This course teaches you what to look for and how to find it. You will learn structured techniques and less-structured guidelines that will aid in the search for understanding of the organization, its existing systems, and the proposed system. CASE Tool methodologies are also covered. Teams of students will develop a general system design and a plan for building a portion of a computer information system for a real or fictitious company. This is a required course for CIS concentrators.
Senior standing is required.
This course introduces students to communications hardware, software, and management techniques. Topics will include network design, protocols, media, architecture, error control, accessibility, and security. Students will participate in projects to define, select, and implement network systems. Senior standing is required. 3 semester hours We are in the midst of a revolution in the business world, with creativity driving new product development and customer service in unpredictable ways.