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DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
& INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA
PROPOSED COURSE OUTLINES FOR
BS (HONS.) IN INFORMATION TECHNOLGY PROGRAM
Table of Contents Credit Requirements for BS (IT) Degree Program .............................................................. 3
Summary of Required Credit Hours for BS (IT) Degree....................................................... 3
Courses for BS (IT) Degree Program....................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Course Outlines ........................................................................................................................ 7
MTH101 - Calculus I ......................................................................................................... 7
MTH 102 - Calculus II....................................................................................................... 7
MTH 210 - Linear Algebra ................................................................................................ 8
MTH 250 - Probability and Statistics ................................................................................ 8
NSc 101 - Mechanics and Wave Motion ........................................................................... 9
NSc 103 - Electricity and MTHgnetism ............................................................................ 9
ENG 101 - Writing Workshop ......................................................................................... 10
ENG 201 - Communication Skills ................................................................................... 10
ENG 205 - Business and Technical Writing.................................................................... 11
HUM 150 - Islamic Studies I ........................................................................................... 11
HUM 250 - Professional Ethics and issues ...................................................................... 12
HUM 260 - Arabic Language .......................................................................................... 13
HUM 350 - French........................................................................................................... 13
SSc 170 - Pakistan Studies............................................................................................... 14
CMP 140 Programming Fundamentals............................................................................ 14
CMP 200 - Discrete Mathematics .................................................................................... 15
CMP 210 - Data Structures and Algorithms .................................................................... 15
CMP 120 – Digital Logic Design .................................................................................... 16
CMP 121– Digital Logic Design Laboratory................................................................... 17
CMP 223 - Computer Organization and Assembly Language ........................................ 17
CMP 224 - Computer Organization and Assembly Language Lab ................................. 18
CMP 240 - Object Oriented Programming ...................................................................... 18
CMP 320 - Operating Systems ........................................................................................ 19
CMP 330 - Computer Networks ...................................................................................... 19
CMP 331 - Computer Networks Lab ............................................................................... 20
CMP 370 - Database Systems .......................................................................................... 20
CMP 290 - Software Engineering.................................................................................... 21
CMP 390 - Object Oriented Analysis and Design ........................................................... 21
IT 372 - Information Systems (Management Information Systems) ............................... 22
IT 341 - Web Engineering ............................................................................................... 22
IT 433 - Network Management and Administration........................................................ 23
IT 490 - Capstone Project I .............................................................................................. 24
IT 491 - Capstone Project II............................................................................................. 24
IT 280 - Principles of Management ................................................................................. 25
IT 421 - Internet Architecture and Protocols ................................................................... 25
IT 334 - Information System Audit and Control ............................................................. 26
IT 493 - Software Quality Assurance .............................................................................. 26
IT 451 - Human Computer Interaction ............................................................................ 27
IT 342 - Enterprise Application Development................................................................. 27
IT 492 - Project Management .......................................................................................... 28
IT 472 - Geographical Information System ..................................................................... 29
IT 474 - Distributed Information Systems ....................................................................... 29
IT 475 - Information Warehousing .................................................................................. 30
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Credit Requirements for BS (IT) Degree Program Summary of Required Credit Hours for BS (IT) Degree
Category Credit Hours Computing Core Courses 37
Information Technology –––– Core Courses 27
Information Technology –––– Technical Electives 15
Mathematics 12
Natural Sciences 06
Humanities and Social Sciences 33
Total Credit Hours 130
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Courses for BS (IT) Degree Program
General Education Requirements (51 credit hours) Credit Hours
Mathematics MTH101 (Calculus I) 3
MTH102 (Calculus II) 3
MTH210 (Linear Algebra) 3
MTH250 (Probability and Statistics) 3
Total Credits 12
Natural Sciences NSc 101 (Mechanics and Wave Motion) NSc 103 (Electricity and Magnetism)
Total Credits 06
Humanities and Social Sciences
English
ENG 101 (Writing Workshop) 3
ENG 201 (Communication Skills) 3
ENG 205 (Business and Technical Writing) 3
Total Credits 09
Humanities HUM 150 (Islamic Studies I) 3
HUM 250 Professional Ethics and issues 3
HUM 260 (Arabic Language) 3
Two electives*
Humanities
Elective
HUM x5x Introduction to Islamic History 3
HUM x5x Introduction to Psychology 3 HUM x5x Comparative Religions HUM x5x English Literature
3
HUM x5x Urdu Literature 3
HUM x5x French 3
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Total Credits 12
Social Sciences SSc 170 (Pakistan Studies) 3
Three electives**
Social Science
Elective
SSc x7x Introduction to Economics 3
SSc x7x Introduction to Social Sciences 3
SSc x7x Introduction to Political Science 3
SSc x7x Introduction to Management 3 4
SSc x7x Introduction to Sociology 3
SSc x7x History of Civilization 3
Total Credits 11
Total Credit Hours 51
Computing ———— Core Courses (37 Credits Hours)
CMP 140 Programming Fundamentals 3 CMP 200 Discrete Mathematics 4
CMP 210 Data Structure and Algorithms 3
CMP 120 Digital Logic Design 3
CMP 121 Digital Logic Design Lab 3
CMP 223 Computer Organization and Assembly Language 3
CMP 224 Computer Organization and Assembly Language 1
Lab
CMP 240 Object Oriented Programming 3
CMP 320 Operating Systems 3
CMP 330 Computer Networks 3
CMP 331 Computer Networks Lab 1
CMP 370 Database Systems 3
CMP 290 Software Engineering 3
CMP 390 Object Oriented Analysis and Design 3
Core Courses in Information Technology (27 credit hours)
IT 100 Introduction to Information Technology 3
IT 372 Information Systems 3
IT 341 Web Engineering 3
IT 433 Network Management and Administration 3
IT 431 Network Security 3
IT 342 Enterprise Application Development 3
IT 492 Project Management 3
IT 490 Capstone Project I 3
IT 491 Capstone Project II 3
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Elective Courses in Information Technology (15 credit hours)
IT 280 Principles of Management 3
IT 373 Technology Management 3
IT 380 Organization Behavior 3
IT 421 Internet Architecture and Protocols 3
IT 334 Information System Audit and Control 3
IT 480 Electronic Commerce 3
IT 493 Software Quality Assurance 3
IT 473 Enterprise Resource Planning 3
IT 451 Human Computer Interaction 3
IT 472 Geographical Information System 3
IT 474 Distributed Information Systems 3
IT 475 Information Warehousing 3
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Course Outlines MTH 101 - Calculus I
Course Description This course provides a systematic introduction to the aspects of differential and integral calculus. It provides a sound foundation in calculus for students of Mathematics and
Computer Science. Emphasis of the course is on modeling and applications. The following topics will be covered in this course: Number systems, Intervals, Inequalities,
Functions, Solving absolute value equations and inequalities, Limits, Continuity, Limits and continuity of trigonometric functions, Slopes and rates of change, the
Derivative, Local linear approximation, Differentials, Analysis of functions, Rolle’s theorem and Mean value theorem, the indefinite integral, the definite integral,
L’Hopital’s rule; Integration, First order differential equations and applications, Second order linear homogeneous differential equations, Polar coordinates and Graph
sketching, Conic sections in calculus. Prerequisites None
Text Book Anton, Bivens and Davis, Calculus, 7th Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 2002. ISBN: 9971-51-431-1
Reference Books � Thomas and Finney, Calculus with Analytic Geometry, Addison Wesley 10th Edition, 2001. ISBN:
0201163209
� Dennis G.Zill & Michael R. Cullen, Differential equations with boundary value problems , 3rd
Edition,1992. ISBN: 0534418872
� Online Material: www.mathworld.com
MTH 102 - Calculus II
Course Description The objective of this course is to prepare the students for coordinating problems by various viewpoints and to encourage and motivate the students to think abstractly, and explore
possibilities in field of computer science, in particular, computer graphics. Class assignment will be given at the end of each lecture, and Software
MATLAB/MATHEMATICA/MAPLE will be used to demonstrate the visualization of surfaces. The following topics will be covered in this course: Motivation and
applications of the course, Rectangular coordinates in 3- space, spheres, cylindrical surfaces, Vectors, Scalar (dot) products, projections, Vector (cross) products, Parametric
Equations of Lines, Planes in 3-space, Quadric surfaces, Spherical and cylindrical coordinates, Introduction to vector-valued functions, Calculus of vector-valued functions,
Change of parameter, Arc length, Unit tangent, normal, and binormal vectors, Curvature, Functions of two or more variables, Partial derivatives, The Chain rule, Directional
derivatives and Gradients, Tangent planes and normal vectors, Maxima and minima of functions of two variables, Lagrange multipliers, Double integral , Parametric surfaces;
Surface area, Triple integral, Line integrals, Green’s Theorem, Surface integrals; application of surface integrals, Divergence Theorem, Stoke’s Theorem.
