Bachelor of Science in information Technology

The BSc in IT aims to provide IT graduates with the skills and knowledge to take on appropriate professional positions in Information Technology upon graduation and grow into leadership positions or pursue research or graduate studies in the field. The curriculum encourages the student to acquire the important skills of self-directed learning, problem solving and effective communication. The graduate is expected to be proficient in a variety of settings, which shall include management of computer information or systems, apply computer technology in day to day life activities, teaching and undertaking research activities.

As a guide in developing the program the pillar below for Information Technology provides the insights behind the programme showing various knowledge areas in the discipline.

Expected Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the programme, graduates should be able to:

Apply knowledge of computing and mathematics appropriate to the discipline.
Analyze problems, and provide solutions to IT based problems.

Effectively communicate information, ideas, problems and IT-based solutions.

Demonstrate professionalism, ethics, legal, security and social responsibilities as well as best practices and standards and their application in Information Technology fields.
Analyze the local and global impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and society.
Apply current technical concepts and practices in the core information technologies to solve IT problems.

Admission Requirements for the Programme

A candidate must satisfy any of the following minimum requirements:

Be a holder of KCSE (or equivalent examination) certificate with a minimum aggregate of C+ and a minimum of C+ in both Mathematics and English

Be a holder of KACE certificate with a minimum of two principal passes and one subsidiary pass at A-level, and a minimum of a principal pass in
1. Mathematics OR
2. Physics with credit pass in mathematics at O-level OR
Accredited Diploma in Information Technology or related field with a credit pass.

Credit Transfers

Credit transfers shall be accepted for purposes of student mobility and recognition of prior learning. The guidelines for credit transfer in the University include:

In line with the existing qualification frameworks, credit transfers shall only be accepted from accredited institutions and programmes;
Credit transfers may be permitted up to a maximum of 49% of the core course units for similar programmes at the same level.
Students must complete the pre-requites courses of the course seeking credit transfer prior to transfer.
To qualify for transfer a student must have attained at least cumulative grade C or GPA of 2.0 on a GPA scale of 1 to 4.

Duration of the Programme

The duration of the program shall normally be four academic years, unless Senate on the recommendation of the faculty board approves exemption. Students shall be expected to choose a specialization area at the end of third year. In third and fourth year the students shall be expected to take the prescribed compulsory core courses together with electives in either Networking or Information Systems and Software options. A student should take a minimum of least 21 units or at most 26 units per semester. In addition to the normal semesters, there are Field and Industrial attachment programmes at selected industrial or educational establishments. These programmes are at the end of second year and third year

2.0. DETAILED COURSE DESTRIBUTION PER ACADEMIC

FIRST ACADEMIC YEAR OF STUDY

SN	SEMESTER I
	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT/CREDIT HOURS	LECTURE HOURS
1.	ESM 104	Quantitative Skills	3	42
2.	BIT 111	Discrete Structures for IT	3	42
3.	BIT 112	Fundamentals of Programming	3	42
4.	BIT 113	Information Technology Fundamentals	3	42
5.	COS 100	Communication Skills	3	42
6.	BIT 114	Electronics Principles	3	42
7.	MAT 110	Basic Calculus	3	42
TOTAL			21

SN	SEMESTER II
	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT/CREDIT HOURS	LECTURE HOURS
1.	BIT 121	Object Oriented Programming I	3	42
2.	BIT 122	Data Structures and Algorithms	3	42
3.	BIT 123	Platform Technologies I	3	42
4.	MAT 102	Linear Algebra	3	42
5.	BCS 122	Digital electronics	3	42
6.	BIT 125	Accounting Principles for IT	3	42
7.	STA 126	Probability and Statistics	3	42
8.	MAT 102	Elementary Geometry	3	42
TOTAL			24

SECOND ACADEMIC YEAR OF STUDY

SN	SEMESTER I
	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT/CREDIT HOURS	LECTURE HOURS
1.	BIT 210	Object Oriented Programming II	3	42
2.	BIT 211	Systems Analysis and Design	3	42
3.	BIT 212	Platform Technologies II	3	42
4.	BIT 213	Introduction to Database Systems	3	42
5.	BIT 214	Web Systems and Technologies I	3	42
6.	BIT 217	Computer Organization and Architecture	3	42
7.	STA 205	Probability and Statistics II	3	42
TOTAL			21

