Syllabus for
Bachelor of Science (Computer Science, Mathematics, Electronics)
Academic Year  (2023)

Course Description

This course is taught in the second year for students from different streams, namely BA, BSc

and BCom. If the first year syllabus is an attempt by the Department of English, Christ

University to recognize and bring together the polyphonic Indian voices in English and Indian

regional literatures in translation for the Additional English students of the first year, the

second year syllabus intends to take that project a little further and open up the engagement

of the students to texts from across the world. The syllabus - selection of texts will

concentrate on readings from South Asian, Latin American, Australian, Canadian, and Afro-

American. It will voice subaltern concerns of identity, gender, race, ethnicity and problems of

belongingness experienced by humanity all over the globe.

The syllabus will extend the concerns of nation and nationality and marginalization,

discussed within the Indian context to a more inclusive and wider global platform. We have

consciously kept out ‘mainstream’ writers and concentrated on the voices of the subalterns

from across the world. There is an implicit recognition in this project that though the aspects

of marginalization and the problems facing subalterns are present across cultures and

nations, the experiences, expressions and reflections are specific to each race and culture.

The course will address these nuances and specificities and enable our students to become

more aware and sensitive to life and reality around them. This will equip the students, who

are global citizens, to understand not just the Indian scenario, but also situate themselves

within the wider global contexts and understand the spaces they will move into and negotiate

in their future.

There is a prescribed text book Blends: Voices from Margins for the second year students,

compiled by the Department of English, Christ University and intended for private circulation.

Course Objectives

The course objectives are

 to enable students to look at different cultures through Literature

 to help students develop an understanding of subaltern realities and identity politics

 to inculcate literary sensibility/taste among students across disciplines

 to improve language skills –speaking, reading, writing and listening

 to equip the students with tools for developing lateral thinking

 to equip students with critical reading and thinking habits

 to reiterate the study skills and communication skills they developed in the previous

year and extend it.

TetsukoKuroyanagi: Tottochan: The Little Girl at the Window12

Liliana Heker : “The Stolen Party

 Higuchi Ichiyo: “Separate Ways”

 Harukki Murakami "Birthday Girl"

 Luisa Valenzuela: “I’m your Horse in the Night”

Poetry 12 Hrs

 Silvio Curbelo: “Summer Storm”

 Nancy Morejon: “Black Woman”

 Ruben Dario: “To Roosevelt”

 Mina Asadi: “A Ring to me is a Bondage”

Essay 9Hrs

 Amy Tan: “Mother Tongue

 Linda Hogan: “Waking Up the Rake”

 Isabelle Allande: “Open Veins of Latin America”

Children's Literature -  Kimberley Reynolds (CUP)

CIA 1: A written test for 20 marks. It can be an Open Book test, a classroom assignment, an

objective or descriptive test pertaining to the texts and ideas discussed in class.

CIA2: Mid-semester written exam for 50 works

CIA 3: This is to be a creative test/ project in small groups by students. They may do

Collages, tableaus, skits, talk shows, documentaries, Quizzes, presentations, debates,

charts or any other creative test for 20 marks. This test should allow the students to explore

their creativity and engage with the real world around them and marks can be allotted to

students depending on how much they are able to link the ideas and discussions in the texts

to the world around them.

Question Paper Pattern

Mid Semester Exam: 2 hrs

Section A: 4x5= 20

Section B: 2x15=30

Total 50

End Semester Exam: 3 hrs

Section A: 4 x 5 = 20

Section B: 2 x 15= 30

Total 50

This course enables the students to apply the concepts of database management system and helps to understand the concept of software engineering principles. This course also focuses on the important steps in designing the software project.

CO2: Demonstrate database operations using Relational Calculus and Algebra.

CO3: Design normalized database applications.

CO4: Analyze and find the practical solutions to the problem by applying the software process.

Data- Database- Database management system- Characteristics of the  database  approach-  Role of Database administrators- Role of Database Designers- End Users- Advantages  of Using a DBMS and When not to use a DBMS-Database System Concepts and Architecture- Data Models- Categories of data models- Schemas- Instances- and  Database  states-  The  Three schema architecture- Data independence- DBMS Languages and Interfaces- Classification of Database Management Systems.

SQL data definition and data types- specifying constraints in SQL- SQL functions- Basic queries-Filtering data using where- Group by statements- DDL- DML- Retrieving data from multiple tables- Sub queries- Concept of a view in SQL.

Relational Algebra: Unary relational operations; Binary relational operations ; Examples of queries in relational algebra, Relational calculus: The Tuple relational calculus; The Domain relational calculus.

