Bachelor in Computer Science

INTRODUCTION

Mission

To prepare globally competent professionals equipped with innovation and critical thinking abilities,

who could contribute to society by adopting and delivering technology solutions.

Introduction

The Bachelor of Computer Science Program spans over four years consisting of core courses in Computing, Science, and Mathematics, with specialization courses in Cloud and Cluster Computing, Mobile & Ubiquitous Computing, Computational Linguistics, Computer Graphics & Visualization and Bio-Informatics. These courses are offered in close collaboration with the software industry so that students are well-prepared for the rapidly changing trends in IT. Students must complete 131 credit hours with a minimum CGPA of 2.0 to earn the degree.

Faculty

The Department of Computer Science at DSU has highly qualified faculty possessing vast experience of teaching and research at leading universities. Most of them also have rich experience of working in the industry. The faculty is actively engaged in developing solutions for the present problems using futuristic concepts. Such projects have great potential for local and international fundings and grants. The faculty in the Department of Computer Science provides guidance to do research in many areas including Artificial Intelligence, Bio-Informatics, Distributed & Parallel Computing, Information Security, Multimedia & Game Development, Graphics & Visualization, and Software Engineering.

Labs

Computer Science Laboratories at DSU provide students with hands-on experience in analysis, design, coding, and testing activities for computational problems. Computing tools and devices are powered by state-of-the-art Data Center to assist in the construction and analysis of computing intensive applications. The laboratory experiences provide opportunities for students to explore and learn core computing practices and prepare for industrial liaison and entrepreneurship. The Department of Computer Science at the DHA Suffa University has established the following labs to cater to the needs of students and researchers

Industrial Liaison

The Department of Computer Science at DSU has launched initiatives with various software houses, IT companies, and professional bodies for keeping the curriculum up-to-date and in coherence with the demand of the industry. For these purposes, the department is focusing on different training programs for students as well as for the faculty. Furthermore, seminar sessions by senior IT entrepreneurs and professionals being held also motivate the students and provide them a direction to envision themselves as future entrepreneurs. The Department also plans to develop technology incubators in the near future which will enable students to work on real-world projects during their vacations or as their course projects.

Careers

Department of Computer Science at DSU has initiated steps for career advancement of its students with various software houses and IT companies. Some of the careers that a computer science graduate of DSU can pursue include IT Entrepreneur, Information Technology Manager, Information Technology Consultant, Software Architect, System Analyst, Software Engineer, Web Application Developer, Database Administrator, Network Administrator, Software Quality Assurance Analyst, Faculty Member in the academia, etc. There are numerous opportunities available for computer science graduates of DSU both within Pakistan and abroad. Research and development is also a lucrative prospect for CS graduates. Further academic achievement can take place via MS / PhD, or trade certifications.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Eligibility Criteria for BS (Computer Science)

Intermediate or an equivalent examination (Pre-Engineering/ Pre-Medical/ General Science) with at least 50% marks; Or
A-Level with minimum 3 passes in principal subjects
Applicants with O-Level / A-Level and Technical studies must submit equivalence from IBCC
At least 50% marks in DSU Entrance Test

Required Documents

Applicants are required to bring a set of copied documents for application processing:

Matriculation / O-Level / Equivalent Marks Sheet / Statements and Certificates
Intermediate / Equivalent / A-Level Marks Sheet / Statements and Certificates
Applicants with O-Level / A-Level and Technical studies must submit equivalence from IBCC
College Provisional Certificate / Promotion Certificate by the respective Board
A copy of CNIC and B-Form
3 passport-sized photographs with white background
Admit Card / Statement of Entry is required, if awaiting result

OPTIONAL:

Valid test scores of NEDUET (current year), NTS NAT (IE/ICS) (current year) or SAT II (within two years) if appeared. Applicants Submitting NEDUET, NTS NAT (IE/ICS) or SAT II test scores shall be exempted from taking DSU’s entrance test. However, candidates who do not have good enough NEDUET, NTS NAT (IE/ICS) or SAT II scores will be advised to appear in the DSU Admissions Test for better chances of securing admission.

