COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Bachelor of science in Information Technology program prepares students to meet the information and communication technology needs of government, business, healthcare, universities, and other kinds of organizations. Information Technology (IT) is the application of computers and telecommunication systems to produce, manipulate, store, organize, retrieve, and transmit data. It involves development, installation, implementation, management, and maintenance of computer hardware and software within companies, universities, and other organizations.
AIM
The main aim of the programme is to produce graduates who will be resourceful in ensuring academic excellence and professional competence in the field of digital technology in Ghana and abroad.
OBJECTIVES
- Appreciate the scientific principles and understand the underlying integrated (social, economic, political, cultural) nature of ICT and therefore not limit it to just a collection of hardware and software.
- Be knowledgeable about the constant changing world and a means of aligning the dynamic nature of digital technology (innovation) to business of the future.
- Be knowledgeable in the skills of Software Engineering;
- Have the understanding on the programming techniques, principles and practice in Software Engineering;
- Have the knowledge and skills in Web Technology and professional issues to start their career as Web Technologists;
- Provide a totally integrated solution for the design, installation and operation of complex computer systems focusing on computer networks.
- Demonstrate understanding and capability in applying theory and model which are the fundamentals in identifying and analysing a problem, designing systems, construction, implementation, verification and documentation.
| Level -100 | ||||
| Semester – I | ||||
| Code | Name of the Subject | Paper | Credit | |
| UWC 101 | Communication Skill – I | 3 | ||
| UWF 101 | Foreign Language French | 2 | ||
| BIT101 | Introduction of Information Technology | 3 | ||
| BIT103 | Basics of Accounting | 3 | ||
| BIT105 | African Studies | 3 | ||
| BIT107 | Calculus- I | 2 | ||
| 16 | ||||
| Semester – II | ||||
| Code | Name of the Subject | Credit | ||
| UWC102 | Communication Skill – II | 3 | ||
| BIT102 | Computer Organization & Architecture | 3 | ||
| BIT104 | Fundamentals of Programming | 3 | ||
| BIT106 | Digital Electronics | 3 | ||
| BIT108 | Principle of Microeconomics | 3 | ||
| BIT110 | Calculus- II | 2 | ||
| 17 | ||||
| Level -200 | ||||
| Semester – I | ||||
| Code | Name of the Subject | Credit | ||
| BIT201 | Database Management System | 3 | ||
| BIT203 | Object Oriented Programming – I | 3 | ||
| BIT205 | System Analysis and Design | 3 | ||
| BIT207 | Data Structure & Algorithm | 3 | ||
| BIT209 | Principle of Management | 3 | ||
| BIT211 | Linear Algebra | 3 | ||
| 18 | ||||
| Semester – II | ||||
| Code | Name of the Subject | Credit | ||
| BIT202 | Data communication –I | 3 | ||
| BIT204 | Object Oriented Programming – II | 3 | ||
| BIT206 | Operating System Concepts | 3 | ||
| BIT208 | Software Engineering | 3 | ||
| BIT210 | Organization behavior | 3 | ||
| BIT212 | Statistical Computing | 3 | ||
| 18 | ||||
| Level –300 | ||||
| Semester – I | ||||
| Code | Name of the Subject | Credit | ||
| BIT301 | Data communication –II | 3 | ||
| BIT303 | Mobile Application Development | 3 | ||
| BIT305 | Computer Graphics | 3 | ||
| BIT307 | Web Technology-I | 3 | ||
| BIT309 | Programming with VB.Net | 3 | ||
| 15 | ||||
| Semester – II | ||||
| Code | Name of the Subject | Credit | ||
| BIT302 | Management Information System | 3 | ||
| BIT304 | Human Computer Interaction | 3 | ||
| BIT306 | Data Warehouse & Data Mining | 3 | ||
| BIT308 | Web Technology-II | 3 | ||
| BIT310 | Research Methods in Computing | 3 | ||
| 15 | ||||
| Level – 400 | ||||
| Semester I | ||||
| Code | Name of the Subject | Credit | ||
| BIT401 | Linux System | 3 | ||
| BIT403 | Ethical and legal Issues in Computing | 3 | ||
| BIT405 | Project-I | 3 | ||
| Elective-I | 3 | |||
| Elective-II | 3 | |||
| 15 | ||||
| Semester II | ||||
| Code | Name of the Subject | Credit | ||
| BIT402 | Emerging New Technology | 3 | ||
| BIT404 | Software Project Management | 3 | ||
| BIT406 | Project – II | 3 | ||
| Elective-III | 3 | |||
| Elective-IV | 3 | |||
| 15 | ||||
**Elective Paper options for Level-400 – Sem-I
- Software Testing BIT 407
- Wireless networking BIT 409
- Emended system BIT 411
**Elective Paper options for Level-400 – Sem-II
- Artificial Intelligence Concepts BIT 408
- Database Design BIT 410
- Real-time System BIT 412
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO FIRST DEGREE PROGRAMMES
Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations(SSSCE),
West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)
and General Business Certificate Examination (GBCE)
The general requirements for admission of WASSCE, SSSCE and GBCE candidates to first degree programmes are three (3) credit passes in three core subjects and three (3) credit passes in three relevant elective subjects.
i. SSSCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A-D) in six (6) subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus three (3) relevant elective subjects.
ii. WASSCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A1-C6) in six (6) subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus three (3) relevant elective subjects.
iii. GBCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A-D) in six (6) subjects comprising three core subjects including English Language and Mathematics plus three (3) relevant elective subjects
iv. General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level Candidates Passes in three (3) subjects (at least, one of the passes should be Grade D or better). Also, the applicant must have had credit passes (Grade 6) in five GCE Ordinary Level subjects including English Language, Mathematics and a Science subject (for non-science students) and an Arts subject (for Science students).
v. Admission of Higher National Diploma (HND) Candidates to First Degree Programmes
Applicant must have graduated with a good HND certificate (i.e. at least 2nd Class Lower Division).
Other Diploma qualifications from elsewhere assessed to be equivalent to HND may be similarly considered
vi. Advanced Business Certificate Examination (ABCE) Candidates
Full Diploma Certificate in ABCE. Also, the applicant must have had credit passes in five (5) subjects including English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science or Social Studies in the General Business Certificate Examination (GBCE) or Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) or West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). ABCE candidates may be considered for admission at level 200 of a degree programme.
vii. Mature Students’ Entry
Mature students entry avenues to tertiary education provide opportunities for people who could not do so earlier in their lives to further their education at the tertiary level after some years in the workplace.
a. The applicant must be at least 25 years old;
b. show proof of age with birth certificate or any legitimate
documentary proof of date of birth which is at least 5 years
old at the time of application;
c. applicant must pass Mature Students’ Entrance Examinations conducted by the SIIMT (English Language, Mathematics and an Aptitude Test);
