PROGRAM DESIGN AND STRUCTURE BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS Department of Information Technology # 5, Bhuvanagiri, OMBR Layout, Bangalore 43 T : +91 80 25426944 / 80 25453088 / 77, Email : academics.ims@cmr.ac.in, www.ims.cmr.ac.in
1. Program Specification Category Name of the Program Nomenclature for final Award Duration System of Education Sessions Awarding Body Under- Graduate BCA Bachelor of Computer Applications 3 years Semester ( 6 semesters) 15 weeks per semester Bangalore University 2. Eligibility Criteria Any candidate who has passed PUC or 10+2 or equivalent in Science, Arts or Commerce with a minimum of 40% of marks. 3. Learning objectives The programme is designed to produce genus of computer professionals possessing excellent programming knowledge with good managerial skills The Programme strives to achieve a healthy balance between theoretical foundation and practical experience. To train students to suit the user industry requirement and to bridge the gap between academics and industry. 4. Learning Outcomes Students will be capable to develop skills in the critical and practical understanding of information technology and enables them to take up skill oriented jobs. Students are adept to serve the IT industry in capacities ranging from System Analyst, System Designers, Programmers, Database Administrators, Web Developers, Software Test Engineers and Network Engineers. Students are driven to pursue higher studies. CMRIMS / Department of IT/BCA/Program Design & Structure /2014 17 Page 1
5. Credits Sl No Category Description Hrs Per Credits Total Credits Semester Week 1 LANGUAGE 4 3 15 I/II/III 15 2 CORE THEORY 4 4 96 I/II/III/ 124 IV/V/VI 3 VALUE ADDED COURSE 4 CERTIFICATE COURSE (SCHOLASTIC) 5 CERTIFICATE COURSE (NON SCHOLASTIC) 4. Scheme of Evaluation: PRACTICALS 4 2 22 I/II/III/ IV / V/VI PROJECTS 8 6 6 VI INTERNSHIP Minimum Credits To Be Acquired DISSERTATION FIELD WORK TOTAL 139 139 THEORY 2 1 3 I/II/III 4 PRACTICALS 2 1 1 IV LIFE SKILLS 2 1 4 II/III/IV 4 V TECHNICAL 2 1 4 III/IV/V/ 2 SKILLS VI. NCC. NSS. SPORTS.SOCIAL OUTREACH.COCURRICULAR.EXTRA CURRICULAR (a) Continuous Internal Assessment: 40 % Weightage Components Marks Internal Test I 10 Internal Test I 10 Assignments 10 Participatory Learning 05 Attendance 05 Total 40 (b) End Semester Examination (ESE): 60% Weightage Eligibility to take up ESE in each semester - 1 8 I/II/III/ IV /V/VI 3 A minimum of 85% attendance in each course at the end of the semester. A minimum of 16 marks out of 40 in each course in Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) CMRIMS / Department of IT/BCA/Program Design & Structure /2014 17 Page 2
[ CMR Institute of Management Studies 5. Passing Criteria Student should have obtained 40% in CIA and 40% in ESE (40 marks out of 100 / 24 marks out of 60) in each course in each semester Student should achieve the total number of credits assigned for each programme. 6. Specialization / Electives Electives are not offered for this programme. 7. Value Added Courses Value addition courses are introduced in the curriculum, which may be interdisciplinary subjects for the all- round development of the students. The following Value added courses are as follows: 1. Computer Fundamentals : To know the basics of the computer system, networking and also to be aware of MS_office. 2. Environmental Science : To enable the students to understand the relevance of Biology to contemporary issues in human society 3. Indian Constitution : To impart the knowledge about the constitutional law of India. 4. Web based mini project : To develop small web sites with the knowledge of web programming and DBMS. Also to have an idea of project development. 8. Certificate Courses (Scholastic) To meet the demand of the industry apart from the subjects within the curriculum certificate courses are offered which gives the students multi dimensional insights and an edge over others. Life skills training are compulsory courses given in Personality Development, Effective Communication and Presentation Skills as per the requirements of the industry, and potential employees. Technical courses are offered to keep abreast with the latest technologies and its application to meet the requirements of the industry. 9. Bridge course Bridge courses are usually short, intensive courses that help the student get the assumed knowledge to prepare the student for further study. Bridge course is aimed to provides support for students who are not from the respective stream and they have the required introduction to bridge them to the required level. The course is not intended for all the students. The course gives students an overview of the subject to be taken at the next level. CMRIMS / Department of IT/BCA/Program Design & Structure /2014 17 Page 3