Prerequisites MTH 101 – Calculus I
Text Book Anton, Bivens and Davis, Calculus, 7th Edition, John Wiley and sons, 2002.ISBN: 9971-51-431-1
Reference Books � Thomas and Finney, Calculus with Analytic Geometry, Addison Wesley, 9th Ed, 1999. ISBN:
0201163209
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MTH 210 - Linear Algebra
Course Description The purpose of this course is to provide a solid foundation in Linear Algebra. It will enable the students to master the concepts and to know when and how to apply linear
algebra. Applications are taken from such areas as Cryptography, Fractals, Chaos, Computer Graphics, Game of Strategy, Computer Tomography, Warps and Morphs. The
Software MATLAB will be used for the implementation of Linear Algebra. The following topics will be covered in this course: Introduction to Linear Algebra (History,
differentiation between Matrix Algebra and Linear Algebra), Concept of a matrix with real entries, Operations of matrices (Addition, multiplication, scalar multiplication,
trace, transpose), Determinant of a matrix and its properties. Singular and non-singular matrices, Row/Column elementary Operations defined on a matrix Inversion of a
matrix (by elementary operations), Reduction of matrix into echelon and reduced echelon form by elementary operations. Rank of a matrix, Introduction to system of linear
equations, Solution of system of linear equations by Gauss elimination method, Concept of algebraic Structures (Semi group, Group, abelian group), Sub groups, Cosets,
Mappings, Ring and Field, Introduction to vector spaces, Linear combination, linear span, Linear dependence and independence of vectors, Concept of basis and
dimension, Linear transformations, Kernel and Range, Matrix representations of a linear transformation, Matrix transformations (dilation, contraction, reflection,
compressions and expansion), Affine Transformations (Shearing, Scaling, Rotation, and Translations), Concepts of eigenvalue and eigenvector, Characteristic equation,
Eigenvalues of an upper & lower triangular matrix, Diagonalization of matrices, Matrix Functions, Concepts of Norm and inner product space.
Prerequisites Calculus – II Text Book Anton - Rorres “Elementary Linear Algebra, application version”. 8th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2000, ISBN: 978-0-471-44902-7
Reference Material � David C Lay, Linear Algebra, Pearson Addison Wesley, 1999, ISBN: 0201660369
MTH 250 - Probability and Statistics
Course Description This course is aimed to introduce the concept of statistics, randomness and probability and build on these concepts to develop tools and techniques to work with random
variables. The following topics will be covered in this course: Introduction to Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Statistics in decision making, Graphical representation
of Data Stem-and Lead plot, Box- Cox plots, Histograms and Ogive, measures of central tendencies, dispersion for grouped and ungrouped Data, Moments of frequency
distribution; examples with real life, use of Elementary statistical packages for explanatory Data analysis. Counting techniques, definition of probability with classical and
relative frequency, subjective approaches, sample space, events, laws of probability. General Probability Distributions, Conditional probability, Bayes theorem with
application to Random variable (Discrete and continuous) Binomial, Poisson, Geometric, Negative Binomial Distri butions, Exponential Gamma and Normal distributions,
Regression and Correlation. Implementation of statistical functions in SPSS Software or MS Excel or any tool
Prerequisites None
Text Book Walpole, Introduction to Statistics, Prentice Hall, , 1982, ISBN: 0024241504.
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Reference Material: � G. Cowan G, Statistical Data Analysis, Clarendon, Oxford, 1998, ISBN13: 9780198501558
� Mariano R, Advances in Statistical Analysis and Statistical Computing III, JAI Press, Greenwich, Conn, 1993
NSC 101 - Mechanics and Wave Motion
Course Description To teach students calculus based general physics by way of learning about the following topics in depth: Measurement and vectors, Motion in one, two and three
dimensions, Newton’s laws of motions, Work and energy principles, Laws of conservation of momentum and energy, One- and two-dimensional collisions, Rotational
kinematics and dynamics, Conservation of angular momentum, Gravitation, Oscillations and waves. use simulators to demonstrate or any software.
Prerequisites None Textbook
Resnick, Halliday and Krane, Physics, vol. 1, 2001, ISBN: 978-0-471-32057-9
Reference Material
� Sears and Zemansky, University Physics, vol. 1, 2003, ISBN-10: 0201603365
NSC 103 - Electricity and Magnetism
Course Description The primary objective of the course is to teach student calculus based general physics, particularly basic concepts of thermodynamics, electricity, and magnetism. The
following topics will be covered in the course: Temperature, Thermal expansion, Kinetic theory and the ideal gas, Heat and First law of thermodynamics, Entropy and
Second law of thermodynamics, Review of Vectors, Electric Charge and Coulomb’s law, Electric field, Gauss’s law, Electric potential, Capacitors and dielectrics,
Current and resistance, Ohm’s Law, Simple resistive circuits (series and parallel), Magnetic field, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law of induction, Lien’s Laws,
Ampere’s Law and its applications.
Prerequisites Mechanics and Wave Motion
Text Book Halliday, Resnick, and Walker, Fundamentals of Physics Extended, Sixth Edition, 2000, ISBN: 978-0-471-
32000-5
Reference Books • Sears and Zemansky, University Physics, vol. 1, 2003, ISBN-10: 0201603365
• Sears and Zemansky, University Physics, vol. 2, 1997, ISBN-10: 02016033655
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ENG 101 - Writing Workshop
Course Description The basic philosophy behind writing workshop is to allow students to daily spend time writing for real purposes about things that interest them. Students can experiment with a
variety of genres. English, spelling, handwriting and other mechanics can be taught within writing workshop. Students learn the craft of writing through practice, conferring, and
studying the craft of creative and fundamental writings. Topics: Introduction of communication;
4 skills of communication; Importance and Benefits of Effective communication; Components of communication; Components of communication; Concepts
and problems of communication; Forms of communication: verbal/ nonverbal; The general principles of communication; The general principles of communication;
Communication and the Global Context; Strategies for Successful Speaking. Project Documentation and Presentation must be treated as compulsory part of this paper.
Note for the instructor: make frequent use of worksheets in class and in homework assignments.
Prerequisites None
Text Book George Stern, Learners’ Writing in English, Learners Publishing, ISBN: 981-4107-03-4
Reference Books � Hand outs: Synonyms, Antonyms, Idiomatic Phrases and Difference Between American and British
English
� Useful links: www.owl.english.purdue.edu, www.askoxford.com
ENG 201 - Communication Skills
Course Description The aim of this course is to develop good English writing, language usage and reading skills, to appreciate the importance of business communication and to develop
understanding of communication concepts, principles, theories and problems. It will also help in developing good oral communication and presentation skills. The following
topics will be covered in the course: Principles of writing good English, understanding the composition process, Comprehension and expression, Use of grammar and
punctuation, Process of writing, observing, audience collecting, composing, drafting and revising, persuasive writing, reading skills, listening skills and comprehension, skills
for taking notes, Business communications, planning messages, writing concise but with impact, Letter formats, mechanics of business, letter writing, letters, memo and
applications, summaries, proposals, writing resumes, styles and formats, oral communications, verbal and nonverbal communication, conducting meetings, small group
communication, taking minutes, Presentation skills, Presentation strategies, material gathering, material organization strategies, time management, opening and concluding,
use of audio-visual aids, delivery and presentation.
Prerequisites Writing Workshop
Text Book Modern Approach to Communication Skills, Organized and Complied by Samreen Jawed, Published by
University Book Corner, Urdu Bazaar Lahore
Reference Material
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� Handouts will be provided by the instructor
� Vawdrey, Stoddard, Bell, Practical Business English, ISBN-10: 0256102740
• Herta A. Murphy, Effective Business Communication, ISBN-10: 007044398X
ENG 205 - Business and Technical Writing
Course Description The objective of this course is to upgrade students’ ability to write effectively in the world of science, technology and business, to produce experts and specialists in
the business and technical writing, to enhance students’ skills for the effective delivery of technical information to audience (listeners or viewers). It will help the students
to generate thorough understanding of common types of reports, special format items and other technical features of business documents, to develop verbal and non verbal
communication skills for an effective display of personality. The following topics will be covered in the course: Business communication overview, Communication and
organizational effectiveness, Process of creating effective messages, five planning steps and organizational plans, Different Forms of Written communication including
Persuasive messages, Good News and Neutral messages, Bad News, Memorandum writing, Letter writing, Informative and positive messages, Academic, research and business
proposals writing, Formal Report Writing, Business Research Methods, Documentation and Research Citation, Oral presentation, Strategies for an effective Audience
Analysis, Non-verbal communication, Employment communication, Cross-cultural communication, Business Communication and the Ethical Contexts.
Prerequisites: Communication Skills
Text Book The Modern Business and Professional Communication, Revised Edition, Organized and Complied by Samreen
Jawed, Published by University Book Corner, Urdu Bazar.
