BACHELOR OF BUSINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (BIM)

Curriculum

Effective from the Academic Batch 2021 AD

Office of the Dean

Faculty of Management
Tribhuvan University
Kathamandu

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 TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Management

INTRODUCTION TO FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT

The Faculty of Management (FOM), Tribhuvan University has its ultimate objective of
educating students for professional pursuits in business, industry and government. It is further
dedicated to contributing to an increase in the knowledge and understanding of business and
public administration. FOM aims at developing a networking with management institutes in the
country and abroad to exchange new knowledge, technology, and methods of achieving higher
level efficiency in management of business and public entities. It also attempts to continuously
innovate and promote cost-effective, socially relevant, modern technology based educational
programs in Nepal.
The FOM offers instructions leading to Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS), Bachelor of Travel
and Tourism Management (BTTM), Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM), Bachelor of
Information Management (BIM), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of
Public Administration (BPA), Bachelor of Mountaineering Studies (BMS), Bachelor of Business
Administration - Finance (BBA-F), Post Graduate Diploma in Police Sciences (PGDPS), Master
of Business Management (MBM), Master of Business Studies (MBS), Master of Public
Administration (MPA), Master of Travel and Tourism Management (MTTM), Master of
Hospitality Management (MHM), Master of Finance and Control (MFC), Master of Business
Administration (MBA) and Master of Business Administration in Global Leadership and
Management (MBA in GLM), Master of Business Administration in Information Technology
(MBA IT), Master of Business Administration - Finance (MBA-F), Master of Business
Administration in Corporate Leadership (MBA-CL), Master of Business Administration in
Marketing (MBA - M), Master of Adventure Tourism Studies (MATS), The FOM also offers
Master of Philosophy (M. Phil.) in Management, Master of Philosophy (M. Phil.) in Public
Administration leading to a Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.).

FOM’s GOALS
 Prepare professional managers capable of handling business in a dynamic global
environment.
 Produce socially responsible and creative entrepreneurs capable of promoting business
and industry for the socio-economic development of Nepal.
 Conduct research and management development programs for updating the knowledge
and skills in academia and corporate world.
 Innovate and promote management programs catering to the needs of various social and
economic sectors of Nepal.
 Establish linkages with leading universities and management institutes abroad and
collaborate with them in development programs and their implementation in the work
place.

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BACHELOR OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (BIM) PROGRAM
The Bachelor of Information Management (BIM) is a four year eight semester program of the
Faculty of Management, Tribhuvan University offering integrated Information Technology and
Management courses. This course is envisioned to enable students to develop skills in
information technology, and then apply the theories and concepts of a broad, integrated
curriculum covering computing, informatics, business fundamentals, and critical and analytical
decision-making.

MISSION
The mission of FOM's Bachelor of Information Management (BIM) program is to develop socially
responsive, creative, and result oriented information technology (IT) professionals. The BIM program is
designed to equip graduates with the skills and attributes required to be effective and efficient information
technology professionals.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM

Prepare IT professionals proficient in the use of computers and computational techniques in order to
develop effective information systems to solve real life problems in the organizational milieu.
Develop students' skill in object-oriented software design methods and data management systems.
Provide professional training to students by combining information technology with managerial skills.
Prepare students to proceed on to postgraduate level study in information management within and outside
the country.

ELIGIBILITY CONDITION FOR ADMISSION

Students applying for admission to the BIM program must have
 Successfully completed twelve-year schooling or its equivalent from any university, board or
institution recognized by Tribhuvan University.
 Minimum D+ grade in each subject of grade 11 and 12 with CGPA 1.80 or more / Secured at
least second division in the 10+2, PCL or equivalent program; and
 Complied with all the application procedure.

ADMISSION CRITERIA

Written Test:
Eligible applicants are required to appear in the entrance test commonly known as Central Management
Admission Test (CMAT) conducted by the Faculty of Management. The test will follow the international
testing pattern and standards. It includes the areas like:
Verbal ability
Quantitative ability
Logical reasoning
General awareness

There shall be altogether one hundred (100) objective questions in the CMAT containing twenty (25)
questions in each section with a total weight of 100 marks. Student must secure a minimum of 40% in the
CMAT in order to qualify for the interview.

Interview
Applicants securing above cut off point marks in the CMAT will be short-listed. Only short listed
candidates will be interviewed and selected for admission.
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Teaching Pedagogy
The general teaching pedagogy includes class lectures, group discussions, case studies, guest lectures,
role play, research work, project work (individual and group), assignments (theoretical and practical), and
term papers. The teaching faculty will determine the choice of teaching pedagogy as per the need of the
course.
The concerned faculty shall develop a detailed course outline and work plan at the beginning of each
semester and also recommends the basic text and other reference materials for effective teaching-learning
of the course modules.

Internship
In the final semester, students shall be attached to organizations where they have to work for a period of
eight weeks. Each student shall prepare an individual project report in the prescribed format based on his /
her work in the respective organization assigned to him / her. Evaluation of the internship shall be based
on the confidential report by the organization, project report and presentation of the report. The report
must be submitted by the end of the eighth semester. Students must secure a minimum grade of "C" in the
internship. The internship carries a weight equivalent to 3 credit hours.

