The Faculty of Computing and IT (FOCIT) Is One of the Premier Computing Faculty in The

About FOCIT

The Faculty of Computing and IT (FOCIT) is one of the premier computing faculty in the nation, offering a wide range of computing and IT courses which include INTI-UC programme, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Network Computing, Business Information Technology and Multimedia Computing. The programmes offered cover the whole spectrum of IT skills required for the nation nowadays.

The curriculum is developed emphasizing an all-rounded development of a student’s cognitive and practical skills. The Faculty is staffed with qualified lecturers and is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. The Faculty strives to develop an ambient international learning environment for students’ learning and personal development experience to be meaningful, memorable and effective.

The faculty has produced more than 5000 graduates since its inception and most of them have been gainfully employed in reputable companies. This is our strong assurance and commitment of delivering quality programmes for the needs of the k-economy.

BSc(Hons) in Network and Mobile Computing (BNMCI) -1-

Why FOCIT ?

The Computing & IT degree programmes are accredited by MQA and recognised by JPA.

The mere fact of having produced more than 5,000 degree graduates since 1998 puts the INTI-UC Faculty of Computing & IT well ahead of others.

Integrated curriculum imparts industry relevant skills such as Java, C++, .net, Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL server, Linux, Adobe products, Macromedia products, PC Troubleshooting, Value Plus, SPSS, etc. The CiscoNetworkingAcademy which runs the much sought after CCNA qualificationis under the auspices of INTI foundation.

The strong strategic alliances INTI-UC has with reputable industry leaders such as IBM, Intel, Singtel, Cisco and Citibank have made possible many invaluable intership and career opportunities for its students.

As a pioneer in internationalising education in Malaysia, INTI-UC today provides access to 330 prestigious universities in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada.

INTI-UC is the only overseas institution which has been designated as an AssociateCollege by CoventryUniversity and its franchised programmes with this university has been rated “EXCELLENT” by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) in the UK.

Free Internet access in all computer labs and student hostel rooms.

BSc(Hons) in Network and Mobile Computing (BNMCI) -1-

General Information

Programme Title: B.Sc (Hons) in Network and Mobile Computing

Nature of Programme: 3 years Honours Degree Course

Mode of Study: Full-time

Programme Structure: 8 semesters

Intake: January / May / September

Principal Staffs

Position / Name / Ext.
Dean of FOCIT / Tan Guan Chin, Alyssa / 2049 / 2093
Head Of Programme / Mr Eric Sow Seah Kuan / 2164
Programme Officer / Ms Sheila Abraham / 2190

Rationale of the Programme

B.Sc.(Hons) Network and Mobile Computing

Network and Mobile technologies have changed many aspects of our lives that we have taken for granted. It is difficult to imagine living without some of the technologies which have become part of our lives. This course will introduce you to how basic computer network and mobile hardware works and the technology behind networks both wired and wireless. Skills developed include computer networks design, correcting network problems, network security preventions, network management techniques, mobile programming for PDA applications and mobile games development. You will learn about distributed and client/server models, Internet and mobile computing environments, distributed data systems and the bandwidth, security and reliability balancing. In addition, optional CISCO certification courses are available for students under the CISCOLocalNetworkingAcademy programme.

To ensure a well-rounded and holistic education, the programme also incorporates soft skills courses like employability skills, critical thinking skills, technical writing and etc. Compulsory internship has been incorporated into the programme, ensuring that students gain relevant and real-world work experience before graduating.

According the recent report from International Data Corporation (IDC), Asia Pacific Region itself is facing a shortage of 210,000 networking professionals. The shortage would double by 2009 leaving 40% of networking position unfulfilled. Example of career paths for this course include network designers, network systems managers, Network analyst, Network security consultant, Mobile computing programmer, E-Commerce specialist and Network Engineer.

