The University of Moratuwa

Department of Computer Science and Engineering In collaboration with Department of Management of Technology

Master of Business dministration and !ostgraduate Diploma

in Information Technology

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Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information given in this booklet, but the University is unable to accept responsibility for any errors or omissions. University courses are continuously reviewed and revised and there may well be some changes between the date of publication and the date the student embarks on the course. The University reserves the right to amend By-laws and Regulations governing courses of study as it sees fit. tudents and other interested parties should make en!uires from the "ourse "o-ordinator about the changes to the programme and its modules#courses as close to the beginning of the academic year as possible. $dmittance to the University is sub%ect to the re!uirements that the student will comply with the University&s registration and e'amination procedures and will duly observe the By-laws and Regulations of the University.

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$1 Introduction
;elcome to the ,epartment of "omputer cience - Engineering in the University of /oratuwa, ri 8anka. ;e hope this handbook will provide you the background information you need during your studies at the University. Please read it carefully and keep it for future reference. <ou will find in this handbook an outline of the programmes of /aster of Business $dministration =/B$> in )nformation Technology and 0ost 2raduate ,iploma =02 ,ip> in )nformation Technology for the current academic year. )n addition to academic information, the handbook also provides details of the environment within which we operate. $n outline of our procedures with regard to teaching and learning methods, attendance and assessment is also included. There is also information about help and advice and the taff- tudent "ommittee. ;e place great importance on our relationship with our students and are an'ious to listen and help. To foster this, we hope that in addition to formal arrangements there will be a great deal of informal contact. )t tells what we e'pect of you and what you can e'pect from us. The ,epartment of "omputer cience and Engineering believes that one of its responsibilities is to provide students with a framework, which helps them to achieve their full potentials and capabilities. ;e abide by the University&s teaching aims, i.e.

to provide !uality teaching that is informed and invigorated by the research and scholarship of staff? to instil in students a commitment to continuing self-improvement and the development of their skills in order to facilitate their full contribution to the society in which they live? to sustain a culture of research and teaching that is able to foster both the free pursuit of truth and the impartial analysis of values as well as being responsible and responsive to present and anticipated social needs? to inculcate a sense of respect for the traditions of higher education and a commitment to the values of truth, tolerance and %ustice cience and

)n pursuing these aims your learning programme in the ,epartment of "omputer Engineering emphasise9

student@centred learning as the means of developing an appreciation of both the spirit and practice of in!uiry? conceptual thinking as the key to understanding comple' phenomena? awareness and understanding of empirical research? systematic development and assessment of students& personal and transferable skills? skills development to create new knowledge through active learning and original research? and systematic development of skills through new methods of teaching and learning to use new knowledge to innovate the e'isting industries.

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"1 Information about Department of Computer Science and Engineering

The ,epartment of "omputer cience - Engineering of the University of /oratuwa was inaugurated in (763. :rom the inception of the department, the University took the responsibility of training )T professionals re!uired by the industry. The department embarked in offering /asters degrees by research to fulfil the higher training re!uired for the development of )T industry in the country. The department provide a variety of services to the academic and research institutions, and the industry. They provide software support for researchers? and consultancy services, mainly for government organiAations and pro%ects of national importance. The department also offers short courses in computer awareness, internet technology and related fields, 0" assembling and computer hardware, for professional and government organiAations. The )nformation Technology is a vital component for the development of our economy while moving towards the knowledge economy of the +(st century. )t is with this ob%ective that the ,epartment of "omputer cience - Engineering, in collaboration with the ,epartment of /anagement of Technology, decided to e'tend its teaching activities, by offering an /B$ in )T and a 02 ,iploma in )T /anagement, for a wider target group focusing on practising engineers, technologists, policy makers, development economists, entrepreneurs, R-, managers etc. These programmes also draw upon specialist academic staff from other departments of the :aculty of Engineering, other Universities, )nstitutions and the industry especially from the private sector. The /B$ @)T course will be conducted by a course co-ordinator, assigned by the department. The individual sub%ects will have a sub%ect co-ordinator who will co-ordinate with the panel of resource personnel for that sub%ect.

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%1 Structure of MB 2!31 Diploma in IT

/B$ in )nformation Technology is a si' semester =two-year> part-time degree programme consisting of a common management core, an information technology core, electives and a compulsory research pro%ect. 02 ,iploma in )nformation Technology is a four semester =appro'imately (3 months> part-time course consisting of a common management core, an )nformation Technology core and electives. Compulsory Core Modules for MB 2 !3 Diploma in Information Technology
Total credits from compulsory subjects for MBA = Total credits from compulsory subjects for P+ ,iploma = Sub8ect Code /B 3+*( /B 3+*3 " 3(7( " 3(7. /B 3+*+ /B 3+*5 /B 3+*4 /B 3+*6 " 3(7+ " 3(*( " 3(*+ " 3(*. " 3(*3 " 4(*5 Sub8ect (ame CrganiAational Behaviour and /anagement Economics for Business "ommunication and 0resentation kills Teamwork and Begotiation kills $nalysis for /anagerial ,ecision /aking $ccounting and :inancial /anagement /arketing /anagement trategic /anagement kills for Research 0ro%ect )T 0ro%ect /anagement )T 0olicy - 0lanning )nformation ystem /anagement )nformation ecurity Research 0ro%ect 55 ( it! "# $%&' and "# 5%()* -Credits . . (.3 (.3 . . . . + . . . . +*
Evaluation by coursewor' 9 Evaluation by written e-am 9

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Elective Modules for MB 2 !3 Diploma in Information Technology

Minimum number of credits re.uired from electi/es for MBA = Minimum no. of credits re.uired from electi/es from P+ ,iploma = Sub8ect Code " 3((( " 3(*1 " 3((+ " 3((. " 3((1 " 3((3 " 3((4 /B 3+(1 /B 3+(3 Sub8ect (ame Betworking - "ommunication /anagement )nformation ystems )nternet Technologies Disual 0rogramming E-"ommerce? 0rinciples - )nfrastructure )T 0rocurement /anagement )T - ociety Euman Resource /anagement upply "hain /anagement
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)n addition to listed elective sub%ects, students may take the sub%ects from any other /B$ programme conducted by the university or any of the following sub%ects from / c "omputer cience programme conducted by the department with the approval of the "ourse "oordinator.
Sub8ect Code " 31*( " 3+3* " 3+3( " 3+3. " 31.( " 313* " 36(1 " 363* Sub8ect (ame ystem and Betwork ,esign Euman "omputer )nteraction 8ocal 8anguage "omputing oftware Fuality ystems $udit and Dulnerability assessment ystem and Betwork $dministration )T 8aw e-8earning Credits . (.3 (.3 (.3 . (.3 . (.3

0T!e electi/es ill only be offered !en t!ere are at least fi/e students registered for t!e module and if t!e re.uired resources are a/ailable it! t!e department. /B "

GGGG sub%ects offered by /CT department GGGG sub%ects offered by " E department
(. ( credit H ( hour of lectures or other classroom activity, seminars or tutorials per week for one semester of (1 weeks& duration. Two hours per week on the same activities during a short-term of 5 weeks will also carry one credit.
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The continuous assessment ="$> component of a sub%ect should carry a weight not less than 3*I and not more than 4*I of the total marks, as indicated in the above tables, e'cept in " 3(7(, " 3(7., " 3(7+, " 4(*4 and " 4(*5. The "$ of a student may be based on a specified combination including laboratory work, tutorials, !uiAAes, presentations, mid-term e'aminations, term papers, pro%ects and assignments. ;eight of each of these components used in the determination of the final grade of each sub%ect should be clearly conveyed to the students by the e'aminer at the commencement of each sub%ect along with the outline of the sub%ect.

.. )f a student re!uests to continue above modules in future semesters, the following will apply9 /odules will be sub%ect to availability "redit rating for a module may change )f a module is not available, the Eead of ,epartment and#or the "ourse "oordinator will suggest an appropriate alternative module 1. Bot all optional course modules may be offered during a specific academic year? optional courses are offered based on the availability of staff and other resources.

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.1 MB 2 !3 Diploma in IT Calendar
$cademic year begins in January and ends in ,ecember. There are three (1-week semesters per year in general. End of semester e'ams are held after each session is completed. $cademic time tables for the current year is attached to this handbook as an insert.