Using  High   Level   Conceptual   Data   Models   for   Database   Design-    Example  Database applications-Entity types- Entity Sets-Attributes and Keys- Relationships- Relationship types- Roles and Structural constraints- Weak Entity Types- Drawing E- R Diagrams.

Functional dependencies and Normalization for Relational Databases-  Normalization  concepts- Normal forms-1NF- 2NF- 3NF- BCNF- 4NF.

Nature of software - Defining software, Software Application Domains, Legacy Software - Software Engineering, The software process, Software Engineering practice - The essence of Practice, General Principles - Software Crisis and Myths.

A generic process model – Defining a framework activity, identifying a Task Set, Process Patterns - Process Assessment and improvement, Prescriptive Process Models – The waterfall Model, Incremental Model, Evolutionary Process Model, Concurrent Models - A Final Word on Evolutionary Processes

Requirements Engineering, Establishing the groundwork – Identifying Stakeholders, Recognizing multiple viewpoints, Working toward Collaboration, Asking the first questions - Eliciting requirements - Collaborative requirement gathering, Quality function Deployment, Usage Scenario Elicitation Work Products - Developing use cases, building the requirements model – Elements of the requirements Model, Analysis pattern - Negotiating requirements, validating requirements.

The design within the context of Software Engineering, The design process – Software quality guidelines and attributes, The evolution of software design - Design concepts – Abstraction, Architecture, Patterns, Separation of concerns, Modularity, information hiding, Functional Independence, refinement, Aspects, Refactoring, Object Oriented design concepts Design classes. The design Model – Data Design elements, Architectural Design elements, Interface Design Elements, Component - Level Design elements, Deployment level Design elements.

A Strategic approach to testing- Verification and Validation, Organizing for software testing, software testing strategy, Criteria for completion of testing-Test strategies for conventional software - Unit testing, Integration testing- Test strategies for Object Oriented software-Unit testing in the OO Context, Integration testing in the OO Context - Validation testing, White- box testing, Basic path testing- Flow Graph Notation, Independent program paths, Deriving test cases, Graph matrices- control structure testing – Condition testing, Data flow testing, loop testing- Black-box testing-Graph-based testing methods, Equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis.

[2] Pressman S Roger, Software Engineering A Practitioner’s Approach, McGraw Hill International Editions, 7th edition, 2010.

[2] Sommerville, Ian, Software Engineering, Addison Wesley, 9th Edition, 2010.

[3] Pankaj Jalote, Software Engineering: A Precise Approach, Wiley India, 2010.

[4] Stephen R. Schach, Software Engineering, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, 2007.

ESE: 50%

This course covers the programming paradigms associated with python. It explores the object-oriented programming, Graphical programming aspects of python with help of built-in modules.

CO2: Demonstrate significant experience with python program development environment.

CO3: Develop GUI programming concepts.

Sequences, Mapping and Sets- Dictionaries- Functions - Lists and Mutability – String Operations.

Program 1

Demonstrate the use of lists, sets, tuples, dictionaries and perform the string operations.

Mechanism of Module Execution - Problem Solving Using Lists and Functions - Classes: Classes and Instances-Inheritance.

Program 2

Perform the usage and creation of custom modules and demonstrate the features of OOP concepts using Python.

Exception Handling: Catching and Raising Exceptions, Custom Exceptions – Regular Expression: Character Classes, Quantifiers, Grouping and Capturing, Assertions and Flags.

Program 3

Demonstrate the usage of Exception Handling and Perform Regular Expression operations for different scenario.

GUI Programming Introduction-Tkiner module-Root window-Widgets-Button-Label.

Program 4

Create a system application using Tkinter and perform the usage of different widgets.

Tkinter Message types – Text – Menu - Listboxes – Spinbox - Creating tables.

Program 5

Perform the operation using list and populate the values in the form of tables inside GUI using Tkinter.

Introduction-Web framework-creating model to add database service - Django administration application.

Program 6

Develop a web application using Django and explain the procedure of creating model and accessing model using Django administration application.

Computation on NumPy-Aggregations-Computation on Arrays-Comparisons, Masks and Boolean Arrays-Sorting Arrays.

Program 7

Demonstrate Indexing and Sorting using Numpy.

Pandas Objects-Data indexing and Selection-Operating on Data in Pandas-Handling Missing Data.

Program 8

Demonstrate handling of missing data using Pandas.

[2]T.R.Padmanabhan, Programming with Python,Springer Publications,2016.

