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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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This section of the Catalog includes course descriptions, listed alphabetically by discipline. The descriptions provide information on course numbers, titles, the level of instruction, credit, course sequence, content, and prerequisites as shown in the following example:
CHE 2100 Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry
Credits: 5
Prerequisite: CHE 1100
Description: A study of the elements of organic and biological chemistry. This course satisfies requirements for nursing programs and other fields requiring a survey of organic and biological chemistry.
The first two to four letters, called the course subject code, represent the area of study or discipline, e.g., CHE represents chemistry. The course number follows the course subject code, e.g., 2100. The first digit in a four-digit course number designates the level of instruction. Only courses numbered 1000 or above will be included in credits toward a degree. Courses with numbers up to and including 1999 are primarily for freshmen, 2000 through 2999 primarily for sophomores, 3000 through 3999 primarily for juniors, and 4000 through 4999 primarily for seniors. In general, students should not take courses above the level of their class (based upon semester hours earned), but they may do so at one level above if they have the specified prerequisites. In special cases, students may be permitted to take courses more than one level above that designated for their class if they obtain the permission of their advisor and of the faculty member teaching the course and if they meet the prerequisite requirements. Course descriptions provide a summary of the content of the course. If a prerequisite must be met before a student can register for a course, this information is listed above the course description. Attributes, such as Multicultural, General Studies, or Guaranteed Transfer, are listed after the course description. A list of courses being offered in a given semester, instructors, class meeting times, and locations is described in the Class Schedule.
Types of Courses
- Regular courses appear in this section of the University Catalog and are offered on a regular basis.
- Independent study courses provide students the opportunity to pursue in-depth study of a topic of special interest. Independent study courses are specified as 498_ and include an alpha character in the course number. Independent study courses are published in the Class Schedule.
- Special topics or omnibus courses are temporary courses that are not listed in the Catalog. They may be used to pilot-test a course, present a special topic, or provide a unique, experiential-learning opportunity. Omnibus courses use a specified range of course numbers: 190_, 290_, 390_, 490_ and include an alpha character in the course number. Omnibus courses are published in the Class Schedule.
- Variable topics courses allow courses of varying titles under an overall theme or “umbrella” course. Variable topic courses include an alpha character in the course number and are published in the Class Schedule.
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CAS 2770 - Gender and Communication
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1710 or permission of instructor
Description: This course explores the relationship of gender to the communication process by examining issues of power, conflict, sex role stereotypes, and cultural patterns of interaction on relationships and identity. Students explore the multiple ways that masculinity and femininity are created and sustained through communication in such contexts as families, schools, the workplace, and the media. Students will use feminist theoretical perspectives and interpretive approaches from communication studies to analyze cultural assumptions and the relationships of notions of gender to class, sexuality and race.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CAS or GWS.
General Studies: Arts and Humanities
Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 2770
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CAS 3060 - Introduction to Organizational Communication
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1010 or CAS 1710 or Permission of Instructor
Description: This course provides an overview of organizational communication theory and practice. It introduces students to the study of communication-related phenomena such as organizational identity, culture, leadership, systems, and networks. Internal, external, everyday, and strategic communication processes are addressed. This course is a prerequisite for several other Organizational Communication courses.
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CAS 3080 - Great American Speakers
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1010 and ENG 1010
Description: This course critically examines selected U.S. American speeches using critical rhetorical analysis. Each speech is evaluated in its historical, cultural and media context that includes an examination of U.S. American ideology and democracy as expressed thematically throughout historical time periods. Persuasive models (Aristotle, Burke, Black, Foss, and others) are used to critique the rhetorical skills and strategies of each speech. Students will analyze the influence and effectiveness of the examples of great speeches on public policy and civic engagement in each era of speech.
General Studies: Arts and Humanities
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CAS 3090 - Arguing Constructively
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1010 and ENG 1010 or permission of instructor
Description: In this course, students focus on the principles of critical thinking and reasoning in the use of oral and written argumentation in a range of communication contexts such as political, public, interpersonal, global, mass media, organizational, small group, and technological. Special emphasis is placed on how to argue constructively and how to build, refute, support, and critically evaluate arguments across a variety of fields.
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CAS 3100 - Business and Professional Speaking
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1010 or CAS 1710 or Permission of Instructor
Description: This course prepares students to communicate competently in professional settings. Students practice communicating in simulated business, public, and employment-related settings. Communication challenges addressed may include employment interviews, online profiles and communication, informational presentations, and team presentations. This course does not satisfy the General Studies Oral Communication requirement.
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CAS 3110 - Leadership Communication
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1010 or CAS 1710 or Permission of Instructor
Description: In this course, students learn leadership communication theories and hone skills for career advancement. Leadership functions, strategies, contexts, and ethics are explored. Students also reflect upon and develop their own leadership abilities.
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CAS 3150 - Crisis Communication
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1010 or CAS 1710 or Permission of Instructor
Description: This course covers communication strategies for recognizing, assessing the risk of, identifying the sources of, and effectively responding to organizational crises. Stakeholder analysis, ethical concerns, and emerging trends in the profession of crisis communication are explored in this course. Interpersonal and public communication, traditional media, and new communication technologies are addressed.
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CAS 3160 - Communication in Politics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1010 or permission of instructor
Description: This course acquaints students with the complexities of communication issues and strategies used in and by a variety of governmental bodies. This course emphasizes communication patterns in government institutions, the role and strategies of public influence and change on policy creation, the nature and ethics of campaign strategies and propaganda tactics, the responsibility of media in public decision-making, and the impact of communication leadership and group dynamics on the resolution of political and social issues.
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CAS 3165 - Organizational Identity
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CAS 2160 or CAS 3060 or Permission of Instructor
Description: This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary study of organizational and professional identity formation, maintenance, and change. Internal and external communication processes related to defining an organization/profession and its image are explored. Students apply theories and techniques for evaluating and crafting organizations’ and occupations’ socialization processes, cultures, and brands or images. Students engage with real-world case studies and original research in this course.
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CAS 3170 - Interpersonal Negotiation
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CAS 2160 or CAS 3060 or Permission of Instructor
Description: This course focuses on skills and theories essential to the resolution of interpersonal, group, and organizational conflict. Distributive, integrative, collaborative, and mediated approaches to negotiation are covered. Topics such as conflict frames, cognitive biases, types and sources of power, and problematic communication styles are addressed. Students practice negotiation skills in simulation exercises.
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CAS 3172 - Mediating Conflict
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CAS 2730 and CAS 3170; or permission of instructor
Description: This course examines conflict as a complex communication event with an emphasis on developing skills to engage in mediation. Students learn communication theories relevant to the practice of mediation, several approaches to the process of mediation, a dynamic mediation model that can be adapted to a variety of conflict situations, as well as the interpersonal skills necessary to manage the mediation process.
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CAS 3200 - Water Conflict: Applied Leadership Communication
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 2730 or GEG 1910 or MGT 2200
Description: This course will focus on the nature, analysis, and management of water resources conflict. Concepts and practices in the management of water as a resource will be explored with a focus on the use of negotiation, facilitation, and mediation skills in conflict situations. Special attention will be given to the way that effective leadership in these situations can prevent a negative spiral in the conflict communication and work toward resolving conflicts about water resources. Students will address current knowledge in water management and conflict management, conduct case work on water conflict scenarios, and practice communication skills useful for managing conflict.
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CAS 3301 - Rhetorical Foundations of Communication
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1010
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CAS 2301 or Permission of Instructor
Description: This course is an historical survey of some of the major theories of rhetoric as they apply to the discipline of communication. Topics include rhetoric as it relates to ethics, broadcast media, organizations, small groups and teams, and interpersonal contexts. Students in the course will apply contemporary rhetorical theory to understand power, identity, and knowledge.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CAS or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3304
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CAS 3400 - Media Industries
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 2400 or permission of instructor
Description: This course examines media industries with an intensive focus on the theory, economics, political influences, and methods involved in their study. Media industries are examined in light of key concepts used in understanding their roles in shaping domestic culture, driving technological change, and shaping global media. Particular attention is paid to the economic aspects which determine much of what is produced and distributed across various forms of media in an ever-changing communications environment.
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CAS 3420 - Process and Effects of Mass Communication
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 2400 or permission of instructor
Description: This course examines the theories, processes, and effects of electronic media. Emphasis is placed on the major theories of mass communication, the challenges of new media, and the effects of these media on society and individuals. Electronic media are explored as sources of power, integration, and change.
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CAS 3430 - Performance for Broadcast
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 2400 or permission of instructor
Description: This is an introductory course for “on air” performance, designed to meet the needs of radio-television-multimedia news anchors and announcers. Instruction is designed to develop pleasing and persuasive vocal and visual communication, either on-camera or on-mic, as a means of improving a variety of performance-driven broadcast, multimedia and Internet delivery presentations.
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CAS 3440 - Television Production
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 2400 or permission of instructor
Description: This course is an introduction to television production, operation of broadcast studio equipment, vocabulary, and experience in direction of multi-camera productions. Specific attention is focused on preproduction, including identification of audience by age, gender, and culture. Students will participate in production activities and procedures on a variety of projects.
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CAS 3445 - Producing Multi-Platform Content
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 2400, CAS 3410 or JRN 3410, and either CAS 3440 or JRN 3440 or CAS 3460 or COM 3459
Description: This course examines how content must change in order to preserve effective delivery across various media platforms. Students transpose story elements between print, audio, video, web and social media. Principles of web formatting, HTML5, data compression, streaming media, file size and dimensions are applied in realworld conditions through labs and assignments.
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CAS 3490 - Cinema as Communication
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 2400 or ENG 2860 or permission of instructor
Description: Students in this course will learn to critique how films communicate to a mass audience, including considerations such as rhetoric, ideology, performance, and spectatorship. Assigned work will include reading in communication theory as well as writing an essay that critiques a particular film as an instance of communication art or science, or both. Class time includes lab hours during which various films will be screened.
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CAS 3710 - High-Performance Teams
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 2710 or CAS 2160 or CAS 3060 or Permission of Instructor
Description: This course explores issues and skills relevant to the development and maintenance of high-performance teams. Expert, complex, high-risk, virtual, and other types of teams are discussed. Simulation and team exercises enable students to practice skills and develop team communication expertise.
