The Master's Certificate consists of 5 semester courses. Students in these programs are expected to have an undergraduate background that includes computer programming and mathematics up to multivariate calculus. This progam is designed for the practicing professional in computing or information applications who wants to increase their skills and understanding in the computing technology of the information age. This is designed for students with modest mathematical but some computing background. Brief description of virtual reality.
Emphasis is on the use of technologies and their impact.
This course will cover virtual reality in depth as well as sequential databases, their link to the Web, multimedia technologies, multi-threaded operating systems SGML, PERL5 as an object oriented software engineering system. Basic data transport issues including ATM adaption layers, IP and their implementation on the internet. Students will work on a series of small projects and work in multidisciplinary groups. Lectures cover projects at a simple level accessible to all students. Software packages and other technology required for projects will be covered also in the lectures.