COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

CS-100 Computers and Society, 3cr.
This course provides an introduction to the history of computing and how computers have affected society.  Furthermore, it covers the basic computer skills needed to be truly computer literate in modern society.  Topics include history of computing, the social context of computing, ethical issues in computing, computer security and privacy, the impact of the internet and the World Wide Web, an introduction to computer architecture and operating systems, word processing, spreadsheets, and data base management systems.
Prereq: None, (Course not applicable to CS majors)

CS-200 Programming I, 3cr.
This is a preparatory course for students who wish to pursue further work in Computer Science.  It provides an introduction to the basic concepts of a computer system and the principles of computer programming.  Students will get extensive programming experience using microcomputers.  A number of programming projects will be assigned involving numeric computation, character manipulation and fundamental constructs of a high-level programming language. 
Note: A common comprehensive final exam will be given in CS-200 Programming I. The date and time of the exam will be published in the Schedule of Classes under Department Notes.  Students in all sections of CS-200 must attend the exam at the published day and time.
Prereq: MATH-106 or MATH-111.
Co-req: CS 201.

CS-201 Discrete Structures, 3cr.
Introduction to fundamental number theoretic, logical, algorithmic, combinatorics, and computational concepts from discrete structures and their applications to computer science. This course involves no programming. Prereq: MATH-106 or MATH-111, (NOTE, Math 251 may substitute for CS-201, however different prerequisites may apply).  All students declaring their majors in fall-1999 or later must take CS-201 on their first semester in Computer Science department) .

CS-207 Programming II, 3cr.
This course provides an in-depth study of the principles of structured algorithmic processes and their program implementation.  Emphasis is given to the design of algorithms and program development (with documentation) involving both numeric computations and string manipulation techniques.  Problems will be selected from both the scientific and business areas.  Students will become experienced in algorithmic problem solving by designing (using pseudocode) and coding their own program solutions. 
Note: A common comprehensive final exam will be given in CS-207, Programming II.  The date and time of the exam will be published in the Schedule of Classes under Department Notes.  Students in all sections of CS-207 must attend the exam at the published day and time.
Prereq: CS-200.
Co-Req: CS-201 .

CS-300 Client Side Web Development, 3 cr.    The course discusses web site design issues and the requirements of e-commerce.  Furthermore, it covers the creation of web pages.  Hands-on development and group projects are an essential part of this course. 
Prereq: CS-200.

CS-301  Computer Organization with Assembly Language Programming, 3cr.
Representation of data, machine arithmetic, processor organization, instruction execution, assembly and machine languages, addressing mechanisms, macros, assembling, linking, loading, parameter passing and implementation of high level language constructs.  Programming will be done using Turbo Assembler.  Students will gain a vision of levels of abstraction in hardware and software, the nature of the Von Neumann machine and the nature of high level languages.
Prereq: CS-207, CS-201.

CS-302 Systems Programming, 3cr.
Introduction to systems programming, including use and implementation of assembler, macros, loaders, compilers and operating systems.
Prereq: CS-301, CS-304, CS-308.

CS-304 Data Structures, 3cr.
This course provides an introduction to basic data structures, their storage implementation and applications in computer science.  Students will build upon their programming experiences from Programming II by designing and coding programs that use these basic data structures. 
Prereq: CS-207, CS-201.

CS-305 Computer Logic and circuitry, 3cr. Introduction to logical design of computers and some of their applications.  Included are Boolean algebra, switching theory, number systems, numerical codes, and computer organization.  Engineering problems are de-emphasized.  Computer word organization, languages, and use of computers for simple problems will be explained.
Prereq: CS-200 or equivalent introduction to Boolean algebra.

CS-307 Programming Languages, 3cr.
This course provides an introduction to fundamental concepts of programming languages, their structural definition and run time implementation.  In addition, it offers a description and a comparative analysis of higher level programming languages such as ALGOL, PL/1, FORTRAN, COBOL, Pascal, APL, LISP, SNOBOL and others.
Prereq: CS-301, CS-304.