Examination, Evaluation and Grading System

The BIM program will be executed through the semester system. The regular program shall be completed
in eight semesters. The internal (ongoing) evaluation and the external (end of semester) examination shall
carry 40 percent and 60 percent weightage respectively. The semester examinations shall be conducted by
FOM. The final grade of the student shall be determined on the overall performance in the internal and
external examinations.

Passing Grade and Grading System

The final evaluation of students is done through the examination conducted by Tribhuvan
University. Students must secure a minimum of grade ‘B’ or Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0
in the internal evaluation in order to qualify to appear in the semester examination. In order to
pass the semester examination the student must secure a minimum of grade ‘B’ or the
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.00. The grading system shall be as follows:

Cumulative Grade
Letter Marks Obtained in
Point Average Divisions / Remarks
Grade Percent
(CGPA)
A 4.00 90 - 100 Distinction
A- 3.70 - 3.99 80 - 89.9 Very Good
B+ 3.30 - 3.69 70 - 79.9 First Division
B 3.00 - 3.29 60 - 69.9 Second Division
B- 2.70 - 2.99 50 - 59.9 Pass in Individual Subject
F Below 2.70 Below 50 Fail

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Make up/Retake Exam
Make up/Retake examination shall be conducted as per the semester guidelines.

ATTENDANCE
Students are required to attend regularly all theory and practical classes, assignments, study tour,
field trip, seminars and presentations as required by the course. A student is required to attend at
least 80 percent of such activities in order to qualify for the semester examination.

CREDIT TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWL

The program allows students to transfer the credits earned by them in similar program of other
universities recognized by Tribhuvan University. A student who has partially completed the BIM
program and would like to discontinue his / her studies shall also be allowed to withdraw from
the program. In such cases, a certificate specifying the credit earned by the student in the
program shall be provided.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

The BIM program extends over eight semesters (four academic years). The BIM degree is
awarded upon its successful completion of all the following requirements specified by the
curriculum.

The successful completion of 126 credit hours as prescribed with a minimum of passing grade in
all courses with an aggregate CGPA of 3.00.
A minimum of grade ‘B’ obtained in the Industrial Attachment Project.
Completion of courses for the fulfillment of the requirements of the BIM program must occur
within seven years from the time of registration.

CURRICULAR STRUCTURE

The BIM program requires the students to study a total of 126 credit hours. The curricular
structure of the program comprises of the following four separate course components.

I. Management Courses 30 Cr
II. Analytical and Support Courses 21 Cr
III. Information Technology and Computing Courses 63Cr
IV. Elective Courses 06 Cr
V. Project 03 Cr
VI. Internship 03 Cr
Total 126 Cr

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Code Subject Credit Hrs
I. Management Courses 30 Cr
MGT 231 Foundation of Business Management 3 Cr
MGT 241 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 Cr
ENG 203 Business Communication 3 Cr
Acc 201 Financial Accounting 3 Cr
ACC 202 Cost and Management Accounting 3 Cr
FIN 229 Fundamentals of Corporate Finance 3 Cr
MKT 201 Fundamentals of Marketing 3 Cr
MGT 240 Strategic Management 3 Cr
MGT 236 Business Environment 3 Cr
ECO 206 Microeconomics & Macroeconomics for Business 3 Cr
II. Analytical and Support Courses 21 Cr
ENG 206 English 3 Cr
MTH 204 Basic Mathematics 3 Cr
IT 235 Discrete Structure 3 Cr
STT 211 Business Statistics 3 Cr
SOC 203 Sociology for Business Management 3 Cr
MGT 205 Operations Management 3 Cr
RCH 201 Business Research Methods 3 Cr
III. Information Technology and Computing Courses 63 Cr
IT 231 Foundation of Information Technology 3 Cr
IT 233 Digital Logic 3 Cr
IT 232 C Programming 3 Cr
IT 240 Business Data Communication and Networking 3 Cr
IT 237 Web Technology I 3 Cr
IT 234 Object Oriented Programming with Java 3 Cr
IT 236 Microprocessor and Computer Architecture 3 Cr
IT 238 Data Structure and Algorithm 3 Cr
IT 239 Web Technology II 3 Cr
IT 220 Database Management System 3 Cr
IT 241 Operating System 3 Cr
IT 242 Software Design and Development 3 Cr
IT 243 Programming with Python 3 Cr
IT 244 Information Security 3 Cr
IT 228 Artificial Intelligence 3 Cr
IT 245 Business Information System 3 Cr
IT 246 It Ethics and Cybersecurity 3 Cr
IT 247 E-Commerce and Internet Marketing 3 Cr
IT 248 IT Entrepreneurship and Management 3 Cr
IT 249 Business Intelligence 3 Cr
IT 250 Digital Economy 3 Cr
IV. Elective Courses 06 Cr
IT 271 Networking and System Administration (7th) 3 Cr
IT 272 Mobile Application Development (7th) 3 Cr
IT 273 Multimedia System Application (7th) 3 Cr
IT 274 Data Warehousing and Data Mining (7th) 3 Cr
IT 275 .NET Programming (8th) 3 Cr
IT 276 Database Administration (8th) 3 Cr
IT 277 Cloud Computing (8th) 3 Cr
IT 278 Big Data and Analytics (8th) 3 Cr

