National University of Sciences and

Technology
School of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science
Course code:
ICT Fundamentals (2 + 1 Credit Hours)
SEECS
Class: BEE-5C & BEE-5D Semester Fall 08
:

Instructor: Dr. Junaid Qadir Office: Room No. 110

Email: junaid.qadir@niit.edu.pk Extension -
:
Website: http://nseecs.edu.pk/~junaid.
qadir

Counseling All working days 0900 to 1000 hours. However, it is strongly

Hours: recommended that appointments are set up through email
beforehand.

Pre- There is no pre-requisite for this course

requisites:

Course This is an introductory course on Information and

Description: Communication Technologies. Topics include ICT
terminologies, hardware and software components, the
internet and world wide web, and ICT based applications.

Outcomes: After completing this course, a student will be able to:

• Understand different terms associated with ICT

• Identify various components of a computer system
• Identify the various categories of software and their
usage
• Define the basic terms associated with communications
and networking
• Understand different terms associated with the Internet
and World Wide Web.
• Use various web tools including Web Browsers, E-mail
clients and search utilities.
• Use text processing, spreadsheets and presentation tools
 • Understand the enabling/pervasive features of ICT

Books: Text Books:

1. “Introduction to Computers” by Peter Norton, 6th

International Edition (McGraw Hill)

Reference Books:

1. “Using Information Technology: A Practical Introduction to

Computer & Communications” by Williams Sawyer, 6th
Edition (McGraw Hill).

2. “Computers, Communications & information: A user's

introduction” by Sarah E. Hutchinson and Stacey C.
Sawyer

3. “Fundamentals of Information Technology” by Alexis Leon

and Mathews Leon.

Grading 30% Mid Tem Exam

Policy:
40% Final Exam
30% Project /Term Paper,
Assignments (Class/Lab),
Quizzes,
Class Participation

Plagiarism Collaboration and group wok is encouraged but each student

Policy: is required to submit his/her own contribution(s). Your
writings must be your own thoughts. Cheating and
plagiarism will not be tolerated and will be referred to the
Dean for appropriate action(s).

Quiz/Assign Quizzes will be announced as well as unannounced.

ments Policy
Late submission of assignments will either not be
entertained or will result in the deduction of marks.

Project Work Individual or group work.

Presentations or term paper will be required.

Course W1: Basic Definitions & Concepts

Calendar:
 W2,3: Hardware: Computer Systems & Components
W4: Storage Devices , Number Systems
W5,6: Software: Operating Systems, Programming and
Application Software
W7,8: Introduction to Programming, Databases and
Information Systems
Week 9: Mid Term Exam
W10: Networks
W11: Data Communication
W12: The Internet, Browsers and Search Engines
W13: The Internet: Email, Collaborative Computing and
Social Networking
W14: The Internet: E-Commerce
W15: IT Security and other issues
W16: Project Week
W17: Review Week
Week 18: End Semester Exam

Additional The course website will be the primary source for

Details: announcements and submitting assignments:

For the initial part of the course, the website would be

hosted on Google sites, but it will subsequently be hosted on
the Moodle Learning Management System.

The current course-website can be accessed by using the

following link:

http://www.niit.edu.pk/~junaid.qadir/ict-website.html