All undergraduate courses offered by the university are listed. Not all of the courses listed are offered within a single academic year. A listing of the courses offered during a given semester is available online before preregistration each semester.
Trial Courses
Academic departments may offer special trial courses on a one-time basis without adding them to their regular departmental offerings. A second trial offering, if additional data are necessary, must be within two calendar years of the first, unless the course is submitted for formal approval to the appropriate curriculum committees. Numbers designating these special courses are 292 and 492. Descriptive information on trial courses does not appear in the catalogue but is on file in the Office of the Registrar.
Sequenced Courses
A hyphen connecting courses (e.g., 201-202) indicates that the first course in the sequence must be satisfactorily completed prior to registration in the second course of the sequence. When course numbers are separated by a comma (e.g., 201, 202), the first course is not necessarily prerequisite to those following.
Online Courses
The university currently offers a variety of online courses, and two degree programs, the RN to B.S. option in nursing and Bachelor of Science in clinical research (CLR), are delivered totally online. Such courses are so designated in the Class Schedule and are open to both on- and off-campus students. Students interested in these programs should consult the online courses Web site http://www.uncw.edu/online.
Credits and Class Meetings
Unless specifically indicated at the end of the course description, the number of hours a class meets each week is the same as the credit hour value of the course. The semester hours credit for each course is indicated in parentheses immediately below the title of the course. For example, if three hours of credit may be earned, the credit is indicated as follows: (3). In variable credit courses, the minimum and maximum hours are shown as follows: (1-3).
Course Prefixes
The prefixes used to designate courses are abbreviations of the names of departments or fields of study within departments, as shown below:
Instructional Technology
MIT 402 - Multimedia Instruction for Online Learning
Students will follow the instructional design process to create and evaluate multimedia instruction for online computer-based environments. Several advanced technologies will be incorporated to design and develop instructional material. These technologies will include video, computer-based authoring software, mobile and desktops, and other advanced technologies impacting online course development.
Examine purpose of formative and summative assessment and how it’s applied across a variety of systems. Particular attention is paid to the concepts of reliability, validity, norms, interpretation of scores, response sets, fairness in testing and performance assessment, formative vs summative, and norm referenced vs. criterion referenced tests. A variety of formative and summative instruments that are used to measure or assess human attributes and behaviors are studied.
This course overviews the concepts, technologies, and issues related to the design, development, delivery, policy-making, and evaluation of distance education courses and programs. Learn about online learning technologies and focus on techniques for teaching and learning within a distance education system.
Introduces learners to eSports, the history, current state, and future. Students will learn about current leagues and games in both collegiate and professional eSports leagues, qualities of a game that makes it viable for competition, describe how eSports can generate revenue, the relationship of eSports to education, ethics and critical literacy issues in gaming environments, and introduce them to the technology used in competition.
MIT 471 - eSports Leadership, Development, and Coordination
Examination of principles of leading, planning, budgeting, and coordinating eSports events. Students will identify the positions needed to run an event, describe leaderships role in eSports, and learn how to design an arena/game area. They will learn how to develop a successful eSports program in educational and corporate settings.
MIT 472 - Streaming audio and video for eSports and Gaming
Designed to explore the process of streaming audio and video for eSports events and gameplay. This includes identifying hardware, software, and techniques used professionally for streaming gameplay.
Examines the role of public performance rights, ethics, fundraising/sponsorship, and peer communication have on eSports events. Learners will learn to connect with stakeholders, players, and the community via various technologies.
Examines how to implement strategy into eSports competition by focusing on coaching and mentoring for eSports teams, students, and those interested in the gaming. Learners will be able to construct teams for popular eSports games, learn players roles, and describe how to mentor individuals and teams to success.
MIT 498 - eSports Performance and Practice Internship
Internships are off- or on-campus experiences designed to provide learners with the opportunity to apply knowledge gained from courses to a professional work environment. Internships are completed under the guidance of an on-site supervisor and a faculty sponsor.