CS-308 Operating Systems, 3cr.
A general overview of the ideas underlying operating systems.  Included are traditional topics such as fine systems, CPU scheduling, memory management and device scheduling, along with topics of more current interest such as deadlock handling, process synchronization and distributed systems.  No single operating system is studied; examples are drawn from many sources. 
Prereq: CS-207, CS-301.

CS-310 Topics in Computer Science, 3cr.
Topics which may be presented include: computer languages, new computer system and hardware developments, and new applications of computers.  Prereq: Appropriate to content.

CS-311 Computer Architecture, 3cr.
This course is intended for those students who wish to understand the architecture and operation of computer systems.  Methods for interconnecting processors, memories and I/O devices are discussed.  The addressing modes and instruction techniques for manipulation of more complex data structures such as queues, lists and trees are covered. 
Prereq: CS-308, CS-301.

CS-314 Independent study in Computer Science, 3cr. An opportunity for individual research or applications project under the direction of an advisor knowledgeable in the field of endeavor. The project will be designed by the student and his/her project advisor and must be approved by the chairperson of the department before project itself is undertaken.
Prereq: Consent of the instructor.

CS-315 Modern Data Base Management, 3cr. Theoretical foundations and state-of-the-art data base management systems.  The relational, hierarchical and network approaches to data base management systems and representative systems are described.  User interfaces are emphasized.
Prereq: CS-207,CS-201.

CS-317 Event-Driven Programming, 3cr.
This course serves as an introduction to techniques and tools for the design of graphical user interfaces and event-driven applications.  Topics covered include layering, domain logics, form and control basics, custom controls, database mapping, and application embedded support.  Students will be expected to apply these concepts in programming projects.
Prereq: CS-207.

CS-319 Fundamentals of Software Engineering, 3cr.
This course serves as an introduction to the life cycle of the software development process.  Topics covered include each phase of the cycle, and techniques and paradigms that result in the successful realization of each stage.  Students will be expected to apply these concepts in a large-scale project.
Prereq: CS-304.

CS-320 Object Oriented Programming, 3cr. This course provides an introduction to Object Oriented Design (OOD) and Object Oriented Programming (OOP), which is a highly used contemporary programming paradigm.  The three main features of OOD, namely encapsulation, polymorphism, and inheritance, are discussed.  The student must implement these concepts in a project.
Prereq: CS-304.

CS-321 Server Side Web Development, 3cr.
This course is an introduction to techniques and tools for designing server side web applications.  Topics covered include web applications flow, object oriented programming, design of classes, dynamic content, scripting languages, implicit objects, and database accessing.  Students will be expected to apply these concepts in the development of a website.
Prereq: CS-300, CS-320.

CS-322 Statistical Computer Program Packages, 3cr. This course provides an in depth study of modern statistical data analysis using such models as Binomial and Normal distribution, the Linear Regression model, Analysis of Variance, Nonparametric methods and Computer Random Sampling techniques using MINITAB and GPSS.  In addition, students will become experienced in the actual implementation of statistical software packages such as MINITAB, SPSS, BMDP and SAS.  (NOTE: MATH-365 may be substituted for CS-322; however, different prerequisites may apply.)
Prereq: CS-200, MATH-275 or equivalent.

CS-323 Cyberlaw, 3cr.
This course presents an introduction to the legal issues relating to the use of computers and the Internet.  Topics covered include privacy, freedom of speech, intellectual property in cyberspace, encryption and interception of communication, computer crime, professional ethics and codes of conduct, and work related ethical and legal issues.
Prereq: CS-207.

