MGU BCA Syllabus.doc

MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY??????? KOTTAYAM
BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAMME IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (BCA)
SCHEME & SYLLABUS (Effective from 2009 Admissions onwards) 1. About the Course Technology is defined as the applications of Basic Science. The past two
revolutions, industrial and electronic, have transformed the society from
agricultural to industrial and then to electronic. The electronically based
technologies focused in information gathering, processing and distribution.
The use of this technology in all sectors gave the birth to Computer
Industry and its unprecedented growth launched another revolution in
Communication. Information, the basic raw material for the Decision Support System, can be
derived from processing of huge database related with different sectors.
Systematic storage and management with adequate security are essential for
data retrieval and processing to generate information. The information
technology plays an important role in all areas. But the main drawback is
the technophobia of the people to adapt with the new technologies. This may
be due to lack of awareness of the merits and advantages of new
technologies. So our youths have to be equipped with all kinds of knowledge
tools to work with computers comfortably which are basic requirements to
provide human resource to the industry.? The radical changes in technologies, both hardware as well as software, and
their ever increasing adaptation to newer areas of application, demand
frequent updating of the academic curriculum so that the students can rise
to the expectation of the Industry. The syllabus revision committee has
considered all these factors thoroughly before venturing into the revision
exercise. The revised syllabus for BCA Programme provides a strong foundation to
pursue post graduation programme in computer science / applications. The
knowledge acquired by the students may also equip them to meet the
industrial need, and get placed.? The BCA programme of the MG University follows the choice based credit
semester system as envisaged by the University Grants Commission and the
Higher Education Council of Kerala. The Programme shall be completed in six
semesters. Each semester is a minimum of 18 instructional weeks, comprising
90 working days with continuous internal evaluation and University
examination at the end of each semester. 2. Course Objectives The BCA Programme is designed with the following specific objectives. (a) To attract young minds to the potentially rich & employable field of
computer applications. (b) To be a foundation graduate programme which will act as a feeder
course for higher studies in the area of Computer Science/Applications. (c) To develop skills in software development so as to enable the BCA
graduates to take up self-employment in Indian & global software market. (d) To Train & Equip the students to meet the requirement of the
Industrial standards. 3. Admission ? The eligibility for admission to BCA Degree Programme under the Mahatma
Gandhi University is a pass in Pre-degree, Plus Two or equivalent
examinations in science stream with Mathematics/Computer Science as a
compulsory subject. 4. Registration?? ?All the candidates admitted for the course should register with the M.G
University along with the original certificate of the qualifying
examinations within 3 months from the date of commencement of the I
semester programme. 5. Duration of Course ?The pogramme shall normally extend over a period of three academic years
consisting of six semesters. 6. Requirement of Attendance and Progress ?A candidate shall normally be permitted to register and appear for the end
semester university examinations if ?(a) He/She secured not less than grade C for attendance in each course of
study in the semester, and (b) His/Her progress is satisfactory in the internal assessment in each of
the course. 7. Examination System ? 7.1.? The evaluation of each course shall contain two parts ??????????? (i) Internal or In-Semester Assessment(ISA) ??????????? (ii) External or End-Semester Assessment(ESA) ????????? The internal: external examinations? ratio shall be 1:3 7.2. . The Internal and External examinations shall be evaluated using
Direct Grading system based on 5-point scale as given below.
Letter Grade
Performance
Grade point(G)
Grade Range A
Excellent
4
3.5 to 4.00 B
Very Good
3
2.5 to 3.49 C
Good
2
1.5 to 2.49 D
Average
1
0.5 to 1.49 E
Poor
0
0.00 to 0.49
7.3. The overall grade for a programme for certification shall be based on
CGPA with a 7-point scale given below.
CGPA
Grade 3.80 to 4.00
A+ 3.50 to 3.79
A 3.00 to 3.49
B+ 2.50 to 2.99
B 2.00 to 2.49
C+ 1.50 to 1.99
C 1.00 to 1.49
D
A separate minimum of D Grade for internal and external are required for a
pass for a course.? For a pass in a programme a separate minimum of Grade D
is required for all the courses and must score a minimum CGPA of 2.00 or an
overall grade of C+ and above 7.4.?? Internal evaluation: is to be done by continuous assessments on
the????? following components. 7.4.1. Components of the Internal evaluation and their weights are as
