Austin Community College
Spring 2010 - OPEN COURSES
Course Descriptions All Courses Classroom Courses Distance Learning Courses
Updated: 05/27/2010 08:25:36
COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
16 Week Session January 19 - May 16
ITSY 1300 Fundamentals of Information Security
B [15/16] 04511 Lec 004 NRG 4231 MW 11:00am - 12:40pm OH Onabajo, Femi
B [12/14] 08105 Lec 003 NRG 4231 Th 6:15pm - 9:55pm OH Mendell, Ronald
B [10/12] 04585 Lec 005 RGC 117 S 9:00am - 12:30pm OH Mendell, Ronald
B [12/16] 08103 Lec 001 RGC 004 TTh 10:00am - 11:50am OH Petrenko, Alexey
B [16/14] 08104 Lec 002 RGC 004 TTh 5:20pm - 7:00pm OH Bunton, Christopher
ITSW 1304 Introduction to Spreadsheets
B+ [15/20] 08101 Lec 001 RGC 112 TTh 11:00am - 12:40pm OH Douglass, Patricia
BCIS 1305 Business Computer Applications
E [18/20] 03953 Lec 009 CYP 2129 M 6:00pm - 8:30pm OH Marshall, Robert
Lab 009 CYP 2129 M 8:40pm - 9:30pm
E [17/20] 03963 Lec 021 CYP 2126 MW 9:00am - 10:15am OH Brill, Lorraine
Lab 021 CYP 2126 W 10:25am - 11:15am
E [15/20] 03947 Lec 003 CYP 2124 TTh 9:10am - 10:25am OH Frost, Sidney
Lab 003 CYP 2124 T 10:35am - 11:25am
E [15/20] 03954 Lec 010 EVC 8306 TTh 12:00pm - 1:15pm OH Huckabay, Jamie
Lab 010 EVC 8306 T 1:25pm - 2:15pm
E [12/20] 03957 Lec 015 EVC 8310 TTh 6:00pm - 7:40pm OH Collins, Russell
E [17/20] 03946 Lec 002 NRG 4233 S 9:10am - 11:40am OH Ziaja, Kathryn
Lab 002 NRG 4233 S 11:50am - 12:40pm
E [19/22] 03945 Lec 001 NRG 4230 TTh 10:35am - 11:50am OH Webb, James
Lab 001 NRG 4230 Th 9:35am - 10:25am
E [19/22] 03948 Lec 004 NRG 4211 TTh 4:15pm - 5:30pm OH Thayer, Paul
Lab 004 NRG 4230 T 5:40pm - 6:30pm
E [18/20] 03949 Lec 005 PIN 302 Th 6:00pm - 8:30pm OH Ally, Murtaza
Lab 005 PIN 308 Th 8:40pm - 9:30pm
E [17/20] 03952 Lec 008 RGC 110 M 7:00pm - 7:50pm OH Huckabay, Jamie
Lec 008 RGC 116 M 8:00pm - 8:50pm
03952- This section of Business Computer Applications is a classroom hybrid course
using both traditional and online learning. It will meet once a week on Monday for
lecture with the instructor and outside class work will be completed online. Please
email carterj@austincc.edu if you need more information.
