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2012-2013 Graduate Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Graduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Courses


 

Computer Science

  
  • COSC 6380 - Digital Image Processing

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: COSC 4393 or consent of the instructor. Digital image processing from an operational and theoretical perspective. Image acquisition, binary image processing, histograms, point operations, sampling, filtering, restoration, color, thresholding, coding.

  
  • COSC 6384 - Real-Time Systems

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: COSC 4330 or consent of instructor. Introduction to problems that may arise in real-time applications of digital computers; architecture of real-time systems; methods for real-time software design and implementation. (Term project required.)

  
  • COSC 6385 - Computer Architecture

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: COSC 4330. Elements of computer architecture: instruction set design, computer arithmetic, memory hierarchies, instruction level parallelism, SIMD, MIMD, system design and performance values.

  
  • COSC 6386 - Program Analysis and Testing

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Introduction to concepts and problems related to programcorrectness; formal basis and techniques for program analysis, program testing, test-case generation, and their applications.

  
  • COSC 6389 - Computer and Network Security

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MATH 3336 and COSC 4330, graduate standing or consent of instructor. Security attacks, mechanisms, and services. Overview of secret-key and public-key cryptography, authentication protocols and key management. Email, IP, and web security, intrusion detection and prevention systems. Firewalls, malware, protocol verification.

  
  • COSC 6390 - Internet Computing

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: COSC 4330 or consent of instructor. Introduction to Internet, including http, cgi, server-side programming including object-oriented programming, applets, abstract windowing toolkit, multithreading, event handling, security, network programming and object serialization.

  
  • COSC 6391 - Biomedical Image Analysis

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Principles and computational methods for the analysis of biomedical images. Topics include segmentation, classification, registration and validation.

  
  • COSC 6392 - Computational Physiology

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Computational modeling of macroscopic and microscopic physiological systems. Measurement of physiological variables through traditional and novel sensing methodologies.

  
  • COSC 6393 - Infrared Imaging

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Fundamentals of infrared imaging. Computational aspects of infrared video analysis and applications in biomedicine and biometrics.

  
  • COSC 6397 - Topics in Computer Science

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • COSC 6398 - Special Problems

    Cr. 1-5 per semester.
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor and approval of chair.

  
  • COSC 6399 - Master’s Thesis

    Cr. 3, 6, or 9 per semester.
  
  • COSC 6407 - Computer Organization and Programming

    Cr. 4. (3-1)
    Prerequisite: consent of the Director of Graduate Studies. Credit may not be applied toward a graduate degree. Basic computer organization; machine cycle, digital representation of data and instructions, assembly language programming, assembler, loader, macros, subroutines and program linkage. Students must make an oral presentation on aspects of the course content.

  
  • COSC 6498 - Special Problems

    Cr. 1-5 per semester.
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor and approval of chair.

  
  • COSC 6598 - Special Problems

    Cr. 1-5 per semester.
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor and approval of chair.

  
  • COSC 6699 - Master’s Thesis

    Cr. 3, 6, or 9 per semester.
  
  • COSC 6998 - Special Problems

    Cr. 9. (9-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor and approval of department chair.

  
  • COSC 7340 - Advanced Database Management

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: COSC 6340  or consent of instructor. Research topics on storage technologies, query optimization, data mining, database query languages and database applications.

  
  • COSC 7350 - Advanced Software Engineering

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: COSC 6351 . Topics in specification languages, software design methodologies, program analysis, software validation and verification, programming environments, program visualization, visual programming, software metrics, etc.

  
  • COSC 7352 - Advanced Symbolic Computing and Formal Verification

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: COSC 6352  or consent of instructor. Study of current research in symbolic computing, rewriting, automated deduction, and formal verification.

  
  • COSC 7360 - Advanced Operating Systems

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: COSC 6360  or consent of the instructor. In-depth treatment of some areas (distributed systems, I/0 subsystems, analytical models, protection and security, etc.) in operating systems. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • COSC 7363 - Advanced Artificial Intelligence

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: COSC 6368  or consent of instructor. Study of current research areas in artificial intelligence.

  
  • COSC 7364 - Advanced Parallel Computations

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: COSC 6385  and COSC 6374  or consent of instructor. An in-depth study of selected topics in parallel computations.

