College of Information Technology
OUR MISSION IS:
As a core constituency of the leading institution for higher education, College of Information Technology’s Mission is to move forward in providing society with quality services, education and research in the field of Information Technology.
In support of this mission, the College of Information Technology is committed to:
- To provide high quality undergraduate and postgraduate educational programs in Information Technology.
- To prepare highly competent professionals to be tomorrow’s leaders.
- To provide high quality services, expertise and resources to society in the form of projects, training and consultation.
- To conduct innovative computing research that advances the frontiers of knowledge and applied state-of-the art-solutions to local problems.
Our Goals are:
- To provide high quality educational programs that offer lifelong learning in developing and managing computational processes and systems, with emphasis on multimedia computing and information systems and technology.
- To periodically revise the programs offered by the college to meet the current international standards and to satisfy the market needs.
- To provide a student-centered integrated educational environment.
- To continuously build and modernize college infrastructure including computing facilities and laboratories.
- To attract highly qualified, motivated and greatly committed faculty
- To attract and nurture qualified undergraduate and graduate students.
- To prepare competent qualified graduates in the areas of Information Technology.
- To create and encourage partnership with industry, government, local / international institutions and alumni.
- To encourage faculty to indulge in research activities that serve and sustain local and regional economic development.
- To motivate students to be sensitive to issues such as ethics, social responsibilities and environmental protection.


Dr. Wasan Shakir Awad
DEAN OF COLLEGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Dean's Message
Welcome to the College of Information Technology at AHLIA University.
The College of Information Technology was established as a constituent college of Ahlia University since it was founded in 2001. Over the last few years, the College has seen a remarkable growth in several critical areas, including student enrollment, number of well-qualified faculty with international experience, research, and well-designed academic program offerings. Underlying all our College growth and development is a commitment to student learning, a commitment to deliver high quality education in accordance with international standards and in tune with the local needs of the industry and business and a commitment to ensuring a continuous improvement process that delivers a quality education to our students. The College aims to produce high quality professionals in the field of Information Technology and Computer Science to enable them to excel in their fields of work and make a significant and valuable contribution to society. Therefore, our programs apply a hands-on, reality-based approach to education that allows students to apply what they learn in class to solve real-life problems. Our teaching philosophy and problem solving based learning process prepare students to become innovators, and leaders of the future.
The college offers four degrees; two BSc degrees which are information technology (BSIT) and multimedia systems (BSMS), and two postgraduate degrees which are masters’ degree in Information Technology and Computer Science (MITCS) and Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd-wr) In Information Systems & Computing (PhD). We are proud to announce that All College programs received full confidence in a review conducted by the Bahrain Quality Assurance Authority. All College programs are validated by NQF and listed.
We wish you all the best for your studies and your future growth in the field. I invite you to explore opportunities at our College, to visit our website, and to contact me directly at wawad@ahlia.edu.bh.
Best Wishes
Dr. Wasan Shakir Awad
Departments
Department of Information Technology

Dr. Sohail Safdar
Chairperson - Department of Information Technology
Department of Information Technology is aimed to provide quality education in the field of Information Technology.
Department of Multimedia Science

Dr. SURESH SUBRAMANIAN
Chairperson - Department of Multimedia Science
Department of Multimedia Science is aimed to provide quality education in the field of Multimedia.
Our Faculty

Undergraduate Programs
Deciding on a degree or program is a personal choice – it’s about choosing the right program for you; your interests, your future.
BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (BSIT)
All College programs received full confidence in a review conducted by the Quality Assurance Authority. All College programs are validated by NQF and listed.
The college teaching philosophy is to apply problem solving based learning and reality-based approach to education to enable the students to have critical knowledge and understanding of core information technologies, such as, human computer interaction, information management, programming, networking, and web systems, and to be able to critically analyze, model, design, solve IT and real world problems.
Our programmes are designed in tune with the local needs of the industry and business and in accordance with international standards (IEEE and ACM).
- The program runs over 4 years period
- The program is taught in English Language
- The program is consists of 134 credit-hours covering 45 course
- The program achieved full confidence in 2013 by Bahrain Quality Assurance Authority (BQA)
- The program has been placed on Bahrain’s National Qualification Framework (NQF)
- Exhibit the relevant skills and knowledge for pursuing the IT career in industry including
corporate as well as government sector. - Pursue life-long learning leading to entrepreneurship, research and development.