Emphasis on achievement of an active command of the language. Aural-oral practice; intensive study of the basic patterns of spoken Italian; reading, writing, and basic conversation. For students with one unit or less of high school Italian.
Credit Hours: 3
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Emphasis on achievement of an active command of the language. Aural-oral practice; intensive study of the basic patterns of spoken Italian; reading, writing, and basic conversation.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:ITN 101 with a grade of C- or better. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Emphasis on achievement of an active command of the language. Aural-oral practice; intensive study of the basic pattern of spoken Japanese; reading, writing, and basic conversation. For students with one unit or less of high school Japanese.
Credit Hours: 3
University Studies: Foundations/Foreign Language
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Emphasis on achievement of an active command of the language. Aural-oral practice; intensive study of the basic pattern of spoken Japanese; reading, writing, and basic conversation.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:JPN 101 University Studies: Foundations/Foreign Language
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
JPN 211 - Perspectives on Contemporary Japanese Culture
Introduction to the study of Japanese society, culture, and human relationships through a variety of written and visual media. May be repeated under a different subtitle. Reading and class discussion are conducted in English. May not be taken for foreign language credit.
Credit Hours: 3
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Continuing review of the grammatical structure of Japanese at the intermediate high level. Emphasis on development of application in composition, conversation, and readings through an oral and written presentation project and extensive use of authentic materials and translation.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:JPN 202 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course or consent of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Involves investigation under faculty supervision beyond what is offered in existing courses. For further information, consult the Directed Individual Studies section in this catalogue.
Credit Hours: 1 To 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing, overall GPA of at least 2.00, and consent of instuctor, department chair, and dean. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6
Emphasis on achievement of an active knowledge of the Latin language and reading ability in classical Latin. Intensive study of Latin grammar, aural/oral practice; reading from Latin authors, especially Ovid; discussions to introduce the students to the literature, culture and society of ancient Rome.
Credit Hours: 3
University Studies: Foundations/Foreign Language
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Involves investigation under faculty supervision beyond what is offered in existing courses. For further information, consult the Directed Individual Studies section in this catalogue.
Credit Hours: 1 To 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing, overall GPA of at least 2.00, and consent of instructor, department chair and dean. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
Theory and practice of leadership. Focuses on issues of cohesiveness, trust, motivation, vision, and goals. Development of conflict management and decision-making goals.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:LED 211 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course or consent of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
LED 384 - Leadership for Social Justice and Allyship
Students will practice implementing social justice leadership concepts in the classroom to develop an understanding of social systems and structures that reinforce power differentials, privilege, and oppression. This course draws heavily on critical self-reflection to explore how leadership, as an inclusive process, shapes experiences related to multiculturalism and social justice within the university and community.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:LED 211. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated.
This course is designed to accompany faculty-led study abroad in the Leadership Studies Minor. The course provides opportunities to learn about leadership in another country, observe and interact with organizational leaders in multiple settings, and apply leadership theory and knowledge in an international context through completion of a leadership project.
Credit Hours: 1 To 3
Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Concepts related to leadership. Ability to envision and implement change for the common good using diverse perspectives and contexts. Applies leadership and organizational theories through real world experience and contemporary issues.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:LED 311 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
LED 424 - Evaluation in Support of Organizational Learning
In this course, students develop an understanding of evaluation and its role in learning organizations, with emphasis on evaluating learning, performance, and change initiatives. Major components of the course include program and training evaluation, strategic learning, systems thinking, evaluation principles and guidelines, and organizational learning and change.
Credit Hours: 3
Crosslisting: EDL 524. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated.
For further information, consult the Directed Individual Studies section in this catalogue.
Credit Hours: 1 To 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing, overall GPA of at least 2.00, and consent of program coordinator and instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
LIB 101 - Basic Library and Information Research Skills
Concepts and methodology for locating, selecting, and evaluating information, with an emphasis on electronic resources. Overview of the structure and organization of information.