CS-324 Introduction to design of Algorithms, 3cr. An introduction to the design of algorithms.  Methods for analyzing algorithms are discussed including an introduction to asymptotic notation.  Several approaches to designing algorithms are covered using theory, examples and problems.  Those approaches include divide-and-conquer, dynamic programming, the greedy approach, backtracking, and branch-and-bound.  Different approaches are applied to the same problem to illuminate the relative advantages of the approaches. 
Prereq: CS-201 or MATH-251, and CS-304.

CS-325 Automata, Languages, and Theory of Computation, 3cr. This course discusses several models of computation, including finite automata, pushdown automata, and deterministic and nondeterministic Turing machines.  The notions of undecidability, computational complexity, intractability, and NP completeness are also discussed.  The course is mainly theoretical in nature, but some applications, such as finite state systems and parsing, will be discussed.
Prereq: CS-201 or CS-405, CS-304 or CS-407.

CS-326 Computer Use for Numerical Methods, 3cr.
An introduction to structured Fortran programming, Computational errors, Solving nonlinear equations, Solving sets of Equations, Determinants and matrix inversions, Interpolating polynomials.
Prereq: CS-200,CS-201, MATH-106 or equivalent.

CS-330 Telecommunications, 3 cr.
This course discusses the concepts and terminology of different types of data communication, including analog and digital data, data encoding, and data integrity.  Equipment involved with telecommunications is also covered, including processors, terminals, modems, and multiplexors, as well as the implementation of error detection, data compression and data encryption algorithms. 
Prereq: CS-304, CS-308.

CS-331 Computer Networks, 3 cr.
This course covers concepts in data communications, emphasizing protocols.  An overview of all protocol layers will be covered, with emphasis on OSI and TCP/IP. 
Prereq: CS-301; CS-304 or CS-407.

CS-332 Internet Protocols, 3 cr.
This course covers concepts related to Internet computer communication models.  After the 5-layer Internet model is discussed, the Transmission Control Protocol along with Internet related Protocols (TPC/IP) is presented.
Prereq: CS-331.

CS-334 Open Source Systems, 3 cr.
This course is an introduction to the open source domain, including the Linux operating system and other technologies.  Topics covered include open source licensing, Linux administration, and characteristics of open source applications.  Students will be expected to understand the main concepts, and become capable of researching available resources and participating in open source communities. 
Prereq: CS-308.

CS-335 Artificial Intelligence, 3 cr.
This course describes the kinds of problems which fall into the area of Artificial Intelligence such as Natural Language Understanding, Vision and Expert Systems, and what makes these problems difficult.  Methods are given which show how these problems can be given structure so that conclusions can be drawn from the knowledge each system has available to it, thus enabling such a system to appear to "think" like an intelligent human being.
Prereq: CS-304.

CS-340 Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, 3 cr. This course provides a unified introduction to computer graphics and computer vision for students with an interest in imaging or digital visual arts.  Topics covered include the fundamentals of display hardware and applications, interactive techniques and color models, 3D viewing pipeline, 3D polygon rendering (clipping, scan conversion, and visibility algorithms), illumination models, transparency, and ray-tracing.  The student must write programs using these methodologies. 
Prereq: CS-304, Math 110.

CS-345 Network Security, 3 cr.
This course discusses the principles and practice of network security applications and standards that are widely used on the internet and on corporate networks.  Topics covered include cryptographic algorithms and protocols that underlie network security applications, network security tools, system-level security issues including the threat of intruders, virus countermeasures, the use of firewalls and trusted systems, IP security, electronic mail, and web security. 
Prereq: CS-308.

CS-355 Cryptography, 3 cr.
This course covers cryptography and a wide range of cryptographic applications.  Theory discussed includes the design and analysis of cryptographic algorithms such as private key and public key cryptosystems used to secure data transmission and electronic system communications.  Cryptographic applications such as digital signatures, entity identification, key exchange, and e-commerce transactions are discussed.
Prereq: CS-324 or CS-404.