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CAS 3740 - Speech and Thought in a Digital Age
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1010 or CAS 1301 or permission of instructor
Description: This course critically examines the physiological foundations of speech and thought. Intrapersonal communication is examined as an essential aspect of public presentation of self through speech. Students will develop a fundamental understanding of the theories, concepts, and themes in the study of speech communication as central to the formation of thought, experience, and meaning.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences II
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CAS 3760 - Diversity and Communication in the U.S.
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1010 or CAS 1710 or permission of instructor
Description: This course examines the relationship between communication and cultural identity with emphasis on the application to four groups of color in the United States: African American, Asian American, Hispanic, and Native American. The goal of the course is to broaden students’ perspectives of the power of communication to shape our lived experience and to expand students’ capacities to adapt ethically to a changing and diverse world. Students will explore verbal and non-verbal differences and similarities across cultures and critique the communicative construction of ethnocentrism, bias, prejudice, and discrimination.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CAS or HON.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences II
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3760
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CAS 3770 - Family Communication
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1710 or CAS 2710
Description: This course is designed to assist students to better understand and improve interpersonal communication processes in families, including dual-career communication problems, personality patterns, family group roles and their impact on interaction, verbal and nonverbal messages in family contexts, and managing family interpersonal conflict and change.
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CAS 3910 - Advanced Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1010 or CAS 1090 or CAS 1710 or HON 1013 or Permission of Instructor
Description: This course prepares students to design and deliver technical and/or professional presentations with an advanced level of skill. Students select one course project or theme and develop several presentations for different audiences and settings-these include: academic conferences and/or technical presentations to professional associations, public presentations on complex topics, and research poster sessions or business expos. This course is useful for students who plan to earn graduate degrees or seek employment in positions that require communication of complex information.
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CAS 3980 - Internship in Communication Studies
Credits: 1-6
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1010 and Instructor Approval
Description: This course provides students an internship experience working in any one of a broad range of jobs and careers. Student interns’ positions and experiences develop communication skills and aptitudes in real-world occupational and organizational settings. Student interns work with both site supervisors and faculty mentors.
Internship requirements vary by department. For information and instructions on finding and enrolling in an internship, contact the Applied Learning Center at 303-615-1333 or internships@msudenver.edu.
Note: Course Revised July 3, 2018
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CAS 4030 - Advocacy and Social Justice
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1010 or permission of instructor
Description: In this course, students examine social advocacy from the communication perspective. Emphasis is placed on communication styles and the premises associated with a social justice sensibility, informed by communication theory and applied communication practices. Students identify a social justice problem in the local community, design an intervention, and engage the community with various communication strategies and techniques. The class combines classroom instruction with coordinated, integrated, and structured volunteer service.
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CAS 4080 - Rhetorical Criticism
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1010 and junior/senior standing, or permission of instructor
Description: This course focuses on the historical and critical methodologies for analyzing rhetorical efforts, both from the points of view of an intellectual discipline and as a practical art in a democratic society.
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CAS 4100 - Techniques of Persuasion
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 2301 or CAS 3090 or permission of instructor
Description: This course investigates the factors that influence individuals and groups through the media of persuasive rhetorical campaigns. This course involves specific investigation and analysis of twentieth century persuasive campaigns. Students will have opportunities to study and develop persuasive campaigns in various rhetorical areas.
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CAS 4120 - Freedom of Speech
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1010, ENG 1010, ENG 1020, and senior standing; or permission of instructor
Description: This course is a study of the historical and social influences with inquiry into the legacy of our inherited rights to free speech. This course examines the first amendment’s clause on freedom of speech and the press, threats to this freedom and special inquiry into contemporary issues and cases.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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CAS 4160 - Advanced Organizational Communication
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 2160 or CAS 3060 or Permission of Instructor
Description: This course prepares students to address important contemporary issues for organizational and strategic communication professionals. It engages current and classic scholarship on themes such as workplace well-being, sustainability, and globalization. Students develop the ability to research pressing social-organizational topics and report their findings/recommendations to professional or public audiences.
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CAS 4200 - Gender in Popular Culture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 2770
Description: This course examines popular culture as a mechanism of mediated communication and explores how the forces of popular culture interact with ideas of gender. This course investigates and analyzes issues relevant to representations of gender in popular culture, including constructions of identity, femininity and masculinity, sexuality, and expectations regarding home, work, and family.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CAS or GWS
Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 4200
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CAS 4300 - Acting Like a Teacher
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of General Studies requirements in Oral Communication
Description: This class examines and explores the formation of classroom presence using a variety of acting, speaking and vocal techniques to develop, build, and encourage skills supporting an effective classroom persona. Students will practice and demonstrate body movement, posture, and deportment skills along with verbal and nonverbal communication skills to support classroom management and motivate pupil attention and engagement. Students will identify, learn, and practice intentional vocal and visual techniques to make instructional communication more effective.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix.
Cross Listed Course(s): EDU 4300, THE 4300
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CAS 4301 - Communication Ethics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1010
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CAS 3301 or Permission of Instructor
Description: This course identifies key perspectives in communication ethics. Topics include civility, morality/integrity, duty, the self as an ethical agent, organizational ethics, and media ethics. Students will apply traditional ethical principles to a variety of communication contexts including interpersonal, small group, team, organizations, and mediated situations.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CAS or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 4301
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CAS 4310 - Trends in Communication Studies: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1010 and CAS 1301
Description: The purpose of this special topics course is to introduce students to an in depth discussion of issues or research within the field of communication studies. The course may be taken for up to 9 credit hours under different titles.
