BACKGROUD INFORMATION
Program Aims and Objectives
BSc Information Technology and Systems (ITS) increase productivity, improve decision-making and lead to competitive advantage. The BSc program will equip the student with knowledge and methods to manage information technology within business organizations, covering theory, technical and managerial skills.
This BSc blends recent advances in IT and IS, the internet and web technologies with business applications. It is designed to develop IS professionals who will gain knowledge of information systems design techniques, strategic business disciplines, web technologies and e-business, and who will be equipped with up-to-date techniques for developing Information Technology and Information Systems infrastructure for organizations.
This four-year program consists of a number of core courses taken during the first three years and combination of elective courses in the fourth year. Compulsory modules cover systems development, databases, information security management and project management. The management courses are tailored specifically for IT management.
The program has been created for people who will assume responsibility for the planning, design and implementation of information systems. It is designed for anyone who is, or aspires to be, a systems analyst, IT project manager or IS consultant.
The Aim
The course aims to develop:
- understanding of the characteristics of information systems, their management and technology, and their effective utilization within organizations.
- an understanding of information in organizations, the ability to exploit existing software to design and develop information systems, and the technical ability to interact with business analysts, computer programmers, software engineers and computer scientists.
- an appreciation of the necessary legal, ethical and professional values appropriate to the provision of information services
The Objectives
The intent of the Information Technology and Systems (ITS) program is to produce graduates who are able to achieve the following objectives. The student will:
- Be equipped with practical as well as theoretical information systems development and management knowledge, plus a sound knowledge of business processes.
- Analyze, design, integrate and manage information systems using information technology.
- Gain fundamental knowledge regarding technical concepts and practices in information technology and information systems
- Gain a broad background across fundamental areas of information technology along with a depth of understanding in a particular area of interest within the domain of information systems
- Demonstrate independent critical thinking and problem solving skills, with an ability to analyze the impact of technology on individuals, organizations and society including ethical, legal and public policy issues.
- Identify and evaluate current and emerging technologies and assess their applicability to address the users’ needs and recognize the need for continued learning throughout their career
- Determine how information is inferred from data, and how decisions are made rationally on the basis of that information and ensure that data integrity and privacy is maintained as the organization processes information and acts on it.
- Since business today has a lot to do about location, the student will acquire relevant knowledge of digital mapping and basic geospatial intelligence in addressing business, health, community and environmental challenges with Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
- EMPLOYMENT
Career Opportunities
This Information Systems degree is for anyone who is interested in a career in information systems management or working for any of the software houses.
This degree will prepare you for a career in:
- Information systems management or
- Management consultancy specializing in IT and IS.
Graduates will gain positions in many other types of businesses including:
- Web developers,
- Systems consultants
- Systems analysts and programmers
- Internet GIS analysts
- Networks and security specialists
- Business Simulation and modeling experts
- Systems auditors
- E-Governance specialists
- ICT policy developers
- IT Managers
- ICT Trainers
- Information Systems Research Officers
- Business GIS consultants (locating assets, customers, branches, sales points, residential addresses, roads, tracking vehicles and logistics in managing supply chain, agribusiness, etc).
COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAMME
BSc (Hons) Information Technology & Systems Program Structure
Year One
Semester One |
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Course No. | Course Name | T | P | C |
HSBU 1513 | Elements of Economics I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
HSBU 1533 | Financial Accounting I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
HSBU 1553 | Management & Organizational Behaviour | 3 | 0 | 3 |
SCGI 1512 | Map Use and Interpretation | 1 | 2 | 2 |
HSSS 1512 | Logic and Reasoning | 2 | 0 | 2 |
SCMS 1533 | Quantitative Methods | 3 | 0 | 3 |
HSEN 1512 | Communication Skills I | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 14 | 9 | 18 |
Year One
Semester Two |
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Course No. | Course Name | T | P | C |
SCIS 1523 | Intro to Geographical Information Systems | 2 | 2 | 3 |
SCIS 1543 | Computer Systems | 1 | 4 | 3 |
SCIS 1562 | Introduction to Web Designing | 1 | 3 | 2 |
HSEN 1522 | Communication Skills II | 2 | 0 | 2 |
SCMS 1523 | Mathematics for Computing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
HSBU 1523 | Elements of Economics II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
HSBU 1543 | Financial Accounting II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 15 | 9 | 19 |
Year Two
Semester One |
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Course No. | Course Name | T | P | C |
SCIS 2513 | Object Oriented Programming I | 2 | 2 | 3 |
SCIS 2533 | Database Management Systems I | 1 | 4 | 3 |
SCIS 2553 | Web Programming | 2 | 2 | 3 |
HSBU 2523 | Management Accounting | 1 | 4 | 3 |
SCIS 2593 | Programming in C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
SEGE 2521 | Technical Report Writing | 1 | 1 | 1 |
SCMS 2513 | Probability & Statistics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 10 | 13 | 19 |
Year Two
Semester Two |
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Course No. | Course Name | T | P | C |
SCIS 2523 | Object Oriented Programming II | 2 | 2 | 3 |
SCIS 2543 | Database Management Systems II | 1 | 4 | 3 |
SCIS 2563 | Systems Analysis and Design | 2 | 2 | 3 |
SCIS 2583 | Web Systems Development | 2 | 2 | 3 |
SCIS 2622 | Professional Issues in Computing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
SCIS 2643 | Operating Systems Fundamentals | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 12 | 10 | 17 |
Year Three
Semester One |
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Course No. | Course Name | T | P | C |
SCIS 3513 | Information Systems Development | 2 | 2 | 3 |
SCIS 3532 | Spreadsheets Modeling for Decision Making | 1 | 2 | 2 |
SCIS 3553 | Software Engineering | 1 | 4 | 3 |
SCIS 3572 | Occupational Ergonomics | 2 | 1 | 2 |
SCIS 3593 | Human Computer Interaction | 2 | 2 | 3 |
SCIS 3613 | Programming with Java | 1 | 4 | 3 |
SCIS 3632 | Information Society | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 9 | 17 | 19 |
Year Three
Semester Two |
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Course No. | Course Name | T | P | C |
SCIS 3523 | Information Technology Project Management | 2 | 2 | 3 |
SCIS 3543 | Systems Simulation & Modeling | 2 | 2 | 3 |
SCIS 3563 | Telecommunication & Computer Networks | 1 | 4 | 3 |
SCIS 3582 | Systems Administration & Security | 1 | 2 | 2 |
SCIS 3623 | E-Business Systems | 2 | 2 | 3 |
SCIS 3642 | Information Systems Auditing | 2 | 1 | 2 |
SCGE 3522 | Research Methods | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 12 | 14 | 18 |
Year Four
Semester One |
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Course No. | Course Name | T | P | C |
SCIS 4513 | E-Commerce | 2 | 2 | 3 |
SCIS 4533 | Mobile Programming | 1 | 4 | 3 |
SCIS 4553 | Data Warehousing | 2 | 2 | 3 |
SCIS 4573 | IT Governance | 3 | 0 | 3 |
SCIS 4593 | Applied Geographical Information Systems | 2 | 2 | 3 |
SCIS 4613 | ITS Dissertation I (TILS) | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Total | 10 | 16 | 18 |
Year Four
Semester Two |
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Course No. | Course Name | T | P | C |
SCIS 4542 | Information Systems Management | 1 | 2 | 2 |
SCIS 4623 | ITS Dissertation II (TILS) | 0 | 6 | 3 |
SCGR 4502 | Attachment & Business Planning (DILS) | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Electives (3 courses) | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
Total | 10 | 12 | 16 |
Electives: HSBU 4523 Supply Chain Management, HSBU 4543 Knowledge Management; HSBU 4563 Employment Law; HSBU 4583 Human Resource Management; SCIS 4563 Consumer Behavior in Cyberspace; SCIS 4583 Cloud Computing; SCIS 4623 Principles of Demography; SCIS 4643 Digital Video & Audio