Basic programming, interfacing, control of laboratory equipment, binary logic, and data acquisition are considered. Recommended for natural science and computational science majors. Prerequisite CIS 101 . Three lecture and two lab hours. Offered as needed.
Emphasis is placed on programming, working with relative, direct, and indexed files.
The students are also introduced to interactive programming. Offered as needed. CIS 301 Systems Development Methodologies 3 credits Traditional analysis, design, and implementation of information systems through data flow analysis and the systems development life-cycle approach. The fundamentals of systems analysis and how it is applied to the development of information systems in the business environment. Major topics include methods of systems investigation, feasibility study, input-output design, system documentation, communication, implementation of new systems, control and security.