Computer Information Systems (CIS)

CIS 200 Computer Applications and Information Technology. (3) F, S, SS
Introduction to business information systems and the use of business application software. Prerequisite: MAT 117 or higher. General Studies: N3.

CIS 220 Programming Concepts for Accountancy Majors. (3) F, S, SS
Introduction to business computer programming. Program languages such as C and C++ are used to familiarize students with proper programming style and practice. Prerequisite: prebusiness student.

CIS 235 Transaction and File Processing. (3) F, S
Development of information systems using a file-oriented language such as COBOL. Introduction to business technology and system analysis. Prerequisites: CSE 100; MAT 119 or 210 or 270.

CIS 300 Computers in Business. (3) N
Introduction to information systems in business. Use of computers for business problem solving. Prerequisites: CIS 200; professional program business student.

CIS 307 Systems Modeling. (3) N
Procedures for investigating and analyzing decision systems. Use of special languages as tools of analysis and simulation. Prerequisites: CSE 100; MAT 119 or 210 or 270; professional program business student.

CIS 335 Data and File Structures. (3) F, S
Use of languages such as C and C++ to implement the data structures, file structures, and interfaces used in business information systems. Prerequisites: CSE 100 and professional program business student majoring in Computer Information Systems or CIS 220 and professional program business student majoring in Accountancy.

CIS 410 Object-Oriented Modeling and Programming. (3) F, S
Object-oriented modeling of business information systems. Abstract data types and object-oriented programming using a language such as C++. Prerequisite: professional program business student majoring in Computer Information Systems. Prerequisite with a grade of "C" or higher: CIS 335.

CIS 420 Business Database Concepts. (3) F, S
Database theory, design, and application, including the entity-relationship model; the relational, hierarchical, and network database models; and query languages. Prerequisite: professional program business student majoring in Computer Information Systems or Accountancy. Prerequisites with a grade of "C" or higher: ACC 330; CIS 335.

CIS 430 Networks and Distributed Systems. (3) F, S
Advanced topics such as communications protocols, distributed systems, and client-server systems; applications based on platforms such as networked UNIX. Prerequisite: professional program business student majoring in Computer Information Systems. Prerequisite with a grade of "C" or higher: CIS 335.

CIS 440 Systems Design and Electronic Commerce. (3) F, S
Systems design for organizational and electronic commerce systems; use of project management and systems analysis and design tools. Prerequisites: professional program business student majoring in Computer Information Systems. Prerequisites with a grade of "C" or higher: CIS 410, 420.

CIS 502 Management Information and Decision Support Systems. (3) A
Fundamentals of computer-based management information and decision support systems. Prerequisite: M.B.A. degree program student.

CIS 505 Object-Oriented Modeling and Programming. (3) A
Object-oriented modeling of business information systems, abstract data types and object-oriented programming using a visual language. Prerequisite: M.S. in Information Management or Master of Accountancy degree program student.

CIS 506 Business Database Systems. (3) A
Hierarchical, network, relational, and other recent data models for database systems. Processing issues such as concurrency control, query optimization, and distributed processing. Prerequisite: M.S. in Information Management or Master of Accountancy degree program student.

CIS 510 Systems Models and Simulation. (3) N
Design of computer-based decision systems. Simulation as a research and decision-making tool. Prerequisite: M.S. in Information Management or Master of Accountancy degree program student.

CIS 512 Decision Support Systems. (3) A
Definition, description, construction, and evaluation of computer-based decision systems. Prerequisite: M.S. in Information Management or Master of Accountancy degree program student.

CIS 515 Management Information Systems. (3) N
Systems theory concepts applied to the collection, retention, and dissemination of information for management decision making. Prerequisite: M.S. in Information Management or Master of Accountancy degree program student.

CIS 520 Systems Design and Evaluation. (3) N
Methodologies of systems analysis and design. Issues include project management, interface, organizational requirements, constraints, documentation, implementation, control, and performance evaluation. Prerequisite: M.S. in Information Management or Master of Accountancy degree program student.

CIS 525 Artificial Intelligence in Business. (3) N
Development and application of artificial intelligence approaches to business problem solving. Prerequisite: M.S. in Information Management or Master of Accountancy degree program student.

CIS 530 Information Systems Development. (3) A
Object-oriented and interprocess communication and control concepts for information systems; applications based on languages such as C++ and platforms such as networked UNIX. Prerequisite: M.S. in Information Management or Master of Accountancy degree program student.

CIS 535 Distributed Information Systems. (3) A
Introduction to distributed systems and their impact on information systems in business. Prerequisite: M.S. in Information Management or Master of Accountancy degree program student.

CIS 591 Seminar on Selected CIS Topics. (1–12) A
Topics such as the following are offered:
(a)Computer Security
(b)Computing Architectures
(c)Data Warehouse and Data Mining
(d)Electronic Commerce
(e)Enterprise Modeling

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