- Contribute to the society through their ethical and professional norms by demonstrating
them in IT professions.
A- Knowledge and Understanding
- Concepts and Theories: Demonstrate critical knowledge and understanding of mathematics and current technical concepts and practices in the core information technologies of human computer interaction, information management, programming, networking, and web systems and technologies.
- Contemporary Trends, Problems and Research: Be cognizant of up-to-date trends, problems, research issues, and methods in information technology.
- Professional Responsibility: Demonstrate an understanding of best practices and standards of information technology and their application
B- Subject-specific skills
- Problem Solving: An ability to critically analyze and identify user needs and take them into account in the selection, creation, evaluation and administration of computer-based systems.
- Modeling and Design: An ability to model, design, implement and evaluate a computerbased system, process, component, or program to meet desired needs.
- Application of Method and Tools: An ability to use current techniques, skills and tools necessary for computing practice.
C- Critical-Thinking Skills
- Analytic: Critically analyze the complexity of real problems, evaluate the possible alternative computable solutions and analyze their performance and impact on individuals, organizations and society.
- Synthetic: Demonstrate the ability to integrate existing and new technologies into unified computer systems and effectively integrate IT-based solutions into the user environment.
- Creative: Innovate and apply new alternative methods to solve IT and real world problems.
D- General and Transferable Skills (other skills relevant to employability and personal development)
- Communication: Express and communicate ideas effectively in written and oral form.
- Teamwork and Leadership: An ability to function effectively on teams, as member or leader with decision making responsibilities, to accomplish a common goal.
- Organizational and Development Skills: Demonstrate an ability to manage learning tasks independently and professionally with a view to inculcating skills for self development and life long learning in order to effectively prioritize, plan, manage and allocate appropriate resources to implement tasks.
- Ethical and Social Responsibility: Demonstrate an understanding of professional, ethical, legal security and social issues and responsibilities.
- Analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.
- Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline.
- Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts.
- Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.
- Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program’s discipline.
- Identify and analyze user needs and to take them into account in the selection, creation, integration, evaluation, and administration of computing-based systems.
- Department/Center: Information Technology Department.
- Program Title: Bachelor of Information Technology (BSIT).
- Title of Final Award: Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology.
- Awarded Level (NQF): 8.
- Modes of Attendance offered: Attendance is compulsory for full-time and part-time students
Bachelor’s Degree fees
The estimated duration for completion of a Bachelors Degree at Ahlia University is 4 years. This is structured around 134 credit-hours covering 45 courses.
The duration of study for each course is fifteen weeks, covering approximately 45 study hours.
Application Fee | BD 20 |
Registration Fee | BD 200 |
Placement Tests Fee (if applicable) | BD 40 |
Orientation Courses (if applicable) | BD 1200 |
First Year Courses – 12 courses (BD 300 Per Course) | BD 3,500 |
Second Year Courses – 11 courses (BD 330 Per Course) | BD 3,630 |
Third Year Courses – 11 courses (BD 360 Per Course) | BD 3,960 |
Fourth Year Courses – 11 courses (BD 390 Per Course) | BD 4,290 |
TOTAL | BD 16,840 |
Please note that the fees listed above do not include the cost of text books required to complete the program.
- INTR 464 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- INTR 463 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ETHC 392 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 101 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 122 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 201 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 209 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 214 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 221 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 222 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 224 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 313 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 323 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 327 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 336 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 401 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 404 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 409 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 422 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 425 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 427 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 499 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 205 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 302 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 303 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 335 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 341 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 413 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 435 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 441 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 442 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 443 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 444 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 351 COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN
MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS (BSMS)
This degree is designed to provide the students with knowledge and learning in the various areas of Multimedia. It is aimed to provide students with critical competences and cutting- edge skills of core multimedia, computer interaction, web programming, web design, 3D Design and animation, video processing, audio processing, graphic design, game development & digital marketing. It is also targeted to enable students to critically analyze, identify, and solve real-world multimedia problems; to design, implement, and evaluate a complete multimedia system to meet desired needs. Moreover, the students acquire skills to manage multimedia effectively and integrate the multimedia systems into the user environment. It is also targeted that the students acquire an ability of a keen appreciation to demonstrate, professionalism and ethical behavior, including responsible teamwork, creativity and communication skills with professional attitudes, and be prepared for the complexity of the actual work environment and life-long learning.
