BS Software Engineering

Software Engineering being the sub-discipline of computer science develops high quality software systems in a systematic, controlled and efficient manner. Graduates of such programmes will be able to function as proficient software developers and effective team members. The domain of software engineering is defining the new dimensions of research and development beyond conventional computer sciences areas and has a remarkable future in telecom, media, real estate, web, automated industry, business, medical and other industries.

BSSE Program PEOs

The graduates of the BSSE will accomplish the following PEOs once they complete their degree:

PEO1: To produce employable graduates making intellectual and technical contributions in different domains of the software industry.

PEO2: Display effective communication skills with the capacity of working individually and as a part of teams for management of software projects.

PEO3: Exhibit high moral values and ethics along with life-long learning of technical skills and manifest socially responsible individuals.

BSSE Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

S#	Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)	Computing Professional Graduate
1	Academic Education	To prepare graduates as computing professionals
2	Knowledge for Solving Computing Problems	Apply knowledge of computing fundamentals, knowledge of a computing specialization, and mathematics, science, and domain knowledge appropriate for the computing specialization to the abstraction and conceptualization of computing models from defined problems and requirements.
3	Problem Analysis	Identify, formulate, research literature, and solve complex computing problems reaching substantiated conclusions using fundamental principles of mathematics, computing sciences, and relevant domain disciplines.
4	Design/ Development of Solutions	Design and evaluate solutions for complex computing problems, and design and evaluate systems, components, or processes that meet specified needs with appropriate consideration for public health and safety, cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
5	Modern Tool Usage	Create, select, adapt and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern computing tools to complex computing activities, with an understanding of the limitations.
6	Individual and Team Work	Function effectively as an individual and as a member or leader in diverse teams and in multi-disciplinary settings.
7	Communication	Communicate effectively with the computing community and with society at large about complex computing activities by being able to comprehend and write effective reports, design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and understand clear instructions.
8	Computing Professionalism and Society	Understand and assess societal, health, safety, legal, and cultural issues within local and global contexts, and the consequential responsibilities relevant to professional computing practice
9	Ethics	Understand and commit to professional ethics, responsibilities, and norms of professional computing practice
10	Life-long Learning	Recognize the need, and have the ability, to engage in independent learning for continual development as a computing professional

Generic Structure for Computing Disciplines

Areas	Credit Hours	Courses
Computing Core	46	14
Domain Core	18	6
Domain Elective	21	7
Mathematics & Supporting Courses	12	4
Elective Supporting Courses	3	1
General Education Requirement	34	15
Internship	3	-
Total	137	47

Study Plan for BS (Software Engineering) 4-Year Program (8 Regular Semesters of 18 weeks each)
SEMESTER-1
Course Code	Course Title	Credits Hrs	Prerequisite
CSC1011	Programming Fundamentals (PF)	4 (3+1)	None
GER1100	Application of Information & Communication Technologies	3 (2+1)	None
GER1500	Introduction to Management	2 (2+0)	None
GER1303	Discrete Structures	3 (3+0)	None
GER1304	Calculus and Analytic Geometry (CAG)	3 (3+0)	None
GER1200	Functional English	3 (3+0)	None
Total Credit Hours		18 (00+18=18)

SEMESTER-2
Course Code	Course Title	Credits Hrs	Prerequisite
CSC1012	Object Oriented Programming (OOP)	4 (3+1)	PF
GER2400	Islamic Studies	2 (2+0)	None
EEN1012	Digital Logic Design	3 (2+1)	None
MTH1002	Multivariable Calculus	3 (3+0)	CAG
SEN1002	Software Engineering	3 (3+0)	None
GER2700	Professional Practices	2 (2+0)	None
Total Credit Hours		17 (18+17=35)

SEMESTER-3
Course Code	Course Title	Credits Hrs	Prerequisite
CSC2034	Data Structures	4 (3+1)	OOP
GER2402	Civics and Community Engagement	2 (2+0)	None
SEN2013	Software Requirement Engineering – (Domain Core 1)	3 (2+1)	None
MTH2022	Linear Algebra	3 (3+0)	CAG
CSC2062	Human Computer Interaction & Computer Graphics (Domain Elective 1)	3 (2+1)	None
GER2401	Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan	2 (2+0)	None
Total Credit Hours		17 (35+17=52)