Reference Material: • Handouts provided by the instructor
• Greenfield, T., Research Methods, Guidance for Postgraduates, Arnold, 1996, ISBN-10: 0340806567
HUM 150 - Islamic Studies
Course Description This course provides a comprehensive knowledge of Islam. It covers the basic beliefs and practices of Islam. This course is intended to familiarize students with a range of the
most important Islamic beliefs, practices, and issues. It should equip them to recognize, understand and appreciate the different dimensions of Islam that they will encounter in
their practical life. This course will enable the students to perform their worship in the manner prescribed by Allah. It will also make them aware of their duties as Muslims,
including what is compulsory, what is permitted and what is forbidden for a Muslim in his day-to-day life. This course will also enable the students to appreciate the beauty
and excellence of Islamic moral and social teachings and adopt them as their guidance in life thereby demonstrating values and attitudes necessary for a healthy and balanced
lifestyle. The following topics will be covered in this course: Aqeedah, Tawheed, Risalah and Al-Akhira, Tahara, Salah, Sujood as-Sahw, Qadda (making up), Qasr
(Shortening) and Jama(Joining), Sawm (Fasting), Salah at - Taraaweeh (The Night Prayer), Zakaah, Hajj, Jihad, Birth, Tehneek , Aqeeqah and Circumcision (Khittaan),
Death, The Funeral Prayer, Burial, Food and Dress/Adornment, Male/Female relationship, Social Interaction Between Men & Women, Marriage(Nikah), Rights and
Obligations of the Spouses, The Law of Divorce, Inheritance, Major Sins (Kabirah), Crime & Punishment, Islamic Economics & Finance, Contemporary issues, Moral/
Manners / Tazkiyah Nafs, concepts of Taqwa, Tazkiyah, Ihsan, Huqooq ullah and Huqooq ul-Ibad. Prerequisites None
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Text Book
Dr. Muhammad Hamidullah, Introduction to Islam, 2003, publisher-wilmett:III, BAHAI Publications Trust, ISBN-1931847061.
Reference Material
• Marwan Ibrahim Al-Kaysi, Morals And Manners in Islam, 1991, The Islamic Foundation, Leicester, United Kingdom, 1991.
• Mohammad Yusuf Islahi, Etiquettes of Life In Islam, Markazi Maktabah Islami Publishers, New Delhi,
2003.
• Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, The Foundations of Islamic Studies.
• John Esposito, Islam: The Straight Path, 3rd Edition 2005 Oxford University Press, ISBN-0195182669
• Abul A'la Mawdudi, Al-Jihad Fil Islam
• Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, Funeral Rites in Islaam – 2nd Edition 2005, International Islamic publishing (IIPH) ISBN-9960850846
• Jamal A. Badawi, At-Taharah: Purity And State Of Undefilement
• Abul A'la Mawdudi, Human Rights in Islam, The Islamic Foundation, Leicester, United Kingdom, ISBN-0950395498
• Abul A'la Mawdudi, Ethical Viewpoint of Islam 1972, KALI Publishers, ISBN-0935782990
• Muhammad Akram Khan, An Introduction to Islamic Economics, 1994, The International Institute of thoughts Islamabad.
• Khurshid Ahmad, Studies in Islamic Economics, 1980, The Islamic Foundation, Leicester, United
Kingdom.
HUM 250 –––– Professional Ethics and Issues
Course Description The objective of this course is to impart an understanding of the fundamental principles and teachings of Islam through study of selected verses of the Quran and Prophetic
Sayings. It also includes the important facets of the Prophet’s life and salient features of Islamic Civilization. It will provide appreciation of other prominent religions,
systems of ethics and cultures to prepare students to survive in international and multicultural work place. This course introduces students to the basic teachings of Islam so that
they can understand the rationale behind Islamic beliefs and practices. The following topics will be covered in the course: Basic sources of teaching, beliefs and their
impact on human life, obligation to God, obligations to fellow human beings, and other related issues.
Prerequisites None
Text Book
Dr. Muhammad Hamidullah, Introduction to Islam, 2003, publisher-wilmett:III, BAHAI Publications Trust, ISBN-1931847061.
Reference Material
• Marwan Ibrahim Al-Kaysi, Morals And Manners in Islam, 1991, The Islamic Foundation, Leicester, United Kingdom, 1991.
• Mohammad Yusuf Islahi, Etiquettes of Life In Islam, Markazi Maktabah Islami Publishers, New Delhi,
2003.
• Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, The Foundations of Islamic Studies.
• John Esposito, Islam: The Straight Path, 3rd Edition 2005 Oxford University Press, ISBN-0195182669
• Abul A'la Mawdudi, Al-Jihad Fil Islam
• Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, Funeral Rites in Islaam – 2nd Edition 2005, International Islamic publishing (IIPH) ISBN-9960850846
• Jamal A. Badawi, At-Taharah: Purity And State Of Undefilement
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• Abul A'la Mawdudi, Human Rights in Islam, The Islamic Foundation, Leicester, United Kingdom, ISBN-0950395498
• Abul A'la Mawdudi, Ethical Viewpoint of Islam 1972, KALI Publishers, ISBN-0935782990
• Muhammad Akram Khan, An Introduction to Islamic Economics, 1994, The International Institute of thoughts Islamabad.
• Khurshid Ahmad, Studies in Islamic Economics, 1980, The Islamic Foundation, Leicester, United
Kingdom.
HUM 260 - Arabic Language
Course Description The main objective of this course is to give students an introduction to the basic syntax and morphology of the Arabic language so that they can study the language at an advanced
level on their own. At the end of the course students will be in a position to understand simple Arabic sentences and decipher the meaning of complex sentences to some
extent with the help of a dictionary. Although the main stress shall be on explaining the sentence structure, it is expected that some use of Situational Language Teaching
(SLT) and communication will also give the students a limited ability to read Arabic texts and communicate in that language. The following topics will be covered in
the course:
Prerequisites None
Text Book Standard textbook by University of Sargodha
Reference Material None
HUM 350 - French
Course Description The aim of this course is to introduce a beautiful and world’s second spoken language to students and importance of bilingual vision of a person in modern era, to
make the students capable of understanding and speaking a new language, to establish the concept and basis about the grammar in students. It emphasizes not only on theoretical
education but the implication of French language in practical life in different situations. The following topics will be covered in the course: Introduction to French Language,
Nature, scope and importance of another language, acquisition of the four skills of oral/written comprehension and oral/written production within the framework of real
communication situations linked to the realities of the workplace using audio-oral approach, cultural dimension, pride of place as each unit focuses on a particular civilization
theme. Different daily life situations e.g. To take an appointment, Introduce one’s self to another person, Hotel reservations, Arrivals, Departures, Buying a ticket and
seeking information etc.
Prerequisites None
Text Book S. Truscott – M. Mitchell and B. Tauzin, Le Français à grande vitesse – 2003 (Cours Intensif), Mark Rouse publishers, France, ISBN-0-7897-2849-4
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Reference Material • Dr. S.H.A Rasool, French For Intermediate
SSc 170 - Pakistan Studies
Course Description The main objective of this course is to make the students familiar with the History of Pakistan, its ideology and all the Problems, which have been faced at the time of creation of
Pakistan. All the great nations remember their history and it is very important to make the new generation familiar about it to achieve their goals and to set the future trends.
Students will learn the reason behind the achievements of the Pakistan. The following topics will be covered in the course: Historical background of Pakistan: Muslim society
in Indo-Pakistan, Ideology of Pakistan, Two Nation Theory, the movement led by the societies, the downfall of Islamic society, establishment of British Raj- Causes and
consequences, Political evolution of Muslims in the twentieth century, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Muslim League, Nehru, Allama Iqbal, Independence Movement, Lahore
Resolution, Creation of Pakistan and transfer of power, Pakistan culture and society, Constitutional and Administrative issues, Pakistan and its geo-political dimension, Pakistan
and International Affairs, Pakistan and the challenges ahead.
Prerequisites None
Text Book Dr. Muhammad Sarwar, A Text book of Pakistan Studies, Ilmi Kitab Khana, Urdu Bazar, Lahore, 2003
Reference Material: • Ikram ul Haq Raja Pak. Studies, Azeem Academy, Urdu Bazar Lahore 2001
CMP 140 Programming Fundamentals
Course Description “Programming is to Computer science as Calculus to Physics and Engineering”. Theories of computer science can effectively be verified via programming. Emphasis of the
course is on developing Problem Solving skills. Introduction: Introduction to Course, Program and Algorithm, Programming Language, Flow-charting, Software Development
Life Cycle: Analysis, Design, Implementation, Testing, Deployment and Maintenance. Flowcharting as schematic representation of an algorithm or a process;
Program Development Life Cycle: Editing, Compiling, Linking, Loading and Execution; C Programming Language: introduction, history, significance. Basic C
Language Constructs: Data types, Variable and Constants, Operator and Expressions, Console I/O, Formatted I/O, Escape Sequences. Structured Programming in C Language:
Decision making using if control structure, Repetition using for and do while, multiple selection using switch and logical operators. Procedural Programming in C
Language: functions, prototype, parameter and arguments, call by value, header files, scope and lifetime of variables (storage classes), recursion. Pointers: Pointer Significance,
pointer definition, pointer arithmetic, constant pointers, Call by Reference; Composite Data Types Arrays: definition, processing, multi dimensional arrays, searching and
sorting, passing of array to a function. Strings: string and characters, string conversion functions, Dynamic Memory Allocation. User Defined Data Types: structures,
definition, initialization, accessing members of structures, Self Referential Structures, typedef, union and bitwise operators, enumerations. C File Processing: files and streams,
Sequential Access File, Random Access File. Miscellaneous Topics: Command Line Arguments, Compiling Multiple Source Files, Developing Libraries. exit and atexit.