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,1 :egistration and Course dministration Student :egistration for the MB 5IT !rogramme

$n applicant selected for admission may register having paid the prescribed fees. The effective date of registration will be the date of commencement of the course. $ person who is currently registered as an internal#e'ternal student#candidate of any University or higher educational institution shall not be registered for the /B$ programme and a person registered for the /B$ programme may not register himself#herself concurrently as an internal or e'ternal student of any other University or Eigher Educational )nstitution. The registration for /B$ shall be deemed to have lapsed at the e'piry of its period of validity. $ student whose registration had so lapsed may renew the registration for a further period, provided that the :aculty and the enate on the recommendation of the Board of tudy consider him eligible for such registration. Eowever, no registration shall be renewed after the e'piry of (+ semesters from the first registration. $ student can register at the enior $ssistant Registrar&s =E'aminations> Cffice by applying for registration using the specified form after making necessary payments for tuition, registration, e'amination and library fees at the University $ccounts ,ivision. Cn registration you will be issued a tudent Record Book. $fter obtaining your Record Book from the $R =E'aminations> you can register at the University 8ibrary by producing the Record Book. The 8ibrary registration will be arranged by the "ourse "oordinator together with a visit to the 8ibrary.

Student :egistration on ;earn)rg

<our "ourse "oordinator would provide you with a user id and a password for at the induction session. <ou are e'pected to change your password upon the first login. The 8earnCrg UR8 is https9##lms.uom.lk and you would be able to access the course related to your study programme. $t the beginning of each semester the students are e'pected to register for the sub%ects they wish to follow in that semester. Upon start of the semester, the students will be given two weeks to decide whether they would be taking a module or not. $t the end of this two week period commonly known as the K$dd#,rop 0eriodL, students must drop the sub%ects that they do not wish to continue, with the consent of the "ourse "oordinator.

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+1 The Sub8ect Coordinators

Code
" 3(*( " 3(*+ " 3(*. " 3(*1 " 3(*3 " 4(*5 " 3((( " 3((+ " 3((. " 3((1 " 3((3 " 3((4 /B 3+*( /B 3+*+ " 3(7( " 3(7. /B 3+*3 /B 3+*4 /B 3+*5 /B 3+*6 /B 3+(1 /B 3+(3 " 3(7+

Sub8ect
)T 0ro%ect /anagement )T 0olicy - 0lanning )nformation ystem /anagement /anagement )nformation ystems )nformation ecurity Research 0ro%ect Betworking - "ommunication )nternet Technologies Disual 0rogramming E-"ommerce9 0rinciples - )nfrastructure )T 0rocurement /anagement )T - ociety CrganiAational Behavior and /anagement $nalysis for /anagerial ,ecision /aking "ommunication and 0resentation kills Teamwork - Begotiation kills Economics for Business /arketing /anagement $ccounting and :inancial /anagement trategic /anagement Euman Resource /anagement upply "hain /anagement kills for Research 0ro%ect

Sub8ect Coordinator
/s. Dishaka Banayakkara # /r. /angala ;ickramasinghe ,r. "handana 2amage ,r. anath Jayasena ,r. hantha :ernando ,r. hantha :ernando /s. Dishaka Banayakkara # ,r. "handana 2amage /s. Dishaka Banayakkara # ,r. hantha :ernando ,r. /alaka ;alpola ,r. "hathura ,e ilva ,r. "hathura ,e ilva ,r. /alaka ;alpola # /r. "handrasiri ;eerasekara ,r. hantha :ernando ,r. "handana 2amage # /r. /ario :onseka ,r. Rapti ,e ilva /s. Dishaka Banayakkara /s. Dishaka Banayakkara ,r. /alaka ;alpola # /r. $%ith "ollonne ,r. "handana 2amage # /r. /ario :onseka /s.Dishaka Banayakkara # 0rof. Mennedy 2unawardena /s.Dishaka Banayakkara # ,r. "handana 2amage # /r. Janaka Mumarasinghe ,r. "handana 2amage # "ol. :aiA-ur Rahman ,r. "handana 2amage # /s. Dishaka Banayakkara

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41 The :esource !ersonnel

,r. ,ilum Bandara, B c Eng Eons =/oratuwa>, / ="olorado tate>, 0h, ="olorado tate>, enior 8ecturer, ,ept of "omputer cience and Engineering, University of /oratuwa /r. $%ith "olonne, B c ="olombo>, /$ ="olombo>, /B$ = J0>, "onsultant 0rof. arath ,asanayaka, B$ Econ- p Eons =0eradeniya>, /$ Econ =) Eague>, 0h, Econ =Erasmus>, 0rofessor, ,ept of /anagement of Technology, University of /oratuwa ,r. "hathura de ilva, B c Eng Eons =/oratuwa>, /Eng =BTU>, 0h, =BU >, /)E= 8>, "Eng, enior 8ecturer, ,ept of "omputer cience and Engineering, University of /oratuwa ,r. Rapti de ilva, B$ Eons =Dirginia>, / c =Dirginia>, 0h, = yracuse>, enior 8ecturer, ,ept of "omputer cience and Engineering, University of /oratuwa /r. ;asantha ,eshapriya, B c Eons =Melaniya>, 02 ,ip ="olombo>, / c =Reading>, 0rogram ,irector @ Re-engineering 2overnment, )"T $gency of ri 8anka 0rof. 2ihan ,ias, B c Eng Eons =/oratuwa>, / c =U" B>, 0h, =U",>, /)E= 8>, "Eng, 0rofessor, ,ept of "omputer cience and Engineering, University of /oratuwa ,r. hantha :ernando, B c Eng Eons =/oratuwa>, /0hil =/oratuwa>, 0h, =TU ,elft>, /)E= 8>, /)EE =8ondon>, "Eng, enior 8ecturer, ,ept of "omputer cience and Engineering, University of /oratuwa /r. /ario :onseka, :"/$, ,ip /arketing =UM>, : "/$, /B$ =0)/>, ,irector, MaiAen 0lus k, =0vt> 8td ,r. "handana 2amage, B c Eng Eons =/oratuwa>, /Eng =$)T>, 0h, =/onash>, /)E= 8>, "Eng, enior 8ecturer, ,ept of "omputer cience and Engineering, University of /oratuwa 0rof. Mennedy 2unawardena, B c = J0>, /B$ ="olombo>, 0h, =$ustralia>, 0rofessor $ccounting, University of ri Jayawardenapura 0rof. Biran%an 2unawardene, B c Eng Eons =/oratuwa>, / c =8ough>, 0h, =8ough>, /)E= 8>, "Eng, 0rofessor, ,ept of "ivil Engineering, University of /oratuwa /r. "haminda Eettiarachchi, B c Eng =0eradeniya>, /B$ =8U/ , 0akistan>, /B$ =Esslingen>, "onsultant 0rof. anath Jayasena, B c Eng Eons =/oratuwa>, / c =U)U">, 0h, =U)U">, /)E= 8>, "Eng, $ssociate 0rofessor, ,ept of "omputer cience and Engineering, University of /oratuwa ,r. Buddhinath Jayathilaka, B c Eng Eons =/oratuwa>, / c =/elbourne>, 0h, =R/)T>, ,irector, "reative Technology olutions 0te 8td 0rof. $nanda Jayawardena, B c Eng Eons =/oratuwa>, / c =UM>, 0h, =UM>, :)E= 8>, "Eng, 0rofessor, ,ept of "ivil Engineering, University of /oratuwa 0rof. 0rathiba /ahanamahewa, 88B Eons ="olombo>, 88/ Eons =/elbourne>, 0h, =Fueensland>, $ttorney-at-8aw, ,ean, :aculty of 8aw, Motelawala ,efence University /s. Dishaka Banayakkara, B c Eng Eons =/oratuwa>, Tech 8icentiate ="halmers>, enior 8ecturer, ,ept of "omputer cience and Engineering, University of /oratuwa

