May 09, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


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.
 

Communication Design

  
  • CDES 4251 - Designing the Human Experience



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CDES 2222 and ART 1505 or ART 3301 or ARTH 2600 or ARTH 3690 or ARTH 4480 or CDES 3602 or CDES 3625 or IND 3000; or permission of department

    Description: Students in this course learn that good design can serve to enrich the human experience. Students explore a spectrum of life experiences and/or personal events, which may include habit, memory, disaster, and imagination, as inspiration to create and implement positive design solutions. Students produce a series of intensive, multi layered projects with emphasis on tracking, recording, and journaling the human experience. Students build upon their knowledge of design discourse in the discipline through a mix of readings, writings, and development of rich, meaningful design projects. Design projects are presented in a variety of media. This is an integrated media course.

  
  • CDES 4252 - Mobile Prototyping



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ARTH 2080, CDES 2602 and CDES 2302 with “C-” or better in each; or permission of department

    Description: Students in this course create mobile applications via user experience, user interface design, and interactive prototyping. Exploration and emphasis is placed upon usability, accessibility as well as user-centered design methodologies and processes in this growing digital medium. Students utilize design thinking to better respond to diverse audiences, implement mobile strategy and content in order to create a working design system for mobile applications, inclusive of prototyping and testing. Human-centered design, dependent on the psychology and intersection of usability within digital mediums, is discussed, evaluated and applied to interactive prototyping in response to technology’s continual diversification of end-user products. This is an integrated media course.

  
  • CDES 4300 - Variable Topics in Communication Design



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CDES 2222 and CDES 2225 with a “C-” or better, or permission of department

    Corequisite(s): CDES 2226

    Description: This course provides a thematic forum in communication design for advanced-level students to develop critical and technical skills as they relate to contemporary design practices. Exploration within the theme focuses on developing skills that communicate to diversified communities and are relevant to contemporary design culture. Students foster a visual language that reflects thematic course content. Projects may be produced in a variety of design applications based on course content. Variable topics: may be repeated for up to 9 credits under different topics.

  
  • CDES 4400 - Thesis Preparation



    Credits: 1

    Prerequisite(s): CDES 2226 and CDES 3215 with C- or better in each; or permission of department

    Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CDES 3222 and ARTH 3690 with C- or better in each; or permission of department

    Description: Students in this course develop a thesis topic supported by a research question, which becomes the basis for a thesis project exhibition the following semester in CDES 4721 . Students research and propose a topic for investigation: they craft a research question, refine an abstract, and create visual studies of a project concept in an exhibition context. This course is restricted to Communication Design majors.

  
  • CDES 4450 - Professional Practices in Communication Design



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CDES 3215 and CDES 2302 with “C-” or better in each.

    Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CDES 2602, CDES 3222 and CDES 3225

    Description: Students in this course are provided an overview of professional practices in communication design. Professional practices range from resume writing and job application material development to best practices in conducting contract and freelance work and pitching concepts in front of clients. Topics include strategies for personal communications packages, networking, applying for jobs, interviewing skills, and ethical practices in the work place as a design employee or proprietor in a wide variety of workplace settings. Entrepreneurial initiatives are covered from starting a business to negotiating contract and/or freelance work and bidding on jobs. This course is restricted to communication design majors.

  
  • CDES 4600 - Communication Design Portfolio Development



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing; completion of Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy General Studies requirements; ARTH 2080, CDES 3225, CDES 3623, CDES 3625, and CDES 4450 with “C-” or better in each; or permission of department.

    Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ARTH 3690 and CDES 3001 or CDES 3101 or CDES 3300 or CDES 3500 or CDES 3602 or CDES 3980 or CDES 4051 or CDES 4151 or 4152 or CDES 4202 or CDES 4251 or CDES 4252 or CDES 4300

    Description: Students refine an existing body of work to generate final portfolio solutions. Students explore the critical nature of their work by clarifying project results, and as necessary, redeveloping outcomes, for presentation in both web and print-based portfolios. Writing and critical inquiry skills supporting portfolio development are emphasized. The portfolio work generated in this course will be used in the course CDES 4721 - Communication Design Senior Experience: Exhibition and Thesis .

    University Requirement(s): Senior Experience

  
  • CDES 4625 - Communication Design Internship



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CDES 3225 and CDES 4450 with “C-” or better and permission of department

    Description: Students in this course apply for and acquire a communication design internship identified for its professional challenges and overall integrity. Students gain “real world” experiences in the discipline of design building upon previous knowledge gained in the classroom. Fieldwork requires a minimum of 150 contact hours for three semester credit hours. This course is restricted to communication design majors.

