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2021–2022 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG | COURSES OF STUDY
Computing (CSI)
Division of Computing
Mission: The mission of the Division of Computing Students within all majors experience a variety
is to provide students with an opportunity to obtain of programming environments including many
the knowledge of computing necessary to succeed microcomputer systems as well as multi-user
in today’s increasingly technical world. The division’s environments. Students are exposed to a number
curriculum focuses on both theoretical knowledge of modern programming languages appropriate to
and practical applications that enrich analytic, their selected majors and gain valuable experience
creative, and research capabilities essential to with a wide selection of computer hardware and
success in various computing fields. Our curriculum resources. This variety of resources coupled with
provides students the opportunities to pursue elective courses allows students to personalize the
individual interests through special topic courses, specialized knowledge they wish to obtain.
internships, and projects that further enhance The division also offers minors in both computer
their learning experience outside the traditional science and computer information systems.
classroom setting. Introductory courses in various Students who complete the required courses for the
computer-related topics are offered for non- minor can expect to obtain programming skills and
major students. general computing knowledge.
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will: COMPUTER SCIENCE
• U nderstand and be able to demonstrate analytic ajor: 61 credit hours
n M
and critical reasoning ability through algorithmic inor: 22 credit hours
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development and software implementation.
• Communicate effectively utilizing current
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
technology in information systems. This includes
ajor/Minor GPA required for
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the acquisition, summarization, and presentation
graduation: 2.25
of existing and synthesized knowledge.
• Demonstrate an understanding of computer
ust take any two science courses with
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and communication systems and hardware a laboratory requirement
and software systems, including the design, ll courses for the major and minor must
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development, implementation, and integration be completed with a grade of C- or better
into an organization.
Description of Major: Computer science majors
Students may obtain a Bachelor of Science are provided with the systems programming and
degree with a major in computer science, computer problem-solving skills commonly expected in
information systems, computational science, technical positions at employers that require strong
cybersecurity, or management information systems. analytical and interpersonal skills. In addition,
These majors focus on the scientific and business they obtain the necessary theoretical background
views of computing. Students in these majors required to pursue further education and advanced
develop the skills essential to becoming quality degrees. Majors in computer science should expect
programmers. In addition, the upper-division employment in both the industrial sector and
requirements available to each of the majors scientific lab environments.
provide the necessary specialized knowledge
and skills.
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COMPUTER SCIENCE COMPUTER SCIENCE
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 61 crs. MINOR REQUIREMENTS 22 crs.
REQUIRED COURSES 52 crs. CSI 130 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING I 5
CSI 130 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING I 5 CSI 230 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING II 5
CSI 230 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING II 5 CSI 300 COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND
CSI 235 MATHEMATICS OF COMPUTING 3 ARCHITECTURE 3
CSI 300 COMPUTER ORGANIZATION CSI 330 DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS 3
AND ARCHITECTURE 3 TWO UPPER-LEVEL CSI ELECTIVES 6
CSI 330 DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS 3
CSI 335 ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS 3
CSI 345 THE STRUCTURE OF COMPUTER INFORMATION
OPERATING SYSTEMS 3 SYSTEMS
CSI 410 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 3 ajor: 68 credit hours
n M
CSI 450 COMPUTER NETWORKING inor: 22 credit hours
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AND COMMUNICATIONS 3
CSI 465 COMPILER DESIGN 3
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
CSI 497 SENIOR SEMINAR I 1
ajor/Minor GPA required for
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CSI 498 SENIOR SEMINAR II 2
ENG 360 INTERDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONAL
graduation: 2.25
AND TECHNICAL WRITING (W) 3 ll courses for the major and minor must
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MTH 210 CALCULUS I 4 be completed with a grade of C- or better
MTH 211 CALCULUS II 4
MTH 170 STATISTICS 4 Description of Major: Computer information
systems majors study a variety of business-related
THREE COURSES FROM THE FOLLOWING 9 crs. topics in addition to their programming skills and
formal course work in database management,
CSI 366 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS 3
networking, and systems analysis. The course work
CSI 369 SOCIAL, LEGAL, AND ETHICAL
ensures that the students obtain a thorough view
ISSUES OF COMPUTING (W) 3
of the modern business world and the impact
CSI SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMPUTING
of information technology on modern business
380-389 AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS 3
practices. Computer information systems majors
CSI 415 DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 3
are prepared for further education in a graduate
CSI 420 ADVANCED DATABASE CONCEPTS 3
program or for employment in one of many
CSI 430 COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND
jobs such as database administration, network
USER INTERFACE DESIGN 3
administration, or applications programming.
