NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

B. Sc Communication Technology
in the
School of Science & Technology

February, 2016

Programme Code:

5202

100 Level

Course
Code
1st Semester
GST 101
GST 107
BIO101
CHM101
CIT 101
CIT 143
MTH 101
PHY 101
BIO191
CHM191
PHY 191

Course Title

Unit

Status

Use of English and Communication Skills I

The Good Study Guide
General Biology
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry
Computers in Society
Introduction to Data Organisation and
Management
Elementary Mathematics I
Elementary Mechanics, Heat and Properties of
Matter

0
0
2
2
2
2

C
C
C
C
C
C

3
2

C
C

General Practical Biology I

Introductory Practical Chemistry I
Introductory Practical Physics I
Total Credit Units - Compulsory
Total Credit Units - Elective
Total Credit Units

1
1
1
16
0
16

C
C
C

0
2
2
2
2
3
1
12
0
12

C
C
C
C
C
C
C

2nd Semester
GST 102
Use of English and Communication Skills II
CIT 102
Software Application Skills
STT102
Introductory Statistics
MTH 102
Elementary Mathematics II
MTH 103
Elementary Mathematics III
PHY 102
Electricity, Magnetism and Modern Physics
PHY 192
Introductory Practical Physics II
Total Credit Units Compulsory
Total Credit Units - Elective
Total Credit Units

200 Level

Course
Code
1st Semester
GST 201
CIT 211
CIT 215
CIT 237
MTH 211
MTH 241
MTH 281

Course Title

Unit

Status

Nigerian Peoples and Cultures

Introduction to Operating Systems
Introduction to Programming Languages
Programming & Algorithms
Introduction to Set Theory and Abstract Algebra
Introduction to Real Analysis
Mathematical Methods I
Total Credit Units Compulsory
Total Credit Units - Elective
Total Credit Units

0
3
3
3
3
3
3
12
6
18

C
C
C
C
E
E
C

2
3
3
2
3
3
3
13
6
19

C
C
C
C
E
C
E

N/B: Students are expected to offer at least one elective

course per semester.

Maximum credit units allowed per semester is

25
2nd Semester
CIT 208
Information Systems
CIT 212
Systems Analysis and Design
CIT 236
Analog and Digital Electronics
CIT 292
Computer Laboratory I
MTH 212
Linear Algebra II
MTH 232
Elementary Differential Equation
MTH 282
Mathematical Methods II
Total Credit Units - Compulsory
Total Credit Units - Elective
Total Credit Units
N/B: Students are expected to offer at least one elective
course per semester.

Maximum credit units allowed per semester is

25

300 Level

Course
Code
1st Semester
CIT 303
CIT 305
CIT 309
CIT 311
CIT 341
CIT 371
CIT381
DAM 301

Course Titles

Units

Status

Principles of Communication Technology

Networking and Communication Technology
Computer Architecture
Computer Networks
Data Structures
Introduction to Computer Graphics and Animation
File Processing and Management
Data Mining and Data Warehousing
Total Credit Units - Compulsory
Total Credit Units - Elective
Total Credit Units

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
15
9
24

C
C
C
C
E
E
E
C

3
3
3
6
2
2
2
3
16
8
24

E
C
C
C
C
E
C
E

N/B: Students are expected to offer at least one elective

course per semester.

Maximum credit units allowed per semester is 25

2nd Semester
CIT 322
Introduction to Internet Programming
CIT 342
Formal Languages & Automata theory
CIT 344
Introduction to Computer Design
CIT389
Industrial Training/SIWES
CIT 392
Computer Laboratory II
DAM344
Semantic Data Modelling
DAM 364 Management Information Systems (MIS)
DAM382
Information Systems Management
Total Credit Units - Compulsory
Total Credit Units - Elective
Total Credit Units
N/B: Students are expected to offer at least one elective
course per semester.

Maximum credit units allowed per semester is 25

400 Level

Course
Code
1st Semester
CIT 403
CIT 411
CIT 415
CIT 427
CIT 445
CIT 461
CIT 463
CIT 465

Course Titles

Units

Status

Seminar on Emerging Technologies

Microcomputers & Microprocessors
Introduction to E-commerce
Database Systems & Management
Principles & Techniques of Compilers
Internet Architecture & Communication
Introduction to Multimedia Technology
Network Administration
Total Credit Units - Compulsory
Total Credit Units - Elective
Total Credit Units

3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
13
9
22

C
C
E
C
E
C
E
C

3
2
2
3
6
3
14
5
19

C
C
E
E
C
C

N/B: Students are expected to offer at least one elective

course per semester.

Maximum credit units allowed per semester is

25
2nd Semester
CIT 425
Operations Research
CIT 474
Introduction to Expert Systems
CIT 478
Artificial intelligence
CIT 484
Website Design & Programming
CIT 499
Project
DAM 461 Statistical Database System
Total Credit Units - Compulsory
Total Credit Units - Elective
Total Credit Units
N/B: Students are expected to offer at least one elective
course per semester.

Maximum credit units allowed per semester is

25
N/B: B.Sc (Communication Technology Students) Students must accumulate a minimum
of 120 credit units to graduate.

4.2

Course Content Specifications For graduation with a B.Sc.(Hons) in

Communication Technology, a student must have passed 125 units of compulsory
courses with a minimum of 15 credit units from elective courses for 8 semester
structure; while for 6 semester structure, a student must pass 90 credit units of
compulsory courses with 20 credit units of elective courses. Find below the course
descriptions: