ITGS111 : Intro to Information Technology

Department

Department of Computer Networks

Academic Program

Bachelor in Computer Networks

Type

Compulsory

Credits

03

Prerequisite

Overview

The course introduces modern management techniques that are used for the marketing, selling, and distribution of goods and services through the Internet. Topics include: E-business Strategy, Business Models in the new world, Cyber-services, E-business relationships, E-business technology, E-Marketing and e-payment, Antecedents and barriers to e-commerce, Business Process Management, Case studies with LAB work.

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding

student should abel to :

• understand the basic concepts of information technology
• know the tasks, types, uses and components of the computer
• know the hardware and software components of the computer
• explain the number systems and methods of conversion from one number system to another and the relationship between the number systems
• enumerates the filtered gate and explains the relationship between inputs and outputs
• explain to the student the components, uses and features of the World Wide Web
• remember how to provide protection for the information system and know the risks facing the information system
• enumerate the types of viruses that infect the computer and methods of protection against them
• explain the basics of networks and their types

mental skills

student should abel to :

• distinguish the physical and software components of a computer
• solves the arithmetic operations on different types of numerical systems and converts from one number system to another
• deduce the relationship between logic gates and the relationship between inputs and outputs
• link between the risks facing the information system and how to protect the information system
• compare the types of viruses and how to protect against them
• compare the types of networks and ways to benefit from them

Practical and professional skills

student should abel to :

• Distinguishing between the different physical components of a computer in terms of input, output, connectivity, and so on
• Performing various arithmetic operations on different numerical systems and comparing them
• Perform logical operations on different logical gates
• Use of the World Wide Web
• apply the simplest methods of protecting the information system
• distinguish between different types of networks and use each type

General and transferable skills

• Effective use of available knowledge and resources
• Search ability
• Ability to work in groups
• Formation of panels for discussion and research
• Hand in assignments or reports

Teaching and learning methods

• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Problem-based learning
• Mini-projects

Methods of assessments

• Midterm Exam I = 25
• Midterm Exam II = 25
• Final Exam = 50

Course contents

• Basic concepts of information technology
• Introduction to computers
• Computer hardware and software components
• numerical systems
• Types of number systems
• Converting between numerical systems
• Boolean algebra
• logical gates
• Internet
• Information protection
• Computer viruses
• Introduction to computer networks
• The impact of computer networks in modern technology
• areas of information technology

Multimedia over IP networks (ITNT405)
Cloud Computing (ITNT404)
Fundamentals ubiquitous computing (ITNT403)
Wireless Sensor Networks (ITNT402)
Personal Area Networks (ITNT401)
Security Policy and Procedures (ITNT304)
Human Computer Interaction (ITNT302)
Modeling and Performance Evaluation (ITNT301)
Arabic language 1 (ITAR111)
General English1 (ITEL111)
Physics (ITPH111)
Intro to Information Technology (ITGS111)
Problem solving Technic (ITGS113)
Mathematics I (ITMM111)
Arabic language 2 (ITAR122)
Mathematics II (ITMM122)
General English2 (ITEL122)
Introduction to Programming (ITGS122)
System Analysis and Design (ITGS124)
logic Circuit Design (ITGS126)
Introduction to Statistics (ITST211)
Object Oriented Programmin (ITGS211)
Introduction to Software Engineering (ITGS213)
Introduction to Networking (ITGS215)
Discrete Structures (ITGS217)
Numerical analysis (ITGS219)
Information Security (ITGS224)
Foundation of Information Systems (ITGS222)
Computer Architucture & Organization (ITGS223)
Introduction to Internet Programming (ITGS226)
Introduction to Databases (ITGS228)
Data Structure (ITGS220)
Design and Analysis algorithms (ITGS301)
Data Communication (ITNT311)
Local Area Networks (ITNT312)
Networks Programming (ITNT313)
Cryptographic Algorithms and Protocols (ITNT314)
Wireless and Mobile Networks (ITNT324)
Operating System (ITGS302)
Digital Communication (ITNT323)
Network Protocols (ITNT322)
Wide Area Networks (ITNT321)
Scientific Writing (ITGS304)
IT Project Management (ITGS303)
Distributed Systems (ITNT411)
Network Design and Management (ITNT412)
Network QoS (ITNT421)
High speed Networks (ITNT422)
Graduation Project (ITNT500)