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Bachelor of Business Computing |
APPROVED BY SENATE | 10 June 2008 | | LAST REVISED | July 2008 (edited 15 April 2009) | | FORMAT | Full time | | APPROVED LOCATIONS | Mukono Campus | | TARGET POPULATION | Any direct entry, diploma holder or mature student. | | VISION | Excellence in teaching, research, and student character formation | | AIM OR MISSION | To provide first class teaching and research in business computing to students and working professionals from the African region and beyond | | Career Prosects | Handle tasks for purchasing, and installing equipments Develop computer based business programs Apply ICTs to business functional areas of marketing, Accounting , Procurement, Strategy formulation, Finance, Research etc Advise business firms on computing services |
Ideal Graduate | Character | A graduate should be morally upright with a high level of integrity in their daily lives. He or she should be self-motivated because of their experience as students of UCU. He or she should have goals and posses the zeal to achieve those goals. | | Ability | A Graduate should be able to translate theoretical principles learnt into practical solutions at his or her work place. A graduate should have developed interpersonal skills as a result of interacting with fellow students in their discussion groups. He or she should have developed good research skills, presentation and proper data analysis skills. | | Knowledge | The graduate should have gained a good understanding of modern management practices. Graduate should be able to design, build and evaluate decision support computer based application systems. Use system analysis and design methodologies to model business processes. Describe how ICTs can be used to support different levels of strategy used in the business. He or she should be critical thinkers with the ability to analyze ideas. | | Skills | The graduate should have gained good information technology skills. He or she should have good problem solving skills with minimum supervision. He or she should have gained good writing and presentation skills. He or she should posse’s good communication skills. He or she should have gained good research and analytical skills. He or she should have gained good leadership skills. Use various positioning frameworks to analyze an organization’s dependence on ICTS. Design and develop systems. He or she should have gained good negotiating skills. He or she should have good presentation skills. | | Behaviour | The graduate should be accustomed to following the rules, guidelines and code of conduct of all institutions that the graduate belongs to in implementing their duties. He or she should have gained the ability to scan the environment and learn to suit in it. | Entry requirements 2 Principal passes at ‘A’ level with at least a principal pass in either Economics, Entrepreneurship, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics or Biology. Applicants should possess at least a second class (lower division) diploma from a recognized institution in any discipline or its equivalent. Mature age entry Research requirements Students write a research project and develop a working prototype. They are then examined by a panel of examiners Internship/Experiential Learning Second year students do internship for 8 weeks. Internship, presentations and report writing will count as a 3 unit credit Course structure Total credits 96+Internships/project Report 6=102 credits. | Course | Code | Lect Hrs | Tut hrs | Prac Hrs | Cred Units | | Year 1 Semester 1 | | | | | | | Principles of ICT | BBC1101 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | Managerial Economics | BBC1102 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | Fundamentals of Accounting | BBC1103 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | Writing and Study Skills | FS 1101 | | 4 | 0 | 3 | | Understanding the Old Testament | FS 1103 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | Total Credits | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | Year 1 Semester 2 | | | | | | | Programming Methodology | BBC1201 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | Discrete Mathematics | BBC1202 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | | Taxation | BBC1203 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | | Principles of Management | BBC1204 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | | Understanding the New Testament | FS 1104 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | | Total Credits | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | Year 2 Semester 1 | | | | | | | Website Design and Internet | BBC2101 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | Quantitative Methods | BBC2102 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | | Intermediate Accounting | BBC2103 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | | Marketing Management | BBC2104 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | | Understanding Worldviews | FS 2101 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | | Health & Wholeness | FS 2104 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | | Total Credits | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | Year 2 Semester 2 | | | | | | | Computerized Accounting | BBC2201 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | | Information Systems for Business | BBC2202 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | Corporate Database Systems | BBC2203 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | Financial Management | BBC2204 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | Research Methods | BBC2206 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | Understanding Ethics | FS 2102 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | Total Credits | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | Field Work | | | | 150 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Year 3 Semester 1 | | | | | | | Enterprise System Administration | BBC3101 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | Strategic Management | BBC3102 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | Human Resource Management | BBC3103 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | Distributed Systems | BBC3104 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | System Analysis and Design | BBC3105 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | Total credits | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | Year 3 Semester 2 | | | | | | | e-Business and e-Commerce | BBC3201 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing | BBC3202 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | Entrepreneurship | BBC3203 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | Business Law | BBC3204 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | Systems Security | BBC3205 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | Total Credits | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | Project Report | | | | 150 | 3 | Assessment and Examination Refer to Academic Regulations for information on Assessment. Graduation Requirements Refer to Academic Regulations for information on Graduation Requirements.
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