The Virtual University of Pakistan is offering following diploma programs

DIPLOMAS

The Virtual University of Pakistan is offering following diploma programs:

(a)        Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration

(b)        Diploma in Computer Science and Information Technology

(a)       PGD Business Admin (POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION)  

Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration equips the students and in-service employees to meet the challenges and opportunities of the corporate world. The main focus of the program is to provide management-cum-computer education to in-service employees and interested students. It strengthens the management and leadership capabilities of students. The program provides balanced coverage of the various aspects of Business and Management that will allow the diploma holders to meet the challenge of today's technology. Candidates after obtaining diploma can continue Master of Business Administration Program of the university.

DURATION:

It is a one-year duration program that comprises of two semesters. Each semester has 18 weeks duration.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelors’ degree from a recognized university/institute in any discipline with at least 45 percent marks. Candidate having less than 45 percent marks is firstly required to qualify Zero semester.

ASSESSMENT OF STUDY PROGRESS:

The students’ study progress evaluation mechanism is based on continuous assessment throughout the semester by giving assignments, on-line quizzes, Graded Moderated Discussion Boards (GMDBs), mid-term and final term exams. The mid-term and final term exams are conducted at VU’s designated centers and usually count for 80 to 85% of the total marks for a course.

AWARD OF DIPLOMA:

To be eligible for the award of Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration students are required to complete course work program (minimum two semesters) of at least 36 credit hour’s course work with minimum CGPA 2.00 out of 4.

Course Exemption: No course exemption is allowed.

COURSES OF STUDY:

The candidates are required to complete the following scheme of study of Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration within the duration of at least two semesters.

Semester 1

Code	Course  Title	Type	Cr. hrs
CS101	Introduction to Computing	Required	3
MGT101	Financial Accounting	Required	3
MGT301	Principles of Marketing	Required	3
MGT501	Human Resource Management	Required	3
MGT503	Principles of Management	Required	3
MTH302	Business Mathematics & Statistics	Required	3

Semester 2

Code	Course Title	Type	Cr hrs
ECO401	Economics	Required	3
ENG301	Business Communication	Required	3
MKT501	Marketing Management	Required	3
MGT411	Money & Banking	Required	3
IT430	E-Commerce	Required	3
CS507	Information Systems	Required	3

Conversion of PGD-Business Admin towards MBA:

Postgraduate Diploma holders would have the choice to continue MBA Program according to admission eligibility criteria of the University by additionally qualifying remaining courses.

FEE STRUCTURE:

Fee for student within Pakistan		Fee for student outside Pakistan†
Admission Fee	Rs. 2,500 one time	Admission & Registration Fee	US $110   one time

VU:MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science is a research based degree program being offered by Department of Computer Science at Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar,Multan,Gujranwala and Sialkot. The program is designed to produce academicians and professionals of high quality throughout the country. Course work designed for MS in Computer Science provides a breadth based knowledge of the field whereas the specialization equips the students with in-depth knowledge of a specific area of computer science.

Duration

It is a two-year duration program spread over four semesters. Each semester has 18 weeks duration.

Eligibility Requirements

16-year education i.e., BS in Computer Science/ BS in Information Technology/ Bachelor of Computer Science (Hons)/ Master of Computer Science/ Master of Information Technology/ M.Sc. (Computer Science) from a recognized institution. Candidate must have at least CGPA 2.50 out of 4 or first division wherein GPA system not implemented (Note: Limited seats are available on merit basis).

Each candidate is required to pass the NTS – GAT-General test (with minimum 50% marks). Candidate already qualified NTS-GAT-General has to attach attested photocopy of valid NTS result with their admission form, otherwise select one of the following centers where you intend to appear of NTS test scheduled at to be held on September 26. 2010 Sunday at 10 AM by the University.

1) Gujranwala  2) Islamabad  3) Lahore  4) Karachi  5) Peshawar

For detailed information about NTS Test (GAT-General) visit NTS website http://www.nts.org.pk/GAT/GAT.asp . Virtual University of Pakistan arranges NTS Test (GAT-General) at the time of MS (CS) admission (for detail www.vu.edu.pk ) for those that have not yet qualified NTS-Test for VU MSCS Admission. Test will be held at the VU designated centers.

Assessment of Study Progress

The students’ study progress evaluation mechanism is based on continuous assessment throughout the semester by giving assignments, online quizzes, Graded Moderated Discussion Boards (GMDBs), mid-term and final term examinations.

Award of Degree

For the award of the Master of Science in Computer Science degree, a student is required to complete the 24-credit hours course work program and six-credit hour thesis research with minimum CGPA of 3.00 out of 4.00.

Courses of Study

Following are the courses of MS (CS) program. The courses may be revised from time to time as a result of continuous review to bring them at par with courses being taught at top class foreign universities. While reviewing the courses, need of local industry and job market is also given full consideration. MS (CS) program is 30-credit hours program comprised of followings:

Click here  to View Study Scheme of MS in Computer Science

(Note: If the schedule of courses pursued by a candidate does not provide adequate background for the degree course, which he/she intends to take up, he/she may be required to make up the deficiency by taking one or more additional course (s) of deficiency level as may be prescribed by the University).

