college of computer information technology, aue

COMPUTATION

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


• English• IslamicCulture• NaturalSciences• GeneralStatistics• ComputerLiteracy• GeneralPsychology• GeneralMathematics• UAEandGCCSociety• StudyandLearningSkills• EnglishforSpecificPurposes• IntroductiontoSocialSciences• IntroductiontoIT&Applications• CommunicationSkillsinArabicLanguage


• BusinessLaw• Microeconomics• Macroeconomics• BusinessStatistics• QuantitativeAnalysis• InternationalBusiness• StrategicManagement• PrinciplesofMarketing• ManagerialAccounting• PrinciplesofAccounting• OrganizationalBehavior• PrinciplesofManagement• ManagementInformationSystems• CorporateFinanceandInvestment• BusinessPracticeinUAEandGCC• ProductionandOperationsManagement


• 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


• English• NaturalSciences• ComputerLiteracy• GeneralMathematics• StudyandLearningSkills• IntroductiontoSocialSciences• CommunicationSkillsinArabicLanguage


• 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


• 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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