below. ?? (i) Theory
??????????????????????? Component Weight Attendance
1 Assignment?????????
1 Seminar
1 Two test papers
2
??????????? (ii) Practical???????????????????????????????????????? **** ??????????? (iii) Project????????????????????????????????????????? **** (iv)On-the ?Job training????????????????????? **** (v) Social service activity??????????????????? **** (vi) Co-curricular activity??????????????????? **** 7.4..2. Attendance:
%age of Attendance
Grade >90%
A Between 85 and 90
B Between 80 and 85
C Between 75 and 80
D < 75
E
7.4.3 Assignments: Best? two assignments are considered per course 7.4.4. Seminar/Viva : The student has to take a minimum of 1 seminar per
course. 7.4.5. Class test.? A minimum of 2 class tests are to be attended.? The
grades of best 2 test are to be taken? 7.4.6. The evaluation of all components are to be published and are to be
acknowledged by the???? candidate.? All documents of internal assessments
are to be kept in the college for 2 years and shall be made available for
verification by the university.? The responsibility of evaluating the
internal assessment is vested on the teacher(s) who teach the course. ??????? In case a candidate fails to secure the minimum grade D in internal
assessment, he/she may secure it by repeating the course altogether in a
regular class or to take the course with a faculty member assigned by the
Head of the Department. But such improvement in internal in the same paper
cannot be attempted more than once. ?The supplementary examinations will be conducted along with the next
regular semester examinations. 8. PATTERN OF QUESTIONS ???????? ?Questions shall be set to assess knowledge acquired, standard
application of knowledge, application of knowledge in new situations,
critical evaluation of knowledge and the ability to synthesize knowledge.?
The question setter shall ensure that questions covering all skills are
set.? He/She shall also submit a detailed scheme of evaluation along with
the question paper. ???????? A question paper shall be a judicious mix of objective type, short
answer type, short essay type /problem solving type and long essay type
questions. ???????? Weight: Different types of questions shall be given different
weights to quantify their range as follows:
???????????
Type of questions
Weight
Number of questions to be answered 1
A bunch of 4 objective type questions
1
4 bunches (no choice) 2
Short answer type questions
1
5 out of 8 3
Short essay/problem solving? type questions
2
4 out of 6 4
Essay type questions/Programs
4
2 out of 3
9. Requirement for the completion of Programme ?A candidate has to complete the Programme within a period of five years
after the registration. c) A candidate who does not complete the concerned semester with the
minimum attendance requirement prescribed will not be permitted to attend
the next semester. ?PROPOSED SCHEME FOR BCA PROGRAMME REVISED CURRICULUM REVISED CURRICULUM - 2009 I Semester
Course No.
Course
No. of hours per week
Durn. of Exam in hours
Credits Lect
Lab. BCA101
English-I (Common)
5
-
3
4 BCA102
Mathematics (Complementary)
4
-
3
4 BCA103
Basic Statistics (Complementary)
4
-
3
4 BCA104
Introduction to Computers (Core)
4
-
3
4 BCA105
Methodology of Programming and programming in C (Core)
4
-
3
3 BCA106
Software Lab ? I (Core)
-
4
3
2
??????????????? Total
21
4 21
II Semester
Course No.
Course
No. of hours per week
Durn. of Exam in hours
Credits Lect
Lab. BCA201
English-II (Common)
5
-
3
4 BCA202
Discrete Mathematics ( Complementary)
4
-
3
4 BCA203
Accounting & Programming in Cobol (Core)
3
-
3
3 BCA204
Data Structures (Core)
4
-
3
3 BCA205
Fundamentals of Digital Systems (Core)
4
-
3
4 BCA206
Software Lab- II (Core)
-
5
3
2
?????????? ?????Total
20
5 20
III Semester
Course No.
Course
No. of hours per week
Durn. of Exam in hours
Credits Lect
Lab. BCA301
Advanced Statistical?? Methods (Complementary)
4
-
3
4 BCA302
Design and Analysis Of Algorithms (Core)
4
-
3
4 BCA303
Computer Organization & Architecture. (Core)
4
-
3
4 BCA304
Computer Graphics (Core)
4
-
3
4 BCA305
Object Oriented Programming and C++ (Core)
3
-
3
3 BCA306
Software Lab?III (Core)
-
6
3
2
??????????????? Total
19
6 21
IV Semester
Course No.
Course
No. of hours per week
Durn of Exam in hours
Credits Lect
Lab. BCA401
Operational Research (Complementary)
4
-
3
4 BCA402
Microprocessor & PC Hardware (Core)
4
-
3
4 BCA403
System Analysis & Design (Core)
4
-
3
4 BCA404
Database Management Systems (Core)
4
-
3
4 BCA405
Visual Programming Techniques (Core)
3
-
3
3 BCA406
Software Lab?IV (Core)
-
6
3
2
??????????????? Total
19
6 21
V Semester