Department of, The University of West Indies, Mona




	Faculty of Humanities and Education

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Courses Offered

Computer Science

Year 1

CS11A - Introduction to Computer Science I
This course provides an introduction to programming concepts and simple number representations. At the end of the semester students are expected to be able to write small programs to solve simple problems.

UC010 - Fundamentals of Written English
A compulsory remedial course for those persons who failed the English Proficiency Test.

ED28S - Computers in Education
This course seeks to introduce participants to the variety of ways computers can be used in Education including the use of computers in learning, CAL, in the management of instruction, CMI, in school administration, and in facilitating other professional activities. Participants would also develop knowledge and skills to evaluate software intended for use in education.

ED28T - Productivity Tools
This course seeks to enable students to use Productivity Tools in various activities in Education. The course would use a hands-on mode in developing student’s skills in the use of Word processing, Spreadsheet, and Database Management software. Participants would be required to use these tools to develop a portfolio of products that are used in Education.

FD10 A - English For Academic Purposes
This is a cross-disciplinary course, which is designed to provide a firm base for Communications Courses and for Courses in English for special purposes linked with specific disciplines.

CS11B - Introduction to Computer Science II
This course continues the introduction to programming, but focuses on programming in the object-oriented programming paradigm. These first two programming courses provide the foundations for the practical components of all the other courses in the programme.

ED38Q - Issues in Information Technology
This course seeks to enable participants to appreciate the issues that relate to the widespread use of Information and Communication Technology. Participants would be encouraged to identify these issues and to critically analyze their implications to the development of the individual and society. Participants would also be required to investigate and suggest how these issues are and should affect Educational Policy, Curriculum, Teaching/Learning and Assessment.

Year 2

CS20A - Data Structures and Algorithms
Pre-requisites: CS11A, CS11B
A data structure is a mechanism for organizing data within a computer program. This course introduces students to some elementary data structures and studies how they affect the performance of some algorithms for solving some common problems in Computer Science. This course also provides an introduction to algorithm analysis, which requires good Mathematical reasoning skills. Students must have at least O-level (or CSEC) Mathematics, and preferably Additional Mathematics or A-level Mathematics to do this course. All necessary Mathematical background is reviewed in the course, but students who have not gone further than O-level (or equivalent) in Mathematics are encouraged to consult with the lecturer before registering for this course.

ED20X - Issues and Perspectives in Education
This course seeks to develop the students’ understanding of the interplay of forces, which affect teaching and learning and influence educational practice and policy. Students should thereby come to appreciate the critical and dynamic role they play as the educators of the citizens of tomorrow.

ED38V - Teaching in a Networked Environment

ED30Y - Integrating Information Technology in the Curriculum

FD13A - Law, Governance, Economy and Society in the Caribbean
This is a multi-disciplinary course of the Faculty of Social Sciences. It will introduce students to some of the major institutions in Caribbean society. This exposure is to both the historical and contemporary aspects of Caribbean society, including Caribbean legal, political and economic systems. In addition, Caribbean culture and Caribbean social problems are discussed.

CS22Q - Introduction to Software Engineering
This course covers techniques for identifying problems faced by an organization (or individual) in developing computer programs. This course discusses the various ways that large software projects are developed and some of the design techniques that facilitate this process.

Year 3

CS – Principles of Computer Systems Design

CS - Computer Applications
This course attempts to address the demand of persons who wish to learn about using computers effectively for day-to-day tasks. Students are exposed to a variety of common tools (e.g. word processors, spreadsheets, databases) and are expected to learn to use them as part of the practical component of this course. Syllabus also studies the impact of information systems in organizations, and how they affect business practices.

ED39R - Teaching Information Technology and Computer Science
This course seeks to enable participants to prepare participants to write the CSEC and CAPE Information Technology and Computer Science examinations. Participants would be required to analyze knowledge domain of these syllabuses and recommend mode, methods and materials suitable for conducting teaching/learning activities. Emphasis would be placed on the investigation of ways to guide secondary school students in acquiring knowledge and skills in the more challenging areas of the CSEC and CAPE syllabuses. Participants would be required to develop skills to effectively manage the Internal Assessment component of these syllabuses and to assess students’ projects.

ED38Y - Student’s Assessment in Information Technology

CS34A - A Comparative Study of Programming Languages

ED38Q - Issues in Information Technology
This course seeks to enable participants to appreciate the issues that relate to the widespread use of Information and Communication Technology. Participants would be encouraged to identify these issues and to critically analyze their implications to the development of the individual and society. Participants would also be required to investigate and suggest how these issues are and should affect Educational Policy, Curriculum, Teaching/Learning and Assessment.

Year 4

ED30Z – Investigating our Teaching
This course is designed to aid in the understanding of the role of the teacher as a learner, researcher, self-evaluator and reflective practitioner. It provides an opportunity for students to apply their know-ledge of the teaching learning process in implementing an innovative teaching experiment to address a problem in their classrooms, to reflect critically on the experience and to write a report, which informs their future practice.

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