Graphics (Which must be the last session of this course) Preparing for Graphics, Line, Circle, Filling Color, Text and Graphics, Pixel, Bit Images
Prerequisites None
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Text Book H.M. Deitel, “C How To Program”, 2nd Ed., Pearson Education, 2004. ISBN 81-297-0676-8
Dennis M. Ritchie, The C Programming Language, 2nd Ed., Prentice Hall, 1988. ISBN 0-13-110362-8
Reference Books � Koenig Andrew, “C Traps and Pitfalls”, 2nd Ed., Addison-Wesley, Nov., 1988, ISBN 9780201179286
� Stephen G. Kochan, “Programming in ANSI C”, Ist Ed., Prentice-Hall, 1993, ISBN:0672303396
� Clovis L. Tondo, Scott E. Gimpel, “The C Answer Book”, Ist Ed., November 19998, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0131096532
� Alan R. Feuer, “The C Puzzle Book”, 2nd Ed., Prentice Hall, October 1989, ISBN:0-13-115502-4
CMP 200 - Discrete Mathematics
Course Description This course introduces the foundations of discrete mathematics as they apply to Computer Science, focusing on providing a solid theoretical foundation for further work. It aims
to develop understanding and appreciation of the finite nature inherent in most Computer Science problems and structures through study of combinatorial reasoning, abstract
algebra, iterative procedures, predicate calculus, tree and graph structures. The following topics will be covered in the course: Introduction to logic and proofs, Direct proofs,
proof by contradiction, Sets, Combinatorics, Sequences, Formal logic, Prepositional and predicate calculus, Methods of Proof, Mathematical Induction and Recursion, loop
invariants, Relations and functions, Pigeon whole principle, Trees and Graphs, Elementary number theory, Optimization and matching, Fundamental structures, Functions
(surjections, injections, inverses, composition), relations (reflexivity, symmetry, transitivity, equivalence relations), sets
(Venn diagrams, complements, Cartesian products, power sets), pigeonhole principle; cardi nality and countability.
Prerequisites None
Text Book Rosen, Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, 5th edition, 2002, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0072424346
Reference Material • Richard Johnsonbaugh, Discrete Mathematics, Prentice Hall, 1996, ISBN: 0135182425
• Kolman, Busby & Ross, Discrete Mathematical Structures, 4th Edition, 2000, Prentice-Hall, ISBN:
0130831433
CMP 210 - Data Structures and Algorithms
Course Description This course is designed to teach students structures and schemes, which allow them to write programs to efficiently manipulate, store, and retrieve data. “An apprentice
carpenter may want only hammer and saw, but a master craftsman employs many precision tools; (Robert L. Kruse Data Structure and Program Design)”. Computer
programming likewise requires sophisticated tools to cope with complexity of real applications and only practice with these tools will build skill in their use. Topics:
Introduction: Introduction to Course, Review of Object Oriented Programming Concepts. Algorithm Specification: Properties of Algorithm, examples, performance,
analysis, measurement, and Big Oh notation. Introduction to ADTs: Array and Polynomial as an ADT, and Representation of Arrays. Stack ADT, Expressions, Postfix
Notation, and Infix to postfix conversion. Recursion: Recursive Definition and Processes, Writing Recursive Programs. Queue: The Queue ADT, Circular and Double Ended
Queue. Self-Referential Classes, Linked List: Linear/Circular Singly/Double Linked Lists, Linked Stacks and Queues. Trees: Introduction to Trees, Logical construction and
Traversing of Binary Trees, Implementation of Binary Trees (Insertion and Traversing), Searching and deletion in Binary Trees, Binary Search Tree, Introduction to
Balanced and AVL Trees. Heaps: Heaps and Heaps as Priority Queues, Double Ended Priority Queue. Hashing: Hash Functions: Division; Overflow Handling: Chaining;
Introduction to Some
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advance topics like: B-Trees, Indexing, Sets, Compression and Network Flows etc. Sorting Types and Techniques: Logical and Algorithmic Implementation of
Selection, Bubble, Insertion, Shell, Radix, Merge, Quick, Heap, and Tree Sorts. Graphs: Graph terminology, Adjacency List and Adjacency Matrix and Adjacency list
representation of Graph; Elementary Graph Operations: Breadth First Search and Depth First Search, Spanning Trees (BFSST, DFSST), Minimum Cost Spanning Trees.
Prerequisites CMP-240 Object Oriented Programming
Text Book Mark Allen Weiss, “Data Structure and Algorithms in C++”, 2nd Ed., Addison Wesley, 1999, ISBN 0201361221
Ellis Horowitz, Sartaj Sahni, and D. Mehta “Fundamentals of Data Structures in C++”, 2nd Ed., Computer
Science Press, 1995. ISBN 81-7808-792-8
Reference Material • Michael T. Goodrich, “Data Structures and Algorithms in C++”, Ist
Ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2006,
ISBN: 0470075619
• Adam Drozdek “Data Structure and Algorithm in Java”, 2nd Ed., Brooks/Cole Publishing Co, 2001, ISBN 0-534-37668-1
• D. Samanta. “Classic Data Structures”, 2nd Ed., Prentice Hall, 2001, ISBN: 8120318749
• Tenenbaum, M. Augenstein, and Y. Lang Sam, “Data Structures using C and C++” 2nd Ed., Prentice
Hall, 1999, ISBN-10: 0130369977
• Standish, Thomas A., "Data Structures, Algorithms, and Software Principles in C", Ist Ed., 1994, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0201528800.
• Timothy Budd “Data Structures in C++ using the STL Ist Ed., 1998, Addison Wesley, ISBN
0201308797
• Standish, Thomas A., "Data structure techniques Reading", Ist Ed., Addison-Wesley, 1980, ISBN
0201072564
CMP 120 –––– Digital Logic Design
Course Description The primary objective of the course is to develop in students a thorough understanding of digital logic design principles. The following topics will be covered in the course:
Number Systems, Codes (Parallel/Serial), Logic Gates, Boolean Algebra, Boolean Algebra, Positive/Negative Logic, Boolean Algebra (Dual/De-Morgan), Algebraic
simplification, Combinational Logic, Truth Tables, Min/Max terms, Combinational Logic, K-Maps, Don’t Cares, Multiple outputs, Combinational Logic, 5-6 K-
Maps, Combinational Logic Design Practices, Negative numbers, Addition, multiplication, parity, decoders, Encoder, Multiplexor /Demux, Hazards, Tristate, Latches &
Flip Flops, Counters / Registers, Synchronous Counters, Sequential Logic Design Principles
(Wakerly), Mealy / Moore Design— Sequential Circuits— (Wakerly), ROMS, SRAMS, DRAMS, Memory Organization, ADC / DAC Interf Analog World, Digital
Electronics, Characteristics, Parameters, Digital Electronics, Logic Families, TTL, CMOS, BiCMOS, ECL, Low-Voltage Logic, Open/Tristate Wired Logic, Bus Tnterface
Logic, Mixing CMOS/TTL
Prerequisites None
Text Book Tocci & Widmer, Digital Systems, Principles and Applications, 10th Edition, 2006, Published by Pearson
Education, ISBN-10: 0131725793 and ISBN-13: 978-0131725799
Reference Books • John F. Wakerly, Digital Design, Principles & Practices, 3rd Edition Updated, Published by Prentice
Hall, ISBN-10: 0137691912 and ISBN-13: 978-0137691913
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CMP 121–––– Digital Logic Design Laboratory
Course Description The primary objective of the course is to give students practice in designing, implementing, and testing simple digital circuits by using simulation tools and actual integrated
circuits (ICs). Experiments must cover the use of following digital circuit elements: logic gates (AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR), half -adders, full-adders,
multiplexers, demultiplexers, decoders, encoders, flip-flops, shift registers, counters, and RAM.
Prerequisites None
Text Book Laboratory Manual prepared by the institution.
