27 courses with the subject CSC, 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.
CSC 102Foundations of Computer Science and Information3
This course is designed to introduce students to: (1) fundamental concepts of computer science and computation, and, (2) contemporary information systems and how these systems are used throughout global organizations. The focus of this course will be on the key components of computer information systems – people, software, hardware, data, and communication technologies, and how these components can be integrated and managed to create competitive advantage. Through the knowledge of how CS enables modern IS, and hos IS provides a competitive advantage, students will gain an understanding of how information is used in organizations and how IT enables improvement in quality, speed, and agility. This course also provides an introduction to software and systems development concepts, and various types of application software that have become prevalent or are emerging in modern organizations and society. A portion of the course will be dedicated to introductory programming, where the students will learn to write code to perform various calculations and utilize basic control structures.
An introduction to computers and software application packages. Topics include hardware, DOS, windows, an introduction to the Internet, word processors, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations. No previous computer experience required.
This course covers programming intended for use over the World Wide Web. It includes web protocols, languages for manipulating web pages, client-server architecture, databases, design issues, and security. The course mixes theory, design, and implementation. Prerequisites: any programming language.
Maintenance, setup, and troubleshooting for desktop computers and user support. Topics include customer service skills, help-desk management, needs assessment, and project management. This course is designed to prepare students to do an internship.
This course provides an introduction to IT infrastructure issues relevant to all enterprises utilizing computing technology. Topics covered by the course are related, primarily to computer and systems architecture and, to a lesser degree, communication networks, with an overall focus on the structure, components, services, and capabilities that IT infrastructure solutions enable in an organizational context. The intent of the course is to give the students the knowledge and skills that they need for communicating effectively with professionals whose special focus is on hardware and systems software technology.
A continuation of CSC 211 emphasizing advanced programming techniques and theory. Topics include graphics, sorting, accessing database files, object linking and embedding, dynamic link libraries, and dynamic lists. Prerequisite: CSC 211.
An extensive study of object-oriented programming using the Java language. In addition to the fundamentals of Java, topics include programming for the web, designing user interfaces, and client/server programming.
This course discusses the processes, methods, techniques and tools that organizations use to manage their information systems projects. The course covers a systematic methodology for initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing projects. This course assumes that project management in the modern organization is a complex team-based activity, where various types of technologies (including project management software as well as software to support group collaboration) are an inherent part of the project management process.
This service-learning course is comprised of practical and critical components. In the practical component of the course, students engage in a minimum of 30 hours of planned practical service activities that are directly related to the field of computer science and/or information systems. In the critical component of the course, students engage in a minimum of 15 hours of such preparatory activities as self-guided research, planning, and analysis of the requirements of the practical component of the course. Additionally, in the critical component of the course, students reflect on the relationship between the academic content of the course and the service, civic, and ethical elements of the service-learning experience.
CSC 309Comp. Information Systems & Decision Support Systems for Bus. Intelligence3
This is a study of computer information, decision support, and expert systems and their applications. This course will examine the design, development and implementation of IT-based solutions that support decision- making components of managerial and professional work. The course is designed to integrate relevant theoretical concepts with their practical applications to a context-specific domain. The course will include an extensive semester-long project aiming at incorporating the acquired skills and knowledge into a single deliverable. The expected deliverable is a computer-based decision support system. Alternate years.
The aim of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of principles of digital forensics. The emphasis is placed on fundamentals of collection, preservation, and analysis of digital evidence. The importance of forensic principles and procedures, legal considerations, digital evidence controls, and the documentation of forensic analysis is stressed throughout the course. Students will learn how to acquire appropriate tools of digital forensics to identify, locate and analyze computer evidence on a variety of devices.
This is an introductory course in information security that familiarizes students with the basic concepts and principles of information security, as well as with the fundamental approaches to securing IT infrastructure. This course is intended to help students to gain a fundamental and comprehensive understanding of information security. The focus of the course is on an overview of major information security issues, technologies, and approaches.
