ALCoS IT PGD PROGRAM

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World Class Information Technology Education

PREAMBLE

Software engineers are some of the most sought after professionals in the world today. Pakistan currently produces less than 200 international quality software engineers annually. The local demand for software engineers is not met by this number. The huge expansion software market envisaged in Pakistan's software initiative can only be supported by a commensurate increase in output of the software engineers. The key requirements of which are; quality and volume. In shouldering this urgent responsibility, the Private Software Export Board (PSEB) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) are seeking the assistance of the private sector. This initiative has given birth to the Action Learning Centers of SoftwareProgram (ALCoS Program).

The specific objective of this program is to create the most effective framework which allows profitable private investment in the Information Technology (IT) education sector on a widespread scale. The will to create and sustain the IT education industry in Pakistan

is at the core of the ALCoS Program. Therefore, the ALCoS Committee, the regulatory body of the ALCoS PGD Program, which will only exercise macro-level controls to ensure that a level of quality is maintained to cater to the export market.

The immense diversity and specialization in the software industry allows a massive capacity available to investors in this area by allowing them a tailor a large part of the curriculum to their chosen area of expertise. This will create a varied market of software education institutions which will churn out graduates who are well-versed in specific areas of software rather than having generalized skill-sets which then have to be adapted to their employer's preference.

Score of focused software engineers will enter the market armed with software development skills and engineering theory, basic management concepts, business communication, knowledge of the Internet, a brush of English and Japanese as well as plenty of combat experience in their own area of expertise. These graduates will be formidable candidates for employment in the most challenging environment possible. The ALCoS PGD Program has the power and the flexibility to make all this happen.

OUR CENTER - SUN EDUCATION CENTER. THE ULTIMATE POWER OF IT EDUCATION.

The Center was established in 1995 pursuing 'People to People Life-Long Learning'. Sponsored by the Pakistan Technologies (Pvt) Ltd., distributors of SUN Microsystems Inc., USA. No matter how much and how little you know, the center's program are open to knowledge hungry competitive IT environment whether you are amateur or career embarking or to get ahead in profession. IT is regarded as challenging and comprehensive - it is for all walks of life. The Center is well equipped to combat these goals in man and material by employing scientific training methods with up-to date resources, knowledgeable and field experienced trainers/ instructors, and professionals' training material. The center is linked through internet strong support and shares its expertise with its child node ANDROMEDA ENTERPRISES in Toronto-Canada

Center's short courses program is the one credential most personal and IT managers services value, transforming the 3GL skills into Relational & Client-Server technology standards of Downsizing and Net working. In last few years' performance the hundreds of students have relied on us of the diversified background from Pakistan, Middle-east and North American IT job market.

Now, the grant of accredition as ALCoS node for their PGD Program has enabled this center to start the formal IT education degree program of world class quality of software engineers. The program of studies is designed by the ALCoS experts committee which provides a strong base of computer science analytical skills with flavor of center's focus areas in state-of-the art IT. The grant initiates opportunities to administer the studies according to the center's standards. Nevertheless, the role of trainers who are armed with strong mathetmatical and logical base and possess right variety of field experience, will be crucial in this partnership. More so, the foundation stone has been laid for quantum leaps to bridge the scarcity of software expertise and to groom skilled human resource for our software export industry.

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

As prescribed by the ALCoS body. Presently it reads;

'B.A., B.Sc. or any graduate qualification from Pakistani University or equivalent qualification from a Foriegn University.'

CREDIT HOURS

The time unit of class contact, lab and other training efforts is one hour. The credit-hours (class contact weightage per week) and lab hours (weightage per week) are attributed with each course of study. One credit hour mean one hour of course work as prescribed. The entire program comprises 52 credit hours for work and 25 hours lab.

CURRICULUM OUTLINE

Second Quarter Courses of Studies:

Second Quarter Courses of Studies:

Third Quarter Courses of Studies

Fourth Quarter Courses of Studies:

FOCUS COURSES

1. UNIX
2. SOLARIS
3. SHELL PROGRAMMING
4. DATA MODELING
5. CLIENT-SERVER
6. OBJECT ORIENTED DATABASES
7. INTERNET APPLICATIONS
8. VC++
9. WINDOWSNT
10. DATA COMMUNICATION
11. NETWORKING
12. TCP/IP
13. DISTRIBUTED DATABASES
14. OBJECT-ORIENTED DATABASES & APPLICATIONS
15. PROJECT MANAGEMENT USING STANDARD PACKAGES
16. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
17. APPLIED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
18. COMPUTATIONAL & MATHEMATICAL METHODS
19. DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
20. USE OF CASE TOOLS
21. COMPLICATED NETWORKING
22. World Wide Web
23. JAVA PROGRAMMING
24. JAVA DATABASES
25. ORACLE DESIGNER/2000

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Last modified: February 10, 1998