Reference Books None
CMP 223 - Computer Organization and Assembly Language
Course Description The main objective of this course is to introduce the organization of computer systems and usage of assembly language for optimization and control. Emphasis should be given
to expose the low-level logic employed for problem solving while using assembly language as a tool. The students will be capable to acquire knowledge that is specific to
Intel 80x 86 processor families, as well as knowledge that is universal. They will learn the programming methodologies showing how to use Assembly Language for
Application Software’s, System Programming and Terminate and Stay Resident. They will develop programs based on the interaction between Assembly Language and
Operating System, Security Software’s, encryption and decryption programs, programs for Reverse Engineering, programs for small scale Embedded Systems and Games
specially Networking Games using serial and parallel ports. Following topics will be covered in this course: Processor Architecture and Organization, Memory Architecture,
Intel 8086 Registers, Addressing Modes, Memory Addressing, MOV The Basic Instruction, Debugger, Mathematical and Bit wise Logical instruction, Stack Instructions,
Interrupts, Memory Models, Practice of Program Writing and Debugging, Control Transfer and Conditional Action Instructions, Procedures, Macros, Shift and Rotate
Instructions, Procedures to Input and Display Binary, Decimal, Hexadecimal Numbers, Reading DOS Command Tail, Data Communication, File Handling,
Recursion, High– Level Logic Structures, Interfacing of Assembly and C++ , Languages, Storage of Real Numbers, Math co-processor, String instructions, Introduction
to Machine Code, Protected Mode, Terminate and Stay Resident Programs, Micro Controller Programming (8051)
Prerequisites Digital Logic Design
Text Book Barry B. Brey, 'The Intel Microprocessors, 8086/8088, 80186/80188, 80286, 80386, 80486, Pentium and Pentium Pro Processor, Pentium II, Pentium III and Pentium 4,
Architecture, Programming and Interfacing' Seventh Edition, Prentice Hall, 2006, ISBN-9780131195066
Kip R. Irvine, Assembly Language for Intel Based Computers, Fifth Edition, Prentice-Hall Publishing, 2006,- ISBN-13: 9780132383103
Reference Material
• Allen L. Wyatt, Using Assembly Language, 3rd Edition, Publishing Que Corporation 1992,-ISBN: 0-
88022-884-9
• I Scott Mackenzie, Raphael C.-W.Phan, 8051 Micro-controller Programming, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall
PTR, 2006, ISBN 0130195626
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CMP 224 - Computer Organization and Assembly Language Lab
Course Description Instruction set architecture. Accumulator based, Stack Based and General Purpose Register Organization. Processor’s Data Path. Design of a basic computer highlighting
the timing and control system in instruction execution cycle. Interrupts, traps and signals. Comparison of Intel 80x86 and MIPS architectures. Addressing Modes. Mapping of
High level language to corresponding assembly and machine language. Memory and Cache organization techniques. I/O techniques (Memory mapped and isolated I/O). Latest trends
in Architectures.
Prerequisites Digital Logic Design
Text Book Barry B. Brey, 'The Intel Microprocessors, 8086/8088, 80186/80188, 80286, 80386, 80486, Pentium and Pentium Pro Processor, Pentium II, Pentium III and Pentium 4,
Architecture, Programming and Interfacing' Seventh Edition, Prentice Hall, 2006, ISBN-9780131195066
Kip R. Irvine, Assembly Language for Intel Based Computers, Fifth Edition, Prentice-Hall Publishing, 2006,- ISBN-13: 9780132383103
Reference Material
• Allen L. Wyatt, Using Assembly Language, 3rd Edition, Publishing Que Corporation 1992,-ISBN: 0-
88022-884-9
• I Scott Mackenzie, Raphael C.-W.Phan, 8051 Micro-controller Programming, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall
PTR, 2006, ISBN 0130195626
CMP 240 - Object Oriented Programming
Course Description The aim of this course is to equip the learner with the philosophy and necessary skills to formulate solutions of real world problems using object oriented paradigm. The
following topics will be covered in the course: Overview of Structured Programming, Moving from C to C++ or Java : Switching from ‘C’ header files to ‘C++’, printf/scanf, Bugs of Macros and C++ Replacement, global identifiers, Overloading & Default Arguments, Alias, Dynamic Memory Allocation;
Evolution of Programming Paradigms; Why OOP and Basic OOP concepts: Terminology (with the help of real world examples and all possible synonym terms): Data
Abstraction, Encapsulation, Information Hiding, Principle of Least Privilege, Object, attribute/Data-Member, operation/Member-Function, Encapsulation, Wrapper Method:
Setter/Mutator and Getter/Accessor methods, Utility Operation/Method, Interface, Implementation, Separating Interface from Implementation; Class Header, Class Body,
Special Methods: Constructor and Destructor; Pointer to Object; Object Passing: By Reference/Value, Shallow/Deep Copy Problems, Temporary Objects; Modifier
const: constant functions/data - member/objects; Modifier static: static functions/data-member/objects; Array of objects, Composition; Friend Function and Classes, Operator
Overloading: Arithmetic/logical/relational operators, assignment operator, index operator, Function Object, type-cast operator, Smart Pointer, new/delete operators; Inheritance:
Generalization Is-A relationship, Is-Kind of, Problem solving in OO paradigm, OO program design process , Polymorphism: Compile Time and Runtime/Overriding, V-
Table structure, Pointer to Member Functions; Function/Class Templates: Full/Partial/Extended Specialization; C++ Streams or Java : Members and Manipulators of Streams,
File Processing using Streams: Input/Output of Object from/to File (binary/ text mode), Access Techniques: Sequential and Random Access Files; Exception Handling:
Error vs. Exception, Evolution of Exception Handling: exit, abort, assert, new-keywords: try, catch, throw, Unhandled Exception, throw list, Propagation of Exception and its
advantage;
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Prerequisites CMP 140 Programming Fundamentals
Text Book Bruce Eckel, “Thinking in C++”, 2nd Ed, Pearson Publication, ISBN 0-13-979809-9
P J Deitel & H M Deitel, “C++ How to Program”, 4th Ed., Prentice Hall, 2001. ISBN 0130384747
Reference Material • Bjarne Stroustrup, “The C++ Programming Language” 3rd Ed, Addison Wesley, ISBN: 0-201-88954-4
• Stanley B. Lippman and Josee Lajoie, “C++ Primer”, April 1998, 3rd Edd., Addison Wesley, ISBN
0201824701
• David Vandevoorde and Nicolai M. Josuttis, “C++ Templates”, November 2002, Ist Edd., Addison
Wesley, ISBN 0201734842
• Scott Meyers, “Effective C++”, September 1997, 2nd Edd., Addison Wesley, ISBN 0201924889
• Herbert Schildt, “C/C++, The Complete Reference”, 3rd Ed, Osborne McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-
882476-1
• Herbert Schildt, Herb Schildt. “STL Programming”, Ist Edd.December 1998, McGraw-Hill Osborne
Media, ISBN 0078825075
CMP 320 - Operating Systems
Course Description The objective of this course is to give students knowledge of construction and working of Operating systems, to enable them to understand management and sharing of computer
resources, communication and concurrency and develop effective and efficient applications and also to appreciate the problems and issues regarding multi - user, multitasking, and
distributed systems. The following topics will be covered in the course: Introduction to Main Frames System, multi programmed System, batch system, Time sharing
system, Desktop System, Multiprocessor system, distributed system, client server, Real time system, Hand held System, Computer System Structure, Caching, Coherency
and consistency, Operating System Structure, Process management, System calls, Process control, Communication, micro-kernels, Virtual machines, Processes, Threads,
multithreading models, CPU Scheduling, Process Synchronization, Critical section problem, Semaphores, Deadlock, Memory Management, Memory allocation,
Fragmentation, Paging, Segmentation, Virtual Memory, Demand paging, Page replacement, Allocation of frames, Thrashing, File System Interface, Directory structure, File
system mounting, File System Implementation, NFS, Protection.
Prerequisites Data Structures and Algorithms
Text Book Silberschatz A., Peterson, J.L., and Galvin P.C., Operating Systems Concepts, 7th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004, ISBN: 0-471-69466-5
Reference Material • Tanenbaum A.S., Modern Operating Systems, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall PTR, 2001. ISBN-10:
0130313580
CMP 330 - Computer Networks
Course Description The aim of this course is to introduce students to the basic concept of computer networks and communication. It will provide a detailed overview of the Network models (OSI,
TCP/IP) and Protocol Standards. Emphasis will
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be given on the understanding of modern network concepts. The following topics will be covered in the course: Analogue and digital Transmission, Noise, Media, Encoding,
Asynchronous and Synchronous transmission, Protocol design issues, Network system architectures (OSI, TCP/IP), Error Control, Flow Control, Data Link Protocols (HDLC,
PPP), Local Area Networks and MAC Layer protocols (Ethernet, Token ring), Multiplexing, Switched and IP Networks, Internetworking, Routing, Bridging, Transport
layer protocols TCP/IP, UDP, Network security issues, Programming exercises or projects involving implementation of protocols at different layers.
Prerequisites Operating Systems
Text Book Behrouz A Forouzan, Data Communication and Networking, 4th Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2006, ISBN-13: 978-
0073250328
Reference Material
• Richard Stevens, Unix Network Programming, ISBN-10: 013490012X
• Larry Peterson, Bruce Davie, Computer networks: a systems approach, Princeton Univ., Princeton. ISBN-10: 1558605142
• James F Kurose, Keith W Ross, Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet,
2/e, Addison Wesley 2003. ISBN: 0-201-97699-4.
