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BS in Computer Information Systems Curriculum

BS in Computer Information Systems Curriculum

BS in Computer Information Systems

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Curriculum

Core Courses

Communication

Mathematics

CIS

Choose CIS 1501 and CIS 2501 or CIS 1502 and 2503:

Humanities

Choose one of the following:

Humanities Core

Choose one of the following:

Physical/Life Sciences

Choose two of the following:

Social Sciences

Choose one of the following:

Accounting Electives

Choose two of the following:

Business Electives

Choose two of the following:

Total Courses

Core Courses

124 credits

Total

124 credits

Tuition and curriculum are subject to change. For the official curriculum for this degree please visit the Florida Tech Catalog.
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CIS1200 - Information Technology Fundamentals

Prerequisite: CIS 1100

Credits: 3

Introduces software architectures and networks typically used in an IT infrastructure. Focuses on Internet, cloud and wireless solutions, computer and network security, and regulatory compliance. Provides the knowledge and skills for communicating with professionals and prepares for interaction with external vendors of IT components.

CIS2100 - System Administration and Maintenance

Prerequisite: CIS 1200

Credits: 3

Introduces tasks involved in the administration of single- and multi-user computer systems. Includes managing user access, backup and recovery, network configuration, hardware and software installation, system performance analysis and tuning, scripting, and system services.

CIS3100 - Information Systems Security

Prerequisite: CIS 2100

Credits: 3

Provides an overview of the concepts and terminology of computer security. Introduces vulnerability analysis, risk assessment and techniques for user authentication and data protection. Discusses security issues associated with email, networks and the Internet. Requires examination of recent security-related trends and technologies.

CIS4100 - Enterprise Architecture

Prerequisite: CIS 3100

Credits: 3

Explores the design, implementation and management of enterprise IT solutions. Covers frameworks and strategies for infrastructure and content management, hardware and software selection, and legacy system integration. Gives special attention to analysis of IT investment, cost of ownership, risk and security.

CIS1100 - Foundations of Information Systems

Credits: 3

Introduces information systems, their key components, and how these components can be integrated and managed. Discusses how information is used in organizations and how information systems improve quality, efficiency and agility. Also introduces system development concepts, technology acquisition, and prevalent and emerging software systems.

ASC1006 - Mastering eLearning

Credits: 1

Helps students new to Florida Tech and online learning to adjust to the university and acquire essential academic and administrative survival skills (online classroom behavior, academic honesty, study skills, etc.) that enhance academic integration into college.

CIS1140 - Business Computer Skills

Credits: 3

Uses commercial software to understand the business functions of computers and develop personal competency in practical application of computers in business. Provides specific knowledge and advanced capabilities in various skills necessary for effective performance in academic and practical environments.

CIS3318 - Electronic Commerce

Prerequisite: CIS 1501 or CIS 1502, EMK 3601

Credits: 3

Includes the role of the Internet and the Web in electronic commerce. Examines Web server hardware and software tools. Addresses electronic payment, security, the regulatory environment and Web-based marketing.

CIS3512 - Systems Analysis and Design

Minimum student level – third year. Prerequisite: CIS 1140, CIS 1501 or CIS 1502

Credits: 3

Provides the opportunity to design, implement and document the system development cycle. Includes analysis of current systems, logical and physical systems design, program development, testing, implementation, maintenance and documentation.

CIS4026 - Introduction to Internet Applications

Prerequisite: CIS 3318

Credits: 3

Introduces concepts and practice in the implementation of Internet-based applications and systems. Includes design and development of websites using client- and server-side scripting, programming and interfacing with relational databases. Also introduces service-oriented architecture for cloud and mobile configurations.

CIS4410 - Database Concepts and Programming

Prerequisite: CIS 3512

Credits: 3

Studies structure and applications of database management systems; network, relational and hierarchical data models; application program development; query systems; file security; and the role of database administrators. Continues the analysis of systems upgrades and new system design begun in CIS 3512.

CIS4415 - Network Theory and Design

Minimum student level – fifth year

Credits: 3

Covers the theory, design and application of networks. Includes creation and operation of an actual network.

MGT 5113 - Project Management for Information Technology

Credits: 3

Examines the components and management process of complex projects from the information technology (IT) perspective. Introduces project management tools and techniques useful to the IT professional. Studies the formation and leadership requirements of project management.

CIS4498 - Information Resource Management

Minimum student level – fourth year. Prerequisite: CIS 3315, CIS 4410, CIS 4415, EMG 3301, EMK 3601

Credits: 3

Emphasizes the integration of information and environmental systems to support broad strategic planning decisions. As capstone, involves lectures, case studies and application of previous courses to support strategic decision-making.

