BITS Pilani
Contents 1. About BITS Pilani 3 2. Programmes on offer by BITS for the PAN-African e-network i.tracks available 3 ii.medium of instruction 3 iii.admission Eligibility 4 iv.certification Scheme 4 3. Admission Modality 4 4. Track-based Certificate Courses 5 5. Course Descriptions 5 6. Application Form 8 7. Last Date of Receiving duly filled Application Form at BITS Pilani IMPORTANT NOTE Deadline of receipt of duly filled application form at BITS-Pilani is 14 th July, 2014. All forms must be signed by the candidate as well as verified and sent by the respective country coordinator. In case, coordinator of any country suspects that due to postal delays or any other reason, physical copies may not reach Pilani by the stated deadline, he / she must ensure that scanned copies of signed forms and documents may be sent as a single zipped document (one zipped file per program) to the BITS-Pilani coordinator at the address given below. Course starting date: Second week of August 2014 Address for Correspondence: Prof. K Venkatasubramanian Faculty-in-Charge PAEN-Project Work Integrated Learning Programmes Division Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Vidya Vihar - Pilani - Rajasthan 333031 PIN code: 333 031 02, INDIA Email: kvenkat@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in WILP Unit Office: +91-1596-242210, +91-1596-515324 FAX: +91-1596-244183
About BITS Pilani The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani is an all-india institution deemed to be a university established in the year 1964 under Section 3 of the UGC Act. It is privately supported, fully residential and admits both men and women students. The mission of BITS is to prepare young men and women to act as leaders for the promotion of the economic and industrial development and to play a creative role in society. It has the reputation of a highly purposive and innovative university often setting the pace for workable reforms in higher education. BITS has been following semester system with continuous and internal evaluation since its inception. The educational programmes are modular and flexible. Through its Practice School programme, BITS has established purposeful linkages with universities. The Institute has evolved a direction for Research which makes research relevant to the developmental and social needs of its locales (countries) of operation. It has developed and adopted a unique academic administrative structure which makes all its innovations possible and workable. The Institute operates educational programmes at three tiers of education, namely, the Integrated First Degree programmes, Higher Degree programmes and the Doctoral programmes. All programmes in the Institute are designed to allow as many components of science and applied science as are necessary for the graduates of the programmes to function effectively and efficiently in the technological society. BITS, Pilani has been recently reaccredited by the National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC) with the 'A' grade with a CGPA of 3.71. The Institute has grown over the years as one of the premier institutions in India and has established three more campuses in Dubai (2000), Goa (2004) and Hyderabad (2007). The Institute has had the advantage of having collaboration with MIT (USA), with the help Ford Foundation Grant, Cambridge, Cringe Mellon University, etc. In addition, the Institute also conducts a number of work-integrated learning programs leading to various degrees for employed professionals. More details can be found at http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in. Certificate Course on offer by BITS for the PAN-African e- Network BITS-Pilani plans to offer certificateonly courses organized along two separate tracks comprising of a course package of six courses per certificate track spread over two semesters duration with the course work of three courses per semester. Depending upon his / her eligibility and interest, student may choose any one track. Track 1: Database & Information Systems Track (Offering) Track 2: Electronics & Instrumentation Track (Offering) For Track1 candidate should have basic knowledge about computer programming skills. 3
Medium of instruction: Medium of instruction in all cases shall be English and as such each semester s course package includes one well defined course to prepare the students to acquire adequate communication skills. Admission eligibility: Passing of respective country s school examination equivalent of the Indian CBSE 12th examination with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM) subjects. entitle a student for a Semester- Transcript and a Course Completion Certificate. Note: Please note that this will not lead to any degree program of BITS Pilani. ADMISSION MODALITY Selection is based entirely on candidate's merit, his/her preference, facilities available and availability of seats. Certification scheme: Each upon successful completion course, would 4
