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Location
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) is located in the capital of Pakistan, Islamabad. It has large campus and a network of regional centers all over the country.

Flexibility
AIOU provides education from grass-root level to PhD in technical, scientific and professional fields. It generally uses distance education mode for instructions but also uses face to face methodology for skill oriented courses and programmes. The university has established over 900 student centers where tutorials are held .More than 70 study centers are equiped with audio/visual aids.In addition the university also has 60 + full time study centers where full time coaching is provided to the students of HSSC (pre-medical & pre-engineering ), MBA(IT), BS(CS/IT), PGD(CS/IT), M.Sc(Physics) & B.E(Telecommunication) in the morning or evening, subject to viable group in each area.

Yesterday
The AIOU when established in 1974 was the second open university in the world and first in Asia and Africa. As the last 29 years of AIOU have proved, distance education has provided new opportunities for millions, particularly females, and supplemented the efforts of the fedral and provincial government in a big way without becoming a burden on their resources.
The idea of distance education assumed greater relevance and acceptance in Pakistan due to the factors of poverty and relative deprivation of females.

Today
The university has a firm belief in meeting the persent and future needs. Recently, the university is trying to fulfil another dire need,i.e.professional and technical education in Pakistan which is becoming very costly, specially in recent year, because of government policy to encourage private sector in these fields. The lower strata of the society are being marginalized and their children have very little chance to acquire higher education in fields like Business Administration, Computer Science, Medicine and Engineering. AIOU is attempting to meet this challenge and to keep a window open for these classes. It is serving every class through network of 66 Regional/Sub-Regional Co-ordinating offices established in different parts of the country for providing assistance to the students.
AIOU is trying to harness information technology for solving student's problem by providing connectivity to the database at the main campus. It is planned to use IT for supporting instruction and turn this institution into a real virtual university of the country.

Faculty of Sciences
The faculty of Sciences was first established in 1982 with only five departments and limited number of undergraduate and basic functional courses. Most of the departments, in the faculty, are now engaged in the development offering of programmes in highly technical, scientific and professional fields, e.g. Physics, Community Health and Nutrition, Diabetics, Computer Sciences, Mathimatics, Statistics, Chemistry, Live Stock Management, Forestry Extension And Agricultural Extension has been Successfully Launched. It is in consonace with the overall government policy of upgrading and strengthening higher education and research in the country. The faculty also aims at ensuring the relevance of these programmes/courses to enhance the needs of the real world be involving distingulished practitioners, academics, researchers and insitutions, from both public and private sector.
The bachelor programmes are also highly professional and in accordance with social/global demands. The list includes bachelor degrees in Computer Sciences, Information Technology, Telecommunication, Automobile Engineering, Optometry and Ophthalmic Technology, and Human Sciences (Home Economics). Owing to the practical nature of these programmes, special arrangements are made for setting up study centres in hospitals, computer centers, automobile workshops and other technical/science laboratories. Further students are given an opportunity to avail work experience in reputed institutions. To fill the gap between secondary and graduate studies the faculty has also launched four F.Sc(HSSC) programmes in Pre-Medical, Pre-Engneering, Family & Community Health and Human Sciences (Home Economics).
Research is an integral part of all the postgraudate programmes. Studying for the research component offers the exciting prospects of working at the frontier of knowledge under the supervision/guideance of an expert in the relevant field of study. Extensive research based M. Phil Physics, M. Phil Statistics has been launched. MS/PhD in Computer Science, PhD foods Nutrition, M.Sc. Chemistry, PhD Chemistry, PhD Maths & Statistcs are being initiated soon. Whereas, preparations are underway for launching Rural Development and Environmental Science programs as well.

Department of Computer Science
The Department of computer Science is a newly established Department in the Faculty of Science. The Department has received recognition nationwide in very short span of time as the largest number of Computer Science/Information Technoloty students are currently enrolled in different academic programmes.
The Department has launched MS(CS) and Ph.D programs in Computer Science, DAE(Diploma in Associate Engineering & Office Automation), Diploma in Computer Graphics and PGD(Computer Science) in Online mode.
The Curricula of the these programmes are according to Technical Boards, and Higher Education Commission's recommendations as well as on ACM (Associaton of Computer Machinery) recomendations.
All programmes are offered in face-to-face teaching mode nationwide. Effective measures are taken to develop code of practice for Approved Study Centres.

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List of Computer Science Major Area Courses (Specialization)

The 3475 Project course (6 credit hours)is compulsory.In addition the student may take 20 credit hours from the
computer Science Major list.

Note:
University may add major area or may add courses to a major area.
The specialization areas will be offered depending upon the available resources at selected approved study centers.
The specialization courses shall be taken as:

4 courses of 3 Credit Hours = 12
2 courses of 4 Credit Hours = 08
Project of 3 Credit Hours = 06

Multimedia

Information Technology

Software Engineering

Networking

General

• For graduates with 2.5 years BCS degree,the minimum duration is 13 semester.
• For graduates with 3 years BCS degree,the minimum duration is 2 semester.

Following Assessment procedure will apply to BS (CS) Programmes:

Before course outlines are presented in this section. Please refer to course catalogue for detailed unit wise course contents and recommended books. Allama Iqbal Open University reserves the right to change contents/books of courses or reffer/subsitute/new courses or withdraw any courses to meet the academic requirements and or latest trends in the subject areas.