Credit Hours: 1
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 1 Repeat Limit: 3
LIB 103 - Introduction to Library Research and Technology
Exploration of concepts in library science and information technology. Emphasis on the evolving nature, trends, and issues relating to information. Development of skills in information retrieval and analysis using both print and electronic resources.
Credit Hours: 3
University Studies: Building Competencies/Information Literacy
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
LIB 104 - Library and Information Research Skills in Business
An introduction to business information resources and research including the evolution of information, trends and issues in using resources such as catalogs and subscription databases. Students learn to construct effective search strategies, to find and retrieve information, critically evaluate resources and use web sites for research.
Credit Hours: 3
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
LIB 105 - Library and Information Research Skills in the Sciences
Examination of research and information retrieval methods in scientific research. Emphasis on analysis of print and electronic resources, subscription databases, and evolution of information technology in the dissemination and communication of scientific information.
Credit Hours: 3
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
LIB 203 - Lifelong Library & Information Research Skills
Exploration of research skills and tools needed by library and information-literacy savvy citizens. Emphasis on information retrieval and analysis using freely available sources (such as public libraries and the open web).
Credit Hours: 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing. University Studies: Building Competencies/Information Literacy
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Seminar in selected topics in management. This course does not fulfill requirements towards any major or concentration in the Cameron School of Business.
Credit Hours: 1 To 3
Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6
Study of theories, research and concepts underlying the structure and processes of complex organizations. Emphasis on problem solving issues and applications in organization design, leadership, motivation and interpersonal communications.
Credit Hours: 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing or admission to the Cameron School of Business. University Studies: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in Our Diverse Nation, Approaches and Perspectives/Understanding Human Institutions and Behaviors
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
MGT 351 - Green Business and Sustainable Enterprise
Examination of green business and sustainable enterprise from multiple perspectives. Emphasis on how organizations create a sustainable focus in their productive activities and successfully compete in the eco-friendly marketplace. Particular attention directed to regulatory trends that impact green enterprises, the development of sustainable technologies, and the management of entrepreneurial efforts in green industries.
Credit Hours: 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior standing. Admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Study of management practices in the international business arena. Emphasis on the necessity of understanding global business interdependencies. Particular attention to developing sensitivity to other cultures, values, customs, and beliefs and their effects on business decisions and practices.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite or Corequisite Courses:MGT 350. Prerequisite Courses:INB 300. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite courses and admission to Cameron School of Business. University Studies: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive
Crosslisting:INB 352 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
This course will prepare students to create and properly analyze existing scales pertaining to workplace performance, training, engagement, employee satisfaction, turnover intentions and other outcomes from the field of human resource management.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:MGT 350. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated.
Development and adoption of new technology in corporate operations. Attention directed to creating an environment that fosters continuous improvement through experimentation, innovation, and change. Topics include the nature of technology, its role in business strategy, technological forecasting, the creative process, organization and management of professional personnel, and project management techniques.
Credit Hours: 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Admission to Cameron School of Business. Crosslisting:EBD 354 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
This course will help prepare today’s graduates (future employees and managers) to think in a structured, orderly way about their obligations to other people. Ethics experts agree that students need to “learn how to convincingly present their moral point of view to others in order to jointly serve their companies, protect their careers, and improve their societies.” (Hosmer, 2006). Students will explore historical and contemporary cases in managerial ethics applying theories of ethical reasoning. Topics will relate to ethical problems in business management, moral analysis and economic outcomes, legal requirements underscoring ethical management, ethical duties of managers and business owners, and practical/legal reasons businesses should be ethical.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:MGT 350. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated.
Evaluation of concepts and approaches used in human resource management and development. Study of manpower planning, selection procedures, performance review, compensation and benefits, equal employment/affirmative action factors, and labor relations. Emphasis is on how personnel specialists and operating managers can improve organizational performance.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or Corequisite: MGT 350 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
The course provides a general overview of the hospitality industry and the issues related to successful management of businesses within this industry. In particular, these sectors include food service, lodging, entertainment, medical, and other related industries such as cruise lines and supplier industries. Special attention will be given to the hospitality sector in the Carolinas, and issues related to entrepreneurship within hospitality.
