BS(IT) Sem-06 Session 2021-25

SWE-501 Software Requirement Engineering 3(3-0)

CIT-502 Information Technology Infrastructure 3(3-0)
CIT-652 Routing and Switching (IT Elective-II) 3(2-1)
CIT-661 Data Mining (IT Elective-III) 3(3-0)
BAM-601 Entrepreneurship 3(3-0)
SWE-507 Human Computer Interaction 3(3-0)
Software Requirement Engineering
Course Contents:
Introduction to Requirements Engineering, Software Requirements, classification of
requirements, Requirements process, Levels/layers of requirements, Requirement
characteristics, Analyzing quality requirements, Software requirements in the context of
systems engineering, Requirement evolution, requirement traceability, requirement
prioritization, trade-off analysis, risk analysis and impact analysis, Requirement
management, interaction between requirement and architecture, Requirement elicitation,
elicitation sources and techniques, Requirement specification and documentation,
specification sources and techniques, Requirements validation and techniques,
Management of Requirements, Introduction to Management, Requirements Management
Problems , Managing Requirements in an Acquisition Organization, Supplier
Organizations, Product Organizations, Requirements engineering for agile methods.

Reference Material:

1. Software Requirements, Wiegers K. &Beatty J., 3rd Ed. Microsoft Press, 2013
2. Requirements Engineering, Elizabeth Hull, Ken Jackson and Jeremy Dick. 3rd Ed,
Springer-Verlag London Limited, 2011.
3. Requirements Engineering and Management for Software Development Projects,
Chemuturi M., Springer New York, 2013.

Information Technology Infrastructure

Course Contents:
Definition of IT Infrastructure, Non-functional Attributes, Availability Concepts, Sources
of Unavailability, Availability Patterns. Performance. Security Concepts. Data centres.
Servers: Availability, Performance, Security. Networking: Building Blocks, Availability,
Performance, Security. Storage: Availability, Performance, Security. Virtualization:
Availability, Performance, Security. Operating Systems: Building Blocks, Implementing
Various OSs, OS availability, OS Performance, OS Security. End User Devises: Building
Blocks, Device Availability, Performance, Security. IT Infrastructure Management.
Service Delivery Processes. Service Support Processes. Ethics, Trends, organizational and
technical issues related to IT infrastructure.

Reference Material:

1. IT Infrastructure Architecture: Infrastructure building blocks and concepts by Sjaak

Laan, Lulu.com (November 5, 2011). ISBN-10: 1447881281
2. IT Infrastructure and its Management by Prof Phalguni Gupta, Tata McGraw Hill
Education Private Limited (October 6, 2009). ISBN-10: 0070699798
3. IT Architecture for Dummies by Kalani Kirk Hausman and Susan Cook, For Dummies;
1st Edition (November 9, 2010). ISBN-10: 0470554231
Routing and Switching
Course Contents:
Ethernet Basic: Ethernet Layer 1, Ethernet Layer 2, Switching and Bridging Logic, SPAN
and RSPAN.: VLANs, VLAN Trunking Protocols, VLAN Trunking: ISL and 802.1Q,
Configuring PPPoE. Spanning Tree Protocol: 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol, Optimizing
Spanning Tree, Protecting STP, Troubleshooting Complex Layer 2 Issues. IP Addressing.
IP Services. IP Forwarding (Routing). EIGRP. OSPF. IGP Routing. Fundamentals of BGP
Operations. BGP Routing Policies. Wide Area Network. IP Multicasting. IP Multicast
Routing.
Reference Material:
1. CCIE Routing and Switching Certification Guide by Wendell Odom, Rus Healy and
Denise Donohue, Cisco Press; 4th Edition (December 18, 2009). ISBN-10: 1587059800
2. Packet Guide to Routing and Switching by Bruce Hartpence, O'Reilly Media (September
3, 2011). ISBN-10: 1449306551
3. CCIE Routing and Switching v4.0 Quick Reference by Brad Ellis, Jacob Uecker and
Steven Means, Cisco Press (October 4, 2010). ASIN: B00452V45O

Data mining
Course Contents:
Concepts of Data mining, Data Preparation Techniques: outlier and missing
data analysis, Data Reduction Techniques, learning methods in Data mining,
Statistical Methods in Data Mining, Cluster Analysis, hierarchal,
agglomerative and Naïve Bayesian methods, Decision Trees and Decision
Rules, Association Rules, Other Soft Computing Approaches in Data Mining,
Artificial Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic and Fuzzy Set Theory, Genetic
Algorithm, evolutionary algorithms.
Reference Material:
1. Mehmed Kantatardzic, Data Mining: Concepts, Models, Methods, and Algorithms,
2003, John Wiley and Sons. (latest edition)
2. Margaret H. Dunham and S. Sridhar, Data Mining, Introductory and Advanced Topics,
2006, Pearson Education, (latest edition)
3. David Hand, Heikki MAnnila and Padhraic Smyth, Principles of Data Mining, 2001,
The MIT Press. (latest edition)