ESE - 50 %

The rapid growth of communication technologies and their pervasive applications in all walks of life today emphasize the importance of a course in electronic communication systems. This paper provides comprehensive coverage of the field of electronic communication and various technologies. It starts with basic concepts of noise, modulation and demodulation techniques through which radio communication techniques are introduced. The basic principles of data communication, satellite communication, and mobile communications are included. A brief study on the latest technologies like CDMA, LTE, 4G and 5G etc will help the students to up-date their knowledge of current technologies. Units III and IV caters to regional and national needs.

Introduction to communication – means and modes. Need for modulation. Block diagram of an electronic communication system, frequency allocation for a radio communication system in India (TRAI). Electromagnetic communication spectrum, band designations and usage. Concept of Noise, random processes & its measurements (qualitative), signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio, Thermal noise voltage. Amplitude Modulation, modulation index and frequency spectrum. Power relations in AM, modulation by several sine waves, Generation of AM (Emitter Modulation), Amplitude Demodulation (diode detector), Concept of Single side band generation and detection. Frequency Modulation (FM) and Phase Modulation (PM), modulation index and frequency spectrum, equivalence between FM and PM, FM detector (slope detector), Qualitative idea of Super heterodyne receiver

Introduction to pulse and digital communication, Sampling theorem, Sampling techniques, Analog pulse modulation methods, Basic Principles of PAM, PWM, PPM, diagrams, advantages and disadvantages of each method, Pulse Code Modulation, Digital Carrier Modulation Techniques, Sampling, Quantization, quantization error and Encoding. Block diagram of a simple PCM communication system, Advantages and applications of PCM.Digital: Need for digital transmission, Concept of Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK), Frequency Shift Keying (FSK), Phase Shift Keying (PSK), and Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK). Latest trends in digital modulation, Characteristics of data transmission circuits, Channel capacity, Shannon limit, Nyquist rate, data transmission speed, bit rate and baud rate, noise, cross talk etc

Introduction and need of a satellite, the launching of a satellite, the use of Kepler's laws, satellite orbits, geostationary satellite advantages.  Satellite subsystems-block diagram,  ground station – simplified block diagram, of an earth station, satellite visibility, satellite attitude and station keeping, transponders (C - Band), satellite bandwidth, path loss, uplink, downlink and cross-link, frequency reuse, spatial isolation, solar panels, antennas-types satellite applications, remote sensing, weather forecast, Google map, satellite TV, cable TV, TV channels, DTH Technology, Digital TV,

The basic concept of mobile communication, frequency bands used in mobile communication, the concept of cell sectoring and cell splitting, frequency reuse in mobile communication, hand off, improving coverage and cell systems, SIM number, IMEI number, need for data encryption, architecture (block diagram) of mobile communication network, the idea of GSM, CDMA, TDMA and FDMA technologies, a simplified block diagram of mobile phone handset, 2G, 3G and 4G concepts, LTE and 5 G (qualitative only).

Health hazards of mobile phone communication and usage.Introduction to Electronic-waste, hazards of e-waste, the materials responsible, management of e-waste, Indian and global scenario of e-waste management

[1]. Dennis Roddy & John Coolen, (2002). Electronic Communication, (4^th Edition.) PHI,

[2]. George Kennedy & Bernad Davis, (2005). Electronic Communication Systems, (4^th Edition .), TATA McGraw Hill.

[3]. Louis Frenzel,(2002) Communication Electronics,(3^rd Edition.), TMH.

[1]. Wayne Tomasi,(2011). Advanced Electronics Communication Systems-,(6^th Edition.), Prentice-Hall.

[2]. B.P. Lathi (2011). Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, (4^th Edition.), Oxford University Press.

This practical course provides an overview of the experiments connected with electronic  communication techniques. The lab sessions allow the students to construct, analyse and  troubleshoot circuits using transistors, op-amp IC 741, IC 555. The experiments are from analogue,  pulse and digital modulation techniques

 ● Acquire experimental skills, analyse the results and interpret data. 

● Demonstrate and construct circuits for different aspects of analogue communication

● Design, model and develop various digital communication devices

● Illustrate how to acquire data and verify the working of different communication circuits  and devices

1. Voltage-controlled oscillator

2. Tuned amplifier

3. To study pulse width modulation (PWM)

4. To study pulse position modulation (PPM)

5. To study ASK modulation

6. To study FSK modulation.

7. Saw-tooth generator using IC 555

8. To design an amplitude modulator and demodulator using a transistor.

9. To study pulse amplitude modulation (PAM)

[1]. Dennis Roddy &John Coolen, (2002). Electronic Communication, (4^th Edition) PHI, 

[2]. George Kennedy & Bernad Davis, (2005). Electronic Communication Systems, (4^th Edition.),  TATA McGraw Hill

