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CIS 1000 Introduction to Computers
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Meets University Core Curriculum requirement. This course introduces the student to the fundamentals of computer hardware and software, presents end-user computing in the form of hands- on experience preparing them with file management skills, fundamental uses of the internet, word-processing, spreadsheet, database management, presentation, and e-mail software. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 1020 Computers and Research
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Meets University Core Curriculum Requirement. This course introduces the student to research methodologies with respect to computer resources. Topics covered will be Internet research methods using university and other recognized research portals, advance spreadsheet tools, concepts of developing a database, best practices using presentation tools. Students who earned advanced placement in the computer placement exam can use this course to fulfill the University Core Computer Requirement. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 1030 Web Productivity Tools
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
A set of commercial applications for Web Designers for developing web products using methods, principles, and tools for web development applying web productivity tools for the Internet. Topics include designing web pages using HTML and the latest authoring tools. Students who earned advanced placement in the computer placement exam can use this course to fulfill the University Core Computer Requirement. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 1060 Health Care Informatics
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Students will receive instruction in the theory of information technology along with hands on application as it relates to health care management and the delivery of patient care. Focus will be on the skills necessary to use and secure computers for data management, budgeting, communications, presentations, data collection, analysis and decision-making. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 2010 Programming Logic & Design
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Elements of programming, logic design, control structures, syntax and algorithms and coding in a standard language (C++) are studied along with methods for design, testing, and debugging. The course covers Introduction to Computing I and II in compliance with the most current ACM/IEEE-CS recommendations for Computing Curricula (may be substituted with CSC 172). Students who earned advanced placement in the computer placement exam can use this course to fulfill the University Core Computer Requirement. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 2200 Programming for the Internet
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This course is intended to introduce the student to the examination of web technologies, architecture, programming and design. Topics covered throughout this course are client server, HTTP, server side programming, and industry standards. It is recommended that the student understand functional programming logic as a pre-requisite and if the student has no knowledge of HTML and Web Design, it is recommended they take CIS103 prior to taking this course. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 2810 Networks
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Course emphasis is on the principles of distributed design and development of secure data communications and network systems. Focus is on understanding the technology and commonly accepted standards, protocols and topologies; emphasizes security plus certification. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 3050 Software Requirements & Design
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This course presents principles that underlie the development of detailed requirements specification and design for a technical artifact or service. At the conclusion of this course, the student will demonstrate competence in the practice of requirements engineering as well as practical competence in: requirements elicitation and costing, requirements analysis, specification and management. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 3250 Secure Software Construction
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Secure engineering of code, this course presents the fundamental methodologies employed in secure software engineering construction including all of the underlying elements of system programming. It integrates these perspectives into practical approaches to software assurance. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 3350 Human Factors in Security
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Human factors in design and operation of secure systems. Balance between theory, standards and practices related to human-computer interaction. Emphasizes design issues and processes as they apply to ensuring disciplined practice. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 3450 Software Project Management
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This course presents a comprehensive overview of project management methods, models, organizational issues, software tools and standards for planning, scheduling, costing and control of software and information systems related projects in compliance with the specifications of the PMI Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 3820 Database Design
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Course emphasis is on logical and physical database design, conceptual data modeling and Database implementation. The Standard Query Language (SQL) is given particular consideration. Focus is on understanding the technology with respect to commonly accepted methods and procedures for development of computerized information bases and emerging database technologies. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 3870 Secure Database Programming
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Implementation of secure access control. Course emphasis is on ensuring access control in a database environment. Content emphasizes IDS and access control methods and principles. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 3900 Information and Society
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This Course is open to all majors, it explores the role of the information professional in today's society, topics include roles, values and norms, accountability in information use, human and social responsibility, protection and security, legal, and ethical concerns such as rights of privacy and access. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 3950 System & Software Architecture
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Provides an opportunity for computer information systems majors in junior and senior years to work within an applied setting to gain practical experience; the internship must be arranged through an academic advisor. The internship may be repeated with permission up to maximum of six credit hours. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 4050 Software Sustainment
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This course examines an integrated set of activities embodied in the primary process of post release software management including preparation of maintenance plans, software understanding and description and secure software sustainment. The ISO/IEC 12207 maintenance process and the Secure Software CBK will provide the framework for planning and managing the work involved in performing software sustainment. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 4450 Intro to Digital Forensics
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This course introduces fundamental concepts in forensics and security control. It provides essential knowledge and skills for digital forensic auditors. This includes examination of the range of commonly accepted digital forensic audit methods and tools. It also introduces the principles that underlie assurance of the integrity, confidentiality and availability of information assets. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 4550 Advanced Digital Forensics
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This course provides advanced understanding of system forensics. It takes the perspective that organizational control originates form the ability to track and assign accountability for electronic transactions. This course will provide a thorough understanding of forensic procedures associated with all known methods of violation and attack. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 4600 Tech for E-Commerce
