designing  and  integrating  a  real-­‐time  operation  system  with  
a  microprocessor  to  host  real-­‐time  service  data  processing  

Learning  Outcomes  
At  the  end  of  the  course  students  shall  be  able  to:    
i) Demonstrate   knowledge   of   rate   monotonic   theory   and   how   to   apply   it   to   real-­‐time  
applications  
ii) Understand   the   process   and   fundamentals   of   integrating   microprocessor-­‐based  
embedded   system   elements   to   realize   systems   that   not   only   meet   functional  
requirements,  but  timing  and  performance  requirements  as  well  
iii) Use   practical   skills   to   design   and   integrate   a   real-­‐time   operation   system   with   a  
microprocessor  to  host  real-­‐time  service  data  processing  

Course  Content  
• Rate  Monotonic  Theory              6  hours  
• Real-­‐time  Operating  Systems            8  hours  
• Embedded  system  architectures           6  hours  
• Sensor  and  Actuator  IO             9  hours  
• Real-­‐time  embedded  test  equipment,  tools  and  performance     4  hours  
• Real-­‐time  applications             12  hours  
• Practical  Lessons  (30  hours)           15  hours  
 
Mode  of  Delivery  
Lectures  and  Practicals    

Course  Assessment  
• Tests       20%  

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 • Practicals     20%  
• Examination     60%  
28. Business  Law  

Course  Name     Business  Law  

Course  Level     Level  3  
Course  Credit     4  CU  
Contact  hours   60  

Course  Description    
This   course   is   designed   to   impart   knowledge   to   students   on   the   various   aspects   relating   to   Business  
undertakings  and  operations.  It  covers  the  Legal  aspects  of  a  business  like  the  law  of  undertaking  and  
operations.   It   also   covers   the   legal   aspects   of   a   business   like   the   Law   of   Contract,   arbitration,   Law   of  
Agency,  Labor  Laws  and  the  Company  act  in  General.  

Course  Objectives  
The  Course  aims  to  provide  students  with  understanding  and  skills  on:  
• Various  aspects    relating  to  undertakings  and  operations  
• Legal  principles  relating  to  corporate  business  and  governance  

Learning  Outcomes  
Upon  Completion  of  the  course,  students  shall  be  able  to:  
i) Explain  the  various  aspects  of  any  one  national  legal  system  
ii) Explain  of  the  various  aspects    relating  to  undertakings  and  operations  
iii) Understand  and  explain  the  Legal  principles  relating  to  corporate  business  and  governance  

Course  Content  
i) The  Introduction  to  the  Uganda  Legal  System  and  Structure  of  Courts   8Hours    
ii) Evolution  of  Companies  as  business  associations  in  Britain       4Hours  
iii) Promotion  and  Formation  of  a  Company           5  Hours  
iv) The  Theory/Concept  of  Corporate  status/Personality       4Hours  
v) Pre-­‐incorporation  Contracts               5Hours  
vi) The  Ultra-­‐Vires  Doctrine               4Hours  
vii) Lifting  the  Veil  of  the  Incorporation             5Hours  
viii) Management  of  a  Company               4Hours  
ix) Company  Meetings  and  Resolutions             5Hours  
x) Raising  the  Minimum  Capital             5Hours  
xi) The  Ministry’s  members  rights             5Hours  
xii) Winding  up  and  Dissolution  /  Liquidation  of  a  Company       6Hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures  and  Tutorials    

Assessment  
• Course  Work         40%  
• Final  Exam           60%  
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 29. Professional  Issues  In  Computing  

Course  Name     PROFESSIONAL  ISSUES  IN  COMPUTING  

Course  Level     Level  4  
Course  Credit     3  CU  
Contact  hours   45  
Course  Description  
The   course   provides   awareness   of   the   legal,   social,   ethical,   professional   and   contemporary   issues  
commensurate  with  the  practice  of  a  computing  career.    

