NUST eLearning

The main aim of this course is to introduce students to the theories and models that inform the field of communication studies. They will learn about the theories, models, and conceptual tools that can be used to explain communication phenomena. The students will be exposed to the history of communication theories and models. The ultimate goal is to help students appreciate the relevance of communication theories in research and how these conceptual tools can be used to inform practice.

This course aims to support students to acquire a deepened understanding of relevant Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) principles and components, and the necessary skills, strategies and tools for the effective development and management of communal conservancies, community forests (CFs) and Basin Management Committees (BMCs).

Computer Architecture and Organization aims to develop a deeper understanding of the hardware environment upon which all of computing is based, and how a hardware layer is interfaced to the software layers that comprise the applications that perform modern computing. Students need to understand computer architecture to develop programmes that can achieve high performance through a programmer’s awareness of hardware functional components, their characteristics and limitations. In selecting a system to use, students should be able to understand the trade-offs among various components, such as CPU clock speed, cycles per instruction, memory size, and average memory access time

This course aims at providing the students with the understanding of elements and technologies used by carrier networks (ISP) to provide services such as telephony, Internet and television to individuals. The course also addresses the problem of external routing and the implementation of quality of service by resource reservation or by traffic engineering in the networks. 

The course is designed to provide students with advanced knowledge and approaches to manage correctional facilities successfully. Special emphasis is directed toward applying concepts to the management of multi-focused institutions that provide for security and rehabilitation programmes. The course further enables students to manage the overall correctional operations, including the facility setting, offenders, and staff. Additionally, students will be able to discuss and examine emerging contemporary issues, such as developing correctional staff as human service professionals, community alternatives to incarceration, privatisation, and other emerging issues.

The course aims to provide the students with the necessary skills and associated knowledge to understand the importance of counselling and career guidance in different educational setups. The course will further equip students to explore the talents and potential of their learners, while preparing them for life in the 21st century, and strengthen students’ ability to use counselling skills in assisting learners with learning and other related problems.

This course is about the fundamentals of pastry, bakery and desserts preparation in a commercial environment. It will expose you to important aspects that you need to know to successfully run a catering outlet in a hospitality establishment. However, it should be stressed that this course only covers the theoretical aspects and need to be taught concurrently with the course Applied Culinary Arts 1: Pastry, Bakery and Desserts ACP 610S which solely takes place in the kitchen. Without doing the practical course at the same time, which will apply all the knowledge and skills learned in this course a full comprehension of the course will not be reached. You would agree that you cannot bake “with a book and a pen” as you need to go into a kitchen and really do it.

The aim of the course is to impart knowledge and skills to enable students to manage a DBMS in order to optimise its use, administer users, create an operational database and properly manage the various structures in an effective and efficient manner including performance monitoring, secure databases as well as plan and implement recovery strategies. The course provides a hands-on administrative approach using current relational DBMSs.