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0rof. $soka 0erera , B c Eng =/oratuwa>, / c =8ough>, 0h, =8ough>, /)E= 8>, 0rofessor, ,ept of "ivil Engineering, University of /oratuwa 0rof. "handana 0erera, B c Eng Eons =/oratuwa>, /Eng =$)T>, ,Eng =$)T>, 0rofessor, ,ept of /anagement of Technology, University of /oratuwa ,r. hehan 0erera, B c Eons ="olombo>, / c =B, U>, 0h, =B, U>, enior 8ecturer, ,ept of "omputer cience and Engineering, University of /oratuwa "ol. :aiA-ur Rahman, BE =/adras>, / c ="ranfield>, /)8T, :"/), :)/= 8>, "EC#/,, "apitol 2roup of "ompanies /r. /adu Ratnayake, B c ="ity Uni 8ondon>, /B$ =0)/>, 2/, Dirtusa Eng. Mithsiri amarasinghe, B c Eng =/oratuwa>, /B$= J0>, /)E= 8>, "Eng, enior 8ecturer, ,ept of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, University of /oratuwa /r. Bu%ith amarawickrema, B"om =,elhi>, /B$ =)ndia>, /)8T, /)/= 8>, Eead of "ustomer 0rogram /anagement, "apitol $E) ,r. /alaka ;alpola, B c Eng Eons =/oratuwa>, 0h, =:)U>, enior 8ecturer, ,ept of "omputer cience and Engineering, University of /oratuwa /r. "handrasiri ;eerasekera, B c Eng Eons =/oratuwa>, /B$ =0)/>, "onsultant ,r. hahani ;eerawarana, 0h, =0urdue>, / =0urdue>, /$ =0urdue>, "onsultant /r. /angala ;ickramasinghe, B c Eng =0eradeniya>, / c ="olombo>, /B$-)T =/oratuwa>, Eead of Enterprise )T, ampath Bank 0rof. Dathsala ;ickramasinghe, B c Bus $dm Eons = J0>, /$ 8abor tudies ="olombo>, 0h, =/anchester>, 0rofessor, ,ept of /anagement of Technology, University of /oratuwa ,r. "hinthana ;imalasuriya, B c Eng Eons =/oratuwa>, / =Cregon>, 0h, =Cregon>, enior 8ecturer, ,ept of "omputer cience and Engineering, University of /oratuwa

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71 Syllabi of Course Modules CS ,$#$ 5 IT !ro8ect Management

1bjecti/es2 To pro/ide an understanding of t!e role of management in 3T projects4 !o to apply project
management kno ledge4 skills4 tools and tec!ni.ues4 t!e project management body of kno ledge (PMB15* and application of project management soft are in managing 3T projects.

)ntroduction to pro%ect management, conte't and processes, pro%ect integration management, scope management, time management, cost management, !uality management, human resource management, communication management, risk management, procurement management, pro%ect management software and case studies.

CS ,$#"< IT !olicy = !lanning

1bjecti/es2 To pro/ide an understanding of2 t!e importance of 3T policy for an organi6ation as ell as to a nation7 formulating policies7 important factors t!at need to be considered during policy formulation. )mportance of )T policy? identify )T policies at firm, industry, national and international level? plan )T pro%ects at firm, industry, national and international level? how to formulate policies9 techni!ues and methodologies? important considerations for policy planning? implementation of policies.

CS ,$#% 5 Information System Management

1bjecti/es2 To pro/ide an understanding of issues in and tec!ni.ues for managing !ard are4 soft are and
!uman resources in information systems (3#* and t!e increasing importance of 3# as a strategic tool in business.

Using ) for strategic advantage? ")C&s role? managing ) staff? legal and ethical issues9 philosophical ethics, professional ethics, privacy, property rights, accountability? managing ) infrastructure9 planning, performance, reliability, availability, disaster recovery, outsourcing ) functions? knowledge management? case studies.

CS ,$#.< Management Information Systems

1bjecti/es2 To pro/ide an understanding of /arious information flo s in an organi6ation and t!e
information needs of managers for decision making7 tools and tec!ni.ues for effecti/e collection4 organi6ation4 storage4 s!aring and transferring of information.

/anagement information system =/) > development phases @ terms of reference =TCR>, feasibility study, system analysis, design, implementation, review and maintenance? data modelling? dataflow diagrams, logical and physical designs? logical database design, entity-relationship =ER> models, relations, normalising relations, normalisations? specialiAed /) and decision-support systems? ebusiness systems? data input and output methods? control, audit and security of /) .

CS ,$#, < Information Security

1bjecti/es2 To pro/ide an understanding on
!at is information security4 aspects of security4 related concepts4 access control4 3nternet security4 securing net orks and ser/ers7 security planning and management7 security policies.
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)ntroduction to security, implementing system security as primary or secondary aspect and its implications, features of a security system, threats and attacks on security, client and server security, firewalls and secure networks, secure communication protocols, secure data storage? security policies and management of organiAational information security.

CS +$#4< :esearch !ro8ect >"# credits?

1bjecti/es2 To pro/ide an opportunity to apply a range of ideas and concepts deri/ed from t!e MBA taug!t
programme to an issue or problem of practical importance4 normally in !is8!er o n organisation7 t!ereby bot! to demonstrate t!e /alue of t!e MBA learning e9perience it!in t!e organisation and to allo t!e student to understand t!roug! acti/e application t!e meaning and /alue of !at !as been learnt.

The students will be e'pected to design, develop and conduct a research pro%ect of their choice, which will address management#)T issues of the organiAation they work for, or an industry pro%ect that will be approved by the supervisor and the "ourse "oordinator. The pro%ect will enable the application of theory to practice and will provide a useful outcome for the organiAation. 0eriods for supervision and peer discussion will be timetabled into semesters 3 and 4. tudents will be e'pected to make brief presentations on their progress at several stages on the way to completion. The pro%ect should be comprehensive with respect to breadth and#or depth in scope and the amount of work done, as %udged by the supervisor, the "ourse "oordinator and the panel of e'aminers.

CS ,$$$< (etwor'ing = Communication

1bjecti/es2 To introduce t!e basic concepts of computer net orking4 protocols and standards and s!o t!e
applications of t!em in modern business en/ironment and for management.

"oncepts such as primary#secondary, polling#selection, peer-to-peer type, priority#non priority? layered protocols and C ) model? standards institutions and their communication standards such as )EEE 8$B standards, gigabit speed 8$Bs, ;ireless 8$Bs? communication protocols used in ;$Bs? client-server computing? 8$B operating systems? web servers, mail servers, authentication servers. NThis sub%ect is intended only for students who do not have basic background in networkingO

CS ,$$"< Internet Technologies

1bjecti/es2 To pro/ide an understanding of !o t!e 3nternet orks4 related protocols4 applications and !o
it is e/ol/ing7 !o modern businesses can use t!e 3nternet for efficiency4 cost reduction and better relations!ip it! customers and suppliers.

)ntroduction and history of the )nternet? T"0#)0 protocol suite and architecture, )0 datagram and routing? T"0 and U,0, application layer and its protocols such as http, ftp, telnet? structure of )nternet protocols, client server protocols, web-based protocols? network technologies, network structure, routing? relevant applications and technologies including Java, ET/8 and P/8? business applications of the )nternet? case studies. NThis sub%ect is for students who do not have sufficient technical background on the )nternetO

CS ,$$%< @isual !rogramming

1bjecti/es2 To pro/ide basic kno ledge and skills on computer programming4 programming principles and
grap!ical interface design.
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Dariables and data, data types, arithmetic#logical operators, local and global variables? "ontrol flow structures 5 se!uence, selection, repetition? functions, procedures and methods9 scoping rules, parameter passing by value and reference, recursion and iteration? single and multidimensional arrays? pointers9 creation and assignment, pointer arithmetic? linked lists, trees and graphs, traversing linked lists and trees? file )#C, access rights and sharing? introduction to ob%ect-oriented programming concepts? 2U) and event driven programming? ),Es? tools and environments for debugging.

CS ,$$. < E5Commerce* !rinciples and Infrastructure

1bjecti/es2 To pro/ide an understanding on t!e concepts and types of e:commerce4 effecti/e met!ods of e:
commerce solutions4 specifying functional re.uirements and tec!nical re.uirements for t!e e:business.