Course  Objectives  
The  Course  aims  to  provide  students  with  understanding  and  skills  on:  
• Standards  and  professionalism  in  a  Computing  Career  
• Legal  environment  within  which  a  computing  professional  operates  
• The  professional  societies  that  govern  the  behavior  of  computing  professionals.  
• Professional  responsibilities  to  client,  employer  and  public  

Learning  Outcomes  
By  the  end  of  this  course,  the  student  should  be  able  to:    
i) Appreciate  the  role  of  standards  for  a  practicing  computing  professional  
ii) Practice  a  computing  career  with  a  due  regard  to  legal,  ethical  and  social  issues  

 Course  Outline  
The  major  areas  to  be  covered  include:      
i) The  computing  profession  and  standards           3  hours  
ii) Computing  and  society                 3  hours  
   
iii) Ethics  and  the  social  context  of  computing           6  hours  
iv) Methods  and  tools  for  analysis  of  ethical  arguments         3  hours  
v) Risks  and  liabilities  of  safety-­‐critical  systems           3  hours  
vi) Intellectual  property  rights               2  hours  
vii) Privacy  and  civil  liberties               2  hours  
viii) Social  implications  of  the  Internet             3  hours  
ix) Computer  Misuse                 5  hours  
x) ICT  legal  framework                 5  hours  
xi) Tutorials  and  group  work  (20  hours)             10  hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures  and  Tutorials  

Course  Assessment  
• Group  Assignment     20%  
• Test         20%  
• Examination       60%  

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 30. Software  Design  Patterns  

Course Name SOFTWARE DESIGN PATTERNS

Course Level Level 4
Course Credit 3 CU
Contact hours 45

Course Description
This course explores advanced principles of object-oriented design by studying key
software design patterns. The patterns are drawn from a variety of sources and
illustrated through examples and case studies. These are presented in an object
oriented programming language e.g. Java, C++ or C sharp.

Course Objectives
The Course aims to provide students with understanding and skills in:
• Designing effective and maintainable complex software systems of high quality
by reusing/applying design patterns
• Evaluating a design, identifying common problems, and how to fix these problems
through refactoring

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, the student should be able to:
i) Describe the purpose of design patterns.
ii) Describe a range of software patterns giving examples of their use
iii) Understand the ways that design patterns are documented and classified.
iv) Select and apply design patterns to practical software design problems
v) Select and apply design patterns to realistic business situations through a series
of hands-on exercises

Course Outline
The major areas that will be covered include:
i) Introduction to design patterns 3Hours
ii) Creational, structural and Behavioral Patterns 6Hours
iii) Relationship between Patterns 3Hours
iv) Patterns for concurrent and distributed systems
3Hours
v) Advanced Patterns 3Hours
vi) Automation of Patterns and Anti-patterns
3Hours
vii) Introduction to Aspect-Oriented design 3Hours
viii) Introduction to business process modeling
3Hours
ix) Patterns for coding, testing and concurrency control. 3hours
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15Hours

Mode of Delivery
Lectures, Tutorials, Practical’s

Course Assessment
• Practicals 20%
• Test 20%
• Examination 60%

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 31.  Internet  Programming  

COURSE  NAME     INTERNET  PROGRAMMING  

COURSE  LEVEL     LEVEL    4  
COURSE  CREDIT     3CU  
CONTACT  HOURS   45  HOURS  
 
Course  Description  
This   course   covers   ASP.NET   development   fundamentals.   It   provides   hands   on   training   of   server-­‐side  
technologies,  C#  (C  Sharp)  programming  language  used  for  ASP.NET  and  database  development  utilizing  
Microsoft   SQL   Server   Desktop   Engine   (MSDE).   Techniques   for   integrating   ASP.NET   pages   with   the  
advanced  client-­‐side  (DHTML)  technologies  are  covered.  

Course  Objectives:  
The  aims  of  the  course  are:  
• To  introduce  students  to  the    .Net  development  environment  
• To  enable  students  to  apply  core  ASP.NET  technologies  to  develop  Web  applications  
• To  train  students  to  author  server-­‐side  ASP.NET  code  in  C#  
• To  train  students  to  create  Web  applications  using  ADO.NET  to  interact  with  SQL  Server  
• To  enable  students  to  write  ASP.NET  pages  that  integrate  into  traditional  DHTML-­‐driven  
pages.  

