dordad arid AgamPTob & BENGALURU CITY UNIVERSITY Office of the Registrar, Central College Campus, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru ~ 560 001 Ph.No.080-22131385, E-mail: registrarbeu@email.com ‘No: BCU/NEP/Digital Fluency/, )\j /2021-22 Date: 29.12.2021. NOTIFICATION Sub:- 1) Modified Environmental Studies Syllabus and 2) Modified Syllabus for Digital Fluency (Skill Enhancement Course) - for Under Graduate Programs of Bengaluru City University Ref- 1. University Regulations Governing CBCS Semester Scheme as per NEP-2020. +2, Email dated 22.12.2021 received from the Vice-Chairman, KSHEC. 3. Letter dated 24.12.2021 of the Chairperson, BoS in Environmental Science “4. Email dated 27.12.2021 along with the Digital Fluency Syllabus received from the Chairman, BoS in Computer Science. 5, Resolution of the Academic Council at its meeting held on 12.10.2021 6. Approval of the Vice-Chancellor dated 29.12.2021 as per provision under Section 21 of the NEP Regulations. 1) Pursuant tothe suggestions of the Karnataka State Higher Education Council, the Board of studies in Environmental Science has modified the Syllabus and teaching work load for | & TT Semester Pnvisonmental Studies as per NEP-2020. Accordingly, the modified I & II Semester Environmental Studies Syllabus, Curriculum and Teaching hours of Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AFCC) for Undergraduate programs of Bengaluru City University are hereby notified for implementation from the academic year 2021-22. 2) Further, in pursuance of the recommendations of the KSHEC and the Board of Studies in Computer Science the Syllabus for “Digital Fiuency (Skill Enhancement Course)" is hereby notified for implementation from the academic year 2021-22 in place ofthe Syllabus notified vide Notification No:BCU:NEP-2020/BoS/Digital Fly/2021 dated 06.12.2021. ‘The copy of the modified Environmental Studies Syllabus and “Digital Fluency (Skill Enhancement Course) Syllabus are uploaded in the University Website: wwww.bow.2e.in for information of the concerned. REGISTRAR To, 1. The Principals of the concered affiliated Colleges of BCU ~ through email. 2. The Registrar (Evaluation), Bengaluru City University, Bengaluru Copy to; ‘The Dean, Faculty of Science, BCU. ‘The Chairperson & Members of BoS in Environmental Studies (UG), BCU. ‘The Chairman, BoS in Computer Science, BCU. ‘The P.S. to Vice-Chancellor/Registrar/Registrar (Evaluation), BCU. Office copy / Guard file/University Website www-beu.ac.inSovetecs BENGALURU S00 agomqyoan | HO CITY UNIVERSITY BENGALURU CITY UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE National Education Policy - 2020 (NEP 2020) Report on Proposed Curricular Framework for ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COMPULSORY COURSE (AECC) ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FOR UNDER-GRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN COLLEGES AFFILIATED TO BENGALURU CITY UNIVERSITY Submitted to The Registrar BENGALURU CITY UNIVERSITY BENGALURUABILITY ENHANCEMENT COMPULSORY COURSE (AECC} ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ‘The module consists of 8 units in which the first seven units will cover 45lectures which are classroom based to enhance knowledge skills and attitude to environment. Unit 8 is based on field activities which will be covered in 5 lecture hours and would provide students first -hand knowledge on various local environmental aspects, Environmental Studies (AECC) is made compulsory core module syllabus framed by UGC for all the Indian Universities as per the directions given by the honorable Supreme Court, which believed that, conservation of environment should be a national way of life and to be inculcated into the education process. As suggested by NEP-2020 State Level Subject Expert committee it is proposed staggered implementation for this course as shown below. This facilitates the distribution of the teaching workload of an institution in first and second Semester as follows; i Environmental studies Subject Semester Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses(AECC) 2. B.Sc/BA/BCA/BSW I a ~ - 7 B.Com, /B.B.A/BBA(T&T) " Course To ensure the interdisciplinary spirit of the proposed curriculum, teaching must be carried out by the faculty who are trained at post-graduate (M.Sc.) and Ph. the ‘Environmental Science subject only. A candidate who is qualified with UGC- NET/K-SET in the area of Environmental Science will be well-equipped to teach " curriculum, ‘The scheme of Examination and the question paper pattern for AECC - Environmental Studies will be multiple choice questions (MCQ) for 60 marks and 40 marks for internal assessment with 3 hours of teaching per week with 2 credits. Page 1 of 