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CAS 4440 - Advanced Television Production
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 2400, CAS 3410, and CAS 3440; or permission of instructor
Description: This is an advanced course in digital production skills for both studio and the field projects. Specific focus is on digital, high-definition workflow and file-based capture and finishing. This course allows students independence and the opportunity for formative research, including team building, financing possibilities, target audience evaluation, and potential distribution venues.
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CAS 4445 - Television Performance: News Anchoring and Weathercasting
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 2400 and either CAS 3430 or JRN 3430 or CAS 3440 or JRN 3440; or permission of instructor
Description: This course focuses on the application of professional principles of on-air performance for students seeking careers as news anchors, reporters, and/or weathercasters. Topics include development of vocal performance techniques, delivery style and on-camera appearance, audience perceptions, and performance requirements specific to on-camera performers in roles as news anchors, reporters, and weathercasters.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CAS or MTR.
Cross Listed Course(s): MTR 4445
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CAS 4460 - Sports Discourse in Media and Culture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 2400 or permission of instructor
Description: Sports talk has moved off the playing field and into day-to-day discourse in interpersonal, organizational and public communication. This course explores metaphors, mythology, idioms and ideas that emerge from the world of sports and how they impact discourse about gender, community, politics, identity, education, ethnicity, parenting, and organizational life. The role of broadcast media is critically examined for its role in encouraging a cultural dialogue of sports metaphors.
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CAS 4470 - TV Criticism: Production and Content
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 3440 or JRN 3440 or permission of instructor
Description: This course analyzes contemporary television programming for aesthetics and effectiveness. All production elements and the content of programs are critiqued to create a more discerning audience and/or program creator.
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CAS 4700 - Training and Talent Development
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 2160 or CAS 3060 or Permission of Instructor
Description: This course develops students’ ability to design and deliver effective training sessions and activities for organizational and professional clients. Students address communication issues that trainers face, goal setting and needs assessment practices, delivery and performance, and professional opportunities in organizational development. Students create original training demonstrations and materials (face-to-face and/or online) in the course.
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CAS 4750 - Strategic Change Communication
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 2160 or CAS 3060 or Permission of Instructor
Description: Students in this course explore and practice communication strategies for managing organizational change. Students learn a stakeholder approach to the analysis, execution, and response to change in business, public, and nonprofit sectors. Students discuss communication-related topics such as power and resistance, narratives and framing, and network analysis. Skills developed in this course are relevant to a variety of professions, such as employee communications, management, public relations, and emergency communication.
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CAS 4755 - Consulting and Organizational Development
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 2160 or CAS 3060 or Permission of Instructor
Description: Students in this course learn how to consult for planned change and organizational development. The course covers skills and tools for studying, assessing, reporting on, and intervening in organizations’ problems and opportunities. Students plan consultation or development projects and practice elements of communication auditing. The course explores career opportunities in professional consulting and organizational development.
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CAS 4760 - Communication and the Elderly
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1710 or CAS 2301
Description: This course is designed to investigate the particular communication patterns and problems of the aged. It focuses on culturally communicated attitudes toward elderly persons via media, marketing, and institutions, as well as specific communication issues of the aged, such as the communication of intimacy, friendship, control, interaction in work environments, home life, retirement, and death.
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CAS 4790 - Applied Communication Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 3301 or Permission of Instructor
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CAS 4301 or Permission of Instructor
Description: This capstone course prepares students to conduct applied research as communication professionals or graduate students. Students design and draft an original research project, applying theory and research learned in prior courses. Students learn and practice methods commonly employed by industry and academic researchers - including textual, interview, and basic statistical techniques.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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CPE 1040 - Introduction to Engineering
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Minimum performance standard score on math placement test
Description: This course is an introductory engineering course exposing students to a cross section of topics in computer engineering discipline to assist them with their education career choices. Students are taught to work in teams, introduced to the design process, utilize math and computer programs to analyze raw data and properly display their results in a presentation to their peers. The history of the engineering profession and its relation to current national, social, industrial, ethical, and international issues and problems will be discussed.
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CPE 1140 - DC Circuit Fundamentals
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): MTH 1410, or MTH 2410 (with a grade of”C” or better for all prerequisites)
Description: This course covers DC circuit analysis, including mesh analysis, nodal analysis, Thevenin conversion, Norton conversion, power, magnetism and magnetic circuits, capacitance, and inductance. An introduction to electrical laboratory procedures and the measurement of basic circuit parameters is also included.
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CPE 1150 - AC Circuit Fundamentals
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CPE 1140 (with a grade of “C” or better for all prerequisites)
Description: This course is a continuation of CPE 1140. Studies include single time constant circuits, phasors, and the j operator, RLC circuits with sinusoidal, steady-state sources, impedance and admittance, AC formulation of classic network theorems, complex network equations, complex power, frequency response, transformers, and two-port network models.
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CPE 2145 - Solid State Electronics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CPE 1150 or EET 1150, and CHE 1100 or CHE 1800 (with a grade of “C” or better for all prerequisites)
Corequisite(s): CPE 2165
Description: Students in this course will study the theory, modeling and application of semiconductor based electronic circuits. Devices studied include: diodes, bipolar junctions transistors, MOS field effect transistors, thyristors, voltage regulators and operational amplifiers.
