This course is focused on teaching advanced methods, techniques and tools for project management in a real-life IT setting, such that it can be applied in the workplace in successfully managing simple to complex IT projects. The topics were organized into six (6) interwoven modules: (1) PLC, Scope and Project Charter, (2) Project Work Planning, Scheduling and its Human aspects, (3) Realistic Project Applications, (4) Cost Estimation, Quality and Risk Management, (5) Dialogue with the Industry, and (6) Project Implementation and Evaluation. The course will also use ICT tools such as, ProjectLibre or Microsoft Project (whichever is available). By the end of this course, students will develop a project management plan from a scenario build upon a real-life project.

This course exposes students to the theoretical principle and concepts, practical skills, as well as research issues underlying advanced database systems. It will cover selected topics on the fundamentals of database storage and representation, advanced indexing, query processing, and query optimization. At the same time, this course also explores the advanced topics beyond traditional relational database systems, such as distributed database systems, defensive database programming and Web data analytics. Students will undertake a semester project that involves the design and implementation of a database system, with emphasis on the design choices by experimental evidences.

This course covers topics on the concepts and applications of modern operating systems in the field of virtualization, cloud, distributed, and embedded systems. The course also covers the study of the common network operating systems such as Linux and Windows, with special emphasis on distributed file systems, deployment, failures and recovery management, and support for Internet-scale computing.

• Research paper

• Participation in the discussion
• Quizzes
• Learning Tasks (Literature Review, Practical/Lab activities)