School of Communication and
             Information Technology

  Degrees Offered

* Master of Communication and Information Technology - Software Engineering

* Master of Communication and Information Technology - Wireless Technology

* Master of Communication and Information Technology - Information Security

* Master of Communication and Information Technology - General track

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Master of Communication and Information Technology - Software Engineering (MCIT-SWE)

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Program Description

Different studies and indicators place Egypt among the countries with the highest potential growth in the communication and information technology industry in general and software development in particular and foresee that the software industry could become one of the main contributors in Egypt’s economy in the decades to come. One of the challenges however, is the number of qualified technical professionals that would lead this effort and build the base for this promising industry. There is a shortage of well-formed software architects, designers, team leaders, and project managers with the skills needed to really produce the scale and quality of software products that would place Egypt on the world’s map in software development. It was therefore a strong motive for Nile University to offer a graduate program specialized in fulfilling this need and help raise the standards of the Egyptian software industry to become competitive in the global market. The program aims at producing technically astute graduates with solid managerial, leadership, and communications skills, prepared for future roles as leaders in the software industry.

2. Local/ International partners

The program is offered in cooperation with the Software Engineering Competence Center (SECC), the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) - Carnegie Mellon University (CMU); and the University of Minnesota.

Who should attend/Target Market

The program targets software professionals who are seeking to develop their knowledge of the software engineering discipline. Prospective students in the program are typically from computer science, or computer engineering backgrounds. An experience and background in the software development industry is highly recommended. The target market is software development companies or any organization developing its own information system.

Program Outcomes

After graduation, students will be able to:

• Have the expertise to handle operations in software projects.

• Have the knowledge and practice of managing software development.

• Utilize the methodologies of hardware, software integration, and networking.

• Demonstrate the principles of requirements management and analysis modeling.

• Master the principles of software architecture design.

Faculty

The program faculty consists of some of well recognized educators in Software Engineering from NU, University of Minnesota, SECC and CMU.

Curriculum

The program consists of 30 credit hours of courses plus 6 credits of software development studio for a total of 36 credits, normally completed in 4 semesters. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded education and are divided into three categories:

• Core CIT courses providing foundation and breadth by covering software, hardware, and system concepts.

• Specialized courses in software engineering including software process, software architecture, software project management, and testing & verification.

• Business and management of technology electives providing students with business and management skills necessary in today’s business word.

• An important part of the program is the Software Development Studio (SDS) in which students work on industry- sponsored real life software projects. Projects typically cover the complete cycle of software development and result in marketable products.

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Additional requirements for the software engineering specialization:  knowledge of one or more programming language.

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Master of Communication and Information Technology - Wireless Technology

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Program Description

Wireless technologies hold the promise for providing ubiquitous information access. The popularity of wireless devices is evident in the exponential growth of wireless LANs and cellular networks all over the world. In order to provide world class training for our M.Sc. students, we adapt an integrated approach for research and education. Therefore, our curriculum strikes a balance between introducing the basic tools required to establish a world class research program and exposing the students to recent technological advances in the field. Our students will also be required to complete 9 credit hours of M.Sc. thesis (or project) research. This requirement is intended to promote creativity and critical thinking in our student body. The M.Sc. program will benefit from an intimate relationship with our new wireless intelligent networks research center (WINC). This will allow our students access to state of the art lab facilities based on the recently introduced Wireless open Access Research Platform (WARP) and the emerging Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) technology. Finally, the students will have the opportunity to interact with leading researchers in the field.

Local/ International Partners

The Program is offered in collaboration with the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the Institute of Sensor Systems (ISS) at the Ohio State University.

Who should attend/Target Market

• Fresh graduates with demonstrated potential to conduct cutting edge research in the area or the desire to broaden their knowledge in wireless technologies.

• The technical staff of the mobile operators.

• The technical staff of international wireless equipment manufacturers.

• R&D engineers at emerging wireless start-ups.

Program Outcomes

Graduates will have the vision and the knowledge to provide innovation and technical leadership in the wireless industry.  They will also be capable of leading the region in this area of competing at the international level.  In addition, graduates will have the skills to become world-class researchers who can make fundamental contributions to the wireless networking area.

Faculty

The program faculty consists of some of the best recognized educators in the world from NU and Ohio State University.

Curriculum

The M.Sc program is composed of 36 credit hours. Nine of which will be devoted to a project or twelve to a M.Sc thesis. The program includes one elective course (three hours) in Management of Curriculum. Students are expected to finish the degree in 4 semesters (9 credit hours each) as outlined in the following example:

Semester 1:       Stochastic Processes, Information Theory, Management of Technology.

Semester 2:       Digital Communication, Circuit Design for Wireless Communication, M.Sc. Thesis (Project) Research.

Semester 3:       Principles of Wireless Communication, Advanced Coding and Signal Processing, M.Sc Thesis (Project) Research.

Semester 4:       Wireless Networking, Antennas and Propagation (or Circuit Design-II), M.Sc Thesis (Project) Research.

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Master of Communication and Information Technology – Information Security

Program Description

In today’s technology-driven economies, activities like business and financial transactions, government administration and education are increasingly dependent on technology infrastructures and therefore on information security. The program addresses the growing need in Egypt for information security specialists that possess a balance of technical knowledge and business skills. The curriculum is designed to provide background, insights, and technical coverage of key elements of information security, while equipping students with the analytical methods and management practices to succeed as security professionals. Students will learn how to assess the information security risks facing an organization, and what are the most effective techniques to protect against them.

Local/ International Partners

Local partners include the Egyptian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA), and the IT industry development Authority (ITIDA). International partners include a group of world renowned institutions from well recognized universities in USA, Canada and Europe.

Who should attend/Target Market

The program is targeting IT professionals, system managers, and network administrators, who seek to develop their knowledge of the information security. Prospective students in the program are typically from computer science, or computer engineering backgrounds. An experience and background in the IT/system/network administration is highly recommended.

Sectors benefiting from the program include government organizations, public, and private companies, banks and financial institutions, and any organization using information technology.

Program Outcomes

Graduates of the program will be able to:

• Handle the planning, acquisition, and development, of a secure information infrastructure in an organization

•  Assess the vulnerability, risks, and threats of an organization’s information systems

• Respond to security emergencies and incidents

• Assess the impact of the legal environment, and information security policies on organizational objectives.

Faculty

The program faculty consists of professors from North American, and European institutions as well as NU professors specialized in information security.

Curriculum

The program consists of 36 credits of courses, normally completed in 4 semesters. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded education and are divided into three categories:

• Core CIT courses providing foundation and breadth by covering software, hardware, and system concepts.

• Specialized courses covering a variety of topics including computer security, network security, software security, cryptography, risk assessment, incident handling, and legal and regulatory aspects of security.

• Business and management of technology electives providing students with business and management skills necessary in today’s business word.

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Master of Communication and Information Technology  (MCIT)

The general CIT track follows the same structure, and requirements of the  specialized tracks while providing students with the flexibility of selecting courses from the different tracks.

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