SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES
The philosophy of the B.Sc. Software Engineering programme focuses on producing graduates well equipped with the required knowledge and skills to develop and maintain quality software systems of scale for industries, governments, organizations and businesses that adequately fulfil the functional and non-functional requirements of the systems within time and budget constraints.
 The objectives of the B.Sc. Degree in Software Engineering programme are:
- To produce graduates that has a solid foundation in computing in such areas as problem solving, algorithm design, data structures and programming basics;
- To produce graduates with sound practical skills in requirements analysis, system design, software architecture, software metrics, verification and validation, and the software engineering process in general for the production of high-quality software-based systems;
- To produce graduates with expertise in programming in a number of different languages with emphasis on the production of robust, reliable, cost-effective and secure systems that are based on sound design and development principles;
- To train software engineers that would effectively and efficiently manage the development of large, complex and critical software; and enable them to have the requisite knowledge and skill base as well as adequate practical exposure and high ethical standards for the limitless professional career opportunities (including self-employment) in the software industry;
- To produce graduates who are well prepared and ready for self-employment and job creation as an option to seeking employment in the labour market, hence reducing unemployment and boosting nation’s economy.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
The philosophy of the B.Sc. Information Systems programme focuses on producing graduates well equipped with the required knowledge and skills to develop and maintain quality information systems of scale for industries, governments, organizations and businesses that adequately fulfil the functional and non-functional requirements of the systems within time and budget constraints.
The objectives of the B.Sc. Degree in Information Systems programme are:
- To produce graduates that has a solid foundation in computing in such areas as problem solving, algorithm design, data structures and programming basics;
- To produce graduates with sound practical skills in requirements analysis, system design, software architecture, software metrics, verification and validation, and the information system process in general for the production of high-quality software-based systems;
- To produce graduates with expertise in programming in a number of different languages with emphasis on the production of robust, reliable, cost-effective and secure systems that are based on sound design and development principles;
- To train information system engineers that would effectively and efficiently manage the development of large, complex and critical software; and enable them to have the requisite knowledge and skill base as well as adequate practical exposure and high ethical standards for the limitless professional career opportunities (including self-employment) in the software industry;
- To produce graduates who are well prepared and ready for self-employment and job creation as an option to seeking employment in the labour market, hence reducing unemployment and boosting nation’s economy.
VISION
The vision of the Department of Information Systems is:
- to be a leading Center of Excellence in information education, research, and innovation, producing highly skilled professionals who drive global technological advancement.
The vision of the Department of Software Engineering is:
- to be a leading Center of Excellence in software engineering education, research, and innovation, producing highly skilled professionals who drive global technological advancement.