E [17/20] 03956 Lec 014 RGC 111 MW 12:00pm - 1:15pm OH Black, Roie
Lab 014 RGC 116 W 1:20pm - 2:10pm
E [17/20] 03951 Lec 007 RGC 111 MW 2:50pm - 4:05pm OH Huckabay, Jamie
Lab 007 RGC 112 W 4:10pm - 5:00pm
E [10/12] 03964 Lec 022 RGC 117 T 9:45am - 11:25am OH Trevino, David
Lab 022 RGC 117 Th 9:45am - 10:35am
Lab 022 RGC 116 Th 10:35am - 11:25am
E [17/20] 03959 Lec 017 RRH 307 MW 12:30pm - 2:20pm OH Webb, James
E [16/20] 03960 Lec 018 RRH 307 TTh 6:40pm - 8:20pm OH Case, Michael
E [19/22] 03958 Lec 016 RVS 9113 TTh 9:10am - 10:25am OH Tucker, William
Lab 016 RVS 9138 Th 10:30am - 11:20am
E [16/22] 03950 Lec 006 RVS 9138 W 5:40pm - 8:20pm OH Collins, Russell
Lab 006 RVS 9138 W 8:30pm - 9:20pm
E [15/20] 03961 Lec 019 SAC 1208 MW 11:30am - 1:10pm OH Trevino, David
E [15/20] 03962 Lec 020 SAC 1319 TTh 5:40pm - 6:55pm OH Trevino, David
Lab 020 SAC 1209 Th 7:00pm - 7:50pm
ITSC 1307 UNIX Operating System I
B+ [19/20] 08051 Lec 002 NRG 4220 MW 11:00am - 11:50am OH Martino, Michael
Lab 002 NRG 4233 MW 12:00pm - 12:50pm
B+ [19/20] 08052 Lec 004 RGC 111 W 5:40pm - 7:20pm OH Martino, Michael
Lab 004 RGC 116 W 7:30pm - 9:20pm
ITSW 1307 Introduction to Database: Access
B+ [16/20] 08102 Lec 001 NRG 4233 TTh 5:30pm - 7:10pm OH Douglass, Patricia
ITNW 1325 Fundamentals of Networking Technologies
B+ [15/16] 08039 Lec 001 NRG 4231 T 6:15pm - 9:55pm OH Rawashdeh, Taymoor
B+ [15/16] 08041 Lec 003 RGC 028 MW 5:20pm - 7:00pm OH Plattsmier, Rick
B+ [15/16] 08040 Lec 002 RGC 004 S 9:00am - 12:40pm OH Bunton, Christopher
B+ [15/16] 08042 Lec 004 RGC 004 TTh 12:00pm - 1:40pm OH Petrenko, Alexey
ITSE 1330 Introduction to C# Programming
B+ [4/18] 08063 Lec 001 RGC 111 TTh 7:05pm - 8:20pm OH Russell, Paul
Lab 001 RGC 109 TTh 8:25pm - 9:00pm
BCIS 1331 Introduction to Programming in Visual Basic .NET
B [22/18] 03965 Lec 001 NRG 4220 TTh 1:50pm - 2:40pm OH Martinez, Rudy
Lab 001 NRG 4233 TTh 2:50pm - 3:40pm
B [20/14] 04532 Lec 003 RGC 109 MW 1:00pm - 2:40pm OH Scholl, Judith
ITSE 1331 Introduction to Visual Basic Programming .NET
B [22/18] 05021 Lec 002 NRG 4220 TTh 1:50pm - 2:40pm OH Martinez, Rudy
Lab 002 NRG 4233 TTh 2:50pm - 3:40pm
B [20/14] 04531 Lec 001 RGC 109 MW 1:00pm - 2:40pm OH Scholl, Judith
B [11/20] 05022 Lec 005 RRH 307 MW 5:45pm - 6:35pm OH King, Charles
Lab 005 RRH 307 MW 6:40pm - 7:30pm
ITNW 1337 Introduction to the Internet
B+ [9/20] 08044 Lec 001 EVC 8306 MW 11:30am - 1:10pm OH Gordon, Edward
ITMT 1340 Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
+ [12/16] 08037 Lec 001 NRG 4231 TTh 4:30pm - 6:10pm OH Pushkarsky, Stanley
+ [18/16] 08038 Lec 002 RGC 004 MW 2:00pm - 3:40pm OH Cox, Anne
GAME 1343 Game and Simulation Programming I: C#
S+ [9/12] 08031 Lec 001 NRG 3136 S 9:00am - 12:30pm OH Baldwin, Richard
ITSE 1345 Introduction to Oracle SQL and PL/SQL
B+ [10/20] 08213 Lec 004 NRG 4230 S 9:00am - 10:40am OH Smith, Richard
Lab 004 NRG 4230 S 10:50am - 12:30pm
ITSE 1401 Web Design Tools
B+ [17/20] 08068 Lec 003 NRG 4230 MW 5:45pm - 8:25pm OH Martinez, Rudy
B+ [13/20] 08067 Lec 002 SAC 1208 TTh 8:45am - 11:25am OH Smith, Thomas
ITSE 1411 Beginning Web Page Programming