     

    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.

  
  • CDES 4650 - Studio M



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CDES 3225 and CDES 4450 with “C-” or better and permission of department

    Description: This course operates as a functioning design studio where communication design students work collaboratively with course faculty and peers and a range of university and/or community sponsors. Sponsored projects are taken from initiation and planning through to final production and implementation based on the requirements of the design brief. This unique mentored opportunity requires students to apply for a limited number of available design positions in Studio M. Studio M requires a minimum of 150 contact hours for three semester hours. The course fulfills the senior level internship requirement in the Communication Design major.

    Note: This course may be repeated once for up to 6 credits total.
    Some sections of this course may be taught as Service Learning.


  
  • CDES 4721 - Communication Design Senior Experience: Exhibition and Thesis



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy course requirements; ARTH 3690 and ARTH 4480 and CDES 4400 with “C-” or better in each; senior standing; or permission of department.

    Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CDES 4600, and CDES 4625 or CDES 4650, and CDES 4450 with C- or better in each

    Description: Students in this BFA in Communication Design capstone course create a thesis project, research and write a thesis paper, participate in a public exhibition, and defend their work in a formal, final review setting. Students synthesize learning from previous coursework and articulate meaning in their thesis investigations relative to art and design theories, movements, and conceptual and philosophical frameworks. Students work in teams to conceptualize, organize, and present an exhibition consisting of the work of participating art and design students. A blend of team and individual activities punctuate the semester experience culminating in the public thesis exhibition.

    University Requirement(s): Senior Experience

  
  • CDES 4801 - Communication Design Studio Assistantship



    Credits: 1-4

    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department

    Description: This studio course allows the advanced student to put into use the studio skills learned in previous courses to assist faculty and other students. Students learn to assist in laboratories, maintain tools and equipment, mix chemicals (if appropriate) and handle and stock supplies in an appropriate manner. They demonstrate techniques and assist other students with technical and creative questions.

    Note: Variable credit; course may be repeated once for a maximum of 6 semester hours of credit with different duties.

  
  • CDES 4802 - Letterpress Assistantship



    Credits: 1-4

    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department

    Description: This studio course allows the advanced student to put into use letterpress printing operation and skills learned in previous courses and through specialized training workshops to assist faculty and other students. Students learn to assist in laboratories, maintain letterpress tools and equipment, and handle inks and stock supplies in an appropriate manner. They demonstrate techniques and assist other students with technical and creative questions.

    Note: Variable credit; course may be repeated once for a maximum of 6 semester hours of credit.

  
  • CDES 4842 - Directed Studies in Communication Design



    Credits: 1-4

    Prerequisite(s): CDES 3625 with “C-” or better and permission of department; student must provide a suitable laptop computer.

    Description: This course provides advanced, independent studio work in communication design with emphasis on the production of finished work in preparation for either senior portfolio or thesis exhibition. The student integrates techniques and skills learned in previous courses to develop an individual voice and create a coherent body of work.

    Note: Variable credit; this course may be repeated once for a maximum of 6 semester hours total credit.

  
  • CDES 4848 - Directed Studies in Letterpress



    Credits: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): CDES 2225 or Art 2682 with “C-” or better and permission of department

    Description: Students in this course create advanced, independent studio work in communication design with emphasis on the production of finished work in letterpress printing through an emulation of the traditional Letterpress apprenticeship model in which knowledge is continually passed on to those with less experience. Skills learned in previous courses and through specialized training workshops are  used to produce advanced studio work. Students become familiar with type and presses through ongoing maintenance training and activities. Students learn to assist in laboratories, maintain letterpress tools and equipment, handle inks and  supplies in an appropriate manner. They demonstrate techniques and assist other students with technical and creative questions.

    Note: Variable credit; course may be repeated once for a maximum of six hours of credit.


Communication Studies

  
  • COMM 1010 - Presentational Speaking



    Credits: 3

    Description: This course teaches students how to design and deliver effective, ethical presentations. The ability to adapt to different audiences and contexts - such as professional or public situations - is emphasized. The course provides instruction on and practice of organization, delivery and performance, technology, and research skills. Students also learn effective listening techniques and critical thinking skills. The course empowers students to become successful professional presenters and public speakers.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: COMM or HON.
    Sections of this course may be offered in-person, in hybrid format, or online.