E-commerce principles9 concepts and types of e-commerce, methods of e-commerce solutions, create business case for an e-business, functional re!uirement for the e-business. E-commerce infrastructure9 pecify technical re!uirement for the e-business, guiding principles behind design and strategy of the customer web interface, management of on-line content, understand the traditional and new communication approaches.

CS ,$$, 5 IT !rocurement Management

1bjecti/es2 To pro/ide an understanding of issues and c!allenges in 3T procurement7 tec!ni.ues and best
practices for riting specifications and e/aluating proposals.

)mportance of )T procurement for business? comple'ities, issues and challenges? changing world of technology? product standards? techni!ues for writing specifications for )T procurement? industry best practices? buy vs. lease#rent options? evaluating vendor proposals? testing and verification of products and their performance levels? service agreements? regulations for procurement in the public sector? case studies.

CS ,$$+ < IT = Society

1bjecti/es2 To pro/ide an understanding of social issues related to and resulting from idespread use of 3T7
!o 3T !as affected family4 education4 entertainment4 social order4 crime and !o it could c!ange t!e future.

)nvestigation of how )T has changed the fundamentals of everyday life? why modern societies could hardly continue functioning without it? )T as an integral part of business? )T as a personal and household assistant? )T as a medium of communication and entertainment? the social, legal, ethical, moral and personal implications of )T and its potential influence on economy, education, entertainment, communication, law enforcement and family life. M( ,"#$ 5 )rganisational Behaviour and Management 1bjecti/e(s*2 To introduce t!e ;people< side of management2 to outline t!e tasks of management and
leaders!ip and s!o out. !o organisations can be constructed and reconstructed in order to get t!em carried

The nature of organisational behaviour. $pproaches to organisation and management. The organisational setting. The individual9 individual differences and the process of perception. 2roups and leadership9 the nature of groups? group processes and behaviour? the nature of leadership. The
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conte't of the organisation9 organisational goals and ob%ectives? the contingency approach. /anagement as an integrating activity9 the nature of management? managerial behaviour and effectiveness. Crganisational processes9 the nature of work motivation? %ob satisfaction and work performance? the nature of delegation? the nature of organisational control. The personnel function9 personnel and employee relations? staffing the organisation. )mproving organisational performance9 organisation development? management development and organisational effectiveness.

M( ,"#" 5 nalysis for Managerial Decision Ma'ing

1bjecti/e(s*2 To teac! !o to use business data for decision making and analysis .To pro/ide operations
researc! (1=* foundation re.uired for modelling and analysis of management problems.

)ntroduction to tatistics, ummary of descriptive measures, tatistical sampling theory, 0robability, 0robability distribution and e'pected value, The normal distribution, tatistical estimation, Eypothesis testing, Regressions and correlation analysis, /ultiple regression and correlation, Time series analysis and forecasting, )nde' numbers, )nferences using two samples, "hi-s!uare applications, $nalysis of variance /athematical modelling, 8inear programming, Betwork models, ,ecision making under uncertainty, /ultiple criteria decision making, oftware for decision analysis.

CS ,$A$ 5 Communication and !resentation S'ills

1bjecti/e(s*2 To teac! communication and presentation skills !ic! ill !elp t!e students perform betters
on t!e rest of t!e course as ell as in managing organi6ation. To pro/ide t!e kno ledge of !o communication orks in organi6ations

Effective communication, communication models and network. kills of speaking, writing, listening and effective reading, telephoning, interviewing, meetings, letter and report writing. )nformation search. 0resentations. Disual and non-verbal communication. Technologies in communication.

CS ,$A% - (egotiation and Teamwor' S'ills

1bjecti/e(s*2 To pro/ide skills and kno ledge for effecti/e negotiation in business.o pro/ide skills and
kno ledge for effecti/e team ork ell as in management. !ic! ill !elp t!e students perform betters on t!e rest of t!e course as

Basic techni!ues of negotiation. Eow to achieve optimum negotiation power. Eow to overcome barriers such as anger and re%ection, /aking negotiation dialogue positive and constructive. ,eveloping listening and intuitive skills for effective negotiation to achieve business goals. :orming of teams. :actors for effective teamwork. 0ractical difficulties and tools for overcome difficulties. Team leadership, Team motivation. "onflict resolution of teams. Dirtual team working

M( ,"#, 5 Economics for Business

1bjecti/e(s*2 To introduce t!e economic concepts and tec!ni.ues of analysis
!ic! are most useful for understanding t!e internal operations of business4 its c!oice of competiti/e and cooperati/e strategies and tactics4 and its industrial4 national and international en/ironment.

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Micro-economics9 "osts. Basic concepts of cost from the economistQs point of view9 opportunity cost? marginal and average =unit> cost. hort run and long run costs. Economies of scale and their origins. )nternal and e'ternal economies of scale. Economies of scope#synergies. The learning#e'perience curve. 0rivate and social cost. /icroeconomics9 ,emand. The demand side9 price and income elasticities of demand. Elasticities of demand for the firm and for the industry. Microeconomics at industry le/el. Types of competition9 atomistic, oligopolistic. /onopoly and monopsony power. ,ifferentiated oligopoly. 0redatory pricing and dumping. 0orter&s five forces analysis. Macro-economics: basic Meynesian analysis. The components and determinants of aggregate demand. /acro-economics9 money and interest rates. /oney9 meaning, demand and supply, interest rates. )nternational macroeconomics. The balance of payments9 current and capital accounts. E'change rate changes9 causes and effects. :i'ed and fle'ible rates. Economic integration at international and regional level9 free trade areas.

M( ,"#+ < Mar'eting Management

1bjecti/e(s*2 To pro/ide t!e kno ledge to apply marketing t!eory and concepts to !at marketers do in >t!e
real orld> and to use marketing concepts to make business decisions. To impro/e familiarity it! current c!allenges and issues in marketing.

The roles of sales, marketing and service. 2eneral marketing, marketing of industrial and consumer products, similarities and differences? new product development and the role of the marketing function? the importance of cooperation among functions =production, marketing, development>. Bew opportunities for customer-focused strategies. :ocusing on the customer9 from selling standard hardware to offering customised solutions to customer problems? the role of the )nternet. Eow information technology and the )nternet is changing structures, relationships and possibilities inside and between firms.

M( ,"#4 5 ccounting and Binancial Management

1bjecti/e(s*2 To introduce t!e basic tools of financial and management accounting and financial management. :inancial accounting9 /easuring and reporting financial position and performance? accounting for limited companies? measuring and reporting cash flows? analysing financial statements? e'panding the annual financial report. "ost and management accounting9 Relevant costs? cost-volume-profit analysis? full costing? costing and pricing in a competitive environment? budgeting? accounting for control. :inancial management9 "apital investment decisions? sources of finance and financial markets? the management of working capital.

M( ,"#7 5 Strategic Management

1bjecti/e(s*2 To pro/ide learning opportunities for participants to be familiar it! strategic management
concepts and frame orks being per/asi/e in t!e literature4 to be confident in e/aluating t!e e9isting frame orks in t!e lig!t of kno ledge about t!e emerging trends in t!e business conte9ts and to be competent in analy6ing business cases related to strategy issues and debates.

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Bature, scope, concepts and process of trategic /anagement. "onceptual :ramework for trategic /anagement. E'ternal environmental analysis. )nternal environmental analysis. ;CT analysis. trategic direction component @ rationale, vision, mission, goals and ob%ectives. trategy formulation @ "orporate and functional. trategy analysis and choice. "ompetitive $dvantage. trategy implementation @ organiAational structure, 8eadership and culture. trategy and management control. trategic business plan and corporate plan. /easuring strategic performance, evaluation and control. /anagement change and innovation. trategic issues in managing technology and innovation.

M( ,"$. 5 &uman :esource Management

1bjecti/e(s*2 To appreciate t!e role of ?=M in an organi6ation and its /arious facets. To study and
critically e/aluate ?=M practices in organi6ation. To de/elop t!e practice ?=M functions in a professional manner.