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 Project and Internship 06 Cr
IT 350 Internship 3 Cr
IT 352 Project 3 Cr

COURSE CYCLE
Code First Semester 15 Cr
IT 231 Foundation of Information Technology 3 Cr
IT 232 C Programming 3 Cr
ENG 206 English I 3 Cr
MGT 231 Foundation of Business Management 3 Cr
MTH 204 Basic Mathematics 3 Cr
Second Semester 15 Cr
IT 233 Digital Logic 3 Cr
IT 234 Object Oriented Programming with Java 3 Cr
IT 235 Discrete Structure 3 Cr
ENG 203 Business Communications 3 Cr
MGT 241 Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management 3 Cr
Third Semester 15 Cr
IT 236 Microprocessor and Computer Architecture 3 Cr
IT 237 Web Technology I 3 Cr
IT 238 Data Structure and Algorithms 3 Cr
ACC 201 Financial Accounting 3 Cr
STT 201 Business Statistics 3 Cr
Fourth Semester 18 Cr
IT 239 Web Technology II 3 Cr
IT 220 Database Management System 3 Cr
IT 240 Business Data Communication and Networking 3 Cr
IT 241 Operating System 3 Cr
ECO 206 Economics for Business 3 Cr
ACC 202 Cost and Management Accounting 3 Cr
Fifth Semester 15 Cr
IT 242 Software Design and Development 3 Cr
IT 243 Programming with Python 3 Cr
IT 244 Information Security 3 Cr
IT 228 Artificial Intelligence 3 Cr
MKT 201 Fundamentals of Marketing 3 Cr
Sixth Semester 18 Cr
IT 245 Business Information Systems 3 Cr
IT 246 IT Ethics and Cybersecurity 3 Cr
IT 352 Project 3 Cr
FIN 229 Fundamentals of Corporate Finance 3 Cr
MGT 236 Business Environment 3 Cr
RCH 201 Business Research Methods 3 Cr
Seventh Semester 15 Cr
IT 247 E-Commerce and Internet Marketing 3 Cr
Elective I 3 Cr
SOC 203 Sociology for Business Management 3 Cr
MGT 205 Operations Management 3 Cr
MGT 240 Strategic Management 3 Cr

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 Eighth Semester 15 Cr
IT 248 IT Entrepreneurship and Management 3 Cr
IT 249 Business Intelligence 3 Cr
IT 250 Digital Economy 3 Cr
IT 350 Internship 3 Cr
Elective II 3 Cr

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 Tribhuvan University
Faculty of Management
Office of the Dean

Course detail of
BIM (Bachelor of Information Management) 4th Semester

October 2023
 ACC 202: Cost and Management Accounting
BIM 4th Semester

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Objectives
The objectives of the course are to provide the students with in-depth knowledge of cost and
management accounting in order to enable them to develop, arrange and classify cost
information required for decision making for maximizing the profit. The course further aims at
developing a sound base for higher study in accounting besides in practical knowledge required
by the middle level managers to handle cost information independently.

Course Description
This course contains conceptual and theoretical foundation of cost and management accounting ;
It also comprises classification and segregation of cost, accounting for material and labour,
allocation, apportionment and absorption of overhead cost, costing in different situations such as
service costing, income statement under variable and absorption costing techniques, standard
costing system with material and labour cost variance, flexible budgeting under different levels
of activities, overhead cost variance and functional budgeting.

Course Details
Unit 1: Conceptual Foundation 2 LHs
Cost accounting and management accounting; Meaning, objectives, advantages and
limitations of cost and management accounting; Limitations of financial accounting;
Similarities and dissimilarities in financial, cost and management accounting

Unit 2: Cost Concept and Cost Classification 4 LHs

Concept, importance and classification of cost: basic concept of cost and expense; cost
classification: based on function, behavior, controllability, decision making, time of
recording, planning and control, period and product cost;
Cost segregation and estimation: concept and methods of cost segregation: i) Two point
method ii) Least square method and iii) Estimation of cost

Unit 3: Accounting for Materials 4 LHs

Materials/Inventory: Concept, reasons and objectives for holding material/inventory.
Inventory control: Meaning, importance and techniques; Economic order quantity:
concept, techniques, formula and trial & error approaches-considering discount under
certainty condition; Re-order level, maximum stock level, minimum stock level, average
stock level, danger level and safety stock; Concept and techniques of perpetual
inventory system; Stock control through ABC analysis and just in time inventory:
concept, advantages and limitations.
Unit 4: Accounting for Labour Cost 3 LHs
Labour Cost: Concept and need for control of labour cost; Remuneration without
premium plan: Features of good remuneration system, time and piece wage system;
Remuneration with premium Plan: Features of premium plan, premium bonus scheme-
Halsey and Rowan Plan, Taylor's Differential Piece Rate, Gant's Task and Bonus Plan.

