Course CSC411 | Computer Graphics Virtualization | 400 Level | 2nd Semester Download PDF
Course Structure Overview of input/output hardware. Elements of graphics software. Fundamental algorithms. Two-dimensional viewing and transformation. Design for interaction. Introduction to threedimensional concepts. Digital photography. Video editing. Survey of applications. Virtual environments technology. requirements and applications. Presence. Displays. Programming virtual environments. Devices. An overview of computer graphics for visualization. Scientific visualization techniques. Introduction to computer animation
Course ICT 402 | Semantic Web Development | 400 Level | 1st Semester Download PDF
Course Structure The Semantic Web Activity of W3C. Overview of techniques and standards of W3C. Introduction to Ontologies. Ontology languages for semantic web.XML with Document Type Definitions and Schemas, Resource Description Framework (RDF). The Basis of the Semantic Web. Metadata with RDF (Resource Description Framework). Metadata taxonomies with RDF Schema. Transformation/Inference rules in XSLT. RuleML and RIF. The W3C ontology language OWL. Integrating these techniques for ontology/rule-based multi-agent systems. Semantic Modeling. Semantic Web Applications. Logic for the Semantic Web. Semantic Web Vision. Ontology Design and Management using the Protege editor. Ontology Reasoning with Pellet. Ontology Querying with SPARQL. Ontology Engineering. Ontology Programming with the Jena API. Current Applications of the Semantic Web. Semantic web and Web 2.0. Semantic web and Web 3.0
Course ICT 404 | Systems Security | 400 Level | 1st Semester Download PDF
Course Structure Course Contents System vulnerabilities. Applied cryptography. Host-based and network-based security. Privacy. Anonymity. Usability. Security economics. Risks and vulnerabilities. Policy formation. Controls and protection methods. Law and privacy issues. Threat models and attacks. Techniques for achieving security. Operating systems security. Capabilities. Information flow control. Language security. Network protocols. Hardware security. Security in web applications. Lab Work: Students will design, implement and compromise a secure web server and web application in a group project. Hands-on experiences on some basic attacks using isolated VMs and simulated hardware.
Course ICT 405 | ICT Management and Governance | 400 Level | 1st Semester Download PDF
Course Structure Overview of main trends in the management of digitization in an organization. Fundamentals of Governance principles (strategy development, establishment and monitoring system for management and policy). Organizational context. Staffing roles and skills (SFIA, e_CF). Organization digital transformation and disruption. Change management. Service and product management. Managing the operation of ICT using Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). Control objectives for Information related technology. Discussion of information and communication technologies importance in contemporary organizations. Logic underpinning information systems management and the importance of strategic planning when ICT deployment in organization is concerned, discussion on the most common technological solutions used by organizations to support managerial different managerial and business activities. Project management and its use to develop and implement information systems. ICT governance and outsourcing. Project planning. Project control and homogeneous deployment in enterprise. Information systems and benefit management (E-Business, Big data analytics, Knowledge management
Course ICT401 | Network Performance and Optimization | 400 Level | 1st Semester Download PDF
Course Structure Introduction to computer network. Network components. Multi-layer network model. OSI model. Data link layer. Link types: point-to-point, multi-access. Ethernet and PPPprotocols, Internet Protocol (IP). IP addressing. Introduction to routing. ICMP control protocol. Transport layer. TCP and UDP protocols. Static routing, and dynamic routing. Network key performance indicators (KPI). Bandwidth, latency. jitter, convergence time. KPI measurement. Optimization of network bandwidth. Load sharing and load balancing. Routing protocol tweaking. Forwarding detection (BFD). Optimization of network latency. Packet queuing, packet scheduling. Quality-of-service (QoS) features. KPI measurement automation. Optimization of computer networks using IP SLA feature.
Course ICT403 | Database Security | 400 Level | 1st Semester Download PDF
Course Structure Database basics and SQL. The role of databases in information systems. Introduction to database security and auditing. Security architecture fundamentals. Operating systems security fundamentals. Administration of users' profiles. Password policies, privileges, and roles. Database application security models. Multilevel secure relational model. poly instantiation. Access control models: MAC, DAC, RBAC. Stored procedures and functions: PL/SQL I. PL/SQL II. Virtual private databases. SQL Injection. Database vault. Auditing database activities. XML Access Control. Watermarking in relational database. Regulations. compliance and privacy protection. Database as a service: challenges in outsourced database, Merke hash tree, data confidentiality: relational encryption. NoSQL. Lab Work: Database installation and basics, implementation of discretionary access control, implementation of mandatory access control using Oracle label security, implementation of virtual private databases and SQL Injection