SN	SEMESTER II
	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT/CREDIT HOURS	LECTURE HOURS
1.	BIT 220	Data Analysis Techniques	3	42
2.	BIT 221	Database Management Systems	3	42
3.	BIT 222	Business Application Systems	3	42
4.	BIT 223	Research Methods and Technical Writing	3	42
5.	BIT 225	Network Administration and Management	3	42
6.	BIT 226	Artificial Intelligence	3	42
7.	BIT 227	Data Communication and Computer Networks	3	42
TOTAL			21

SN	SEMESTER III	UNIT/CREDIT HOURS	LECTURE HOURS
1.	BIT 230- Industrial Training Workshop	6	84
TOTAL		6

THIRD ACADEMIC YEAR OF STUDY

SN	SEMESTER I
	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT/CREDIT HOURS	LECTURE HOURS
1.	BIT 310	Software Engineering	3	42
2.	BIT 311	Operations Research	3	42
3.	BIT 312	Information Management	3	42
4.	BIT 313	Web Systems and Technologies II	3	42
5.	BIT 315	Information Assurance and Security I	3	42
6.	BIT 316	Database Administration	3	42
7.	BIT 317	Wireless and Mobile Computing	3	42
TOTAL			21

SN	SEMESTER II
	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT/CREDIT HOURS	LECTURE HOURS
1.	BIT 320	Human Computer Interaction	3	42
2.	BIT 321	Systems Administration and Management	3	42
3.	BIT 322	Data Warehousing and Mining	3	42
4.	BIT 323	Integrative Programming and Technologies	3	42
5.	BIT 325	Information Technology Project I	3	42
6.	BIT 3xx	Elective 1	3	42
7.	BIT 3xx	Elective 2	3	42
TOTAL			21

SN	SEMESTER III	UNIT/CREDIT HOURS	LECTURE HOURS
2.	BIT 330- Field/Industrial Attachment	6	84
TOTAL		6

Level Three Electives (Select any TWO Electives based on Area of Specialization)

Electives: For Year 3 a candidate takes 2 courses per semester from his/her track.

Semester 2-Elective Courses (Select two from any of the following)
Group I – Networking and Programming		CREDIT UNITS
BIT 321E	Simple Network Management Protocol	3
BIT 322E	Computer Graphics and Animation	3
BIT 323E	Simulation and Modeling	3
BIT 324E	Principles of programming languages	3
BIT 324E	Knowledge-Based Systems	3
Group II – Information Systems and Security		CREDIT UNITS
BIT 325E	Enterprise Application Development	3
BIT 326E	Multimedia Technologies	3
BIT 327E	Business Analysis Requirement	3
BIT 328E	Cryptography and Network Security	3
BIT 329E	Information Assurance and Security II	3

FOUTH ACADEMIC YEAR OF STUDY

SN	SEMESTER I
	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT/CREDIT HOURS	LECTURE HOURS
1.	BIT 410	Emerging Issues in computing	3	42
2	BIT 411	Management Information Systems	3	42
3.	BIT 412	Electronic Commerce	3	42
4.	BIT 413	Software Project Management	3	42
5.	BIT 4xx	Elective 1	3	42
6.	BIT 4xx	Elective 2	3	42
7.	BIT 4xx	Elective 3	3	42
TOTAL			21

SN	SEMESTER II
	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT/CREDIT HOURS	LECTURE HOURS
1.	BIT 420	Information Technology Project II	6	84
2.	BIT 421	Information Technology Entrepreneurship	3	42
3.	BIT 422	Distributed Systems	3	42
4.	BIT 423	Legal and Ethical Issues in Computing	3	42
5.	BIT 4xx	Elective 1	3	42
6.	BIT 4xx	Elective 1	3	42
TOTAL			21

Level Four Electives (If any. Include instructions and course details)

Electives: For Year 4 a candidate takes 3 courses per semester from his/her track. Each track has one compulsory course unit.

Semester I-Elective Courses (Select Three from any of the following groups)
Group I – Networking and Programming		CREDIT HOURS
BIT 411E	Wireless Sensor Networks	3
BIT 412E	Web Applications and Programming	3
BIT 418E	Networks standards and protocols	3
BIT 419E	High Speed Multimedia Networks	3
BIT 414E	Software Measurements and Metrics	3

Group II – Information Systems and Security
BIT 414E	Information Systems Audit and Controls	3
BIT 415E	Disaster recovery	3
BIT 416E	Information Forensics and Auditing	3
BIT 417E	Geographical information systems	3
BIT 418E	Expert systems and Knowledge Engineering