The B.Sc. program in information systems is structured into a 140 credit hours system (C.H.). The distribution of these credit hours according to the proposed categories is as follows: –
- 21 Credit Hours as University Requirements.
- 42 Credit Hours as Faculty Requirements.
- 77 Credit Hours as Department Requirements.
The department requirements are divided into two main categories, namely, major and electives. The major courses are compulsory courses for all IS students. Electives give the room for specializing in one or more of the main branches in IS.
Information Systems (IS) program is designed to provide the student with the foundations of the discipline as well as the opportunity for specialization.
Besides, IS Program aims to: –
- Develop students’ abilities to integrate the practical and theoretical skills from across modules as appropriate to the discipline.
- Enable students to have a strong foundation in mathematics and basic concepts appropriate to information systems.
- Provide a versatile route of Information Systems field to allow students to acquire a great knowledge and expertise via study a variety of information systems subjects as well as business environment-based and research to enable graduates to compete in the labor market.
- Enable students to develop their capacity to use current techniques, skills, and tools appropriate to analyze, design, and engineer the different components of information systems.
- Be capable graduates to develop analytical reasoning and modeling skills to define and interpret problems related to computer information systems and have experience in the specify and using appropriate tools to solve such problems.
- Produce graduates who meet the industry standard in the management and development of information systems of enterprise infrastructure.
- Enable students to address information requirements and learn to apply existing technologies to various kinds of information effectively.
- Develop competent professionals able to operate effectively in many different commercial, industrial, and academic environments and link different knowledge areas to solve professional problems.
- Develop students’ awareness of the social, organizational, and professional context in which they will be working through illustrating the impact of information systems on society to be capable of continuous personal and professional development.
- Enable graduates to acquire a broad range of skills and activities relevant to Information Systems industry requirements to show ability for, dealing with constantly changing technology and continuing professional development.
- Enable graduates to adapt and apply their knowledge and skills to master new technical areas and to recognize technological and human trends.
- Develop graduates’ knowledge and intellectual skills of the functional, operational, and strategic issues in information systems in a business or public sector environment.
- Encourage graduates to follow appropriate practices within a professional, and legal responsibility and contribute to society with that ethical behavior.
- Train students for independently lifelong learning to be able to adapt to continuing technological change to meet industry requirements in computing and information areas.