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CPE 2165 - Solid State Electronics Laboratory
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): CPE 1150 or EET 1150, and CHE 1100 or CHE 1800 (with a grade of “C” or better for all prerequisites)
Corequisite(s): CPE 2145
Description: The student will develop the laboratory skills necessary for integration of electronic devices in applications such as filtering, amplification, and voltage regulation. The student will integrate the lecture content of CPE2145 in the practical, hands-on laboratory exercises developed in this course.
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CPE 2310 - Digital Systems I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTH 1400 (with a grade of “C” or better for all prerequisites)
Description: This course covers the analysis and design of logic circuits using Boolean algebra, Karnaugh maps and truth tables. It provides an introduction to the student to the basic concepts of computer architecture. In addition, it covers number systems, operation and codes. Combinational digital circuits are also studied. The students will use the basic logic gates, Flip-flop, memories, integrated circuit chips, etc., to design digital systems.
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CPE 2350 - C Programming for Engineer
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTH 1400 (with a grade of “C” or better for all prerequisites)
Description: This is an advanced-level programming course using the C programming language. Methods for solving computer engineering problems using the C programming language are studied. The fundamental of UNIX Operation System and shell scripts are also introduced.
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CPE 3330 - Digital Systems II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CPE 2310 with a grade of “C” or better
Description: This course is a continuation of CPE 2310. It covers the analysis and design of sequential (counters and shift registers) logic systems. Programmable Logic Devices (PLD) and associated Computer Aided Design (CAD) software are used to implement digital circuits by using the schematic design entry method. Johnson counter and Ring counter are studied. The general methods of analysis and design for Finite State Machine (FSM) is also introduced.
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CPE 3400 - Signals and Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CPE 1150, CPE 2310, and MTH 2410 (with a grade of “C” or better for all prerequisites)
Description: This course provides an introduction to the student to the basic concepts of signals and system modeling. The students will develop and understand time-domain and frequency-domain analysis of both continuous and discrete systems and signals.
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CPE 3500 - Semiconductor Device Fundamentals
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CPE 2145, CPE 2165, CHE 1100 and CHE 1150 (with a grade of “C” or better for all prerequisites)
Description: This course will provide the fundamental knowledge of semiconductor physics, materials, devices and fabrication technology. The students will learn semiconductor band theory, semiconductor materials and statistics, pn junction, bipolar transistor, heterojunction, Schottky junction and solar cells. The course will focus on the MOSFET designs for advanced Very Large Scale lntegrated Circuit (VLSI) technology from its physical structure, accurate modeling, manufacturability and applications by using computer simulation.
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CPE 3620 - A&D Communications
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CPE 2145, CPE 2165 and MTH 2410 (with a grade of “C” of better for all prerequisites)
Description: This course is an introduction to communication systems. Topics include: information theory, channel capacity, A/D and D/A techniques, modulation (AM, FM, and digital), noise sources, quantization, and transmission lines including Smith Charts.
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CPE 3715 - Control Systems Analysis
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CPE 2145 and CPE 3400 (with a grade of “C” or better for all prerequisites)
Description: This course analyzes classical, linear, continuous-time control systems. Analysis and design will be done using Laplace transforms, Bode plots. Topics discussed include: stability, transient response, steady-state response, and the design of P, Pl, PD, and PID, Lag and Lead compensators. The laboratory section of the course uses the classical approach to the analysis and design of control systems.
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CPE 4020 - Digital Circuits III - Hardware Description Language
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CPE 2350 and CPE 3330 (with a grade of “C” or better for all prerequisites)
Description: Students in this course will learn a Hardware Description Language (HDL) which is used to design and simulate very large scale digital integrated circuits. Different modeling and design approaches will be covered as well as different simulation techniques.
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CPE 4320 - Digital Filter Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CPE 2350 and CPE 3400 (with a grade of “C” or better for all prerequisites)
Description: This course introduces digital filters as applied in digital signal processing and sampled data control systems. Complex algorithms will be introduced for the design of digital filters.
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CPE 4330 - Data Communication
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CPE 2310 with a grade of “C” or better
Description: This course covers methods of local and distant digital communications including: systems, standards, and hardware used for transmitting digital data either synchronously or asynchronously. In addition, limitations and problems will be discussed along with the solutions and areas that are being improved.
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CPE 4370 - Embedded System Design I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CPE 2350 and CPE 3330 (with a grade of “C” or better for all prerequisites)
Description: This class will explore the fundamentals of embedded system hardware and firmware design. The following issues will be discussed, such as embedded processor selection, hardware/firmware partitioning, number conversion, computer hardware structure, memory technology, logic circuits, development tools, firmware architecture, firmware design, and firmware debugging. An industry standard microcontroller will be studied, and its architecture and instruction set will be covered. The students will apply a microcontroller demo board for their designs. The programming will be implemented in Assembly and C languages.
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CPE 4390 - Embedded System Design II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CPE 4370 (with a grade of “C” or better for all prerequisites)
Description: This course is a continuation of CPE 4370 and will cover embedded system design by interfacing with computers, peripherals, and other digital circuits. It provides the knowledge of designing microcontroller-based embedded computer systems by using assembly and C programs. In addition, the course will also examine the Real-time Operating Systems and their impact on performance. Computer engineering applications will also be emphasized.