1321 English Foundation
          This course covers; Study Skills, Greeting and Introductions, Requesting/Granting permission, Describing people and places. Expressing pleasure,Apologizing , Expressing Agreement/ Disagreement, Talking about past, Expressing likes and dislikes, intentions/making plans,instructing others to do something, Asking for and conveying information, Inviting, Accepting/Declining invitation, Aproval/Disapproval, Expository writing, Definitions, Expository Writing, process Writing, literary Tests.
1322 Mathematics Foundation
         This course covers; Concepts of Function, Sequence & Series, Binomial Theorem and Series, Trignometric Ratios of Allied Angles, Straight Line-I , Circle, Limit and Continuity, Derivatives, optimal
1330 Computer Foundation
         This course covers; Introduction to Computer , Classification of Computer ( Classfication of Computer, Classification of Digital Computer, Classification of Micro Computer), Hardware of Computer, Software of Computer, Data Representation, Boolean Algebra, Logic Design Gates, Components and Modes of Data Communication, Introduction to Communication Media.

Also keeping in line with the tradition of low cost educational service, the fees of all the bachelor programmes are perhaps the lowest among all recognized universities. The details of the fee payable are given below:

All studentds are required to pay full fees in advance as precibed at the beginning of each semester. The university reserves the right to revise the fee structure as deemed or to add any fee considered appropriate at any time during the study period. All such changes will be applicable to all students.

First Semester Fee for BS (CS)

                                                                             Total Fee Rs:4980 /-

The fee along with admission from is deposited in any of the nominated branch by filling the bank challan
 (wich is the part of the form)
The list of nominated branch of the National Bank of Pakistan and first Woman Bank Limited is given in the prospectus.
The concerned bank branch will receive the challan and admission froms and return copy No.4 of the challan form, duly stamped, to the applicant for his /her record.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to attach reuired attested documents with the admission from.
The applicant will have to pay the following service charges to the bank in addition to the requirefree:

              i.       National Bank of Pakistan Rs.20/- per admission form/ challan form. ( Other then AIOU Branch)
              ii.      First Women bank Rs 25/- per admission form/challan from (Other than AIOU Branch)

 If there is no nominated bank branch nearby, the fee can also be deposited through a Bank Draft in the name of the treasurer,  Allama Iqbal Open University, and is to be sent along with admission from (attested copies of documents) to Director Admission, Allama Iqbal Open University, H-8 Islamabad.

1.          COURSE OUTLINES
Course outlines have ben provided for your reference so that you complete the learning requirements of each Course. The course outlines are divided into 90 units. Each unit is therefore covered in approximately 02 weeks. The instructors may add some new topics.
2.          BOOK AND READING MATERIALS
The department has selected ecommended books. However additional requied books shall not be provided by the university. In addition to books, in some, course, Audio/Video materials may also be supplied. In some cases like Operating System Course, TV broadcasting has been arranged. These are for additional academic support to student and faculty.
3.         STUDY CENTER LABS
The lab hours have been defined for some courses. For example: 4(3,1) means 3x1=03 hours per week of lecturers while 1x2=02 hours of labs each week. The study cycle is of 18 weeks duration including sessional. The labs will be conducted by laboratory staff under supervision of concerned faculty member. Labs practical will be arranged accounting to work done in class within course outlines as defined by the faculty member eoncerned.
Additionally 04 hours of open lab are also availble for each class to catch up with any backlog, to perform Internet search or complete class work on course in which lab hourse are not specifically mentioned e.g. Software Engineering, Dat Structure etc.
4.       LEARNING AND PRACTICE
The student are provide outline, book, Internet, faculty and labs at study center. The students should make a maximum use of such facilities to learn concepts and practice skills. They should spend maximum time in class and interact with faculty. They should also utilize library and lab facilities during the free time so that maximum learning is achieved. It will help them in competition in the international job market.
5.        ATTENDANCE
Attendance (70%) is compulsory in all taught courses and lab sessions. The students may be declared "fail" if they do not meet the required level of attendance. Please ensure that you sign attendance sheet in each class.
6.        INTERSHIP
          A minimum four weeks non credit internship is also required for BS (CS) students.
7.        WHOM TO CONTACT
         For all matters contact the following:

         1.   Academic matters: Study Center Faculty / Computer Science Department,
         2.   Administrative matters: Study Center / Regional Office
         3.   Migration: Regional Office / Director Regional Services
         4.   Examination: Controller Exminations / Computer Science / Department, AIOU / Regional Director, AIOU 
         5.   Finanicial Support: Studnet Advisory Call,
         6.   Admissions, Books not received: Director Admission,
         7.   Any other matter: Regional Director Concerned.

8.       ASSIGNMENTS
Ther are two assignments given for each course, wich are to be submitted to approved Study Center concered as per given schedule given separately. The assignments are conceptual in nature. Assignment shall be completed and submitted to study Center. Assignments are part of sessional work to be counted towards your success.
9.       MID TERM TEST / LAB. TEST
The mid term test is taken at the approved Study Center concerned as per schedule given separately.
Passing Midterm test is necessary since it comprises of major components of sessional woek. Falling in midterm test may result re-admission (with full fee) for the concerned course.

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