Southern New Hampshire University INT 881 Advanced Quantitative Analysis in International Business II (3 credits) This is an applied, multivariate statistics course that is applicable to both economics and business environments. It highlights factor analysis, discriminate analysis, cluster analysis, multidimensional scaling, canonical correlation and MANOVA. Prerequisite: INT 880.
IT 510 Advanced Information Technology (3 credits) This course focuses on the principles and practices underlying the analysis, design, implementation and management of information systems. Topics include information system development methodologies, systems planning, requirement analysis, systems implementation, software engineering, project management, and interface, database and process design. Prerequisite: IT 501 (may be taken concurrently).
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IT 518 Game Design and Development (3 credits) An introduction to tools and techniques used in computer game design and development, and applications for entertainment games, serious games, and business simulations. Includes an analysis of the concepts and tools used in computer game artificial intelligence, interaction of three-dimensional objects, story-boarding, and other areas. Students have the opportunity to work with computer game engines, editors, and programming languages used in the professional game development community.
IT 500 Information Technology (3 credits) This course focuses on the many ways information technology is incorporated within contemporary organizations and used to achieve a competitive advantage in the national and international marketplace. The interrelationships between information technology, management and organizations are emphasized. Management of the system development process and the tools and methods used to produce quality information systems also are studied. Note: IT 500 cannot be taken for credit or as an elective if IT 510 has been completed. IT 501 Object Oriented Application Development (3 credits) This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practices of object-oriented software development and provides a foundation for developing quality software. Students develop skills in applying object-oriented concepts to solve software problems and implement solutions. The course also teaches the concepts and design of algorithms for problem solving and includes the topics of data structures as they are related to the algorithms that use them. The course provides the technical foundation necessary to handle the material covered in subsequent IT courses. IT 502 Artificial Intelligence for eBusiness (3 credits) This course explores contemporary tools and principles of artificial intelligence that focus on web commerce applications and business intelligence in particular. The topics of study include intelligent agents and data mining. Students learn how to mine data for business intelligence using modern data mining tools. Students learn about the use of collaborative software agents that utilize resources on the web to carry out tasks for individuals and organizations. A term project is a major part of the course. Prerequisite: IT 510, or permission of the instructor. IT 503 Digital Commerce and eBusiness (3 credits) This course is a comprehensive survey of the principles, techniques and implications of digital commerce and e-business. It covers the entire spectrum of web-centric forms of communication and trade among commercial, industrial, institutional, governmental, employee and consumer participants and partners. Important areas such as e-business models, security, privacy and ethics are covered along with the major Internet tools and architectures behind digital commerce. Students use a web development tool to build and post a site and learn what an organization must do to effectively use e-commerce to achieve a competitive advantage. Prerequisite: IT 500 or IT 510, or permission of the instructor. 108
IT 548 Information Security (3 credits) This course explores the basic concepts in information security policies, models, and mechanisms for secrecy, integrity, and availability. Topics include approaches in an organization to prevent, detect and recover from the loss of information; cryptography and its applications; and security in computer networks and distributed systems. Prerequisite: IT 500 or IT 510, or permission of the instructor. IT 549 Foundation in Information Assurance (3 credits) This course explores the basic concepts and prepares students with the foundation skills for the protection of networks, communication, and data, as well as the knowledge base for planning, implementing, and managing enterprise level security and system integrity. Topics include approaches in an organization to prevent, detect and recover from the loss of information, cryptography and its applications, security in networks and distributed environments. This course is lab intensive. Prerequisite: IT 500 or IT 510 or permission of the instructor. IT 550 Management of Information Technology (3 credits) This course is a detailed introduction to the major issues underlying the successful management of information technology in contemporary organizations. The course covers three major areas: (1) the interrelations between organizational structure and process, and the adoption of new information systems technologies; (2) the actual management of the IT function within the organization; (3) IT project management which focuses on the operational steps in designing and carrying out specific IT projects. The course makes extensive use of case studies. The focus is on both national and global perspectives. Students write a research paper on the business impacts of emerging IT trends. Prerequisite: IT 500 or IT 510, or permission of the instructor. IT 560 Database Applications for Data Analysis (3 credits) This course focuses on business problem analysis to determine data needs, and focuses on developing problem solutions. Solutions consist of creating databases and using