CSI 435 FORMAL LANGUAGES AND
AUTOMATA (W) 3
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CSI 440 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 3
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 68 crs.
CSI 470 INTERNSHIP IN COMPUTING AND
INFORMATION SCIENCE 3 REQUIRED COURSES 62 crs.
CSI 480 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN COMPUTING CSI 130 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING I 5
AND INFORMATION SCIENCE 3 CSI 215 INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES 3
CSI 337 INFORMATION SECURITY 3 CSI 230 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING II 5
CSI 445 DATA MINING 3 CSI 235 MATHEMATICS OF COMPUTING 3
CSI 300 COMPUTER ORGANIZATION
AND ARCHITECTURE 3
CSI 315 SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN 3
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CSI 320 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE
MANAGEMENT (W) 3
ajor: 62-67 credit hours
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CSI 330 DATA STRUCTURES
AND ALGORITHMS 3
TRACKS:
CSI 415 ADVANCED DATABASE CONCEPTS 3
CSI 417 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3
conomics and Finance
n E
CSI 450 COMPUTER NETWORKING AND iology
n B
COMMUNICATIONS 3 hemistry
n C
CSI 497 SENIOR SEMINAR I 1 athematics
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CSI 498 SENIOR SEMINAR II 2 hysics
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ENG 360 INTERDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONAL
AND TECHNICAL WRITING (W) 3 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
ECO 211 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS 3 ajor/Minor GPA required for
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ACC 205 PRINCIPLES OF graduation: 2.25
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 3 ll courses for the major and minor must
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ACC 230 PRINCIPLES OF
be completed with a grade of C- or better
MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING 3
MGT 204 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT 3
Description of Major: The computational science
MKT 205 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING 3
major emphasizes the use of computers and
MTH 170 STATISTICS 4
mathematics in the development of solutions
to complex problems. Students majoring in
TWO COURSES FROM THE FOLLOWING 6 crs.
computational science take a variety of mathematics
CSI 325 ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 3 and computer science courses that provide the
CSI 345 THE STRUCTURE OF needed theoretical foundation. Additionally,
OPERATING SYSTEMS 3 students take courses in a field of specialization,
CSI 369 SOCIAL, LEGAL, AND ETHICAL which provides an application area. Students
ISSUES OF COMPUTING (W) 3 may specialize in economics and finance, biology,
CSI SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMPUTING chemistry, mathematics, or physics. Students
380-389 AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS 3 in consultation with a faculty member may
CSI 425 WEB PROGRAMMING 3 also develop a field of specialization that meets
CSI 337 INFORMATION SECURITY 3 individual interests. Computational science majors
CSI 445 DATA MINING 3 are prepared for a variety of careers in industry,
CSI 470 INTERNSHIP IN COMPUTING AND research labs, and engineering facilities.
INFORMATION SCIENCE 3
CSI 480 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN COMPUTING COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE
AND INFORMATION SCIENCE 3 MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 62-67 crs.
REQUIRED COURSES 42 crs.
