college of computer information technology, aue
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COLLEGE OFCOMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY• ComputerScience DigitalForensics NetworkSecurity
• InformationTechnologyManagement
• MastersinLibraryandInformationScience(MLIS)
WhyStudyintheCollegeofComputerInformationTechnologyatAUE?TheCollegeofComputerInformationTechnology(CCIT)promotesnewandexcitingwaystousecomputertechnologyindifferentroles.Thecourseismeantforyoungandcreativeindividualsandcriticalthinkerswhoareinnovativeandcuriousandwhowishtochangesociety.Thecollegeprovidesstudentswithanexceptionaleducationalexperience,enablingthemtoattaintheirfullpotential.
TheCCITofferstwoprogramsatundergraduatelevelnamelyComputerScienceandInformationTechnologyManagement(ITM).InComputerScience,thestudentscanchoosetospecializeinoneoftwoareas,i.e.DigitalForensicsorNetworkSecurity.
Objectives• Haveabroadknowledgeinkeyareasofcomputerscience• Thinkindependentlyandprogressascomputerprofessionals• Applyscientificandengineeringmethodologytothedesignimplementation,analysisandevaluationof
computer-basedsystems• Communicateeffectively,bothorallyand inwriting,and functioneffectively in teams toaccomplish
commongoals
LearningOutcomes
• Obtainemploymentinthecomputingfieldsandgainacceptanceintograduateschools• Beabletoacquirebroadknowledgeofthetheoreticalfoundationsofcomputerscience• Beabletouseknowledgeinthefundamentalareasofcomputersciencei.e.programming
languagesoperatingsystems,computerarchitectureandsoftwareengineering• Gainsubstantialknowledgeinonekeyareaofcomputerscienceinordertospecializeinareaslike
networksecurity,digitalforensicsandinformationtechnology• Developcommunicationskillstoliaiseeffectivelywithclients,peersandprofessionals,andbecome
aneffectiveproblemsolverintheteam• Understandcontemporarylegal,socialandethicalissuesinemployingtechnologyaroundtheworld
CareerOpportunities• Academia• InformationOffices• DefenseInstitutions• IndustrialOrganizations• ExecutivesinITDepartment• IntergovernmentalOrganizations• Non-GovernmentalOrganizations
Duration• Minimum3½yearsattheAUE
EntryRequirements• TOEFL500+• HighSchoolCertificatewith60%andabove
DIGITALFORENSICSCCIT pioneers a specialized program in Digital Forensics that brings together aspects of technology,forensicsandriskmanagementacrosstheabovedisciplinaryarea.Theideaisacontinuumofthoughtswithintheindustrystakeholdersindevelopingexpertiseindigitalforensicinvestigation,enterprisesecurity,criminology,preventionofhostilecyber-behavior,criminalactivityandbreachofrulesandproceduresinanetworkcentricenvironment.Thisincludesusingriskanalysistodevelopbetterandsaferpracticesandprocedures.
Theprogramaimstodevelopskillsinunderstanding,pinpointing,identifying,investigatingandpreventingelectroniccrimesthroughappropriatesecuritymeasures.
Objectives• Tounderstandcomputernetworks,internetandsecurityapparatus• Toappreciatethelegalaspectsofaninvestigationinthecontextofelectroniccrime• Toconsiderriskmanagementaspartofelectronicenvironments• Toefficientlyapplylearnedexpertisetothetechnicalcontentofcomputerforensicsinvestigationsand
toreachtoasuccessfulconclusion• Todeveloppoliciestoeliminateandreduceelectroniccrimes
GeneralEducationRequirements(13Courses/39CreditHours)
• English• NaturalSciences• ComputerLiteracy• GeneralMathematics• StudyandLearningSkills• IntroductiontoSocialSciences• CommunicationSkillsinArabicLanguage
CoreRequirements(24Courses/72CreditHours)
• Calculus• ITArchitecture• ComputerEthics• NetworkEssential• ArtificialIntelligence• SoftwareEngineering• ITProjectManagement• ComputerThreatsandRisks• ObjectOrientedProgramming• CapstoneGraduationProject• IntroductiontoOperatingSystems• E-BusinessandE-CommerceSystems• ComputerArchitectureandOrganization
• IslamicCulture• GeneralStatistics• GeneralPsychology• UAEandGCCSociety• EnglishforSpecificPurposes• IntroductiontoIT&Applications
• Internship• WebsiteDesign• DatabaseSystems• ComputerGraphics• DiscreteMathematics• CompilerConstruction• MultimediaTechnology• IntroductiontoProgramming• SystemAnalysisandDesign• DataStructuresandAlgorithms• IntroductiontoOperatingSystems• CryptographyandInternetSecurity
SpecializationRequirements(5Courses/15CreditHours)
• NetworkSecurity• IntrusionForensics• ReverseEngineering• AdvancedTopicsinCIT• IntroductiontoComputerCrime• ComputerCrime&InvestigationTechniques
CareerOpportunities• Consulates• CyberIntelligenceOfficer• MobileSystemsDeveloper• IntrusionForensicEngineer• WirelessNetworkAdministrator• ComputerCrime&InvestigationOfficer• IntelligenceOfficerattheEmbassies/securityspecialists
“... business operations to helpstudents to evolve as successful enterpreneurs”
INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGYMANAGEMENTTheCCIToffersyetanotherspecializedprograminthefieldofInformationTechnologyManagement.TheprogramhasbeendesignedbyinformationtechnologyprofessionalstoensurethecoursehelpsstudentstosucceedintheITindustry,whiledevelopinganunderstandingofefficientbusinessoperationstohelpstudentstoevolveassuccessfulentrepreneurs.Thesubject isvastandweb-centricandallowsawideusageofinformationtechnologyforallsectorsofdevelopment.Thecoursefocusesontheeffectiveuseof technology, human-computer interaction issues,management concerns and techniques to improveindividualcommunicationandleadershipskillsandlearnhowtomaketechnologymoreusable.