B [18/20] 08072 Lec 004 CYP 2129 TTh 8:45am - 11:25am OH Kahlon, Amardeep
B [11/20] 08070 Lec 001 SAC 1208 MW 8:45am - 11:25am OH Smith, Thomas
ITSC 1425 Personal Computer Hardware
B+ [13/14] 08057 Lec 004 RGC 003 MW 12:00pm - 2:40pm OH Hanson, James
B+ [13/14] 08055 Lec 001 RGC 003 TTh 1:50pm - 4:30pm OH Hanson, James
B+ [12/14] 08056 Lec 003 RGC 003 TTh 6:00pm - 8:40pm OH Hanson, James
ITSE 1450 System Analysis and Design
B+ [14/16] 08074 Lec 002 NRG 4211 MW 7:05pm - 9:45pm OH Smith, Richard
Lab 002 NRG TBA TBA
ITSY 2300 Operating System Security
B+ [15/16] 08107 Lec 002 RGC 004 TTh 2:00pm - 3:50pm OH Cox, Anne
B+ [11/12] 08106 Lec 001 RGC 117 TTh 6:00pm - 7:40pm OH Cupina, Philip
ITSY 2301 Firewalls and Network Security
B+ [11/12] 08109 Lec 002 RGC 117 MW 10:00am - 11:40am OH Cox, Anne
B+ [11/12] 08108 Lec 001 RGC 117 TTh 7:50pm - 9:30pm OH Cupina, Philip
ITSE 2309 Database Programming: Oracle
B+ [15/20] 08078 Lec 005 NRG 4211 MW 12:00pm - 12:50pm OH Smith, Richard
Lab 005 NRG 4230 MW 1:00pm - 1:50pm
B+ [17/20] 08077 Lec 002 RGC 112 TTh 6:00pm - 7:40pm OH Smith, Richard
ITSE 2317 Java Programming (Intermediate)
B+ [11/22] 08079 Lec 002 NRG 4233 M 5:30pm - 7:10pm OH Baldwin, Richard
Lab 002 NRG 4233 M 7:20pm - 9:00pm
ITNW 2321 Networking with TCP/IP
B+ [13/16] 08048 Lec 002 NRG 4231 MW 8:15pm - 9:55pm OH Onabajo, Femi
B+ [10/12] 08049 Lec 003 RGC 117 TTh 4:15pm - 5:55pm OH Cupina, Philip
ITSE 2321 Object-Oriented Programming (Java)
B+ [16/20] 08080 Lec 004 NRG 4220 MW 12:00pm - 12:50pm OH Baldwin, Richard
Lab 004 NRG 4233 MW 1:00pm - 1:50pm
ITSY 2330 Intrusion Detection
B+ [10/16] 08110 Lec 001 RGC 004 TTh 7:05pm - 8:45pm OH Gordon, Edward
ITSC 2337 UNIX Operating Systems II
B+ [15/16] 08059 Lec 002 NRG 4211 TTh 9:10am - 10:00am OH Onabajo, Femi
Lab 002 NRG 4231 TTh 10:10am - 11:00am
GAME 2341 Game Scripting
S+ [9/14] 08033 Lec 001 NRG 3136 MW 7:30pm - 9:10pm OH Pendleton, Robert
GAME 2342 Game Development Using C++
S+ [12/4] 08034 Lec 001 NRG 3136 T 6:00pm - 9:30pm OH Baldwin, Richard
ITSY 2342 Incident Response and Handling
B+ [16/14] 08111 Lec 001 RGC 004 MW 5:30pm - 7:20pm OH Cook, Stuart
ITSY 2359 Security Assessment and Audit
B+ [17/14] 08112 Lec 001 RGC 004 MW 7:30pm - 9:20pm OH Cook, Stuart
ITSC 2364 Practicum -- CIS, General
+ [14/15] 08061 Prat 001 RGC 110 F 12:00pm - 12:50pm OH Martino, Michael
ITSE 2431 Advanced C++ Programming
B+ [16/20] 08099 Lec 006 RGC 112 MW 5:40pm - 6:55pm OH Bass, Ron
Lab 006 RGC 112 MW 7:05pm - 8:20pm
12 Week Session February 15 - May 16
BCIS 1305 Business Computer Applications
E [15/20] 03327 Lec 011 RGC 331 TTh 1:25pm - 3:15pm OH Keller, Letitia
Lab 011 RGC 116 T 3:25pm - 4:30pm
16 Week Session January 19 - May 16
BCIS 1305 Business Computer Applications
E [20/24] 03955 OPC 012 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Kohls, Mary
03955 - Internet access required. M. Kohls, 223.3185, email: kohls@austincc.edu
- Use RGC open lab or other campuses on space-available basis. MANDATORY online
orientation at www.austincc.edu/kohls/ during 1st week of class. Office 2007 will
be used.
