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2016-2017 Academic Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Academic Catalog [Published Catalog]

Management of Information and Communication Technology (B.B.A.)


Bachelor of Business Administration in Management of Information and Communication Technology (MICT)

The study of Management of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) is designed with a particular focus to adapt its content in a local context congruent with the needs of Egyptian organizations and capable of addressing IT challenges that arise in such organizations. The MICT curriculum provides students with a foundation in the liberal arts and sciences while enabling them to develop expertise in business management and information technology. This program is a joint degree between the School of Business (BUS) and the School of Sciences and Engineering (SSE).

Students who select a major in MICT should be able to function as a user advocate and select, create, apply, integrate and administer computing technologies to meet the needs of users within a societal and organizational context. Equipped with this knowledge, the students enrolled in the major will be able to analyze, design and manage information and communication technology infrastructure.

All MICT declaration-of-major applicants must have completed not less than 27 credit hours of study including the three courses listed below (with an average of B+ or more).

ACCT 2001  , CSCE 1001  , MACT 2222  

Admission to the major is competeive.  Eligiable students will be ranked and selected based on the cumulative GPA requirement (weight of 75%) as well as the average GPA in the three courses required (weight of 25%).

Overall GPA of 100%

= Cumulative GPA is 75%

+

-

[average GPA in ( ACCT 2001  , CSCE 1001  , MACT 2222 )]* 25%

 

Students who seek the MICT degree are not permitted to have a major or a minor in accounting.


Students must complete a minimum of 130 credit hours for the MICT degree with no more than 63 hours of courses in the business area.

Course Requirements

(Total Credit = 130 with no more than 63 hours of courses in the business area)

Course No.  Cr.
  * (P) 3
  * (P) 3
  * (P) 3
  (P) 3
  (P) 3
LALT 101 (P) 0
Natural Sc + Lab (P) 4
Humanity (P/S) 3
Social Sc. (P/S) 3
Arab World Studies (S) Θ 3
Arab World Studies (S) Θ 3
International World Studies (S) 3
Core Capstone Course (C) 3
Core Capstone Course (C) 3
Total 40

General Electives / Minor

Course No. Cr.
ALING √ 3
ALING √ 3
   
Total 6

(P) Primary level courses taken during first 3 Semesters.
(S) Secondary level courses taken by students’ 6th Semester.
(C) Capstone level courses taken during students’ last 2 Semesters.
* Students exempted from RHET 1000  or RHET 1100  or RHET 2010  must take any RHET 300 or 400 course.
√ Non-Thanaweya Amma arabic language holders may be required to take 0-6 credits depending on Arabic placement test score.
ΘThanaweya Amma arabic language students may not take Arabic Literature in Translation
 

Before declaration:
  • Students must have completed 27 cr. hrs.

The following courses must be taken with an average of B+:

Business Core Requirements

Course No. Cr.
BADM 203/2001 - Introduction to Business (3 cr.)   3

  

ENTR 413/4102 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 cr.)  

FINC 303/2101 - Business Finance I (3 cr.)  

  

3

3

3

3

MKTG 302/2101 - Principles of Marketing (3 cr.)   3
MKTG 405/3201 - Marketing Research (3 cr.)   3
MOIS 305/2101 - Introduction to Information Systems/Technology (3 cr.)   3
MOIS 406/3201 - Management Information Systems and Database Management (3 cr.)   3
   3
OPMG 401/4301 - Supply Chain Management (3 cr.)    3
Total 33

 

Collateral Requirements

Course No. Cr.
   3
   3
   3
   3
ECON 216/2061 - Mathematics for Economists I (3 cr.)  Ψ 3
MACT 210/2222 - Statistics for Business (3 cr.)   3
Total 18


Ψ ECON 2061   can be replaced by  MACT 1121  / MACT 1122  (for BADM & ACCT majors only)

MOIS Concentration Requirements

Course No. Cr.

MOIS 430/4202 - Business Information Systems Analysis and Development (3 cr.)  

3
   3
   
  (double counted with Core Capstone) 3
One course to be selected from the MOIS area:  
MOIS 432/3601 - Decision Support Systems and Business Intelligence (3 cr.)   3
    

One course to be selected from the MOIS area:

MOIS 466/3401 - Human Computer Interaction (HCI) (3 cr.)  

 

3

   3
   
   3
   3
   3
   3
   3
Total 15


Computer Science Requirements

Course No. Cr.
   3
   3
   3
   3
   3
Two courses to be selected from the CSCE area:  
   3
   3
   3
   3
Total 21