Credit Hours: 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Application of behavioral science concepts in the management of organizations. Emphasis on increasing productivity on the individual, group, and organizational level. Particular attention directed to analyzing organizations, developing motivational programs, designing enriching jobs, leadership development, and managing organizational change.
Credit Hours: 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Focus on the planning, recruitment, and selection process in organizations. Particular attention on conducting job analysis, writing job descriptions and specifications, choosing recruitment and selection methods, developing and conducting job interviews, and evaluation of the overall effectiveness of the organization’s staffing strategy and policies.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:MGT 356 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course and admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Study the processes associated with transforming organizations in a world of continuous change. Particular attention on leadership skills, ethics, organizational structure, and corporate culture with the shared purpose of fostering innovation, continuous improvement, and organizational performance.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite or Corequisite Courses:MGT 358. Prerequisite Courses:MGT 356. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite courses and admission to Cameron School of Business. University Studies: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
A senior capstone course integrating the functional business areas of the firm. This course emphasizes strategic planning for competitive advantage, industry and competitor analysis, strategy formulation, globalization, implementation of strategies, and effective communication with various internal and external stakeholders of the firm. This course satisfies the oral competency requirement for the B.S. degree in business administration.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:BLA 361 and FIN 335 and INB 300 and MGT 350 and MIS 213 and MKT 340 and SCM 370 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite courses and student must complete 9 hours in his/her concentration before taking MGT 455 and admission to Cameron School of Business. University Studies: Common Requirements/Critical Reasoning
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Study of the current legislation affecting employee and labor relations, union organizing, collective bargaining, contract administration, union-management relations, and best practices in employee relations in both unionized and non-unionized environments.
Credit Hours: 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Understanding of the processes involved in developing, administering, and evaluating effective training and development programs that will increase the productivity of employees and organizations. Particular attention on assessing training needs, identifying learning objectives, and using technology in the delivery of training and development programs.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: MGT 356. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Admission to Cameron School of Business. University Studies: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Examination of how evaluation and compensation systems can be used to enhance employee satisfaction and organizational performance. Particular attention on job analysis, job evaluation, pay levels and structures, pay for performance plans, performance appraisals, benefits, and general pay administration.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: MGT 356. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Study of theory, research and practice in negotiation. Topics include social dilemmas, distributive bargaining, integrative agreements, multiple-party scenarios, dispute resolution, third-party interventions and ethics. Negotiation exercises provide experience in a variety of contexts.
Credit Hours: 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing and consent of department chairperson and admission to Cameron School of Business. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom
Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
This course may be repeated under a different subtitle.
Credit Hours: 1 To 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing and consent of the department chairperson and admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6
Involves the application of management in a real world setting.
Credit Hours: 1 To 6
Prerequisite Courses:MGT 350 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing, prerequisite course, 3.00 GPA in Cameron School of Business and admission to Cameron School of Business. For students seeking a HRM internship, MGT 356 must be completed. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom
Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Senior standing and admission to Cameron School of Business. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom
Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6
MIS 213 - Introduction to Management Information Systems
This course is designed to introduce students to the impacts of information systems on the firm, industry, society, and the economy. The management of the information resource and issues related to accessing, processing, and distributing information within a business context are emphasized. Students will analyze the role of information systems in reaching organizational objectives including communication, collaboration, performance improvement and strategy implementation. Skill-based learning will reinforce strategic information systems concepts.
Credit Hours: 3
University Studies: Building Competencies/Information Literacy
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
MIS 216 - Introduction to Business Application Development
An introduction to computer programming in a business context using a modern high-level programming language. Topics include program flow constructs, programming logic, objects, and other basic programming techniques.
