40 courses with the subject COMP, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
COMP 110Introduction to Computers 3 SH
This course provides an introduction to business computing and prepares students to work with Microsoft Office suite for course work, professional purposes, and personal use. Students develop a competency in Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint and explore the essential features of Windows and Internet Explorer. Upon completion, students will be able to use major microcomputer applications to solve problems in a professional setting, including word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software. Suitable for non-majors as well as CIS majors.
This course provides students with critical foundational knowledge of information technology. It includes an overview of emerging technologies and the strategic importance of information systems in an organization. The course introduces the major business information systems and their conceptual and technical foundations, components, capabilities, and management issues. A variety of business applications are studied, including enterprise information systems (CRM, ERP, SCM), decision support systems, business intelligence tools, business process modeling, and e- business systems. Upon completion, students will gain a solid foundation for advanced CIS course work. This course also benefits CIS minors or non-CIS majors with an appreciation of the essential role of information systems in contemporary organizations.
Covers basic topics such as variables, data types, functions, as well as relational and arithmetic operators. Additional topics include advanced function handling, arrays, file handling, pointers, and structures. Prerequisites: COMP 271 or permission of the Department Chair.
Provides an introduction into the technical foundation in computer networking. Covers the aspects of mainframe versus microcomputer networks, client-server strategies, and issues such as throughput and response time.
This course is a comprehensive introduction to the methodologies and theories involved in system analysis and design. Emphasis is placed on elements of systems development and an appreciation of how to plan, execute and manage a development project using well-known methodologies. The course will introduce you to both traditional and object-oriented development methodologies and tools but will emphasize the use of object-oriented method and a suitable development methodology. Despite the many tools and techniques available, systems analysis and design require many skills, especially in communicating and documenting requirements and designs among stakeholders. This course is designed to shape those skills and to provide extra tools to those who wish to become effective system developers. Prerequisites: COMP 266 or permission of the Department Chair.
COMP 338Introduction to SAS and Data Analysis 3 SH
This course introduces the fundamental concepts of data analysis and SAS analytics applications. Students explore how to use various SAS analytics applications to capture, analyze, and provide output that managers can use in their decision-making process. Business analytics tools provide decision makers access to strategic and consolidated information that spans the enterprise and previously was stored in disparate operational information systems. Students develop methods of overcoming the obstacles in data analysis and data management to support effective, data driven decision making processes.
This course introduces the fundamental concepts of database, data warehousing, and large-scale data management. Students acquire a solid understanding of basic database terminology, method of retrieving data, and the SQL language. In particular, this course introduces students to SAS SQL programing and data retrieval. Upon completion, students obtain knowledge and skills in big data management as well as the technical, analytic, problem-solving skills in application development using database systems.
This course provides an overview of business analytics to solve complex business problems with data-driven solutions. The course introduces the techniques of predictive modeling and analytics in a data-rich business environment. It covers the process of formulating business objectives, data selection, preparation, and partition to successfully design, build, evaluate and implement predictive models for a variety of practical business applications (such as direct marketing, cross selling, customer retention, fraud detection, marketing segmentation). Predictive models such as classification and decision trees, regressions, clustering, association analysis, link analysis, and others will be studied. It is practically oriented with a focus of applying data analytic tools to help companies address business questions such as who is likely to respond to a new advertisement, what customers are most likely to be default on a loan/payment, what transactions are most likely to be fraudulent, and what combinations of products customers are most likely to purchase at the same time. The primary approach will entail ‘learning-by-doing’ with the use of the state-of-the-art software such as SAS Enterprise Miner®, and a variety of open-source software. Prerequisites: COMP 266 or permission of the Department Chair.
COMP 347Applied Business Analytics – Capstone Project 3 SH
This course introduces a variety of advanced techniques for applied analytics. In this capstone course, students explore a range of big data management topics and techniques to solve student-selected problems that are directly relevant to their interests and passions. This course is open only to students in the Big Data Management certificate program. It integrates learning from the courses in the Big Data Management certificate program and requires the application of that learning to a project which serves as an instrument of evaluation. This course can only be taken after all the other courses in the Big Data Management (BDM) Certificate have been completed. Students should contact a program representative before enrolling in this course. Throughout your program, you will focus on acquiring and proving specific competencies. At program’s end, you’ll complete the final capstone project that allows you to show off everything you’ve learned by proposing a solution to a relevant issue in your field. Your mentor can help you select your capstone topic.
Areas of Concentration: In addition to the above required courses for all majors, each student majoring in CIS will complete at least ONE of the following concentrations: Information Technology Concentration (15 SH): COMP 370 Networking Applications I COMP 455 Web Programming COMP 381 Web Page Design and Development COMP 500 CIS Internship COMP 435 Business Programming COMP 501 CIS Internship I COMP 440 Cybersecurity I COMP 502 CIS Internship II
This course is a continuation of Networking Applications I and covers Module III and IV of the Cisco CCNA certification curriculum. In Module III, the student is introduced to advanced router configurations, advanced LAN switching theory and design, VLAN’s, and threaded case studies. In Module IV, the student learns WAN theory and design, WAN technology, PPP, Frame Relay, ISDN, and additional case studies. Upon completion, students should be able to provide solutions to network routing problems, identify ISDN protocols, channels, and function groups, and describe the Spanning Tree protocol. Prerequisite: COMP 370.
This course covers effective network management. Topics include network file system design and security, login scripts and user menus, printing services, e-mail, and backup. Upon completion, students should be able to administer an office network system. Prerequisite: COMP 370.
This course covers fundamental network administration and system management. Topics include accessing and configuring basic network services, managing directory services, and using network management software. Upon completion, students should be able to apply system administrator skills in developing a network management strategy.
Provides skill development related to web page design and development. Topics covered include presentation effectiveness, storyboarding and other pre-design techniques/considerations. Development instruction will consist of exposure to HTML tags and currently available design and development software. This course will benefit CIS majors and minors as well as students from a variety of other academic disciplines. Prerequisite: COMP 110 or permission of the Department Chair.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to database and covers advanced topics in database analysis, SQL language, database design, database administration, and application development. Upon completion, students will acquire a solid understand of the database environment and obtain the technical, analytic, problem-solving skills in application development using database systems. Prerequisite: COMP 110 or permission of the Department Chair.
Covers topics relevant to operating systems internals such as error and interrupt handling, kernels, and memory management. Examines various memory management schemes such as virtual memory and fixed and dynamic memory partitioning. Prerequisite: COMP 331 or permission of the Department Chair.
This course is a continuation of COMP 372 (Network System Manager I) focusing on advanced network management, configuration, and installation. Emphasis is placed on server configuration files, startup procedures, server protocol
This course is a continuation of COMP 373 focusing on advanced enterprise networks. Topics include directory service tree planning, management distribution and protection, improving network security, auditing the network, printing, networking, and system administration of an Internet node. Upon completion, students should be able to manage client services and network features and optimize network performance. Prerequisite: COMP 373.
Provides an introduction to the characteristics of object-oriented programming. The course will cover material emphasizing advanced implementation of object-oriented topics, such as: class, object models, encapsulation, overloading, inheritance, and polymorphism. Prerequisite: COMP 271, MATH 161 or permission of instructor.
This course introduces an object-based/event driven general-purpose language that affords a simplified approach to programming business applications. The emphasis of Visual Basic is on the objects included in the user interface and the events that occur when those objects are used. Topics include business applications design and implementation, creating graphical user interfaces, objects, properties, values, events, object-oriented design concepts, class modules, and database access. Prerequisite: MATH 161 or permission of instructor.
This course will introduce students to the concepts and best practices of Information Security and under- standing the threats to IT resources. The course will provide lecture, reading material, and virtual labs where students will put into practice what is learned throughout the course. Students will learn networking, Internet Protocols, and routing concepts and behavior, attacks on those protocols, physical security, security policies, attacks on information systems, impact of security on industries, password security, encryption protocols, virtual private networks, covert channels, firewalls, methods of attacks, and basic recovery from an attack. Prerequisites: COMP 405, or COMP 331 or COMP 370.
This course will introduce students to the concepts and best practices of Information Security and under- standing the threats to IT resources. The course will provide lecture, reading material, and virtual labs where students will put into practice what is learned throughout the course. Students will build on what is learned in Information Security and Assurance I. Students will learn host-based security, network intrusion detection, how viruses and worms work, wireless security, secure network design, web security, how attackers prepare for attacks, detecting network and host attacks, and interpreting various log formats. Prerequisite: COMP 440.
This course will introduce students to the best practices of securing Unix systems. The course will provide lecture, reading material, and virtual labs where students will put into practice what is learned throughout the course. Students will learn auditing, backups, user administration, secure server installation and setup, setting up secure services, encryption protocols, virtual private networks, access controls, setting up firewalls, and interpreting server and services logs. Prerequisites: COMP 440 and COMP 441.
This course will introduce students to the best practices of securing windows systems. The course will provide lecture, reading material, and virtual labs where students will put into practice what is learned throughout the course. Students will learn auditing, backups, user administration, secure server installation and setup, setting up secure services, encryption protocols, virtual private networks, access controls, setting up firewalls, and interpreting server and service logs. Prerequisites: COMP 440 and COMP 441.
This course will introduce students to the best practices of handling security-related incidents on Windows and Unix systems. The course will provide lecture, reading material, and virtual labs where students will put into practice what is learned throughout the course. Students will learn basic and advanced methods of file recovery, creating a toolkit to perform forensic analysis on Windows and Unix systems, understand file systems on Unix/Windows platforms, legal issues in computer forensics, interpreting output of various tools used for forensic investigation. The course will
Areas of Concentration: In addition to the above required courses for all majors, each student majoring in CIS the following concentrations: (Note: Double counting in multiple concentrations is not AI Literacy (COMPA) (12 SH):
Provides students an introduction into the fastest growing computer infrastructure in the world. Using JAVA programming language, essential topics of Internet programming will be presented. Creating executable content on the web will be the main focus of the class. Prerequisite: COMP 331 or permission of instructor.
COMP 500Computer Information Systems Internship 6 SH
A structured field experience in a profit of nonprofit organization of at least ten weeks duration. Students will be required to work regularly scheduled hours of the office providing the internship. Upon completion, an oral presentation will be required with students and faculty involved. Prerequisite: Junior Status or permission of the Department Chair.
COMP 501Computer Information Systems Internship - I 3 SH
Provides opportunities to apply skills and learn from professionals in CIS and CIS-related fields. This course differs from CIS 500 in that student participation is limited to fewer hours with less responsibility assumed by the student.
This course puts to practical use all the aspects of computer information systems the student has learned. Student teams are responsible for all phases of analysis, design, and implementation of an actual computer system project. This is a writing intensive course. Prerequisites: Senior Standing or permission of the Department Chair.
This course provides experienced programmers and web page designers with the opportunity to combine their skills for effective web pages. This course will utilize scripts for programming for the Internet, with a focus on the Perl language. Other scripting and programming sources will also be covered including Visual BASIC, Java, and XML.
