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This document provides an overview of the Kulliyyah and the Department, the background of
the BIT programme, the programme objectives, the curriculum structure, and the synopsis of
each course.
Mission:
i. To develop high impact global players in ICT.
ii. To produce ICT leaders and knowledge-workers who are versatile, innovative,
entrepreneurial
in response to the societal needs.
iii. To promote ICT as the key enabler in the transformation of the Ummah.
The Department of Information Systems (DIS) was first established in 1998 under the Kulliyyah
of Economics & Management Sciences. With the establishment of KICT in 2001, DIS was
transferred into the new Kulliyyah. At the moment, DIS has about 36 academic staff, and about
500 undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Currently, DIS offers the Bachelor in Information Technology (BIT) at the undergraduate level,
Master in Information Technology (MIT) at the Masters level, and PhD in Information
Technology (P_IT) at the doctoral level. The Master programmes are currently offered in four
modes i.e. Master by research, coursework, coursework and dissertation, and coursework and
research project. The PhD programme is currently offered by research mode only.
The initial programme offered under the Kulliyyah of Economics & Management was called
Bachelor of Management Information Systems (BMIS). The first batch graduated in September
2001. With the formation of KICT in November 2001, BMIS was transferred to KICT.
In July 2002, a revised curriculum for BMIS was introduced, whereby the Kulliyyah- Required
courses were revamped to reflect the technology-oriented programme. Although managerial
courses are still an important component in the new BIT curriculum, the proportion has been
reduced drastically to accommodate for more IT related courses, following the standards set by
the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia. The revised curriculum was renamed as the
Bachelor in Information Technology (BIT). In October 2004, the BIT programme received the
recognition by the Public Services Department of Malaysia, which implies that IIUM BIT
graduates are nationally recognized as at par, if not better, than other BIT graduates in the
country. In June 2008, the IIUM Senate endorsed the new BIT programme for the new students
in Semester 1, 2008/2009. Hence, the Department is concurrently running two BIT programmes;
the BIT programme for batch of students 073 and below, and the BIT programme for 081 and
above.
The BIT programme is focused towards providing in-depth and up-to-date knowledge in major
areas of Information Technology to the students. Students following the programme are
required to complete substantial amount of management and business related courses besides IT
or Computer Science courses. The business exposure is necessary for the new breed of IT/IS
professionals, as effective and efficient use of the technology is an important element in
achieving competitive advantage for business organizations and excellence in service for
government and non-profit organizations.
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THE OBJECTIVES OF BIT PROGRAMME
The main objective of the IIUM BIT programme is to produce IT professionals with the
following competencies:
Strong technical skills – able to comprehend the sophistication of IT, as well as able to
determine, develop and manage information systems as needed by the organization;
Sufficient management and problem solving skills - able to make good decisions
related to IT use and implementation in organizations;
Innovative and entrepreneurial – ability to identify strategic opportunities in using IT
that lead organizations to gaining competitive edge or providing superior services;
Strong ethical and moral values – applying Islamic values in their professionalism as
well as having good moral character.
At the end of the programme, the BIT students are expected to:
CAREER OPPORTUNITY
The programme orientation is expected to produce a new breed of IT professionals that are
capable to understand the rapid technical development in IT and how IT can be instrumental in
the growth of their respective organizations. Graduates of BIT seek positions in government,
healthcare, industry, education and finance, where their technical knowledge and skills, and
their understanding of the organizational, social and cultural contexts make them valuable
employees.
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BIT CURRICULUM STRUCTURE
The Department of Information Systems (DIS) introduced a new Bachelor of Information Technology
(BIT) curriculum structure commencing Semester 1, 2008/2009. Hence, this curriculum structure is
applicable for students batch 081 and above, and for students who have not undertaken any ICT
courses prior to Semester 1, 2008/2009.
ENTRY REQUIREMENT
The Kulliyyah entry requirement is CGPA 2.00. In the first level of Kulliyyah admission, students are
assigned to ICT study plan. To enter the Department (or to be in BIT study plan), students must
complete at least 15 credits earned (the cumulative credits for evaluated courses) and obtain an
average of CGPA 2.00 for the completed Kulliyyah courses.
Students shall complete at least 128 credit hours for BIT programme and 137 credit hours for BIT
with Minor in Business Administration, including a successful completion of 6 months of
Industrial Attachment. The table below shows the curriculum structure and the total number of
credit hours as the graduation requirement:
University required courses are grouped into three (3) categories; general studies courses, language
courses and co-curricular courses. Students are required to fulfill the specified required credits in each
category accordingly.
