Course Descriptions for the Computer & Information Systems Department

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List of all courses and their descriptions
List of all courses, their descriptions and offerings in the schedule book

COIS6060 - Ethical/Legal Dimensions Tech

Spring 2024

This course examines the ethical and legal implications of advances in technology. Various technological inventions and innovations are examined for their impact on society and their ethical and legal ramifications. Drawing on traditional philosophical and anthropological and anthropological frameworks for examining ethical issues, students consider also the ethical impact of technology on the analysis and design of information systems, decision-making, corporate policies, budgets, government regulations, and laws. Also considered are first amendment issues, newly emerging areas of controversy involving the use of technology, and the interrelationships of ethics, law, and technology. 3 Credits
3 Credits

COIS6215 - Impact Of New Technology

Spring 2024

This course introduces issues and concepts about technologicaldevelopment and its impact upon individuals, organizations, society, and culture. Information technologys impact upon organizational and societal structures is studied in depth. A theoretical framework is developed for understanding the relationship between technology and its environment, including ethical and legal dimensions.
3 Credits

COIS6226 - Information Design

Spring 2024

Course description unavailable, please contact Academic Services.

3 Credits

COIS6960 - Case Analysis In Comm/Info Sys

Spring 2024

This course summarizes and synthesizes instruction in communication and information systems. Through analyses of cases relevant to communication and information problem solving, reflection on the courses completed, and further application and synthesis of the principles of communication and information science, the Case Analysis course demonstrates the applicability of being conversant in both fields. The course involves oral and written student presentations, the contexts and critiques of which are structured to simulate work environments. Case analyses and presentations are to demonstrate comprehension of the theoretical frameworks of communication and information science and the interrelationship of these fields of study, and the ability to apply knowledge of the two disciplines in specific situations.
Prerequisites: COIS6031, COIS6050, COIS6030 and 18 credits 3 Credits
3 Credits

COIS7150 - Internet/Html Programming

Spring 2024

Course description unavailable, please contact Academic Services.

3 Credits

COIS7479 - Project Mgmt In Comm/Info Syst

Spring 2024

This course focuses on project management through critical examinations of project planning, design, production, documentation, and presentation techniques. The course distinguishes among the three primary purposes of project management: (1) planning and scheduling project tasks, (2) critical diagnosis and prediction of success or failure in meeting schedules, and (3) estimation of requirements for the project. Topics include: problem identification and definition, project design and analysis, feasibility measures, project charting methods (PERT, GANTT, CPM), process documentation techniques, information modeling, project design specifications and error diagnosis, and task monitoring. Various software packages are used as tools to assist in all phases of project management, development, and presentation.
3 Credits