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Courses Curriculum

The courses of the Computer Engineering and Information Technology Department are classified to the following areas:

Classification according to the relevant sector requirements :

1 - Basic science (faculty requirements)

2 - Basic specialization courses (department requirements)

3 - Applied specialization courses (specialization requirements)

Classification according to the relevant sector NARS requirements :

For the Engineering sector, for example;

1 - Humanities and social science

2 - Mathematics and basic sciences

3 - Basic engineering

4 - Applied engineering and design

5 - Computer Applications and ICT

6 - Projects & training

7 - Discretionary

Core Human Sciences Courses (12 Compulsory credit Hours).

Code	Title	Cred	Lec	Tut	Lab	Pre-requisite
GEN 141	Contemporary Social  Issues	2	2	-	-	Non
GEN 142	English Language.	2	2	-	-	Non
GEN 143	History of Engineering and Technology.	2	2	-	-	Non
GEN 241	Presentation Skills.	2	2	-	-	Non
GEN 242	Technical Report Writing.	2	2	-	-	Non
GEN 341	Project Management.	2	2	-	-	Non
Total		12

Humanities and social science courses :

1 - Acquiring knowledge of non-engineering fields that strengthen the consciousness of the engineer of the society and its culture, including business, marketing, wellness, ethics, law, arts, etc.

2 - The ability to consider and evaluate the impact of the technology on the society, public health and safety.

3 - The ability to appreciate and engage in social and entrepreneurial activities essential to the engineering practice and reflect on the management of the economics and social science

4 - The ability to engage in life-long learning and respond effectively to the needs of the society.

Elective Human Sciences Courses (4 Credits Elected).

Course		Hours				Pre-requisite
Code	Title	Cred	Lec	Tut	Lab
GEN 351	Engineering Economy.	2	2	-	-	None
GEN 352	Engineering Laws and Regulations.	2	2	-	-	None
GEN 353	Management International Business and Total Quality Management.	2	2	-	-	None
GEN 354	Sound Systems and Noise Pollution.	2	2	-	-	None
GEN 355	Standard Calibers for Communications and Information.	2	2	-	-	None
GEN 451	Computer Systems Implementation.	2	2	-	-	At least 140 credit hr
GEN 452	Environmental Effects of Electromagnetic Waves.	2	2	-	-	None
GEN 453	Industrial Psychology.	2	2	-	-	None
GEN 454	Basics of Engineering Syndicate Works	2	2	-	-	None
Total		4*		-	-

The human courses make a percentage of 8.89% of the total credit sum.

Mathematics and Basic Sciences

Mathematical Courses give the following knowledge and understanding and skills:

1 - Acquiring knowledge in mathematical and analytical methods.

2 - The ability to reason about and conceptualize engineering components, systems or processes using analytical methods as related to the Computer Engineering and Information Technology.

3 - The ability to analyze and model engineering components, systems and processes specific to the Computer Engineering and Information Technology.

4 - The skill of using probability and statistical methods

Basic sciences Courses give the following knowledge and understanding and skills:

1 - Acquiring knowledge of physics, chemistry, mechanics, earth sciences, biological sciences and other specific Courses which focus on understanding the physical world.

2 - The ability to select and apply scientific principles in practical problem solving.

3 - The ability to analyze, model and reason about engineering components, systems or processes using principles and knowledge of the basic sciences as applicable in each engineering disciplinary context.

4 - The ability to adopt scientific evidence-based techniques in problems solving

Mathematics & Basic Science Subjects (36 Compulsory Credit Hours)