Programme Specification

BSc(Hons) in Network and Mobile Computing (BNMCI)

Code Course TitleCredits

Level 1

ICT2210Fundamentals of Mobile Computing3

ICT2202New Technologies and HCI3

CSC2203Introduction to Programming4

MAT2204Mathematics for Computing3

CSC2205Object-Oriented Programming4

CSC2211Internet Technology3

ICT2207Systems Analysis and Design3

MGT3210Entrepreneurship3

ICT2209Computer Ethics3____

Level 2

ICT3210Data Structures & Algorithm3

ICT3211Computer Communication & Networks4

ICT3202Database Systems 3

CSC3227Network Programming3

ICT3213Mobile Operating System4

ICT3217Distributed Systems 3

CSC3214Wireless Programming3

Choose one from the following:

ICT3215Multimedia Technology & Applications3

CSC3218Wireless Game Development3

CSC3205Intelligent Systems3_____

Level 3

ICT4201Computer Project Management3

CSC4212PDA Programming4

ICT4213Wireless Network Planning and Design4

ICT4214Network Management4

ICT4230Research Methodology3

ICT4999Project3

ICT4216Concurrent & Real-time Systems3

ICT4215Wireless Network Security3_____

Internship (Students will undergo Internship according to study plan)

ICT3888 Internship6

3 Short Skill Courses (SSC)6

1 Communicative Foreign Language (CFL)2

1 UCC Course3

3 MPW Courses9_____

Total:108

Requirements for Graduation

As per Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) guidelines, in order to receive a degree, a student must take those courses required by the university or college, and have accumulated 109 credit hours. MPW subjects are compulsory for ALL Malaysian students. Students need to do 2 or 3 MPW subject (1 subject will be exempted if a credit in B.M. has been obtained at the SPM level). International students do not need to take MPW subjects. The breakdown of credits are as follows:

BSc(Hons) in Network and Mobile Computing (BNMCI)

–Academic subjects : 82 credits

–Compulsory internship: 6 credits

–3 Soft Skills Subjects (SSC): 6 credits

–1 Communicative Foreign Language : 2 credits

–1 UniversityCollege Course: 3 credits

–3 MPW subjects: 9 credits

108 credits

Modes of Study

In general, institutions of higher education in Malaysia operate on two long and one short semester.

In long semester, the academic calendar is usually divided into 14 weeks term. A student will normally enroll for 5-6 long semester, 4 to 5 courses per semester. January and May semesters are the long semesters for the degree programmes.

In the short semester, the academic calendar is divided into 8 weeks term with a week of mid-semester break. A student will normally enroll for 2-3 short semester, 2 to 3 courses per semester. September semester is the short semester for the degree programmes.

A minimum course load per a long semester for a full time student in good academic standing is 12 credit hours. The maximum credit hour per a long semester as stipulated by MQA guidelines are 18 credit hours. As for short semester, the minimum credit hour would be 3 credit hours, where as the maximum as per MQA guidelines would be 9 credit hours.

INTI-UC Academic Policies and Regulations

All students are encouraged to read and understand INTI-UC academic policies and regulations as contained in this section.

Class Attendance

An academic semester consists of 14 weeks of classes. Students are expected to attend all classes and laboratory sessions they have registered for. Absence from a class is acceptable if the student is medically unfit, in which case, a “Medical Certificate” has to be produced. For humanitarian and other reasons, supporting documents (e.g. letter from parent / guardian) must be submitted to the head of programme at the earliest possible moment. Students are accountable for any work missed during the period of absence.

The disciplinary consequence for unexcused class absenteeism from a given course is stated below:

Malaysian Student

After the 3rdabsenceFirst warning letter is issued

After the 6thabsenceSecond warning letter is issued

After the 9thabsenceBarring letter is issued. Student will bebarred from final examination

International Students

After the 2ndabsenceFirst warning letter is issued

After the 4thabsenceSecond warning letter is issued

After the 6thabsenceBarring letter is issued. Student will bebarred from final examination

When a student stops attending classes or fail to attend the Final Examination without officially withdrawn from the class, the student is awarded a failed grade for the course involved.