PLAN OF STUDY

Semester	Course Title	Course Code	Credit Hours
I	Introduction to Information and Communication Technology	CS-1201	3
	Introduction to Information and Communication Technology Lab	CS-1201L	1
	Programming Fundamentals	CS-1001	3
	Programming Fundamentals Lab	CS-1001L	1
	English Composition and Comprehension	HU-1002	3
	Applied Physics	BS-1101	3
	Calculus and Analytical Geometry	BS-1301	3
			total 17
Semester	Course Title	Course Code	Credit Hours
II	Object Oriented Programming	CS-1002	3
	Object Oriented Programming Lab	CS-1002L	1
	Digital Logic Design	CS-1101	3
	Digital Logic Design Lab	CS-1101L	1
	Communication and Presentation Skills	HU-1004	3
	Probability and Statistics	BS-1402	3
	University Elective I (Foreign Language/Social Service)	UE-XXXX	3
			total 17
Semester	Course Title	Course Code	Credit Hours
III	Data Structures & Algorithms	CS-2001	3
	Data Structures & Algorithms Lab	CS-2001L	1
	Computer Organization and Assembly Language	CS-2101	3
	Computer Organization and Assembly Language Lab	CS-2101L	1
	Discrete Structures	CS-2002	3
	Professional Practices	CS-2201	3
	Multivariate Calculus (CSSupporting Course I)	BS-2301	3
			total 17
Semester	Course Title	Course Code	Credit Hours
IV	Database Systems	CS-2003	3
	Database Systems Lab	CS-2003L	1
	Theory of Automata and Formal Languages	CS-2102	3
	University Elective II (HU/MG/SS Elective I)	UE-XXXX	3
	Design and Analysis of Algorithms	CS-2103	3
	Linear Algebra	BS-1302	3
			total 16
Semester	Course Title	Course Code	Credit Hours
V	Introduction to Software Engineering	CS-3001	3
	Compiler Construction	CS-3101	3
	Differential Equations (CS Supporting Course II)	BS-2302	3
	Operating Systems	CS-3002	3
	Operating Systems Lab	CS-3002L	1
	Numerical Computing (CS Supporting Course III)	BS-3302	3
			total 16
Semester	Course Title	Course Code	Credit Hours
VI	Artificial Intelligence	CS-3102	3
	Artificial Intelligence Lab	CS-3102L	1
	Data Communication and Computer Networks	CS-3003	3
	Data Communication and Computer Networks Lab	CS-3003L	1
	CS-Elective I	CS-X3XX	3
	CS-Elective II	CS-X3XX	3
	Technical and Business Writing	HU-2009	3
			total 17
Semester	Course Title	Course Code	Credit Hours
VII	CS Project 1	CS-4001	3
	CS Elective III	CS-X3XX	3
	CS Elective IV	CS-X3XX	3
	Parallel and Distributed Computing	CS-4101	3
	Pakistan Studies	HU-2101	2
	University Elective III (HU/MG/SS Elective II)	UE-XXXX	3
			total 17
Semester	Course Title	Course Code	Credit Hours
VIII	CS Project 2	CS-4002	3
	CS Elective V	CS-X3XX	3
	University Elective IV (HU/MG/SS Elective III)	UE-XXXX	3
	Islamic Studies/ Ethics	HU-2201/ HU-1802	2
	Information Security	CS-4003	3
			total 14
			Total credit hours 131

Specialization Streams

Area	Course title
Mobile & Ubiquitous Ubiquitous Computing	Computing Mobile	Application Development
	Mobile & Wireless	Computing Mobile Software Engineering
	Human Computer Interaction	Tiny OS
	Android Programming	Cyber Security
Cloud & Cluster Computing	High Performance Computing	Cloud Computing
	Social Computing	Big Data Analytics
	Cluster & Grid Computing	Semantic Web
	Concurrent & Distributed Computing	Computational Social Science
Bio-Informatics	Introduction to Bio-Informatics	Computational Genomics
	Computational Genetics	Protein Sequence & Structural Analysis
	Biological Data	Management Computational Chemistry
Computational Linguistics	Natural Language Processing	Text Mining
	Statistical NLP	Machine Learning
	Computational Grammar	Computational Morphology
Computer Graphics and Visualization	Introduction to Computer Graphics using Modern OpenGL	Graphics Programming in the Web Browser using WebGL
	High Performance Computing using CUDA	Mathematical Methods in Computer Graphics
	Physically based animation in Computer	Graphics Introduction to GPU programming using Shaders
	Mobile Graphics Programming on Android	Scientific Visualization