Learning  Outcomes  
On  successfully  completing  this  course,  students  shall  be  able  to:  
• Set  up  a  .Net  development  including  environment,  including  MSDE  
• Apply  core  ASP.NET  technologies  to  develop  Web  applications  
• Write  server-­‐side  ASP.NET  code  in  C#  
• Create  web  applications  using  ADO.NET  to  interact  with  SQL  Server  
• Write  ASP.NET  pages  that  integrate  into  traditional  DHTML-­‐driven  pages  

Course  Outline  
This  course  covers:    
i) ASP.NET  development  fundamentals               5hours  
ii) Server-­‐side  technologies                 5hours  
iii) C#  (C  Sharp)  programming  language  commonly  used  for  ASP.NET       5hours  
iv) Database  development  with  MSDE                 5hours  
v) integrating  ASP.NET  pages  with  client-­‐side  DHTML  technologies           5hours  
vi) Practical  Lessons  (40  hours  of  Practicals)                                    20hours  
                 
Mode  of  Delivery  
Lectures,  Case  studies,  Tutorials,  Practicals,  Group  work  

Course  Assessment  
• Tests                     20%  
i) Practicals                   20%  
ii) Examination                 60%  
   
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32. Computer  Graphics  

COURSE  NAME     COMPUTER  GRAPHICS  

COURSE  LEVEL     LEVEL    4  
COURSE  CREDIT     3CU  
CONTACT  HOURS   45  HOURS  
 
Course  Description  
This  course  introduces  students  to  the  basic  principles  of  computer  graphics.  Students  are  exposed  to  
the  knowledge  and  skills  of  using  computer  graphics  to  portray  real  or  imagined  concepts.    

Course  Objectives  
The  course  aims  to:  
1. Introduce  students  to  computer  graphics  systems  and  concepts.  
2. Provide   students   with   an   in-­‐depth   knowledge   of   the   creation   and   analysis   of   computer   graphics  
objects.  

Learning  Outcomes  
Upon  successful  completion  of  this  course  students  should  be  able  to:  
i) Explain  computer  graphics  systems  and  concepts.  
ii) Demonstrate  the  ability  to  create  and  analyze  computer  graphics  objects.    
 
Course  Content    
The  topics  to  be  covered  in  this  course  include:  
• Computer  graphics  principles,  terminologies  and  applications     3  hours  
• Graphics  hardware               3  hours  
• Graphics  design                 3  hours  
• 2D  and  3D  transformations             6  hours  
• Graphics  algorithms               5  hours  
• Simulating  graphics                 4  hours  
• Graphics  visualisation               3  hours  
• Graphics  standards               3  hours  
• Practical  Lessons  (40  hours)             20  hours    

Mode  of  Delivery  

Lectures,  practicals,  discussions,  demonstrations  
Course  Assessment  
i) Tests                     20%  
ii) Practicals                 20%  
iii) Examination                 60%  
 
 
 

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 33. Software  Evolution  

COURSE  NAME     SOFTWARE  EVOLUTION      

COURSE  LEVEL     LEVEL    4  
COURSE  CREDIT     3CU  
CONTACT  HOURS   45  HOURS  

Course  description  
This  course  shows  how  Software  evolution  helps  to  implement  and  revalidate  possible  major  changes  to  
a   system   without   the   need   to   predict   how   user   requirements   will   change.   An   existing   large   system   is  
never  complete  and  continues  to  evolve.  As  it  evolves,  the  complexity  of  the  system  grows  and  Software  
evolution  ensures  continuous  reliability  and  flexibility  of  the  system.  

Course  Objectives  
The  aims  of  this  course  are  to  teach  students:  
• The  concepts  and  importance  of  software  systems  evolution    
• The  software  evolution  process  
• Models  and  Laws  of  software  systems  evolution  
• The  causes  and  impact  of  software  systems  evolution  
• The  properties  of  software  systems  evolution  
• How  selected  software  systems  are  analyzed  based  on  properties  of  their  evolution  
• How  to  interpret  the  implications  of  software  systems  evolution.  

Leaning  Outcomes  
Upon  completion  of  the  course,  students  shall  be  able  to:    
i) Explain  the  concepts  of  software  systems  evolution  
ii) Demonstrate  the  understanding  of  the  causes  and  impact  of  software  systems  evolution  
iii) Explain  the  laws  of  software  systems  evolution  
iv) Describe  the  properties  of  software  systems  evolution  
v) Analyze  selected  software  systems  to  understand  properties  of  their  evolution  
vi) Interpret  the  implication  of  Evolution  for  software  systems.  