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MINOR REQUIREMENTS 22 crs. CSI 130 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING I 5
CSI 230 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING II 5
CSI 130 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING I 5
CSI 235 MATHEMATICS OF COMPUTING 3
CSI 215 INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE 3
CSI 300 COMPUTER ORGANIZATION
CSI 230 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING II 5
AND ARCHITECTURE 3
CSI 315 SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN 3
CSI 330 DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS 3
CSI 417 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3
CSI 335 ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS 3
MGT 204 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT 3
CSI 366 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS 3
CSI 450 COMPUTER NETWORKING
AND COMMUNICATIONS 3
CSI 497 SENIOR SEMINAR I 1
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CSI 498 SENIOR SEMINAR II 2 MATHEMATICS TRACK REQUIRED COURSES 17 crs.
ENG 360 INTERDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONAL MTH 212 CALCULUS III 4
AND TECHNICAL WRITING (W) 3 MTH 340 PROBABILITY 3
MTH 210 CALCULUS I 4 MTH 341 APPLIED STATISTICS 4
MTH 211 CALCULUS II 4 MTH 370 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
AND MODELING 3
ONE COURSE FROM THE FOLLOWING 3 crs. MTH 376 GRAPH THEORY 3
CSI 345 THE STRUCTURE OF
OPERATING SYSTEMS 3 PHYSICS TRACK REQUIRED COURSES 19 crs.
CSI 369 SOCIAL, LEGAL, AND ETHICAL PHY 221 UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I: MECHANICAL
ISSUES OF COMPUTING (W) 3 AND THERMAL PHYSICS 5
CSI SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMPUTING PHY 222 UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II:
380-389 AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS 3 ELECTRICITY, MAGNETISM,
CSI 410 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (W) 3 AND QUANTUM PHYSICS 5
CSI 415 ADVANCED DATABASE CONCEPTS 3 PHY 301 ENGINEERING MECHANICS I: STATICS 3
CSI 440 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 3 PHY 302 ENGINEERING MECHANICS II:
CSI 445 DATA MINING 3 DYNAMICS 3
CSI 465 COMPILER DESIGN 3 PHY 303 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS 3
CSI 470 INTERNSHIP IN COMPUTING
AND INFORMATION SCIENCE 3
CSI 480 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN COMPUTING
CYBERSECURITY
AND INFORMATION SCIENCE 3
ajor: 62 credits
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ECONOMICS AND FINANCE TRACK
REQUIRED COURSES 18-19 crs. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
MTH 170 STATISTICS 4
ajor GPA required for graduation: 2.25
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or ll courses for the major must be completed
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MTH 340 PROBABILITY 3 with a grade of C- or better
ECO 211 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS 3
ECO 212 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 3 Mission: The mission of this program is to
FIN 308 PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS FINANCE 3 educate students in technology and in securing
FIN 309 MONEY AND BANKING 3 cyber systems with both technical and non-
ECO 353 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS 3 technical methods.
BIOLOGY TRACK REQUIRED COURSES 22 crs. Student Learning Outcomes
Students will:
BIO 110 PRINCIPLES OF CELLULAR
AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 5 • D
emonstrate analytic and critical reasoning
BIO 111 PRINCIPLES OF ORGANISMAL ability through the analysis, development,
AND POPULATION 5 and implementation of security solutions to
BIO 211 GENETICS 4 cyber systems.
CHE 105 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 4 • C
ommunicate effectively utilizing current
CHE 106 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II 4 technology in information systems, which includes
the acquisition, summarization, and presentation
CHEMISTRY TRACK REQUIRED COURSES 17 crs. of existing and synthesized knowledge.
• D
emonstrate an understanding of security
CHE 105 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 4
issues in regards to computer and
CHE 106 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II 4
communication systems. This includes both
CHE 205 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 4
hardware and software systems, including
CHE 300 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 5
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the design, development, implementation, MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
and integration of security systems into an
SYSTEMS (MIS)
organization’s Infrastructure.
