| source Northwestern (X) |
level |
department CIS Computer Information Systems (X) |
This course addresses the increasing need to integrate a broad range of data, information systems, and technologies across organizations to serve business goals. It will help students to understand how to implement comprehensive systems, such as ERPs, across an organization, and consider the impact on business processes. Other topics include basic concepts of distributed architectures, network communications, middleware, web services, and service-oriented architectures designed to meet the needs of today's complex organizations. May not be audited or taken P/N.
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This introductory course on the tools and technologies for developing web pages and web sites concentrates on the client side technologies, using Internet Explorer as a web browser. At the end of the course, students should be able to use tools such as Adobe Dreamweaver to create basic web pages, and should be familiar with basic web page components and structures. Students are introduced to Web 2.0 concepts, and learn to use XHTML to mark up basic web page components such as links, lists, tables, and form elements; the cascading style sheet technique to create or change the presentation of web pages; and to use JavaScript to create dynamic web pages. The course also covers: the document object model used in the HTML document and used by JavaScript; the creation of basic event handlers for dynamic web pages to change the contents and/or presentation of the page based on user interaction, and the use of Adobe Flash to create simple animated web components. Basics about Ajax , XML, RSS, and Web services are also introduced. A $71 lab fee is due at registration.
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This course provides an overview of the systems development lifecycle (SDLC) with an emphasis on developing quality software systems that meet business requirements and goals. Students acquire the basic skill set needed by business analysts in today's complex development environment. Topics covered include detailed presentation of the SDLC stages and associated processes, with an emphasis on requirements analysis, use cases, data and systems modeling tools and techniques, implementation strategies, software quality metrics, and effective management of software projects. Practical applications of theory are discussed for a variety of systems and best practices are emphasized by studying cases from select industries. Students are expected to attend each class, prepare for class by reading the material, complete assignments, and work on a major project as a member of a software project team. May not be audited or taken P/N.
Score: 14.132898 Details | Listing | Web page