4AECC-ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SYLLABUS, Number of Theory | Number oflecture hours | Number of field work hours Credits 2(LTP 3-1-0) 45 “| s Content of AECC-Environmental Studies (Unit 1 Introduction to Environmental Studies Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies Scope and importance; Concept of sustainability and sustainable development. ‘Unit2 lunit 3 Ecosystems 45 hours What isan ecosystem? Structuré and function of ecosystems Energy flow in an ecosystem: food chains, food webs and ecological succession, Case studies ofthe following ecosystems: 2) Forest ecosystem, b) Grassland ecosystem, ©) Desert ecosystem, Aquatic ecosystems(ponds, treams, lakes, rivers, oceans, estuaries) ‘Natural Resources: Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources na resources and land-use change; Land degradation, soil erosion And desertification, Deforestation: Causes and impacts due to mining, fam building on environment, forests, biodiversity and tribal jopulations, Water: Use and over-exploitation of surface and roundwater, floods, droughts, conflicts over water (international & inter-state). Energy resources: Renewable and non-renewable energy ources, use of alternate energy sources, growing energy needs, case studies. Se Page 2 of 4unit 4 Biodiversity and Conservation Levels of biological diversity: Genetic, ‘species andecosystem diversity; Biogeographiczones of India; Biodiversity patterns and global biodiversity hotspots, India as a 1mega-biodiversity nation; Endangered and endemic species of India. Threats to biodiversity: Habitat loss, poaching of wildlife, man- wildlife conflicts, biological invasions; Conservation of biodiversity: In-situ and Ex-situ conservation of biodiversity. Eeosystem and biodiversity services: Ecological, economic, social, ethical, aesthetic and Informational value. [Unit S Environmental Pollution Environmental pollution: types, causes, effects and controls; Air, water ,soil and noise pollution, Nuclear hazards and human health risks Solid waste management, Control measures of urban and industrial waste Pollution case studies. lunit 6 Environmental Policies & Practices Climate change, global warming, ozone layer depletion, acid rain and impacts on human communities and agriculture. Environment Laws: Environment Protection Act; Air(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act; | Water (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act; Wildlife Protection Act; Forest Conservation Act. International agreements: Montreal and Kyoto protocols and Convention on Biological Diversity(CBD). Nature reserves tribal populations and rights, and human wildlife conflicts in Indian context Page 3 of 4Unit 7 | Human Communities and The Environment 6 Human population growth: Impacts on environment, human health and welfare, Resettlement and rehabilitation of project affected persons; case studies. Disaster management: floods, earthquake, cyclones and landslides. Environmental movements: Chipko, Silent valley, Bishnois of Rajasthan Environmental ethics: Role of Indian an other religions and cultures i | environmental conservation Environmental communication and public awareness, case studies {e.g, CNG vehicles in Delhi). units | Fieldwork 5 Reference + Carson(2002) Silent Spring, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt + Gadgil,M,8& Guha,R.(1993)-This Fissured Land: An Ecological History of India, Univ. of, California Press, + Gleeson, B. and Low,N.(eds)(1999).Global Ethics and + GlejckP. Security. Stockholm Env. Institute, Oxford Univ.Press. vironment, London, Routledge. (1993). 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Our Common Future, Oxford University Press, Page 6 of 4BANGALORE CITY UNIVERISTY Proceeding of the meeting of the Board of Studies in Computer Science, held online on 24-12-2021 at 3:30 p.m ‘The Following Members were present: 1. Dt. Guru DS, Professor, PG Department of Computer Science, Univeristy of Mysore 2. Dr. Chandrakanth Naikodi, Associate Professor, PG Department of Computer Science, Davanagere University 3. Dr HK. Gundurao, Associate Professor, Vijaya College, Bangalore 4, Dr. Prathibha V Kalburgi, Ramaiah College of Arts Science, and Commerce, Bangalore 5. Mrs. Amalorpavam, Sambram Academi of Management Studies, Bangalore 6. Dr Muralidhara B L, Professor, Department of Computer Science, Bangalore University ‘The Following member is diseased 1. Late, Malathi Palani. A The Following Members did not attend the meeting: 1. Dr, Susesha, Professor, PG Department of Computer Seience, Univeristy of Mysore 2. Dr. Prabhakar C.J, Professor, Kuvempu University, Shimoga 3. Dr. Bhagyawana $ Mudigowda, Associate Professor, Maharani Cluster University 4. Smt. Nagarathnamma $.M, Associate Professor, Maharani Cluster