  
  • COSC 7369 - Advanced Theory of Computation and Formal Languages

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    (Formerly COSC 7380)

    Prerequisite: COSC 6369  or consent of the instructor. Selected advanced topics in theory of computation, formal languages, automata theory and computational complexity. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • COSC 7371 - Data Security

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: COSC 6340  or COSC 6360 , or consent of instructor. Introduction to problems related to data security; security of statistical databases; authorization mechanisms for systems with shared resources; cryptography and applications.

  
  • COSC 7372 - Advanced Computer Graphics

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: COSC 6372  or consent of the instructor. In-depth treatment of topics in computer graphics, including computer animation, photo-realistic image synthesis, volume-rendering, and other subjects of current interest. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • COSC 7373 - Advanced Computer Vision

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: COSC 6373  or consent of the instructor. In-depth treatment of computer vision, including physics-based modeling, shape from shading, motion tracking, object recognition and other subjects of current interest. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • COSC 7374 - Bioinformatics

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: COSC 6371  or consent of instructor. Advanced topics and computational approaches in the areas of gene expression data analysis and DNA sequence analysis.

  
  • COSC 7377 - Advanced Networking

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Selected topics in communication with and between computer system nodes including routing and flow control, local and wide area networking protocols, collective communication paradigms, quality of service, security, and mobile computing.

  
  • COSC 7378 - Advanced Image Computing

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: COSC 6391  or COSC 6373 . In-depth treatment of recent advances in image computing, including video analytics, object recognition, physics-based modeling, multiparameter image analysis, applications in complex systems from the domains of biometrics, surveillance, biology and medicine, and other subjects of current interests. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • COSC 7384 - Advanced Real-Time Systems

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: COSC 6384  or consent of instructor. Advanced study of the current research in the theory and techniques for the design and development of intelligent, highly fault-tolerant, and distributed realtime systems.

  
  • COSC 7385 - Advanced Computer Architecture

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: COSC 6385  or consent of the instructor. In-depth treatment in selected areas of recent developments in computer architecture.

  
  • COSC 7388 - Advanced Distributed Computing

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: COSC 6377  or consent of instructor. Selected topics from current research in parallel and distributed computing.

  
  • COSC 7397 - Advanced Topics in Computer Science

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • COSC 7399 - Master’s Thesis

    Cr. 3, 6, or 9 per semester.
  
  • COSC 7699 - Master’s Thesis

    Cr. 3, 6, or 9 per semester.
  
  • COSC 7999 - Master’s Thesis

    Cr. 3, 6, or 9 per semester.
  
  • COSC 8198 - Doctoral Research

    Cr. 1, 3, 5, 6, or 9 per semester.
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and approval of department chair.

  
  • COSC 8398 - Doctoral Research

    Cr. 1, 3, 5, 6, or 9 per semester.
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and approval of department chair.

  
  • COSC 8399 - Doctoral Dissertation

    Cr. 3, 6, or 9 per semester.
    Prerequisite: admission to candidacy as a doctoral student in computer science. Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

  
  • COSC 8598 - Doctoral Research

    Cr. 1, 3, 5, 6, or 9 per semester.
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and approval of department chair.

  
  • COSC 8698 - Doctoral Research

    Cr. 1, 3, 5, 6, or 9 per semester.
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and approval of department chair.

  
  • COSC 8699 - Doctoral Dissertation

    Cr. 3, 6, or 9 per semester.
    Prerequisite: admission to candidacy as a doctoral student in computer science. Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

  
  • COSC 8998 - Doctoral Research

    Cr. 1, 3, 5, 6, or 9 per semester.
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and approval of department chair.

  
  • COSC 8999 - Doctoral Dissertation

    Cr. 3, 6, or 9 per semester.
    Prerequisite: admission to candidacy as a doctoral student in computer science.


Curriculum & Instruction

  
  • CUIN 6198 - Independent Study

    Cr. 1-3 per semester. (1-0; 2-0; 3-0)
    Prerequisite: approval of chair. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • CUIN 6223 - Workshop

    Cr. 1-3 per semester. (1-0; 2-0; 3-0)
    A maximum of six semester hours of workshop may be applied toward a graduate degree with approval of advisor. Analysis and practical application of selected programs and/or instructional materials. May be repeated.

  
  • CUIN 6298 - Independent Study

    Cr. 1-3 per semester. (1-0; 2-0; 3-0)
    Prerequisite: approval of chair. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • CUIN 6301 - The Teaching Profession

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program. Practicum analyzing teaching and learning in educational settings; legal and ethical aspects of teaching; and curriculum structure, organization, and management in schools.

  
  • CUIN 6302 - Content Focused Teaching

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: admission QUEST 2. Teaching and learning with an advanced emphasis on content-integrated curriculum and school-based inquiry.