ajor: 59 credits
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Description of Major: Students majoring in
cybersecurity are provided with analytical and PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
problem-solving skills to evaluate and summarize ajor GPA required for graduation: 2.25
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fundamental cybersecurity concepts, theories, ll courses for the major must be completed
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and strategies. Additionally, they are prepared to with a grade of C- or better
recommend technical and non-technical security apstone: Senior Seminar I (CSI 497)
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solutions on various cyber systems, interpret and and Senior Seminar II (CSI 498)
apply cyber incident response plans, and assess
risks, vulnerabilities and threats to cyber systems. Description of Major: Management information
They obtain the necessary theoretical background systems majors complete coursework in computing
required to pursue further education and advanced and business. They are prepared for graduate
degrees. With a major in cybersecurity, students study; for employment as information technology
should expect employment in both the industrial managers, systems analysts, or tech consultants; or
sector and in government agencies. for other positions requiring an understanding of
information technology in a business setting.
CYBERSECURITY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 62 crs.
CSI 130 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING I 5 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CSI 215 INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES 3 MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 59 crs.
CSI 230 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING II 5 CSI 130 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING I 5
CSI 235 MATHEMATICS OF COMPUTING 3 CSI 215 INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES 3
CSI 300 COMPUTER ORGANIZATION CSI 230 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING II 5
AND ARCHITECTURE 3 CSI 315 SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AN DESIGN 3
CSI 330 DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS 3 CSI 320 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CSI 337 INFORMATION SECURITY 3 MANAGEMENT (W) 3
CSI 345 THE STRUCTURE OF CSI 337 INFORMATION SECURITY 3
OPERATING SYSTEMS 3 CSI 417 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3
CSI 355 INFORMATION SECURITY CSI 497 SENIOR SEMINAR I 1
POLICY AND LAW 3 CSI 498 SENIOR SEMINAR II 2
CSI 357 ETHICAL HACKING 3 CSI 369 SOCIAL, LEGAL AND ETHICAL
CSI 377 SECURE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 3 ISSUES OF COMPUTING (W) 3
CSI 434 INTRODUCTION TO CRYPTOGRAPHY 3 or
CSI 445 DATA MINING 3 BUS 324 BUSINESS ETHICS AND CORPORATE
CSI 450 COMPUTER NETWORKING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (W) 3
AND COMMUNICATIONS 3 MGT 204 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT 3
CSI 457 NETWORK SECURITY 3 ACC 205 PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL
CSI 467 DIGITAL FORENSICS 3 ACCOUNTING 3
CSI 497 SENIOR SEMINAR I 1 ACC 220 ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS 3
CSI 498 SENIOR SEMINAR II 2 BUS 303 BUSINESS LAW I 3
ENG 360 INTERDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONAL BUS 310 QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS FOR
AND TECHNICAL WRITING (W) 3 BUSINESS DECISIONS 3
MTH 170 STATISTICS 4 MGT 314 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR 3
MGT 376 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 3
BUS 410 MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS 3
MTH 170 STATISTICS 4
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Computing (CSI)
CSI 105 1 CSI 201 (0-.5)
INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE MANAGEMENT APPLIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
The fundamentals of database systems will be presented. This course will focus on topics related to the administration
Different sections will be offered to provide students with the of information technology systems. Topics vary each semester.
opportunity to learn a database software package. As needed. Subjects could include, but not be limited to hardware
maintenance, life cycle management of hardware and
CSI 106 1 software, shell scripting, system backup, system replication,
INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS and basic networking. May be repeated for credit 4 times.
The fundamentals of operating system use will be presented. Prerequisites: CSI 130 and instructor consent. Each semester.
Different sections will be offered to provide students with
the opportunity to learn the use of an operating system with CSI 215 3
different computer systems such as Windows 95, UNIX, and INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES
the Macintosh. As needed. This course covers the relational model, relational algebra,
and SQL. In addition, the course covers relational design
CSI 107 1 principles based on dependencies and normal forms.
