Department of BCA

Every manager knows how to count Smart managers know what counts - Churchill

The constant endeavour of the Computer Applications Department has been to mould smart managers because of its firm conviction that every individual has the potential for being one, if guided in the proper direction.

The course of Computer Applications (B.C.A.) was introduced in our college in the year 2006. It was under the department of Computer Science and teachers of this department were taking up classes for both Computer Science and B.C.A. In the year 2009, a separate department of Computer Applications was formed.

The Computer Centre of St. Agnes College was established in the year 1986. The Centre has 3 separate air-conditioned rooms for software practicals and one laboratory for hardware practicals.

Computer Science is being offered as one of the optional subjects for B.A and B.Sc. students since 1990. In 1994 the College introduced Computer Applications as a vocational course for the B.Sc's. In 2006 BCA was introduced.

The department focuses on two main objectives:

  • To groom Computer Professionals who can be directly employed
  • To make the students competent to pursue higher studies like MCA, M.Sc. (CS), M. Sc. (IT), etc.

The course has been designed keeping in mind the desirable characteristics of a competent Computer Professional. We have identified these characteristics to be the following:

  1. Communication skills - To be achieved through Seminars by students
  2. Ability to work in a team - To be achieved through project work
  3. Logical and numerical ability - To be achieved through Programming
  4. Knowledge of computers, consisting of strong fundamentals of: Programming methodology, Internet, Operating Systems, Databases, NET applications, and Web applications

The Faculty members of the department volunteer their services to the other autonomous colleges by being the members of their BOS and other academic bodies.

The department from 2009 onwards has been organizing a UGC sponsored course - Networking with Computers using "NetSim". Certificate, Diploma, and Advanced Diploma are awarded to the students who successfully complete, a one-year, two-year, or a three-year course respectively.

Papers Offered
 Activities Staff Members

 

Profile of the Department

1. Name of the Department

Computer Applications

2. Year of Establishment

2006

3. Courses / Programmes and subject combinations offered

B.C.A.

4. Number of Teaching posts sanctioned and filled

Management - 5

5. Number of Administrative Staff

-

6. Number of Technical Staff

2

7. Number of Students (Women)

157 (2010-11)

179 (2011-12)

8. Ratio of Teacher to students

1:36 (2010-11)

1:30 (2011-12)

9. Ratio of to Teachers to Research scholars

-

10. Number of research scholars who have obtained their master’s degree from other institutions

-

11. Number of teachers in academic bodies of other Autonomous Colleges and Universities

1

12. Latest revision of the curriculum (year)

2011

13. Number of students passed in NET/SLET etc. (last 5 years)

-

14. Success Rate of students

82%

15. Demand Ratio (No. of seats : No. of applications)

70 : 58

16. Awards and recognition received by faculty (last 5 years)

-

17. Faculty who have Attended Natl./Intl. Seminars (last 5 years)

National Level -Ms. Asha M

1

18. Number of national/ international seminars organized (Last 5 years)

National Level

1

19. Number of teachers engaged in consultancy and the revenue generated

-

  

20. Number of Ongoing projects and their total outlay

-

  

21. Research projects completed during last five years & their Outlay

-

  

22. Number of inventions and patents

-

  

23. Number of Ph. D theses guided during the last five years

-

24. Publications by faculty (last 5 years)

Mrs. Malavika Shetty – presented a paper on ‘Popularizing ICT on the Campus’ – National Conference on “”ICT Mode for Quality Enhancement in Higher Education” at St. Agnes College, July 14 – 16, 2005

25. Average citation index and impact factor of publications

-

26.Number of Books in the Departmental Library, if any

105

27. Number of Journals/Periodicals in the departmental library

-

28. Number of Computers

Lab -78

Department - 01
29.Annual Budget (excluding salary)

-

Staff Members:

Ms. Asha M. B. Tech
Mrs. Malavika Shetty M. Sc., MIT
Mrs. Sreevalli Shetty MCA
Ms. Shilpa Nayak M. Sc.
Ms. Chaya P.K. B.E.

Certificate Courses:

UGC sponsored Certificate/Diploma/Advanced Diploma course in ‘NETSIM’ – Networking with computers

  Activities for the year 2011 - 2012

  • A Quiz competition on an abbreviation of terms related to computer field was conducted on 6th July, 2011.

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The winners were

I Place:    

a.       Nadeen (III BCA)

b.      Katheeja Hafeeza and Priyanka Nambiar (II BCA)

c.       Naufa Fathima and Ankitha Shetty (I BCA)

II Place:

a.       Rovina and Vishalini (III BCA)

b.      Afsath and Uzma (III BCA)

 

  • A pick and speak competition was conducted at 3.00 pm in A-2 on 6th September, 2011.

Ms.Prithvi Shet (I BCA) won the I place.

Ms.Keerthana (II BCA) won the II place.

Ms.Pooja Ajithan (III BCA) won the III place.


 
  • A ‘COMP CHAIN’ competition was conducted as part of INFINITY - intra college fest ‘INSYNC’ on 17th September, 2011.  There were 3 rounds in the competition

BRAIN BUZZER – answer one word questions

LOGOISTIC – based on logo’s of IT companies

SOURCE CODE – based on C programming

The team Sapphire won the I place.

The team Diamond won the II place.

The team Garnet won the III place.

  • A guest lecture on 'Career Opportunities and Project" By Mr. Arun D'Silva and Mr. Suman Lasrado, Asst. Professors, AMIT, Beeri.

  • Debugging competition was held on 20-12-2011

 

  •  The Bulletin Board was updated twice a month with each class taking turns. A scrapbook is being maintained with snapshots of the displays.
Future Plans:

-         National Level Workshop/Seminar on "Recent and Emerging Trends in Wireless Communication"

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