ITSC 1307 UNIX Operating System I
B+ [19/24] 08054 OPC 006 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Bass, Ron
08054 - Internet access required & 1 Semester of programming. Use Linux for Lab.
R. Bass, email: rbass@austincc.edu, 223.3180. MANDATORY Online orientation at www.austincc.edu/RonBass
after 1/15.
ITNW 1325 Fundamentals of Networking Technologies
B+ [20/24] 04502 OPC 005 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Cox, Anne
04502 - Internet access required. Prereq: COSC 1300 or department approval A. Cox,
223.3311. For MANDATORY online orientation information email acox@austincc.edu during
the 1st week of class. More information at www.austincc.edu/acox
ITSE 1331 Introduction to Visual Basic Programming .NET
B [24/16] 03032 OPC 009 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Martinez, Rudy
Lab 009 TBA TBA TBA
03032 - Internet access required. NO programming prerequisite. R. Martinez, 223.4754,
email: rmartin6@austincc.edu - MANDATORY Online Orientation at www.austincc.edu/rmartin6
the first week of class.
ITNW 1337 Introduction to the Internet
B+ [23/24] 08045 OPC 002 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Hanson, James
08045 – Internet access required. J. Hanson, 223.3044, email: jhanson@austincc.edu
- MANDATORY Online orientation at www.austincc.edu/jhanson during the 1st week of
class.
ITSE 1356 Introduction to XML
B+ [24/20] 08066 OPC 001 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Baldwin, Richard
08066 - Internet access required. R. Baldwin, 223.4758. (Coreq: COSC 1300 or dept.
approval.) Preview course materials at www.austincc.edu/baldwin/ MANDATORY: for
online orientation email baldwin@austincc.edu after 1/15. Work from home with PC
& modem or use various ACC labs (exams at NRG)
ITSE 1401 Web Design Tools
B+ [18/24] 08069 OPC 005 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Smith, Thomas
08069 - Internet access required. NO programming prerequisite. T. M. Smith, 223.9260,
email: tms@austincc.edu - MANDATORY Online orientation after the link is activated
1/19. Go to http://irt.austincc.edu/blackboard/stlogin.html for log-in instructions.
ITSE 1411 Beginning Web Page Programming
B [14/24] 08071 OPC 003 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Smith, Thomas
08071 - Internet access required. NO programming prerequisite. T. M. Smith, 223.9260,
email: tms@austincc.edu - MANDATORY Online orientation after the link is activated
1/19. Go to http://irt.austincc.edu/blackboard/stlogin.html for log-in instructions.
ITSE 2305 Windows Programming (Visual Basic .NET)
B+ [24/20] 08075 OPC 001 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Martinez, Rudy
08075 - Internet access required. R. Martinez, 223.4754, email: rmartin6@austincc.edu
MANDATORY Online Orientation at www.austincc.edu/rmartin6 the first week of class.
ITSE 2317 Java Programming (Intermediate)
B+ [24/17] 04734 OPC 004 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Baldwin, Richard
04734 - Internet access required. R. Baldwin, 223.4758. (Prereq: ITSE 2321 or dept.
approval.) Preview course materials at www.austincc.edu/baldwin/ & use Java Instructional
Materials link. MANDATORY: for online orientation, email baldwin@austincc.edu after
1/15. Work from home with PC & modem or use various ACC labs (exams at NRG)
ITSE 2321 Object-Oriented Programming (Java)
B+ [24/17] 08081 OPC 008 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Baldwin, Richard
08081 - Internet access required. R. Baldwin, 223.4758. (Prereq: COSC 1315 or dept.