Meanings and models: "oncepts of personnel management and ER/, ,efinition of human resource management =ER/> and relationship between the work of specialist ER staff and line managers in an organiAation, $lternative models of ER/. Human resources planning (HRP)2 ER0 process, 8ink with organiAational strategic planning and career path planning, Mey ER performance indicators. Job Analysis and Job design: 0urpose of %ob analysis and its links with other ER functions such as training, performance management and rewards. Job analysis techni!ues, ,ifferent approaches to %ob design including, scientific management, %ob enrichment and the !uality of working life movement. ,esign and conduct a %ob analysis. Recruitment = Selection: ,efine recruitment. $ppraisal recruitment methods such as, newspaper advertising, on-line recruiting and employment agencies, ,esign of a recruitment strategy, election process, $ppraisal of selection methods such as, psychological testing, reference checks and performance tests, Benefits and limitations of selection interviews, ,esign and conduct of an effective selection interview. Training = De elopment: ,ifferentiation between QtrainingQ, QdevelopmentQ and QeducationQ. Training process, Training needs analysis, "haracteristics of different training techni!ues, Evaluation of the impact of training on individual, group and organiAational performance. Managing Per!ormance: )mportance of effective performance management, performance appraisal methods, )nhibitors of effective performance appraisal, conducting an effective appraisal interview. Re"ard Management: "omponents of a remuneration management system including salary structures, alary packaging, benefits and incentive schemes. HR Regulatory #rame"or$: 8aws dealing with ER, 0rocedures in the ER functions to ensure compliance, ,iscuss the circumstances and relevant law where an employer may dismiss an employee, ER audit. Human Resource %n!ormation Systems: Mey features of ER) , 0rimary information sources used in ER) , CrganiAational benefits and applications of ER) . Managing &abour Relations: 2eneral approaches to managing labour relations, $ /odel of labour relations, 8abour relations policy approaches, /ethods for resolving grievances.

M( ,"$, 5 Supply Chain Management

1bjecti/e(s*2 To e9plore t!e key issues associated it! t!e design and management of industrial supply
c!ains4 !ic! are concerned it! efficient interaction it! suppliers4 plant4 products are distributed to t!e customer in t!e rig!t .uantity and rig!t time. are!ouse and stores so t!at

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)ntroduction to upply "hain /anagement, 8ogistics Betwork "onfiguration, )nventory /anagement - Risk 0ooling, The Dalue of )nformation, upply "hain )ntegration, trategic $lliances, 0rocurement and Cutsourcing trategies, )nternational )ssues in upply "hain /anagement, "oordinated 0roduct and upply "hain ,esign, "ustomer Dalue and upply "hain /anagement, ,ecision- upport ystems for upply "hain /anagement.

CS ,$A" 5 S'ills for :esearch !ro8ect >only for MB ?

1bjecti/e(s*2 To pro/ide students it! t!e skills t!ey need for t!e successful conduct of t!eir final researc! project. 0reparation of research proposal. Research methodologies9 primary and secondary data collection. tructured and semi-structured interviews. The design and use of !uestionnaires. $nalysis of !uantitative and !ualitative data. 8iterature search and review. ;riting up9 structure and style of dissertations.

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A1 ;earning Management System

8earnCrg-/oodle is an integrated 8earning /anagement ystem =8/ > used at University of /oratuwa to manage undergraduate and postgraduate courses. 8earnCrg is used to manage user accounts and courses and /oodle is used for course management which includes hosting lecture notes, student groups and activities ie. assignments, !uiAAes and forum, providing a very interactive and a collaborative environment. <our "oordinator would provide you with a user id and a password for the 8/ , at the induction session. The 8earnCrg UR8 is https9##lms.uom.lk and you would be able to access the courses related to your study programme. )t is mandatory that the students access /oodle throughout the duration of the course as course contents as well as general announcements would be hosted there. /oodle would provide you with access to all you course materials for each sub%ect. )t will host the lecture notes, presentations, assignments, videos and research papers. The forums, in /oodle provide the students a platform for interaction and facilitate knowledge sharing. $ctive participation in the activities is mandatory for all students for successful completion of the course. The students can e'press their concerns or seek clarifications in terms of sub%ect matter from the lecturers on /oodle. The /oodle UR8 is http9##lms.uom.lk. /oodle provides you the K+1 hourL class room environment where you would be able to plan your work more effectively as it permits online submissions of assignments and hosts all course contents. Types of activities that your lecturer may host for each sub%ect can range from assignments, !uiAAes, forums and surveys. Each activity would be associated with a specific deadline which needs to be adhered to. )t is your responsibility to upload all re!uired documents for these continuous assessment activities before the deadline. The lecturers would provide detailed feedback on your assignments submitted at regular intervals.

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$#1 Individual and 3roup ssignments

Assessed 'or$
$ssessment of course work is an important part of the course. :air assessment of course work re!uires that the work submitted by a student is his or her alone, unless group working is e'plicitly authorised. $ll sources should be referenced and !uotations should be acknowledged when work is submitted for assessment. "ollusion and plagiarism in assessed work are serious offences under University Regulations and can lead to e'pulsion from the course. ;hen submitting work students may be re!uired to sign an undertaking to the effect that the work submitted represents only their own work. $ssignments should be handed into the ,epartment by the given deadline. )f you feel that you are unable to submit your assignment by the given deadline, you must notify the lecturer concerned and course co-ordinator immediately =at least . days prior to the deadline>. /edical evidence will normally be re!uired to establish a valid reason for late submission. Unless an e'tension is agreed by the ub%ect "o-ordinator and the lecturers , your work will be penalised by a deduction of one mark per day up to a ma'imum of (* days, after which a mark of Aero will be returned. $ssignments should bear a cover page which will include academic year, name of student, name of the module, names of module co-ordinators and lecturer and the assignment title.=see $nne' $> There will be clear guidelines from the module co-ordinator at the beginning of the module regarding the overall assessment process? the rubric of the e'amination and the purpose and nature of each coursework assignment within the overall assessment process. :or each assignment you will be informed of9 title, ma'imum#minimum length, contribution to the overall assessment, deadline for the submission, e'planatory rubric, ancillary materials and reading guidelines etc.

Materials Sourced !rom %nternet

ourcing a document from the internet does not mean it has academic credibility. $nyone can publish on the internet, and materials sourced in this way can have no more value than hearsay, opinion or assertion. Eowever, an increasing number of academically respectable articles, whole %ournals and news papers are being published on the ;;;. )f you wish to cite materials from the ;;;, you must include in your bibliography the UR8 enabling the marker to find it, together with a brief e'planation of why you feel the work has academic credibility. $ 8ecturer has the right to re!uest you to produce a copy of the article as well as a reference to it.

Structure o! Reports and (ssays

)n assignments re!uiring a report, student should always adopt the following common structure unless e'plicitly given an alternative structure by the lecturer.

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A )ommon Report Structure:

Title 0age9 keep the title short and precise. Use a subtitle if necessary to e'plain the title. E'ecutive ummary9 The e'ecutive summary e'plains what the report is about =The aims and ob%ectives are summarised, the methodology used, the ma%or findings or results given and recommendation listed where relevant> "ontents? 8ist of :igures - Tables9 The table of contents must have a page number for each section. This is particularly important for long pieces of work. )ntroduction9 The introduction gives the background to the work, and lays down the aims and ob%ectives, the scope and boundaries, with reasons. /ain Body9 Meep the main body of the report readable and interesting. Try not to harm the flow with statistics and tables which may be important and necessary but which does not add to the reader&s understanding. )nclude them in the appendi' with a reference in the main te't. $nalyse logically and critically. 0oint out conflicting arguments and inconsistencies from your readings with e'planations where possible. 0oint out which readings are relevant and which are not to your particular situation. ,raw any inferences from them. ections#"hapters9 /ake the conclusions clear and sharp so that they follow logically from the analysis. Use bullet points if necessary. /ake sure you have achieved your ob%ectives, and where you have not, e'plain why not. Think carefully presentation of data. /ake it simple and easy to understand. Tables of numerical data are often easier to use than graphs, but graphs have greater impact. Be sure to use the right type of graph for the data set. "onclusions#Recommendations9 ,o not afraid to e'press your own, informed opinions in the conclusions and recommendations. This is not assertion, provided you are backing it with reasoned arguments based on the literature and any other research you may have e'ecuted during the work. E'plain how your findings might be applied. References9 tandard referencing procedure should be followed. Either )EEE or Earvard method is recommended. $ppendices9 ,o not pad the report out with irrelevant materials in the appendices. Use them to provide additional information to facilitate better understanding the sub%ect.