Note:
For co-curricular courses with CCHS/CCHB course codes, all students are required to take Halaqah 1
and 2 in the first year. However, this is not applicable to non-Muslims and Tahfiz students. After
fulfilling Halaqah 1 and 2, students can opt for other modules based on their interest.
A minimum of 30 credit hours have to be completed from the Kulliyyah required courses.
Note: For direct intake students, Introduction to Programming, Mathematics I and Computing Skills
Placement Tests are required to be taken prior to admission to the Kulliyyah.
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A minimum of 66 credit hours have to be completed from the Department required courses.
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During the final year, students are given the flexibility to select their elective courses which best suit
their career goals. A minimum of 9 credit hours (or three courses) have to be fulfilled from the
following elective courses list. These courses are grouped into concentration areas as specified below.
Choose any three courses from the list of elective courses below:
Course Course Title Offering Credit Pre-
Code Dept hours requisite(s)
CSC 2703 Calculus II CS 3 CSC 1700,
CSC 1702
CSC 3602 IT Security II CS 3 INFO 2602,
CSC 3401
CSC 3604 Cryptography CS 3 CSC 1700
CSC 4201 Network and System Administration CS 3 INFO 2601
CSC 4205 Network Programming CS 3 INFO 2601
CSC 4601 Computer Forensic CS 3 INFO 2602
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Choose any three courses from the list of elective courses below:
Course Course Title Offering Credit Pre-
Code Dept hours requisite(s)
CSC 2703 Calculus II CS 3 CSC 1700,
CSC 1702
CSC 4201 Network and System Administration CS 3 INFO 2601
CSC 4202 Advanced Networks CS 3 INFO 2601
CSC 4205 Network Programming CS 3 INFO 2601
CSC 4204 Wireless Communication and Network CS 3 INFO 2601,
CSC 2703
Choose any three courses from the list of elective courses below:
Course Course Title Offering Credit hours Pre-
Code Dept requisite(s)
CSC 2704 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics CS 3 INFO 2701
CSC 3501 Software Engineering CS 3 INFO 2401
CSC 4501 Software Quality Assurance CS 3 CSC 3501
CSC 4504 Requirements Engineering CS 3 CSC 3501,
INFO 3501
CSC 4505 Software Testing CS 3 CSC 3501,
CSC 4504
Note:
PLEASE REFER TO
APPENDIX A FOR COURSE CODE FORMAT; AND
APPENDIX B FOR THE PROPOSED STUDY PLAN FOR OUR TWO
PROGRAMMES
i. BACHELOR IN IT (BIT)
ii. BIT WITH MINOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMME
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Note: The total number of courses to be fulfilled is 11 (9 required courses and 2 elective courses) as
per KENMS requirement for this minoring programme. However,
ECON 1140 Statistical Methods which is a required course for this minor is equivalent to
INFO 2701 Foundation of Quantitative Analysis that is already included in the Department
required course list;
ACC 1001 Financial Accounting Fundamentals which is a required course for this minor is
already included in the Kulliyyah required course list;
MGT 2010 Principles and Practice of Management which is a required course for this minor
is already included in the Kulliyyah required course list; and
MGT 4710 Quality Management which is an elective course for this minor is already included
in the Department required course list.
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The Final Year Project (FYP) offers student an opportunity to undertake an individual or a group
work which student would find both challenging and interesting. The project is to be completed
within the span of two (2) consecutive regular semesters, coded as INFO 4998 for FYP I and INFO
4999 for FYP II. Each course carries 3 credit hours and graded separately.
FYP registration is restricted to 3rd and 4th year students only. Students must complete the following
courses:
1. CSC 1100 - Elements of Programming
2. CSC 1103 - Object Oriented Programming
3. INFO 2102 - Database Systems II
4. INFO 2201 - Multimedia Technology
5. INFO 2401 - System Analysis and Design
6. INFO 2601 - Data Communication in Business
7. INFO 2301 - Web Programming I
8. INFO 3401 - Human Computer Interaction
9. INFO 3501 - Project Management in IT
Each student would be allocated with a supervisor who will offer guidance and whom student will
meet on a weekly or biweekly basis.
