Department of applied computing and IT

Senior Lecturer

Department of Applied Computing and IT

Head of Department

Dr. Samali V. Mlay

Email: smlay@mubs.ac.ug

Message from the head of Department

The Department of Applied Computing & Information Technology is an academic unit under the Faculty of Computing and Informatics of Makerere University Business School. The department evolved from the original Department of Business Computing as the mother department of the Computing Faculty. Applied Computing and IT, as the name espouses exists to support the application of Information and Communication Technologies in Business Operations. The department undertakes academic research, teaching, and consultancy in the areas of Information Technology, Information Systems, Applied Computing, Business Information Systems, ICT for Development, and ICT in relation to Sustainable Development Goals, among other spheres of study.

Our mandate is to positively contribute to the strategic intent of Makerere University Business School, by being the leading academic unit in ICT-related research, enable the future of our students, support the growth of an ICT-enabled Business ecosystem and engender the creation and application of cutting-edge technologies that have become the anchor of business operations in the region and the globe. As an academic unit in Makerere University Business School, we promote quality teaching and lecturing, relevant academic research, academic leadership and publication among staff, integrity and the highest level of ethics in the learning and assessment process.

Programmes in the Department