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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Courses


 

Computer Information Systems

  
  • CIS 1300 - Computers in Technology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly ITEC 1300
    Prerequisite: MATH 1310 .

    Introduction to computers and their application to various technologies. Hardware, software, number systems, basic computer organization, and structured programming

  
  • CIS 2332 - Information Technology Hardware and Systems Software

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in ITEC 1301 .

    A conceptual and technological survey of the structure of distributed information systems architectures, operating systems, network operating systems, data management systems, application development environments, peripheral technology, and user interfaces.

  
  • CIS 2334 - Information Systems Applications

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in either ITEC 1301  or ELET 2300  or equivalent.

    Concepts and production skills relating to information systems technologies, procedures, and resources.

  
  • CIS 2336 - Internet Application Development

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in ELET 2300  or equivalent.

    Internet and World Wide Web Technologies. Development and maintenance of Web sites and Web applications.

  
  • CIS 2337 - Fundamentals of Information Security

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly ITEC 2337 Fundamentals of Information Security
    Prerequisite: C or better in ITEC 1301  or equivalent.

    Information security, including technical security issues, people security issues, policy issues, privacy, and ethics.

  
  • CIS 2348 - Information Systems Application Development

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in both MATH 1431  and ELET 2300  or equivalent.

    Development of information systems applications using modern application development technologies.

  
  • CIS 3337 - Secure Application Design

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CIS 2337 , 2348, and Computer Information Systems major or minor, or consent of program manager or program coordinator. Designing applications using a secure design life cycle process, including

    Designing applications using a secure design life cycle process, including common causes of errors and current tools to improve code.

  
  • CIS 3343 - Info Systems Analysis & Design

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CIS 2334  and credit for or concurrent enrollment in TMTH 3360  or equivalent.

    Development and evaluation of information systems with relation to efficiency and cost.

  
  • CIS 3347 - Information Systems Infrastructure and Networks

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CIS 2332 , credit for or concurrent enrollment in TMTH 3360 , and Computer Information Systems major or minor, or consent of program manager or program coordinator.

    Data communications standards, protocols, models, architectures, internet topics, and ethics. Components of industry infrastructure with business justification. Study of emerging technologies and trends related to software/hardware components.

  
  • CIS 3351 - Intrusion Detection and Incident Response

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CIS 2337  and Computer Information Systems major or minor, or consent of program manager or program coordinator.

    Intrusion detection and incident response for enterprise level computer systems, including technical, policy, and legal issues.

  
  • CIS 3355 - Integrated Information Systems

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in each of CIS 2336 , CIS 2348 , and CIS 3347 , and Computer Information Systems major or minor, or consent of program manager or consent of program coordinator.

    Evaluation of integrated information systems.

  
  • CIS 3357 - Cloud Computing Infrastructure

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CIS 3347 .

    Cloud computing infrastructure principles and concepts. Technical issues include virtualization, broad network access, resource pooling, and rapid elasticity. Operational issues include both service and deployment models as well as the relationship between capital and operational expenses. Emphasis is given to leveraging cloud computing infrastructure to further organizational goals.

  
  • CIS 3358 - Information Media for Organizations

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CIS 2332  or CIS 2334  or CIS 2337 .

    Use of Web-based tools and technologies for information sharing and management within and across organizations.

  
  • CIS 3365 - Database Management

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CIS 3343 .

    Applications of hierarchical and relational database systems.

  
  • CIS 3368 - Advanced Internet Application Development

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly ITEC 3368
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in CIS 3365 .

    Use of Web development tools for Web site development. Architectural planning, technology selection, and Web site programming tasks. Internet applications using COM components on both the client and server.

  
  • CIS 3399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Formerly ITEC 3399
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

    Independent work in information systems technology under the supervision of a faculty member. Both must be completed for credit.

  
  • CIS 4198 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 1.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

    Individual projects under faculty sponsorship.

  
  • CIS 4298 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 2.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

    Individual projects under faculty sponsorship.

  
  • CIS 4320 - Decision Informatics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly ITEC 4397 Data Mining with Applications to Health Care
    Prerequisite: TMTH 3360  or equivalent, CIS 3365  or equivalent.

    Computer information systems that support organizational decision making processes.

  
  • CIS 4337 - Advanced Information Systems Applications

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly ITEC 4337
    Prerequisite: CIS 3348  and CIS 3365 , Computer Information Systems major or minor, and senior standing.

    Advanced concepts and computer-based applications integral to office information systems.

  
  • CIS 4338 - Database Administration and Implementation

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in both CIS 3355  and CIS 3365 , and Computer Information Systems major or minor, or consent of program manager or program coordinator.

    Database implementation for a multi-user environment, including usage analysis, database application development, and query optimization.

  
  • CIS 4339 - Enterprise Applications Development

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CIS 3355  and C or better or concurrent enrollment in CIS 4338 , and Computer Information Systems major or minor, or consent of program manager or program coordinator.

    Advanced n-tier client/server application development for an enterprise-wide setting.

  
  • CIS 4357 - Digital Forensics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CIS 2337 , CIS 3365 , and Computer Information Systems major or minor, or consent of program manager or program coordinator.

    Digital forensics, including media analysis, data reconstruction, network forensics, and the legal issues surrounding the use of forensic data.

  
  • CIS 4367 - Advanced Digital Forensics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly CIS 4397 Special Topics Advanced: Digital Forensics
    Prerequisite: CIS 4357 

    Advanced digital forensics; e-discovery, media analysis, data reconstruction, reporting and legal issues surrounding digital data in criminal and civil litigation.

  
  • CIS 4375 - Project Management and Practice

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in both CIS 4338  and CIS 4339 , and Computer Information Systems major or minor, or consent of program manager or program coordinator.

    Computer Information Systems Capstone course. Information Systems Project Management concepts. Students plan, manage and complete a major semester-long group project involving a multi-user information system application for a client.

  
  • CIS 4396 - Internship: Computer Information Systems

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly ITEC 4396
    Prerequisite: consent of department.

    Internship in Computer Information Systems under the supervision of faculty.

  
  • CIS 4397 - Selected Topics in Computer Information Systems

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: approval of department.

    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • CIS 4398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Formerly ITEC 4398
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

    Individual projects under faculty sponsorship.