Maintenance, setup, and troubleshooting issues for servers and networks. Server operating systems will include Windows and UNIX families. Topics include file services, web services, print services, database services, and client setup. Prerequisite: CSC 211 or higher.
A study of physical and logical aspects of local and wide area networks. Topics include the OSI model, network topologies, communication protocols, media, hardware, and issues of network administration. Prerequisites: CSC 202, IT Infrastructure or CSC 211 Introduction to Programming.
CSC 381Computer Architecture and Assembly Language3
An introduction to programming in assembler and machine language. Topics include register manipulations, addressing techniques, interrupt routines, string processing, binary arithmetic, bit manipulations, and internal data storage such as hexadecimal and two's complement. Prerequisites: CSC 212 or 235. Alternate years.
In this course, students will be introduced to key concepts and approaches to business process management and improvement. The main focus of this course is both understanding and designing business processes. Students will learn how to identify, document, model, assess, and improve core business processes. Students will be introduced to process design principles. The way in which information technology can be used to manage, transform, and improve business processes is discussed. Students will be exposed to challenges and approaches to organizational change, domestic and off-shore outsourcing, and inter-organizational processes. Prerequisite:
CSC 405Design, Development, and Impl. Of Enterprise Architecture3
CSC Electives at 200 – 400 level* ....................................................................... 6 *Students in Averett Online program will take CSC 312 and CSC 407 MTH 160, Introduction to Statistics, or MTH 403 Probability & Statistics ......... 3 BSA 325, Managerial Accounting, or BSA 370, Principles of Finance ............... 3 Total 49-50 Sample Four-Year Course Sequence for Computer Information Systems Freshman Year:
This course examines the process for computer forensic investigation and introduces the tools and procedures required to legally seize and forensically evaluate a suspect machine. The course provides a range of laboratory and hands-on assignments that provides a balanced introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of computer forensic analysis, e-mail investigations, image file recovery, and investigative report writing. Students will use FTK (Forensic Took Kit) along with other forensic tools to recover, search, and analyze electronic evidence and create reports. Prerequisites: CSC 202, IT Infrastructure, CSC 311, Digital Forensics Analysis,
The course is a comprehensive study of the security principles and practices of computer and network systems. Topics include basic computer security concepts, common attacking techniques, common security policies, basic cryptographic tools, and authentication, access control, network intrusion detection, software security, 99 | A v e r e t t U n i v e r s i t y A c a d e m i c C a t a l o g 2 0 2 6 - 2 0 2 7
This service-learning course is comprised of the practical, critical, and communication components. In the practical component of the course, students engage in a minimum of 30 hours of planned practical service activities that are directly related to the field of computer science and/or information systems. In the critical component of the course, students engage in a minimum of 7. 5 hours of such preparatory activities as a self- guided research and a consequent analysis of a new technology, a problem, or an issue relevant to the practical component of the course. The deliverable of the critical component will be a set of artifacts presented in accordance with the requirements of the communication component. Also, in the critical component of the course, students reflect on the relationship between the academic content of the course and the service, civic, and ethical elements of the service-learning experience. In the communication component of the course, students will prepare two written reports and two oral presentations that reflect and summarize the findings of the analysis conducted in the critical component. It is expected that a required high-quality deliverable will take at least 7. 5 hours to prepare. Additionally, in the communication component of the course, students reflect on the multidimensional nature of the field of CS/CIS/IT, and its implications on the oral and written communication skills of the CS/CIS/IT professional. Prerequisites: CSC 202, IT Infrastructure, CSC 372, Data Communication and Networking, CSC 308, Computers in Context, Service Learning Course.
A supervised work experience that requires the student to apply computer skills in a professional environment. For each credit hour earned, the student spends a minimum of 45 hours of approved work experience with a cooperating organization. Graded on a Pass/Fail basis only. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and a 2. 0 cumulative grade point average. 100 | A v e r e t t U n i v e r s i t y A c a d e m i c C a t a l o g 2 0 2 6 - 2 0 2 7