EAC2211 - Principles of Accounting 1

Credits: 3

Introduces the financial environment, financial statements, the accounting cycle and the theoretical framework of accounting measurement, emphasizing mechanics, measurement theory and the economic environment.

EAC2212 - Principles of Accounting 2

Prerequisite: BUS 2211 or EAC 2211

Credits: 3

Continues EAC 2211 Principles of Accounting 1. Emphasizes understanding the role of accounting in product costing, costing for quality, cost-justifying investment decisions, and performance evaluation and control of human behavior.

EBA3321 - Essential Business Skills

Prerequisite: COM 1102

Credits: 3

Explores the nature of the organization’s communications environments. Provides an understanding and practical experience about the various strategies and formats available when developing responsive communications in organizational situations. Includes oral and nonverbal communication and the composition of effective business documents.

EEC2303 - Introduction to Macroeconomics

Prerequisite: MTH 1000 or MTH 1001 or MTH 1701 or MTH 1702

Credits: 3

Introduces the concepts that aid in understanding both aggregate economic conditions and the policy alternatives designed to stabilize national economies. Includes the determination of GDP and national income, inflation, unemployment, monetary policy, economic growth and exchange rates.

EEC2304 - Introduction to Microeconomics

Prerequisite: MTH 1000 or MTH 1001 or MTH 1010 or MTH 1701 or MTH 1702

Credits: 3

Introduces the neoclassical theory of price determination. Includes supply and demand analysis, production and cost theory, market structures, externalities and public goods, factor payments, income distribution and informational asymmetries.

EMG3225 - Finance for Managers

Ability to use computer spreadsheets and financial business calculator. Prerequisite: BUS 2212 or EAC 2212

Credits: 3

Introduces the principles of corporate financial management. Emphasizes the time value of money in investments of real or financial assets. Covers planning for current assets and liabilities, and long-range capital. Passing grade in EST 2703 is recommended.

ELA2601 - Law 1

Credits: 3

Investigates the operational responsibilities of individuals in light of political, moral, social, ethical and jurisprudential considerations.

EMG3301 - Principles of Management

Prerequisite: COM 1102

Credits: 3

Introduces management as a discipline and process. Includes evolution and scope of management, decision-making, planning, strategy, organizing, staffing, leading, control, change, and the importance of management in the global environment and ethical considerations of management decisions.

EMK3601 - Principles of Marketing

Requirement(s): Successful completion of 30 credits hours in Florida Tech Online Prerequisite: COM 1102, EEC 2303

Credits: 3

Provides the fundamental principles in the marketing of goods, services and ideas. Includes planning, pricing, promotions and distribution. Focuses on global marketing, marketing ethics and managing the marketing function.

HUM2051 - Civilization 1: Ancient through Medieval

Prerequisite: COM 1102

Credits: 3

Introduces civilization from its early development to the European Renaissance. Emphasizes the interpretation of primary texts that reflect the intellectual and historical changes in society. The first of two interdisciplinary courses.

2000-Level Course

Choose one 2000-level (or higher) communication course.

Credits: 3

COM1101 - Composition and Rhetoric

Requirement(s): Passing grade on placement exam or prerequisite course. Prerequisite: COM 0100 or COM 0110 or WRI 0100 or WRI 0110

Credits: 3

The first of two courses in college-level writing skills. Focuses on writing essays using various rhetorical modes: persuasion, description, comparison and analysis. Presents basic methods of library research, as well as the MLA documentation system. Students write one research paper and several essays.

COM1102 - Writing About Literature

Prerequisite: COM 1001 or COM 1101

Credits: 3

The second of two courses in college-level writing skills. Focuses on reading and analyzing poems, plays and short works of fiction. Students write several essays and one research paper on literary topics.

EST2703 - Statistics

Prerequisite: MTH 1000 or MTH 1001 or MTH 1701 or MTH 1702

Credits: 3

Emphasizes mathematical concepts. Includes measures of central tendency and spread; probability; binomial, normal and t distributions; statistical inference; and linear regression and correlation.

MTH1051 - Introductory Discrete Mathematics

Prerequisite: MTH 1701

Credits: 3

Elementary coverage of discrete mathematics. Includes logical arguments, mathematical induction in proofs, sets and relations (extension to functions and their properties), elementary counting principles (inclusion-exclusion), permutations and combinations.

MTH1701 - College Algebra

Requirement(s): Passing grade on placement exam or prerequisite course. Prerequisite: MTH 0111 or MTH 1011

Credits: 3

Real-number system; arithmetic operations with polynomials, special products and factoring; linear, fractional and quadratic equations; inequalities, exponents, radicals and absolute values; functions and graphs; and complex numbers, logarithms, logarithmic and exponential functions. Credit can only be applied toward business, communication, humanities, management, psychology or computer information systems degrees at Florida Tech.

