| source City University of New York (415) |
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department Computer Information Systems (X) |
This course is a hands-on introduction to the use of microcomputers and personal business productivity software. The course is intended for students who lack previous background. Computer competency is developed by learning widely used operating system and spreadsheet software. Students practice methods that emphasize analyzing application needs before designing and implementing computer-based solutions. Responsible use of technology is addressed.
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This course provides a hands-on introduction to the use of spreadsheet software. The course is intended for students who lack previous background in spreadsheets. Students are expected to learn a widely-used spreadsheet software application.
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This course introduces the student to the use of computers and other information systems technologies in organizations. Topics include management information systems (MIS), hardware and software concepts, organization of information, elements of systems analysis and design, telecommunications, and contemporary applications of computers in organizational environments. Students will explore the ethical and globalization issues that have developed with the use of information systems and will cultivate an awareness of changes in the field with the use of business periodicals. Working individually and in groups, students will apply their knowledge through written analysis of case studies, conducting information and organizational analyses and developing, where appropriate, applications using widely used spreadsheet, data presentation, and database management software.
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This course emphasizes an object-oriented approach to solving computer programming problems. Using these techniques leads to shorter system development life cycles, increased programmer productivity, code reusability, and reduced system maintenance costs. This course provides a thorough, practical knowledge of object-oriented programming methods. Students learn the principles underlying programming using a language such as C++.
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This course provides an introduction to current concepts and practices in the design and development of business applications programs. Included among the topics to be covered are the structure and features of third- generation programming languages and their use in the development of business-oriented computer software, structured programming conventions, techniques for developing solutions to business programming problems, the representation and formatting of computer data, and efficient coding techniques. More advanced topics such as control break, table, and sequential file update processing will also be covered. Students will be introduced to the syntax and semantics of the COBOL programming language, which will be used as the vehicle for learning.
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This course provides a philosophical perspective to ethical decision making, especially regarding the specific ethical issues and controversies surrounding modern computer technology. These issues include those relating to privacy, security, identity, copyright, unauthorized use, access for the disabled, gender issues, and the digital divide. Ethical theories to be explored include subjective and cultural relativism, Kantianism, utilitarianism, and social contract theory.
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This course focuses on microcomputers and their application as a decision support tool to business problem solving. Students study advanced features of widely used productivity software (desktop publishing, spreadsheet, database management) and apply them to solve a variety of common business problems. The course is oriented toward hands-on computer use for case problem solving. Topics covered also include evaluation and selection of microcomputer systems, peripherals, system software, and application software for business applications.
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This course provides students with the background to design, implement, and use database management systems. It introduces, in a comparative framework, the structure, requirements, functions, and evolution of database management systems. After covering conceptual data modeling and the entity relationship data model, the course focuses on the relational data model. Students learn abstract languages such as relational algebra and relational calculus, including their commercial implementations like SQL, QBE, etc. Database design is covered and concepts of data integrity, security, privacy, and concurrence control are introduced. Students implement a major database application project.
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This course is designed to give non-CIS majors a basic understanding of the fundamental concepts and practices of database application design and development. The course objective is to provide students with the grounding in database systems they will need in the business world to be able to understand, talk to, and participate in discussions with specialists in the field, while not being specialists themselves.
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This course investigates the technologies used in e-Business. Foundation material is developed, covering the basic infrastructure of the Internet and the Web along with supporting hardware and software. This is followed by exploration of the latest technologies available. Students study how the technologies work and how they are used in a wide variety of businesses. Discussions of the strategic implications of these technologies for different types of businesses are incorporated.
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This course covers the fundamentals of networking and telecommunications involved in LANs and WAN's. Discussed are both the technical knowledge and the managerial considerations that are pertinent to understanding today's communications systems within the framework of business decision making. Students will work on a network design project.
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This course is designed to give non-CIS majors an understanding of basic concepts and methods involved in data and voice from local to wide area, including private and public systems, issues of competition, and governmental roles. The course objective is to provide students with the grounding in telecommunications they will need in the business world to be able to understand, talk to, and participate in discussions with specialists in the field, while not being specialists themselves.
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This course deals with the fundamental tools needed to create effective channels to disseminate information through the web. The primary focus is on designing web pages, site navigation, and incorporating multimedia following the basic principles of good web design. Along with examining different design guidelines and coding strategies, this course will explore general issues of web site implementation, building a web presence, and usability evaluation.