Univeristy The following were present inthe meoting as special invitees 1._Dr. HLS, Nagendra Swamy, Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Mysore 2. Dr. BH. Shekar, Professor, Department of Computer Science, Mangalore Univeristy ‘The Chairperson welcomed the members and proposed the following agenda: ‘Agenda I: The Registrar, Bangalore City University had send a letter to the Chairperson, BoS to consider the letter of the Kamataka Higher Eduction Council Vice Chairman, regarding “Digital Fluency” syllabusDecision: After going through the syllabus of the NASSCOM, and the letter ofthe Vice Chairman, Kamataka Higher Eduction Council, the Board is of the opinion that the syllabus proposed by the NASSCOM may be hard to many students, and the Board decided to propose a syllabus. ‘The Committee framed the syllabus for the “Digital Fluency” course, and the same is enclosed as an attachment. Agenda II: Approval of the B.Voc (IT) Syllabus for NEP scheme Decision: The Committee discussed the proposed syllabus, and approved the B, Voc (IT) Syllabus. for NEP scheme from the academic year 2020-21 The Chairperson thanked all the members for their active participation. (Dr. Muralidhara BL) ChairpersonDigital Fluency (Skill Enhancement Course) Number of Credits: 2 (One hour of Theory, and Two hours of practicals) Unit [5 Hours] Operating Systems, types of operating systems, major functions of the operating systems, types of user interface, examples of operating systems: MS-DOS, Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Solaris, Android. Office automation tools : word processor, power point, and spread sheet Unit IL: [5 Hours] Introduction to Computer Networks, Evolution of Networking, types of networks, Network devices = Modem, ethemet card, RJ4S, Repeater, Hub, Switch, Router, and Gateways, Identification of Nodes in a Networked Communication, Internet, Web and the Intemct of Things, Domain Name Systems. Security Aspects - Threats and Prevention, Malware - virus, Worms, Ransomware, Trojan, spyware, adware, key loggers, Modes of Malware distribution, Antivirus, HTTP vs HTTPS, Firewall, Cookies, Hackers and Crackers, Unit I: [5 Hours] Database Management Systems, Relational Data Model. Introduction to e-learning platforms such as Swayam, and MOOC. Virtual Meet: Technical Requirements, Scheduling a meeting, joining virtual meet, recording the meeting, Online Forms: Creating questionnaire, Publishing Questionnaire, conducting online responses, Analysing the responses, copying graphics into powerpoint, Downloading the response to spreadsheet. Introduction to societal impacts, Digital Foot prints, Digital Society and Netizen, Data Protection, E-waste, Impact on Health Laboratory Activities [30 Hours} Identifying the configuration of a computer system, laptop, and a mobile phone, Identifying the version and the configuration of the operating system of a computer, laptop, and a mobile phone, Identifying the network components like patch cord, switch, RJ 45 Jack, Socket, and wireless router, creating a hotspot from a mobile phone, and allowing others to use the hotspot, creating a Google form, and send it to five users, scheduling a virtual meet and invite three people to join the Google meet, record the virtual Mect, Creating an account in the railway reservation website, IRCTC, and finding trains from Tumkur to Hubli, creating @ one minute video of your choice in ‘your native tongue, and upload the video to YouTube, composing word document, creating tables, creating charts, preparing power point slides, simple computation using spread sheet. Web Resoure Operating Systems - https:/fims.edu.my/v2/wp-contentuploads/2019/02/csca0101_ch06.paf Database Concepts - https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdtikeip107.pdf Computer Networks - hitps://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdfilees110.pdf Security Aspects - hitps://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdi/iees 12,paf Societal Impact - https:/ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/leip106 pdf Google Mect Tutorial - https//edvance hawaii,hawaii,edu/wp-content/uploads/Google-Mect- ‘torial-Getting-Started-and-Recording-2-1 Google Froms - https//pdst.ie/sites/default/files/Google’%420Drive_L.pdf‘Teaching Modalities: Faculty of Computer Science shall teach this course Evaluation Method 1 2. 3. ‘The evaluation method is based on descriptive question paper. ‘The question paper will have equal weightage for all three units, ‘There shall not be any explicit practical examination, However, while evaluating students for continuous assessment, the practical component shall be considered with 50% weightage The patter of question paper is as decided by the Bangalore City University for 2 eredit courses.