24 courses with the subject BISI, 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.
BISI 2150Microcomputer Applications3
This course is designed to give students hands-on experience to microcomputer applications (word processing, spreadsheet, database, and other business applications including the Internet). All applications software utilized are windows based. Therefore, an introduction to the Windows platform as well as a brief overview of microcomputer concepts is included as components of this course. This course can be used to satisfy a microcomputer applications proficiency requirement at most four-year institutions.
The foundation technology of digital currency or cryptocurrency “Bitcoin”, Blockchain is the distributed and decentralized database technology behind this cryptocurrency. This course explores the fundamentals of the Blockchain technology and its applications. The course will introduce students to the components, structure, types, applications and use cases in different sectors, challenges, risks, opportunities, and legal issues of Blockchain Technology. Students will also gain hands-on experience on Blockchain.
This course explores the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in various business contexts. Students will gain an understanding of fundamental AI concepts, machine learning techniques, and their practical use in solving real-world business problems. The course will also discuss the ethical issues surrounding AI implementation and its impact on society. It will further investigate forthcoming organizational demands and future work.
This course is targeted to the student who has no or very little programming knowledge and experience. The goal of this course is to get the student prepared for the more advanced programming courses. Students will understand the nature of programming as a human activity, learn and experience the main components of the programming process, understand the main control structures of procedural and object-oriented programming languages, and learn and be able to use major programming logic tools to design a program. The course will provide a hands-on demonstration of program design using selected procedural and object-oriented languages.
This course will introduce the topic of information systems (IS) and discuss how organizations use information systems to support a variety of tasks ranging from basic day-to-day activities to creating competitive advantage in the marketplace. The course follows an overview of the types of information systems, basic IS hardware and software, computer networks, the impacts of IS on organizations and society, ethical use of information systems, and how to analyze and design information systems. The broad topic coverage in this course is to provide the necessary foundation to understand the ever-increasing relationship between information systems, organizations, and society in general. Throughout the semester, students will be given hands-on assignments to review their understanding of applying microcomputer applications to solving business problems.
BISI 3250Advanced Spreadsheets for Data Analytics3
Advanced Data Analysis Using Spreadsheets (3). This course presents students with the opportunity to bring their spreadsheet skills to an expert level. Completion of this module will enable students to master the more advanced functions of spreadsheet applications, enabling them to produce more sophisticated reports, and to perform complex mathematical and statistical calculations, thus saving time and improving productivity in the completion of tasks.
This course introduces students to object-oriented programming concepts in the business environment. Topics include classes, objects, methods, graphical user-interfaces, inheritance, files, etc. These concepts are emphasized through practical applications, examples, and assignments using a popular object-oriented programming language such as Python, Java, C#, and C++.
BISI 3360Information Technology and Cloud Computing3
This course provides an introduction to computer hardware and system software in the context of both traditional IT and cloud infrastructures. The course will include a hands-on approach to hardware/software installation and configuration, troubleshooting, and networking.
This course will cover both the predictive and descriptive models of analysis to discover patterns and relationships in sets of data. The total knowledge discovery process will be examined including; identification of the problem to be solved, collection and preparation of data, deploying the models, and interpreting and monitoring results.
The purpose of this course is to present advanced topics in database systems. The course includes normalization, advanced SQL query design, Entity-Relational Modeling, distributed systems/databases, web databases, NoSQL, database security & privacy.
This course provides students an excellent exposure to the world of Big Data. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to understand the sources, collection, management, analysis, and presentation of large volumes of structured and unstructured data effectively and efficiently. Students will be exposed to modern information technology tools to enhance data analytics and visualization.
This course aims to focus on key concepts and principles of computer networks. S pecial emphasis is given to local area network implementation, Internet architecture, and protocols. Topics include layered network architectures, addressing, naming, forwarding, routing, communication reliability, the client-server model, and web and email protocols.
This course examines the current standard and best business practices in information security, computer forensics practices, and evidence analysis. Demonstrations and hands-on practice will reinforce topics such as evaluation and selection of security models, risk management, threat analysis, organizational technology evaluation, security implementation, cyber phishing forensics, cyber authentication, authorization, access, and systems availability. CIP 32.52.0204.00
This course provides an introduction to the design, creation, and maintenance of web pages and websites. The course provides hands-on training on the latest web tools such as HTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). The course progresses from introductory work on web design to a complete project on the design and development of websites. CIP 32.52.0204.00
This course introduces the World Wide Web as a fundamental information and application platform for today’s information systems. Students will examine core aspects of web technologies and web applications and will develop dynamic e-business/e-commerce applications that solve complex problems securely and robustly. Real-world case studies and class projects will be administered.
This course is an introduction to the project management process, with special emphasis on its life cycle, the organizations that are involved in it, and the tools used in managing and delivering projects. The course takes a holistic, integrated approach to management of projects; exploring both technical and managerial challenges. It emphasizes not only individual project execution, but also provides a strategic perspective, demonstrating means to manage projects at the program and portfolio levels. Overall, the course strikes a balance by using cases, examples, and problems from a variety of project types, including IT examples, construction, engineering, manufacturing, new product development, R&D, and services.
This course emphasizes the concepts of business intelligence (BI) to support better business decision-making. It explores how business problems can be solved effectively by using operational data to create data warehouses and then applying data mining tools and analytics to gain new insights into organizational operations. Detailed discussion of the analysis, design, and implementation of systems for BI such as descriptive analytics, predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics, and big data are included.
Designed to provide BIS students the opportunity to obtain supervised information systems related-work experience. Theory and reading assignments complement work experience. Student activity and progress must be monitored, evaluated, and graded by an assigned full-time BIS faculty member.
