SYLLABUS

CITA 330 EMERGING IT APPLICATIONS

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

SUBJECT DETAILS:
A.

NAME

EMERGING IT APPLICATIONS

B.

SUBJECT

CITA 330

C.

CODE
ETCS CREDITS

D.

US CREDITS
SUBJECT

3
Compulsory

E.

STATUS
TEACHER

Emir Kremi

J.

Telephone number
Email
Cabinet
Consultations
Duration of the

K.
L.

course
Semester
Active lessons:

N.

Description of

emir.kremic@aubih.edu
Emir Kremic any time upon student request
15 weeks
Fall 2016
Lectures: 45 hrs
Other activities: 90 hrs of out of classroom preparation

O.

Prerequisite(s)

This is an advanced study of emerging IT applications. The course

encompasses the development of XML (Extensible Markup
Language) applications, multimedia technology including
graphics, audio, animation, video, presentations, desktop publishing,
web publishing, and input technologies including speech and
writing recognition. The course will also include additional topics
regarding the newest IT applications.
None

P.

Corequisite(s)

None

Q.

Learning

Alter this subject, students will be able to:

Develop XML code and manipulate web data
design XML DTD (Document Type Definition) / scheme
and transformation for creating a simple language for XML
implement XHTML and RSS documents
understand multimedia basics - graphics / audio/
animations / video / presentations / desktop publishing / web
publishing
work with multimedia surroundings using the chosen
software package

the course

Objectives

R.

T.
U.
V.

Literature

Teaching
methods
Equipment
Grading method

demonstrate speech/handwriting recognition techniques in

Microsoft Office
illustrate examples of the latest development of IT
applications
Compulsory:
XML in 69 Minutes a Day, Linda and Al McKinnon
Additional:

Marvin Minsky, The Emotion Machines

To be announce and given during lectures

Lectures, interactive method, case studies, consultations prior to
examinations and seminar papers
A connected computer laboratory with VM-ware workstations

GRADING SYSTEM at AUBiH

Applicable from 01 February 2013
BiH and ECTS
USA

X.

Grading criteria /
methods

Percentage

Letter
grade
(USA)

Grade
point
average
(GPA)

10

95 100

92 94
89 91
85 88

AB+
B

3.7
3.5
3

80 84
75 79

BC+

2.7
2.5

63 74

61 62
58 60
54 57

CD+
D

1.7
1.5
1

0 53

Letter
grade
(ECTS)

Number
grade
(BiH)

Undergraduate UPDATED on 7 SEP. 2016

Description

Minimum

RANGE

Criteria

and Maximum Values

(Min-Max)

for this
Syllabus

0% - 1%

1. Case Study #1

2% - 5%

2.

Mandatory
Case Study #2

2% - 5%

3.

Group Presentation # 1

2% - 5%

4.

Group Homework, Each assignment

is worth
Group Project

2% - 5%

NAP Non-Academically Assessed Practice

0% - 01%
1.

Professor guided Excursion

Sub-Total
GAP Group Assessed Participation
20% - 25%

5.

2% - 5%

Sub-Total

20

SAT Student Assessed Tasks

25% - 35%

1. Demonstration of Research Capability

Mandatory
2. Demonstration of Digital Source
Capacity
Mandatory
3. Case Study #3
Mandatory
4. Case Study #4

2% - 4%

2% - 4%

2% - 10%

10

2% - 5%

5.

Individual Project or Presentation

2% - 5%

6.

Individual Project or Portfolio

2% - 5%

Lab* or Other Assessment **

Homework Each Assessment
Sub-Total

2% - 5%

7.

2
25

PACK Professionally Assessed Core

Knowledge
54% - 65%

1. Chapter Test or Quiz #1

Mandatory
2. Chapter Test or Quiz #2
Mandatory
3. Chapter Test or Quiz #3
Mandatory
4. Lab, Portfolio, or Final Project

5% - 15%

5% - 15%

5% - 15%

5% - 15%

5.

Other Assessment

6. Mid-Term
Mandatory
7. Final Exam
Mandatory
Sub-Total

5% - 15%
15% - 25%

15

20% - 30%

20
55

Visiting Guest Lecture Series***

Mandatory attendance for All Students
Student Services will administer a Deduction
of 1% for each lecture missed by the student.
CDC Seminars Minimum of 3 per semester
Mandatory Attendance for Juniors and Seniors
only
Student Services will administer a Deduction
of 1% for each Seminar missed by the student.
DL students will be provided with opportunity
for DL attendance of workshops.
Externships: Mandatory for all Juniors and
Seniors
Student Services will administer the correction
to Final Grade based on the Table in the
Student Handbook -10% to +10%. Externship
grades will not be applied to failing (F)
courses.
Total

100%

100

* Visiting Guest Lectures Series All students are required to attend Visiting
Guest Lectures. . There is a 1% reduction in Final Grade for each Guest
Lecture not attended
** CDC Seminars Pertains ONLY to Junior (3 rd) and Senior (4th) (year)
students; These students are required to attend a minimum of 3
seminars/workshops in a semester. There is a reduction of 1% in Final
Grade for each CDC Seminar not attended with a maximum 3% loss in
grade.
*** Externship (Presence) Pertains ONLY to Junior (3 rd) and Senior (4th)
(year) students; Students must attend Externship regularly. TWO WEEKS
prior to the end of a semester CDC will email the final grades to
professors for all students on Externship.
**** Labs Use if applicable for those courses that include Laboratory part
and /or hours.
***** Other Professor may include additional Student Assessments.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS: Attendance

Please note that Attendance category is not listed above. However
Attendance to all lectures/classes is MANDATORY. As stated in Students
Handbook, AY 2016/17: The AUBiH policy on absences is that students are
allowed two excused absences per semester in each course. For each
unexcused absence a student will have 2% deducted from the total
(percentage) grade. Dismissal from a course may result from unexcused
absenteeism. A grade of F (5) will be recorded for a student.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS:
Externships
All Juniors and Seniors are required to fulfill Externship requirements. To start
an Externship, the student must pick up and complete Externship forms from
Student Services. All semester grades are affected by Externship regardless of
the degree or Course ID. Students may choose to find their own Externship and
are rewarded for their diligence by the grading curve in the Student handbook.
Students that receive their Externship thru AUBiH are graded according to the
Table in the Student Handbook. Professors are responsible to enter grades for
each student in the AUBIH ONLINE system in a timely manner. The Student
Services department will enter any deductions for Missed Guest Lectures,
Missed CDC Workshops and Externships, based on documentation from the
University, Hosting Company or Organization in Week 16.
All exams and papers submitted will be verified with Ephorus software for
plagiarism. In the case of plagiarism, student will get 0 for the exam or
paper. If a student repeats plagiarism or performs cheating, student will be
automatically given zero for the entire course and are subject to Academic
Sanctions.
All online students are required to check and access their assignments at least
twice a week. Record of their activity will serve as a proof for taking
attendance.

Y.

Topical Outline
1.

Introduction

week
2. week

Future web technologies

3. week

Collective intelligence

4. week
5. week
6. week
7. week
8. week

Cloud Computing
Software services SaaS, Platform Services
Social networks
Mobile web platform
General impacts and success stories

S.
T.
U.

9. week
10. week

Open innovation

11. week

Artificial intelligence in software development

12. week
13. week
14. week
15. week
Additional
information
Course delivery
mode
Date Syllabus
Was Last
Reviewed

Component Examples, OpenAPIs, and Advanced Mashups

Semantic reasoning
Taking Enterprise Application Integration Into The Cloud

Final project presentation

Final project presentation review for final
Course delivered in a Classroom and Online.
September 2016