CS-360 Cybersecurity, 3 cr.
The basic concepts in computer security as well as the mechanisms located at the heart of a computer system are presented.  Topics covered include privacy and personal information, computer crime, legal and ethical issues in computer security, identification and authentication, cryptography, operating system security, network security, World Wide Web security, and database security.  Prereq: CS-304.

CS-390 Supervised Field Study, 3 cr. (Internship) The student completes a computer programming project for an institution at the institution's site. The institution defines the project which must be approved by the department of computer science for the purpose of satisfying the course requirement. The project should take approximately 168 hours to complete.
Prereq: at least 24 credit hours in computer science courses with average of "B" or better, consent of sponsoring institution and consent of the department (NOTE: CS-390 is repeatable for up to 9 credit hours, however maximum of 3 credit hours will be considered for inclusion in CS major/minor )

CS-391 Supervised Field Study II, 3 cr. (Internship) Same as CS-390 except the project should take approximately 336 hours to complete.
NOTE: Maximum of 3 credit hours of internship credit will be considered for inclusion in CS major/minor )

CS-392 Supervised Field Study III, 9 cr. (Internship) Same as CS-390 except the project should take approximately 504 hours to complete.
NOTE: Maximum of 3 credit hours of internship credit will be considered for inclusion in CS major/minor )

CS-400 Discrete Modeling and Analysis, 3 cr.
This course provides the necessary tools to develop the mathematical maturity through the study of important topics such as Combinatorial Analysis, Discrete Structures, Algorithmic Thinking and Mathematical reasoning. Topics include Advanced Enumeration Methods, Recurrence Relations, Graph Theory, Automata, Formal Languages, Proof Techniques, and Probability and statistics.
Prereq: CS-304 or CS 407; CS-201 or CS 405.

CS-401 Software Engineering, 3 cr.
This course is on modern software engineering. It covers the complete software development process such as requirement specifications, design, coding, testing and maintenance. Various software engineering methodologies for development of large scale quality software will be presented in this course.
Prereq: CS-304 or CS-407.

CS-402 Advanced Systems Programming, 3 cr.
Study of systems programming tools, their use and their construction. Includes development of an integrated systems programming environment consisting of a processor simulator, an assembler, and a loader.
Prereq: CS-301;  CS-304 or CS-407.

CS-403 Authoring Techniques in CAI, 3 cr.
The study of various concepts associated with Computer Aided Instruction and Authoring. Students will develop software for instructional purposes in their own area of interest. Languages such as PODIUM, VB, HTML, JAVA and LOGO writer can be used.
Prereq: Graduate standing.

CS-404 Analysis of Algorithms, 3 cr.
This course provides various methodologies to design and analyze algorithms.  Topics include incremental, divide-and-conquer, dynamic programming, greedy, backtracking, and branch-and-bound methodologies.  Additional topics include sorting and searching algorithms, and computational complexity and Intractability.  
Prereq: CS-304 or CS 407.  Co-req: CS-400.

CS-405  Applied Discrete Structures, 3 cr. 
Applied Discrete Structures provides necessary elements of discrete structures to study computer science at our graduate level.  Topics include Logic and Proofs, Set Theory, Number Theory, Combinatorics, Probability, Relations and Functions, Boolean Algebra and Matrices.  (Background course; not for credit toward M.S. degree.) 
Prereq: MATH-106 or equivalent.

CS-406 Object Oriented Development, 3 cr. 
This course covers the principles of computer programming using an object oriented programming language.  Students will get extensive programming experience in designing algorithms and implementing programs that use the fundamental constructs of an OOP language in many application areas.  (Background course; not for credit toward M.S. degree.) 
Prereq: MATH-106 or equivalent.

CS-407 Elements of Data Structures, 3 cr. 
This course covers the elements of data structures and algorithms that form the basis of all major computer science applications.  Topics include stacks, linked lists, queues, trees, graphs, heaps, recursion and various sort and search algorithms.  Students will become experienced in the design and coding of programs that use these structures and algorithms in a variety of applications.  (M.S. Credit in Teacher Endorsement Concentration only.) 
Prereq: CS-207 or CS-406.

