Program Description
The Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology programme curriculum is reviewed every 2 years to ensure that it is always relevant and meets the demands of the current ICT industry. The programme blends theory and practice and aims to equip students with advanced knowledge necessary for the design, development, maintenance, and management of Information and Communications systems. Such training includes exposure to the latest technologies used in the development of information systems, as well as core skills required to cope with the rapidly changing nature of the ICT field. This flexibility provides students with an opportunity to gain the pertinent skills and knowledge that will help them to advance their careers and to master the newest technology. Graduates will have substantial knowledge of industry relevant state-of-the-art technologies and scientific method, and they will have excellent prospects in a wide range of careers.
With the Bachelor of Science in ICT students can choose not to specialize in one particular area, but that it allows them to sample courses from the other Six (6) specializations as listed below:
Information Security and Computer Forensics
Information Systems
Network Technology
Mobile Communications
Software Engineering
Computer Systems Engineering this arrangement allows students to attain a preparation to deal with the constant changes in information and communications technology. Since change is the only constant in the ICT industry, their versatility as generalist will enable them to handle challenges as they arise in the industry. Employers such as Mobile Communications, ISPs, Banks, Manufacturers, Consultants, and other organizations (especially smaller ones) seeking graduates with a broad set of skills for careers such as System Engineers, Network Designers or ICT Managers, and ICT Auditors. The BSc in ICT programme is designed to be covered over a period of four (4) years and is divided into two parts:
1) Course Work
2) Research Work
Part I: Course Work The first year provides students with the foundation courses offering them with a minimum level of prerequisite ICT knowledge. These courses are designed to provide a common foundation for students who will be working in the field of Information Systems, Communication Networks, ICT Applications, ICT Entrepreneurships, and ICT Policy and ICT Security. These foundations will thus prepare students as take up specialized courses. The second and third years of study build on the foundation created in the first year.
The course work is composed of lectures, online tutorials, assignments, laboratory and projects. The candidate shall, at the end of the course work, take written final examinations. The final assessment will be based on the performance in the final examination as well as the assessment in tutorials, assignments, laboratory, projects and semester tests. Each semester engineering (ICE) course has three (3) credits while each non-engineering (ICH or ICB) course has two (2) credits, and for a student to qualify for Part II should attain at least a total of 96 credits. A candidate who fails a course shall be required to repeat the course. A candidate shall, at the end of Part I, prepare his/her project proposal with the guidance of an academic supervisor.
Program Outline
- Business Communication/Communication Skills
- Computer Hardware
- Higher Mathematics 1
- Advanced Chemistry
- Advanced Physics
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Electronics for computing 1
- Higher Mathematics 2
- Interactive Web Development
- Operating Systems
- Database Management System
- Electronics for computing 2
- Internetworking Design and LAN/MAN Administration 1
- Java Programming
- Solid State Chemistry
- Electronics for computing 3
- Fibre Optic Technology
- Fundamentals of Information Security
- Internetworking Design and LAN/MAN Administration 2
- Introduction to Computer Systems
- E-Governance and Digital Culture
- Information Systems Audit
- Information Systems Security
- Mobile Programming
- Software Engineering 1
- Management Information Systems
- Network Security Administration 1
- Geographical Information Systems
- Artificial Intelligence
- Digital Communications I
- Cyber Law
- Final Year Project
- Mobile Computing 1
- Technology Transfer and Management
- Research Methodology
- Entrepreneurship
- ICT project Management
- Business Management
- Organizational Behavior
Part II: Research Work In the fourth year of the programme, students are introduced to ICT practice. The courses and the Research Work cover a variety of areas in the field of ICT and range from technology-oriented to management-oriented ones. The students will propose a research project based on their individual learning goals and career objectives. It is in Part II that students shall publish a paper based on their final year research project as a requirement for graduation. No candidate shall be permitted to register for Part II of the programme unless he or she satisfies the requirement of Part I. A candidate shall, at the end of his/her research work, and prior to the submission of his or her dissertation, present the results of his/her research work at an open Seminar organized by the Directorate of Academic Research for the purposes of discussion and comments. A candidate shall be eligible for graduation after attaining a total of 125 credit points.
Expected outcome
The specific objectives are to produce graduates:
- Who can teach and demonstrate ICT concepts at both junior and senior secondary school levels;
- Who have the knowledge of the principles and practice of Information and Communications Technology;
- Who have knowledge and understanding of computer hardware and software;
- Who are well equipped to initiate, maintain and enhance a computer installation at schools;
- Who can readily work with people in other disciplines; and
- Who can continue their studies in post-graduate programs.