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER NETWORKS Additional database topics from the design and application-
The fundamentals of accessing and using computer networks building perspective will also be covered. Prerequisite: CSI 130.
will be presented. Topics may include software and tools for Fall, annually.
electronic mail, file transfer, terminal access, web browsing,
web page creation, and real-time computer communication. CSI 220 3
As needed. INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
This course will introduce and explore the syntactic rules
CSI 109 1-3 and essential concepts necessary for writing programs in a
SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMPUTER USE selected programming language. Specific languages will vary
This course addresses topics related to the use of specific depending upon demand and perceived importance in the
software packages and/or systems to explore issues related fields of computing. Prerequisite: CSI 130. As needed.
to a variety of academic disciplines. As needed.
CSI 230 5
CSI 120 3 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING II
COMPUTER CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS An introduction to software design techniques necessary
This course is intended to provide students with a general for writing programs of moderate complexity. The course
perspective on computers and their role and other technology- provides thorough coverage of control structures, functions,
related areas. The course provides an introduction to various and arrays. File input and output, pointers, and recursive
common software packages (for example, word processors, functions are introduced. Primary emphasis is on object-
spreadsheets, and presentation graphics), a history of oriented programming including the development of classes,
computers, basic hardware components, commonly used inheritance, operator overloading, and polymorphism.
number systems, logic, and algorithmic development. The This course includes a required 2-hour lab component.
course includes a required 1-hour laboratory component. Prerequisite: CSI 130. Each semester. IAI-CS911
Each semester.
CSI 235 3
CSI 130 5 MATHEMATICS OF COMPUTING
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING I This course covers mathematical topics necessary for
An introduction to computing, programming, and problem understanding concepts in computer science. Topics include
solving. Topics to be discussed include computer organization, sets, relations, functions, Boolean algebras, switching circuits,
data and information processing, computer networks, user number theory, induction, recursion, solving recurrences,
interfaces, professional disciplines in computing, basic introduction to pseudo-code, probability, elementary counting
programming, and software design techniques. Primary techniques, and graphs. May not be taken for credit towards
emphasis is on problem solving with computers. This course a major in mathematics. Pre/co-requisite: CSI 130. Spring,
includes a required 2-hour lab meeting per week. Each annually. IAI-CS915
semester. Prerequisite of high school algebra proficiency or a
co-requisite of MTH 131, 133, or 210. CSI 240 4
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SYSTEMS
CSI 140 4 The course focuses on the operation and administration of
INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING USING JAVA the computer and its role in information systems. The course
This course focuses on an intense introduction to the practice introduces topics common to all operating systems such as
of programming. Topics discussed include problem solving CPU scheduling, memory management, and virtual memory.
strategies, algorithmic development, quality programming This course covers an introduction to computer architecture
practices, and the implementation of algorithms using the and organization including memory organization, processor
Java programming language. Constructs of the Java language architecture, and instruction sets. This course cannot be
covered include but are not limited to loops, decision used for credit in CS or CIS. Prerequisites: CSI 230 or 140,
statements, and classes. Prerequisites: MTH 133 or equivalent. or equivalent, and CSI 121. As needed.
As needed.
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Computing (CSI)
CSI 260 3 CSI 330 3
EVENT DRIVEN PROGRAMMING DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS
This course is an introductory course in event-driven A study of common and useful data structures such as
programming. It focuses on designing programs and systems lists, stacks, queues, trees, graphs, and variations of these
that contain effective Graphical User Interfaces for computer structures along with the essential and necessary algorithms
users. Platforms for development will include the use of to manipulate these structures. Algorithms to be covered will
tools such as Visual Basic, web-based HTML forms, or the include searching and sorting techniques, data traversals,
Java Abstract Windowing Toolkit. Prerequisite: CSI 130. graph algorithms, numerical algorithms, string algorithms,
Annually spring. and hashing. Prerequisites: CSI 230 and CSI 235 or MTH 375.