(ssay Type Assignment

Essays are more appropriate for discursive assignments. They also should have a structure. 2iven below is a suggested structure but students are permitted to adopt a simple and effective structure that is appropriate9 )nterpret the title, e'plain alternative interpretations and e'plain why you are tackling the topic your way.

)ntroduce and critically discuss the materials you have selected. Use material to argue your points and draw appropriate conclusions. ,o not ramble aimlessly or introduce interesting but irrelevant materials. Be concise. ummarise your findings and make any conse!uent recommendations. 8ist References and Bibliography.
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Presentation o! Assignments
$lways use a word processor to compile your reports and proof-read the final work before submission. $lways paginate an assignment. )t is your responsibility to keep a copy of every assignment. Ensure that you cite sources within the te't of the document and state the full references at the end of the report.

Plagiarism
The University Regulations re!uire students to submit their own original work for essays, reports, e'ercises and e'aminations. "onse!uences of plagiarism and the use of other unfair means in e'aminations, be they coursework or end of semester e'aminations, would be detrimental for the students& academic record. ome e'amples of plagiarism are9

$sking someone else to write all or part of an essay. "opying all or part of someone else&s essay, with or without the other person&s knowledge. Using !uotations or ideas from the works of others which are not acknowledged. ;orking %ointly with another student on an essay and then copying it up for individual submission. Taking materials from the )nternet and passing it off as your own. ummarising a range of sources as if you had read them yourself, when in fact you are using someone else&s summary.

There is no ob%ection to !uoting materials from other sources. )n fact, it is in academic re!uirement to !uote materials selectively from %ournals and even te'tbooks, but it is very important that you acknowledge and identify all source materials on which your assignment work is based. Cf course a piece of work that is made almost entirely of other people&s ideas with little input from you is likely to be awarded a rather low grade. By properly citing the sources most forms of plagiarism can be avoided. $ny !uotations should always be attributed by means of !uotation marks and a reference naming author and te't. Remember that !uotations and references should be used in support of an argument, or to make a point, and not to provide the substance or main part of the work to be submitted for assessment. )f you do not clearly identify your sources you might be suspected of plagiarism. )f an e'aminer finds that you have presented someone else&s work as your own the conse!uences can be very serious.

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Procedure !or Assignments %n ol ing *roup 'or$

$ll students accept the need for working in groups, and the benefits to be gained from the transfer of work e'perience and other practices through group working. Eowever, there have been recurring findings from some researchers that these benefits are not being realised where students are able to choose their own grouping. This problem can be tackled both through the process of group formation and the method of assessment. The following procedure for group formation will take place unless otherwise agreed with the module co-ordinator.

*roup #ormation
+b,ecti es To ma'imise the opportunities for each student to benefit from the transfer of work e'periences and other practices with other students through the assignment medium? To create opportunities for students to make lasting networking ties with each other? To make the work sharing process as fair as possible. Process =a> /odule coordinators would select student groups for assessed assignments, not the students. =b> 2roups should be chosen by !uasi-random selection, resulting in each group containing a mi' of students differentiated as far as feasible by such factors as age, gender, level and type of e'perience. =c> Bew groups should be formed at the beginning of each semester. =d> tudents& preferences should only be granted where the module coordinator is satisfied that there is a logistical problem that threatens the functionality of the group.

*roup-"or$ Assessment
;hen a group pro%ect is submitted, a separate section should be included in which each member of the group briefly describes his#her contribution to the pro%ect. )f the group wishes to receive same marks for everybody or marks according to the contribution should be stated in the assignment.

-ac$ground Reading
,uring the course students will find it useful to keep up to date by reading current issues of the :inancial Times, The Economists, the Earvard Business Review and Technology /anagement related %ournals. /ost of these are available at /oratuwa University 8ibrary. )n addition /oratuwa University 8ibrary also subscribes to many electronic publications and students are e'pected to fully utilise them in their assignments as well as their research pro%ect. The 8ibrary of the university subscribes to the following on line sources. tudents are encouraged to use these resources from their first semester onwards.
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,atabases )nstitution of Engineering and Technology ,igital 8ibrary The $"/ ,igital 8ibrary Emerald 0ublisher 0rogramme for the Enhancement of Research )nformation =0ER)> Blackwell ynergy 0algrave /acmillan Journals $frican Journals Cnline EB "C Research ,atabase /ary $nn 8iebert )nc. Bational $cademy 0ress $ $BE Technical 8ibrary Beech Tree 0ublishing 2lobal Eealth $2E Journals Cnline "C0U Journals The Economist $rchitectQs Journal Engineering Bews Record Eydrological ciences Journal The )nternational hipping ;eekly Cpen Eouse )nternational The tructural Engineer Traffic Engineering - "ontrol Journal =TE"> Transportmetrica The library also has provided access to a wide variety of information sources through the ,irectory of Cpen $ccess Journals. University of /oratuwa 8ibrary - http9##www.lib.mrt.ac.lk#.

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$$1 MB !ro8ect and :esearch Dissertation

The fifth and si'th semesters of this course are dedicated for the /B$ 0ro%ect and the preparation of a research dissertation. This is a written report on an original and individual pro%ect undertaken by the student, which will be assessed by a panel of e'aminers. tudents are encouraged to think about their pro%ects early in the academic semesters for efficient e'ecution of the pro%ect. 0reparation for the dissertation begins with the module called Research kills in the third semester. )n the fourth semester, Research "o-ordinator will circulate a list of possible supervisors and their areas of research interests. tudents then approach an appropriate supervisor to discuss their pro%ect proposals. tudents wishing to undertake a pro%ect within a firm # organiAation are responsible for organising their own contacts. But Research "o-ordinator can issue a letter to facilitate it. pecial forms relevant to the research dissertation will be issued during the fourth semester. /B$ Research 0ro%ect is a uni!ue opportunity to9 learn how to e'ecute and manage a substantial research based business pro%ect? integrate and consolidate the management learning from the course? apply knowledge selectively to a topic of the student&s own choosing? produce a piece of work which will advance the career aspirations of the student and which will be of interest to a potential employer? and e'change, debate and share applied research ideas, views and findings with !ualified and e'perienced academic staff.

Types o! Pro,ect
=a> $ student may attempt to solve a practical problem =not necessarily a successful attempt>. The dissertation may demonstrate the ability to put to practical use of some of the techni!ues learned on the course. =b> ome students may be engaged by a company to do a specified %ob in a specified time9 they may need to put the work they do in a wider perspective. =c> Under e'ceptional circumstances a student may be allow to carry out a portfolio of smaller research pro%ects involving data collection, analysis and the drawing of conclusions. =d> tudents are highly encouraged to select a dissertation topic according to their specialisation track in /B$.

Super ision
tudents cannot e'pect their pro%ects to be minutely supervised by their supervisors, but they can e'pect reasonable access to staff members. )n particular, they can e'pect the supervisor to assist if they get in to severe difficulty. Eowever, it is better to have regular contact with your supervisor to avoid this. )t is the %oint responsibility of supervisor and student to agree early on the programme of work for the pro%ect. $ll pro%ects should have a written statement of the plan of the pro%ect and the various stages through which it is e'pected to pass. tudents may of course, approach other members of staff than their supervisor for specialist advice on particular matters in their pro%ects.

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$ supervisor will usually be able to tell the student when it is time for the student to begin the final write-up. Eowever, you are advised to begin writing frameworks for chapters and chapters themselves as early as possible. upervisors will be keeping a record of the progress of students and the students are e'pected to submit monthly progress review reports on the format provided in the anne'ure B. This procedure is intended to improve consistency between supervisors, give sufficient information to understand the re!uirements of each stage, assists in the keeping of a log of deadlines and contacts with the supervisor and student.

