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COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CIS 129 Programming and Problem Solving I
5 cr. hrs. 5 periods (5 lec.)
Introduction to personal and business computer systems. Includes components of a computer system, the Internet,
networks, advantages and disadvantages or programming languages, traditional languages, native code and GUI object
orientated languages, source code versus executable code, and data structures and data representation. Also includes
language statements, expressions components, control structures, problem solving techniques, program test data,
debugging, and termination, and solving simple problems and creating programs using QBASIC.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 122 or concurrent enrollment.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
CIS 131 Programming and Problem Solving II
5 cr. hrs. 5 periods (5 lec.)
Continuation of CIS 129. Includes data structures and data representation, procedural abstraction, and complex arrays
with structure elements.
Prerequisite(s): CIS 129.
Information: Programming assignments will use the C++ language.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
CIS 132 Introduction to Computer Forensics
4 cr. hrs. 4 periods (4 lec.)
Introduction to computer forensics which focuses on methods of detection and prevention of computer crime. Includes
multidisciplinary nature of computer forensics, professional opportunities, computer investigations, operating systems
introduction, the investigator’s office and laboratory, forensic tools, and digital evidence controls. Also includes processing
crime and incident scenes, data acquisition, computing forensic analysis, e-mail investigations, recovering image files,
investigative report writing, and expert witness testimony.
Recommendation: Basic knowledge of computers and how to download and install software is recommended before
enrolling in this course.
Offered: Fall.
CIS 133 Fundamentals of Personal Computer Security
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Introduction to Personal Computer (PC) security and how to protect from outside threats. Includes an overview of cyber
crime and security issues, networks and the Internet, assessing a personal computer system, denial of service attacks,
malware, basics of securing a PC system, and data encryption. Also includes Internet fraud and security, examples of
espionage in cyberspace, cyber detective work, and computer security hardware and software.
Recommendation: Completion of CIS 100 and familiarity with the Internet are recommended before enrolling in this
course.
Offered: Fall.
CIS 134 Fundamentals of Wireless Local Area Networks (LANs)
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Introduction to designing, building, maintaining, and troubleshooting wireless local area networks (LANs). Includes
wireless networking, how wireless works, deploying a wireless LAN, conducting a site survey, security and vulnerabilities,
implementing and managing a wireless LAN, network settings, and personal and metropolitan wide area networks.
Recommendation: Completion of CIS 100 and familiarity with the Internet and computer networks are recommended
before enrolling in this course.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
CIS 136 Microcomputer Components
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
An overview of the primary components of common microcomputer systems. Includes systems components, systems
upgrades, printer selection, installation and maintenance, disk drive selection, additional input/output devices, selecting
and configuring a system, and other microcomputer topics.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
CIS 137 Introduction to the UNIX Operating System
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Principles, tools, and history of the UNIX and Linux operating systems. Includes user utilities and some option switches,
file structure and file names, regular expressions and extended regular expressions, shells, text editing, networking, and
UNIX and Linux system administration.
Recommendation: Completion of CIS 100 before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
CIS 141 Introduction to VB.NET
4 cr. hrs. 4 periods (4 lec.)
Introduction to the Visual Basic.NET programming language. Includes Microsoft.NET, .NET framework, common language
runtime, getting started with Visual Basic.NET (VB.NET), and object-oriented programming. Also includes user interface
programming, VB.NET and the .NET framework, and using ADO.NET in VB.NET.
Prerequisite(s): CIS 129.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
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