Prior to registering for FYP 1, students will be briefed by the FYP Coordinator after the mid-term
break. After that, students are required to discuss their proposed topics with their potential supervisors
and submit their project proposals to the Department. They should decide the project area (currently
Multimedia or System Development) and plan to take not more than 15 credit hours in the semesters
that they are taking FYP.
Once project proposals have been submitted, supervisors will be assigned to them in the first week of
the semester. Students would initially be required to refine their proposals, do a literature review,
requirement analysis, design the product and produce an interim report after one semester (FYP I
report). Finally, upon completion of the project, students are required to produce a Final Report of
approximately 10,000 words in length. In addition, students are required to present their software
products to a panel of FYP assessors. Assessment is based on the management of the project, the
methodology, the intellectual quality and originality of the work, the structure and coherence of the
report.
For the past two semesters, the Kulliyyah has awarded Best Final Year Projects for outstanding
projects, judged by an independent Panel of Assessors. The Awards were presented at the Grand
KICT Graduation Dinner.
Copies of past FYP reports are available at the KICT Resource Centre, next to DLIS Office.
For the details, please refer to the Final Year Project Handbook or the respective Final Year Project
Coordinator.
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Only 3rd and 4th year students are allowed to undergo the Industrial Attachment. However, local
students are encourage to undergo Industrial Attachment in their final semester to increase the
possibility of being recruited by the company at the end of the training. Prior to registering for
Industrial Attachment, students must complete the following courses:
Generally, students are encouraged to find their own placements; in case of difficulty, the Department
will assist them in getting the place. Either case, students must make sure that they are assigned to IT
projects, or at least attached to an IT department or unit. During the training, each student will be
assigned a Kulliyyah Supervisor i.e. a DIS lecturer as a liaison person between the department and the
organization, and a Company Supervisor. The Kulliyyah Supervisor will visit the student and meet
with the Company Supervisor, and at the end of the period, both supervisors will assess the student.
In addition, assessment will also incorporate the company’s overall feedback and the student’s report.
For the details, please refer to the Practical Training Booklet or the Practical Training Coordinator.
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APPENDIX A
Level Description
1 Courses offered for first year students
2 Courses offered for second year students
3 Courses offered for third year students
4 Courses offered for fourth year students
INFO CSC
Area Description Area Description
1 Database 1 Programming
2 Multimedia 2 Networking
3 Web/Internet Computing 3 Artificial Intelligence
4 System 4 System/Programming
5 Management 5 Software Engineering
Information Security/
6 6 Computer Security
Networking
7 Mathematics/Statistics 7 Mathematics
8 Special Topic 8 Special Topic
9 Industrial Attachment and FYP 9 Industrial Attachment and FYP
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APPENDIX B
B.IT STUDY PLAN (Industrial Attachment during the final semester)
FOR MALAYSIAN STUDENTS FROM CFS
Kulliyyah and Departmental Requirements UNIVERSITY COURSES
TOTAL
YEAR SEM Co-
Kulliyyah Courses CH Department Courses CH IRKH CH LANG CH CH CH
Curr
TOTAL 30 66 12 8 3 18 137
Note: * Students’ actual workload or contact hours
B.IT WITH MINOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDY PLAN
MALAYSIAN STUDENTS FROM CFS
TOTAL
Kulliyyah and Departmental Requirements UNIVERSITY COURSES MINOR COURSES
CH
YEAR SEM
Co-
Kulliyyah Courses CH Department Courses CH IRKH CH LANG CH CH ENMS CH
Curr
Y SEM CybLaw & Ethics (INFO 4502) 3 Methods of Intro E4E (ECON 1550) 3
ICT & Islam (INFO 4501) 3 3 0.5 18.5
E 1 OB (MGT 4110) 3 Da’ wah (RKUD 3030) Int’l Bus (MGT 4810) 3
A
Quality Mgmt (MGT 4710) 3 Lang. OP
R SEM Marketg Prin. (MKTG 3010) 3
TP (INFO 4504) 3 (LE 3 0.5 18.5
4 2 Fin. Mgmt.1 (FIN 3010) 3
FYP1 (INFO 4998) 3 4600)
Y Strat. Mgmt (MGT 4760) 3
SEM
E FYP2 (INFO 4999) 3 9
1 Elective 1 3
A
R SEM
5 2
TOTAL 30 66 12 8 3 18 137
Note: * Students’ actual workload or contact hours