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Participation in an approved professional experience in the area of computer science. Students must submit a proposal describing the work experience, its relationship to subject matter in computer science, and how it will be monitored and evaluated. Permission of the department required.

This course will provide an introduction to current and future techniques for computer game design and implementation. Topics will cover graphics game engines, motion generation, behavioral control for autonomous characters, layered game architecture, interaction structure, and interface issues of multi-user play. The course will emphasize a practical approach to the development of games. A variety of game development technologies will be considered. Programming background is expected.

Object-oriented design methodologies; object-oriented programming; class concepts, encapsulation; operator overloading, polymorphism, inheritance; virtual, constant and friend functions; constructors and destructors; dynamic and delayed binding; abstract classes and interfaces; function overloading; and exception handling; advanced OO programming and applications.

This course is designed to introduce and explore new subjects in Computer and Information Sciences at 300-level based on faculty and student interest. Topics will vary and may include: New Programming Languages, Advanced Web Development topics, Project Management Controlling, Risk Management, Project Teams, Communication and Documentation, Organizational Structures, Introduction to MS Project, or other relevant topics as they arise.

Non-credit course for students interested in performing computer-related services for the Computer and Information Sciences program. Duties include: proctoring in computing laboratories; assisting with the labs in CSIT 121 or CSIT 221; helping the faculty director and/or systems manager with basic laboratory maintenance. Grading is on an S/U basis. Permission of the department required.

An introduction to cross platform and hybrid mobile application aesthetic design. This course emphasizes prototyping mobile applications and powering their functionality through iterative development. The course includes a comprehensive project including the design and implementation of a web-based software product based on predefined specifications

Introduction to the basic concepts of computer organization, digital logic, data representation, and machine instructions repertoire; memory access and storage; instruction execution; assembly language; computer organization; levels of computer structures; data representation and transfer; digital arithmetic; memory structure and addressing methods; cache; secondary memory structure and organization.

Introduction to basic concepts of computer system and architecture; internal and external memories, I/O and operating system support; instruction execution; computer structure, organization and function; digital arithmetic; memory structure and addressing methods; cache; secondary memory structure and organization; system software structure; purpose and functions of system programs; file systems; process and resource management. For Computer Information Systems majors; Computer Science majors may not count this course to meet major requirements.

The course introduces techniques, ideas, and models involved in designing, implementing, and evaluating interactive technologies for human use. It explores principles of design and usability, with an emphasis on the human-side of interaction. Accordingly, in addition to human and computing factors, the role of task (goals) and context are highlighted as key to understanding interaction phenomena at the individual, group, organizational, and societal levels. These include issues related to internationalization, such as cultural, ethical, and social aspects of interaction. Students will learn how to gather requirements, to design usable interfaces, and both implementation and evaluation processes. They will gain hands-on experience with contemporary interaction design techniques, and will have the opportunity to analyze and critique various computing interfaces including web sites, computer systems, video games, mobile devices, and more.

Brief history of programming languages; language design issues; syntax and translation; data types; sequence control; the procedural paradigm; the object-oriented paradigm; the functional paradigm; the logical paradigm.

This course introduces system development for the Android, iPhone or Windows mobile operating systems from both the practical software implementation and the theoretical software design perspectives. Topics covered include: Overview of mobile systems development, scope of mobile software, mobile development environments, user interface design, receivers/alerts and services coordination, hardware interaction, multimedia integration, and networking/location-based services utilization.

Computer networking overview; OSI model and network layers; Ethernet and other local area network technologies; routing and data flow control; point-to-point, broadcasting, local and wide area networks; internetworking; modern network management protocols; network administration. Some programming assignments and practical work may be assigned to gain understanding of the network protocols.

Review of basic data structures and algorithmic complexities; recursion; topological order; Sorting and searching; Huffman codes; tries; binary trees; binary search trees; tree traversals; general trees, heaps, balanced trees; priority queues; hashing; graphs, graph algorithms.

Review of business programming language principles and techniques; interfacing with computing environment; sorting, table handling, indexing and searching; preparation and handling of data; file organization, and file update; business system analysis, design and implementation; introduction to business information systems.

An intensive project-oriented course utilizing emerging technologies. Departmental approval is required.