Oct 04, 2024  
2015-2016 Academic Catalog 
    
2015-2016 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 need to satisfy the cumulative GPA requirement (weight of 75%) as well as the Portfolio and Interview requiremnet (weight of 25%). All MICT applicants have to submit a Portfolio, after which they will be interviewed. The Portfolio and the Interview are worth 25% of the student score.

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


Students must complete a minimum of 127 credit hours for the MICT degree with no more than 63 hours of courses in the business area.

Course Requirements


(Total Credit = 127 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 9

(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:

Business Core Requirements

 

Course No. Cr.
   3
   3
   3
   3
   3
   3
   3
Total 21

 

Collateral Requirements

 

Course No. Cr.
   3
   3
   3
   3
ECON 2061  Ψ 3
MACT 1221  ΨΨ 3
Total 18


Ψ ECON 2061   can be replaced by  MACT 1121  / MACT 1122  (for BADM & ACCT majors only)
ΨΨ  MACT 1111   is a pre-requisite for MACT 1221   and ECON 2061 .
It can be taken with MACT 112 (same semester) but must be taken before ECON 216. It is considered as an elective course.

MOIT Requirements

 

Course No. Cr.
   3
   3
   3
  (double counted with Core Capstone) 3
One course to be selected from the MOIT area:  
    
    
Two courses to be selected from the MOIT area:  
   3
   3
   3
   3
   3
   3
   3
Total 21


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