- The program runs over 4 years period
- The program is taught in English Language
- The program is consists of 134 credit-hours covering 45 courses
- The program achieved full confidence in 2013 by Bahrain Quality Assurance Authority (BQA)
- The program has been placed on Bahrain’s National Qualification Framework (NQF)
- To provide a high quality undergraduate educational program in Multimedia
Systems needed for their career opportunities or postgraduate education. - To enable students to critically analyze, identify and solve real-world problems.
- To design, implement, and evaluate a multimedia system, or component, to
meet desired needs. - To instil in students a keen appreciation of and to demonstrate professionalism
and ethical behaviour. This includes responsible teamwork, creativity and
communication skills with professional attitudes and to prepare them for the
complex actual work environment and for life-long learning.
A- Knowledge and Understanding
- A1: Concepts and Theories: Demonstrate solid knowledge and understanding of the essential concepts, principles, and techniques in Multimedia.
- A2: Contemporary Trends, Problems and Research: Demonstrate an informed and critical awareness of the modern and, up-to-date practices, trends, problems, methods, technological advancements, and the contemporary diverse horizons within the Multimedia field.
- A3: Professional Responsibility: Demonstrate adherence to the professional and legal responsibility, and develop continuing awareness of the best practices and cutting-edge solutions involved in the development and application of Multimedia technology.
B- Subject-specific skills
- B1: Problem Solving: Identify, formulate, and analyze specific real life problems; and plan, design, and implement computable strategies for their solutions.
- B2: Modeling and Design: Model and design a multimedia system, website, to meet desired needs within realistic constraints.
- B3: Application of Methods and Tools: Employ appropriate cutting-edge, techniques, tools and technologies used in Multimedia practices to solve considerably important and current problems.
C- Critical-Thinking Skills
- C1: Analytic: Analyze and evaluate the complexity of significantly important and challenging real world problems, identify the appropriate multimedia resources needed to solve them efficiently.
- C2: Synthetic: Design, plan, implement and manage a computerized system/process within certain constraints in a team or individually to meet certain desirable outcomes.
- C3: Creative: Create new or improve existing ideas, projects, techniques, and methods in multimedia and identify ways in which these can be applied to solve existing and new problems.
D- General and Transferable Skills (other skills relevant to employability and personal development)
- D1: Communication: Express and communicate ideas effectively, in written and oral form
- D2: Teamwork and Leadership: Work effectively as a member/leader of a team of technical people who may design, plan, implement, manage, monitor and evaluate a multimedia project.
- D3: Organizational and Developmental Skills: Work effectively as a member/leader of a team of technical people who may design, plan, implement, manage, monitor and evaluate a multimedia project.
- D4: Ethical and Social Responsibility: Recognize, accept, and follow ethical and social responsibility and develop positive alertness and responsiveness to the needs ofsociety by identifying, employing and utilizing effectively the multimedia solutions and technologies.
COMMUNICATION:
Express and communicate ideas effectively, in written and oral form.TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP:
Work effectively as a member/leader of a team of technical people who may design, plan, implement, manage, monitor and evaluate a multimedia project.ORGANISATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS:
Work effectively as a member/leader of a team of technical people who may design, plan, implement, manage, monitor and evaluate a multimedia project.ETHICAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
Recognise, accept, and follow ethical and social responsibility and develop positive alertness and responsiveness to the needs of society by identifying, employing and utilising effectively the multimedia solutions and technologies. – See more at: https://www.ahlia.edu.bh/programs/bachelors-degree-in-multimedia-systems-bsdsm/?pp=164#sthash.okqDBmN8.dpuf- Department/Center: Multimedia Science Department.
- Program Title: Bachelor of Multimedia Systems (BSMS).
- Title of Final Award: Bachelor’s Degree in Multimedia Systems.
- Awarded Level (NQF): 8.