Unit 5: Accounting for Overhead Cost 5 LHs

Overhead Cost: Meaning, features, importance and classification; Apportionment and
absorption of overhead: meaning and importance; apportionment and absorption of
overhead cost based on volume, direct labour hours and direct machine hours.

Unit 6: Costing in Service Sectors 6 LHs

Service Costing: Concept, features and scope of service costing; Preparation of cost sheet
for transport service for passenger, hospital, hotel and restaurant services, limitations of
service costing.

Unit 7: Accounting for Profit Planning 8 LHs

Variable Costing and Absorption Costing: Concept, features, importance and preparation
of income statement under variable costing and absorption costing; Over and under
absorption of fixed manufacturing overhead and adjustment; Limitations of variable
costing and absorption costing; Reconciliation of profit or loss between absorption and
variable costing techniques showing the causes of differences.
Cost Volume Profit Analysis: Meaning, importance; assumptions and limitations of CVP
analysis; Contribution margin or ratio, profit volume ratio; Break even analysis using
contribution margin, algebraic approaches; Break-even-analysis: under various situations:
changes on selling price, fixed cost, variable cost, multi-products situations, margin of
safety and determination of selling price to realize desired profit ; Advantages and
limitations of break even analysis.

Unit 8: Cost Accounting for Planning and Control 12 LHs

Standard Costing: Concept of standard cost and standard costing, features, application,
advantages and limitations; Difference between standard and budget.
Variance Analysis; Material variances: Concept and calculation of cost, price, usage, mix
and yield variances; Labour variances: Concept and calculation of cost, efficiency, rate,
mix, idle time and yield variances.

Overhead Cost Variance: Concept and calculation of capacity, efficiency and spending
variances.
 Budget: concept, features and importance of budget; Types of budget: sales budget,
production budget, material budget & merchandize purchase budget, labour budget,
manufacturing overhead budget, cost of goods manufactured budget, selling/distribution
& administrative expenses budget and cost of goods sold budget.

Fixed and Flexible Budgeting: Concept and importance of fixed and flexible budgets;
Difference between fixed and flexible budgets; Flexible budgeting for overhead cost
control on activity levels and budget allowance for actual level attained.

Unit 9: Short term Decision Making 4 LHs

Concept, need and objectives of short term decisions in business; Cost concept in
decision making: Relevant and irrelevant costs, avoidable and unavoidable costs,
opportunity cost; Types of decisions: Drop or Continue, Special Offer/Order and Make or
Buy

Suggested Readings
Atkinson, A. A., Kaplan, R. S., Matsumura, E.M., Young, S.M & Kumar, G. A. (2012).
Management Accounting /6e. New Delhi: Pearson Education Pvt. Ltd.
Garrison, R. H. & Noreen, E. W. (2017).Managerial Accounting McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Lynch , R.M. & Williamson, R.W. Accounting for Management Planning & Control, Tata
McGraw Hill Co.
Pillai, R.S.N. & Bagavathi (2017). Cost Accounting New Delhi: S. Chand and Company Ltd.
 ECO 206: Economics for Business
BIM 4th Semester

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 48

Course Objectives
This course aims to develop students' understanding of fundamentals of the microeconomics and
macroeconomics in order to enhance their skill in analyzing business opportunities and markets
for optimum use of resources in business practices blending with information technology.

Course Description
This course comprises the basic economic issues; concepts, scope, and business applications of
micro and macroeconomics; analysis of demand, supply and market efficiency, production, cost,
and profit analysis, market structures and pricing practices, and fundamentals of
macroeconomics.

Course Learning Outcomes

By the completion of the course students will be able to:
 Describe the concept of scarcity, choice and alternatives, and nature of micro and
macroeconomics, and also assess the inter-linkages between economics and business
decisions.
 Explain the demand and supply model, and economic efficiency and also measure the
elasticity of demand and supply and use of price elasticity of demand in business decision
making.
 Explain the production functions and determine the optimal combination of inputs and
also examine the behavior of short-run and long-run cost functions.
 Describe cost concepts, economies of scale, and business profit vs economic profit.
 Explain market structures and profit-maximizing goal of the firm and also explain the
pricing of real practices.
 Know the determinants of wage differentials and interest rate differentials.
 Calculate the national income and describe the macroeconomic issues and policies

Course details:
Unit 1: Introduction 5 LHs
Basic economic issues: scarcity, choice, and alternatives; Microeconomics: concepts and
scope, microeconomics and business operations; and Macroeconomics: concepts and
scope, macroeconomics and business environment.

Unit 2: Analysis of Demand, Supply, and Market Efficiency 14 LHs

Demand function: concept and types; Movement along a demand curve and shifts in
demand curve; Supply function: concept and types; Movement along a supply curve and
shifts in supply curve; Market Equilibrium; Economic efficiency: concept and
measurement; Price elasticity of demand: concept and calculation; Price elasticity of
demand in demand curve; Concept of revenue and relationship between revenue and
price elasticity of demand; Uses of price elasticity of demand in business decision
making; Concept and calculation of income elasticity of demand, cross elasticity of
demand and advertisement elasticity of demand; Price elasticity of supply: concept and
calculation.
Unit 3: Production, Cost, and Profit analysis 12 LHs
Production function: concept and types; Factors of production; Law of variable
proportions and optimal employment of one variable input; Isoquants: assumptions,
properties and principle of marginal rate of technical substitution, Optimal employment
of two variable inputs; and Laws of returns to scale; Cost function; Various concepts of
costs: opportunity cost, explicit and implicit costs, accounting and economic costs; Short
run costs: behavior of short-run total, average and marginal costs and cost curves;
Derivation of LAC and LMC; Relation between AC and MC; Economies and
diseconomies of scale; Business profit and economic profit.