    General Studies: Oral Communication

    Cross Listed Course(s): HON 1013
  
  • COMM 1100 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication



    Credits: 3

    Description: This is an introductory course in the art and process of communicating with people in a variety of environments and contexts. This class provides students with insight and tools from communication research to analyze communication situations and develop effective, ethical messages appropriate to purpose, audience, context and medium. The course emphasizes developing basic communication skills in listening, assertive communication, self-analysis, presentations, and managing conflict.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: COMM or HON.

    General Studies: Oral Communication

    Cross Listed Course(s): HON 1710
  
  • COMM 2010 - Gender and Communication



    Credits: 3

    Description: This course explores the relationship of gender to the communication process 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 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: COMM or GWS.

    General Studies: Arts and Humanities

    Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 2770
  
  • COMM 2020 - Introduction to Health Communication



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1010 or COMM 1100 or Permission of Instructor

    Description: This course explores the essential connections between communication processes and human health. Different modes of communication are considered in contexts that range from one-on-one conversations to information exchange with large groups. The importance of relationships, culture, technology, and media for health practices are also explored.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix, COMM or SLHS.

    Cross Listed Course(s): SLHS 2990
  
  • COMM 2030 - Intercultural Communication



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1010 or COMM 1100 or permission of instructor

    Description: This course applies communication approaches and perspectives to intercultural communication processes within and outside of the United States. The major emphasis in the class is on face-to-face communication within and between members of different cultures and the impact of popular culture on those communications. Living in a global society, it is imperative to know how different cultures communicate around the world. In the course, students will examine the complex relationship between culture, communication, power, and context from three conceptual perspectives: the social scientific perspective, the interpretive perspective, and the critical perspective.

  
  • COMM 2040 - Team and Group Communication



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1010 or COMM 1100 or Permission of Instructor

    Description: This course introduces students to communication-related group dynamics and team processes that are essential in today’s workplaces and communities. Students learn skills and strategies for communicating with different kinds of people, for diverse purposes, and in a variety of contexts.

  
  • COMM 2200 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication



    Credits: 3

    Description: This course surveys the theory and practice of interpersonal communication in environments ranging from face-to-face communication to computer-mediated interaction. Students learn concepts and tools essential to self-awareness, listening, assertive and effective communication, cultural competence, and conflict management. These fundamental ‘people skills’ are explored across relationships in personal, professional, and public life.

    General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences

    Guaranteed Transfer: GT-SS3

  
  • COMM 2300 - Introduction to Organizational Communication



    Credits: 3

    Description: This course introduces students to the study of organizational communication theory and practice. It surveys communication-related phenomena such as organizational identity, culture, leadership, and networks. Internal, external, everyday, and strategic communication processes are addressed. Students learn to analyze organizations as systems of communication that both shape and are shaped by individuals and society.

    General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences

    Guaranteed Transfer: GT-SS3

  
  • COMM 2400 - Introduction to Rhetoric and Popular Culture



    Credits: 3

    Description: This course introduces students to the rhetorical and critical study of popular culture. Classical and contemporary approaches to examining discourse, persuasion, and cultures are discussed. Students develop analytical tools to identify and explain connections between popular culture and power, identity, diversity, and more. Students also reflect on how they consume and produce popular culture, and how that shapes their sense of self and connections to others.

    General Studies: Arts and Humanities

  
  • COMM 3000 - Diversity and Communication in the U.S.



    Credits: 3

    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 on 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: COMM or HON.

    General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences

    University Requirement(s): Multicultural

    Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3760
  
  • COMM 3010 - Business and Professional Speaking



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1010 or COMM 1100 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. 

  
  • COMM 3020 - Advanced Public Speaking



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1010 or COMM 1100 or HON 1013 or Permission of Instructor; Students must possess a GPA of 3.3 or higher, or be a member of the MSU Denver Honors Program.

    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.

    Note: To register for this course, students must be enrolled in the MSU Denver Honors program or have a 3.3 or higher GPA.

  
  • COMM 3030 - Group Communication and Collaboration



    Credits: 3

    Description: This course explores issues and skills relevant to the development and maintenance of effective groups and 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.

  
  • COMM 3040 - Crisis Communication



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1010 or COMM 1100 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. 

  
  • COMM 3060 - Speech and Thought in a Digital Age



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1010 or COMM 1100 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 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. Attention is given to the significance of technologies for these processes. This course does not satisfy General Studies requirements for Oral Communication.

    General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences

  
  • COMM 3070 - Interpersonal Negotiation



    Credits: 3

    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.