- Modes of Attendance offered: Attendance is compulsory for full-time and part-time students
Bachelor’s Degree fees
The estimated duration for completion of a Bachelors Degree at Ahlia University is 4 years. This is structured around 134 credit-hours covering 45 courses.
The duration of study for each course is fifteen weeks, covering approximately 45 study hours.
Application Fee | BD 20 |
Registration Fee | BD 200 |
Placement Tests Fee (if applicable) | BD 40 |
Orientation Courses (if applicable) | BD 1200 |
First Year Courses – 12 courses (BD 300 Per Course) | BD 3,500 |
Second Year Courses – 11 courses (BD 330 Per Course) | BD 3,630 |
Third Year Courses – 11 courses (BD 360 Per Course) | BD 3,960 |
Fourth Year Courses – 11 courses (BD 390 Per Course) | BD 4,290 |
TOTAL | BD 16,840 |
Please note that the fees listed above do not include the cost of text books required to complete the program.
- ITMS 327: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 452: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 431: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 201: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 205: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 302: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 307: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 325: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 341: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 347: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 350: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 351: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 421: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 426: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 432: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 436: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 445: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 499: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 335: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 336: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 435: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 437: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- INTR 464: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 341: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 313: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
Graduate Programs
Deciding on a degree or program is a personal choice – it’s about choosing the right program for you; your interests, your future.
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SCIENCE (MITCS)
Advanced information technology (IT) and computer science (CS) knowledge and skills are needed for Industry and related fields of research. Since 2003, the Department of IT has offered a Master’s Degree in Information Technology and Computer Science (MITCS) whose aims are as follows.
- To equip students with advanced professional knowledge and skills in areas of information technology and computer science in accordance with international standards.
- To nurture an innovative research culture that encourages students and faculty to undertake independent and collaborative high-quality research.
- To enable students to identify multifaceted problems in their area of specialization and to design, analyze, implement and manage efficient solutions for them using current information technologies.
- To motivate graduates to apply tools, skills, and techniques of information technology in their current and future work environment to increase their organization’s productivity and to gain a competitive advantage.
- To prepare graduates to demonstrate ethical behavior and to be professionally competent and motivated to life-long learning.
The MITCS graduates are professionally competent and the majority have secured responsible positions in the sphere of information technology in companies and governmental ministries.
The MITCS Program has gone through many reviews and revisions that considered the market needs, benchmarking results, external reference points and international standards, and feedback from stakeholders including students, alumni, employers and highly qualified academic staff with international experience. The last major review/revision of the program was conducted during the academic year 2012/13 and accordingly some modifications on the program structure were introduced. The newly modified program was implemented in the first semester of the academic year 2013/14. The program comprises a total of 36 American credits (144 NQF credits) including
- Six Core Courses (18 credits = 72 NQF credits),
- Two Elective Courses (6 credits = 24 NQF credits), and
- A dissertation (12 credits = 48 NQF credits).
Furthermore, the program has three foundation courses that are given to students who lack sufficient knowledge and skills in programming, computer systems, data-structures or algorithms.
The MITCS program consists of three major areas in IT and Computer Science: databases, networking and software development. Elective courses add more advanced and specialized topics to these areas where the students knowledge and skills are enhanced. Core skills such as generic problem solving and anlytical skills as well as communication, ICT and Numeracy skills are incorporated in all MITCS Courses. Students are expected to critically identify, analyze and solve complex problems using advanced techniques, tools and methods. Moreover, students are also expected to conduct research projects which may include programming and software development of computational solutions as well as collecting, interpreting, using and evaluating a wide range of numerical and graphical data. This is clearly emphasized in the course ITCS 599 where students are expected to utilize their knowledge and skills in writing a defendable dissertation. Many other courses have research assignments and projects through which students learn how to learn independently and how to be responsible and accountable for their decisions.
The program is offered and managed day-to-day by the Department of IT which is a part of the College of IT, and since September 2008, the courses of the program are offered in collaboration with the College of Engineering.
All College programmes received full confidence in a review conducted by the Quality Assurance Authority. All College programmes are validated by NQF and listed.
- To equip students with advanced professional knowledge and skills in areas of information technology and computer science in accordance with international standards.
