Case Study- Muscat College

Muscat College Case Study

The college was established in 1997, and it currently has around 700 students and needs to expand with more departments and students.

After analyzing the various objectives of the college, the current problems and the demand in the market for the new specializations, I have made some necessary proposals to help overcome the problems and reach the desired goals and objectives outlined.

There is a demand in the job market to recruit students with Bachelors in Honors degree from reputed Colleges in ministries and in private sectors. The areas of specializations are Networking and Management.

Strategic decisions are as follows for introducing the two departments in the college:

- Affliation with Bath University which is in the UK for 5 years for the Managemnt course. The college management should visit the university in person so that they get a better view of the teaching methods of the college.

- Affiliation with University of Luitton which is in the UK as well for 5 years for the Networking course.

- Infrastructure : Construction of a new building for the two new departments which are networking and management, since our current infrasturcute will not be enough to fit in the students.

- We require 3 fully equipped computer labs which include 20 computers, a laser printer and a high resolution projector.

- Fiften classrooms with student desks and comfortable chairs.

- Central AC system.

- A contract with Omantel for ADSL , CPS and Wifi services with networking around the college. ADSL enables the student to have simultaneous online tasks and can send and receive large files. Features of the CPS:

1. Is the world's largest Managed Data Network

2. More protocol conversion capabilities than any other network services provider.

3. Greater range of accesses speeds.

4. Over 5000 nodes worldwide

5. Direct access to more than 90% of the world's business centers.

6. A single supplier for information, service and trouble-shooting worldwide.

7. Enhanced network security

- Wifi servies are enable you to use the internet anywhere around the college.

- Recruitment of staff for the new courses. As the college is introducing the 2 new courses , we don't have the lecturers who are qualified to teach these 2 courses. We require 4 lecturers for the management course and 3 for the networking course. The lecturer will be appointed only if he/she has a Master's degree in networking or management or information technology with at least seven years work experience at a reputed college or university.

Tactical:

Issue Budget

Affiliation with Bath University for management

RO 7500 per year

Affiliatin with Luitton Unversity for networking RO 7500 per year

Intrastucture:

Building inclding payment to contractor

Electricity and plumbing

Computers

Laser Printers

Projectors

RO 15,000

RO 5000

RO 3000

RO 1500

RO 1000

Omantel :

ADSL services

CPS

Wifi

Installation charge: RO 15

Monthly : RO 120

Port installation charge: RO 100 ( one time)

Network connection subscription: RO 155

Setup charges : RO 100

Lecturers RO 1000 with medical and electricity and water bills paid.

Operational:

- Maintainance of the class rooms and computer labs, which involves cleaning, and keeping a check on the equipment if they are all in place not.

- The structure for the management course offered by Bath university is as follows:

- The units offered for the networking course by luitton university are as follows:

Course Aim:

This programme aims to equip graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills required by organisations to design and maintain their computing networks.

Career Prospects:

There is a current labour shortage for qualified graduates in this area. Typical Careers will be: LAN/WAN Administrator, Help Desk Manager, Network Engineer, WAN Architect, or Security Specialist.

Delivery Mode:

Either full-time or part-time.

Course Structure:

Level Zero

Semester: 1

1. Introduction to Computers

2. Computer Systems and Information Processing

3. English Language and Academic Skills

4. Fundamentals of Algorithms & Data Structures

Level One

Semester: 1 Semester: 2

1. Communication Systems I

2. Object Oriented Programming

3. Intensive Academic Reading

4. Mathematics for Computing

1. Local Area Networks

2. Databases

3. Digital Logic