The Department of Computer Applications offers skill-enhancing add-on courses that supplement the MCA curriculum and bridge the gap between academia and industry. These courses are delivered through internal and external resources, including the Centre for Future Skills (CFS), FISAT. Students who successfully complete the courses are awarded certificates.

Certification Courses offered through CFS, FISAT

The Centre for Future Skills (CFS), FISAT offers industry-oriented certification courses in emerging technologies and professional skill domains. These programmes provide practical, hands-on learning aligned with current industry requirements and enable students to pursue globally recognized certifications. The following courses are offered to students of the department:

DevOps

• Beneficiaries: 2024 Batch – S4 MCA Students
• Resource Person: Ethnotech Academy, Bangalore
• Certification: IBM
• Course Objectives:
  • Introduce the fundamental concepts of DevOps.
  • Familiarize students with DevOps tools, technologies and automation practices.
  • Provide hands-on experience in integrating DevOps technologies through practical projects.

AWS Cloud Foundations

• Beneficiaries: 2024 Batch – S3 MCA Students
• Resource Person: Ethnotech Academy, Bangalore
• Certification: AWS Academy
• Course Objectives:
  • Introduce fundamental cloud computing concepts.
  • Familiarize students with core AWS services and cloud architecture.
  • Develop an understanding of AWS security, pricing and support models.

Java Programming

• Beneficiaries: 2025 Batch – S2 MCA Students
• Resource Person: Ethnotech Academy, Bangalore
• Course Provider: Pearson VUE
• Course Objectives:
  • Develop a strong foundation in Java programming.
  • Familiarize students with object-oriented programming concepts.
  • Enable students to develop basic Java-based applications.

HTML5 Application Development

• Beneficiaries: 2025 Batch – S1 MCA Students
• Resource Person: Ethnotech Academy, Bangalore
• Course Provider: Pearson VUE
• Course Objectives:
  • Introduce HTML5 and modern web development concepts.
  • Develop skills for designing and developing web applications.
  • Provide practical experience in building web pages using HTML5 technologies.

JavaScript

• Beneficiaries: 2025 Batch – S2 Integrated MCA Students
• Resource Person: Ethnotech Academy, Bangalore
• Course Provider: Pearson VUE
• Course Objectives:
  • Introduce JavaScript programming fundamentals.
  • Develop skills in client-side web programming.
  • Enable students to create interactive and dynamic web applications.

HTML & CSS

• Beneficiaries: 2025 Batch – S1 Integrated MCA Students
• Resource Person: Ethnotech Academy, Bangalore
• Course Provider: Pearson VUE
• Course Objectives:
  • Introduce the fundamentals of HTML and CSS.
  • Develop skills in webpage structure, styling and responsive design.
  • Enable students to design and develop modern websites.

Department-Initiated Add-On Courses

The department offers the following add-on courses to enhance students’ technical skills and industry readiness:

Digital Image Processing with OpenCV

• Beneficiaries: 2024 Batch – S3 MCA Students
• Resource Person: Ms. Senu Abi
• Course Objectives:
  • Explain how digital images are formed, represented and stored.
  • Introduce concepts such as pixels, color spaces, resolution and bit depth.
  • Familiarize students with common image processing techniques and their applications using OpenC

Object-Oriented Modelling and Design

• Beneficiaries: 2024 Batch – S3 MCA, 2023 Batch – S3 MCA
• Resource Person: Dr Rose Mary Mathew
• Course Objectives:
  • Introduce object-oriented modelling and design concepts.
  • Familiarize students with object-oriented data and systems.
  • Develop skills in representing systems using UML diagrams such as state, activity and use-case diagrams.
  • Provide knowledge that can be applied in mini and main project development.

Generative AI

• Beneficiaries: 2025 Batch – S2 MCA Students
• Resource Person: Ms. Sona Mary Louis
• Course Objectives:
  • To understand the fundamentals of Generative Artificial Intelligence.
  • To familiarize students with modern Generative AI models and tools.
  • To develop skills in prompt engineering and AI-assisted content generation.

Data Visualization using Power BI

• Beneficiaries: 2024 Batch – S2 MCA Students
• Resource Person: Ms. Sona Mary Louis
• Course Objectives:
  • Introduce fundamental concepts of data visualization.
  • Develop skills in creating effective data visualizations.
  • Enable students to design and implement interactive visualizations using Power BI.

Basics of Accounting

• Beneficiaries: 2024 Batch, 2025 Batch – S1 MCA Students
• Resource Person: Mr. Nithin Rajan
• Course Objectives:
  • Explain the purpose and role of accounting in business.
  • Introduce key accounting principles such as accrual, consistency and going concern.
  • Familiarize students with essential accounting terms including assets, liabilities, equity, revenue and expenses.