Unit 4: Market Structure and Pricing Practices 5 LHs

Market structure: concepts and characteristics of perfect competition, monopoly,
monopolistic competition and oligopoly market; Goal of the firm: profit maximization;
Pricing practices: price discrimination, cost plus pricing, two-part tariffs, bundling;
Concept of wage differentials and interest rate differentials.

Unit 5: Fundamentals of Macroeconomics 12 LHs

Concept and measurement of national accounts: GDP, GNP, NI, PDI, and per capita
income; Nominal GDP, Real GDP, and GDP deflator; Consumption, saving, and
investment functions; Inflation: concepts and measurement; Demand-pull and cost-push
inflation; Concept of deflation; Business cycles: concept and phases; Balance of
payments: concept and components; Exchange rate determination: concepts, fixed and
flexible exchange rate; Monetary policy: concept, instruments and objectives; Fiscal
policy: concept, instruments and objectives.

Suggested Readings
Browning and Browning. Microeconomic Theory and Applications, New Delhi, Kalyani
Publishers Latest Edition
Case, K. E., and Fair, R.C. Principles of Economics, Singapore, Pearson Education. Latest
Edition
Dwivedi, D.N. Macroeconomics: Theory and Policy, Delhi, Pearson Education Pvt. Ltd.
Latest Edition
McConnell C.R. and Brue, S. Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies, New York,
McGraw Hill. Latest Edition
Shreshtha, R.G. and Adhikari, G.M. Economics for Business, Kathmandu, KEC Publications.
Latest Edition
 IT 239: Web Technology II
BIM 4th Semester

Credits:3
Lecture Hours: 48

Course Description:
This course covers different concepts of server-side Web development using PHP, MySQL, and
server-side frameworks.

Course Objectives:
The main objective of this course is to provide students both theoretical and practical knowledge
of different technologies that are used for server-side Web development.

Course Details
Unit 1: Introduction 10 LHs

Server-side Scripting; Setting Up Development Server; PHP Basics: Introduction,

Syntax, Comments, Output, Variables, Constants, Data Types, Operators; Control
Statements (if, switch, for, for each, while, do-while, break, and continue); Functions
(Defining Functions, Passing Arguments, Returning Value from Functions); Including
and Requiring Files; PHP Super global.

Unit 2: Strings and Arrays 6 LHs

String and String Functions; Array (Definition, Numerically Indexed Array, Associative
Array, Multidimensional Array, Using for each loop, Multidimensional Arrays, Array
Functions); Regular Expressions.

Unit 3: Object-Oriented Programming 10 LHs

OOP Terminologies; Defining Classes; Creating Objects; Constructor and Destructor;
Access Modifiers; Inheritance; Constants; Abstract Classes; Interfaces; Static Methods
and Properties; Namespace; Exception Handling.

Unit 4: File and Form Handling 5 LHs

Reading and Writing Files; Building forms; Retrieving and Processing Form Data.

Unit 5: Working with Database 5 LHs

Using PHP to Create Connection with Databases, Querying Databases, CRUD
Operations Using Forms.

Unit 6: Cookies, Sessions and Authentication 4 LHs

Setting, Accessing, and Destroying Cookies; HTTP Authentication; Using Sessions
(Starting, Ending, Setting a Timeout, and Session Security).

Unit 8: Server-Side Web Framework 8 LHs

Basics of any one Server-Side Web Framework.
Laboratory Works:
The laboratory work includes creating dynamic web pages using PHP, MySQL, and server-side
web frameworks.

Suggested Readings
Learning PHP, MySQL and JavaScript: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites,
Robin Nixon, O’reilly.
PHP & MYSQL: Server-side Web Development, Jon Duckett, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Murach’s PHP and MySQL, Joel Murach and Ray Harris, Mike Murach and Associates, Inc.
Programming PHP: Creating Dynamic Web Pages, Kevin Tatroe , Peter MacIntyre, O′reilly.
www.w3schools.com
 IT 240: Business Data Communication and Networking
BIM 4th Semester

Credits:3
Lecture Hours: 48

Course Objectives
The main objective of this course is to introduce different concepts of business data
communication and computer networking. Special focus will be given to layers of networking
model, wired and wireless LAN, WAN, backbone network, Internet and network design and
management.

Course Description
This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of business data
communication and networking concepts. The course covers different aspects of data
communications and computer networking, including fundamental concepts, different layers of
networking model, LAN, WAN, backbone network, Internet, and network design and
management.