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This course is an in-depth study of the concepts underlying modern computer operating systems. Facilities and services provided by operating systems and their purpose and use in business information system environments are covered. Students learn how these facilities are incorporated into, and made available by, various types of operating systems, on mainframe and microcomputer systems. A special focus is on criteria for selecting an operating system to support the information processing needs of an organization. Topics covered include operating system components, multiprogramming, multiprocessing, and multitasking system; virtual storage; interactive and batch processing; and file management facilities.
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A survey of modern cyberculture, including various forms of human communication mediated by the creative application of computer technology, and the developments that have enabled this exploding phenomenon. This course studies the history, theory, and practice of new media in today's networked society; the implications of the convergence of technology and convergence of disciplines; and the societal implications of the new connectedness. Second generation web-based media such as social communities, blogs, wikis, personal web pages will be examined. Issues relating to privacy, copyright and ethics on the web will be explored.
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This course covers advanced object-oriented programming constructs needed to implement software systems. Standard objects ranging from low-level data structures, such as a linked list, to high-level graphical user interface objects, such as Windows, are examined on abstract through implemented levels. Students develop a business-related computer project using a powerful object-oriented language.
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This course focuses on advanced object-oriented programming and design in an Internet-oriented programming language such as Java, and assumes prior knowledge of objectoriented programming and design. Software portability and code reusability are emphasized as well as such techniques as multithreading, network programming, and user interface design. Students learn how to use the different class libraries that are part of the Java API. Hands-on projects give students an understanding of different techniques like applets, servlets, database connectivity, or GUI design. `
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This course is an introduction to Web Development with HTML, CSS, Java Script, Java ? OOP and J2EE. The Object-Oriented (OO) nature of Java as a programming language for the Internet will be emphasized. By the end of this course, the student should be able to design web pages with HTML and CSS, handle client error checking using Java Script on Web sites, apply OO concepts (i.e., encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism) to implement Java classes; understand and reuse Java API libraries and Beans components; use the Java JDBC API to build database driven applications; use the Java Servlet and Java Sever Page to build Web-based applications using SQL. Students are expected to complete several assignments to build the skill set.
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This course covers advanced business programming concepts and techniques. Advanced features of the COBOL programming language are used by students to develop sophisticated business applications. Topics to be covered include multidimensional table processing, searching techniques, sorting, and various file organization and processing techniques. Students study various topics related to good program development, including efficient coding and debugging techniques and the relationship between applications programs and their operating system environment.
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An intensive survey of the major features of assembler language and computer principles of operations. Students will code and test programs designed to develop skills in the topical areas of fixed point binary arithmetic, binary shifting, subroutine linkages, indexing and table lookup, logical operations, sequential I/O macros, data translation, decimal arithmetic, and data conversion. Additional topics such as floating point arithmetic, channel programming, interrupts, and debugging are discussed.
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This course provides students with the background to design, implement, and use database management systems. It introduces, in a comparative framework, the structure, requirements, functions, and evolution of database management systems. After covering conceptual data modeling and the entity relationship data model, the course focuses on the relational data model. Students learn abstract languages, such as relational algebra and relational calculus, including their commercial implementations like SQL, QBE, etc. Database design is covered and concepts of data integrity, security, privacy, and concurrence control are introduced. Students implement a major database application project.
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This course presents, at the conceptual level, audit and control of computer information systems. Topics covered include audit considerations of project development, database administration, control of data, assessment of data integrity, efficiency, and effectiveness.
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The course deals with the development of information systems within the business organization and the analysis and design of systems to fill the total needs of the organization. Traditional and structured analysis and design techniques are covered, including information gathering, definition of objectives, input and report design, file design, and real-time and batch processing.
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This course is a survey of issues and alternatives in CIS that will give students with some knowledge of technical issues a better appreciation for the nontechnical aspects of business problems. The course provides an overview of microcomputer aspects of database, networks, and computing in organizations. The context of the course is micro applications development and management. Topics include evaluation of hardware and software, planning CIS, total quality management, organizational re-engineering, and end user computing. Students have the opportunity to integrate all of their previous business and computer experience by building a personal decision support system and by discussing the technical and organizational impacts of such applications.
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This advanced course in database management systems is for students who wish to pursue work in database administration (DBA) or data administration (DA). DBA topics include policy, software evaluation, implementing database management software, database design, and repositories. The relationship and role of data administration in providing a "corporate" resource of data is also discussed. The role of DA at the company, departmental, application, and database levels is defined. Students design and evaluate alternatives for the same database structure, learn how to define "subject area" databases, and perform a software analysis, including the development of implementation policies to accompany their choice. Computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools and how they can be used in designing logical and physical relational databases are demonstrated and used by students.
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