CS-408 Advanced Operating Systems, 3 cr.
Advanced operating system design and construction concepts such as memory processor, process and secondary device management, synchronization and communication, security and protection, system performance and evaluation, network, distributed and fault-tolerant systems. Study of operating systems highlighting these concepts.
Prereq: CS-304 or CS-407.

CS-409 Topics in Compiler Theory, 3 cr.
This course describes the procedures used to develop a compiler for a high level language.  First a simple high level language is defined and a simple program is written using this language.  Then the concepts of a scanner and a parser are presented and students write the software for a scanner and a parser.  Gradually, software for all phases of a compiler is developed and by the end of the semester, every student has developed a compiler that can produce assembly code for a microprocessor for a program written in a predefined simple high level language.
Prereq: CS-304 or CS 407.

CS-410 Special Topics in Computer Science, 3 cr.
This course will treat a specific topic in computer science varying from semester to semester. Topics offered will depend on faculty and student interest.
Prereq: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.

CS-411 Professional Computing, 3 cr. 
This course provides an in-depth study of the history of computing and how computers have affected society.  Furthermore, it covers the computer skills, basic to advanced, needed to teach others to be truly computer literate in modern society.  Topics include history of computing, the social context of computing, ethical issues in computing, computer security and privacy, the impact of the internet and the World Wide Web, an introduction to networks, an introduction to computer architecture and operating systems, word processing, spreadsheets, and database systems. 
Prereq:  Graduate Standing.

CS-412 Web Application Development, 3 cr.  This course serves as an introduction to different techniques and tools for the design of web applications.  Topics covered include web applications flow, object oriented programming, design of classes, dynamic content, scripting languages, implicit objects, and database accessing.  Students will be expected to understand and apply these concepts into the generation of sample websites. 
Prereq: CS-207 or CS-406.

CS-413  IT Project Management, 3 cr. 
IT Project Management is the discipline that applies management principles to the development of information system projects.  It uses techniques developed by Industrial Engineers and used by other engineers and business managers to bring in projects within time and budget.  This course supplements Software Engineering by focusing on the management aspects of investing in the development of information systems. 
Prereq: CS-207 or CS-406; Co-req: CS-401.

CS-414 Independent Study, 3 cr.
An opportunity for advanced study under the direction of an advisor knowledgeable in the field. The area of study will be selected by the student and his/her advisor, and must be approved by the department chair.
Prereq: Graduate Standing and Consent of Instructor.

CS-415 Design of Data Base Systems, 3 cr.
This course covers various concepts associated with design and construction of data base systems.  Topics include data base architecture, relational model, relational languages (SQL), normalization theory, Entity-Relationship theory and physical data base design.  Students will develop a simple data base system. 
Prereq: CS-207 or CS-406.

CS-416 Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, 3 cr. 
This course serves as an introduction to aspects of Artificial Intelligence applied to the robotics field.  Students will learn different techniques to approach problems using simple robotics.  Students will be expected to understand the main concepts, research for available resources, and participate in projects where these concepts will be applied. 
Prereq: CS-304 or CS-407.

CS-417 Video Game Programming, 3 cr. 
The aim of this course is to explore the basics behind game programming and the gaming industry, including elements of computer graphics and computer vision as well as advanced stereoscopic computer applications.  Following the nature of computer/video games development as a team effort, for this course, we shall design and implement one large class project for a game prototype as a team.
Prereq: CS-304 or CS-407.

CS-419  Informatics, 3 cr. 
Informatics is the discipline that applies the methodologies of science and engineering to information.  It concerns organizing data into information, learning knowledge from information, learning new information from knowledge, and making decisions based on the knowledge and information learned.  This course concerns computational methods for analyzing data and processing information in applications to business decisions.
Prereq: CS-400; CS-304 or CS-407; ECON-220 or MATH-275 or their equivalent.