• Andrew S. Tenenbaum , Computer Networks, 4th Ed., Prentice Hall, 2002, ISBN-10: 0-13-066102-3
• William Stallings, Data and Computer Communication, 8th Ed., Prentice Hall, 2006, ISBN-13: 978-
0132433105
CMP 331 - Computer Networks Lab
Course Description The aim of Computer Networks Lab is to provide a hands-on experience to the students so that they can confidently cope with the practical issues/problems in Computer
Networks. The following topics will be covered in this course: Hardware Components, PC Hardware, Laboratory Safety and Tools, Hardware Assembling, Portable
Devices, Adding a Network Interface Card (NIC), TCP/IP Utilities, Connecting a Printer, Sharing a Printer, Managing a Printer, Dealing with paper problems, Layer 2
Internetworking Devices, Switch configuration, Media and Design (Topology Design), Structured Cabling (Straight-Through Cable, Crossover Cable, Rollover Cable), Using
the Router, Router Components, Router Startup and Setup, Router Configuration, Operating System Installation, Implementing a small LAN.
Prerequisites None
Text Book Lab Manual provided by instructor
Reference Material None
CMP 370 - Database Systems
Course Description The course aims to introduce basic database concepts, different data models, data storage and retrieval techniques and database design techniques. The course primarily
focuses on relational data model and DBMS
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concepts. The following topics will be covered in the course: Traditional File Based Systems, Roles in Database Environment, ANSI-SPARC Architecture, Data Manipulation
Language (DML), Data Models, Multi-User DBMS Architectures, Relational Data Structures, Database Schemas, Relational Integrity, Introduction to SQL, Data
Manipulation, Creating a Database, Tables, Index, Views, Transactions, Database Application Life Cycle, Database Planning, Database Design, Data Administration &
Database Administration, Entity Types, Relationship Types, Structural Constrains, Problems with ER Models, Specialization/Generalization For EERD, Anomalies,
Functional Dependency, Process of Normalization, Database Design Methodology, Database Security, Client Server Architecture, Centralized and Distributed Databases,
Advance Topics.
Prerequisites Data Structures and Algorithms
Text Book C.J. Date, An Introduction to Database Systems, 8th edition, Addison Wesley Publications Co., 2003. ISBN-10:
0321197844
Reference Material • R.Connolly and P.Begg, Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation and
Management, Addison-Wesley Publications Company, 2004. ISBN: 0201708574
• Elmasri and Navathe, Fundamentals of Database Systems, 5th edition, Addison-Wesley, 2006. ISBN-
10: 0321369572
CMP 290 - Software Engineering
Objectives The aim of this is course is to study various software development models and phases of software development life cycle. The concepts of project management, change control,
process management, software development and testing are introduced through hands-on Team Projects. The following topics will be covered in the course: The Scope of Software
Engineering, Software Process, Software Development Life Cycle, Project Management Concepts, (Planning, Costing, Risk Analysis, Quality Assurance, Risk
Management, 4Ps of Project Management), Software Measurement concepts, Product metrics (LOC based and FP based metrics), Software Quality Metrics, Software Project
Planning, Software Cost Estimation techniques, COCOMO model, Project Scheduling, (GANTT chart, Critical Path Method), Requirements Engineering, Use Case
Techniques, Entity Relationship Diagram, State Transition Diagram, Data Flow Diagrams, Software Designing, Abstraction, refinement, modularity, software
architecture, Cohesion & Coupling, Architectural Design, Data Design, Mapping ER to Data Model, Interface Design, Human Computer Interface, Modular Design,
Mapping Design to Code, Software Testing, White Box Testing & Black Box Testing, Test Case Design using Cyclometic Complexity Technique, Debugging
practices, Software Inspection, Software Quality Assurance, Software Quality Standards.
Prerequisites Databases
Text Book Roger Pressman, Software Engineering: A Practioner's Approach, McGraw-Hill, 2005. ISBN 9780073019338
Reference Material • Ian Sommerville, Software Engineering, McGraw Hill, 6th Edition ISBN-10: 020139815
CMP 390 - Object Oriented Analysis and Design
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Course Description The objective of this course is to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles, and theories relating to computer science and software
applications. It involves the applications of object-oriented concepts and to Identify and analyze criteria and specifications appropriate to specific object oriented problems,
and plan strategies for their solution. It will help the students to analyze, design, and implement computer-based systems. It will also enable them to select and apply
appropriate Design Pattern. The following topics will be covered in the course: Introduction to Object Oriented Concepts, Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, Linear and
Iterative Process Models, Requirement Engineering utilizing Object-Oriented Techniques, Software Design and Architectures, Object-Oriented Design, UML modeling, Use-
Case Modeling, Domain Modeling, Interaction Diagrams, Design Modeling, and Implementation Modeling; Design Patterns
(GRASP), User Interface Design, Usage of Rational Rose, Object -Oriented Testing, Object-Oriented Metrics, Component Based Development, Reusability.
Prerequisites Software Engineering
Text Book Craig Larman, Applying UML and Patterns, Pearson Education, Third Edition, 2005. ISBN- 81-7758-979-2
Stephan Schach, Irwin, Object-Oriented Software Engineering, 1999. ISBN: 0072418729
Reference Material • Roger Pressman, Software Engineering: A Practioner's Approach, McGraw-Hill, 2005. ISBN
9780073019338
IT 372 - Information Systems (Management Information Systems)
Course Description Today, more than ever, there is a pressing need for information systems that effectively support the strategic objectives of the organization. Consequently, the individuals
creating and managing such systems have to be much more familiar with the business aspect of their organization than was necessary in the past. Focus on management skills
and knowledge required to make efficient use of information in the organization. Learn about significant aspects of both business management and information systems
knowledge. Understand how to specify, develop and manage information systems as a strategic organizational resource. This program is geared for the business professional
seeking an understanding of information management. The following topics will be covered in this course: Introduction, Information Systems, Strategic Management and
Performance Evolution, Developing and Implementing change Programs, Organization and Management Issues.
Prerequisites None
Text Book David Body and Albert Boonstra, Managing Information Systems: An Organizational Perspective, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN-10: 0273686356
Reference Books • N. Kumar, Management Information Systems, Anmol Publications Pvt Ltd, 2005, ISBN-10:
8126116749
IT 341 - Web Engineering
Course Description
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This course provides an introduction to the design, development and implementation of interactive client side and server side Web programming. The course will begin with
Markup languages, Cascading Style sheets, JavaScript and move on to interfacing them with server side programming. The major focus of the course will be on server side
dynamic web application development using Java Server Pages and Servlets technology. This course covers design, development and deployment of dynamic and interactive web
applications. The following topics will be covered in this course: Overview of markup languages including XML, cascading style sheets
(CSS), clients side scripting languages (Java Scripting), web application designing, web application architecture, http client request and http server response, http protocol, web
application n-tier architecture and layered architecture, server side programming using JSP and Servlets, Servlets and JSP overview, handling client request, http request
headers, generating the dynamic sever response, http status codes, http response headers, session tracking, handling cookies, session tracking, understanding session tracking
API, encoding URLs, implementing a shopping cart, server side include, redirection, servlet chaining, JSP scripting elements, JSP directives, including files and applets in JSP
pages, using Java Beans components in JSP pages, comparison of JSP and Servlets, MVC architecture, integrating servlets and JSP, JSP expression language. This course also
includes overview of different frameworks and technologies used in web applications development: AJAX, Hibernate, Struts, and Java Server Faces.