Objectives• Todeliverindustry-relevantinformationtechnologyeducationtoprospectivespecialists• Todevelopappreciationofinformationtechnologyprojects,itsproductivityandsuccess• To acquire practical knowledge of key issues and skills in IT projects with sound conceptual
understandingandcommunicationability
GeneralEducationRequirements(13Courses/39CreditHours)
• English• IslamicCulture• NaturalSciences• GeneralStatistics• ComputerLiteracy• GeneralPsychology• GeneralMathematics• UAEandGCCSociety• StudyandLearningSkills• EnglishforSpecificPurposes• IntroductiontoSocialSciences• IntroductiontoIT&Applications• CommunicationSkillsinArabicLanguage
CoreRequirements(16Courses/48CreditHours)
• BusinessLaw• Microeconomics• Macroeconomics• BusinessStatistics• QuantitativeAnalysis• InternationalBusiness• StrategicManagement• PrinciplesofMarketing• ManagerialAccounting• PrinciplesofAccounting• OrganizationalBehavior• PrinciplesofManagement• ManagementInformationSystems• CorporateFinanceandInvestment• BusinessPracticeinUAEandGCC• ProductionandOperationsManagement
SpecializationRequirements(10Courses/30CreditHours)
• DatabaseSystems• MobileTechnology• ITProjectManagement• DatabaseProgramming• DatabaseAdministration• DecisionSupportSystems• VisualBasicProgramming• SystemAnalysisandDesign• E-BusinessandE-CommerceSystems• ServerOperatingSystemandNetworkManagement
FreeElectiveRequirements(3Courses/9CreditHours)
Studentsarefreetochooseothercoursesofferedbyotherdepartmentsprovidedtheprerequisitesaremet.
CareerOpportunities• InformationOfficer• ComputerEngineer• SoftwareDeveloper• SystemAdministrator• ITportfolioSpecialist• OutsourcingSpecialist• CommunicationSpecialist
NETWORKSECURITYThe CCIT’s innovative Network Security specialization program is offered to meet critical businessenvironment needs on a full time basis. The demand for security specialists in this area is constantlygrowing. So,maintainingsecuresystemsandguardingcompany informationareconsideredessential.Learnersinthisprogramareintroducedtocommunicationandinformationcomputersecurityandnetworktechnologiesthathavebecomekeyfactorsintoday’seconomicandsocietaldevelopment.
Theconcernsaboutsecurityofelectronicnetworksandinformationsystemshavegrownalongwiththerapidincreaseinnetworkusersandthevalueoftheirtransactions.Securityhasnowreachedacriticalpointwhereitrepresentsaprerequisiteforthegrowthofelectronicbusinessesandeconomicfunctions.