- To nurture an innovative research culture that encourages students and faculty to undertake independent and collaborative high-quality research.
- To enable students to identify multifaceted problems in their area of specialization and to design, analyze, implement and manage efficient solutions for them using current information technologies.
- To motivate graduates to apply tools, skills, and techniques of information technology in their current and future work environment to increase their organization’s productivity and to gain a competitive advantage.
- To prepare graduates to demonstrate ethical behavior and to be professionally competent and motivated to life-long learning.
This program got full confidence by QAA.
- The program is run over 2 years period
- The program is taught in English Language
- The program is consists of 36 credit-hours
- The program obtained full confidence twice in 2010 and 2013 by Bahrain Quality Assurance Authority (BQA)
- The program is placed at level 9 by Bahrain’s National Qualification Framework (NQF)
A- Knowledge and Understanding
- A1: Concepts and Theories: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the advanced concepts, principles, techniques, paradigms and theories of computing and information technology.
- A2: Contemporary Trends, Problems and Research: Demonstrate an informed and critical awareness of the current problems, research issues and methods, technological advancements pushing the frontier of knowledge in the field of Information Technology and Computer Science.
- A3: Professional Responsibility: Demonstrate cognizance of and adhere to the professional and legal standards as an IT practitioner, and develop continuing awareness of best practices used by IT Professionals with respect to how to manage a computerized system.
B- Subject-specific skills
- B1: Problem Solving: Identify, formalize, and solve IT/CS problems; plan, design, and implement their computable solutions.
- B2: Modeling and Design: Design and develop models for computational systems, components, or processes to meet desired needs within realistic constraints.
- B3: Application of Methods and Tools: Use effectively advanced methods and software tools used in modern computing practices.
C- Critical-Thinking Skills
- C1: Analytic: Evaluate the complexity of challenging real world problems in conceptual terms; identify the appropriate computational resources (input) needed to solve them and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of output accordingly generated.
- C2: Synthetic: Develop and integrate components of a complex computing system using modern approaches such as object-oriented methodology.
- C3: Creative: Create new or improve existing ideas, concepts, techniques, methods, tools, and theories in the field of IT and Computer Science and identify ways in which these can be applied to solve existing, new or anticipated problems.
D- General and Transferable Skills (other skills relevant to employability and personal development)
- D1: Communication: Express and communicate ideas cogently, persuasively and effectively, in written and oral form, to a diverse range of audiences and stakeholders.
- D2: Teamwork and Leadership: Work effectively as a member/leader of a team of technical people who may plan, design, implement, manage, monitor and evaluate a computational system or process.
- D3: Organizational and Developmental Skills: Engage in life-long learning and continuing self-development to hone professional and organizational skills. Assimilate effective work habits including but not limited to time management skills
- D4: Ethical and Social Responsibility: Recognize, accept, and follow ethical and social responsibility and respond positively to the needs of society by identifying, employing and utilizing effectively the advanced computing and information solutions and technologies.
COMMUNICATION:
Express and communicate ideas cogently, persuasively and effectively, in written and oral form, to a diverse range of audiences and stakeholders.
TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP:
Work effectively as a member/leader of a team of technical people who may plan, design, implement, manage, monitor and evaluate a computational system or process.
ORGANIZATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS:
Engage in life-long learning and continuing self-development to hone professional and organizational skills. Assimilate effective work habits including but not limited to time management skills
ETHICAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
Recognize, accept, and follow ethical and social responsibility and respond positively to the needs of society by identifying, employing and utilizing effectively the advanced computing and information solutions and technologies.