SEMESTER-4
Course Code	Course Title	Credits Hrs	Prerequisite
GER2800	Entrepreneurship	2 (2+0)	None
SEN2022	Software Design & Architecture – (Domain Core 2)	3 (3+0)	None
CSC2023	Database Systems	4 (3+1)	None
GER2600	Applied Physics	3 (2+1)	None
GER1201	Expository Writing	3 (3+0)	Functional English
CSC2122	Computer Networks	3 (2+1)	None
Total Credit Hours		18 (52+18=70)

SEMESTER-5
Course Code	Course Title	Credits Hrs	Prerequisite
CSC3112	Operating Systems	3 (2+1)	DS
STT3001	Probability & Statistics	3 (3+0)	None
SEN3063	Software Construction & Development – (Domain Core 3)	3 (2+1)	None
	Domain Elective 2	3 (2+1)	None
	Domain Elective 3	3 (2+1)	None
Total Credit Hours		15 (70+15=85)

SEMESTER-6
Course Code	Course Title	Credits Hrs	Prerequisite
SEN3051	Software Project Management – (Domain Core 4)	3 (2+1)	-
SEN3033	Software Quality Engineering – (Domain Core 5)	3 (2+1)	-
CSC3002	Parallel & Distributed Computing – (Domain Core 6)	3 (2+1)	OS
CSC3125	Information Security	3 (2+1)	None
	Data Science (Domain Elective 4 )	3 (2+1)	None

Total Credit Hours		15 (85+15=100)

SEMESTER-7
Course Code	Course Title	Credits Hrs	Prerequisite
SEN4996	Final Year Project - I	2 (0+2)	70 Credit Hrs Passed Software Design and Architecture and appeared in Appeared in Database systems
CSC4032	Analysis of Algorithms	3 (3+0)	DS
	Elective Supporting Course (Example: Introduction to Marketing)	3 (3+0)	None
CSC4014	Computer Organization & Assembly Language	3 (2+1)	DLD
CSC4053	Artificial Intelligence	3 (2+1)	OOP
GER4401	Pakistan Studies	2 (2+0)	None
GER4402	Understanding of Holy Quran-I	1 (0+1)	None
Total Credit Hours		17 (100+17=117)

SEMESTER-8
Course Code	Course Title	Credits Hrs	Prerequisite
SEN4997	Final Year Project - II	4 (0+4)	FYP-1
ENG4021	Technical & Business Writing	3 (3+0)	Functional English
	Domain Elective 5	3 (2+1)	None
	Domain Elective 6	3 (2+1)	None
	Domain Elective 7	3 (2+1)	None
GER4403	Understanding of Holy Quran-II	1 (0+1)	Understanding of Holy Quran-I
Total Credit Hours		17 (117+17=134)

SUMMER
Course Code	Course Title	Credits Hrs	Prerequisite
SEN3991	Internship	3 (0+3)	None
Total Credit Hours		3 (134+3=137)

(Students can undertake internship during the summer semester after completing their fourth semester)

Mapping of BSSE Program on the Generic Structure:

Computing Core (46/130) – 14 Courses

#	Sem	Code	Pre-Reqs	Course Title	Domain	Cr Hr
1	1	CS1xx		Programming Fundamentals	Core	4 (3-3)
2	2	CS1xx	PF	Object Oriented Programming	Core	4 (3-3)
3	2	CS1xx		Database Systems	Core	4 (3-3)
4	2	CS1xx		Digital Logic Design	Core	3 (2-3)
5	2	CS2xx	OOP	Data Structures	Core	4 (3-3)
6	3	CS2xx		Information Security	Core	3 (2-3)
7	3	CS2xx		Artificial Intelligence	Core	3 (2-3)
8	3	CS2xx		Computer Networks	Core	3 (2-3)
9	3	CS2xx		Software Engineering	Core	3 (3-0)
10	4	CS2xx	DLD	Computer Org. & Assembly Language	Core	3 (2-3)
11	5	CS3xx		Operating Systems	Core	3 (2-3)
12	7	CS4xx	DS	Analysis of Algorithms	Core	3 (3-0)
13	7	CS4xx		Final Year Project - I	Core	2 (0-6)
14	8	CS4xx	FYP-I	Final Year Project - II	Core	4 (0-12)