Objective• To increaseabilitytoassessandunderstand informationsecurityrisksandhumanfactorsandtheir
implications• Todevelopandevaluatetoolsandresourcescurrentlyavailabletolimitriskandtomitigatetheeffects
ofhostileactionandattack• Todesign,implementandmaintainsoftwaresystemscreatedtosupportsecuritypolicyplanning• Tomanagethedevelopment,implementationandevolutionofasecurityinfrastructure• To assess and recommend the impact of policy, legislation, compliance requirements andmarket
trendsonorganizationalsecurityobjectives
GeneralEducationRequirements(13Courses/39CreditHours)
• English• NaturalSciences• ComputerLiteracy• GeneralMathematics• StudyandLearningSkills• IntroductiontoSocialSciences• CommunicationSkillsinArabicLanguage
CoreRequirements(24Courses/72CreditHours)
• Calculus• ITArchitecture• ComputerEthics• NetworkEssential• ArtificialIntelligence• SoftwareEngineering• ITProjectManagement• ComputerThreatsandRisks• ObjectOrientedProgramming• CapstoneGraduationProject• IntroductiontoOperatingSystems• E-BusinessandE-CommerceSystems
• IslamicCulture• GeneralStatistics• GeneralPsychology• UAEandGCCSociety• EnglishforSpecificPurposes• IntroductiontoIT&Applications
• Internship• WebsiteDesign• DatabaseSystems• ComputerGraphics• DiscreteMathematics• CompilerConstruction• MultimediaTechnology• IntroductiontoProgramming• SystemAnalysisandDesign• DataStructuresandAlgorithms• CryptographyandInternetSecurity• ComputerArchitectureandOrganization
SpecializationRequirements(5Courses/15CreditHours)
• NetworkSecurity• MobileTechnology• AdvancedTopicsinCIT• DecisionSupportSystems• HumanComputerInteraction• Modeling&ComputerSimulation• DistributedOperatingSystem&Applications• ServerOperatingSystem&NetworkManagement
CareerOpportunities• InternetAdministrator• InternetOperationManager• NetworkSecurityEngineer• InternetSecuritySpecialist• ComputerInformationAnalyst• InternetCloudSystemEngineer• SystemSecurityProjectManager• Internet/Web-systemAdministrator
MASTERSINLIBRARY&INFORMATIONSCIENCEThegraduateprograminLibraryandInformationScienceisexpectedtobeoneoftheenduringsuccessesof theAmericanUniversity in theEmirates,bringing togetheramixtureof theoryandpractice that trulydemonstratesactivitiesfoundintheworkplace.Thecoursewillenablelearnerstoobtainaprofessionallyaccreditedgraduate levelqualification.Thecoursealso focusesonthedigital transitionof recentyears,coupledwithhigh levelskills inorganizing,managingandretrieving informationusingmoderntoolsandtechniques.
Aims• Haveaclearunderstandingof theprinciplesof libraryscience,awarenessofdeliverysystemsand
informationservicedelivery• Developskillsininformationorganizationandretrieval• ApplyskillsinunderstandingandevaluatingdevelopmentsinITforlibraryinformationservices• Developadvancedlevelskillsinundertakingindependentresearchandevaluationofprojects
AdmissionRequirements• TOEFL550+• Asuccessfulundergraduatedegreeinanydiscipline(CGPAnotlessthan2.5)• Preferencemaybegiventocandidateswithworkexperienceinarelatedfield
FundingandScholarshipsThe University provides funding based on the performance of the members of the course. Studentssecuring85%oraboveintheirpreviouscourseareeligibleto15-20%freewaiversandwithexcellentresultanadditional10%tutionfeescanbewaived.Theuniversityisnowplanningtosecureeducationloansfromacademicdonoragenciesforthestudents.
CourseContent&BenefitsTheprogramisdeliveredonafull-timebasisincampusatDubaiInternationalAcademicCity.Undergraduates from any discipline are welcome to undertake their studies in this field. The programenables both the understanding and application of how information is organized, structured, retrieved,managedanddisseminatedfordocumentationandbusinessactivities.
StudentExperienceandParticipationThisisanintensive,thoughenjoyableandengaginggraduateprogramusingarangeofteachingtechniques–focusedaroundlectures,tutorials,group-work,seminarsandlaboratorysessions.Theideaistointegratetheorywithprofessionalandvocationalpracticesallowingstudents todevelopanunderstandingof theprinciplesand ideasofcontemporary informationmanagement.Studentswillalsohave theopportunitytoworkindependentlyorwithminimalguidance.Studentswillbeencouragedtoreflectontheroleoftheinformationprofessionalagainstthewidercontextofthelegalandethicalissuesinvolved
Practicum&InternshipTheinternshipisamandatorycomponentofMLISprogram.Thisoffersstudentsanopportunitytoapplyacquiredtheoriestotheprofessionalenvironment. Ithasbeenfoundtobeenormouslybeneficial tothestudentsandparticularlyvaluableininforminganddevelopingideasandtheoriesforthedissertation
CareerOpportunities• Librarian• Executives• Researchers• LibraryManagement• GovernmentandDiplomaticSector• InformationandResearchManagement• InformationAnalystinPublicandPrivateSectors
DubaiInternationalAcademicCityPOBox:503000Dubai,UAET:+97144291200F:+97144291205TollFree:800AUEE-mail:[email protected],[email protected]
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