Foundation Polytechnic

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

The department offers the following programmes:

1. National Innovation Diploma (NID) in Computer Software Engineering Technology,
2. Certificate and Diploma in Data Processing, and Web design & Development.

Objectives of the programme:
 A product of NID in Computer Software Engineering should be able to: 
(i) Develop and maintain softwares
(ii) Detect technical faults in a Computer installation
(iii) Design and test software to optimise its production and support
(iv) Design and run efficient programmes in a wide spectrum of fields, and in various languages
(v) Install a computer system
(vi) Produce large, high quality software systems
(vii) Advise on the installation of Computer facilities
(viii) Carry out routine (preventive) maintenance of Computer facilities
(ix) Work with a team on a project
(x) Become an employer of labour in a self-owned enterprise. 

Entry Qualifications: 
The entry requirements into National Innovation Diploma in Computer Software Engineering Technology programme include any of the following:-
(a) Five (5) credit level passes in GCE “O” level or Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) at not more than two sittings. The five subjects must include Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English language and any other subject.
(b) National Vocational Certificate (NVC, Final) in Computer Studies from an approved Vocational Enterprise Institution (VEI).

Course Specifications:

Year I Semester I

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	L	T	P	CU	CH	Pre
1	CSE 101	Computers Systems	1	0	2	3	3
2	CSE 111	Introduction to Programming	2	0	2	4	4
3	CSE 121	Basic Digital Systems	1	0	3	4	4
4	CSE 131	Internet & World Wide Web	1	0	3	4	4
5	CSE 141	Computer Application Packages I	1	0	4	5	5
6	CSE 151	File Organization & Management	1	0	2	3	3
7	MTH 101	Logic & Linear Algebra	2	1	0	3	3
8	STT 101	Introduction to Statistics	2	0	0	2	2
9	GNS 101	English Language & Communication I	2	0	0	2	2
	TOTAL		13	1	16	30	30

Year I Semester II

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	L	T	P	CU	CH	Pre
1	CSE 102	Data Structures & Algorithm	1	0	1	2	2
2	CSE 112	PC Upgrade & Maintenance	1	0	3	4	4
3	CSE 122	Computer System Troubleshooting	1	0	3	4	4
4	CSE 132	Computer & Society	2	0	1	3	3
5	CSE 142	Basic Hardware Maintenance	1	0	3	4	4
6	CSE 152	System Analysis & Design	1	0	2	3	3
7	CSE 162	Students Industrial Attachment	0	0	4	4	4
8	MTH 102	Calculus	2	1	0	3	3
9	GNS 111	English Language & Communication II	1	1	0	2	2	GNS 101
	TOTAL		9	2	17	29	29

Year II Semester I

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	L	T	P	CU	CH	Pre
1	CSE 201	Programming Concepts	1	0	3	4 width=/td /strongp style=span style=	4
2	CSE 211	Computer Programming using VB.NET	1	0	3	4	4
3	CSE 221	System Programming Concept (C, C++)	1	0	4	5	5
4	CSE 231	Computer Application Packages II	1	0	4	5	5
5	CSE 241	Structured Query Language I	1	0	4	5	5
6	CSE 251	Relational Data Base Management Systems (RDBMS) I	1	0	4	5	5
7	ENT 201	Entrepreneurship Development	1	0	1	2	2
	TOTAL		7	0	23	30	30

Year II Semester II

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	L	T	P	CU	CH	Pre
1	CSE 202	Scientific Programming Language using Object Oriented JAVA	1	0	4	5	5
2	CSE 212	Management Information System	1	0	3	4	4
3	CSE 222	Structured Query Language II	1	0	3	4	4	CSE 241
4	CSE 232	Relational Data Base Management Systems (RDBMS) II	1	0	3	4	4	CSE 251
5	CSE 242	Software Project Management	1	0	3	4	4
6	CSE 252	Project	0	0	4	4	4
	TOTAL		5	0	20	25	25

Key: L       -       Lecture Hours
        T      -       Tutorial
        P      -       Practical
        CU    -       Credit Unit
        CH    -       Contact Hour (per week)
         Pre -       Prerequisite

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