Cross Registration with Online Courses at Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley and others

Course Name	Foreign University Course	DSU Equivalent Course
Principles of Database Systems	University of Washington,	USA CS-204: Database Systems
Operating Systems and System Programming	UC Berkeley,	USA CS-206: Operating Systems
Introduction to Algorithms	MIT, USA	CS-302: Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Software Engineering	UC Berkeley, USA	CS-305: Software Engineering
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence	UC Berkeley, USA	CS-306: Artificial Intelligence
Programming Languages and Compilers	UC Berkeley – USA	CS-313: Compiler Construction
Introduction to Copyright Law	MIT, USA	CS-404: Professional Issues in IT
iPhone Application Development	Stanford, USA	CS-440: Mobile Application Development
Machine Learning	University of California Irvine, USA	CS-421: Machine Learning
Computer Graphics	MIT, USA	CS-551 Introduction to Computer Graphics using Modern OpenGL

FEE STRUCTURE

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Fee Structure

Program	One Time Charges (ONLY IN 1^st SEMESTER FEES)		Per Semester
Program	Admission Fee	Caution Money(Refundable)	IT Charges	Misc. Charges	Lab Charges(Per Credit Hour)	Tuition Fee (Per Credit Hour)
BE(Mechanical)	15,000	10,000	5,500	6,850	13,750	5,100 (25% scholarship in Tuition Fee for all students)
BE(Civil)	15,000	10,000	5,500	6,850	13,750	5,100 (25% scholarship in Tuition Fee for all students)
BE(Electrical)	15,000	10,000	5,500	6,850	9,000	5,100 (25% scholarship in Tuition Fee for all students)
BS(Computer Science)	15,000	10,000	5,500	6,850	10,000	5,370(25% scholarship in Tuition Fee for DCK Campus Only)
BS(Data Science)	15,000	10,000	5,500	6,850	10,000	5,370
BS(Software Engineering)	15,000	10,000	5,500	6,850	10,000	5,370
BS(International Relations)	10,000	5,000	5,500	6,850	–	4,410 (25% scholarship in Tuition Fee for all students)
BS(English)	10,000	5,000	5,500	6,850	–	4,410 (25% scholarship in Tuition Fee for all students)
BS(Psychology)	10,000	5,000	5,500	6,850	–	4,410
BBA	15,000	10,000	5,500	6,850	–	5,100
BS (Business Analytics and Programing)	15,000	10,000	5,500	6,850	10,000	5,100 (25% scholarship in Tuition Fee for all students)
BS(Accounting and Finance)	15,000	10,000	5,500	6,850	–	5,100 (25% scholarship in Tuition Fee for all students)
BS(Artificial Intelligence)	15,000	10,000	5,500	6,850	10,000	5,370
MBA	15,000	10,000	5,500	6,850	–	5,100
MS/ME	15,000	10,000	5,500	6,850	–	5,100
PhD	15,000	10,000	5,500	6,850	–	5,100

Programs	1st Semester Fee Amount	Semester Fee (without Adm & C/ Money)	Credit Hours 1st Semester
BE(Mechanical)	142,075	117,075	13 + 4
BE(Civil)	126,900	101,900	11 + 4
BE(Electrical)	134,425	109,425	14 + 4
BS(Computer Science) Main Campus	137,900	112,900	15 + 2
BS(Computer Science) DCK Campus	117,763	92,763	15 + 2
BS(Data Science)	132,530	107,530	14 + 2
BS(Software Engineering)	143,270	118,270	16 + 2
BS(International Relations)	83,578	68,578	17 + 0
BS(English)	76,963	61,963	15 + 0
BS(Psychology)	93,500	78,500	15 + 0
BBA	129,150	104,150	18 + 0
BS (Business Analytics and Programing)	118,550	93,550	16 + 2
BS(Accounting and Finance)	106,200	81,200	18 + 0
BS(Artificial Intelligence)	132,530	107,530	14 + 2
MBA 2 Years	113,850	88,850	15 + 0
MS/ME/MBA 1.5 Years	98,550	73,550	12 + 0
Phd	83,250	58,250	9 +0