Prerequisites None
Text Book Marty Hall and Larry Brown, Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages, 2nd Edition, Pearson, Sun Microsystems,
2004, ISBN: 81-297-0300-9
Deitel, XML How to Program, Prentice Hall,1st Edition, 2001, ISBN: 0130284173
Paul Wilton, Jeremy McPeak, Beginning JavaScript, 3rd Edition, Wrox, ISBN: 9780470051511
Reference Material • http://www.w3c.org/
• http://www.w3schools.com/
• http://www.coreservlets.com/
• http://courses.coreservlets.com/Course-Materials/csajsp2.html
• http://courses.coreservlets.com/Course-Materials/scwcd.html
• http://courses.coreservlets.com/Course-Materials/msajsp.html
• http://www.coreservlets.com/JSF-Tutorial/
• http://courses.coreservlets.com/Course-Materials/ajax.html
• http://courses.coreservlets.com/Course-Materials/struts.html
• http://courses.coreservlets.com/Course-Materials/java5.html
• http://java.sun.com/
• http://www.theserverside.com/
• http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial
IT 433 - Network Management and Administration
Course Description The objective of this course is to provide a practical as well as theoretical basis for managing and administrating networks. The following topics will be covered in this course:
Network Management Overview, Case Histories of Networking & Management, Organization and Information Models, Communication and Functional Models, Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Remote Monitoring & Web-Based Management, Broadband Network Management, Tools, Systems and Applications, Introduction to
windows XP and 2003 server, Review of File sharing, Users Accounts and groups, How DNS works, DHCP server, Managing web services using IIS, Remote Access Services,
Disk Management, Overview of the Active Directory, Integrating DNS with the Active Directory, Introduction to Linux, User Administration & Disk Management,
Samba server, Web Server,
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Firewall, An Introduction to IP Tables, Internet Traffic Management using Squid, Remote Disk Access with
NFS Prerequisites Computer Networks Text Book Mani Subramanian, Network Management: Principles and Practice, 1st edition, Addison Wesley, 2000, ISBN-
10: 0201357429, ISBN-13: 978-0201357424
Reference Books
• Priscilla Oppenheimer, Joseph Bardwell, Troubleshooting Campus Networks: Practical Analysis of
Cisco and LAN Protocols, 1st edition, Wiley, 2002, ISBN-10: 0471210137, ISBN-13: 978-
0471210139
• John Blommers, OpenView Network Node Manager: Designing and Implementing an Enterprise
Solution, 1st edition, Prentice Hall PTR, 2000, ISBN-10: 0130198498, ISBN-13: 978-0130198495
• Arne Mikalsen, Per Borgesen, Local Area Network Management, Design and Security: A Practical
Approach, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2002, ISBN-10: 047149769X, ISBN-13: 978-0471497691
• Teresa C. Piliouras, Network Design: Management and Technical Perspectives, 2nd edition, AUERBACH, 2004, ISBN-10: 0849316081, ISBN-13: 978-0849316081
• Steven Karris, Networks, Design and Management, Orchard Publications, 2003, ISBN-10:
0970951140, ISBN-13: 978-0970951144
• Kauffels F.J., Network management: problems, standards and strategies, Addison-Wesley Publ. Co.,
1992, 0-201-56534-X
• Ball L., Cost Effective Network Management, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1992
IT 490 - Capstone Project I
Course Description The software project involves research, conceive, plan and develop a real and substantial pr oject related to computer science. It provides an opportunity to the students
to crystallize their acquired professional competence in the form of a demonstrable software product. Make oral and written project presentations.
Prerequisites Software Engineering – I, Data Base Systems, Computer Architecture
Resources • Punkaj Jalote, Software Project Management, Addison-Wesley Professional; 1st edition (January 31,
2002), ISBN-10: 0201737213
IT 491 - Capstone Project II
Course Description The software project involves research, conceive, plan and develop a real and substantial project related to computer science. It provides an opportunity to the students
to crystallize their acquired professional competence in the form of a demonstrable software product. Make oral and written project presentations.
Prerequisites Software Engineering – I, Data Base Systems, Computer Architecture
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Resources • Punkaj Jalote, Software Project Management, Addison-Wesley Professional; 1st edition (January 31,
2002), ISBN-10: 0201737213
IT 280 - Principles of Management
Course Description This course provides the fundamental knowledge of Management. The following topics will be covered in the course: Managers and Management, The Evolution of
Management, Managerial Environment, Decision Making, Planning, Strategic Management, Organizing, Human Resource Management, Motivation, Leading, Controlling,
Quality, Productivity and Customer Satisfaction and Case Studies.
Prerequisites None
Text Book Robins Stephen, Management ISBN13: 9780131968714 and ISBN10: 0-13-196871-8
Reference Books � Ricky W. Griffin, Principle of Management, ISBN-10: 0618730788 and ISBN-13: 978-0618730780
IT 421 - Internet Architecture and Protocols
Course Description The aim of this course is to provide an in-depth understanding of the Internet Architecture, its protocols and technologies used in it. It discusses the design philosophy of the
Internet and its basic architectural components. It will provide comprehensive knowledge of major Internet technologies, Internet service providers and their role in Internet
architecture. It also enables the students to strengthen their concepts of TCP/IP Protocol Suite. The following topics will be covered in this course: Internet Basics, History,
Internet Backbones, Network Edge and Core, Types of Delays in Packet Switched Networks, Internet Technologies, Dial up, Frame Relay, ATM, ISDN, Mobile IP, VPN,
DSL, Cable Modem, SONET, TCP/IP Protocol Suite, IPv4, IPv6, ARP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, SMTP, FTP, ISP Architecture and Components, Bridging and Switching,
Spanning Tree, Virtual LANs
(VLANs), Routing Basics, Static Routing, Routing Protocols, Distance Vector Routing Protocols, RIP, IGRP, Link State Routing Protocols, OSPF, Path Vector Routing, BGP,
Implementation of Routing Protocols, Quality of Service.
Prerequisites Computer Networks
Text Book
James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross, Computer Networking A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, 3rd
Ed., 2005, ISBN-13: 978-0321227355
Stephen McQuerry, CCNA Self-Study: Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND) 640-811, 640-801, 2nd
Edition, 2003, Cisco Press, ISBN-13: 978-1587051425
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Reference Books • Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2003, ISBN-13: 978-
0130661029
• Behrouz A. Forouzan, TCP/IP Protocol Suite, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2005, ISBN-13: 978-
0072967722
• William Stallings, Data Communications and Computer Networking with Internet Protocols and
Technology, 7th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2004, ISBN-13: 978-0131482524
• Douglas E. Comer, Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume I: Principles, Protocols and Architecture, 4th
Edition, Prentice Hall, 2001, ISBN-13: 978-0130183804
• Todd Lammle, CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide, 5th Edition, Sybex, ISBN-13:
978-0782143911
� William Stallings, Data and Computer Communications, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2006, ISBN-13:
978-0132433105, Seventh Edition, 2004
IT 334 - Information System Audit and Control
Course Description The aim of this course is to provide basic concepts of information system audit and control, policies and procedures as defined by ISAC, to review and evaluate or conduct
IS audits of an organization. The following topics will be covered in the course: IS Audit charter, Polices, Procedures, Audit computer networks and communication,
Auditing software development, Acquisition, Maintenance, Auditing IT infrastructure, Auditing Management and Organization, Business process re engineering, IS
audit proposal, report, evidence and follow-up, complaint to standard, Enterprise service agreement, IP pro count policies and process, Backup and procedures
Prerequisites None
Text Book Control Objective for Information Technology (COBIT), 3rd Edition, ISBN-10: 189320913X and ISBN-13:
978-1893209138
Reference Books � CISA Review Manual, 2004, Information System Audit and Control Association
� www.isaca.org.
IT 493 - Software Quality Assurance
Course Description The objective of this course is to study in detail the issues involved in software quality engineering. The course focuses on current practice, research and trends in Quality. The
following topics will be covered in the course: Introduction to Software Quality Assurance, Software Quality in Business Context, Quality Assurance in Software
Support Projects, Product Quality and Process Quality, Models for Software Product Quality, Hierarchal Quality Model, Factor Criteria Metrics model (FCM),
McCall’s Model, Boehm’s Model , FURP Model, ISO 9126 Model, Dromey’s Quality Model, QMOOD, SATC’s Quality Model , Non Hierarchal Models,
Bayesian Belief Model, Star Model, CMM, Software Metrics, Defect Metrics, Reliability Metrics, GQM, Introduction to Testing, Software Testing Principles, Test
Planning, Measurement, Execution, and Reporting, Software Testing Techniques, White Box Testing, Black Box Testing, Software Testing Strategies, Regression Testing,
Alpha Testing, Beta Testing, Integration Testing, Bottom-Up Integration Testing, Verification and Validation, Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Validation Testing,
System Testing, Recovery Testing, Security Testing, Performance Testing, Stress Testing, Review Techniques.
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Prerequisites None
Text Book Nina S Godbole, Software Quality Assurance, Alpha Science International, Ltd, 2004, ISBN-10: 1842651765
Reference Material • R A Khan, K Mustafa, SI Ahson, Software Quality: Concepts and Practices, Naroosa Publications,
2006, ISBN: 8173197229
• Srinivasan Desikan, Gopalaswamy Ramesh, Software Testing Principals and Practices, Pearson
Education India, 1st Ed, 2005, ISBN: 817758121X
• Stephen H. Kan, Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering, 2003, 2nd Ed, ISBN:
8129701758
IT 451 - Human Computer Interaction
Course Description This course provides an overview of human-computer interaction. The following topics will be covered in the course: Underpinnings from psychology and cognitive science,
Evaluation techniques, Heuristic evaluation, Videotaped user testing, cognitive walkthroughs, Task analysis, User-centered design, Usability engineering processes, conducting
experiments, Conceptual models and metaphors, Designing interfaces: Coding techniques using color, fonts, sound, animation, Screen layout, response time, feedback, error
messages, Designing interfaces for special devices, Use of voice I/O, Internationalization, help systems, User interface software architectures, Expressing design rationale for
user interface design.