  
  • CUIN 6304 - Teaching English in Middle and Secondary Schools

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Selected aspects of the teaching of English language arts in middle and secondary schools.

  
  • CUIN 6307 - Social Technology of Change and Diffusion

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Exploration of the theories of technology diffusion and organizational change as well as the relevant professional practice literature. The course emphasizes the professional practices of leaders responsible for guiding change and reform efforts that focus on effective integration of information technology into organizations and schools.

  
  • CUIN 6308 - Technology in Social Education

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prepare teachers to develop an understanding and appreciation of integrating technology in social studies/social education.

  
  • CUIN 6313 - Sociocultural and Psycholinguistic Bases of Bilingual Education

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: six semester hours of Spanish or equivalent. Educational implications of language acquisitions and biculturalism among language minority groups.

  
  • CUIN 6314 - Teaching the Spanish/English Bilingual Curriculum

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: CUIN 6313  or consent of instructor. Theories and methods of curriculum development in bilingual education. Techniques for teaching content areas in Spanish. Taught in Spanish.

  
  • CUIN 6316 - Language Arts/Reading Methods in Spanish K-6

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: CUIN 6314 . Methods and materials for teaching the language arts and reading in Spanish. Taught in Spanish.

  
  • CUIN 6317 - Educational Principles of Second Language Acquisition

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Established principles and recent developments in second language acquisition and their educational applications.

  
  • CUIN 6318 - Techniques of Second Language Teaching

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Recent developments in second language teaching techniques in elementary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities.

  
  • CUIN 6319 - Instructional Design in Second Language Education

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: CUIN 6317 , ENGL 6334 , or CUIN 6318 . Instructional design based on principles of descriptive/contrastive linguistics, second language acquisition, and language proficiency assessment.

  
  • CUIN 6320 - Technology in the Classroom

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: None. Technology use in elementary and secondary schools. Emphasis on developing computer literacy skills, using applications software for teaching, and planning for the integration of technology in the school curriculum.

  
  • CUIN 6323 - Workshop

    Cr. 1-3 per semester. (1-0; 2-0; 3-0)
    A maximum of six semester hours of workshop may be applied toward a graduate degree with approval of advisor. Analysis and practical application of selected programs and/or instructional materials. May be repeated.

  
  • CUIN 6325 - Science-Technology-Society in the Science Classroom

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Study of the theories and methods necessary for the inclusion of the science-technology-society interface in the science classroom.

  
  • CUIN 6326 - Teaching Science in Grades 4-8

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Methods, materials, and laboratory experiences for science instruction in grades 4-8.

  
  • CUIN 6328 - Teaching K-12 Environmental Education

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Methods and materials for ecological and environmental education instruction in K-12 classrooms.

  
  • CUIN 6329 - Linguistics Methodology, K-12

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Instructional strategies for incorporating linguistics into vocabulary, language arts, and reading programs.

  
  • CUIN 6330 - Literacy Assessment and Instruction for Diverse Need

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Study of research-based assessment and instruction to support literacy learning among students with a wide range of strengths and needs.

  
  • CUIN 6333 - Aerospace Institute for Educators

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Study of aerospace technology and development of instructional materials for science programs.

  
  • CUIN 6334 - Mathematics for Young Children

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Design of developmentally appropriate materials and instructional methods for use with young children, ages 3 through 8.

  
  • CUIN 6335 - Social Studies Education: Teaching Processes

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: approval of advisor. Examination and application of instructional strategies for teaching social studies.

  
  • CUIN 6336 - Contemporary Literature in Social Studies

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Study in appropriate, assigned literature from the social sciences and social studies.

  
  • CUIN 6337 - Teaching Physical Science

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: admission to teacher education and those seeking certification. Methods and materials for teaching physical science at the middle and high school levels.

  
  • CUIN 6338 - Teaching Physics-Based Science

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Methods and materials for integrating physics concepts and principles into middle and high school science courses.

  
  • CUIN 6339 - Teaching About Chemicals and the Environment

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Explores the manufacture, use, environmental impact, and other issues related to chemicals in society; integrate these ideas into school science programs.

  
  • CUIN 6340 - Teaching Geometric Concepts for Grades 6-12

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Design of appropriate instructional methods, materials, and assessment techniques for teaching geometry concepts in grades 6-12.

  
  • CUIN 6341 - Teaching Mathematical Problem Solving

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Formulation on instructional strategies and procedures for teaching students to solve nonroutine mathematical problems.