Fall, annually. IAI-CS912
CSI 280-289 3
SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMPUTING CSI 335 3
AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS
As needed. This course introduces the student to tools and techniques
necessary in the analysis of algorithms. The course includes
CSI 299 1-3 a systematic study of algorithms and their complexity with
PRACTICUM IN COMPUTING application to searching and sorting, pattern matching,
For students at the sophomore level or above who wish to geometric and graph algorithms, NP-complete, and intractable
arrange a practicum in a laboratory or appropriate business problems. The student will study mathematical concepts
learning environment in computer science. Prerequisites: 15 including summations, recurrence relations, introductory
hours of related coursework, grade point average consistent number theory, binomial coefficients, and generating
with departmental graduation requirements, and instructor functions. Prerequisites: CSI 330, MTH 210. Fall, even years.
consent. Note: No more than 9 credit hours combined total for
this practicum, any internship, or any independent study may CSI 337 3
be counted toward the major. INFORMATION SECURITY
This course will provide an introduction to basic information
CSI 300 3 security principles and practices. Topics covered will include
COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE the CIA (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) model,
This course concentrates on the relationship between risk management, access controls, authentication models,
computing hardware and machine language instruction sets intrusion detection, and vulnerabilities. In addition, basic legal
as well as introductory digital electronics. The course examines and social issues will also be covered. Prerequisite: CSI 230.
logic gates, machine language, and assembly language. Spring, annually.
Students will also study digital electronics and computer
circuit design with small and medium scale integrated circuits. CSI 345 3
Several computer systems and microprocessors are used as THE STRUCTURE OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
examples. Prerequisite: CSI 230. Fall, annually. The hardware and software requirements for modern
operating systems are studied. Topics include operating
CSI 315 3 system services, file systems, CPU scheduling, deadlock,
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN memory management, virtual memory, disk scheduling, and
This course presents concepts, methodologies, and concurrent programming. Prerequisites: CSI 300, 330. Spring,
tools required for the successful analysis, design, and odd years.
implementation of today’s information systems. The entire
system development life cycle will be covered. In addition, CSI 355 3
both structured and object-oriented techniques will be INFORMATION SECURITY POLICY AND LAW
presented. Prerequisites: CSI 215, 230. Spring, odd years. The course will examine issues for policymakers involving
technology and the legal system, including privacy issues, civil,
CSI 320 3 criminal, and administrative law, and information security
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (W) governance. Additionally, the course assesses policy and legal
This course emphasizes special management considerations issues that affect security professionals. Students consider
as they relate to data processing environments. Types of various aspects of security management including civil and
data processing organizations and options for their internal criminal law, personnel law and constitutional rights of
structure will be addressed. Internal functions and related individuals, legal compliance, liability, and decision-making.
aspects of data processing from planning through the life cycle Prerequisites: CSI 337. As needed.
of an automated facility are addressed. Prerequisite: MGT 204.
Fall, even years. CSI 357 3
ETHICAL HACKING
CSI 325 3 This course considers attacks, exploits, and techniques used to
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE penetrate application security defenses and the reduction of
This course offers a practical review of e-commerce and vulnerabilities to such attacks. Students learn how to protect
e-business issues. It covers the infrastructure, alternative systems by first learning how attackers exploit systems. Topics
business models, opportunities, challenges, and pitfalls. covered include intrusion detection, policy creation, social
Both the relevant technologies and business issues will be engineering, DoS attacks, spearphishing, mobile code attacks,
discussed and amply exemplified. Prerequisite: MGT 204 or buffer overflows, and virus creation. Prerequisites: CSI 355.
instructor consent. Fall, odd years. As needed.
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Computing (CSI)
CSI 366 3 CSI 417 3
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS PROJECT MANAGEMENT
An introductory course in numerical methods, including This course will cover topics and skills that are necessary for
computational techniques for locating roots of equations, the successful management of today’s complex information
interpolation, differentiation, integration, approximation, and technology projects. Scheduling, cost control, and scope
systems of linear equations; to include detection, prediction, management will each receive extensive coverage. In addition,
and control of computational errors. Problem solving using team building, risk management, and procurement activities
mathematical software and the design of algorithms is will also be covered. Prerequisites: MGT 204 and either CSI 120
stressed. Prerequisites: MTH 212, CSI 230; Same as MTH 366. or CSI 130. As needed.
