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  CIS 5010 Introduction to Information Systems

  CIS 5010 Introduction to Information Systems

  Credit Hours: 3

  The effective flow and management of data throughout the organization is critical to its success and the secure use of information systems helps achieve and maintain competitive advantage. This course provides fundamental professional skills for students who have no background in IT. and will examine each of the major functions of a typical corporate information technology department—business analysts, project management, software development, network services, IT Infrastructure, telecommunications, database administration and management, and strategic planning. Additional topics include ethical and social issues in information systems, enterprise resource planning systems, managing knowledge and artificial intelligence, achieving operational excellence, managing global systems, and strategic planning. Students will develop a socio-technical perspective on the use of information systems to solve real-world problems. This course is normally offered every fall semester.

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  CIS 5050 Project Management

  CIS 5050 Project Management

  Credit Hours: 3

  Project management methods, models, software tools and standards for planning, scheduling, costing and control of software and information systems related projects, teambuilding and organizational issues. Course is based on the PMBOK and fulfills all of the PMI educational requirements. This course is normally offered every winter semester.

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  CIS 5075 Enterprise Architecture

  CIS 5075 Enterprise Architecture

  Credit Hours: 3

  Information systems planning, strategy and policy are necessary for an organization to deploy, manage and control its information resources. This graduate level course takes the view of the Chief Information Officer integrating information systems with the business strategy and information needs of the organization through the process of information systems strategic planning and policy development. Information and security architecture theory, tools, assessments, methodologies and practice are applied. This course is normally offered every winter semester.

  Prerequisites:

  • CIS 5010 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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  CIS 5100 Object Orientation Software Development

  CIS 5100 Object Orientation Software Development

  Credit Hours: 3

  Focuses on abstraction and object based modeling. Students will develop and design programs using the UDL and an object based programming language. The student of this course will have the ability to conceptualize and clearly communicate concrete models of abstract structures. This course is normally offered every fall semester.

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  CIS 5200 Systems Analysis and Design

  CIS 5200 Systems Analysis and Design

  Credit Hours: 3

  This course provides a methodical approach to implementing software and/or computer systems. Topics include systems planning, design, testing, implementation, and software maintenance. Emphasis is on the strategies and techniques of systems analysis and design for producing logical methodologies for dealing with the complexity in the development and implementation of information systems. The course approaches the development of information systems (IS) from a problem-solving perspective. This course is normally offered every fall semester.

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  CIS 5300 Software Assurance

  CIS 5300 Software Assurance

  Credit Hours: 3

  This course presents the principles and methods necessary to assure software. It covers all aspects of the assurance life cycle as embodied in the current set of proven best practices for acquiring, developing, and sustaining secure code. This course is normally offered every winter semester.

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  CIS 5400 Software Management

  CIS 5400 Software Management

  Credit Hours: 3

  This course presents the principles and practices of IT lifecycle process management. It includes software lifecycle and process engineering, change management, standards, metrics and models, software maturity/capability and assessment. Tools for managing integrated software environments. The student will be able to organize, plan and lead software process improvement and IT strategic alignment projects. Student will have a complete understanding of the IEEE 12207, CMM, CMMI, ISO 15504 (SPICE) and the CBK models. This course is normally offered every winter semester.

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  CIS 5500 Practicum

  CIS 5500 Practicum

  Credit Hours: 0 TO 3

  This course provides end-to-end experience in information technology work. That includes direct, hands-on experience in all aspects of project set-up and planning, specification and design, implementation, unit, integration and system testing and post-release management. In addition to the practical experience the student will be exposed to all aspects of IT culture including the range of expectations and work practices. This course is normally offered every fall and winter semester.

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  CIS 5550 Database Design

  CIS 5550 Database Design

  Credit Hours: 3

  A detailed examination of the database design process and technology like: data modeling, logical and physical design, data administration, enterprise modeling, data warehouses, Standard Query Language (SQL), and database design tools. This course is normally offered every fall semester.

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  CIS 5560 Database Management

  CIS 5560 Database Management

  Credit Hours: 3

  This course examines contemporary issues in databases focused but not limited to: data warehouses, data marts, data mining, database programming, temporal/distributed/heterogeneous databases, application planning and system integration. This course is normally offered every winter semester.

  Prerequisites:

  • CIS 5550 (Minimum Grade of B, May not be taken concurrently) OR
  • DATA 5550 (Minimum Grade of B, May not be taken concurrently)
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  CIS 5570 Networks

  CIS 5570 Networks

  Credit Hours: 3

  An examination of standardization and design issues for the security of the communication infrastructure. Topics include communication hardware and software, standards and protocols, and network protection utilities. Special emphasis will be placed on recent advances in network administration and ensuring security of networks and transmitted data. This course is normally offered every winter semester.

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  CIS 5650 Information and Society

  CIS 5650 Information and Society

  Credit Hours: 3

  Qualifies for CNSS Certification. Explores the role of the information professional in today's society. Topics include roles, values and norms, information use, information protection and security, and legal and ethical concerns such as rights of privacy and access. This course is normally offered every winter semester.

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  CIS 5720 Incident Response

  CIS 5720 Incident Response

  Credit Hours: 3

  This course will present the process, tools, and methodologies used when responding in real-time to computer security incidents. It will present an overview of pre-incident preparation, initial response procedures, and the formulation of responses. Special attention will be paid to identifying and assessing risk in the appropriate context as well as escalation and notification procedures. Students will produce and present a semester project to demonstrate mastery of processes, tools, and methodologies. Literature reviews will be conducted on legal and regulatory issues related to incident response.

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  CIS 5950 Directed Research

  CIS 5950 Directed Research

  Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

  This is an intensive study of some special problem taken under the direction of a supervising faculty member.

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  CIS 5990 Master's Thesis in Software Management

  CIS 5990 Master's Thesis in Software Management

  Credit Hours: 6

  Student should consult the prospective advisor for substantive requirements and the Graduate Business Programs Office for formal requirements.