Course Descriptions 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. 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). 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. 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 speciďŹ c 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. IT 600 Operating Systems (3 credits) This course focuses on computer architecture and the operating systems of digital computers. Students learn about the operational methods of hardware; the services provided by operating systems’ software; acquisition, processing, storage and output of data; and the interaction between computers. Topics include widely used operating systems such as DOS, Windows, Linux and UNIX. Prerequisites: IT 501 and IT 510. IT 601 Web Based Server Programming (3 credits) This course focuses on server-side Web programming tools, techniques and technologies for developing Web-commerce solutions. The focus is on Active Server Pages and XML. In addition, students learn to use Perl/CGI and Java2 as well as VBScript to create database, server-side, e-commerce Web sites. Interoperability solutions such as SOAP and BizTalk are studied. A project that builds an e-business solution is a major part of the course. Prerequisites: IT 510, IT 502, IT 600, IT 640, IT 650 and IT 665.
IT 610 Object Oriented Systems Analysis (3 credits) This course focuses on the systems analysis tools and techniques that underlie the development of information systems. Object-oriented analysis is emphasized. The course examines approaches for establishing the scope of a system, capturing and modeling information gathered during analysis, and managing and controlling project development. Students will get a working understanding of the methods for developing and specifying application system requirements. CASE tools will be used to develop system models. Prerequisites: IT 501 and IT 510. IT 616 Systems Implementation (3 credits) This course focuses on the techniques and tools necessary to achieve successful system implementation. Topics covered include managing the system implementation process, implementation design issues, how application development is affected/constrained by existing software, techniques for writing quality code, techniques for testing code, understanding the role of proper documentation, and understanding, designing and managing implementation support functions. Students go through all the steps necessary to code, test and develop an actual working system. The course consists of a mix of lectures and laboratory work. Prerequisites: IT 510, IT 610, and IT 650. IT 620 Object Oriented Systems Design (3 credits) This course focuses on the principles required for developing object-oriented information systems. Topics include the principles of object orientation, including objects and classes, encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism and communication with messages. Also covered are class hierarchies, abstract and concrete classes, model and view separation, design patterns and visual development. The course provides hands-on experience with object-oriented development environments. Prerequisites: IT 501 and IT 510. IT 625 Information Technology Project and Team Management (3 credits) This course introduces students to the principles and practices necessary to be an effective IT project manager. The course covers project scope, time, cost, quality and human resource management techniques as applied to the kinds of project management problems and issues unique to the IT environment. Students learn how to design an actual IT project structure and will obtain hands-on experience using project management software. Emphasis is on the techniques of project management, leadership, teamwork and project risk management as applied to the IT environment. Case work is an important part of this course. Prerequisites: IT 501 and IT 510. IT 630 Computer Simulation and Modeling (3 credits) This course focuses on the theory and practice of discrete system simulation. Topics include simulation/modeling techniques and methodologies illustrated by businesses and industrial applications such as computer and network modeling, manufacturing simulation and queuing systems. Queuing theory and input/output statistical analysis are included. Modeling software is used. Prerequisites: IT 501 and IT 510.
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