Leave Absence

A student who intends to apply for leave must obtain approval from the relevant lecturers by completing the “Leave of Absence from Class” form, P-SCH-24/001(available at the faculty office).Supporting document or parent’s/ guardian’s letter is needed from applicant .The form is then submitted to the Head of Programme who may not approve the application.

Add/Drop Courses

Any student who wishes to Add or Drop a course must complete an ADD/DROP form, OAR11 (available at the faculty office).

Adding a course- Within first 2 weeks

Dropping a course - First 2 weeks

Drop with ‘W’

The duration of drop with ‘w’:
Long Semester – week 3 to week 11
Short semester – week 3 to week 6
No refund or credit of fee.
Please check the academic calendar for the last day of drop with “W”

College Calendar

Student must refer to the University calendar for important deadlines and scheduled events for the semester. A copy of the calendar can be obtained from the General Office.

Guidelines For Student Avoidance Of Plagiarism

A.What is Plagiarism?

Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of another person’s ideas, words or work. The work submitted by a candidate, if not his or her own, must make clear acknowledgment of the work of others by means, for example, of bibliographic notes or the use of quotation marks with acknowledgment of the original author. Plagiarism may embrace more than a candidate copying the work of others and presenting it as his or her own in dissertation, projects, essays or other submitted work. It also includes reproducing an author’s written material from memory in the examination room in verbatim or near form without acknowledgment. In short, students must not pass off the written works of others as their own either inside or outside the examination room.

B.Methods To Avoid Plagiarism by Students

1.Students should be informed of the consequences of plagiarisms especially in term papers, group projects, report etc.

2.They should be shown the methods in the acknowledgment of another person’s work or idea, e.g. the work to be within quotation marks followed by in brackets, the author’s name and year of publication. The source is then cited in the bibliography section.

3.They should be shown the methods of expressing ideas in their own words and not to copy word for word from a text.

4.In a group project, students should write down the names of the members of the groups to indicate a common source of the data. However, the use and interpretation of the data must be in each student’s own words. He or she must do the write-up individually without reference to others in the group except where due acknowledgement is made.

5. To discourage plagiarism, the title page of all assignments presented for assessment must include the following statement and be signed by the student :

“ I declare that this is my own work except where due references are made”.

C.Procedure for handling Plagiarism

The lecturer/tutor refers the piece of work to Head of the Department / Dean of Faculty;
If the student is guilty of plagiarism then a grade of zero will be given for that piece of work;
The student will be informed in writing of this decision;
The student has the right to appeal through proper consultation with HOP/PO.

Academic Dishonesty

Procedures on the handling of Academic Dishonesty Committed by a student:-

1. A suspected Academic Dishonesty (AD) act is one by a student or candidate who in doing so is suspected of cheating in a test, a project, an assignment, a final examination or a component of an assessment that contributes marks to a course evaluation.

2.The evidence of the AD act is then sent to the Examinations Centre/Unit together with a report by the lecturer/officer. The collated report by the Exams Centre is then sent to the relevant School according to the subject involved. (with a copy of the notice sent to the V.P. Academic Affairs and the Dean of the Faculty in which the student is enrolled.

3.The details of the report are as given in the Academic Dishonesty Form issued by the Examinations Centre.

4.The evidence of the AD can be one or more of the following:

(a)unauthorised material brought into the examinations venue by (or found on) the student;

(b)data written on parts of the body such as the palm of the hand, etc. This should be photostated; if possible. If not, the evidence should be described and verified by another lecturer/officer;

(c)communicated with an unauthorised person; or

(d)participated in an act that in the opinion of the officer-in-charge/supervisor/invigilator constitutes an act of AD

5.After the evidence had been obtained, the student under suspicion of AD, should be allowed to complete the test or examination. However, no extra time is given to the student concerned.

6.The student suspected of AD is instructed to contact the officer-in-charge of AD, in the particular Faculty (as per the examinations paper) after the particular examinations paper at the latest or by the next working day.

7.The officer-in-charge of AD will then interview the student for his/her explanation on the AD. The date and time of the AD hearing is then set. (The date of the AD hearing is normally set as soon as possible or in the first week of the new semester if the AD was committed during the final semester examinations.)