Course  Content  
To  achieve  the  objectives  of  this  course,  the  topics  covered  include:    
i) Separate  compilation                           3hours    
ii) Design  issues  and  common  design  patterns             3  hours  
iii) Verification  and  validation                 3  hours  
iv) Integrating  components                   3  hours  
v) Documentation                     2  hours  
vi) Issues  in  object-­‐oriented  programming               3  hours  
vii) Parallelism                     3  hours  
viii) event-­‐centered  programming                 3  hours  
ix) software  reuse                     3  hours  
x) The  Models  and  Laws  of  Software  Evolution             4  hours  
xi) The  forward  and  Reverse  engineering  and  reengineering  tools           6  hours  
xii) Legacy  system  evolution                 3  hours  
xiii) Tutorials    (12  hours)                   6  hours  
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Mode  of  Delivery  
Lectures  and  Tutorials  

Course  Assessment  
• Tests         20%  
• Assignment         20%  
• Examination       60%  
 

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 34. Entrepreneurship  And  Business  

Course  Name     ENTREPRENEURSHIP  AND  BUSINESS  

Course  Level     Level    1  
Course  Credit     3CU  
Contact  hours   45  Hours  

Course  Description  
The   course   introduces   the   students   to   the   basic   concepts   in   entrepreneurship,   identification   of   business  
opportunities,  business  evaluation  and  analysis.  It  provides  students  with  the  skills  needed  to  effectively  
identify,  organize,  develop,  and  manage  own  business  ventures.  
 
Course  Objectives  
The  course  aims  to  provide  students  with:  
• Knowledge    about  the  origins  of  entrepreneurship  and  an  entrepreneur  
• Knowledge  about  entrepreneurship  development  
• Insight  on  how  to  Identify,  evaluate,  and  select  business  opportunities  
• Skills  to  perform  self-­‐evaluation    
• Knowledge  on  how  to  carry  out  feasibility  and  viability  of  an  investment  opportunity  
• Insight  to    exploit  the  Entrepreneurial  Environment  provided  by  the  political,  socioeconomic  and  
• technological  conditions  

Learning  Outcomes  
On  completion  of  this  course  unit,  the  students  will  be  able  to:  
i) Explain  the  origins  of  entrepreneurship  and  describe  an  entrepreneur            
ii) Outline  and  explain  the  stages  of  Entrepreneurship  Development                                                                            
iii) Explain  the  barriers  to  Entrepreneurship                                                                                                                                                  
iv) Perform  self  evaluation  to  match  business  opportunities                                                                                        
v) Analyze  the  entrepreneurial  environment                                      
vi) ensure  start-­‐up,  survival  and  sustainability  of  an  investment  opportunity                                
vii) Identify  their  own  personal  entrepreneurial  potential,    and  competences                                
viii) Identify,  and  exploit  business  opportunities  and  resources    

Course  Outline            
i) The  concepts  of  entrepreneurship           3  hours  
ii) Theories  of  Entrepreneurship                                                                                                                                                 4  hours    
iii)  Entrepreneurial  Characteristics                                                                                                                                         3  hours  
iv) Entrepreneurial  Process                                                                                                   3  hours  
v) The  Entrepreneurial  Environment                                                                                                                                   3  hours  
vi) Entrepreneurship  Development                                                                                                                             5  hours  
vii) Business  start-­‐up  and  growth                                                                                                                                       6  hours  
viii) Financial  basics                 3  hours  
ix) Building  Entrepreneurial  communities                                                                                                           3  hours  
x) Management  of  Entrepreneurial  Risk                                                                                                                       3  hours  
xi) Entrepreneurial  ventures                                                                                              3  hours  
xii) Tutorials  (12  hours)               6  hours        

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Mode  of  Delivery  
Lectures  and  Tutorials  

Course  Assessment:  
• Tests                          20%  
• Assignments                                                20%  
• Examination                      60%  

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 35. Information  Security  

Course  Name     INFORMATION  SECURITY  

Course  Level     Level    4  
Course  Credit     4CU  
Contact  hours   60  Hours  

Course  Description  
This   course   familiarizes   the   students   with   existing   security   problems   and   the   techniques   that   can   be  
applied   to   overcome   them.   Focus   is   given   to   security   of   information   that   is   stored   in   files   or   in  
databases.      