approval.) Preview course materials at www.austincc.edu/baldwin/ & use Java Instructional
Materials link. MANDATORY: for online orientation, email baldwin@austincc.edu after
1/15. Work from home with PC & modem or use various ACC labs (exams at NRG)
INEW 2338 Advanced Java Programming: Visual
B+ [24/20] 03024 OPC 001 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Baldwin, Richard
03024 - Internet access required. R. Baldwin, 223.4758. (Prereq: ITSE 2317 or dept.
approval.) Preview course materials at www.austincc.edu/baldwin/ & use Java Instructional
Materials link. MANDATORY: for online orientation, email baldwin@austincc.edu after
1/15. Work from home with PC & modem or use various ACC labs (exams at NRG)
ITSE 2349 Advanced Visual Basic Programming .NET
B+ [24/20] 08095 OPC 001 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Martinez, Rudy
08095 - Internet access required. R. Martinez, 223.4754, email: rmartin6@austincc.edu
MANDATORY Online Orientation at www.austincc.edu/rmartin6 the first week of class.
ITSE 2402 Intermediate Web Programming
B+ [20/24] 08096 OPC 002 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Scholl, Judith
08096 - Internet access required or work from Computer Information Technology labs
at any campus. Prereq: ITSE 1411. J. Scholl, 223.8055, email: jscholl@austincc.edu
- MANDATORY Online orientation from 1/12-1/20 at www.austincc.edu/jscholl.
ITSE 2431 Advanced C++ Programming
B+ [10/19] 08098 OPC 001 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Bass, Ron
08098 - Internet access required. R. Bass, 223.3180. Email: rbass@austincc.edu Prerequisite:
COSC 1320 or dept approval. MANDATORY online orientation at www.austincc.edu/RonBass
after 1/15. Work from home with PC & modem or use various ACC labs.
12 Week Session February 15 - May 16
BCIS 1305 Business Computer Applications
E [17/24] 03328 OPC 013 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Huckabay, Jamie
03328 - Internet access required. J. Huckabay, 223.3183, email: carterj@austincc.edu
- MANDATORY online orientation: www.austincc.edu/jcarter before or during the 1st
week of class. Requires Office 2007 or use of campus computer labs.
E [19/24] 08491 OPC 023 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Huckabay, Jamie
08491 - Internet access required. J. Huckabay, 223.3183, email: carterj@austincc.edu
- MANDATORY online orientation: www.austincc.edu/jcarter before or during the 1st
week of class. Requires Office 2007 or use of campus computer labs.
ITSE 1331 Introduction to Visual Basic Programming .NET
B [24/16] 03454 OPC 012 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Martinez, Rudy
03454 - Internet access required. NO programming prerequisite. R. Martinez, 223.4754,
email: rmartin6@austincc.edu - MANDATORY Online Orientation at www.austincc.edu/rmartin6
the first week of class.
ITSE 1411 Beginning Web Page Programming
B [14/24] 03455 OPC 002 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Scholl, Judith
03455 - Internet access required or work from Computer Information Technology labs
at any campus. NO programming prerequisite. ITSE 1411 is a beginning programming
course. (ITSE 1401 - Web Design Tools is the course for designing a web page). Students
MUST have books in hand by 1st class day. J. Scholl, 223.8055, email: jscholl@austincc.edu
- MANDATORY Online orientation begins one a week prior to start of semester at www.austincc.edu/jscholl.
ITSY 1300 Fundamentals of Information Security
Basic information security goals of availability, integrity, accuracy, and confidentiality. Vocabulary and terminology specific to the field of information security are discussed. Identification of exposures and vulnerabilities and appropriate countermeasures are addressed. The importance of appropriate planning and administrative controls is also discussed. Additional topics include: instruction in security for network hardware, software, and data including physical security, backup procedures, firewalls, encryption, and protection from viruses.
ITSW 1304 Introduction to Spreadsheets
Instruction in the concepts, procedures, and importance of electronic spreadsheets. Prerequisite: One semester of programming, or COSC 1301, or COSC 1300, or department approval.
