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Department of Computing & Information Technology
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We are part of the School of Pure and Applied Sciences and offer the University common unit UCU 102 Introduction to Computer Applications to students from the Schools of Education, Business, Health Sciences, Humanities, and Environmental Studies especially Introduction to Computing. Our teaching programmes are multidisciplinary and you will have the opportunity of studying units in other departments such as Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics, Entrepreneurship, Development Studies and Communication Skills among others.
External Links
We have an active linkage with the IBM academic initiative whose aim is to facilitate access to learning and research materials in the field of Computer Science, Software Engineering and Computer Engineering. In addition, the department is in the initial stages of trying to establish a linkage with Mandela Metropolitan University (South Africa) and establishing links with public and private sector organisations for student job placement and industrial attachment such as Safaricom, Kengen, Celtel , Directorate of Industrial Training among many others.
Research Activities
Staff members are currently carrying out research in the following areas:
- Computer networking
- Computer security and cryptography
- Software engineering
- Information system management
- Web design
- Database administration
- Data communication technologies
- Artificial intelligence
- Distributed systems and automated processes
- Wireless communications and mobile computing
- Multi agent systems
- Information system development
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Last Updated on Thursday, 31 March 2011 08:23 |
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The school plans to expand and diversify its existing programmes so as to offer more opportunities in training and teaching. The proposed under graduate degree programmes include: Electronics Engineering; Civil and construction Engineering; Auronatical and Marine Engineering and Technology for community Empowerment. These will be offered in the 2009/10 Academic Year. Plans are currently at an advanced stage of improving the infrastructure in the school of Engineering with computer labaratories nearly in completion, modern workshop machines and equipment already ordered and a complex to house engineering laboratories, workshop and offfices underway. The current programmes are also currently being reviewed in light of the current technological developments and accreditation by professional bodies. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 February 2009 07:08 |
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