Domain Core (18/130) – 6 Courses

#	Sem	Code	Course Title	Domain	Cr Hr
15	4	CS2xx	Software Design & Architecture	Domain Core	3 (3-0)
16	4	CS2xx	Software Construction & Development	Domain Core	3 (2-3)
17	5	CS3xx	Software Project Management	Domain Core	3 (2-3)
18	5	CS3xx	Software Quality Engineering	Domain Core	3 (2-3)
19	6	CS3xx	Software Requirement Engineering	Domain Core	3 (2-3)
20	6	CS3xx	Parallel & Distributed Computing	Domain Core	3 (2-3)

Domain Electives (21/130) – 4 Courses

#	Sem	Code	Title	Category	Cr Hrs
21	5	CS3xx	Software Verification and Validation (Testing & QA)	Domain Elective	3 (2-3)
22	5	CS3xx	Object Oriented Analysis & Design	Domain Elective	3 (2-3)
23	6	CS3xx	Computer Architecture	Domain Elective	3 (2-3)
24	6	CS3xx	Theory of Automata	Domain Elective	3 (3-0)
25	6	CS3xx	HCI & Computer Graphics	Domain Elective	3 (2-3)
26	6	CS3xx	Web Technologies	Domain Elective	3 (2-3)
27	7	CS4xx	Advanced Database Management	Domain Elective	3 (3-0)
-			Web Engineering	Domain Elective	3 (2-3)
-			Data Science	Domain Elective	3 (2-3)
-			Software Re-Engineering	Domain Elective	3 (2-3)
-			Mobile Application Development 1	Domain Elective	3 (2-3)

Mathematics & Supporting Courses (12/130) 4 Courses

#	Sem	Code	Pre Req	Title	Category	Cr Hrs
28	2	MT1xx	CAG	Multivariable Calculus	Maths	3 (3-0)
29	2	MT1xx	CAG	Linear Algebra	Maths	3 (3-0)
30	3	MT2xx		Probability & Statistics	Maths	3 (3-0)
31	7	EW4xx	Fun Eng	Technical & Business Writing	EW	3 (3-0)

Elective Supporting Courses (3/130) 1 Course

#	Sem	Code	Title	Category	Cr Hrs
32	7	SS1xx	Social Science (Example: Introduction to Marketing)	SS	3 (3-0)
-		SS1xx	Social Science (Example: Financial Accounting)	SS	3 (3-0)

General Education Requirement as per HEC UG Education Policy (30/130) 12 Courses

#	Sem	Code	Pre Req	Title	Domain	Cr Hrs
33	1	GE1xx		Application of Information & Communication Technologies	GER	3 (2-3)
34	1	GE1xx		Functional English	GER	3 (3-0)
35	2	GE1xx	Fun Eng	Expository Writing	GER	3 (3-0)
36	1	GE1xx		Quantitative Reasoning – 1 (Discrete Structures)	GER	3 (3-0)
37	1	GE1xx		Quantitative Reasoning – 2 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry)	GER	3 (3-0)
38	4	GE2xx		Islamic Studies	GER	2 (2-0)
39	8	GE4xx		Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan	GER	2 (2-0)
40	4	GE2xx		Social Sciences (Example: Introduction to Management)	GER	2 (2-0)
41	4	GE2xx		Natural Sciences (Applied Physics)	GER	3 (2-3)
42	8	GE4xx		Arts & Humanities (Professional Practices)	GER	2 (2-0)
43	8	GE4xx		Civics and Community Engagement	GER	2 (2-0)
44	7	GE4xx		Entrepreneurship	GER	2 (2-0)

Eligibility Criteria

The minimum requirement for admission in a bachelor’s degree program in Software Engineering is at least 50% or above marks in the Intermediate (HSSC) or equivalence exam with either mathematics as a subject or pre-medical as a discipline. Students of Intermediate (Pre-Medical) must pass deficiency courses of Mathematics of 6 credit hours within one year of their regular studies.

Assessment

The students are assessed on the basis of assignments, quizzes, projects and presentations, oral and written examinations. The students have to maintain 2.0 CGPA at the end of the degree. The distribution of marks is:

Sessional (Assignments, Quizzes, Projects, and Presentations) = 25%

Midterm Exam = 25%

Final term exam = 50%.

Course Contents

The course contents of the courses of the scheme of study are available online at the website of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan: Course Contents