BCIS 1305 Business Computer Applications
Computer terminology, hardware, software, operating systems, and information systems relating to the business environment will be covered. The course will also explore business applications of software, including spreadsheets, databases, presentation graphics, word processing and business-oriented utilization of the Internet.
ITSC 1307 UNIX Operating System I
A study of the UNIX operating system including multi-user concepts, terminal emulation, use of system editor, basic UNIX commands, and writing script files. Topics include introductory systems management concepts. Prerequisite: One semester of programming.
ITSE 1307 Introduction to C++ Programming
Introduction to computer programming using C++. Emphasis on the fundamentals of structured design with development, testing, implementation, and documentation. Includes language syntax, data and file structures, input/output devices, and files. This is an introduction to the C++ programming language and its subset, the C programming language. Program structure, blocks, storage types, console and file I/O, functions, arrays, strings, pointers, call-by-reference, call-by-value, and dynamic memory allocation will be discussed. The concept of classes will be introduced. The differences between C++ and C will also be discussed. Prerequisite: COSC 1315 or department approval.
ITSW 1307 Introduction to Database: Access
Introduction to database theory and the practical applications of a database. Prerequisite: COSC 1300 or department approval.
ITNW 1325 Fundamentals of Networking Technologies
Instruction in networking technologies and their implementation. Topics include the OSI reference model, network protocols, transmission media, and networking hardware and software. Prerequisite: COSC 1300 (or corequisite) or department approval.
ITSE 1330 Introduction to C# Programming
Data types, control structures, functions, syntax, and semantics of the language, classes, class relationships, and exception handling. This course is an introduction to computer programming for Windows. Emphasis will be on the fundamentals of structured design, development, testing, implementation, and documentation, including language syntax, data and file structures, input/output devices, files and databases. The following C# topics will be covered: C# syntax, basics of C# classes, interfaces, exception handling, assemblies, .NET collections, Windows Forms, and relational database programming using ADO.NET. The Microsoft Visual Studio .NET IDE will be used for program development. Prerequisite: ITSE 1331 or COSC 1315.
BCIS 1331 Introduction to Programming in Visual Basic .NET
An entry-level programming course in Visual Basic .NET, an event-driven, object-oriented language. Includes developing programs for the business environment, using visual objects and structured programming methods.
ITSE 1331 Introduction to Visual Basic Programming .NET
Introduction to computer programming using Visual BASIC. Emphasis on the fundamentals of structured design, development, testing, implementation, and documentation. Includes language syntax, data and file structures, input/output devices, and files.
ITNW 1337 Introduction to the Internet
Introduction to the Internet with emphasis on using the World Wide Web to locate, transfer, and publish information. Survey of emerging technologies on the Internet. Prerequisite: COSC 1300 or COSC 1301 (or corequisite) or department approval.
ITMT 1340 Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
Managing accounts and resources, maintaining server resources, monitoring server performance, and safeguarding data in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment. Prerequisite: ITNW 1325.
GAME 1343 Game and Simulation Programming I: C#
Game and simulation programming. Includes advanced pointer manipulation techniques and pointer applications, points and vectors, sound, and graphics. Incorporate sound and graphics in programs; develop programs that utilize 2D graphics; develop a basic 2D game; and write programs using advanced pointer techniques and applications. Prerequisite: COSC 1320 and GAME 1303.
ITSE 1345 Introduction to Oracle SQL and PL/SQL
An introduction to the design and creation of relational databases. Topics include storing, retrieving, updating, and displaying data using Structured Query Language (SQL) and Procedure Language (PL). Prerequisite: ITSE 2309.
ITNW 1351 Fundamentals of Wireless LANs
Designing, planning, implementing, operating, and troubleshooting wireless LANs (WLANs). Includes WLAN design, installation, and configuration; and WLAN security issues and vendor interoperability strategies. Prerequisite: ITNW 1325.
ITSE 1356 Introduction to XML
Introduction of skills and practice related to the Extensible Markup Language/Simple Object Access Protocol. Topics to be covered will include: elements, attributes, namespaces, entities, and what constitutes a well-formed document. Prerequisite: Corequisites: COSC 1300 or department approval.