Course Details
Unit 1: Introduction to Data Communications 3 LHs
Introduction; Data Communications Networks (Components of a Network, Types of
Networks); Network Models (Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model, Internet
Model, Message Transmission Using Layers); Network Standards (The Importance of
Standards, The Standards-Making Process, Common Standards); Future Trends (Wireless
LAN and BYOD, The Internet of Things, Massively Online).

Unit 2: Application Layer 4 LHs

Introduction; Application Architectures (Host-Based Architectures, Client-Based
Architectures, Client-Server Architectures, Cloud Computing Architectures, Peer-to-Peer
Architectures, Choosing Architectures); World Wide Web (Working of WWW, HTTP
Request and Response); Electronic Mail (Working of Email, SMTP Packet, Multipurpose
Internet Mail Extension); Other Applications (Telnet, Instant Messaging,
Videoconferencing).

Unit 3: Physical Layer 7 LHs

Introduction; Circuits (Circuit Configuration, Data Flow, Multiplexing); Communication
Media (Twisted Pair Cable, Coaxial Cable, Fiber-Optic Cable, Radio, Microwave,
Satellite, Media Selection); Digital Transmission of Digital Data (Coding, Transmission
Modes, Digital Transmission, How Ethernet Transmits Data); Analog Transmission of
Digital Data (Modulation, Capacity of a Circuit, How Modems Transmit Data); Digital
Transmission of Analog Data (Translating from Analog to Digital, How Telephones
Transmit Voice Data, How Instant Messenger Transmits Voice Data, Voice over Internet
Protocol).
Unit 4: Data Link Layer 5 LHs
Introduction; Media Access Control (Contention, Controlled Access, Relative
Performance); Error Control (Sources of Errors, Error Prevention, Error Detection, Error
Correction via Retransmission, Forward Error Correction, Error Control in Practice);
Data Link Protocols (Asynchronous Transmission, Synchronous Transmission);
Transmission Efficiency.

Unit 5: Network and Transport Layers 7 LHs

Introduction; Transport and Network Layer Protocols (Transmission Control Protocol,
Internet Protocol); Transport Layer Functions (Linking to the Application Layer,
Segmenting, Session Management); Addressing (Assigning Addresses, Address
Resolution); Routing (Types of Routing, Routing Protocols, Multicasting, The Anatomy
of a Router); TCP/IP Example (Known Addresses, Unknown Addresses, TCP
Connections, TCP/IP and Network Layers).

Unit 6: Wired and Wireless Local Area Networks 6 LHs

Introduction; LAN Components (Network Interface Cards, Network Circuits, Network
Hubs, Switches, and Access Points, Network Operating Systems); Wired Ethernet
(Topology, Media Access Control, Types of Ethernet); Wireless Ethernet (Topology,
Media Access Control, Wireless Ethernet Frame Layout, Types of Wireless Ethernet,
Security); The Best Practice LAN Design (Designing User Access with Wired Ethernet,
Designing User Access with Wireless Ethernet, Designing the Data Center, Designing the
e-Commerce Edge, Designing the SOHO Environment); Improving LAN Performance
(Improving Server Performance, Improving Circuit Capacity, Reducing Network
Demand).

Unit 7: Backbone Networks 4 LHs

Introduction; Switched Backbones; Routed Backbones; Virtual LANs (Benefits of
VLANs, How VLANs Work); The Best Practice Backbone Design; Improving Backbone
Performance (Improving Device Performance, Improving Circuit Capacity, Reducing
Network Demand).

Unit 8: Wide Area Networks 4 LHs

Introduction; Dedicated-Circuit Networks (Basic Architecture, T-Carrier Services,
SONET Services); Packet-Switched Networks (Basic Architecture, Frame Relay
Services, IP Services, Ethernet Services); Virtual Private Networks (Basic Architecture,
VPN Types, How VPNs Work); The Best Practice WAN Design; Improving WAN
Performance (Improving Device Performance, Improving Circuit Capacity, Reducing
Network Demand).

Unit 9: The Internet 2 LHs

Introduction; How the Internet Works (Basic Architecture, Connecting to an ISP, The
Internet Today); Internet Access Technologies (Digital Subscriber Line, Cable Modem,
Fiber to the Home, WiMax); The Future of the Internet (Internet Governance, Building
the Future).
Unit 10: Network Design and Management 6 LHs
Introduction to Network Design (Network Architecture Components, The Traditional
Network Design Process, The Building-Block Network Design Process); Needs
Analysis (Network Architecture Component, Application Systems, Network Users,
Categorizing Network Needs, Deliverables); Technology Design (Designing Clients and
Servers, Designing Circuits, Network Design Tools, Deliverables); Cost Assessment
(Request for Proposal, Selling the Proposal to Management, Deliverables). Introduction
to Network Management; Designing for Network Performance (Managed Networks,
Managing Network Traffic, Reducing Network Traffic); Configuration Management
(Configuring the Network and Client Computers, Documenting the Configuration);
Performance and Fault Management (Network Monitoring, Failure Control Function,
Performance and Failure Statistics, Improving Performance); End User Support
(Resolving Problems, Providing End User Training); Cost Management (Sources of
Costs, Reducing Costs).