Entrepreneurship
Course Contents:
Session Topic
WEEK. 1
ENTREPRENEURSHIP: AN EVOLVING CONCEPT
 Entrepreneurship – A perspective
 Emerging Trends: The Internet and E-Commerce
 ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES
 The evolution of Entrepreneurship
  The myths & approaches to entrepreneurship
2
UNDERSTANDING STRATEGIC ISSUES IN BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT
 Comparative analysis entrepreneurship in other countries
 Strategic Objectives
 Competitor Analysis
3
UNDERSTANDING STRATEGIC ISSUES IN BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT
 STP Strategies
 Marketing Mix Strategies
4
UNDERSTANDING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL PERSPECTIVE IN INDIVIDUALS
 The Entrepreneurial Perspective
 The Dark side of Entrepreneurship
 Entrepreneurial Motivation
ENTREPRENEURIAL PERSPECTIVE IN ORGANIZATIONS – CORPORATE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE ETHICAL CHALLENGES OF
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
5
INNOVATION: THE CREATIVE PURSUIT OF IDEAS
 Opportunity Identification: The search for New Ideas
 Entrepreneurial Imagination and Creativity
 The role of Creative Thinking
 Arenas in Which People Are Creative
 Innovation and the Entrepreneur
 The Innovation Process
6
PATHWAYS TO ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES
 The Pathways to New Ventures for Entrepreneurs
 Creating New Ventures
 Acquiring an Established Entrepreneurial Venture
 Franchising: The Hybrid

7
LEGAL CHALLENGES FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES
 Legal Challenges for the Entrepreneurial Venture
 Intellectual Property Protection: Patents, Copyrights, and
 Trademarks
 Identifying Legal Structures for Entrepreneurial Ventures
 Sole Proprietorships
 Partnerships
 Corporations
 Specific Forms of Partnerships and Corporations
 Understanding Bankruptcy
8
SOURCES OF CAPITAL FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES
 The Entrepreneur‟s Search for Capital
  Debt Versus Equity
 The Venture Capital Market
 Informal Risk Capital: “Angel” Financing
9
ASSESSMENT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL PLAN
 The Challenge of New- Venture Start-Ups
 Pitfalls in Selecting New Ventures
 Critical Factors for New-Venture Development
 Why New Ventures Fail
 The Evaluation Process
10
MARKETING CHALLENGES FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES
 The Marketing Concept for Entrepreneurs
 Marketing Research
 Inhibitors to Marketing Research
 Internet Marketing
 Developing the Marketing Concept
 Developing a Marketing Plan
 Pricing Strategies
11
FINANCIAL PREPARATION FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES
 The Importance of Financial Information for Entrepreneurs
 Understanding the Key Financial Statements
 Preparing Financial Budgets
 Pro Forma Statements
 Capital Budgeting
 Break-Even Analysis
 Ratio Analysis
12
DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE BUSINESS PLAN
 What is a Business Plan?
 Pitfalls to Avoid in Planning
 Benefits of a Business Plan
 Developing a Well- Conceived Business Plan
 Elements of a Business Plan
 Updating the Business Plan
  Presentation of the Business Plan: The “Pitch”

13
STRATEGIC ENTREPRENEURIAL GROWTH
 The Nature of Strategic Planning in Emerging Firms
 Strategic Planning
 The Lack of Strategic Planning
 The Value of Strategic Planning
 Managing Entrepreneurial Growth
 Venture Development Stages
 The Entrepreneurial Company in the Twenty-First Century
 Building the Adaptive Firm
  The Transition from an Entrepreneurial Style to a Managerial Approach
 Understanding the Growth Stage
 Unique Managerial Concerns of Growing Ventures
 The International Environment: Global Opportunities
 Achieving Entrepreneurial Leadership in the New Millennium
14
VALUATION OF ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES
 The Importance of Business Valuation
 Underlying Issues When Acquiring a Venture
 Due Diligence
 Analyzing the Business
 Establishing a Firm‟s Value
 Term Sheets in Venture Valuation
 Additional Factors in the Valuation Process
15
HARVESTING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURE
 Harvesting the Venture: A Focus on the Future
 The Management Succession Strategy
  Key Factors in Succession
Reference Material:
1. Entrepreneurship – Theory Process Practice, Donald F. Koratko 8th Edition
(South Western - Cengage Learning)

Human Computer Interaction

Course Contents:
Contexts for HCI, Psychology of usable things, Processes for User-Centered
Design,
Metrics and Measures for Evaluation, Usability heuristics and principles of
Usability
testing, Physical capabilities, Cognitive and social models for interaction design,
Principles of good interaction design, Accessibility, Principles of GUI, Visual
design
elements, Data gathering, Task analysis, Prototyping, Help and user documentation,
Internationalization, Usability inspection methods, Usability testing methods, New
Interaction Technologies, Usability in practice, Visual Design and Typography,
Icon
Design, Ubiquitous, Augmented and Virtual Reality.

Reference Material:
1. Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer
Interaction,
Ben Shneiderman and Catherine Plaisant, 6th Ed, Pearson Inc, 2016.
2. Designing Interactive Systems: A Comprehensive Guide to HCI, UX and
Interaction
Design, Benyon, D. 3rd Ed., Pearson. 2013
3. About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design, Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann,
David Cronin, Christopher Noessel, 4th Ed, Wiley, 2014