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CPE 4600 - VLSI Circuits and Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CPE 3500 and CPE 4020 (with a grade of “C” or better for all prerequisites)
Description: This course will explore the fundamentals of Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit (VLSI) design. The following design specifications will be addressed, such as functionality, performance, reliability, manufacturability, testability, cost, design layout rules and checking, circuit extraction, simulation, and verification.
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CPE 4620 - Advanced Communication Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CPE 3620 (with a grade of “C” or better for all prerequisites)
Description: This is a senior research course which requires student analysis of VHF, UHF, microwave, spread spectrum, optical, video, and satellite systems. Analog and digital cellular and personal communications services, including AMPS, GSM, CDMA, wireless LAN microwave satellite communications systems will be examined.
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CPE 4700 - Senior Design I
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): COM 2610, CPE 4370 and CS 2400 (with a grade of “C” or better for all prerequisites) and Senior standing
Description: This is a Senior Experience, capstone course designed to teach engineering design skills to students through project based learning. The course will focus on team project incorporating the application of fundamental engineering knowledge and skills. Projects requires planning and design in consultation with faculty advisors and industry contacts. Through this course the students will learn the design process in a hands on way through conceptualization, construction, testing and presenting a deliverable project.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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CPE 4710 - Digital Control System Design
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CPE 3715 (with a grade of “C” or better for all prerequisites)
Description: Students in this course will learn the process and theory of the design of digital control systems, using classical and modern control theory. Analysis of differences between continuous and discrete control systems will be discussed. State variable feedback control and other optimal control theories will be covered.
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CPE 4800 - Senior Design II
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): CPE 4390, CPE 4600 and CPE 4700 (with a grade of “C” or better for all prerequisites)
Description: This is the second half of the Senior Experience for this major. In this course, the student completes the project started in CPE 4700. The project is built, tested and demonstrated. Written technical reports and oral presentations on the project are required. Part of this course involves the student working with a faculty member who acts as a consultant.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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CIS 1005 - Surviving and Thriving in the E-World
Credits: 3
Description: This course emphasizes using the Internet and online resources to collect, understand, evaluate, and validate information relating to basic computer literacy and emerging technologies. Using different search terms and search engines, students will find information that describes computer hardware, software, information systems, Web 2.0, and big data, among other information technology topics. They will prepare brief abstracts and ratings of information gathered. Additionally, students will learn to use Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to prepare reports and business documents. This course does not serve as a pre-requisite for CIS 2010.
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CIS 1010 - Introduction to Computers
Credits: 3
Description: This course is designed for students who wish to use a microcomputer in their academic pursuits and their career. The student will learn how to use a personal computer with application software featuring word processing, spreadsheets, file management, graphics, electronic communications, and thesaurus/spelling checker. This course also reviews the historical, societal, ethical, and technological aspects of computers.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CIS or CSS.
Cross Listed Course(s): CSS 1010
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CIS 1080 - The World Wide Web, the Internet, and Beyond
Credits: 3
Description: This course is for anyone who uses or wants to access the World Wide Web or use the Internet. Students will master a set of basic skills including using electronic mail, logging-in to remote computers, obtaining online documents and software, and using a browser like Netscape to search and explore the World Wide Web for information. Students will also learn the fundamentals of Web page construction.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CIS or CSS.
Cross Listed Course(s): CSS 1080
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CIS 2010 - Foundations of Information Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion of General Studies in Oral Communication; ENG 1020 or ENG 1021; and CIS/CSS 1010 with a grade of “C-” or better, or appropriate score on the Computer Information Systems computer literacy screening test.
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): Completion of or enrollment in a course that meets the Quantitative Literacy requirement.
Description: This course is an introduction to information systems from a business perspective. It introduces students to computer hardware and software, use of productivity tools and the Internet to solve business problems, and an introduction to fundamental and functional business information systems.
Note: This course is primarily intended for students with majors in the College of Business. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CIS or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 2011
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CIS 2110 - Structured Problem Solving in Information Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2010
Description: This is a problem-solving course in which the tools of structured design are used to design computerized solutions to business problems. Techniques of procedural programming languages are used to implement these designs. Emphasis is placed on the implementation of the three logic constructs in procedural languages: sequence, selection, and iteration. Students will be required to develop, test, and debug programs in one or more languages, using a variety of hardware and operating system platforms.
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CIS 2300 - Business Statistics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTH 1320
Description: This is a course in the application of statistical inference and translation of quantitative data into information which can be used in business decision-making. This course will cover the topics of descriptive statistics, probability theory, probability distributions, sampling distributions, point estimates, confidence intervals, and tests of hypotheses, in the context of management decision-making skills needed by industry.
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CIS 3030 - Business Web Page Development
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2110
Description: This is a course in business Web page development. Specifically, the student will learn how to plan the development of a Web site, compose Web site specifications, apply coding to the development of any kind of Web site, and find and use development resources. The student will use a leading code-centric text editor to aid in all course Web page development projects. The student will also be introduced to a leading graphical editing tool for supplemental use.