Course		Hours				Pre-requisite
Code	Title	Cred	Lec	Tut	Lab
CHE 100		3	2	1	2	None
MNF 100	Introduction to Engineering Materials.	1	1	-	-	None
MNF 101	Engineering Graphics.	3	1	6	-	None
MEC 101	Mechanics -1.	2	1	3	-	None
MEC102	Mechanics-2.	2	1	3	-	MEC 101
MTH 101	Mathematics-1(Algebra and Calculus).	3	2	2	-	None
MTH 102	Mathematics-2(Integration and Analytic Geometry).	3	2	3	-	MTH 101
PHY 101	Physics-1.	3	2	1	2	None
PHY 102	Physics -2.	3	2	1	2	PHY 101
MNF 102	Principles of Production Engineering.	3	1	-	4	MNF 101
MTH 203	Mathematics -3(Differential Equations and Transforms).	3	2	3	-	MTH 102
MTH 204	Mathematics-4(Advanced Calculus).	3	2	3	-	MTH 101
MTH 305	Mathematics -5(Introduction to Prob. and Statistics)	2	1	3	-	MTH 102
MTH 306	Mathematics -6 (Complex Analysis and P.D.E).	2	1	3	-	MTH 102
Total		36

Those courses establish (36) credit hours with percentage of 20 % of the total credit hours.

Basic Engineering Courses

Basic Engineering sciences Courses, the following table gives the following knowledge and understanding and skills:

1 - Integrating knowledge and understanding of mathematics and physical sciences to develop basic engineering laws and concepts related to the Computer Engineering and Information Technology.

2 - The ability to extend knowledge and develop models and methods and use techniques, principles and laws of engineering sciences in order to lead to engineering applications across disciplinary boundaries.

3 - The ability to deal effectively with numbers and concepts to identify/solve complex and open ended engineering problems.

Table of Core Basic Engineering Courses (63 Compulsory Credit Hours).

Course		Hours				Pre-requisite
Code	Title	Cred	Lec	Tut	Lab
CMP 110	Program Design and Computer Languages.	4	2	3	2	None
ARC 210	Civil Engineering Technology.	3	2	3	-	None
CMP 210	Data Structures and Algorithms.	3	2	2	-	CMP 110
ELC 211	Electrical Circuit Analysis-1.	3	2	1	2	MTH 102
ELC 212	Electrical Circuit Analysis-2.	3	2	3	–	ELC 211
ELC 213	Electrical Measurements.	3	2	1	2	ELC 215
CMP 211	Logic Design-1.	4	3	1	2	MTH 101
MNF 210	Mechanical Engineering Technology.	3	2	1	2	MEC 102 MNF 100
ELC 214	Modern Theory for Semiconductor Devices.	3	2	1	2	PHY 102
ELC 215	Semiconductors for Microelectronics.	3	2	1	2	ELC 214
CMP 310	Engineering Computer Applications.	3	2	1	2	CMP 110
CMP 311	Numerical Methods with Computer Applications.	3	2	2	-	None
ELC 310	Control-1.(Principles of Automatic Control).	4	3	1	2	MTH 203
ELC 311	Communications-1.	3	2	1	2	ELC 315
ELC 312	Microelectronic Circuits-1	3	2	1	2	PHY 102
ELC 313	Microelectronic Circuits-2	3	2	1	2	ELC 312
ELC 314	Electronic Measurements.	3	2	1	2	ELC 215
ELC 315	Signal Analysis.	3	2	2	–	MTH 305
CMP 410	Microprocessor Based -Systems.	3	2	1	2	CMP 211
ELC 410	Electrical Power Engineering.	3	2	1	2	ELC 211
Total		63

hese courses need (63) credit hours establishing a percentage of 35% of the total credits.

Applied Engineering and design Courses and Projects

Applied engineering sciences Courses give the following knowledge and understanding and skills:

1 - Attaining knowledge of operational practice, engineering codes and design techniques relevant to the Course

2 - The ability to apply engineering knowledge and creative, iterative and open-ended procedures when conceiving and developing components, systems and processes.

3 - The ability to integrate engineering knowledge, engineering codes, basic and mathematical sciences in designing a component, a system or a process.

4 - The ability to work under constraints, taking into account time, economy, health and safety, social and environmental factors and applicable laws.

