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  CIS 5010 Introduction to Information Systems

  CIS 5010 Introduction to Information Systems

  Credit Hours: 3

  The effective flow and management of data throughout the organization is critical to its success and the secure use of information systems helps achieve and maintain competitive advantage. This course provides fundamental professional skills for students who have no background in IT. and will examine each of the major functions of a typical corporate information technology department—business analysts, project management, software development, network services, IT Infrastructure, telecommunications, database administration and management, and strategic planning. Additional topics include ethical and social issues in information systems, enterprise resource planning systems, managing knowledge and artificial intelligence, achieving operational excellence, managing global systems, and strategic planning. Students will develop a socio-technical perspective on the use of information systems to solve real-world problems.

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  CIS 5050 Project Management

  CIS 5050 Project Management

  Credit Hours: 3

  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.

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  CIS 5075 Enterprise Architecture

  CIS 5075 Enterprise Architecture

  Credit Hours: 3

  Information systems planning, strategy and policy are necessary for an organization to deploy, manage and control its information resources. This graduate level course takes the view of the Chief Information Officer integrating information systems with the business strategy and information needs of the organization through the process of information systems strategic planning and policy development. Information and security architecture theory, tools, assessments, methodologies and practice are applied.

  Prerequisites:

  • CIS 5010 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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  CIS 5100 Object Orientation Software Development

  CIS 5100 Object Orientation Software Development

  Credit Hours: 3

  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.

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  CIS 5200 Systems Analysis and Design

  CIS 5200 Systems Analysis and Design

  Credit Hours: 3

  This course provides a methodical approach to implementing software and/or computer systems. Topics include systems planning, design, testing, implementation, and software maintenance. Emphasis is on the strategies and techniques of systems analysis and design for producing logical methodologies for dealing with the complexity in the development and implementation of information systems. The course approaches the development of information systems (IS) from a problem-solving perspective.

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  CIS 5250 Secure Software Construction

  CIS 5250 Secure Software Construction

  Credit Hours: 3

  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.

  Prerequisites:

  • CIS 5200 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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  CIS 5300 Software Assurance

  CIS 5300 Software Assurance

  Credit Hours: 3

  This course presents the principles and methods necessary to assure software. It covers all aspects of the assurance life cycle as embodied in the current set of proven best practices for acquiring, developing, and sustaining secure code.

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  CIS 5350 Metrics and Models for Software Management

  CIS 5350 Metrics and Models for Software Management

  Credit Hours: 3

  The fundamentals and applications of metrics and models for security and quality management, security and quality metrics and improvement programs and other quantitative methods.

  Prerequisites:

  • CIS 5300 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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  CIS 5400 Software Management

  CIS 5400 Software Management

  Credit Hours: 3

  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.

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  CIS 5500 Practicum

  CIS 5500 Practicum

  Credit Hours: 0 TO 3

  This course provides end-to-end experience in information technology work. That includes direct, hands-on experience in all aspects of project set-up and planning, specification and design, implementation, unit, integration and system testing and post-release management. In addition to the practical experience the student will be exposed to all aspects of IT culture including the range of expectations and work practices.

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  CIS 5530 UX/UI Design

  CIS 5530 UX/UI Design

  Credit Hours: 3

  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.

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  CIS 5540 Enterprise Configuration Management

  CIS 5540 Enterprise Configuration Management

  Credit Hours: 3

  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.

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  CIS 5550 Database Design

  CIS 5550 Database Design

  Credit Hours: 3

  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.

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  CIS 5560 Database Management

  CIS 5560 Database Management

  Credit Hours: 3

  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.

  Prerequisites:

  • CIS 5550 (Minimum Grade of B, May not be taken concurrently) OR
  • DATA 5550 (Minimum Grade of B, May not be taken concurrently)
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  CIS 5570 Networks

  CIS 5570 Networks

  Credit Hours: 3

  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.

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  CIS 5580 System Forensics

  CIS 5580 System Forensics

  Credit Hours: 3

  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.

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  CIS 5590 Advanced Network Security

  CIS 5590 Advanced Network Security

  Credit Hours: 3

  This course presents a direct and hands-on view of the knowledge required to ensure robust and secure networks. That includes 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 will be able to create and sustain a practical defense-in-depth solution to all network security challenges.

  Prerequisites:

  • CIS 5570 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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  CIS 5600 Homeland Security Studies

  CIS 5600 Homeland Security Studies

  Credit Hours: 3

  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.

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  CIS 5650 Information and Society

  CIS 5650 Information and Society

  Credit Hours: 3

  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.

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  CIS 5660 Access Technologies

  CIS 5660 Access Technologies

  Credit Hours: 3

  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.

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  CIS 5710 Ethical Hacking

  CIS 5710 Ethical Hacking

  Credit Hours: 3

  This course covers particular genres of cyber attack tools and techniques, examining the most widely used and most damaging tools from each category. Ways to design and implement the most effective defenses to ensure the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of software systems and data will be explored both in lecture and in laboratory exercises with state of the art equipment. Emphasis will be placed on ethical and professional conduct. Exploration of the role of industry, government, and academia in cyber security will be facilitated through guest lectures. Students will conduct a semester project to demonstrate mastery of the ethical hacking process. Literature Reviews will be conducted on contemporary breaches.

  Prerequisites:

  • CIS 5010 (Minimum Grade of B, May not be taken concurrently)
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  CIS 5720 Incident Response

  CIS 5720 Incident Response

  Credit Hours: 3

  This course will present the process, tools, and methodologies used when responding in real-time to computer security incidents. It will present an overview of pre-incident preparation, initial response procedures, and the formulation of responses. Special attention will be paid to identifying and assessing risk in the appropriate context as well as escalation and notification procedures. Students will produce and present a semester project to demonstrate mastery of processes, tools, and methodologies. Literature reviews will be conducted on legal and regulatory issues related to incident response.

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  CIS 5950 Directed Research

  CIS 5950 Directed Research

  Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

  This is an intensive study of some special problem taken under the direction of a supervising faculty member.

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  CIS 5990 Master's Thesis in Software Management

  CIS 5990 Master's Thesis in Software Management

  Credit Hours: 6

  Student should consult the prospective advisor for substantive requirements and the Graduate Business Programs Office for formal requirements.