  
  • CUIN 6342 - Teaching Probability and Statistics for Grades 6-12

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Formulation of appropriate methods and materials which support student development of probability and statistics concepts in grades 6-12.

  
  • CUIN 6343 - Geometry and Measurement Concepts for Grades K-5

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Development of methods and materials supporting foundational concepts of geometry and measurement during the elementary grades.

  
  • CUIN 6344 - Teaching Mathematics in Grades 4-8

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Critical analysis and implementation of current curriculum, methods, and materials for teaching mathematics in grades 4-8.

  
  • CUIN 6345 - Integrating Technology Into the Curriculum

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: Basic computer literacy. Focuses on the practical integration of technology into the elementary and secondary curriculum. Appropriate uses of technology and software will be examined and developed.

  
  • CUIN 6346 - Teaching Secondary Mathematics with Technology

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Review and application of current research in technology-enhanced secondary mathematics instruction; development of instructional products that demonstrate appropriate technology use.

  
  • CUIN 6347 - Teaching Math in Grades 7-12

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Critical analysis and implementation of current curriculum, methods, and materials for teaching mathematics in grades 7-12.

  
  • CUIN 6349 - Introduction to the Education of Gifted and Talented Students

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Perspectives and identification of instructional approaches in the education of gifted and talented students.

  
  • CUIN 6350 - Problems in Educating the Gifted and Talented Student

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: CUIN 6349 . Education practices to meet the unique needs of gifted and talented students.

  
  • CUIN 6360 - Principles of Curriculum Development

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Principles of curriculum and organization and the selection and evaluation of instructional materials. Rationale underlying major positions on those issues.

  
  • CUIN 6362 - Teaching Biology-Based Science

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Methods and materials for integrating biology concepts and principles into middle and high school science courses.

  
  • CUIN 6365 - Teacher as Researcher

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Course examines the emerging practice of “classroom teachers as researcher” including both theory and practice. Research factors such as participant research, construct validity, ecological validity, generalizability, reliability, trustworthiness, and dissemination guide students in their own action research projects.

  
  • CUIN 6370 - Affective Instruction

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Design, development, and implementation of instruction theoretically or empirically related to affective learner outcomes.

  
  • CUIN 6371 - Models of Teaching

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Empirical and theoretical examination of models of teaching based upon studies of teacher roles and role behaviors.

  
  • CUIN 6372 - Expert Teaching Methods

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Detailed examination of teaching strategies that are empirically aligned to expert teaching methods.

  
  • CUIN 6373 - Instructional Design

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: CUIN 6372  or consent of instructor. Study and application of a systems approach to the design of classroom instruction with emphasis on theoretical and empirical considerations.

  
  • CUIN 6374 - Educational Multimedia

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: CUIN 6320  or consent of instructor. Emphasis on classroom applications of digital graphics, animation, multimedia, video, and web mastering; creation of projects that merge multiple media into teaching and learning.

  
  • CUIN 6375 - Classroom Management

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: CUIN 6372  or consent of instructor. Analysis of the sociopsychological dynamics of classroom groups with emphasis on implications of behavior modification, socioemotional, and group process theories of classroom management.

  
  • CUIN 6377 - Instructional Management K-8

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: CUIN 6372  or consent of instructor. Analysis of empirical and theoretical management models which link instructional effectiveness and classroom management.

  
  • CUIN 6378 - Instructional Evaluation

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Development of understanding and skills for evaluating student progress, student achievement, and instructional effectiveness in the classroom setting. Emphasis on collecting information, former judgments, and making instructional decisions.

  
  • CUIN 6380 - Teaching Young Children

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Introduction to early childhood education; developing essential understanding and skills.

  
  • CUIN 6381 - Early Childhood Education: The Prekindergarten

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Study of the functions, philosophies, and organization of the prekindergarten.

  
  • CUIN 6382 - Curriculum Studies in Early Childhood Education

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: CUIN 6380 . Study of the development of an effective early childhood curriculum.

  
  • CUIN 6383 - Introduction to Early Childhood Research

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: none. The scientific method applied to early childhood research; decision making through design principles.

  
  • CUIN 6384 - Innovative Programs in Early Childhood Education

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: CUIN 6380 . An analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of early childhood education programs.

  
  • CUIN 6385 - Teaching Creatively with Gifted Students

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: CUIN 6349 . Analysis of creative theory, research and practices to teach curriculum to gifted and talented students.

 

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