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CIS 3050 - Fundamentals of Systems Analysis and Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2110
Description: This course covers the basic concepts of an information system and systems analysis tools and techniques necessary to develop requirements for a business information system. Students will concentrate on systems analysis using current methodologies, technologies, and available tools of analysis, as well as an examination of the effect on systems analysis by business drivers such as globalization, security, privacy, ethics, and collaboration. The course will focus on the analysis phase including requirements definition, modeling, feasibility, project planning and management, and documentation.
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CIS 3060 - Database Management Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2110
Description: This course provides an introduction to the design, development, implementation, and manipulation of databases. Students will create information level database designs from a set of user requirements and implement those designs employing a 4GL database tool. Students will also be introduced to distributed database management, concurrency control, data warehousing, and data mining.
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CIS 3145 - Business Application Development
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2110
Description: This course uses the Java programming language for the development of object-oriented, event-driven Graphical User Interface (GUI) business applications. Students use Java as an iterative software development tool to create web and stand-alone solutions for business problems. Students also complete a final multi-window application project, which includes problem analysis, program design, solution development, and implementation plans.
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CIS 3220 - Analysis of Hardware, Software, and User Interfaces for Microcomputer Platforms
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2110
Description: The course develops a conceptual understanding of the underlying principles of computer systems hardware, operating systems software and associated use interfaces. These concepts are then applied to the problem of selecting and implementing microcomputer based systems to solve appropriate business problems.
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CIS 3230 - Telecommunication Systems and Networking
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2110
Description: This course provides a comprehensive coverage of telecommunications and networking. Physical characteristics such as media and signaling are covered, as well as internetworking concepts and Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). The material is discussed using the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and TCP/IP models as a framework.
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CIS 3270 - Advanced Computer Applications for Business
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2010
Description: This is a software solutions microcomputer course that teaches problem solving at the business operational level using advanced applications of word processing, presentation graphics, electronic spreadsheets, and database management. Hands-on practice with the advanced Microsoft application suite and computer-based examinations are included.
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CIS 3280 - LAN and WAN Systems for Business
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3230
Description: This course presents the technology, architecture, and interconnection of Local Area Networks and Wide Area Networks. The advantages and disadvantages of each technology will be discussed so that well-informed decisions can be made regarding the design of communication networks.
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CIS 3290 - Operating Systems for End Users
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2010 and CIS 2110
Description: This is an end-user-oriented microcomputer operating systems course which teaches advanced concepts of the most popular operating systems, both networked and stand-alone. The course includes instruction in theory plus hands-on experience with each operating system.
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CIS 3300 - Business Analytics I (Descriptive and Predictive)
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020 or ENG 1021; completion of General Studies requirements in Oral Communication; C- or better in MTH 1320 or MTH 1410; CIS 2010 or CIS 2300; and at least junior standing.
Description: This business analytics course introduces the student to descriptive analytics and predictive analytics. Techniques include the applications of statistical inference and the translation of quantitative data into information that can be used in business decision making. This course covers the topics of frequency distributions, descriptive statistics, probability distributions, sampling distributions, point estimation, confidence interval estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, chi-square analysis, regression analysis, model building, and data mining. A specific statistical package is required.
Note: Course Revised July 3, 2018
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CIS 3310 - Business Forecasting Methods
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3300 and Junior Standing
Description: This course introduces the student to both quantitative and qualitative forecasting techniques used in the public and private sectors. Software packages are used to perform the calculations for the quantitative forecasting techniques. Much emphasis is placed on real-world case problems.
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CIS 3320 - Business Analytics II (Prescriptive)
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020 or ENG 1021; completion of General Studies requirements in Oral Communication; “C-” or better in MTH 1320 or MTH 1410; CIS 3300; and at least junior standing.
Description: This business analytics course introduces the student to prescriptive analytics that can be used in the business decision-making environment. The management science techniques presented and studied include linear programming, project scheduling, inventory models, decision analysis, queuing theory, simulation, and forecasting in the context of managerial decision-making skills. Emphasis is placed on the use of software to solve real-world problems.
Note: Course Revised July 3, 2018
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CIS 3340 - Advanced Business Statistics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2300
Description: This course is a study of advanced statistical methods and techniques and their application in business decision-making situations. This course will cover the following topics: inferences about population variances, tests of goodness of fit and independence, analysis of variance, experimental design, simple linear regression, multiple regression analysis, regression model building, forecasting, and nonparametric methods.
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CIS 3350 - Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3300 and at least junior standing
Description: This course provides students with a theoretical and practical understanding of data mining concepts and techniques; and hands-on experience in applying these techniques to practical real-word business problems using commercial data mining software. As an applied course, the emphasis is on application and interpretation of various data-mining methods using business cases and data rather than on mastering the theoretical underpinnings of the techniques.
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CIS 3460 - Data Warehousing and Mining
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3300 and CIS 3060 or ACC 3300
Description: This course covers the concepts of data warehousing and data mining, and how they are used to convert data into strategic business information. It discusses the design, architecture, planning, and project management of a data warehouse. Data mining techniques (classification, association, genetic algorithms, machine learning, etc.) are discussed as a way to discover useful relationships among data.