GAME 1359 Game and Simulation Programming II
Design and development of 2D game and simulation programs including user interface design, mathematical elements, image and file structure, and software development techniques. Introduces the basics of 3D graphics related to game and simulation programming. Develop a complete game; and utilize simple vector and matrix operations to create simple wire-frame programs.
ITSE 1401 Web Design Tools
Designing and publishing web documents. Exploration of tools available for creating and editing web documents. An introduction to designing and publishing web documents. Includes basic markup language, hyperlinks, tables, frames, images, and forms. Exploration of tools available for creating and editing web documents. Course emphasizes web page/site design and development with an application software tool. Prerequisite: Competency in desktop operating systems and computer applications or departmental approval.
ITSE 1411 Beginning Web Page Programming
Web page programming including mark-up and scripting languages. Introduction to structure and object oriented programming design. Course includes use of XHTML and JavaScript programming languages.
ITSC 1425 Personal Computer Hardware
A study of current personal computer hardware including personal computer assembly and upgrading, setup and configuration, and troubleshooting. Prerequisite: COSC 1300 and one semester of programming or department approval.
ITSE 1450 System Analysis and Design
Comprehensive introduction to the planning, design, and construction of computer information systems using the systems development life cycle and other appropriate design tools. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or department approval.
ITSY 2300 Operating System Security
Safeguard computer operating systems by demonstrating server support skills and designing and implementing a security system. Identify security threats and monitor network security implementations. Use best practices to configure operating systems to industry security standards. Prerequisite: ITSY 1300.
ITSY 2301 Firewalls and Network Security
Identify elements of firewall design, types of security threats and responses to security attacks. Use best practices to design, implement, and monitor a network security plan. Examine security incident postmortem reporting and ongoing network security activities. Prerequisite: ITSY 1300.
GAME 2302 Mathematical Applications for Game Development
Presents applications of mathematics and science in game and simulation programming. Includes the utilization of matrix and vector operations, kinematics, and Newtonian principles in games and simulations. Also covers code optimization. Prerequisite: MATH 1316.
ITSE 2305 Windows Programming (Visual Basic .NET)
Introduction to computer programming for windows. Emphasis on the fundamentals of structured design, development, testing, implementation, and documentation. Includes language syntax, data and file structures, input/output devices, files and databases. The course will also emphasize object-oriented programming with encapsulation (creating classes and instances), inheritance (defining classes the inherit data and/or methods from existing classes) and polymorphism (overriding base-class methods in derived classes). Prerequisite: One semester of programming or department approval.
ITSE 2309 Database Programming: Oracle
Application development using database programming techniques emphasizing database structures, modeling, and database access. This course instructs the student in the essential concepts and design methodology for the Relational Database Model as implemented by Oracle. Other topics include: the Data definition Language, the Data Manipulation Language, database normalization, transaction processing, security, multi-user problems and solutions. Prerequisite: COSC 1315 (or corequisite) or departmental approval.
ITNW 2312 Routers
An introduction to Cisco basic router configuration for local area networks and wide area networks. Topics include initial router configuration for TCP/IP, IP addressing techniques, management of the configuration, backup of router configuration files, and intermediate routing protocols. Prerequisite: ITNW 2321 or department approval.
ITSE 2317 Java Programming (Intermediate)
Introduction to JAVA programming with object-orientation. Emphasis on the fundamental syntax and semantics of JAVA for applications and web applets. Prerequisite: ITSE 2321 or department approval.
ITNW 2321 Networking with TCP/IP
Set up, configure, use and support Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) on networking operating systems. Prerequisite: ITNW 1325.
ITSE 2321 Object-Oriented Programming (Java)
Introduction to object-oriented programming. Emphasis on the fundamentals of structured design with classes, including development, testing, implementation, and documentation. Includes object-oriented programming techniques, classes, and objects. Prerequisite: COSC 1315 or ITSE 1411 or department approval.
ITSY 2330 Intrusion Detection
Computer information systems security monitoring, intrusion detection and crisis management. Includes alarm management, signature configuration, sensor configuration, and troubleshooting components. Emphasizes identifying, resolving, and documenting network crises and activating the response team. Prerequisite: ITSY 2300 and ITSY 2301.
