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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is an introduction to the various technical and administrative aspects of Infor-mation Assurance and Security. The course covers the basic notions of confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication models, protection models, security kernels, secure programming, audit, intrusion detection and response, operational security issues, physical security issues, personnel security, policy for-mation and enforcement, access controls, in-formation flow, legal and social issues, identi-fication and authentication in local and distri-buted systems, classification and trust model-ing, risk assessment. (Spring) Prerequisite: CIS 150
  • 3.00 Credits

    Principles and application of computer hard-ware and software will be presented through lecture of the theoretical underpinnings, in-stallation, configuration, and operational la-boratory experiences. This course covers: Hardware: CPU architecture, memory, regis-ters, addressing modes, busses, instruction sets, multi processors versus single proces-sors; peripheral devices: hard disks and other storage devices, video display monitors, de-vice controllers, input/output; operating sys-tems functions and types; operating system modules: processes, process management, memory and file system management; exam-ples and contrasts of hardware architectures and operating systems (Fall) Prerequisite: CIS 150
  • 4.00 Credits

    This course presents object oriented and pro-cedural software engineering methodologies in data definition and measurement, abstract data type construction and use in developing screen editors, reports and other IS applica-tions using data structures including indexed files. The JAVA programming language is used to illustrate the concepts in this course. This course covers Data structures and repre-sentation: characters, records, and files; preci-sion of data; information representation, or-ganization, and storage; algorithm develop-ment; programming control structures; pro-gram correctness, verification, and validation; file structures and representation. Program-ming in traditional and visual development environments that incorporate event-driven, object-oriented design. Prerequisite: CIS 150
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students with information technology skills will learn to analyze and design information systems. Students will practice project man-agement during team oriented analysis and design of a departmental level system. Life cycle phases: requirements determination, logical design, physical design, and implemen-tation planning; interpersonal skills, interview-ing, presentation skills; group dynamics; risk and feasibility analysis; group-based ap-proaches: project management, joint applica-tion development (JAD), and structured walk-throughs; structured versus object oriented methodologies; RAD, prototyping; database design; software package evaluation, acquisi-tion, and integration; global and inter-organizational issues and system integration; professional code of ethics. Prerequisite: CIS 150
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course includes an introduction to Com-puter Forensics and Investigation presents methods to properly conduct a computer fo-rensics investigation beginning with a discus-sion of ethics, while mapping to the objectives of the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS) certification curriculum. (Fall) Prerequisite: CIS 250
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is an hands-on introduction to the various Information Technology, Regulatory and Administrative aspects of Informatics, Information Privacy and Security as it pertains to a Health Care modern electronic Environ-ment. This course provides thefoundation for understanding the Transaction Standards, Code Set, Identifiers, Privacy and Security that are part of HIPAA, the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. This very important regulatory component of the healthcare industry is composed of the Trans-actions, Privacy and Security Rules, which are studied in depth in this course, including the key issues associated with protecting informa-tion privacy, determining the levels of protec-tion and response to privacy and security inci-dents, and the different forms, policies and procedures to be used in a Health Care envi-ronment. This course leads to a Certificate in HIPAA Administration for students that pass the required exams with 80% of the total points or higher. Prerequisite: CIS 101 or equivalent knowledge from life experience.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Students will gain in-depth experience of net-working and telecommunications fundamen-tals including LANs, MANs, WANs, intra-nets, the Internet, and the WWW. Data com-munication and telecommunication concepts, models, standards, and protocols will be stu-died. Installation, configuration, systems inte-gration and management of infrastructure technologies will be practiced in the laborato-ry. This course covers telecommunication configurations; network and Web applica-tions; distributed systems; wired and wireless architectures, topologies, and protocols; in-stallation, configuration, and operation of bridges, routers, switches, and gateways; net-work performance tuning; privacy, security, firewalls, reliability; installation and configura-tion of networks; monitoring and manage-ment of networks; and communications stan-dards (Fall) Prerequisite: CIS 250
  • 4.00 Credits

    The Network Security course provides a comprehensive overview of network security. General Security Concepts covers authentica-tion methods along with common network attacks and how to safeguard against them. Communication Security includes remote access, e-mail, the Web, directory and file transfer, and wireless data. Infrastructure Se-curity explores various network devices and media, and the proper use of perimeter topol-ogies such as DMZs, Extranets, and Intranets to establish network security. Cryptography basics are provided, including the differences between asymmetric and symmetric algo-rithms, and the different types of PKI certifi-cates and their usage. Operational/Organi-zational Security is discussed as it relates to Physical security, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity, as well as coverage of Computer Forensics and how it relates to fur-ther avenues of specialization for the security student. (Fall) Prerequisite: CIS 250
  • 3.00 Credits

    Business application development using an object-oriented language (Visual Basic). In-volves the design of user interfaces and inte-gration with other development platforms, such as spreadsheets and databases. Note: this course is specifically for Business Majors but open as an elective to other students. Prerequisite: CIS 310
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students successfully completing the analysis and logical design course will continue to learn to develop the detailed physical design and implementation of a logical design requir-ing implementation in this course. This course covers Conceptual, logical, and physical data models, and modeling tools; structured and object design approaches; relational and ob-ject oriented models for databases; design tools; data dictionaries, repositories, ware-housing, and data mining; database implemen-tation including user interface and reports; multi-tier planning and implementation; data conversion and post implementation review. (Fall) Prerequisites: CIS 270 and CIS 290
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