Core Applied Engineering Courses (34 Compulsory Credit Hours):

Course		Hours				Pre-requisite
Code	Title	Cred	Lec	Tut	Lab
CMP 421	Computer Architecture	3	2	2	-	CMP 211
CMP 422	Computer Graphics and Man Machine Interface.	3	2	1	2	MNF 101 CMP 421
CMP 423	Data Base Management.	4	3	2	-	MTH 102
CMP 424	Data Transmission and Computer Networks.	4	3	2	-	CMP 421
CMP 425	Information Systems	3	2	2	-	CMP 310
CMP 426	Logic Design -2.	3	2	1	2	CMP 211
CMP 521	Distributed Computer Systems.	3	2	2	-	CMP 421
CMP 522	Artificial Intelligence.	4	3	2	-	CMP 410
CMP 523	Languages and Compilers.	4	3	2	-	CMP 210
ELC 524	Computer Modeling and Simulation	3	2	2	-	CMP 110
Total		34

Applied Engineering Elective Courses (12 Credits) :

Course		Hours				Pre-requisite
Code	Title	Cred	Lec	Tut	Lab
CMP 431	Computer Peripherals.	3	2	2	3	CMP 421
CMP 432	Digital Image Processing.	3	2	1	3	CMP 310
CMP 433	Embedded Systems	3	2	2	3	CMP 211
CMP 434	Multimedia	3	2	1	3	CMP 210
CMP 435	Operating Systems.	3	2	2	3	CMP 421
CMP 436	Software Engineering.	3	2	2	3	CMP 110
CMP 531	Advanced Computer Systems.	3	2	2	3	CMP 410
CMP 532	Advanced Database Systems.	3	2	2	3	CMP 423
CMP 533	Computer Organization.	3	2	2	3	CMP 421
CMP 534	Computer Performance.	3	2	2	3	CMP 210
CMP 535	Computer System Technology.	3	2	2	3	CMP 421
CMP 536	Fault Tolerant Computing.	3	2	2	3	CMP 110
CMP 537	Computer Interfacing.	3	2	2	3	CMP 421
CMP 538	Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks.	3	2	2	3	MTH 203 CMP 410
CMP 539	Real Time Computing.	3	2	2	3	CMP 110
Total		12

Computer major courses (3 credit from communication major)

Course		Hours				Pre-requisite
Code	Title	Cred	Lec	Tut	Lab
ELC 421	Digital signal processig	3	2	1	2

Projects & Training

The projects give the following knowledge and understanding and skills:

1 - Gaining the knowledge and experience of applying the different principles and techniques introduced in the program of study.

2 - The ability to work within defined constraints, tackle work which lacks a well-defined outcome or which has a wide range of possible solutions and exhibit creativity in dealing with unfamiliar real-life problems.

3 - The ability to investigate, plan and execute technical research specific to the Computer Engineering and Information Technology over an extended period of time; meeting deadlines and putting technical work in a social and commercial context.

4 - The ability to work in a team, search published sources of information, interprets technical data and analyzes and presents findings in various ways.

Table of Projects and Industrial Training (16 Compulsory Credit Hours).

Course		Hours				Pre-requisite
Code	Title	Cred	Lec	Tut	Lab
CMP 361	Seminar-1	1	-	1	2	72 Credits
CMP 362	Seminar-2.	1	-	1	2	CMP 361
CMP 461	Project-1.	2	1	1	2	108 Credits
CMP 562	Project-2.	6	2	1	8	CMP 461
CMP 563	Industrial Traning-1.	3	-	-	6	108 Credits
CMP 564	Industrial Training-2.	3	-	-	6	CMP 563
Total		16

The industrial training is carried out in the third and the fourth summers. The results are included into the 9th and 10th semesters. The total sum of credit hours devoted to applied engineering and design subjects, projects and industrial training is (63) Credit hours establishing a percentage of 36.11% of the total credit.

Credit hours distribution

The previous table shows the credit hours distribution and the requirements of:

1 - The engineering sector of the supreme council of higher education.

2 - The Egyptian NARS, August 2009 edition

It is obvious that the current program fulfills the NARS and Engineering sector requirements.