CIS1501 - Introduction to Visual Basic

Prerequisite: CIS 1140

Credits: 3

Introduces Visual Basic® for information processing and problem solving. Uses algorithms and computer logic to translate data into information through structured design, coding, testing and program debugging.

CIS1502 - Programming In Java

Prerequisite: CIS 1140

Credits: 3

Introduces object-oriented programming and the development of applications for the Internet. Includes programming language, coding, testing and debugging. Covers Java™ programs to perform interactive input operations and customized screen output.

CIS2501 - Advanced Visual Basic

Prerequisite: CIS 1501

Credits: 3

Covers the launch and effective navigation of Visual Basic® 6 IDE. Includes rapid prototype user interface applications (tool tips, exception handling and error messaging), compiling and distributing executable applications, linking to external databases and the use of SQL select queries. Also includes object-oriented programming.

CIS2503 - Advanced Java

Prerequisite: CIS 1502

Credits: 3

Continues CIS 1502 Programming in Java™. Covers advanced topics such as inheritance, generics, interfaces, exception handling, recursion and the Java libraries. Also covers sorting and searching. Second in a two-course sequence.

HUM1015 - Mythology

Credits: 3

Introduces classical, Norse and medieval mythology through the study of themes and narratives that emphasize the importance of mythical elements to the modern world.

HUM1020 - Art Appreciation

Credits: 3

Presents basic terms, theories and techniques of the artist, and major art movements and media in the visual arts. Increases understanding and aesthetic pleasure, and develops understanding of the techniques and terminology in the visual arts.

HUM1021 - Integrated Arts

Credits: 3

Introduces visual, written and musical works of art to increase understanding. Develops techniques and terminology in the arts through lectures, discussion, and live performances and events.

HUM1023 - Philosophy of Human Nature

Credits: 3

lntroduces philosophy. Asks, “What makes us human?” Examines whether being a human person means having been created in God’s image, having a soul, having free will or having reason. Requires development of critical thinking, argumentation and communication skills.

HUM1024 - Religions of the World 1: Western Religions

Credits: 3

Studies western religions. Includes religions of nonliterate societies and ancient religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

1000-Level Course

Choose two 1000-level or higher (BIO, CHM, EDS, ENS, MET, OCN, PHY, SPS) courses.

Credits: 3

CRM1000 - Introduction to Criminal Justice

Requirement(s): Basic computer skills.

Credits: 3

Introduces the criminal justice system and the various components. Includes crime trends, crime statistics, victimology, crime prevention, discretion and justice policy.

PSY1411 - Introduction to Psychology

Credits: 3

Overviews psychological processes, including both areas in which psychology is a natural science (physiological psychology, sensation and perception, basic learning and cognition) and a social science (motivation, human development, personality, social interaction, psychopathology and psychotherapy).

PSY1462 - Substance Abuse

Credits: 3

Examines experimental evidence on the physical, physiological and psychological effects of drug use and conclusions relating to the real vs. alleged effects of drugs.

SOC1101 - Human Behavior Perspective

Credits: 3

Offers an interdisciplinary viewpoint of the many ways in which human beings function as individuals, members of larger groups and members of particular cultures. Explores the disciplines of sociology, psychology and criminology in seeking to understand and explore human behavior.

SOC2551 - Social Problems

Credits: 3

Introduces the contemporary social issues such as poverty, unemployment, energy, pollution, sexual deviance, drugs and crime. Includes causes, interactions, policy and possible solutions.

EBA3334 - Applied Decision Methods for Business

Prerequisite: BUS 2703 or EST 2703 or MTH 2401

Credits: 3

Uses quantitative techniques to aid in decision-making. Emphasizes problem identification and applies appropriate solution techniques for interpretation of results. Includes probability theory, decision-making under certainty, risk and uncertainty, inventory control, forecasting, PERT/CPM, utility theory and linear programming.

EMG3328 - Business Ethics

Prerequisite: COM 1102

Credits: 3

Studies general moral principles and their application to ethical issues and problems pertaining to business activities, and the nature of the corporation in contemporary society.

EMG3331 - Management of Human Resources

Prerequisite: EMG 3301

Credits: 3

Covers the principles and systems related to the management and leadership of human resources. Includes legal and administrative law issues; health, safety and security; selection and placement; job analysis; training and development; compensation and benefits; and job analysis systems.

EMG3340 - International Management

Prerequisite: EMK 3601

Credits: 3

Covers a broad spectrum of issues critical to developing a sound base of international business skills. Includes the assessment of foreign business practices, understanding international financial and trade practices and the impact on decision-making, and strategy development and implementation.

EMG3398 - Organization Theory

Prerequisite: EMG 3301

Credits: 3

Emphasizes fundamental concepts of organization theory from a managerial perspective as applied to the behavior and performance of organizations. Serves as the capstone course for the program.

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