  
  • COMM 3100 - Communication Theory



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1100

    Description: This course surveys a variety of objective and interpretive styled theories, fleshing out the role of communication within each. The course explores theories in interpersonal, relationship development, relationship maintenance, influence, group decision-making, organizational communication, rhetoric, media, culture, and gender. The course is designed to give the students a foundation in communication vocabulary, basic knowledge of key theories, introduction to reading research journals, and application of theory to human communication.

  
  • COMM 3110 - Applied Communication Research Methods



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1100, COMM 3100

    Description: This course exposes students to the different kinds of research that is conducted by communication professionals and scholars. The course prepares students to understand basic concepts of communication research and the variety of ways in which communication can be studied and measured in applied contexts. Students learn by practicing methods commonly employed by industry and academic researchers - including textual review, interviews, surveys, focus groups and basic statistical techniques.

  
  • COMM 3210 - Family Communication



    Credits: 3

    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.

  
  • COMM 3220 - Communication and the Elderly



    Credits: 3

    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.

  
  • COMM 3310 - Communication Systems and Structures in Organizations



    Credits: 3

    Description: This course examines current theories of organizational communication that focuses on interdependence of organizations and how external and internal structures influence individual organizing patterns and communication behaviors.
    This course introduces students to understand organizational communication as fluid and dynamic networks. Students learn how to analyze organizations as networks of self-organizing that are constantly evolving in dynamic communities as new network links are created, and dysfunctional ones are dissolved.

  
  • COMM 3320 - Communication and Quality of Work/Life



    Credits: 3

    Description: This course examines the role of communication in issues of work/life. Students explore exactly what is communicated at work and the pervasiveness of organizations in our lives. By examining organizations through an ethical lens, students articulate what happens when organizations behave poorly or may not have workers best interest in mind. Students explore a variety of case studies to help illustrate various theoretical constructs. Students also contest the social construction of the modern “professional” and reflect on ways to empower oneself with communication strategies that may help foster a higher quality of work/life.

  
  • COMM 3330 - Organizational Culture and Identity



    Credits: 3

    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.

  
  • COMM 3340 - Leadership Communication



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1010 or COMM 1100 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.

  
  • COMM 3400 - Rhetorical Criticism



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 2400

    Description: This course focuses on the historical and critical methodologies for analyzing rhetorical efforts, both from the point of view as an intellectual discipline and as a practical art in a democratic society.

  
  • COMM 3410 - Rhetoric and Public Culture



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 2400

    Description: This course examines public culture through the lens of rhetorical theory. Using a variety of critical approaches (structuralism, post-structuralism, Marxism, feminism, etc.), we examine various aspects of public culture, including economies of production and consumption of public culture, ways to critically read public culture artifacts, and methods for recognizing implicit value and power in these texts. We engage public culture in various ways in order to investigate how public culture communicates meaning and produces personal, professional, and public identities.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: COMM or HON.

    Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3304
  
  • COMM 3420 - Arguing Constructively



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 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.

  
  • COMM 3430 - Communication in Politics



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 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.

  
  • COMM 3510 - Communication and Conflict



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1100

    Description: This course helps individuals develop strategies for maintaining conflict dynamics in communication interactions at work, home, school, and the community. Effort is made to pinpoint individual communication conflict styles and to assess their effectiveness in conflict interactions. Major topic areas include, but are not limited to, the following: defining conflict; theories on conflict management; intrapersonal conflict; interpersonal conflict; approaches to managing conflict; power issues in conflict management.

  
  • COMM 3980 - Internship in Communication Studies



    Credits: 1-6

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 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.

  
  • COMM 4100 - Communication Ethics



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 3100

    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 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: COMM or HON.

    Cross Listed Course(s): HON 4301
  
  • COMM 4120 - Trends in Communication Studies: Variable Topics



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1100

    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.

    Note: The course may be taken for up to 9 credit hours under different titles.

  
  • COMM 4130 - Debate



    Credits: 1-3

    Description: This course focuses on the preparation of students for intramural debates, tournament competition, public exhibition events, and/or related debate activities. It features intensive argument coaching, practice speeches and debates, opportunities for event planning, professional networking (with students, staff, faculty, and civic leaders both on and off campus), and opportunities for special projects associated with the history, theory, pedagogy, and practice of intercollegiate and civic debate. All students at any experience level from novice to expert and any class standing are welcome.

    Note: Course may be repeated for a total of 6 credits.

  
  • COMM 4310 - Decision Making



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 2300

    Description: This course applies organizational communication principles and skills to decision making and problem solving processes in organizational settings. Tools and techniques for identifying and analyzing risk, organizational networks, and strategic response build a communication framework for collaborative decision making. Students apply decision making processes to case studies and simulated environments.

