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DEGREE OPTION: B.TECH (CHEMISTRY) Philosophy and Objectives PHILOSOPHY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE The curriculum of the Computer Science degree of the emphasizes the art, science, engineering and technology of computing and information systems. Students are made to enrol for core courses in Computer Science, Information Science, Electronics, Physics and Applied Mathematics. The students are developed to meet the challenges of self employment as professional software and hardware engineers, private and public employees in the following areas: a. Computer hardware system studies, design, assembling, construction, operation and maintenance. b. Computer software system studies, prototyping, development, implementation, documentation and maintenance. c. Data mining and warehousing. Principles and practice of Information Technology, all these in oil and manufacturing industries, banks, business and finance houses, educational institutions and government ministries and parastatals. OBJECTIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE The objectives of the department are to: a. Create in students the awareness of and enthusiasm for Computer Science and its capabilities. b. To involve the students in an intellectually stimulating and satisfying experience of learning and studying. c. Provide and promote sound practical and theoretical training in computer hardware, software and application areas, that will make the students useful in both private and public sectors of the economy. d. To generate in students an appreciation of the importance of computer in an industrial economic, technological and social context. Identify the basic problems of the society and find appropriate computer solutions to them. e. Equip the students with the capacity for professional practice in Information Technology. f. Develop the students for the purpose of self employment and job placements in the government and industry. g. Develop the students through sound academic and professional programmes as a basis for postgraduate studies in computer science or multi-disciplinary studies evolving computer science. h. Develop and offer service courses in Computer Science and Information Technology to other Departments |