Track-based Certificate Courses on offer by BITS for the PAN- African e-network CS/IT/E&I-oriented Courses on offer Track-I: Database & Information Systems Purpose of this program is to prepare aspirants for being able to handle database-driven application systems apart from providing a foundation for preparing them for being able to take up higher level courses in the related areas. Course Title First Semester Software Engineering (Course Code: PAEND ZC103) Database Systems and Applications (Course Code: PAEND ZC102) English Language Skills (Course Code: PAEND ZC101) Second Semester Management Information Systems (Course Code: PAEND ZC203) Data Warehousing (Course Code: PAEND ZC202) English Communication Skills (Course Code: PAEND ZC201) Track-II: Electronics & Instrumentation Purpose of this program is to prepare aspirants for being able to handle Electronic Instrumentation-based systems apart from providing a foundation for preparing them for being able to take up higher level courses in the related areas. Course Title First Semester Electrical & Electronics Technology (Course Code: PAENE ZC103) Electrical Sciences (Course Code: PAENE ZC102) English Language Skills (Course Code: PAENE ZC101) Second Semester Digital Electronics & Microprocessors (Course Code: PAENE ZC203) Instrumentation & Control (Course Code: PAENE ZC202) English Communication Skills (Course Code: PAENE ZC201) Equivalent Courses PAEND ZC101 = PAENE ZC101 PAEND ZC201 = PAENE ZC201 Course Descriptions Data Warehousing Need and evolution of data warehousing; goals, benefit, and challenges of data warehousing; architecture; data warehouse information flows; software and hardware requirements; approaches to data warehouse design; creating and maintaining a data warehouse; Extraction, Transformation and Loading(ETL), Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) Database System & Application Introduction to Database Management systems (DBMS), DBMS architecture; Data Model: Relational Model; Query 5
Language: SQL; Database design Techniques: normalization; Database applications: DB Application Development; DB-Backed internet applications Digital Electronics and Microprocessors Binary logic gates; logic circuits; Boolean algebra and K-map simplification; number systems and codes; arithmetic logic units; flipflops; registers and counters; introduction to microprocessors; architecture; instruction set and programming; memory and I/O interfacing examples of system design. Electrical and Electronics Technology Electric circuit, electromagnetism, magnetic circuit, electrostatics, AC voltage and current, single phase & Polyphase circuits, semiconductor devices, amplifiers, digital systems, DC machines, transformers, synchronous machines, induction motors, power electronics, measurements.. Elecrtrical Sciences Introduction; basic circuit elements; sources (dependent and independent); Kirchoff s current and voltage law, source representation and conversion; Network theorems; response of RL, RC and RLC circuits; diodes and its applications; transistors - BJT & FETs; amplifiers: biasing and small signal analysis; OPAMPS. English Communication Skills Listening skills: Barriers to listening, academic listening, listening to talks, news, conversations, etc. - Communication basics: Overview, communicating in various situations- Telephone skills-written communication: e-mail, reports, note taking/ making - Career skills: Resumes, Interviews, Presentations, Persuasion English Language Skills Fundamentals of grammar, Sounds of English, Word structure, Word order and effective sentences, Vocabulary extension, Phrasal verbs, Listening comprehension, Reading comprehension, Paragraph writing, Précis writing, Dicto-composition, Term paper Instrumentation & Control Measurement systems, transducers, feedback control, components: electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic; Signal conditioning and processing, controllers, display, recording, direct digital control, programmable logic controllers, PC based instrumentation. Management Information Systems Introduction to MIS, Information Technologies (computer hardware, software, data resources etc),e-business Enterprise, Decision Support system and knowledge management, Business Intelligence, Development process of MIS, Business process re-engineering and ERP, Data warehouse and client server architecture, e-business technology, Communication and Network and issue on MIS Software Engineering Software engineering concepts and methodology; software process model and requirement, software design and basic UML, software testing, Software project and process management, software quality, metrics and maintenance. 6
Instructions: (1) The application process, announcement of results, detailed instructions etc. shall be all announced at the programme s URL: http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/paen or any other URL announced by BITS Pilani during the various stages of the admission process. It is the responsibility of the candidate to follow these announcements and instructions. (2) Only duly signed and completed application forms shall be acceptable. All such forms must be submitted to BITS through the Coordinator University of the respective Country. (3) After the application data is entered online, a unique application number will be assigned to your form which would be intimated to you. Please quote that unique application number in all subsequent correspondence with the Institute. (4) An attested copy of Higher secondary school leaving transcript / certificate should be enclosed with the application form. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. 7