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Real world applications and cases are studied to introduce concepts related to the analysis, design, implementation and maintenance of electronic commerce systems. Emphasis is placed on the integration of electronic commerce technology into current information systems. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 4840 SQA & Configuration Management
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This course presents verification (review) and validation (testing) principles and methods in depth and identification of software project risk. In addition it provides the body of knowledge in configuration management as a related process. Students will be able to prescribe an effective monitoring and control system for any kind of IT work. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 4850 Information Assurance
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This course takes the perspective that information assurance is a strategic function. Consequently the concepts, principles and application of all the sixteen areas of information assurance will be examined. The student will be able to conduct a security risk analysis, balance resource requirements against identified weaknesses, formulate a coherent policy framework for information security using an accepted standard and deploy the appropriate set of security control objectives to meet the requirements of the defined policy framework. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 4860 Software Testing
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Focus is on User's Acceptance Testing/Evaluation of 'commercial' software packages using standards, methods, tools and hands-on experience. Regression testing, test oracles, scripting languages, statistical and object-orientated testing, test process management as well as planning, designing, reporting and evaluation tests may also be covered. Test case design and use of supporting tools are demonstrated. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 4880 Topics: IS Audit & Security
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Presents special topics of interest in the domain of information governance. Topic areas might include Business Continuity Planning and DRP, Legal and Regulatory Compliance Issues and Operations, Personnel and Physical Security. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 4890 International Studies
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An intensive course in the cross cultural, comparative aspects of computing which is presented at an international venue. It examines the cultural and language differences that might impact software development in that culture. It is based on the comparison of Standards applicable within the target nation's software industry. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 4900 Lead Audit
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A complete certified Lead Assessor course including completion of course work in Preparation for Assessment and Implementation of Standards. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 4920 Directed Study
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This course is an interactive study of special topics in the field of information systems and technology directed by members of the faculty. This may be repeated and is generally open to students with a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or above who have achieved senior standing in the Computer Information Systems program. Requires approval of a faculty member and is designed to serve as an advanced elective course and cannot be used to substitute for required course work. | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 4951 Object Orientation
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Focuses on abstraction and object based modeling. Students will develop and design programs using the UDL and an object based programming language. The student of this course will have the ability to conceptualize and clearly communicate concrete models of abstract structures. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5010 Intro to Information Systems
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This course provides fundamental professional skills for students who have no background in IT. The students will be able to specify, design, code and test software programs. Other topics include the norms and common practices of the profession as well as methodologies for design and coding of a typical business application. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5050 Project Management
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Project management methods, models, software tools and standards for planning, scheduling, costing and control of software and information systems related projects, teambuilding and organizational issues. Course is based on the PMBOK and fulfills all of the PMI educational requirements. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5100 Object Orientation
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Focuses on abstraction and object based modeling. Students will develop and design programs using the UDL and an object based programming language. The student of this course will have the ability to conceptualize and clearly communicate concrete models of abstract structures. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5200 Specification
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This course concentrates on the BOK necessary to do effective requirements specification and development of a Software Requirements Specification (SRS). Emphasis is on formal specification approaches, methods and standards. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5250 Secure Software Construction
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This course presents the fundamental methodologies employed in software engineering construction including all of the underlying elements of secure programming. In addition it integrates that perspective into practical approaches to producing secure code. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5300 Software SQA/Test
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Qualifies for CNSS certification. Management of a quality system in software production. SQA Standards (ISO, IEEE) and best practices (CMM, SPICE.) Comprehensive coverage of Unit, Module, System, and Acceptance Testint. Principles, methods, models, standards and software tools used in the process of testing. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5350 Metrics/Models-Software Mgmt
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The fundamentals and applications of metrics and models for security and quality management, security and quality metrics and improvement programs and other quantitative methods. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5400 Software Management
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This course presents the principles and practices of IT lifecycle process management. It includes software lifecycle and process engineering, change management, standards, metrics and models, software maturity/capability and assessment. Tools for managing integrated software environments. The student will be able to organize, plan and lead software process improvement and IT strategic alignment projects. Student will have a complete understanding of the IEEE 12207, CMM, CMMI, ISO 15504 (SPICE) and the CBK models. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5530 Gui Development
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
The techniques for development of optimum processes and applications, with emphasis on human factors. Topics include best practices for design and implementation of interfaces for applications and managing an integrated development environment. The role of conceptual models and ergonomic factors, the importance of human factors for consistent GUIs for human computer interaction, usability testing and integration of components are investigated. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5540 Post-Release Sustainment
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
This course examines an integrated set of activities embodied in the primary process of post release software management, including preparation of maintenance plans, software understanding and description and secure software sustainment. The ISO/IEC 12207 maintenance process and the Secure Software CBK will provide the framework for planning and managing the work involved in performing software sustainment. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5550 Database Design
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Qualifies for CNSS Certification. A detailed examination of the database design process and technology like: data modeling, logical and physical design, data administration, enterprise modeling, data warehouses, Standard Query Language (SQL), and database design tools. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5560 Advanced Database Issues