Spring, odd years.
CSI 420 3
CSI 369 3 THEORY OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
SOCIAL, LEGAL AND ETHICAL This course examines the organization of programming
ISSUES OF COMPUTING (W) languages, with emphasis on design concepts such as
This course addresses the ethical, legal, and social issues language definition structures, semantics, procedural,
which affect those involved in modern computing. Specific functional, object-oriented, and logic programming. The
topics will vary from semester to semester but general topics major features of several programming languages will also
will include issues of privacy, security, and crime as they be discussed. Prerequisite: CSI 330. As needed.
relate to computing. Prerequisite: Minimum of 12 hours of
completed units in CSI or instructor consent. Fall, even years. CSI 425 3
WEB PROGRAMMING
CSI 377 3 This course will investigate the use of programming tools
SECURE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT that are useful in developing web-based applications. A
Securing software resources is more important than ever as portion of the course will examine client-side scripting using
many attacks are focused on the application layer. This course tools such as JavaScript or Java applets. However, the focus
introduces a set of general software security coding practices will be on server-side tools such as Java servlets, Perl CGI
that can be integrated into the software development programs or PHP scripts. The student will study how to use
lifecycle. Topics addressed may include input validation, these programs to interact with a database system. Standard
output encoding, authentication and password management, encryption methods for web-based applications such as the
session management, access control, cryptographic practices, use of SSL, the secure socket layer, will also be presented.
error handling and logging, data protection, communication Students will develop various projects that illustrate these
security, system configuration, database security, file points throughout the semester. Prerequisite: minimum of 15
management, and memory management. Prerequisites: credit hours of CSI courses including CSI 215. As needed.
CSI 330. As needed.
CSI 430 3
CSI 380-389 3 COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND USER INTERFACE DESIGN
SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMPUTING This course will introduce the student to programming
techniques necessary for the production of programs that
AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
produce graphical images and/or use a graphical interface.
As needed.
Students will produce programs which use interactive
CSI 410 3 graphics and will study the necessary theory which underlies
modern graphical programming. Topics will include drawing
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (W) algorithms, matrix manipulations, 2D and 3D rendering
This course provides students with an opportunity to work on techniques, color models, user interface concepts, interactive
large-scale, group programming projects. Topics will include graphics, and animation techniques. Prerequisite: CSI 330.
tools for large-scale design, documentation techniques, As needed.
programming paradigms (e.g. Object Oriented-Programming),
and portability issues. Prerequisite: CSI 330. Fall, odd years. CSI 434 3
CSI 415 3 INTRODUCTION TO CRYPTOGRAPHIC
ADVANCED DATABASE CONCEPTS METHODS IN CYBERSECURITY
This course will build upon the concepts presented in This course provides an introduction to cryptographic
CSI 215. Topics covered will include SQL tuning, and the methods in cybersecurity, including the design and
implementation, support, and maintenance of relational implementation of cryptographic systems. Topics covered
databases. In addition, techniques for architecting, building, include principles of cryptography, classical ciphers, simple
and scaling databases for future growth will be presented. cryptanalysis, symmetric primitives, asymmetric encryption
Special emphasis will be given to database security, and digital signatures, and protocol design and analysis.
performance, and availability. Prerequisites: CSI 215, 300, 330. Prerequisites: CSI 230, 235, MTH 170. As needed.
Spring, annually.