Course  Objectives  
The  aims  of  this  course  are:    
12. To  introduce  students  to  contemporary  threats  to  information  security  
13. To   provide   students   with   knowledge   about   contemporary   solutions   (tools   and   techniques)   to  
information  security    
14. To   equip   students   with   skills   required   to   prevent,   identify   and   mitigate   the   threats   to  
information  security  

Learning  Outcomes  
Upon  completion  of  this  course,  the  students  shall  be  able  to:  
13 Identify  contemporary  threats  to  information  security  
14 Apply  contemporary  solutions  to  the  threats  of  information  security  using  appropriate  tools  and  
techniques  
15 Propose  solution  of  prevent,  identify  and  mitigate  the  threats  to  information  security  

Course  Outline  
• Data  security  concepts  and  examples             3  hours  
• Information  security  threats             6  hours  
• Information  security  controls             6  hours  
• Information  security  Tools  and  Techniques         8  hours  
• Information  security  Risk  analysis             6  hours  
• Information  security  and  social  aspects           6  hours    
• Practicals  (20  hours)               10  hours  
 
Mode  of  Delivery  
Lectures  and  practicals    

Course  Assessment  
13 Tests       20%  
14 Assignments     20%  
15 Final  examination     60%  

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 36. Final  Year  Project  

Course  Name     FINAL  YEAR  PROJECT  

Course  Level     Level  4    
Course  Credit     4CU  
Contact  hours   60  

Course  Description    
This   course   provides   the   student   with   the   opportunity   to   independently   undertake   a   research   project  
from   the   point   of   requirements   analysis   to   deploying   a   tested   and   well   engineered   solution,   with   the  
assistance   of   a   Project   Supervisor(s).     The   student   has   to   demonstrate   a   high   level   of   professionalism  
and  best  practice  in  terms  of  documentation  and  software  engineering  standards.  

Course  Objectives  
The  Course  aims  to  provide  students  with  understanding  and  skills  on:  
• Developing  of  a  concept  and  plan  for  a  commercially  viable  software  project  
• Determing  requirements  and  coming  up  design  specification  
• Choosing  appropriate  Software  Engineering  Processes,  Tools  and  Methods  
• Professional  Software  construction  and  deployment  
• Software  maintenance  and  Management  
• Professional  Software  quality  assurance  and  Testing  
• Software  project  documentation  

Learning  Outcomes    
By  the  end  of  this  course,  the  student  should  be  able  to:    
• Explain  the  nature  of  Software  Engineering  projects  and  their  management  
• Demonstrate  understanding  of  Finance  Planning,  Budgeting  and  Costing  in  Software  Engineering  
Projects  
• Integrate  the  concepts  of  Risk  Management,  Human  resource  management,  control  of  time  and  
deadlines  through  application  of  tools  and  techniques    
• Demonstrate   the   ability   to   develop   a   business   plan   as   part   of   the   Project   Proposal   for   their  
choice  of  research  project.    
• Demonstrate  creativity  and  innovation  in  the  developing  software  solutions  
ix) Develop  the  requirements  and  design  specifications  
x) Attest  and  practice  high-­‐quality  Project  Management  skills  in  enhancing  individual    effectiveness  
and  productivity  
xi) Develop  Software  using  state  of  the  art  technologies  
xii) Document  the  software  in  accordance  to  well  known  practices  

Course  Outline  
The  major  areas  that  will  be  covered  include:        
o Project  Proposal  and  Business  Plans           6  Hours  
o Requirements  Analysis,  Specifications  and  Design       8  Hours  
o Project  Management               4  Hours  
o Software  Methodology,  Tools  and  Techniques         6  Hours  

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 o Software  Construction               20  Hours  
o Software  Quality  Assurance  and  Testing         10  Hours  
o Project  Report  Write  Up             6  Hours  

Mode  of  Delivery  

Presentations  and  Project  supervision  

Course  Assessment  
i) Project  Proposal                 20%  
ii) Project  Demonstration                   20%  
iii) Project  Report                   30%  
 

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APPENDIX  1:  DETAILS  OF  THE  COURSE  NAMES  OF  THE  SOFTWARE  ENGINEERING  
PROGRAMME  FROM  MAKERERE  UNIVERSITY  IN  COMPARISON  WITH  THE  SOFTWARE  
ENGINEERING  THEMES  OUTLINED  IN  SWEBOK  

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