*eneral Academic Standard o! a M-A Dissertation

$ /B$ dissertation should show9 The ability to identify a problem and define it in such a way that it can be satisfactorily completed during the time available. 8ogical analysis and development of the issues involved in the problem. Thorough knowledge of the area of study. Understanding of the methodological issues involved. $bility to interpret and asses the findings. $bility to relate the findings to the issues identified in the problem. Referencing and bibliography using the Earvard or )EEE method. $n acceptable level of use of the English language. <ou are advised to make clearly state the theoretical framework for your dissertation, the methodology that you have adopted, and the conclusions that you have drawn. <ou should also indicate what contribution your dissertation has made, e.g. to the theory you have studied, and#or to the company with which you have worked. :inally, you should consider how the pro%ect and dissertation have helped in your personal learning and development. $ publication stemming from your research is an essential component of your research pro%ect. tudents are advised to discuss the possible publication avenues with their supervisors fairly early in to their research.

)ontents o! t.e Dissertation

(. The dissertation should contain material relevant to the research topic, written mainly in te't form, divided into chapters as necessary, and illustrated by figures, tables, photographs etc. as re!uired. +. The following "hapter breakdown is suggested, but need not be strictly adhered to* "hapter (9 )ntroduction The Background to the problem should be highlighted, indicating why the problem is important and why it warrants the proposed study. ,efinition of the main problem#research !uestion and identification of ob%ectives.
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T!is s!ould be t!en sub di/ided into se/eral sub:researc! problems8.uestions. $ brief method of study adopted. Brief review of the previous literature attempts should be made to highlight similarities and differences between the proposed work and previous studies. This should then be followed by the researcher&s e'pected results from the study.

"hapter +9 8iterature Review ,etailed 8iterature review should be included. "hapter .9 /ethodology of study or /aterials and methods ,etailed analysis of the methodology adopted for the study with fre!uent references to the research problems# !uestions identified in chapter one. Reasons for selecting the current methods of study should be discussed, e'plaining why other alternative methods have not been adopted. "hapter 19 Cbservations#Results#,ata etc. $ summary of results should be provided. "hapter 39 $nalysis and ,iscussion of Results ,iscuss the findings of the study in detail. "hapter 49 "onclusions and Recommendations This chapter should contain an overall summary with the conclusions drawn from the work. )n the conclusions section a reference should be made to the problems identified in "hapter Cne indicating the e'tent to which these !uestions have been answered in the dissertation.

.. The dissertation should be prepared according to the +uidelines on ,ocumentation and #ubmission of T!eses and ,issertations document of the University of /oratuwa available from the University 8ibrary. !rinting and Submission (. :inal draft of the dissertation for e'amination should be photocopied on good !uality paper, on one side or double side. +. :inal dissertation should be photocopied single side on good !uality paper. .. Three properly soft-bound copies of the final draft dissertation approved by the supervisor should be submitted to the department. 1. Three hardbound copies of the corrected dissertation approved by the panel should be submitted to the department.

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3. )n addition to the . hardbound copies of the thesis you are also re!uired to submit a ", or ,D, =with a plastic cover? attach a printed label onto the ",#,D, containing your name, your )nde' number, title of research pro%ect, name of supervisor, year of completion and the te't K/B$ in )T, ,ept of "omputer cience - Engineering, University of /oratuwa, ri 8anka.R>. The ",#,D, should generally contain the following9 ,issertation softcopy in 0,: /ain research paper and any other research papers, whitepapers, reports you wrote on your pro%ect 0resentation slides you used for the final viva e'am =00T and 0,: formats> $ny other electronic material you used#developed for the research =demos, spreadsheets, images, simulations etc> /ost importantly, an Rinde'.htmlR file that links to and briefly describes all of the above content in the ",#,D,? the contents and format of this file should be clear and concise.
N.B2 @urt!er 3nformation8+uidelines related to t!e researc! dissertation8report suc! as #uper/ision4 layout4 format4 submission4 etc can be obtained from t!e "ourse "oordinator at t!e rele/ant time. Bote (. $ll forms would be made available on /oodle. Nhttps9##lms.uom.lk#moodleO and at the " E web site Nhttp9##www.cse.mrt.ac.lkO +. Those who could not meet the above deadlines may not register for the convocation ceremony for the own batch which will be held two years after first registration.

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$"1 !erformance Criteria for the ward of MB in IT Title of ward* Master of Business dministration in Information Technology
!articipation in the cademic !rogramme* $t least 6*I attendance is normally re!uired in lectures, tutorials and other group based activities to be eligible to sit for e'aminations. 0articipation is compulsory, unless otherwise approved, in all prescribed seminars and assignments, such as9 tutorials, term papers, case studies, pro%ect activities as envisaged in the course curriculum. !ass in the MB *

A candidate is deemed to have passed the MBA if he she has s!ccessf!""# comp"eted the eva"!ation $e%!i$ements in each of the components of the co!$se content as given &e"o'(

=a> =b> =c> =d>

the written e'aminations in all the sub%ects? the seminars? assignments, term papers and other pro%ect-based activities? and the :inal 0ro%ect, or the 0ortfolio of smaller 0ro%ects, where appropriate.

$B, =e> collected at least +. credits offered according to the course curriculum approved by the :aculty and the enate, out of which at least 1* credits are obtained from pro%ect-based activities.

)f a st!dent is !ns!ccessf!" in an# s!&*ect o$ component+ the st!dent ma# &e $e-e,amined- .o$ma""# a tota" of on"# th$ee attempts 'i"" &e a""o'ed+ and this sha"" &e at the ne,t ho"ding of the e,amination/s0 assessment/s0- .o postponement sha"" &e a""o'ed 'itho!t p$io$ app$ova" of the 1enate-

Credit :ating* Cne hour of lectures or other classroom activity, seminars or tutorials per week for one semester of appro'imately (1 weeks duration, or two hours of practical or pro%ect work per week for one semester of appro'imately (1 weeks duration, carries one credit. Duration of Course* The normal duration of the course leading to the /B$ would be 4 emesters =appro'imately + years> on part-time basis. ward of 3rades for Sub8ects* To pass a sub%ect, student should obtain minimum marks =1*I> in each component =i.e. the written e'amination and pro%ect based activities> of the sub%ect and an overall minimum grade of "S or above. 2rades of performance for the sub%ects shall be awarded as follows9

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2uideline 0ercentage 63 and above 53 to 61 5* to 51 43 to 47 4* to 41 33 to 37 3* to 31

2rade $S $ $BS B B"S ) :

2rade 0oint 1.+ 1.* ..5 ... ..* +.5 +.. *.* *.*

,escription E'cellent

2ood 0ass=a> )ncomplete=b> :ail=c>

=a> =b>

=c>

$ student having not obtained a grade of " S or above in a sub%ect but has obtained minimum marks for at least one component, receives an incomplete grade, ). The T)& grade or T:& grade can be improved to a "S grade by repeating one or more components to satisfy the re!uirements for a pass in the sub%ect. The ma'imum grade awarded for a sub%ect after repeating one or more components will be a " S and will be used for calculating the 2rade 0oint $verage. $ student receiving an : grade must repeat all components.

Calculation of 3rade !oint verage* The 2rade 0oint $verage =20$> is calculated from the grade points received by the student =2R$,E 0C)BT> and the credits assigned for each of the sub%ects ="RE,)T > by the formula9

:elease of :esults* ub%ect to confirmation by the enate, results of a candidate shall be released after the Board of E'aminers meeting, unless the Board of E'aminers recommends withholding of the results for specific reasons. Date of ward* The effective date of the /B$ shall be the first day of the month after the successful completion of all of the following and having obtained the minimum credit re!uirement for the course9 =a> =b> =c> =d> the written e'aminations in all the sub%ects? and the seminars? and assignments, term papers and other pro%ect based activities? and the :inal 0ro%ect, or the 0ortfolio of 0ro%ects, where appropriate.

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$%1 !erformance Criteria for the ward of !3 Diploma Title of ward* !ost 3raduate Diploma in Business dministration specialiCed in
Information Technology !articipation in the cademic !rogramme* $t least 6*I attendance is normally re!uired in lectures, tutorials and other group based activities to be eligible to sit for e'aminations. 0articipation is compulsory, unless otherwise approved, in all prescribed seminars and assignments, such as9 tutorials, term papers, case studies, pro%ect activities as envisaged in the course curriculum. !ass in the !3 Diploma*

A candidate is deemed to have passed the P2 3ip"oma if he she has s!ccessf!""# comp"eted the eva"!ation $e%!i$ements in each of the components of the co!$se content as given &e"o'(

=a> the written e'aminations in all sub%ects? and =b> the seminars? and =c> assignments, term papers and other pro%ect based activities?
$B, =d>

collected at least 1+ credits offered according to the course curriculum approved by the :aculty and the enate, out of which at least +* credits are obtained from pro%ect-based activities.