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CIS 3490 - Managing Business Information with Enterprise Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2010
Description: Students gain an understanding of the theoretical and practical issues of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems used within organizations. The course demonstrates how ERP systems integrate information and organizational processes across functional areas with a unified database, best practices and shared operating tools. Students will configure a running ERP system (e.g. SAP), execute transactions and produce reports for supporting common business processes and business information management. Students will be able to evaluate how ERP systems enable firms to operate their business processes effectively and efficiently. Students also learn to model, assess and improve processes through practical work and by analyzing case studies.
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CIS 3500 - Information Systems Security
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3230
Description: This course covers a broad range of topics in security for networked and internetworked computer systems. It examines security and integrity objectives in terms of high-level policy and presents security services used to address those requirements. Network security architectures are analyzed to insure that critical security functions are protected from unauthorized access and modification. Access control in networked systems is examined.
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CIS 3980 - Internship in Computer Information Systems
Credits: 1-15
Prerequisite(s): Major in computer information systems (with 15 credit hours of CIS coursework completed toward the major); junior or senior status; permission of instructor
Description: Supervised by a faculty member within the major department, internships provide practical, hands-on experience in a professional field related to the major. Internship placements must be established prior to enrollment in this course in consultation with the Applied Learning Center.
Internship requirements vary by department. For information and instructions on finding and enrolling in an internship, contact the Applied Learning Center at 303-615-1333 or internships@msudenver.edu.
Note: Variable Credit
Course Revised July 3, 2018
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CIS 4030 - Web Site Administration
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3030
Description: This course presents the fundamentals of organizing and administering a business Web site with multiple clients. Students will learn how to design effective, business-oriented Web pages. They will be able to give advice to the users, describe how to put Web pages on a server, how to organize the published information, how to plan a business Web site, specify the hardware, choose the daemon, and install and configure a server. In addition, the course will cover the security issues of the internet access, the different protection techniques, how to maintain a site, content and interpretation of the log files, and tools and techniques required to run an effective business site.
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CIS 4050 - Systems Analysis and Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3050, CIS 3060, CIS 3145, CIS 3230, and Senior standing
Description: This course focuses on the development of business systems. The emphasis of this course is on the design and prototyping phases of systems development using as a basis the concepts of problem solving, requirements specification, analysis, and programming from the prerequisite courses. Current methodologies and technologies will be evaluated and implemented in the development process. Information systems problems will be analyzed and alternative solutions will be proposed using design models, a solution will be selected, and a prototype will be constructed for that solution. Students will evaluate the system using tests they developed and then propose a plan for implementation, maintenance, and training for the system.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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CIS 4060 - Advanced Database Management Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3060 and CIS 3145
Description: This course provides an in-depth understanding of database management systems by extending the database concepts and programming skills developed in prerequisite courses. The student will be presented with a variety of realistic business problems and be asked to produce functional solutions to these problems. The course will use the Oracle Developer 2000 or similar software to drive the design and development of business application software.
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CIS 4160 - Advanced Programming Seminar
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3060 and CIS 3145
Description: This course addresses advanced language techniques and their application to Information Systems problems. It discusses the appropriateness of certain languages and programming techniques.
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CIS 4260 - Database Administration
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3060
Description: This course covers the functions and responsibilities of the Database Administrator (DBA) in an organization with an integrated, shared Relational Database Management System (RDBMS). The course will focus on the technical requirements of the DBA including enrolling new users, creating the database, backup and recovery of data, security measures, implementing data integrity, and tuning the database.
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CIS 4280 - Network Installation and Administration
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3230
Description: This course presents the knowledge and skills necessary to install the network operating system and to perform competently in the role of a network administrator.
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CIS 4281 - Network Installation and Administration with UNIX/Linux
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3230
Description: This course presents information and skills necessary to begin to perform competently in the role of a network/systems administrator in a Linux/UNIX environment including installation, configuration, and management of the operating system.
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CIS 4370 - Data Science and Big Data Analytics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3300, CIS 3460, and at least junior standing
Description: This course will cover the concepts of big data and data analytics used to solve business problems. Project management of data analytic activities will be introduced as part of the data analytic life cycle. The analytic life cycle starts with data discovery and preparation, which leads to the analytical methods of categorization, regression, and classification. Finally the results of the analytical steps are operationalized in order to benefit an organization.
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CIS 4410 - Management Information Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2110 and MGT 3000
Description: This course provides an overview of management information systems, managerial decision making practices and styles, and requisite information needs. International information concepts, the influence of national cultures on decision making, information use, and on various system design approaches are examined. The course addresses the practical aspects of the development of management information systems and decision-support systems.
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CIS 4500 - Information Systems Security Tools and Techniques
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3500 and junior or senior standing
Description: This course covers tools and techniques that allow system administrators to protect organizational resources in a networked environment. It looks at design considerations, organizational policies, and industry best practices in all areas of security, reviews countermeasures to mitigate weaknesses, and introduces tools that can monitor, analyze, and visualize network activities for potential threats.
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CIS 4550 - Information Systems Security Management and Information Assurance
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3500
Description: This course covers the broad fields of enterprise security and privacy, concentrating on the nature of enterprise security requirements by identifying threats to enterprise information technology (IT) systems, access control, and system and product evaluation criteria. Risk management and policy considerations are examined with respect to the complex nature of enterprise security as represented by government guidance and regulations to support information confidentiality, integrity and availability. The course develops the student’s ability to assess enterprise security risks and to formulate recommendations in the areas of data and application protection, access control, policies, and regulation compliance and governance.
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