– See more at: https://www.ahlia.edu.bh/programs/masters-degree-in-information-technology-computer-science-mitcs/?pp=164#sthash.AxmP4Wfv.dpuf
Master’s Degree fees
The estimated duration for completion of the Masters Degree at Ahlia University is 2 years. This is structured around 36 credit-hours covering 8 courses along with a dissertation. The duration of study for each course is fifteen weeks, covering approximately 45 studying hours.Application Fee | BD 40 |
Registration Fee | BD 300 |
Foundation Courses | BD 960 |
Subject Fees (8 Subjects, BD 480 per Subject) | BD 5,760 |
TOTAL | BD 7,060 |
- ITCS 514: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 515: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 516: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 518: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 520: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 526: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 530: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 550: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 509: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITMS 523: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ITCS 511: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ECCE 501: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ECCE 507: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ECTE 531: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ECTE 535: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
- ECTE 537: COURSE SYLLABUS/ SPECIFICATION
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHD-WR) IN
INFORMATION SYSTEMS & COMPUTING
OFFERED BY BRUNEL UNIVERSITY, UK IN COLLABORATION WITH AHLIA UNIVERSITY
Our partnership with Brunel University London began with what is known as the ‘two plus two’ programme involving a single academic School at Brunel. This humble beginning soon led Ahlia and Brunel to launch the PhD without residence in 2007. The PhD without residence was an instant success as it met the aspirations of many young men and women in the GCC region, who are looking to attain skills in doing high quality research. The PhD without residence is a great opportunity offered locally by a highly reputable and an international institution. 13 years after its inception, the programme is well recognized in the region including recognition by the Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Bahrain. The PhD without residence has produced graduates in many fields of study who contributed to the local economy. Ahlia, in affiliation with Brunel, has made important strides in the area of research through this programme in this region. Our rationale for the PhD without residence is simple: Brunel is a well-established, research-led university with an international reputation whereas Ahlia is a young, visionary institution with research being an integral part of our policy and philosophy. One of the main benefits of the PhD without residence is of course that it offers someone who is unable to travel the chance of researching and achieving a PhD in Bahrain. The benefits for Bahrain and the Middle East as a whole go wider. In my opinion, we have not been very good at addressing some of the problems we face in the Middle East and I believe university research can definitely make a contribution. We are therefore delighted to be working alongside such a well-known research-led university and we consider our partnership to be an excellent example of genuine collaboration between the Middle East and the West which will serve the interests of our region. I am confident that the programme will expand and we will be able to offer PhDs in other areas of research.
I am pleased to inform you that I have been assigned as a “Student Representative” for the batch. My main role is to ensure that any issues raised by PhD students are addressed and where necessary and resolved. For effective feedback, regular follow-ups will be made through various methods including Brunel PhD Committee, SEC, and the joint Program Board. My role also entails sharing decisions with you for your information.
I very much value your feedback and welcome your suggestions. Please feel free to contact me through email husain.abdulla@brunel.ac.uk or mobile no. (00973) 32233448
Wishing you a successful and enjoyable PhD Journey.
Kind Regards,
Husain Abdulla
Computer Science PhD Student
The PhD WR aim to graduate PhD holders who are able to make informed judgements on complex issues in specialist fields, often in the absence of complete data, and be able to communicate their ideas and conclusions clearly and effectively to specialist and non-specialist audiences. It is expected that graduates will continue to undertake pure and/or applied research and development at an advanced level. They will have the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring the exercise of personal responsibility and largely autonomous initiative in complex and unpredictable situations, in professional or equivalent environments.
- Three to four years full time research program with no taught credit bearing courses
- Students will be based at Ahlia University and have full access to all of Ahlia’s facilities including its extensive library.
- Students will be assigned two academic supervisors who will support and guide them during the PhD program.
- Students will be nominally attached to a research centre within the department of Computer Science at Brunel University London
- Students will be encouraged to attend conferences and to disseminate their research.
- Department of Computer Science at Brunel regularly runs seminars and workshops in Bahrain to help students with their study and research skills
- The only time students will need to go to Brunel will be for their viva voce at the end of the PhD.
We expect you to study for around 44 weeks each year, during which time you’ll carry out research work that leads to a full thesis. You’ll be supervised by two members of academic staff in your specialist area with whom you will meet with regularly to discuss progress.
- Doctoral degree in Information Systems and Computing issued by Brunel University London.
- Discovery of novel findings – which should be of a standard sufficient for publication in peer-reviewed academic journals.
- A broad and in depth understanding of the research field including relevant methodologies, an ability to conduct research studies independently.
- Prepare a well written and presented thesis in English language describing the background to their work, the methods used, observations made and critical discussion in the context of the broader field.