Prerequisites None
Text Book John Carroll, HCI Models, Theories, and Frameworks: Toward a Multidisciplinary Science, Morgan Kaufmann, April 2003, ISBN-10: 1558608087
Reference Material
• Mary Rosson, John Carroll, Mary Beth Rosson, Usability Engineering: Scenario-Based Development of Human Computer Interaction, Morgan Kaufmann ISBN-10:
1558607129
IT 342 - Enterprise Application Development
Course Description This course intends to teach the technologies underpinning modern enterprise wide applications including client- server, distributed and object-based systems. The purpose of the
course is to explain the role of enterprise java beans in enterprise application development and its relationship to other J2EE technologies such as JSP, Servlets
, JMS, CORBA and XML .This course includes explanation of EJB architecture: role of EJB container
,transaction control, authorization control and object pooling and EJB development lifecycle: Java source code compilation ,XML deployment descriptors , EJB compilation and
deployment and use by an application server. It will provide a sound foundation for distributed application development. Emphasis of the course is on enterprise level
development of applications. The following topics will be covered in this course: Overview of enterprise Java beans: Component architecture and service oriented architecture,
Enterprise application design issues , Distributed computing model applying RMI, Naming and directory service(JNDI, LDAP) overview,
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Enterprise Fundamentals: Enterprise beans overview ,types of beans ,Entity beans: CMP,BMP and session beans: Stateless session beans and stateful session beans , Development
of an EJB component: Remote interface
,Home interface, local interface, local home interface, bean class ,deployment descriptor and bean deployment Introduction to JMS and MDBs , Introduction to JINI
,Introduction to Java namespaces, Introduction to Java Mail API, Introduction to Java cryptography, Model view controller. This course also covers different
frameworks and technologies used in enterprise applications development: AJAX, Hibernate, Struts, and Java Server Faces.
Prerequisites Web Engineering Text Book Ed Roman and Gerald Brose, Mastering Enterprise Java beans, 3rd Edition, WILEY, 2005, ISBN: 9780764576829.
Marty Hall and Larry Brown, Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages, 2nd Edition, Pearson, Sun
Microsystems, 2004, ISBN: 81-297-0300-9
Reference Books � Ed Roman and Floyd Marinescu, EJB Design Patterns Advanced Patterns, Processes, and Idioms, John Wiley & Sons, 2002, ISBN: 978-0471208310.
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IT 492 - Project Management
Course Description This course will enable students to initiate software projects, perform project scheduling, plan the resources, carry out the staffing, track the progress, apply software metrics, manage
and motivate the team, and manage the crisis situation. The following topics will be covered in the course: Introduction to Project Management, Project Phases and Project Life
Cycle, Project Integration Management, Project Scope Management, Project Estimation, Size and Schedule Management, Activity Control, Schedule Development, Controlling
Changes to the Project Schedule, Project Cost Management, Resource Planning, Cost Budgeting, Cost Control, Project Human Resource Management, Organizational Planning,
Project Staff Acquisition, Team Development, Project Risk Management, Quantitative and Qualitative Risk Analysis, Current and Prevailing Practices, Software Configuration
Management, Project Monitoring and Control, Project Quality Management, Software release Management, Process improvement frameworks.
Prerequisites Software Engineering
Text Book
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Kathy Schwable, IT Project Management, Course Technology; 3rd Bk & Cdr edition, July 2003, ISBN-10:
0619159847
Reference Material � Robert K. Wysoki, Effective Project Management, Wiley; 2nd Bk&Cdr edition, March 2000, ISBN-10:
0471360287
� Punkaj Jalote, Software Project Management, Addison-Wesley Professional; 1st edition, January
2002, ISBN-10: 0201737213
� Roger S. Pressman, Software Engineering- A practitioner’s approach, 5th Edition, ISBN
9780073019338
• Robert Futrell, Quality Software Project Management Prentice Hall PTR; 1st edition, 2002, ISBN-10:
0130912972
IT 472 - Geographical Information System
Course Description The aim of this course is to provide fundamental knowledge about GIS. The following topics will be covered in the course: Introduction and Overview of GIS, Evolution and
Applications of GIS, Methods for Handling Spatial Data, Data Acquisition Techniques, GIS data Models, Visualization of spatial data, Visualization strategy, GIS
and maps, Map Design, Data Classification, Advance Mapping Environment, Geographic Analysis, Maintenance and Analysis of Non-Spatial Attribute Data, Integrated
Analysis of Spatial and Attribute Data, Spatial data Quality, Overlay Operations, Neighborhood Operations, Line-in-Polygon and Point-in- Polygon Operations,
Topographic Functions, Thiessen Polygons, Interpolation, Network Functions, Spread Functions, Spatial data Quality, Fundamental of Remote sensing, Global
Positioning Systems(GPS), The Satellites, Differential GPS (DGPS) Techniques.
Prerequisites None
Text Book Ian Heywood, Sarah Cornelius and Steve Carver, An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems, Addison Wesley Longman, New York, ISBN 81-7808-982-3,
1999
Reference Material
• Aronoff, S., Geographic Information Systems: A Management Perspective,Wdl Publications, Ottawa, Canada, forth edition, 1995. ISBN 0-921804-91-1, 1995
• R. Laurinin & D. Thompson, Fundamentals of Spatial information System, Academic Press Limited, San Diego, USA. Fifth edition, 1996 ISBN 0-124383-80-7
IT 474 - Distributed Information Systems
Course Description This course provides deep understanding of Distributed Information System. The major objective of this course is to introduce the student to the theory and methods that underlie
distributed information systems. Its first half presents the Introduction, Architecture and Design issues of Distributed Information System. The 2nd half of the Course gives
profound understanding of Query Processing, Transaction Management, Concurrency Control Management and Recovery related issues. The following topics will be covered
in this course: Introduction of Distributed Data Processing; Promises of DDBMS, Complications of DDBMS, Problem Areas of DDBMS, Distributed DBMS
Architecture, DBMS Standardization, Architectural Models for DDBMS, Distributed Database Design, DDBMS Design Strategies, Fragmentation, Horizontal,
Vertical, Hybrid, Allocation, Semantic Data Control, View Management, Data Security, Semantic Integrity Control, Query Processing,
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Complexity Of Relational Algebras Operations, Characterization Of Query Processors, Layers Of Query Processing, Query Decomposition and Data Localization, Query
Decomposition, Localization of Distributed Data, Optimization of Distributed Queries, Centralized Query Optimization, Join Ordering In Fragment queries, Distributed Query
Optimization Algorithms, Transaction Management, Types of Transactions, Architecture Revisited, Distributed Concurrency Control, Serializability Theory, Taxonomy
of Concurrency Control Mechanisms, Locking-Based Concurrency Control Algorithms; Timestamp-Based Concurrency Control Algorithms, Optimistic Concurrency
Control Algorithms, Deadlock Management, Relaxed Concurrency Control, Distributed DBMS Reliability, Reliability Concepts and Measures, Failures and Faults
Tolerance In Distributed Systems, Failures In DDBMS, Local Reliability Protocols, Distributed Reliability Protocols, Dealing with Site Failures.
Prerequisites Management Information System
Text Book
M. Tamer Ozsu and Patrick Valduriez, Principles of Distributed Database Systems, 2nd Ed., Prentice hall, 1999. ISBN 0-13-659707-6
Reference Books
• G.F. Coulouris, J. Dollimore, T. Kindberg, Distributed Systems, 3rd edition, Addison-Wesley, 2000. ISBN-10: 0201619180
• Amjad Umar, E-Business and Distributed Systems Handbook: Architectures Modules, ISBN: 0-
9727414-3-7 and Middleware Modules ISBN: 0-9727414-8-8 , NGE Solutions, Inc., 2004.
IT 475 - Information Warehousing
Course Description The aim of this course is to describe methods and tools for accessing and analyzing warehouse data Define the decision-support purpose and end goal of a data warehouse
Explain the implementation and organizational issues surrounding a data warehouse project Describe the various technologies required to implement a data warehouse In this
course, students study the issues involved in planning, designing, building, populating, and maintaining a successful data warehouse. Students learn the reasons why data
warehousing is a compelling decision-support solution in today's business climate. Participants also examine what vendors have to offer to a successful data warehouse
implementation by identifying the proven Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence
(DW and BI) technologies. So the practices are mainly scenario driven.
Prerequisites Relational Database System
Text Book Paulraj Ponniah, Data Warehousing Fundamentals, John Wiley & Sons, 2001. ISBN: 978-0-471-41254-0
Reference Books • Ralph Kimball, The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit: Expert Methods for Designing, Developing and
Deploying Data Warehouses, John Wiley & Sons, 1998. ISBN: 978-0-471-25547-5
• W. H. Inmon, Building the Data Warehouse, 4th Edition, 2005, ISBN: 978-0-471-77423-5
• Joyce Bischoff, Ted Alexander, Data Warehouse: Practical Advice from the Experts, Prentice Hall,
1997 ISBN: 0-13-577370-9
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