Syllabus

48 credits will be divided into 3 categories:

Core or Foundation

10 courses (30 credit hours). Every student must successfully complete the following list of courses. List of core or foundation courses

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
MCA 501	Elementary programming concepts	3
MCA 515	Data Structure and Algorithms	3
MCA 516	Object Oriented Programming	3
MCA 521	Concepts of Software Engineering and MIS	3
MCA 522	System analysis and design	3
MCA 526	MIS as Decision Making Technique	3
MCA 541	Web Technology	3
MCA 551	Database Management Systems	3
MCA 561	Computer Networking	3
MCA 571	Technical Communications (Oral, Written and Visual)	3
	TOTAL CORE COURSES	30

Electives

Students will attend one course (3 credit hours) from the following list and do a project (6 credit hours). Students can choose their projects from a list of projects or they can propose a project name that is closely related to their work. Alternatively, students can go for an internship (9 credit hours) to the industry.

Elective Course

Course Code	Course Title	Hours	Credits
MCA 618	Introduction to Graphics Design (3-d design, Flash, Adobe)	45	3
MCA 631	Client Server Technology	45	3
MCA 645	Introduction to E-Business Concepts and Strategies	45	3
MCA 662	Advanced Computer Networking ( WAN, Wireless, ATM, Frame Relay)	45	3
MCA 673	Legal Issues in IT(Copyright Law, privacy act, ethics)	45	3
MCA 681	Operating system  ( Projects )	45	3

Specialization track

3 courses (9 credit hours) Students will select one of the specialization tracks from number of different categories. Each track will consist of three courses.

List of Specialization Track 1: Software engineering

Course Code	Course Title	Hours	Credits
MCA 628	Software Project Management	45	3
MCA 629	Software Quality Assurance or Control	45	3
MCA 632	Applied Patterns and Architectures (using GOAD)	45	3

Track 2: DBMS

Course Code	Course Title	Hours	Credits
MCA 652	Advanced DBMS and Administration	45	3
MCA 653	Advanced Database Concepts Object, Distributed, and Web DBMS	45	3
MCA 654	Data Warehousing and Data Mining	45	3

Track 3: Communications

Course Code	Course Title	Hours	Credits
MCA 642	Introduction to XML	45	3
MCA 662	Advanced Computer Networking	45	3
MCA 663	Telecommunications and Internet Management	45	3

Track 4: Hardware

Course Code	Course Title	Hours	Credits
MCA 681	Operating System (UNIX, Linux)	45	3
MCA 682	Microprocessor and Assembly Language Programming	45	3
MCA 683	Computer Architecture	45	3

Track 5: Project Management or MIS

The Project Management or MIS concentration provides the conceptual, technical, and managerial background necessary to work as a business analyst or IS consultant, or in a variety of more specialized roles related to developing and managing the information resources of the organization.

Course Code	Course Title	Hours	Credits
MCA 625	Operational and Strategic Management	45	3
MCA 627	Requirements Specification and Testing	45	3

Track 6: Web and E-Business

E-Business concentrations are designed to provide students with a broad, interdisciplinary introduction to the range of business and technology issues that define the new directions of electronic commerce on the Internet. These courses include the challenges of designing virtual organizations, developing firm strategies for the electronic markets of the World Wide Web, crafting innovative programs for Internet marketing, working with the emerging technologies, and understanding what it really takes to operate an Internet-based business. Students will be trained to develop an understanding of how the largest firms in the market are making the transition to the new distribution channels of e-business, and creating pressures that change industry structure.

Course Code	Course Title	Hours	Credits
MCA 646	E Business frameworks	45	3
MCA 647	Internet marketing in e-business	45	3
MCA 648	Advanced E-Business Concepts	45	3

MCA 599 Internship  -  9 credits

Students in a group will participate in an extensive real world projects either in client side or in house.