)f a st!dent is !ns!ccessf!" in an# s!&*ect o$ component+ the st!dent ma# &e $e-e,amined- .o$ma""# a tota" of on"# th$ee attempts 'i"" &e a""o'ed+ and this sha"" &e at the ne,t ho"ding of the e,amination/s0 assessment/s0- .o postponement sha"" &e a""o'ed 'itho!t p$io$ app$ova" of the 1enate-

Credit :ating* "redit rating is identical to that of /B$ given in section (+ above. Duration of Course* The normal duration of the course leading to the 02. ,iploma would be 1 =appro'imately (3 months> on part-time basis. ward of 3rades for Sub8ects* $ward of sub%ect grades is identical to that of /B$ given in section (+ above. Calculation of 3rade !oint verage* "alculation of 20$ is identical to that of /B$ presented in ,ocument (+ above. :elease of :esults* ub%ect to confirmation by the enate, results of a candidate shall be released after the Board of E'aminers meeting, unless the Board of E'aminers recommends withholding of the results for specific reasons. ,ate of $ward9 The effective date of the 02 ,iploma shall be the first day of the month after the successful completion of all of the following and having obtained the minimum credit re!uirement for the 02 ,iploma9 =a> the written e'aminations in all the sub%ects? and =b> the seminars? and =c> assignments, term papers and other pro%ect based activities.
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nne-ure * :esearch Thesis Evaluation Criteria

Department of Computer Science and Engineering MB < IT :esearch Thesis Evaluation Criteria 9 ccountability (3I upervisor (*I 0anel 13I 0anel (3I 0anel (3I upervisor

D ( + . 1 3

Stage /onthly progress reviews 0rogress 0resentation Thesis :inal 0resentation Research 0ublications

E-pectations at each stage $1 Initial !resentation E'pectations a. 0roblem and ob%ectives of the pro%ect b. Cutline of methodology c. )nitial literature review d. )dentification of e'isting similar work done prior e. $nticipated problems and solutions f. /et with a supervisor at least once "1 Monthly !rogress reviews < $#9 Month Milestones June a. ubmission of research proposal b. )nitial 0resentation July a. 8iterature Review b. "hapter ( @ ,raft c. /ethodology discussion $ugust a. ,ata collection b. "hapter +- ,raft c. 0rogress presentation d. $nalysis discussion eptember a. ,ata collection completed b. "hapter . draft c. $nalysis Cctober a. $nalysis completed b. ubmission of draft report /onthly progress report would have to be submitted on the last aturday of each month. The progress report with milestones would be uploaded to /oodle at the beginning of each month and the students must submit a hard copy with the supervisor&s signature to the office. /arks allocated for this component would be as follows. 3 progress reports (*I 1 progress reports 6I . progress reports or less *I
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The students who have not submitted . progress reviews will not be permitted to do the progress presentation. %1 Signature Card < ,9 Each student would be given a signature card in order to get the supervisors signature for each telephone or physical interaction. This would act as a complete record of the interactions that a student has had with a supervisor. .1 !rogress !resentation < $#9 Evaluated by a panel ,1 Thesis < .,9 D Criteria $ Introduction - ignificance of the study in terms of contribution to the body of knowledge and application. -;ell defined scope and ob%ectives. " ;iterature :eview - ,epth of review in terms of thoroughness. - The e'tent of support of previous studies on the present research. - Eow =if any> the researcher link the previous studies to the present concept =theory>. % Methodology -"larity and applicability of concept=s> used. -$bility to be conceptually and operationally defined. -Research design. - ,ata collection method. -Dalidity and authenticity of data nalysis 5 "oherent analysis supported by literature and data collected. - Recognition of future areas of study. - )dentification of limitations of the study 0ritten E-pression - 2rammar and articulation - Use of proper format for referencing.

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+1 Binal !resentation < $,9 Evaluated by the panel including the e'ternal e'aminer. D Criteria ( "larity of the presentation + . 1 $rticulation of the research ob%ectives Evidence of 8it. review # E'isting work Usage of proper research methodology

9 "#9 $#9 $#9 "#9

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3 4 5

"omprehensiveness of analysis 0roper ynthesis of conclusions and identification of future work Fuestion and answer session

$#9 $#9 "#9

41 :esearch !ublications < $,9 The marks for research publications would be allocated at the D)D$ by the supervisor as that would provide the students with more time. Criteria 0eer reviewed conference or %ournal accepted for publication 0eer reviewed conference or %ournal submitted awaiting decision Napproved by the supervisorO ;hite paper published upervisor approved article @ Bot published or submitted Cther media @ newspaper , magaAine ERU @ E'tended $bstract llocation (3I (1I (+I (+I 3I 3I

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nne-ure B* :esearch !rogress :eport*

,epartment of "omputer cience - Engineering P+#8=P&A8&B

:esearch !rogress :eport < Month of EEEEEEEEEEEE "#EEEE

!art * To be completed by the student

(. Bame with initials UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. +. ,ates of meeting#contacting the supervisor=s>

,ate Through /eeting#email#telephone ,iscussion

%1 !rogress of the research ..(. /a%or type of work carried out since last submission of the previous research progress report ). UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. )). ..UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. ))). ..UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU )D. .UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. D. U.UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.. ..+. Cverall percentage of the tasks that have been completed
Description (. 8iterature review +. Research methodology# design .. ,ata collection 1. ,ata analysis 3. ,issertation writing 9

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!art B* To be completed by the supervisor Cverall assessment on the progress during the month
Description (. The student has met me on a regular basis. +. tudent incorporates feedback given. .. The student has identified contacts#sources for information gathering. 1. The student has discussed the report#chapter outlines. 3. tudent has begun data collection. 4. tudent has discussed methods of analysis. 5. tudent has begun data analysis. 6. tudent has submitted the draft of first three chapters. 7. tudent has identified a target conference or %ournal. Student needs improvement in following areas F

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!art C* To be completed by the course coordinator

Description (. 0rogress is satisfactory. +. 0rogress is not satisfactory @ ,iscuss with supervisor .. 0rogress is not satisfactory @ Take appropriate action F

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nne-ure C* > ssignment Cover !age for hard copy submissions?

/ni ersity o! Moratu"a M-A in %n!ormation o! Tec.nology Department o! )omputer Science 0 (ngineering

Cover Sheet for Assignment

Name with Initials:

Student Registration No:

Title of Assignment: Assignment No:444444Group Individual

Subject Code: Subject: ecturer:

Student!s Statement: ) ce$tif# that ) have not p"agia$i5ed the 'o$6 of othe$s o$ pa$ticipated in !na!tho$i5ed co""!sion 'hen p$epa$ing this assignmentSignature:4444444-"ate:44444444-

#ffice use onl$: 7n &efo$e dead"ine Signature:4444444444-

8,tension 2iven

9ate 1!&mission

%ar&s Given:

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nne-ure D* Student :eGuest Borm

$pplication for Re!uests from 0ostgraduate tudents /B$ - )T

(. .. 3. Bame of the "andidate9 Registration Bo.9 <ear of the "ourse9 +. ,epartment9 1. Bame of the "ourse9 4. ,ate of Registration9

5. 6.

,epartment9 Re!uest for9

E'tension of the 0eriod of tudies "hange of the Batch

Cfficial 8eave

i. ii. iii. iv.

:rom9 To9 0eriod in ;eeks9 Reason9

ny )ther :eGuest* >please specify?

;hether supporting documents are attached9 <es

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:o$ officia" !se on"#

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Eead of the ,epartment9UUUUUUUUUUU.. ,ateUUUUUUUUU 1. This form should be submitted to the Director/Postgraduate Studies of the Faculty well in advance to the commencement of the requested action. 2. our request should be recommended by the Su!ervisor/"ourse "oordinator and res!ective #ead of the De!artment. 2. $ttach all documents% which would su!!ort your request &in original form'. (. The decision ta)en by the Senate will be informed to you a!!ro*imately in + to , wee)s. Page 36

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