ITSC 2335 Application Problem Solving: Support
Utilization of current application software to solve advanced problems and generate customized solutions, involving project and software specific to a specific curricular area. Installation, configuration and troubleshooting of desktop applications to solve user support issues with those applications. Configuration of the operating system and resolution of issues related to usability and customization to enable those applications. Configuration and troubleshooting of connectivity and issues related to security to enhance usage and support of those applications. Prerequisite: ITNW 1325, ITSC 1425, and COSC 1301.
ITSC 2337 UNIX Operating Systems II
Advanced study of the UNIX operating system. Includes advanced concepts of system management and communication, the installation and maintenance of software, network security, and data integrity issues. Prerequisite: ITSC 1307 or departmental approval.
INEW 2338 Advanced Java Programming: Visual
Continued study of the use of the Java programming language for writing complex and sophisticated stand-alone applications and internet Applets having visual objectives. Prerequisite: ITSE 2317 or departmental approval.
ITSC 2339 Personal Computer Help Desk
Diagnosis and solution of user hardware and software related problems with on-the-job projects. An introduction to end-user computing and user support via help desk operations and user support management endeavors. Prerequisite: ITNW 1325, ITSC 1425, and COSC 1301 or department approval.
GAME 2341 Game Scripting
Scripting languages with emphasis on game concepts and simulations. Describe the role of scripts in the development of games, simulations, and other software; and apply appropriate scripting structure and syntax for game and/or simulation software development. Prerequisite: GAME 1343.
GAME 2342 Game Development Using C++
Skill development in C++ programming for games and simulations. Examines real-world C++ development issues. Utilize standard game libraries; examine interfaces, exceptions, file access, and random numbers; and create basic game or simulation frameworks building upon C++ knowledge. Prerequisite: COSC 1320.
ITSY 2342 Incident Response and Handling
In-depth coverage of incident response and incident handling, including identifying sources of attacks and security breaches; analyzing security logs; recovering the system to normal; performing postmortem analysis; and implementing and modifying security measures. Prerequisite: ITSY 2300 and ITSY 2301.
ITSE 2349 Advanced Visual Basic Programming .NET
Further applications of programming techniques using Visual BASIC. Topics include file access methods, data structures and modular programming, program testing and documentation. Database controls, SQL, classes, report writers, and Internet topics, database connectivity and object-oriented methods are also covered. Prerequisite: ITSE 2305.
ITSY 2359 Security Assessment and Audit
Capstone experience for the security curriculum. Synthesizes technical material covered in prior courses to monitor, audit, analyze, and revise computer and network security systems to ensure appropriate levels of protection are in place. Prerequisite: ITSY 2300 and ITSY 2301.
ITSC 2364 Practicum -- CIS, General
Practical general training and experiences in the workplace. The college with the employer develops and documents an individualized plan for the student. The plan relates the workplace training and experiences to the student's general and technical course of study. The guided external experiences may be paid or unpaid. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing with B average.
ITSE 2402 Intermediate Web Programming
Techniques for web development. Includes server-side and client-side scripting. Intermediate applications for web authoring. Topics may include server side includes (SSI), Perl, HTML, Java, Javascript, and/or ASP. Prerequisite: ITSE 1411.
ITNW 2405 Network Administration for Novell NetWare
Preparation to effectively manage a Novell NetWare network. Topics include network components, user accounts and groups, network file systems, file system security, and network printing. Prerequisite: ITNW 2321 or department approval.
ITSE 2431 Advanced C++ Programming
Further application of C++ programming techniques including subjects such as file access, abstract data structures, class inheritance, and other advanced techniques. The following C++ programming topics are covered: classes, objects, function and operator overloading, inheritance and dynamic polymorphism, templates, exception handling, reference counting, complex data structures, complex input/output standard and file handling techniques, program documentation and other advanced C++ techniques. Prerequisite: COSC 1320 or department approval.
ITSE 2445 Data Structures
Further applications of programming techniques. Includes an in-depth look at various data structures and the operations performed on them. Investigation of techniques for program design, testing, and debugging. Data structures are studied including stacks, queues, linked lists and binary trees. Searching, sorting, recursion, strings, and arrays are also covered. Taught in appropriate high-level language. Prerequisite: COSC 1320 or ITSE 1307 or department approval.