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2021–2022 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG | COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Computing (CSI)
CSI 435 3 CSI 465 3
FORMAL LANGUAGES AND AUTOMATA (W) COMPILER DESIGN
This course examines the fundamental limitations and The analysis of source code, generation of object code, and
properties of computation. Students will explore various the techniques of syntax analysis, symbol table construction,
models of computation including regular expressions, finite and error checking are considered. Students will work on a
state machines, context-free grammars, push-down automata, semester project to produce a high-level language compiler.
and Turing machines. Classes of languages including regular Prerequisite: CSI 330. Spring, even years.
languages, context-free languages, recursive languages,
and RE languages will also be explored. Same as MTH 435. CSI 467 3
Prerequisites: CSI 330, MTH 375, ENG 360. As needed. DIGITAL FORENSICS
This course covers detection and prevention of intrusions
CSI 440 3 and attacks, digital evidence collection and evaluation,
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE automatic intrusion detection, pattern matching and statistical
A study of the techniques and issues related to the study techniques, firewalls, and vulnerability scanning. Additionally,
of Artificial Intelligence. Software design techniques and topics regarding seizure, chain of custody, and technical issues
algorithms specific to AI will be covered including neural in acquiring computer evidence are covered. Prerequisites: CSI
networks, decision trees, game trees, probabilistic algorithms, 355. As needed.
rule-based systems, and search strategies. Applications are
examined in game playing, pattern recognition, robotics, CSI 470 3-8
machine perception, expert systems, natural language INTERNSHIP IN COMPUTING
understanding, and machine learning. Prerequisite: CSI 330. AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
Spring, even years. No more than three hours of this course may be applied
towards the major.
CSI 445 3
DATA MINING CSI 480 1-3
This course is an introduction to data mining. Data mining INDEPENDENT STUDY IN COMPUTING
is concerned with the extraction of knowledge from large
data sets. The field encompasses techniques from artificial AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
No more than three hours of this course may be applied
intelligence, statistics, and databases. Students are introduced
toward the major.
to the concepts, issues, tasks, and techniques of data
mining. Topics include data preparation, exploratory data CSI 497 1
analysis, pattern recognition, machine learning, classification,
clustering, evaluation and validation, scalability, and data SENIOR SEMINAR I
mining applications. Prerequisites: CSI 230, MTH 170. Spring, This capstone course combines with CSI 498 and requires
odd years. that students design and define a project. Projects will involve
current topics in computing and information science and
CSI 450 3 incorporate material from several of the courses required for
their major. Projects will be researched and documented. Each
COMPUTER NETWORKING
student will lead a class discussion and make a presentation
AND COMMUNICATIONS about their project proposal. Other current topics related
This course concentrates on typical hardware interfaces, to computing and information science as well as careers in
programming methods, and communication protocols. those areas are presented. Prerequisites: Senior standing in
Topics considered in detail include electrical interfaces, data Computing and 21 CSI credit hours. Fall, annually.
transmission, protocol basics, LAN’s, WAN’s, bridged networks,
interworking, and application support. Prerequisite: CSI 300 or CSI 498 2
instructor consent. Fall, annually. SENIOR SEMINAR II
This capstone course combines with CSI 497 and requires that
CSI 451 3
students implement a project that was defined in the previous
BUSINESS DATA COMMUNICATIONS course. Projects will involve current topics in computing and
This course presents a survey of fundamental data information science and incorporate material from several
communications concepts from a business management of the courses required for their major. Projects will be
perspective. Topics covered include networking, distributed researched and documented with a formal paper completed
applications, network management, security, and the use of at its conclusion. Each student will lead a class discussion and
the Internet, intranets, and extranets. Prerequisites: BUS 410, make a formal presentation about their project. Other current
CSI 120. As needed. topics related to computing and information science as well
as careers in those areas are presented. This course will
CSI 457 3 concentrate on the definition and design of the project to be
NETWORK SECURITY implemented. Prerequisite: CSI 497. Spring, annually.
This course introduces the student to the goals, tools,
processes, and techniques associated with network security.
Students will examine network intrusions, network traffic,
web attacks, DoS attacks, and corporate espionage. Firewalls,
intrusion detection mechanisms, and Virtual Private Networks
(VPNs) are studied. Students will develop an understanding
of telecommunications and network security protocols used
to prevent, detect, and correct potential vulnerabilities.
Prerequisites: CSI 450, 337. As needed.
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