CIS 510"Technology
Planning for Educators"
Designed to provide educational leaders with an understanding of
the technology planning process. An examination of the theories,
practices, and competencies required to effectively design, implement,
and evaluate a technology plan for instructional and administrative
purposes within a school district. The development of a comprehensive
technology plan will culminate the course of study. Prerequisite:
CIS 5013 or department head approval. Lab fee $15. |
CIS 512"Technical
Support Management and Operations"
Students study issues of organizing and staffing a technical support
desk industry and explore management techniques and operational
concepts used to manage successful technical support activities.
Students are also introduced to commercially available technical
support software. In addition, students will work with the public
to deliver technical support in an operational environment. Prerequisite:
CIS 5013 or approval of department head. Lab fee $15. |
CIS 517"Special Topics"
A study of various issues, products, and technology current to
computer information systems. May be repeated once for credit as
topics vary. Prerequisite: approval of instructor. Lab fee $15. |
CIS 519"Decision Support
Systems"
An examination of the fundamentals of management support systems.
Includes an examination of Decision Support Systems and other collaborative
systems, Executive Support Systems, Expert Systems and Intelligent
Systems. Lab fee $15. |
CIS 520"Seminar on Computer
Based Systems"
Topics will vary according to timeliness and special needs. May
be repeated once for credit as topics vary. Prerequisite: approval
of instructor. Lab fee $15. |
CIS 551"IT Project Management"
Studies the genesis of project
management and its importance to improving the success of information
technology projects. Project management concepts and techniques are
emphasized, and students are required to apply these concepts by
working on a group project as a project manager or active team member.
Prerequisites: CIS 511 or approval of Department Head/Instructor. |
CIS 552"Decision Analysis Tools"
The application of advanced decision
analysis tools in solving financial, statistical, and managerial decisionmaking
problems. The learning outcomes from this course will include
mastery in applying spreadsheet-based functions to a variety of
organizational problems. Prerequisite: CIS 511 and knowledge of basic
spreadsheet functions. Lab Fee: $15 |
CIS 578"Network Design
and Administration (WAN)"
Studies network installation planning, preparing the hardware,
installing a network operating system, configuring the user environment,
creating the user interface, establishing network security, establishing
printing services, network administration, netware utilities, maintenance
techniques, monitoring performance, trouble shooting and configuring
the network for maximum efficiency. Prerequisite: CIS 5763. Lab
fee $15. |
CIS 586"Problems"
This course offers students the opportunity to study CIS topics
and perform research within the student's area of interest as directed
by the responsible professor. May be repeated as topics vary for
a maximum of 6 semester hours. Prerequisite: Approval of the department
head. |
CIS 588"Thesis"
Scheduled when the student is ready to begin the thesis. No credit
until the thesis is accepted. Prerequisites: CIS 5183, 5983, consent
of major advisor or approval of the department head. |
CIS 590"Selected Topics
in CIS"
An examination of various topics in the Computer Information Systems
area with focus on current and recent developments. May be repeated
as topics vary for a maximum of 6 semester hours. Prerequisite:
Approval of department head. |
CIS 595"Research Project
with Laboratory"
Independent study course in specific areas of Information Systems.
May be repeated for credit once when topics change. |
CIS 599"Internship"
Supervised work experience in an information technology-related
position with a public or private organization. May be repeated
for a total of 6 hours credit. Prerequisite: Six semester hours
of prefix CIS courses or equivalent and approval of department head.
Field experiences fee $50. |