- LO 1: The creation and interpretation of new knowledge, through original research or other advanced scholarship, of a quality to satisfy peer review, extend the forefront of the discipline, and merit publication;
- LO 2: A systematic acquisition and understanding of a substantial body of knowledge which is at the forefront of an academic discipline or area of professional practice;
- LO 3: The general ability to conceptualise, design and implement a project for the generation of new knowledge, applications or understanding at the forefront of the discipline, and to adjust project design in the light of unforeseen problems;
- LO 4: A detailed understanding of applicable techniques for research and advanced academic enquiry.
In your thesis, you must meet the criteria set out in Senate Regulation 5 and the Quality Assurance Agency’s National Qualification Framework. You must also satisfy university regulations and show a sound knowledge and critical appreciation of your discipline. The thesis submitted for the award of PhD must include the creation and interpretation of new knowledge in that discipline. It may take the form of a wholly written dissertation or one that comprises original, creative work supported by a written commentary indicating how the creative work contributes towards the requirements for the award. You must complete the major part of your thesis during your period of registration with the university, under supervision arrangements approved by the university. You usually present your thesis at a viva voce examination. A candidate may present a less substantial piece of work for the award of an MPhil. Additional guidance on the standard of awards is given in the Quality Assurance Agency’s National Qualifications Framework at www.qaa.ac.uk and in Senate Regulation 5.
- 100% individual research
- Periodical non-credit bearing research skills support sessions
- Annual doctoral symposium
- Farzana Maraghi
- A study of some M[x]/G/1 type queues with random breakdowns and bernouilli schedule server vacations based on a single vacation policy
- https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5540
- Entry: April 2005
- Graduated: 12/08/2008
- Soloman Al Madi
- Converged IP-over-standard ethernet progress control networks for hydrocarbon process automation applications controllers
- https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/8365
- Entry: May 2007
- Graduated: 11/04/2011
- Rudolf J Holzhausen
- A clinical patient vital signs parameter measurement, processing and predictive algorithm using ECG
- https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/6466
- Entry: May 2007
- Graduated: 01/09/2011
- Rehab Khalaf
- On some queueing systems with server vacations, extended vacations, breakdowns, delayed repairs and stand-bys
- http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/6416
- Entry: October 2008
- Graduated: 06/03/2012
- Sameera AlShaiji
- The development of a fuzzy expert system to help top decision makers in political and investment domains
- https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/6977
- Entry: October 2008
- Graduated: 06/09/2012
- Ammar Sami Mohamed Al Dallal
- Enhancing recall and precision in web search using genetic algorithm
- https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/7379
- Entry: May 2007
- Graduated: 11/11/2012
- Humoud A Alqattan
- An estimation model for private rate of return on education in high income petroleum based developing countries: The case of Kuwait
- https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/7650
- Entry: May 2007
- Graduated: 25/06/2013
- Madina Taha
- Investigating the success of E-learning in secondary schools: The case of the Kingdom of Bahrain
- https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/9237
- Entry: October 2008
- Graduated: 28/07/2014
- Hasan Razzaqi
- Factors determining e-government security
- http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/14640
- Entry: May 2007
- Graduated: 04/04/2017
- Your research proposal (1500 words)
- Your CV
- Your Passport
- Authenticated copies of your academic qualifications (Master’s and Bachelor’s degree certificates and transcripts)
- Proof of English Language proficiency
- Two references, one of which must be from an academic
Contact points
10 formal supervision meetings (which are recorded at Brunel on the students’ formal University record) are required in each academic year.
Autumn and Spring Schools
The skills training schools held at Ahlia University by Academic and Professional staff from Brunel University. Attendance is compulsory for the research students and the sessions ensure students are fully trained (e.g. in research techniques, literature review skills, methods of statistical analysis and writing skills). 4weeks – 30 Months
Symposium
This annual conference held in Bahrain where students are given the opportunity to present their work in a form of a conference presentation accompanied by an academic article that would later be submitted for publication.
SEC
The students are given the opportunity to voice their concerns and ideas via a committee (Staff Student Liaison Committee) which is dedicated to support the students and cater for their needs.
Formal Progress Points
Annual progress reviews are carried out by academics from both Brunel and Ahlia Universities, who are independent of the supervisory team.

Events
IT College Reunion
IT DAY 2019
The Annual ICDL Honouring Ceremony
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