Bridge courses are given in 1. Basic Mathematics : to bridge the gap in Mathematics from class 10 through 10+2 level. (for students from Non Science streams). 2. Spoken English : To help students to freely communicate and interact in the medium of instruction. 9. Internship / Project Work / Dissertation The student has to undergo one project work during the programme ie, in the VI Semester, which is part of the core subjects which carries 6 credits. 10. Orientation Program Two Day Orientation Program is conducted for the first year students by the department in the first week of starting the classes.introducing students to college life requires presenting as full a view as possible of all that the college has to offer. It basically includes sessions as mentioned below to make them Familiar with the New Environment.: Campus Culture Introduction to the Programme and Syllabus Introduction to Examination system Department Clubs Extracurricular Activities Student organizations 11. Co-curricular activities 1) The department clubs Organizes various technical or domain based events. It gives a tremendous exposure to various areas in IT industry. Also introduces to pioneers in the Technology Field. The clubs are namely : a) Wiztech Club b) IT Czars c) Tech Forum 2) Extension and Community Activities : Helps the students to give back to the society. The activities include : a) Internet Usage to Senior Citizens b) Computer Literacy Programme for Non Teaching Staff. c) Vist to orphanages and old age homes. 3) Research Projects CSI Branch : helps with student seminars,webinars and various trainings conducted through the CSI branch. 4) Industrial Visits CMRIMS / Department of IT/BCA/Program Design & Structure /2014 17 Page 4
Programme Structure I SEMESTER 1BCA01 Language 4 52 3 60 40 100 1BCA02(12) General English 4 52 3 60 40 100 1BCA03(12) Programming Concepts 4 52 4 60 40 100 using C 1BCA04(12) Digital Electronics 4 52 4 60 40 100 1BCA05(12) Mathematics for Computer 4 52 4 60 40 100 Science I 1BCA06P Digital Electronics Lab 4 52 2 60 40 100 1BCA07P 1BCA10V Programming concepts 4 52 2 60 40 100 using C Lab TOTAL 28 22 420 280 700 Value Added Program Fundamentals of Computers 2 26 1 60 40 100 II SEMESTER 2BCA01 Language 4 52 3 60 40 100 2BCA02(12) General English 4 52 3 60 40 100 2BCA03(12) Data Base Management 4 52 4 60 40 100 Systems 2BCA04(12) Data Structures using C 4 52 4 60 40 100 2BCA05(12) Mathematics for 4 52 4 60 40 100 Computer Science II 2BCA07P Data Structures Lab 4 52 2 60 40 100 2BCA10P DBMS Lab 4 52 2 60 40 100 TOTAL 28 22 420 280 700 2BCA08V Value Added program Environmental Studies 2 26 1 60 40 100 CMRIMS / Department of IT/BCA/Program Design & Structure /2014 17 Page 5
III SEMESTER 3BCA01 Communicative English 4 52 3 60 40 100 3BCA02 Statistics 4 52 4 60 40 100 3BCA03 OOPs Using C++ 4 52 4 60 40 100 3BCA04 Operating System 4 52 4 60 40 100 3BCA05 Web Programming 4 52 4 60 40 100 3BCA06P C++ Lab 4 52 2 60 40 100 3BCA07P Web Programming Lab 4 52 2 60 40 100 TOTAL 28 23 420 280 700 3BCA08V Indian Constitution 2 26 1 60 40 100 IV SEMESTER 4BCA01 Data Communication and 4 52 4 60 40 100 Networks 4BCA02 Software Engineering 4 52 4 60 40 100 4BCA11 Java Programming 4 52 4 60 40 100 4BCA12 Microprocessor 4 52 4 60 40 100 4BCA05 Probability and Statistical 4 52 4 60 40 100 Techniques 4BCA08P Java Programming Lab 4 52 2 60 40 100 4BCA13P Microprocessor Lab 4 52 2 60 40 100 TOTAL 28 24 420 280 700 4BCA10V Web based Project 2 26 1 60 40 100 CMRIMS / Department of IT/BCA/Program Design & Structure /2014 17 Page 6
V SEMESTER 5BCA01(10) Unix Programming 4 52 4 60 40 100 5BCA02 Design and Analysis of Algorithms 4 52 4 60 40 100 5BCA03 Computer Architecture 4 52 4 60 40 100 5BCA04.NET Programming 4 52 4 60 40 100 5BCA05 Internet Security and Cyber Laws 4 52 4 60 40 100 5BCA06P(10) Unix Programming Lab 4 52 2 60 40 100 5BCA07P.NET Programming Lab 4 52 2 60 40 100 TOTAL 28 24 420 280 700 VI SEMESTER 6BCA01 Distributed Computing 4 52 4 60 40 100 6BCA02 System Software 4 52 4 60 40 100 6BCA03 Mobile Technology 4 52 4 60 40 100 6BCA04 Computer Graphics and 4 52 4 60 40 100 Multimedia 6BCA05P Mobile Technology Lab 4 52 2 60 40 100 6BCA06P Project Work 8 104 6 160 40 200 TOTAL 28 24 460 240 700 139 2560 1640 4200 CMRIMS / Department of IT/BCA/Program Design & Structure /2014 17 Page 7