CS-420  Object Oriented Design, 3 cr. 
This course provides students with a solid foundation in object oriented design (OOD) and programming (OOP), a contemporary and highly used programming paradigm.  OOD involves the presentation of three main concepts:  encapsulation, polymorphism, and inheritance.  These concepts and implementation techniques are presented in an object oriented programming language and students become experience in OOD projects. 
Prereq: CS-304 or CS-407.

CS-426 Exploring Numerical Methods, 3 cr. 
This course covers the elements of the design and analysis of numerical methods.  Topics include errors in numerical methods, floating-point and interval arithmetic, measuring the efficiency of numerical methods, interpolation and curve fitting, numerical differentiation, numerical integration, and numerical optimization. 
Prereq: CS-200 or CS 406; MATH-203.

CS-430 Queueing Theory in Communication Networks, 3 cr. Queueing Systems, Birth and Death models, Markovian Queues, The M/G/1 model, Earlang's equation, Models of computer and telecommunication systems.
Prereq: CS-304 or CS-407.

CS-431 Digital Telephony, 3 cr.
Advantages over analog telephony, voice digitalization, digital transmission and multiplexing, switching, networks (synchronization, control and management), traffic analysis terrestrial vs. satellite.
Prereq: CS-304 or CS-407; CS-330.

CS-435 Expert Systems, 3 cr.
An expert system is a program that is capable of making the judgments and decisions of an expert.  An example of an expert system is a program that does medical diagnosis.  This course covers methods for designing expert systems and for reasoning using expert systems.
Prereq: CS-304 or 407; CS-400.

CS-440 Computer Graphics, 3 cr.
Graphics Hardware. Scaling and data charting. Representation of two dimensional objects , Translation and rotation of objects. Two dimensional line clipping. 3-D object representation. Perspective in 3-D object representation. Line clipping and hidden line face removal in 3-D. Efficiency consideration in hidden line and face removal. Lighting and shading. Reflections and shadows, transparent and translucent surfaces. Interactive graphics and associated hardware and software. Software for event handling and device sampling. The light pen with locator pick problems and echoing.
Prereq: CS-304 or 407; CS-400.

CS-442 Topics in Network Design, 3 cr.
Protocols for computer networks. Performance requirements, evaluation and analysis. Case studies of actual networks.
Prereq: Graduate Standing.

CS-450 Advanced Computer Architecture, 3 cr. Computer system structure and design issues such as ALU design, arithmetic algorithms, memory hierarchy, control, microprogramming, instruction sets, addressing and I/O. Comparison of specific examples of computer models and selected topics in parallel processors.
Prereq: CS-301;  CS-308 or CS-408;  CS-311

CS-455 Cyber Risk Management, 3 cr. 
This course teaches students the principles of managing risk as it relates to information security in an organization engaged in computing and internet operations.  Students will be able to use their knowledge of security and privacy issues to develop tools for analyzing and managing cyber risk and creating a policy framework for information security. 
Prereq: CS-201 or CS-405; CS-207 or CS-406.

CS-460 Computer Security, 3 cr.
Study of existing hardware and software techniques for implementing security. Passwords, encryptions and authorization schemes. Special security problems presented by distributed and network environment.
Prereq: CS-304 or 407; CS-400.

CS-470 Pattern Recognition, 3 cr.
Statistical and semantical methods of pattern recognition. Image processing with industrial and commercial applications. Applications to sound and visual identification problems.
Prereq: CS-409 or Consent of Instructor.

CS-490 Master's Project, 3 cr.
The completion of a large scale software project and associated documentation or thesis. Topic for project is chosen in conjunction with project advisor.
Prereq: 30 hours of graduate credits.

CS-495 Master's Thesis, 6 cr.
Student conducts research and writes a thesis in Computer Science. This is an alternative to CS-490 for those students who want to pursue a more ambitious project.
Prereq: 30 hours of graduate credits.

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