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  • 3.00 Credits

    3 s.h. Examination of database design and management concepts within the framework of business applications. Focus is on the relational database model with supplemental information on developing technologies. Provides a strong theoretical foundation covering both logical and physical database design strategies. Develops an awareness of database management issues such as data security and transaction management. Students implement project solution using industry standard relational database management system software. Prerequisites: MIS 2400.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 s.h. An overview of the concepts, skills, methodologies, and tools necessary for systems analysts to successfully develop information systems. The systems development life cycle is examined within the context of business applications. Students learn to translate business requirements into information systems that support business objectives. Hands-on experience with industry standard software. Prerequisite: MIS 2400.
  • 4.00 Credits

    4 s.h. Introductory instruction in computer programming. Topics include fundamental programming concepts such as algorithm development, programming structures, and methods to determine program correctness. Emphasis on creating business-oriented applications using Microsoft Visual Basic software. Fourth-credit laboratory comprised of extensive exercises in implementing business problem solutions. Prerequisite: MIS 2400.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 s.h. Study of the evolution, design, and development of Internet web sites. An introduction to HTML coding and the use of GUI software for the development and maintenance of web sites and web pages. Investigation and determination of what constitutes an acceptable web site. Prerequisite: CIS 2380 or permission of the department.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 s.h. Supervised work performed in a professional setting that provides experience with current technologies. Final grade based on student performance as measured by a learning agreement negotiated between the student, MIS advisor, and employment supervisor at the beginning of work. Prerequisites: must have completed 9 semester hours of MIS classes.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Analysis of data communications systems for business. Considers distributed processing, network terminology, protocols, standards, topologies, and management issues. Students are required to demonstrate network concepts with practical applications. Prerequisite: MIS 2400.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 s.h. Present the fundamental concepts of information systems. Emphasis on the process by which computer systems are developed from the end users' perspective. Problem solving using computer based information systems. Analyzing existing information systems by way of case study methodology. Prerequisite: CIS 2250 or 2380. No credit for majors in Management Information Systems.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 s.h. Introducing applications of informatics systems to healthcare practitioners. Healthcare informatics issues covering hardware, software, databases, communications applications, computer developments, and associated legal and ethical issues are explored. How health care providers can assess, develop, and use information systems to work more efficiently, allocate resources more effectively, and improve client care. Hands-on experiences with industry standard software is required. Prerequisites: CIS 2380. No credit for majors in Management Information Systems.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 s.h. An introduction to the major issues surrounding the use of computers in our society, with a special focus on social behavior in online communities and the electronic workplace. Exploration of why computers and information technology raise ethical questions and the ways in which individuals perceive, experience, and behave in a computer environment. Case studies are used to understand each ethical situation, discuss the different perspectives, and decide how each of us would handle different ethical decisions, providing guidelines to becoming a safe, responsible professional and social computer user. Prerequisite: CIS 2380. May be used in partial fulfillment of General Education Goal 5.B.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 s.h. The requirement of organization managers to safeguard both electronic and non-electronic information and data; an understanding of the threats to information security to which organizations are exposed; and effective strategies for minimizing their effects. Topics such as risk assessment and management, human factors, compliance with regulations, and ethical considerations are discussed. Case studies are emphasized. Prerequisites: CIS 2380.
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