Laboratory Works:
The laboratory work consists of:
 Understanding of Network equipment and wiring
 Using basic Networking commands
 Working with IP addressing and subnetting Linux/windows machine
 Learning to use Packet Tracer, creating and testing LAN, working with VLANs
 Learning basic Router Configuration and routing
 Implementing firewall, router access control list
 Learning packet capture and header analysis of TCP, UDP, and IP
 Configuring DNS, Web, and FTP server

Suggested Readings:
Jerry FitzGerald, Alan Dennis, and Alexandra Durcikova, “Business Data Communications and
Networking”, 13th Edition, Wiley, 2017
Behrouz A. Forouzan, “Data Communications and Networking”, 5 th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2013
Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Nick Feamster, and David Wetherall, “Computer Networks”, 6 th Edition,
Pearson, 2021
William Stallings and Thomas Case, “Business Data Communications: Infrastructure,
Networking and Security”, 7th Edition, Pearson, 2013
 IT 241: Operating System
BIM 4th Semester

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Objectives
This course aims to provide the students both theoretical and practical knowledge of operating
system components such a scheduler, memory manager, file system handlers and I/O device
managers, operating system security.

Course Description
This course includes the basic concepts of operating system. It consists of process management,
deadlocks and process synchronization, memory management techniques, File system
implementation, I/O device management principles, Operating system security, Distributed
operating system. It also includes case study on Linux, Windows and Mobile operating system.

Course Details
Unit 1: Operating System Overview 4 LHs
Introduction of Operating System, Evolution of Operating System, Types of OS,
Function of Operating System, System Call, Handling System Calls, Operating System
Structures, Kernel and its types, Shell, Open-Source Operating Systems.

Unit 2: Processes and Threads 11 LHs

Process vs Program, Multiprogramming, Process Model, Process Creation, Process
States, Process Control Block, Threads, Thread vs Process, User and Kernel Space
Threads, Inter Process Communication: Race Condition, Critical Regions, Implementing
Mutual Exclusion: Mutual Exclusion with Busy Waiting (Disabling Interrupts, Lock
Variables, Strict Alteration, Peterson’s Solution, Test and Set Lock), Sleep and Wakeup,
Semaphore, Monitors, Message Passing,

Process Scheduling: Introduction and aim, Batch System Scheduling (First-Come First-
Served, Shortest Job First, Shortest Remaining Time Next), Interactive System
Scheduling (Round-Robin Scheduling, Priority Scheduling, Multiple Queues).

Classical IPC problems: Producer Consumer, Sleeping Barber, Dining Philosopher

Problem,

Unit 3: Deadlocks 5 LHs

Introduction, Deadlock Characterization, Preemptable and Non-preemptable Resources,
Resource Allocation Graph, Conditions for Resource Deadlock, Handling Deadlocks:
Ostrich Algorithm, Deadlock prevention, Deadlock Avoidance: Banker’ Algorithm,
Deadlock Detection (For Single and Multiple Resource Instances), Recovery from
Deadlock (Through Preemption and Rollback)
Unit 4: Memory Management 8 LHs
Introduction, Logical vs. Physical Address Spaces, Monoprogramming vs. Multi-
programming, Modelling Multiprogramming, Relocation and Protection, Memory
Management with Swapping: Bitmaps and Linked-list), Memory Allocation Strategies:
Fixed-partition and Variable-partition strategies.

Virtual memory: Paging, Page Table, Structure of Page Table, Handling Page Faults,
TLB’s, Page Replacement Algorithms: FIFO, Second Chance, LRU, Optimal, LFU,
Clock, WS-Clock, Concept of Locality of Reference, Segmentation: Need of
Segmentation, its drawbacks, Segmentation with Paging.

Unit 5: File Management 6 LHs

File Overview: File Naming, File Structure, File Types, File Access, File Attributes, File
Operations, Single Level, two Level and Hierarchical Directory Systems, File System
Layout, Implementing Files: Contiguous allocation, Linked List Allocation, Linked List
Allocation using Table in Memory, Inodes, Directory Operations, Path Names, Directory
Implementation, Shared Files, Free Space Management: Bitmaps, Linked List

Unit 6: Device Management 6 LHs

Classification of I/O devices, Controllers, Memory Mapped I/O, DMA Operation,
Interrupts, Goals of I/O Software, Handling I/O (Programmed I/O, Interrupt Driven I/O,
I/O using DMA), I/O Software Layers (Interrupt Handlers, Device Drivers), Disk
Structure, Disk Scheduling (FCFS, SSTF, SCAN, CSCAN, LOOK, CLOOK), Disk
Formatting (Cylinder Skew, Interleaving, Error handling), RAID

Unit 7: Operating System Security 2 LHs

Basic Concepts of Operating System Security, Security Problems, Authentication and
Authorization Mechanisms, Controlling access to resources, model of secure system.
Unit 8: Distributed Operating System 2 LHs
Introduction, Advantages of Distributed operating system over centralized operating
System, Communication Structure in Distributed system, message passing in Distributed
System, Remote file Access,

Unit 9: Case Study 4 LHs

Windows Operating System, Linux Operating System, Mobile Operating System.