Course Description

English is offered as a course for all the students in BA, BSc, BCom, and BBA F&A classes in the third and fourth semesters. The aim is to strengthen the communication skills, and particularly study skills of the learners further, through adequate practice and exposure to good examples of writing, thought, ideas and human values. In addition, they will be trained in study skills through tasks in academic genres such as message, letter, essay, data interpretation etc. It aims to not only equip learners with skills but also sensitize them towards issues that concern human life in today’s globalised context. The course content is selected to meet the requirements of the departmental goal of “empowering the individual to read oneself, the social context and the imagined”; institutional goal of ensuring “holistic development”; and the national goal of creating competent and valuable citizens. The primary objective of this course is to help learners develop appropriate employability skills and demonstrate suitable conduct with regards to communication skills. The units are organised in order to help the learners understand the academic and workplace demands and learn by practice.

Course Objectives     

·       To enable learners to develop reading comprehension for various purposes

·       To enable learners to develop writing skills for academic and professional needs

·       To enable learners to develop the ability to think critically and express logically

·       To enable learner to communicate in a socially and ethically acceptable manner

·       To enable learners, to read, write and speak with clarity, precision and accuracy

Subject verb agreement

Tenses

Preposition

Voices

Clauses

Skimming and scanning

Strategies of reading

Reading and understanding reports

Reading content/ texts of various kinds

Inferencing skills

Academic vocab

Academic phrases

Professional expression

Study skills- library and referencing skills (organising reading, making notes, managing time, prioritising)

Mind mapping

Organising ideas

Accurate usage of vocabulary

Paragraph strategy

Cohesion and sequencing (jumbled sentences to paragraph)

Extended writing 

Formal and informal writing

Reports (all types including illustration to report and report to illustration and/or graphs, charts, tables and other statistical data)

Proposal writing (for projects, for research)

Academic essays/ articles

Persuasive writing, extrapolative writings

Case study writing

Executive summaries

Editing, proofreading skills

Resume vs CV

Self-introduction

Body language

Talks, speeches and presentations

Conversation

Telephone conversation

Meetings

Group discussion

Seminar / conference presentation

Principles of communication

Process of communication

Types of communication

Barriers in communication

Evaluation Pattern

CIA 1: Classroom assignment/test/ written or oral tasks for 20 marks keeping in tune with the course objectives and learning outcomes.

CIA 2: Mid-semester exam for 50 marks.

CIA 3: Collage, tableaus, skits, talk shows, documentaries, Quizzes or any creative assignments.

 End- semester 50 marks 

End Semester Exam: 2 hrs

French as second language for the Arts, Science and Commerce UG program

To perform a tribute: artist, work, you are going to…..

Towards a working life

France Seen by...

Mediamania

Act 1, 2 & 3

2.      Gonnet, Georges. Molière- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme .Paris : Hachette, 1971

2.      French websites like Bonjour de France, FluentU French, Learn French Lab, Point du FLE etc.

Course Description:

The detailed text book “Shambook” is a Khanda Kavya written by Jagdeesh Gupta. To improve the creative writing skills, Nibandh, Kahani and Kavitha lekhan are included.Bharathiya chitrakala is also a part of the syllabus to improve the knowledge aboutIndian paintings.

Course Objectives:

Students are exposed to different forms of poetry especially, Khanda Kavya. It will help them to understand the contemporary socio-political issues.By learning about the tradition of Indian painting and legendary painters of India , students get to know about the richness and culture  of the Indian paintings. Creative writing sharpens their thinking, analytical  and writing skills 

Khanda Kavya “Shambook” [Poetry] By:Jagdeesh Gupta. Pub: Raj Pal & Sons

Level of knowledge:Analitical    

Nibandh lekhan, Katha lekhan, Kavitha lekhan.

Level of knowledge:Conceptual

Utbhav, vikas aur pramukh shailiyam

pramukh kalakar-1.M F Hussain 2.Ravindranath Tagore 3.Raja Ravi Varma 4.Jamini Roy.

Level of knowledge: Conceptual

1. Khanda Kavya”Shambook[Poetry] ByJagdeesh Gupta.Pub: Raj Pal & Sons

2. Essentials of Screen writing: The art, craft and business of film and television writing

By: Walter Richard.

3. Writing and Script: A very short introduction

By: Robinson, Andrew.

