Course Information & Syllabus
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
Kongunadu Arts and Science College, a College with a difference introduced BSc Computer Science course in the year 1988, with an intake of 30 students, which has grown to 60 as on date. An additional section was introduced for the benefit of the students in the year 1999 with an intake of 40 students and now the strength is 60.
During the academic year 1994-95, the Department crossed another milestone with the introduction of the prestigious and most sought -after course, MCA. The student intake of 30 has now been enhanced to 60.
BCA programme was introduced in the academic year 2000-2001 with an intake of 40 students. The strength has since been increased to 60. An additional section in BCA was introduced in the academic year 2007-2008 with an intake of 50 students.
Keenly observing the explosive developments in the field of Information Technology, the visionaries of the College Management introduced 2 new courses namely, BSc Computer Technology (CT) with an intake of 50 students, and MSc Computer Technology with an intake of 25 students from the academic year 2007-08 to serve the student community in particular and the country in general.
BSc Information Technology (IT) was introduced with an intake of 50 students in the academic year 2008-09. PGDCA (Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications) was also introduced in the academic year 2008-2009 for the benefit of the students who are from other disciplines.
The Department also conducts Job Oriented Courses (JOC) and Career Oriented Programmes (COP), enabling the students to match global standards in their
Objectives
To develop quality IT professionals by providing concept oriented subject knowledge supplemented with practical orientation.
To develop the all round personality of the student by inculcating the values of honesty, sincerity, team spirit and work culture.
To provide comprehensive knowledge in various fields of computer science.
To facilitate the application of the fundamentals of computer science by the students to solve software-oriented computing problems.
To instill in students an appreciation of learning and the need to remain abreast of changing technology throughout their careers.
To help students develop oral and written communication skills.
To create an awareness of the prevailing concepts in computing and their realization in current platforms and tools.
To teach computer science concepts using contemporary industry computing tools and adhering to industry standards.
Library
The Library acts as a storehouse catering to the growing information needs in this knowledge era. The Library has a collection of 9500 text and reference books in various fields of computer science and is enriched by a number of national and international journals and magazines.