CIS 4730, Database Management, becomes a Junior level course with a number change. The new number is CIS 3730. Prerequisites for this course also change. The programming prerequisite for CIS 3320, Telecommunications for Business, is removed. Two new undergraduate courses will be available next year.
Emphasis is placed upon development in a visual environment.
Major topics include object oriented concepts, database linkages, graphics, and developing applications for the Internet . User interface design, code optimization, and help file creation are covered. Emphasis is placed on the high-speed computer and telecommunications networks. The course will include both wireline and wireless technologies for designing, implementing, managing, and using broadband networks. Major topics include communications media, switching, and networking requirements of broadband networks, design of broadband networks, regulatory and management issues, and applications of broadband networks.