4 .Creative writing By John Singleton

5. Adhunik  Hindi Nibandh By Bhuvaneshwarichandran Saksena.

CIA-2(Mid sem examination)

CIA-3(wikipedia article creation)

End semester examination

Course Description: Language Kannada is offered to students of third Semester BA/B.Sc as Second language for fifty marks. Students of this semester will study an anthology of Modern Kannada Poetry and an Autobiography of Laxman Gaikwad. This course prepares the students to understand the new era. At the dawn of the twentieth century, B.M. Srikantiah, regarded as the “Father of modern Kannada Literature”, called for a new era of writing original works in modern Kannada while moving away from archaic Kannada forms. Students will study modern Kannada poetry from B.M.Sri to Dalit poet Dr. Siddalingiah. An anthology of modern poetry is selected to understand the beauty of modern Kannada poets through their writings. Uchalya is an autobiographical novel that carries the memories of Laxman Gaikwad right from his childhood till he became an adult. Laxman Gaikwad took birth in a criminal tribe of India belonging to Orissa/ Maharastra. The original text is translated to Kannada by Chandrakantha Pokale.

Course Objectives:

Understand and appreciate poetry as a literary art form.

Analyse the various elements of Poetry, such as diction, tone, form, genre, imagery, symbolism, theme, etc.

Appreciates to  learn the elements of autobiography.

1. Kariheggadeya Magalu- B.M.Sri

2. Hunnime Ratri- Kuvempu

3. Anna Yagna-Bendre

4.Mankuthimmana Kagga-D.V.G

5.Ikkala- K.S. Narasimha Swamy

6. Kannad padgol- G.P.Rajarathnam

7.Hanathe hachchuttene- G.S.S

8.Adugemane Hudugi-Vaidehi

9. Nehru Nivruttaraguvudilla- Adgaru

10. Nanna Janagalu.-Siddalingaiah

Text: Uchalya

Author:Lakshman Gayekwad

Translation: Chandrakantha Pokle

1 Dialogue Writing

2 Essay writing

3 short story building

2. Kannada Sahitya Charithre- Volumes 1-4, Editor: G. S. Shivarudrappa, Prasaranga, Bangalore Univeristy.

3. Hosagannada Kavitheya Mele English Kavyada Prabhava- S. Ananthanarayana

4. Hosagannadada Arunodaya- Srinivasa  Havanuru

2. Kannada Sahitya Sameekshe- G. S. Shivarudrappa

3. Bhavageethe- Dr. S. Prabhushankara

4. My Experiments with Truth- M.K. Gandhi

5. Ouru Keri- Siddalingaiah

Course description : This course enables the students to understand the basic techniques and theories of real Analysis.

Course objectives : This course will help the learner to

COBJ1. examine the convergence or divergence of sequences and series.

COBJ2. understand the different types of convergence and their properties.

CO1. Quote and understand the definition of a limit of a sequence or a function in its various forms.

CO2. Demonstrate the convergence or divergence of the geometric and harmonic series and other standard series.

CO3. Apply the basic tests for convergence of infinite series.

CO4. Prove the tests for convergence: Comparison Test, Ratio Test, Cauchy’s Root test, Raabe’s Test, alternating series test etc.

CO5. Understand the differences between convergence and absolute convergence

CO6. Understand and solve binomial , logarithmic and exponential series

Open sets, closed sets, closure of a set, countable and uncountable sets, topology of real line. Sequences: Definition of Sequences, limit of a sequence, algebra of limits of a sequence, convergent, divergent, and oscillatory sequences, problems thereon. Bounded sequences, Monotonic sequences and their properties, Cauchy sequence.

Infinite series, Cauchy convergence criterion for series, geometric series, comparison test, convergence of p-series, D'Alembert's Ratio test, Raabe's test, Cauchy's Root test, alternating series, Leibnitz’s test. Definition and examples of absolute and conditional convergence.

Sequences and series of functions, Pointwise and uniform convergence. Mn - test, M-test, Statements of the results about uniform convergence. Power series and radius of convergence.

Course description: The course Python programming for Mathematics is aimed at enabling the students to appreciate and understand some concepts in mathematics like Matrices, sequences, series, geometric shapes and fractals with the help of Python programming language. It is designed with a learner-centric approach wherein the students will acquire mastery in the subject by using Python programing language as tool.

Course objectives: This course will help the learner to

COBJ1. Acquire programming skill in solving mathematical problems using Python

1.  Introduction to NumPy and Sympy
2. Algebra and Symbolic Math with SymPy
3. Matrices - determinant, transpose, lower and upper triangular matrices, Eigen values
4. Solving linear and nonlinear equations
5. Test for Convergence of Sequences
6. Test for Convergence of Series
7. Drawing Geometric Shapes and Fractals
8. Complex functions in Python