CourseCodes

=Coure Code Naming Convention=

Course codes are presently given 6 alpha-numeric codes, e.g. CSE142: ( INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING)

Some Examples:
CSE142 = Implies, a first year course ('1') with 4 ('4') credit hours CSE211 = Implies, a second ('2') year course with 3 credit hours (3 credits is default) CSE341 = Implies, a third ('3') year course with 4 ('4') credit hours etc.

Details are given below:

First three characters
First three characters e.g. 'CSE' indicate the subject (in this case: Computer Science and Engineering) The subjects defined so far (relevant for FCS) are: CSE = Computer Science and Engineering MIS = Management Information Systems MTS = Maths and Statistics SCI = Sciences ICT = Information and Communication Technology

The next three digits
The next three digits '142', indicated as 'LMN' below are defined as follows:

'L' Digit
L = The 'L' digit indicates the Level of the course as follows: 1 = 100 level course - First year undegraduate 2 = 200 level course - Second year undegraduate 3 = 300 level course - Third year undegraduate 4 = 400 level course - Fourth year undegraduate 5 = 500 level course - First or Second year graduate (MS/MBA) 6 = 600 level course - Advanced PhD courses; MS Thesis / Research 7 = PhD Seminars 9 = Docotoral Dissertation

'M' Digit
M = The 'M' digit in: 0, 1, 2 or 3 = Indicates core courses 4 = Indicates a 4 credit hour core or elective course 5, 6 or 7 = Indicates 3 credit hour elective courses 8 = Used for obsolete courses 9 = Project Courses / Thesis / Dissertation

'N' Digit
N = The 'N' digit is simply a sequence digit assigned to make each course code unique.

Note:
Each Course code has a Course Name (e.g. Introduction to Programming), which should be unique as well.