  
  • COMM 4320 - Organizational Communication Consulting



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 2300

    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.

  
  • COMM 4330 - Organizational Learning and Development



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 2300

    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.

  
  • COMM 4410 - Techniques of Persuasion



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 2400

    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.

  
  • COMM 4420 - Freedom of Speech



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 2400

    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

  
  • COMM 4440 - Sports Discourse in Media and Culture



    Credits: 3

    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.

  
  • COMM 4450 - Social Movement Rhetoric



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 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.

    Note: Some sections of this course may be taught as Service Learning.

  
  • COMM 4510 - Mediating Conflict



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 3510

    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.

  
  • COMM 4520 - The Art of Dialogue



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 2200 or instructor’s permission

    Description: Students in this course learn and practice the art of dialogue - communication that prioritizes presence, mindfulness, and respect. The course explores the connections between thoughtful, empathic conversation and personal relationships, professional life, and healthy communities. Students apply listening, expression, conflict, and collaboration skills by participating in, designing, and facilitating dialogues.

  
  • COMM 4810 - Communication Coaching



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1010 and COMM 1100

    Description: Students in this course develop and practice skills for communication coaching in professional contexts. Using hands-on practice and intensive collaboration, this course prepares students to help others solve problems and build communication skills in their professional lives. The course emphasizes coaching for presentations and teamwork. Students practice trust-building, listening, problem solving, and collaboration to support their own and their clients’ growth. This course may be required for students working as peer coaches in the Department of Communication Studies.

  
  • COMM 4820 - Advanced Communication Coaching



    Credits: 1-6

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 4810 or Instructor Permission

    Description: In this advanced course, students build experience and expertise as professional communication coaches. They learn how to develop and implement original coaching plans, assess provide constructive feedback on coaches’ performance, lead teams, and engage in continuous growth as a communication coach. Advanced skills emphasized include person-centeredness, leadership, and project management. COMM 4810 - Communication Coaching  is a prerequisite for this course.

  
  • COMM 4910 - Applied Communication Research Project



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 3110 or Permission of Instructor

    Description: This capstone course prepares students to conduct applied research as communication professionals or graduate students. Students complete 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

  
  • COMM 4920 - Senior Seminar



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 3110, COMM 4100 and senior standing

    Description: This course offers an in-depth exploration of a specific and significant communication issue. Students explore the communication research and theory related to the issue, producing a relevant individual research or professional project related to the seminar’s central communication issue.

    University Requirement(s): Senior Experience

  
  • COMM 4930 - Senior Communication Internship



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 3110, COMM 4100 and senior standing

    Description: This course provides students with an opportunity to explore their career interests while applying, within a work setting, the knowledge and skills they have learned from their Communication Studies coursework. Students gain a clearer understanding of how their degree applies to their post-graduate experience, what strengths they still need to develop to enable professional success and provide an opportunity for students to build their professional network. In addition, through the course, students gain practical communication-centric experience within the professional environment, acquire knowledge of the industry in which the internship is done, apply -in a workplace setting- the knowledge and skills learned through their Communication Studies coursework, develop a greater understanding about career options while more clearly defining personal career goals, experience the activities and functions of professionals, develop and refine their communication skills, and identify areas for future knowledge and skill development.

    University Requirement(s): Senior Experience


Computer Engineering

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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 Integrated Circuit (VLSI) technology from its physical structure, accurate modeling, manufacturability and applications by using computer simulation.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • CPE 3980 - Internship in Computer Engineering



    Credits: 2

    Prerequisite(s): Major in Computer Engineering; 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.

    Note: 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


  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • CPE 4700 - Senior Design I



    Credits: 1

    Prerequisite(s): CPE 4370 and CS 2400 (with a grade of “C” or better for all prerequisites), 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

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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


Computer Information Systems

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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
  
  • 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
  
  • 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
  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • CIS 2500 - Security Essentials



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CIS 2010

    Description: This course is designed to teach the principles and practices that all computing users need to keep sensitive information secure, both at work and at home. By introducing students to security theory and presenting best practices, the course will show students both the importance of protecting data and the associated techniques. Topics covered include how to secure systems, protecting personal data, organizational resources, securing computer networks, how to handle risks and ethical dilemmas, computer crime, policies and laws, and how to implement safe Internet usage. This course is not intended for CIS and CYB majors.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • CIS 3145 - Business Application Development



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CIS 2110

    Description: This course uses a high-demand programming language for the development of object-oriented, event-driven Graphical User Interface (GUI) business applications. Students create stand-alone solutions for business problems and complete a final multi-window application project with database support.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

 

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