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This course examines contemporary issues in databases focused but not limited to: data warehouses, data marts, data mining, database programming, temporal/distributed/heterogeneous databases, application planning and system integration. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5570 Network Security
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An examination of standardization and design issues for the security of the communication infrastructure. Topics include communication hardware and software, standards and protocols, and network protection utilities. Special emphasis will be placed on recent advances in network administration and ensuring security of networks and transmitted data. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5580 System Forensics
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This course presents the legal concerns, investigation techniques and incident response tactics of forensic investigation and forensic auditing. It centers around the basic operating system concepts that underlie this area. Students will learn evidence gathering and presentation techniques based around the Windows Incident Response Collection Report (IRCR). They will also learn how to employ IDS and CERT for effective incident response. Students will study the real-world investigation issues and concepts developed through the Honeynet Project. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5590 Advanced Network Security
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This course prsents a direct and hands-on view of the knowledge required to ensure robust and secure networks. That includces all relevant NETSEC concepts as well as the operation of all typical network management and security tools such as policy managers, sniffers and IDS. At the end of the course the student wil be able to create and sustain a practical defense-in-depth solution to all network security challenges. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5600 Homeland Security Studies
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This course integrates the cultural, geographic and linguistic content of classic intelligence work with the scientific and technology content of information assurance. It provides a comprehensive overview of the elements of the BOK that are required to assure the critical elements of the national infrastructure. At the end of this course the student will have the knowledge and cultural know-how necessary to work effectively in national security settings such as DHS, the intelligence community, or the NSA. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5650 Info and Society
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Qualifies for CNSS Certification. Explores the role of the information professional in today's society. Topics include roles, values and norms, information use, information protection and security, and legal and ethical concerns such as rights of privacy and access. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5660 Access Technologies
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Contemporary issues in system access and access control focused but not limited to: access authentication technologies, intrusion detection and penetration testing and non-repudiation services. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5700 Information Assurance
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This course presents an overview of the multidisciplinary process of information assurance. It is rooted in the information assurance lifecycle. The student will learn about the issues involved in creating a systematic information assurance control structure, how to establish systematic operational security procedures and how to build systematic information assurance capability into day-to-day information assurance work. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5750 Information Assurance
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This course presents the fundamental concepts that underlie the deployment of a fully functional electronic countermeasure response. As such, it concentrates on those areas that ensure electronic security. These include network assurance, cryptology, and operating system and application assurance. At the end of this course the student will be able to create and maintain a defense-in-depth solution that will meet the protection needs as well as the resource realities of any organization. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5790 Organizational Countermeasures
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This course presents the managerial countermeasure areas that are part of the information assurance lifecycle. These areas encompass every relevant topic in legal and regulatory compliance, physical and personnel security, business continuity and disaster recovery and secure development. The student will learn the details of each of these areas as well as how they interrelate. Students will also learn how to tailor a governance infrastructure as well aas deploy appropriately tailored countermeasures to ensure organizational security. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5800 Adv Topics Information Systems
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CNSS certification. Discussion of current leading-edge issues. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5820 IT Portfolio Leadership
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This course provides a critical overview of the best practices used to bring about effective change in IT organizations. That includes the development of SOW's and SLA's, analytic support of procurement decisions (buy vs. make - own vs. lease), formal offering management, as well as the implementation of common governance and review processes, financial controls and performance management. This embodies steps to formally tie project/programme progress and outcomes to on-going governance and business decision making based on the entire portfolio. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5840 IT Performance Leadership
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This course provides a critical overview of three fundamental areas of IT work: People Care (team building, personnel issues (pay, bonus, flex time, flex place, performance management, career planning, hiring/interviewing); Client Care (establishing Statements of Work, Service Level Agreements, and developing and/or responding to RFP's, as well as overall Client management; and finally Business Issues (Business Planning, Establishing business cases, Governance, Deal Review Processes, Off Shore resourcing, Ethics and codes of conduct). | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5890 International Studies
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Principles, standards and issues for the international community. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5900 Lead Assessor Certification
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Qualifies for CNSS Certification. This course allows the student to receive an internationally accredited Lead Assessor certificate. Several certifications are offered in this course but all are based on completion of a professional examination in audit licensure. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5910 Information Audit
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
This course presents the fundamental concepts of the IT audit and control process. The purpose is to establish the exact status of an IT operation. Students will create an audit based control structure, establish systematic accounting and control procedures and build complete and coherent information assurance capability into the IT function. This will revolve around defining a control framework, the attendant control objectives and the reporting system for an organization. Guidance for carrying this out will be provided in the form of expert models; however, the primary example that will be employed is ISACA's COBIT open standard. The end product of this course should be fully capable of structuring and performing Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA and Basel 2 audit programs. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5950 Directed Research
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This is an intensive study of some special problem taken under the direction of a supervising faculty member. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CIS 5990 Master's Thesis
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Student should consult the prospective advisor for substantive requirements and the Graduate Business Programs Office for formal requirements. | 6 | 0 | 0 | | |
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