B.Sc Information and Communication Technology

 

 

Overview
Globally, there is a growing demand for Information and Communication Technology
specialists to power and drive processes in business organisations and non-business
organisations. Information and Communication Technology have tremendous potential to boost operations efficiency, increase productivity and operate uninterruptedly with no downtime. The degree programme aims at producing Information and Communication Technology graduates with sufficient professional knowledge and skills to manage organisations’ computing infrastructure and provide adequate support for computer users in order to enhance productivity and increase business value.

Philosophy
The guiding principles of the programme is to equip Information and Communication
Technology students with adequate skills and knowledge to provide seamless organisations’ ICT integration for effective productivity and to support organisations’ computer system users through best practices and professional standards.

Objectives
The objectives of the programme are to:

1. provide students with a broad knowledge and practical skills in Information and
   Communication Technology;
2. empower students to be problem-solvers through Information and Communication
   Technologies tools; and
3. equip students with the capacity for professional practice in the Information and
   Communication Technology sector.

Unique Features of The Programme

1. The programme has additional hands-on practical components in a number of
   courses to emphasise students’ engagement in the learning process for better
   learning and development of soft skills.
2. The programme is intended to produce specialists in digital technology in web
   application multimedia, document processing, mobile computing and internet
   communications.
   Employability Skills
   The skills include communication, teamwork and collaboration, negotiation and persuasion, problem-solving, leadership, organisation, perseverance, motivation, confidence, and the ability to work under pressure. Graduates of the programme should be adequately prepared to pursue careers in one of two main areas: ICT Commercialisation, to use ICT as an enabling tool to drive economic growth; and Technology Management, using ICT to provide a stable operating environment.

21st Century Skills
Among the 21st Century skills for the programme are:

1. critical thinking;
2. creativity;
3. media literacy;
4. flexibility;
5. social skills;
6. Critical thinking;
7. Creativity;
8. Problem solving;
9. Information literacy;
10. Global awareness; and
11. Social skills.
    Admission and Graduation Requirements
    Admission requirements
    4 Year Degree Programme
    In addition to appropriate UTME-Score, a candidate must possess five Senior Secondary
    Certificate (SSC)-credits passes including English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any other relevant Science subjects in not more than two sittings.
    3 Year Degree Programme:
    Direct Entry
    A minimum of a credit at the University/National Diploma or NCE with other five Senior Secondary Certificate (SSC) credit passes in relevant Science subjects three of which must be in English Language, Mathematics, Physics.
    Minimum duration
    The minimum duration of the Information and Communication Technology degree programme is four academic sessions for UTME. However, it is three academic sessions for candidates admitted to the 200 Level.
    Graduation requirements
    To be eligible for the award of the Bachelor degree in Information and Communication Technology, a student must have:
12. passed all the core courses, university and faculty/school required courses and
    electives;
13. accumulated a minimum of 120 course units for students admitted through UTME
    and 90 course units for students admitted to 200 level; and
14. attain a minimum CGPA of 1.00.
    To graduate, a student must be found worthy in character throughout the period of his/her studentship and must accumulate the total units prescribed for the programme from Core, Faculty, General Studies courses, SIWES, Seminar, and Final Year project.121

Course Structure

100 Level

>PHY 101General Physics I2C300COS 102Problem Solving3C3045

Course Code	Course Title	Units	Status	LH	PH</strong
GST 111	Communication in English	2	C	15	45
GST 112	Nigerian Peoples and Culture	2	C	30	0
MTH 101	Elementary Mathematics	2	C	30	0
MTH 102	Elementary Mathematics II	2	C	30	0
PHY 102	General Physics II	2	C	30	0
PHY 107	General Practical Physics II	3	C	0	45
PHY 108	General Practical Physics III	3	C	0	45
STA 111	Descriptive Statistics	3	C	45	0
COS 101	Introduction     to      Computing Sciences	3	C	30	45
Total	23

200 Level

Course Code	Course Title	Units	Status	LH	PH
GST 212	Philosophy, Logic and Human Existence	2	C	30	0
ENT 211	Entrepreneurship and Innovation	2	C	30	0
STA 121	Statistical Inference 1	3	C	45	0
BUA102	Introduction to Business II	2	C	30	0
COS 201	Computer Programming I	3	C	30	45
COS 202	Computer Programming II	3	C	30	45
INS 202	Human-Computer Interaction	2	C	15	45
INS 204	Systems Analysis and Design	3	C	30	45
INS 207	Introduction    to     Information Systems	2	C	30	0
INS 299	SIWES I	3	C	0	135
	Total	25

SIWES (INS 299) now holds during the Long vacation of 200L

300 Level

Course Code	Course Title	Units	Status	LH	PH
GST 312	Peace and Conflict Resolution	2	C	30	0
ENT 312	Venture Creation	2	C	15	45
DTS 304	Data Management I	2	C	15	45

SIWES II (INS 399) now holds during the Long vacation of 300L

400 Level

Course Code	Course Title	Units	Status	LH	PH
COS 409	Research      Methodology     and Technical Report Writing	3	C	45	0
DTS 404	Data Management II	2	C	15	45
INS 401	Project Management	2	C	30	0
INS 403	Business Process Re-engineering	2	C	30	0
INS 497	Final Year Project I	3	C	0	45
INS 498	Final Year Project II	3	C	0	45
	Total	15