Fee Structure

Fee payable at the time of submission of admission application form is Rs. 16,700/- (includes admission fee, registration fee, security, fall semester enrolment fee and NTS test fee). If a candidate has already qualified NTS-GATS-General test then NTS fee Rs. 700/- will be adjusted later. Details of fee structure are as under:

Fee Structure	Amount (Rs.)
Admission Fee (Once)	5,000/-
Registration Fee (Once)	2,000/-
Security Fee (Once, refundable)	5,000/-
NTS-GATS-General Test Fee	700/-
Enrollment Fee/Semester	4,000/-
Tuition Fee/credit hour	2,500/-
Thesis Fee	14,000/-
Fee payable with Admission Application Form is Rs. 16,700/-

Semester Schedule (Fall 2010)  

Last date to file admission application form:       September 17, 2010

NTS-GAT-General Test:                                     September 26, 2010

Display of Admission Merit List:                         October 2, 2010

Orientation & Commencement of Classes:          October 4, 2010

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Virtual university

A virtual university provides higher education programs through electronic media, typically the Internet. Some are bricks-and-mortar institutions that provide online learning as part of their extended university courses while others solely offer online courses. They are regarded as a form of distance education. The goal of virtual universities is to provide access to the part of the population who would not be able to attend a physical campus, for reasons such as distance - where students live too far from a physical campus to attend regular classes; and the need for flexibility – some students need the flexibility to study at home whenever it is convenient for them to do so.
Some of these organizations exist only as loosely tied combines of universities, institutes or departments that together provide a number of courses over the Internet, television or other media, that are separate and distinct from programs offered by the single institution outside of the combine. Others are individual organizations with a legal framework, yet are named "virtual" because they appear only on the Internet, without a physical location aside from their administration units. Still other virtual universities can be organized through specific or multiple physical locations, with or without actual campuses to receive program delivery through technological media that is broadcast from another location where professors give televised lectures.
Program delivery in a virtual university is administered through information communication technology such as web pages, e-mail and other networked sources.

History

The defining characteristic of all forms and generations of distance education is the separation of student and teacher in time and space. Distance education can be seen as the precursor to online learning. Before the advent of virtual universities, many higher education institutions offered some distance education through print-based correspondence courses. These courses were often referred to as a “course in a box”.^[1] These have been developed so that students can obtain almost immediate feedback from professors and online tutors through e-mails or online discussions.
When the term “virtual” was first coined in the computational sense, it applied to things that were simulated by the computer, like virtual memory. Over time, the adjective has been applied to things that physically exist and are created or carried on by means of computers.^{[citation needed]}
The Open University in the United Kingdom was the world’s first successful distance teaching university.^{[citation needed]} It was founded in the 1960s on the belief that communications technology could bring high quality degree-level learning to people who had not had the opportunity to attend campus universities.^[2] The idea for a “wireless university” was first discussed at the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) by the educationalist and historian J.C. Stobbart. From these early beginnings more ideas came forth until finally the Labour Party under the leadership of Harold Wilson formed an advisory committee to establish an Open University.
With the goal of bringing higher education to all those who wanted to access it, the committee came up with various scenarios before settling on the name Open University. The first idea floated in the UK was to have a “teleuniversity” which would combine broadcast lectures with correspondence texts and visits to conventional universities. In the “teleuniversity” scenario courses are taught on the radio and television and in fact many universities adopted the use of this technology for their distance education courses. The name “teleuniversity” morphed into the "University of Air” which still had the same goal of reaching the lower income groups who did not have access to higher education. The name “University of Air” did not stick and by the time the first students were admitted in January 1971 the name had become what it is today “Open University”. OU proved that it was possible to teach university-level courses to students at a distance.
By 1980, total student numbers at OU had reached 70,000 and some 6,000 people were graduating each year. The 1980s saw increased expansion continue as more courses and subject areas were introduced; as the importance of career development grew, so the university began to offer professional training courses alongside its academic programmes. By the mid-nineties the OU was using the internet. As of 2008, more than 180,000 students were interacting with OU online from home.
The idea of a virtual university as an institution that used computers and telecommunications instead of buildings and transport to bring students and teachers together for university courses was first published in 1995 by John Tiffin and Lalita Rajasingham in their book "In Search Of the Virtual Class: Education in an Information Society" (London and New York, Routledge). It was based on a joint research project at Victoria University of Wellington that ran from 1986-1996. Called the virtual class laboratory it used dedicated telecommunication systems to make it possible for students to attend class virtually or physically and was at first supported by a number of telecommunication organisations. Its purpose was to seek the critical factors in using ICT for university level education. In 1992 the virtual class lab moved onto the Internet and in 1995 The Open University of Catalonia became the first virtual university totally dependent on telecommunications and computers.
A number of other universities were involved in the late eighties in pioneering initiatives and experiments were conducted between Victoria University in New Zealand, the University of Hawaii, Ohio State University and Waseda University to try and conduct classes and courses at an international level via telecommunications. This led to the concept of a Global Virtual University