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About the Program
The Dept. of Information Technology, at the Institute of Engineering and Management (IEM), Salt Lake, Kolkata came into existence in 1999 with a Vision “To produce Creators of Creative Technological Solutions” for the benefit of Engineering, Science and Technology and the Nation on a larger scale. It has always strived to fulfill its Mission to impart Value Based Education and promote Research and Development at the International level.
The Dept. of Information Technology has received Accreditation twice by the NBA and has since been running its programs successfully.
The Dept. of Information Technology began with its first batch of 40 students for the B.Tech Course. The student intake for the Under Graduate Course gradually increased from 40 to 60 seats in 2001 and presently admits 120.
The Department achieved another feather in its cap with the initiation of the Post Graduate Course (M.Tech) in 2011. Since its inception, the Dept. of Information Technology has been strengthening its resources and providing state of the art facilities to foster the spirit of learning and development of professional skills.
The IT Dept. makes full utilisation of its 7 Laboratories in its attempt to put into practice theoretical concepts and getting the students industry ready. It also encourages students to take up challenging projects and internships at the National and International level in order to fine-tune their technical skills.
The Dept provides opportunities for them to join various student chapters such as NEN, SPIE, and OSA etc. in addition to other extracurricular activities. It has opened avenues to promote Entrepreneurship among students and instill in them the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility. In its attempt to pursue excellence and explore greener pastures, the Dept. hosts a strong team of qualified and experienced Faculty Members who work in co-ordination with the budding engineers.
VISION OF THE PROGRAM
The Department of Information Technology at IEM Kolkata strives to achieve excellence in academics, innovation, research, and student development. It is well-equipped to tackle novel challenges in this fast-evolving era of Information Technology through research and entrepreneurial initiatives, thereby creating true value for society.
The department is internationally recognized in distinctive areas of education and research, driven by a professional and technology-oriented focus, based on a culture of innovation and excellence.
MISSION OF THE PROGRAM
To assist students in understanding and enjoying the seamless nature of knowledge, encouraging them to apply acquired knowledge to practical use, ensuring they become socially responsible individuals sought after for their leadership qualities.
To foster creativity, innovation, and excellence through an example-based teaching-learning process imparted in the most simple and understandable way.
To continuously upgrade knowledge bases, improve infrastructure, adopt the latest technological tools, and update curricula based on periodic stakeholder feedback, enabling students to meet professional requirements and expectations.
Programme Educational Objectives (PEO)
1. PEO1
To provide students with good breadth of outcome based knowledge in mathematical, scientific, computing and basic engineering fundamentals necessary to formulate, analyze and solve hardware/software engineering problems and/or also to pursue advanced study or research.
2. PEO2
To educate students with proficiency in core areas of Information Technology and related engineering so as to comprehend engineering trade-offs, analyze, design, and synthesize data and technical concepts to create novel products and solutions for the real life problems
3. PEO3
To instill in students a sense of high professionalism, to work as part of teams on multidisciplinary projects and diverse professional environments, needed for a successful professional career and relate engineering issues to the society, global economy and to emerging technologies
4. PEO4
To provide our students with a learning environment consciousness of the life-long learning process, to develop effective oral and written communication skills and to introduce them to written ethical codes and guidelines, show leadership and entrepreneurship and exhibit good citizenship.
Program Outcomes (PO)
1. Engineering knowledge
An ability to apply knowledge of computing, mathematics including discrete mathematics, probability, statistics, science and engineering fundamentals appropriate to the discipline.
2. Problem analysis
An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to organize, analyze and interpret data to produce meaningful conclusions and recommendations.
3. Design/development of solutions
An ability to design, implement, and evaluate a computer-based system, process, component, or program to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.
4. Conduct investigations of complex problems
An ability to analyze, identify, formulate and solve hardware and software based computing problems accounting for the interaction between hardware and software appropriate to its solution using current techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools.
5. The engineer and society
An ability to analyze the local and global impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and society.
6. Communication
Knowledge of contemporary issues in the social sciences and the humanities using computational tools.
7. Ethics
An understanding of professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues and responsibilities.
8. Individual and team work
An ability to function effectively individually and on teams, including diverse and multidisciplinary areas, to accomplish a common goal.
9. Modern tool usage
An ability to propose original ideas and solutions, culminating into a modern, easy to use tool, by a larger section of the society with longevity through effective communication in speech and in writing, including documentation of hardware and software systems to customers/users or peers.
10. Life-long learning
An ability to recognize the importance of professional development by pursuing postgraduate studies or face competitive examinations that offer challenging and rewarding careers in computing globally.
11. Project management and finance
An ability to apply engineering and management knowledge and techniques to estimate time and resources needed to compconste a technical project.
12. Environment and sustainability
An ability to have an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset to apply knowledge of engineering and management to one’s own surrounding environments.
Program Specific Outcomes (PSO)
1. PS01
An ability to analyse problem, design algorithm, identify and define the computing requirements appropriate to its solution and implement them in the field of Algorithms, Database, Networking, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Security and Blockchain and many other cutting edge fields of study of computer based systems of varying complexity.
2. PS02
Anticipate the changing direction of information technology and evaluate and communicate the likely utility of new technologies to an individual or organization for performing tasks related to Research, Training and Management to meet desired needs.
3. PS03
Ability to develop and effectively integrate IT-based solutions into the user environment.