Credit Hours: 1
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 1
Seminar in selected topics in information systems. This course does not fulfill requirements towards any major or concentration in the Cameron School of Business.
Credit Hours: 1 To 3
Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6
This course introduces the essential general programming concepts and techniques for data analytics. Students will learn programming foundations, application development, and how to integrate applications with business operations. The course covers hands-on issues in programming for analytics, which includes accessing data, manipulating data objects, analyzing data using common statistical methods, generating reproducible statistical reports, and creating informative visualizations.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:MIS 213 or CIT 110. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
This course provides design principles for creating displays of quantitative and qualitative data to facilitate managerial decision-making. The use of popular and powerful data visualization and dashboarding software tools is emphasized.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:BAN 305. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
The past decade has witnessed an explosion of digital text-based data produced by social media platforms, websites, emails, and the digitization of historical archives. These new data sources hold enormous potential to address a range of problems in various fields. Quantitative text analytics techniques allow us to derive insights from these data. This course explores methods for pre-processing, analyzing, and visualizing text-based data. Students will use current software tools to perform data analytics.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:BAN 280 or STT 215. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Study of the design and creation of web pages that support traditional screens, tablets, and smart devices. Topics include page structure, human-computer interface design, style sheets, reusability, and design concepts. Best industry practices, such as client-side scripting languages and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques, will also be considered.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:CIT 110 or MIS 213 or CSC 131. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
MIS 312 - Information Systems Hardware and Software
Principles and application of computer hardware and software will be presented through lecture of the underpinnings, installation, configuration, and laboratory experiences. This course will provide the technology background for system developers to understand tradeoffs in architecture for effective use in a business environment. Networked computing systems and various operating systems will be covered.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: MIS 213 or CIT 110, or consent of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Study of the design and administration of database systems in a business environment. The relational model is used along with database management software to facilitate the communication and distribution of data and its conversion into information, with an emphasis on sound design principles. Topics include entity-relationship modeling, normalization, and the structured query language (SQL).
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:MIS 213 or CIT 213 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Intermediate programming in an event driven, rapid application development context. Emphasis is on writing high-quality code that is easy to debug, test, and maintain, culminating in database interaction.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite/corequisite: MIS 216 or Prerequisite: CSC 112 or CSC 131 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite courses or another programming language course approved by the department chair. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Study of cultural, governmental, and technical factors in global information systems management. Technical topics include distributed architectures, international standards, localization mechanisms, and integration models. Non-technical topics included governmental, infrastructure, and cultural factors, and methods of managing distributed resources.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:MIS 213 and INB 300 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
The course aims to give students a basic proficiency in health informatics. Health informatics encompasses the application of computing to healthcare delivery; population and public health; community-based clinical research; and the potential for big data and analytics to transform the field. The students will complete a variety of exercises and projects designed to provide a hands-on experience with state-of-the-art health informatics tools and systems.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:MIS 213 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Introduction to the OSI model, network topologies, IP addressing and subnet masks, simple routing techniques, and basic switching terminology. Topics include the basic functions of the seven layers of the OSI model, different classes of IP addressing and subnetting, router login scripts.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: (CIT 110 or CYBR 201 or MIS 213) with a minimum grade of C-. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
This course provides students with an applied learning experience with the cybersecurity area of information assurance. This course starts with an overview of common standards related to information assurance. It also provides students with an understanding of the rules, regulations and issues related to compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Following an 8-week overview of these topics, students are then paired with real-world cybersecurity professionals as mentors to complete an applied learning experience that discusses cases and maps relevant aspects of the cases to the NICE (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education) framework (https://www.nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nice).
