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University Of Pune
Syllabus for Master Of Computer Applications (M.C.A) MCA (Part I ) From Academic Year 2008-2009 MCA (Part II ) From Academic Year 2009-2010 MCA (Part III ) From Academic Year 2010-2011
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Introduction:
1. The name of the programme shall be Master Of Computer Application (M.C.A) Integrated. 2. The knowledge and skills required planning; designing and build Complex Application Software Systems are highly valued in all industry sectors including business, health, education and the arts. The basic objective of the education of the Masters programme in Computer Application (M.C.A) is to provide to the country a steady stream of the necessary knowledge, skills and foundation for acquiring a wide range of rewarding careers into the rapidly expanding world of the Information Technology. 3. The Job Opportunities are: 1. Many graduates begin their career as a junior programmer and, after some experience, are promoted as system analysts. Other seek entrepreneurial role in the computer world as independent business owners, software authors, consultants, or suppliers of systems and equipments. Career opportunities exist in such areas as management software and hardware sales, technical writing, training others on computer, consulting, software development and technical support. 2. Application areas include transaction processing (such as order processing, airline reservations, banking system), accounting functions, sales analysis, games, forecasting and simulation, database management, decision support and data communications. 4. Specific elective courses to be offered in functional areas have to depend on student preferences, faculty availability and needs of the user systems in the region in which the educational institution is located 5. The M.C.A program is a mix of computer-related and general business courses. The computer related courses use microcomputers to introduce standard techniques of programming; the use of software packages including word processors, spreadsheets and databases; system analysis and design Tools. The general business courses include the functional areas of management like accounting, sales, purchase, inventory, and production. The course would emphasis the study and creation of business applications, rather than more programming. This would emphasize on domain knowledge