Laboratory Works:
The laboratory work includes solving problems in operating system covering all the listed topic
above.
Suggested Readings:

A. S. Tanenbaum, H. Bos “Modern Operating Systems”, Pearson Education, Inc., Fourth edition,
2016.
A. Silberschatz, P. B. Galvin and G. Gagne, “Operating System Concepts”, John Wiley & Sons
(ASIA) Pvt. Ltd, Tenth Edition, 2018.

H. M. Deitel, P. J. Deitel, and D. R. Choffnes, “Operating Systems, Pearson Education, Inc.,

Third Edition, 2003.

W. Stallings, “Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles”, Pearson Education, Inc.,
2018 Ninth Edition
 IT 220: Database Management System
BIM 4th Semester

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Objective
The main objective of this course is to introduce different concepts of database management
system from theoretical and practical aspects.

Course Description
The course covers different concepts of database management systems including database
system concepts and architecture, ER diagram, relational model, relational Calculus, SQL,
normalization, transaction processing, concurrency control, and database recovery. This
course also covers some advanced concepts of databases such as performance tuning,
security, parallel and distributed database, data warehousing, data mining and bigdata.

Course Details
Unit 1: Database Concepts and Architecture 4 LHs
Database, Database Management System, Database Users, Database Administrator,
advantages of Databases; Data Models, Schemas, and Instances; Three-Schema
Architecture and Data Independence; Database Languages and Interfaces; the
Database System Environment; Centralized and Client/Server Architectures for
DBMSs; Classification of Database Management Systems.
Unit 2: Data Modelling Using Entity-Relational Model and Relational Model 8 LHs
Using High-Level Conceptual Data Models for Database Design; Entity Types, Entity
Sets, Attributes, and Keys; Relationship Types, Relationship Sets, Roles, and
Structural Constraints; Weak Entity Types; ER Diagrams, Naming Conventions, and
Design Issues; Relationship Types of Degree Higher Than Two; Concepts of
Specialization and Generalization; Constraints and Characteristics of Specialization
and Generalization; Converting ER Diagrams to Tables.

Unit 3: The Relational Algebra and Relational Calculus 5 LHs

Introduction of Relational Algebra, Unary Relational Operations: SELECT and
PROJECT; Relational Algebra Operations from Set Theory; Binary Relational
Operations: JOIN and DIVISION; Additional Relational Operations; the Tuple
Relational Calculus; the Domain Relational Calculus.

Unit 4: Database Normalization 4 LHs

Informal Design Guidelines for Relational Schemas; Functional Dependencies;
Normal Forms Based on Primary Keys; First, Second and Third Normal Forms;
Boyce-Codd Normal Form; Multivalued Dependency and Fourth Normal Form;
Properties of Relational Decomposition.
Unit 5: SQL 15 LHs
Data Definition Language and Data Types, Specifying Constraints, Domain Types in
SQL, Schema Definition in SQL. Data Manipulation Language: The select Clause,
The where Clause, The from Clause, The Rename Operation, Tuple Variables, String
Operations, Ordering the Display of Tuples, Duplicate Tuples. Set Operations.
Aggregate Functions. Null Values. Nested Subqueries: Set Membership, Set
Comparison, Test for Empty Relations, Test for the Absence of Duplicate Tuples.
Derived Relations: Views. Modification of the Database: Deletion, Insertion, Updates,
Updates, Update of a view. Joined Relations: Join types and Conditions, Basic
concepts of Stored Procedure, DML Triggers, and Indexing.

Unit 6: Transaction Processing, Concurrency Control and Recovery Techniques 8 LHs

Introduction to Transaction Processing; Transaction and System Concepts; Desirable
Properties of Transactions; Serializable Schedule; Two-Phase Locking and
Timestamp Ordering Concurrency Control Techniques. Recovery Concepts; NO-
UNDO/REDO Recovery Based on Deferred Update; Recovery Technique Based on
Immediate Update; Shadow Paging; Database Backup and Recovery from
Catastrophic Failures.

Unit 7: Advanced Topics 4 LHs

Database Performance Tuning; Database Security; Concept of Parallel and
Distributed Databases; Concept of Data Warehousing and Data Mining, BigData, and
NoSQL databases.

Laboratory Works:
The laboratory work includes writing SQL statements to create databases and tables, inserting
and deleting data, updating data, and writing select queries. The students are required to
undertake a project work. The project work can be done individually or in group (at most 4
students).

Suggested Reading
Fundamentals of Database Systems; Seventh Edition; Ramez Elmasri, Shamkant B. Navathe;
Pearson Education
Database System Concepts; Sixth Edition; Avi Silberschatz, Henry F Korth, S Sudarshan;
McGraw-Hill
NoSQL for Dummies; Adam Fowler; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Principles of Distributed Database Systems; M. Tamer Ozsu and Patrick Valduriez; Fourth
Edition; Springer 2020
Database Management Systems; Third Edition; Raghu Ramakrishnan, Johannes Gehrke;
McGraw-Hill
4. A First Course in Database Systems; Jaffrey D. Ullman, Jennifer Widom; Third Edition;
Pearson Education Limited.