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:CYBR 201. University Studies: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
MIS 323 - Business Telecommunications and Enabling Technologies
A study of the role of telecommunications in businesses as well as emerging networking/security technologies that will enable and potentially change how organizations conduct business in a networked economy. The course covers telecommunication topics such as the network layers, architecture, design, and use of telecommunications technologies and systems (with an emphasis on local area networks). The course also focuses on various emerging technologies (e.g., cloud) and the potential business impact of these technologies.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:MIS 213 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Provide students with knowledge of the concepts used in defending a network, and the basic tools and techniques that can be taken to protect a network and communication assets from cyber threats. Provide students with the knowledge to administer and maintain a comprehensive enterprise security infrastructure. Provide students with an understanding of common security architectures for the protection of information systems and data.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:MIS 320 or MIS 323 or CSC 344 with a minimum grade of C-. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
This course introduces fundamentals of storage, networking, and computing infrastructure in a modern data center environment; terminology and basic concepts relating to storage, networking, and computing technologies. Data Center architecture and enabling concepts such as virtualization, pooling, provisioning, monitoring, scaling, business continuity, backup, replication, cloud computing, security, flexibility, management, and cost considerations are covered.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:MIS 213 or CIT 213. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Modern software development processes, practices, and management. Topics include development operations (DevOps) techniques such as configuration management, platform deployment and testing & monitoring of applications. Students will have hands-on experience with an enterprise level application lifecycle management system.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite: MIS 316. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Modern operational reporting and business intelligence (BI) techniques facilitate enterprise decision making by supporting data manipulation, analysis, and visualization. This class is a study of reporting and BI processes, practices, and management and their role in enterprise decision making. Topics include data manipulation and analysis, data visualization, interactive dashboards, reporting, charting, and graphs generation. The class will consist of hands-on experience with a modern, enterprise-level report writing software.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite: MIS 315. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Design, construction, and management of hybrid storage. Topics include document storage, key-value storage, object storage, file storage, table storage, data networks, storage area networks, and cache storage. Techniques to be covered include replication, compression, authentication, authorization, load balancing, data migration, data cleansing, data capture and data flows. The class will include hands-on experience with modern, enterprise-level storage products.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisites: MIS 315 and MIS 327. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
The course focuses on cross platform development of mobile applications. Topics covered include mobile app development with integration and interface design, working with persistent data, list, hardware/sensors and business issues including app publishing and distribution. Course delivery includes lectures, hands-on exercises, and projects covering app development across various platforms.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:MIS 216 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Provides students with skill to perform basic operations involved in system administration of Microsoft Windows based systems. Provides students with the ability to apply methods such as managing applications, services, and network ports to improve the robustness of operating systems.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:MIS 320 or MIS 323 or CSC 344 with a minimum grade of C-. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
This course covers information assurance (IA) policies and frameworks from the organizational mechanics of developing policies to the psychology of implementation. In addition, this course presents an effective balance between technical knowledge and soft skills and introduces many different concepts of information security and assurance in clear, simple terms such as governance, regulator mandates, business drivers, legal considerations, and much more.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:MIS 322 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
The architecture, components, operations, and security of routers and switches in small networks, introduction to wireless local area networks (WLAN) and to scale for large, complex networks, including wide area network (WAN) technologies are described. The course emphasizes network security concepts and introduces network virtualization and automation. Students learn how to configure, troubleshoot, and secure enterprise network devices and understand how application programming interfaces (API) and configuration management tools enable network automation.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:MIS 320. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course or equivalent. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
This course will examine web applications from an offensive security standpoint. The topics for the semester will discuss information gathering, vulnerability detection, infiltration, and privilege escalation. Each portion of the course will involve understanding the web application architecture, penetration testing a web application, and hardening a vulnerable application.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite or Corequisite Courses: Prerequisite: MIS 310 and Corequisite: CIT 410. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Provide students with methods of discovering ways of exploiting vulnerabilities to gain access to a system. Provide students with an understanding of common security architectures for the protection of information systems and data. Advance students’ knowledge of penetration testing, network vulnerabilities, and ethical hacking.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:CIT 225 and MIS 352. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
