Riphah International Colleges

A Project of Riphah International University

Course Outline

Course Title
Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies
(Introduction to ICT)
Course Course ID SS1453 Course Type GENERAL
Information Credit hours 3 (2-3) Hours per week (C-L) 2-3
Program(s) ADP (CS) Preferred Semester 1st Semester
Date Version Version 1
This is an introductory course in Computer Science designed for beginners. Apart from leading the
participants through a whirlwind history of computing, the course also develops a feel for web
Course programming through a series of lectures that help the students develop their own web page. Main
Description
objective of the course is to build an appreciation for the fundamental concepts in computing and
to become familiar with popular PC productivity software.

The objective of this course is to enable students to understand;

No. Objective
An understanding of the basic components, use of different ICT systems and networks in
Course CO1.
different areas/domains
Objectives
An understanding the impact of current and new technologies on methods of working in the
(CO) CO2.
daily life
CO3. An understanding of pros and cons of different ICT components
CO4. Life-long learner
CO5. Know the different ICT professional roles and future possibilities

Lecture type Class room Lectures, Lab Sessions, Presentation

Prerequisites NIL
Follow up
Courses

Text Book and Reference Books

Title Edition Authors Publisher Year ISBN
Understanding Computers: Today Cengage 2017
and Tomorrow, Comprehensive, Deborah Learning
Textbook 16th Morley,
edition
Charles
S. Parker,
Graham 2021
Information and Communication 3rd
Brown, David
Reference Technology, edition
Books Watson,

Reference
Any reference material required will be provided by Teacher
Material
Course
Software or
Tool

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Grade Distribution:

Evaluation Type Percentage Activities

Attendance (%)
5 75% is mandatory
Quizzes/Tests 10 Min. 4 in the semester
10 Min. 1 (for Lab if it is necessary)
Assignments & Project Presentation

Class Participation, Conduct & 5

Behavior
30 Contents from Week 1 to Week 7 will be
Mid Term included
40
Final Term Contents from Week 7 to Week 15

Total Points 100

General Classroom Norms:

 Class attendance is mandatory. You may miss up to 25% (8 out of 32 sessions) class sessions but save it for
emergency only.
 In case you exceed this level, you will be withdrawn from the course.
 As a courtesy to the instructor and other students, be prepared to arrive at class and be in your seat on time.
 In addition, please note that each class lasts for 90 minutes (1.5 Hours).
 Also keep in mind some general rules as given below:
 Cell phones should be powered off or kept on silent mode.
 Eatables should be avoided in the class.
 Disruptive behaviors are not acceptable in the class.
 The Dress Code has to be observed, no warnings will be given, and violators will be asked politely to leave the
class and consequently will be marked absent or referred to the discipline committee for further actions.

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Course Contents:

Week Lecture No Lecture Contents Activities

The Role of ICT in daily life
 Exploring the Computer Based Systems: Example
includes:
 School management systems,
 Booking systems,
 Banking applications,
Lect. 1
 Computers in medicine (Information systems in medicine,
3D printers),
Week 1  Expert systems,
 Computers in the retail industry,
 Recognition systems,
 Satellite systems
 The main components of computer systems
 Physical Component
Lect. 2  Computer Based Systems
 Software and Programs
 Communication Technologies

Physical Component of Computer Systems

 Types of Computers
Lect. 3
 Desktop Computers, Mobile Computers,
Mainframes
 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Week 2 Assignment No 1
 The role of the CPU in processing instructions
entered into the computer in order to produce an
Lect. 4 output
 Internal memory
 Cache, Characteristics of ROM and RAM

Input and output devices

 Input devices
 keyboard, numeric keypad, pointing devices, remote
control, joystick/driving wheel, touch screen (as an
input device), scanners, camera, microphone,
sensors,
 Direct data entry
 Magnetic stripe reader, chip and PIN reader, Radio
Lect. 5
Frequency Identification (RFID) reader, Optical
Mark Recognition/Reader (OMR), Optical Character
Week 3 Recognition/Reader (OCR), bar code reader, QR Quiz/Test 1
scanner
 Output devices
 monitors, touch screen (as an output device),
multimedia projector, laser printer, inkjet printer, dot
matrix printer, plotter, 3D printers, speaker, actuator
 Storage devices
 Characteristics, uses, media, advantages and
Lect. 6 disadvantages of storage devices including magnetic,
optical and solid-state Magnetic drives including
fixed and portable magnetic hard drives, magnetic
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 tape drives Optical drives including CD, DVD, Blu-
ray Fixed and portable solid-state drive (SSD)
including SSD, pen drive, flash drive
The systems life cycle
 Analysis Design
 Development
 Testing
Lect. 7
 Implementation
 Documentation
Week 4  Evaluation

Communication
 Communication media (Characteristics and uses including
Lect. 8 newsletters, posters, websites, multimedia presentations,
audio, video, media streaming and ePublications)
 Mobile communication
Networks and the effects of using them
 Networks (Router, network interface cards, hubs, bridges,
Lect. 9
switches, wi-fi and Bluetooth, Cloud computing, Network
types)
Week 5 Assignment No 2
Network issues and communication
 Security issues regarding data transfer, Passwords, Other
Lect. 10
authentication methods, Anti- malware software,
Electronic-conferencing
The Internet
 Characteristics,
Lect. 11
 uses,
Week 6  advantages and disadvantages of using the internet. Quiz/Test 2
 Differences between the internets, an intranet, an extranet.
Lect. 12 Blog, forum, wiki, social networking. ISP, HTTP, HTTPS,
FTP, SSL
The Internet (Cont.)
 The Internet Protocol Suite
 Link Layer
Lect. 13
 Internet Layer
Week 7  Transport Layer
 Application Layer Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
 Private IP Addresses and Network Address
Lect. 14 Translation
 The Domain Name System
Week 8 Mid Term Examination
Safety and security
Lect. 15  Threats to data Protection of data
Modern Computing
Week 9  Virtualization and Emulation Cloud Computing
 The Deep Web and Dark Web Bitcoin
Lect. 16
 Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
The Internet of Things

Computer controlled systems

 Robotics in manufacture,
Week 10 Lect. 17 Assignment No 3
 production line control,
 autonomous vehicles,

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  Advantages and disadvantages of using computer-
Lect. 18
controlled systems rather than humans
Digital Economics
 Digital Goods and Services Production of Digital Services
Lect. 19  In-House Production
Week 11  Commons-Based Peer Production Crowdsourcing Quiz/Test 3
 Open-Source Software
 Value Models
Lect. 20
 Value Chain Value Shop Value Network
Entertainment Industry
Lect. 21
Week 12  Animation Industry Game Industry
Lect. 22 Simulations and their uses
The World Wide Web
 Overview of the World Wide Web
Lect. 23
 The Distributed Web
 The Addressable Web
Week 13  The Linked Web Assignment No 4
 The Protocols of the Web
Lect. 24  The Searchable Web
 The Languages of the Web (explain different languages
and their characteristics)
The World Wide Web (Cont.)
Lect. 25
 Structuring the Web with HTML
Week 14 Quiz/Test 4
The World Wide Web (Cont.)
Lect. 26
 Styling the Web with CSS
The World Wide Web (Cont.)
Lect. 27
 Scripting the Web with JavaScript
Week 15 The World Wide Web (Cont.)
Lect. 28  Structuring the Web’s Data with JSON and XML
 Web Browsers Web Servers
Week 16 Final Exams

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