Semester	BBA/BS(A&F)		BS (BAP)		BS (AI)		BS (DS)		BS (CS)		BS (SE)		BS (PSY)		BS (IR)		BS (ENG)		BE (EE)		BE (ME)		BE (CE)		MBA 2 Years		MS/ME/MBA 1.5 years		Phd

	Theory Cr. Hr.	Lab Cr. Hr.	Theory Cr. Hr.	Lab Cr. Hr.	Theory Cr. Hr.	Lab Cr. Hr.	Theory Cr. Hr.	Lab Cr. Hr.	Theory Cr. Hr	Lab Cr. Hr.	Theory Cr. Hr	Lab Cr. Hr.	Theory Cr. Hr	Lab Cr. Hr.	Theory Cr. Hr	Lab Cr. Hr.	Theory Cr. Hr.	Lab Cr. Hr.	Theory Cr. Hr.	Lab Cr. Hr.	Theory Cr. Hr.	Lab Cr. Hr.	Theory Cr. Hr.	Lab Cr. Hr.	Theory Cr. Hr.	Lab Cr. Hr	Theory Cr. Hr.	Lab Cr. Hr	Theory Cr. Hr.	Lab Cr. Hr
I	18	–	16	2	14	2	14	2	15	2	16	2	15	0	17	0	17	0	14	4	13	4	11	4	15	–	12	–	9	–
II	18	–	17	1	15	2	15	2	15	2	17	1	18	0	17	0	17	0	15	3	14	4	12	5	15	–	12	–	9	–
III	18	–	17	1	15	3	15	3	15	2	15	1	18	0	18	0	18	0	14	3	15	3	11	5	15	–	6	–	9	–
IV	18	–	14	4	15	2	15	2	15	1	14	3	18	0	18	0	18	0	15	3	14	4	17	1	15	–	–	–	9	–
V	18	–	16	2	15	4	15	4	15	1	14	2	18	0	18	0	18	0	15	3	15	1	14	4	–	–	–	–	9	–
VI	18	–	16	2	15	3	15	3	15	2	18	0	18	0	18	0	18	0	15	3	16	2	13	4	–	–	–	–	9	–
VII	15	–	11	4	11	2	11	2	17	–	12	3	15	0	15	0	15	0	14	4	11	5	12	5	–	–	–	–	9	–
VIII	12	–	10	2	8	4	8	4	14	–	9	3	15	0	15	0	15	0	11	4	10	5

Notes :

25% scholarship in Tuition Fee for all students of BE Mechanical, BE Electrical, BS English, BS International Relations, BS Accounting and Finance, BS Business Analytics and Programing, offered at DSU Main Campus besides BE Civil Engineering and BS CS being offered at DSU DCK Campus only
The University reserves the right to change fee/charges on yearly basis.
MS/PhD Research Fee will be charged as per credit hour Tuition Fee.
PhD Comprehensive Examination Fee is RS. 5000/-
There will be an additional fee for PhD Thesis evaluation by foreign and local evaluators.
Advance Tax (under section 236-I) shall be collected @ 5% on the entire amount of fee (if the student’s payable fee exceeds Rs. 200,000/- per annum, excluding the amount refundable).

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PO’s & GA’s

BS (Computer Science) Program

PO’s NO	Program Objective	GA-1	GA-2	GA-3	GA-4	GA-5	GA-6	GA-7	GA-8	GA-9	GA-10
PO-1	To have the ability to apply computing knowledge, skills, and competencies from multiple technology domains for futuristic needs required at global levels.	✔	✔			✔					✔
PO-2	To be able to solve real world problems by applying technical knowledge, and utilizing modern industry tools to achieve continued success with eloquent communication in teams.			✔	✔	✔					✔
PO-3	To demonstrate ethical conduct, team player spirit, life-long learning attitude, readiness to adapt, risk-taking behavior and involvement in their profession to fulfill societal responsibilities.						✔	✔	✔	✔

List of Graduate Attributes (GAs)

Academic Education
Knowledge for Solving Computing Problems
Problem Analysis
Design/ Development of Solutions
Modern Tool Usage
Individual and Team Work
Communication
Computing Professionalism and Society
Ethics
Life-long Learning