This course is an introduction to computer forensic concepts, with emphasis on computer forensic methods and best practices. Provide students with the skills to apply forensics techniques throughout an investigation life cycle with a focus on complying with legal requirements. Provide students with the ability to apply forensics techniques to investigate and analyze a host in a network.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite or Corequisite Courses:MIS 352 and corequisite: MIS 324. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
This course investigates cloud computing models, techniques, and architectures. Cloud computing has evolved as a very important computing model, which enables information, software, and other shared resources to be provisioned over the network as services in an on-demand manner. Students will be exposed to the current practices in cloud computing. Topics may include distributed computing models and technologies, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), virtualization, security and privacy issues, performance and system issues, capacity planning, disaster recovery, Cloud OS, federated clouds, challenges in implementing clouds, data centers, hypervisor CPU and memory equipment, cloud-hosted applications, and other advanced and research topics in cloud computing. Course work will include homework assisgnments, presentations, and a term project that will provide exposure to scientific research in cloud computing.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:MIS 320 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course or equivalent. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
This course offers an introduction to Cisco CCNA Security and covers how to install, operate, configure, and verify a basic IPv4 and IPv6 network, including configuing a LAN switch, configuing an IP router, connecting to a WAN, identifying basic security threats, and security controls of Cisco IOS devices.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:MIS 320 and MIS 363 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Processes and methods used for identifying and documenting information systems requirements and developing systems specifications. Topics include the systems development life cycle, analysis tools, development methodologies, and techniques for effective communication.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite or Corequisite Courses:MIS 315. Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite: CIT 213 with a minimum grade of C-, or prerequisite/corequisite: MIS 315. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Admission to Cameron School of Business for students majoring in Business Administration, and students majoring in Information Technology B.S. University Studies: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive/Information Literacy, Explorations Beyond the Classroom
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Involves the analysis, design and implementation of a real world project employing a 3-tier development process. New skills introduced include advanced web development concepts, emerging web tools, and project management. Topics expanded are database design, systems analysis and design, UML, and technical communication.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:MIS 316 and MIS 411. Additional Restrictions/Requirements:
Admission to Cameron School of Business for students majoring in Business Administration, and students majoring in Information Technology B.S.
University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
A study of current technologies impacting a firm’s ability to create and maintain a competitive advantage through the use of information systems technology. Topics may include hardware and software technologies that support the development of interactive Internet applications.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:MIS 213 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course and admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
MIS 419 - Information Technology Project Management
This course introduces the fundamentals of project management, beginning with project definition through the post-project review. There will be emphasis placed on applying project management concepts and techniques to information system projects. This includes consideration of project planning, scheduling, budgeting, human resources and the consideration of change management required to implement projects.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite or Corequisite Courses:MIS 411. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Admission to Cameron School of Business for students majoring in Business Administration and students majoring in Information Technology B.S. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
This course will explore the management and strategic alignment of IT resources within the organization. Topics include IT strategy, IT alignment, planning and managing technology resources and integration of emerging technology into the organization.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:MIS 411 with a minimum grade of C-. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Admission to Cameron School of Business for students majoring in Business Administration, and students majoring in Information Technology B.S. University Studies: Common Requirements/Critical Reasoning
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing and consent of the department chairperson and admission to Cameron School of Business. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom
Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
This course may be repeated under a different subtitle.
Credit Hours: 1 To 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing and consent of the department chairperson and admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6
The participant will receive practical training and experience under the guidance of the staff of a business or government organization and a faculty supervisor.
Credit Hours: 1 To 6
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Consent of faculty supervisor and admission to Cameron School of Business. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Senior standing and admission to Cameron School of Business. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom
Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6
Examination of the theory and practice of sales skills designed to provide a professional foundation to students who will be involved in professional selling careers. Includes fundamentals of professional selling with an emphasis on self-confidence, persuasive presentation of ideas and products, customer orientation, and other selling behaviors. Familiarize students with the role of selling in the promotional mix, practice presentation skills to be successful in professional selling, overcome objections, and close the sale.