6000

This course permits students to enhance their knowledge within the Information Systems field through application of concepts, principles and techniques learned in the classroom.  Internship must be approved by Program Director prior to registration.

Organized classes to explore specialized problems in an area of business administration. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. May be offered for 1, 2, or 3 semester hours of credit ("V").

Organized classes to explore specialized problems in an area of business administration. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. May be offered for 1, 2, or 3 semester hours of credit ("V").

In-depth examination of database modeling, development, and administration. Database models are studied with emphasis placed on relational database models. The importance of database to business software applications is covered.

A study of the systems development life cycle with focus on planning, analysis and design phases.  The student will explore the various tools, techniques and models used by systems analysts, including data modeling and process modeling, from both a traditional and object oriented perspective.

This course provides a process-oriented view of the organization and its relationships with suppliers and customers; thus students gain a business knowledge in the core functional areas common to all organizations.  Students will evaluate the roles of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, customer relationship management (CRM) systems, and supply chain management (SCM) systems in automating those relationships and transforming organizations and markets (from a global perspective).  These concepts are illustrated by studying an example of an ERP system and how that system is used to automate the business processes and provide operational and management information to the organization.

This course is an examination of advanced and emerging technologies that affect the information technology organization and software development. Topics include those related to advances in hardware, software, and networking. Heavy emphasis is placed on internet-based technologies.

This course focuses on the use and application of information systems to support the decision making process.  It includes a coverage of decision making theory and models, tools and techniques. Topics include decision support systems, executive information systems, knowledge-based systems, neural networks, expert systems and group support systems including web-based decision support systems. Relational database management, data warehouse, business intelligence, and data mining concepts will also be addressed. Students will learn to use systems to support decision making, and industry tools that support these concepts will be discussed and used.

An examination of the standards, methodologies, practices, and tools involved in the planning, ongoing management, and evaluation of software development and implementation projects. This course includes consideration of the change management process and techniques required to implement these projects.

This course presents the use of object-oriented programming to develop solutions for the changing needs of today's businesses.  Discussion and hands-on work will focus on understanding and using classes and objects, validation, decision and repetition structures, interacting with databases, and designing and building effective user interfaces.

Students will examine fundamental security concepts, principles, and practical issues relevant to the design, analysis, and implementation of enterprise-level trusted networked information systems including issues dealing with information security, cyber and physical security, social engineering, network and systems security, intrusion detection/prevention, and cryptography.

Students will examine the concepts, models, architectures, protocols, and standards related to the development of an integrated technical architecture (hardware, platforms, software, networks, and data) to serve organizational needs in a rapidly changing competitive and technological environment.

Organized classes to explore specialized problems in an area of business administration. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. May be offered for 1, 2, or 3 semester hours of credit ("V").

This course focuses on issues related to design, construction, testing and implementation of business application software.  Students will analyze a business problem and develop a software application to address the business requirements.  Software project management techniques will be employed to track and report progress.  Students will present a working prototype of their application.  (Students typically take this course in their final semester)