8.The following documents are prepared by the officer in-charge for the Faculty Academic Dishonesty Committee’s (F.A.D.C) hearing:

(a)a report by the invigilator/officer containing the evidence;

(b)materials such as question paper, colour of answer booklet and loose paper on that examination day;

(c)a report, a summary of the interview, a sample of the student’s handwriting if relevant, whether the materials confiscated are relevant for the examinations etc. by the officer in-charge of AD;

(d)written statement by the student (including a plan of his/her sitting position in the examination venue);

(e)the student’s file;

(f)any other matters that may help the Faculty Academic Dishonesty Committee (F.A.D.C.) in its deliberation.

9.The composition of the F.A.D.C is as follows:

Chairman : Dean of the Faculty or Person Appointed by the Dean

Members (at least 2) : Head of Programme or Lecturers

10.The Officer-in-charge of AD (secretary) convenes a meeting of the F.A.D.C and attends the meeting, if necessary.

11.A hearing is done for each case.

12. Towards the end of the hearing, the student is informed that, on the basis of the evidence presented, the Committee will make one of the following possible decisions:

a)there is no case against the student and no further action is taken or;

b)there is circumstantial but not concrete evidence against the student, as such:-

the student is given a warning letter;
the student is sent for counselling by CCC and/or the Programme Coordinator. Or;

c)there is a case against the student who is given the following sentences:-

the examination paper or in the case of coursework the particular component of the evaluation is given a zero mark;
the examination paper is given a failed grade
the student is suspended for one semester OR asked to withdraw from the College;
the student is not allowed to resit the paper
the student’s I.C. number (without name) is displayed at appropriate places in the campus plus his or her offences and punishment;
a letter containing the decisions of the F.A.D.C. together with a warning is sent to the student with a copy to the parents/guardians.
the student is sent for counselling by CCC and/or the Programme Coordinator.

13.Before the student leaves the room, he or she is told to contact the Secretary of the F.A.D.C the next working day to find out the results of the hearing.

The decisions of the hearing are recorded in the student’s file and signed by members of the F.A.D.C.

15.The Secretary of the F.A.D.C will then carry out the following:-

the form containing the decisions of the Committee is sent to the

VP(Academic Affairs) for approval.

* inform the student of the results of the hearing;
* put up notices with assistance of Student Affairs Dept. (six copies), the actions taken according to the decisions of the F.A.D.C. or the Appeal Committee.
* inform the lecturer concerned, the Director of the Examinations Centre and the Head of the particular programme, if the weightage of a particular component of the course evaluation is given a zero mark; Finance dept. should be informed, if the student is given a one semester suspension.
* return the student’s file to the Office of Admission & Records.
* send a standard letter of thanks to the lecturer who reported the case(s) of Academic Dishonesty.

* The above procedures are only carried out after the student has acknowledged and accepted the decision of F.A.D.C. or in the case of Appeal, it is after the decision of the Appeal Committee.

In the event that the student does not accept the decision of the F.A.D.C., he or she may appeal to the Appeal Committee with written fresh evidence/reasons. The Appeal Committee is convened by the respective Head of Programme with the student present.

The decision of the Appeal Committee is final. This decision is forwarded to the School concerned by the HOP.

Admissions Policy

The Admissions policy is aimed at providing fair and equal access to a university education to all who has met the minimum entry requirements of the university regardless of nationality, religion, race or gender.

INTI-UC reviews each application in two steps:

Eligibility

The University determines whether an applicant has met the minimum entry requirements of the programme that he/she has applied for. These requirements are designed to ensure that all eligible students are adequately prepared for academic studies.

Selection

If the University receives applications from more eligible students than a particular programme can admit, other factors that go beyond the minimum admissions requirements are considered.

Applicants who have met the minimum entry qualification but are rejected, can appeal against the decision in writing to the Director, Admissions & Records.

Programme Transfer Policy

All existing students of INTI-UC are allowed to transfer from one programme to another under the following conditions: