2013–2014 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

CRM 4820 VIOLENT CRIME (3 credits). Explores serious and violent offenders,
the quest to understand chronic offenders and their interaction in society.
(Requirement: Fourth-year standing in Florida Tech University Online.)
Prerequisites: CRM 2702.
CRM 4830 ORGANIZED CRIME (3 credits). Overviews the history and evolution
of organized crime and criminal enterprise, and the impact on society. Includes
drug trafficking, prostitution, gambling and other victimless crimes. (Requirement:
Fourth-year standing in Florida Tech University Online.) Prerequisites: CRM 2702.
CRM 4900 PRACTICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE 1
(3 credits). Addresses the environment and components of a practical criminal
justice problem. Requires research and identification of the scope of the problem
and a project proposal. First of a two-course sequence. (Q) (Requirement: Fourthyear
standing in Florida Tech University Online.) Prerequisites: CRM 3012.
CRM 4901 PRACTICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2
(3 credits). Encompasses the investigation, research and problem-solving analysis
phase of the practical criminal justice problem identified in CRM 4900. Requires
proper assessment of the situation, forming conclusions and/or suggestions and
making appropriate recommendations, including future issues in a presentation.
Second of a two-course sequence. (Q) (Requirement: Fourth-year standing in
Florida Tech University Online.) Prerequisites: CRM 4900.
COMPUTER SCIENCES
CSE 1001 FUNDAMENTALS OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 1 (4 credits).
Introduces software development as it applies to small programs. Students learn to
program in a higher-level language and to read, understand, write and evolve typical
small higher-level programs. (Requirement: Passing score on calculus placement
test or prerequisite course.) (CL) Prerequisites: MTH 1000.
CSE 1002 FUNDAMENTALS OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 2 (4 credits).
Introduces the basic data structures and algorithms used in software design and
implementation. Includes sorting and searching techniques. (CL) Prerequisites:
CSE 1001.
CSE 1010 IDEAS AND IMPACT OF COMPUTING (3 credits). Introduces some
of the ideas in computing that have helped transform other disciplines such as
digital media in communications and algorithms for DNA analysis in biology and
law. Explores tools for creating software to solve diverse problems. Noncredit for
CS majors. (Requirement: Passing score on calculus placement test or prerequisite
course.) Prerequisites: MTH 1000.
CSE 1101 COMPUTING DISCIPLINES AND CAREERS 1 (1 credit). Overviews
computing-related disciplines and professional careers. Includes an overview of
software engineering and computer science. Introduces the ethical, moral and
legal implications of crafting software.
CSE 1301 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (3 credits).
Overviews computers and terminology. Identifies appropriate problems and solution
design using specific applications packages. Introduces the use of word processors,
data managers, spreadsheets and the Internet (email and Web browsers). College
of Engineering majors may only use as Free Elective. (CL)
CSE 1400 APPLIED DISCRETE MATHEMATICS (3 credits). Topics include
positional and modular number systems, relations and their graphs, discrete functions,
set theory, propositional and predicate logic, sequences, summations, mathematical
induction and proofs by contradiction. (Requirement: Passing score on
the Calculus Readiness Test, or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: MTH 1000.
CSE 1502 INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT WITH C++
(3 credits). For majors other than computer science. Focuses on the stages of software
development and practice in using C++. Includes requirement analysis, design
and implementation methods, testing procedures and an introduction to certifying
program correctness. CS majors may only use as Free Elective. (CL)
CSE 1503 INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT WITH
FORTRAN (3 credits). For majors other than computer science. Focuses on the
stages of software development and practice in using FORTRAN. Includes requirement
analysis, design and implementation methods, testing procedures and an
introduction to certifying program correctness. CS majors may only use as Free
Elective. (CL)
CSE 2010 ALGORITHMS AND DATA STRUCTURES (4 credits). Expands
CSE 1002 to include algorithms and data structures fundamental to software
systems development. Includes abstraction, recursion, algorithm design and
complexity analysis, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, and sorting and searching
methods. (CL) Prerequisites: CSE 1002, CSE 1400 or MTH 2051.
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CSE 2050 PROGRAMMING IN A SECOND LANGUAGE (3 credits). Introduces
a second programming language for computer science majors. Students learn to
read and write programs in a second language. The language chosen is one with
wide popularity and use. The current language is C++. (Requirement: Instructor
approval or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: CSE 1502 or CSE 2120.
CSE 2120 COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND MACHINE PROGRAMMING
(3 credits). Introduces digital logic, computer arithmetic, instruction sets and the
basic components of computer architecture. Covers arithmetic/logic, control, memory
and input/output units. Explores the relationship between computer architecture and
machine language programming. Requires students to write programs in Intel assembly
language. Prerequisites: CSE 1001.
CSE 2234 INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION (1 credit).
Introduces the tasks involved in the administration of operating systems found on
personal and multi-user computers. (Requirement: Instructor approval or prerequisite
course.) Prerequisites: CSE 2010 or ECE 2552.
CSE 2400 APPLIED STATISTICS (3 credits). Includes probability and sample
space concepts, discrete and continuous random variables, moments of random
variables, covariance, correlation, generating functions, conditional probability,
independence, introduction to statistics, confidence intervals, hypothesis tests, chisquare
tests, linear regression and non-linear regression. Prerequisites: MTH 1002.
CSE 2410 INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (3 credits).
Presents a basis for the integration of engineering rigor and software development.
Students are shown a practical yet rigorous method of going from a problem concept
to a software solution. Includes requirements specification, functional specification
and coding techniques using information hiding and stepwise refinement.
Prerequisites: CSE 2010 or ECE 2552.
CSE 2500 COMBINATORICS AND GRAPH THEORY (3 credits). Covers elementary
and advanced counting techniques including permutations, combinations,
multisets, inclusion-exclusion, generating functions and recurrence relations.
Also presents topics in graph theory including graphs, trees, binary tree, graph
traversals and network flow. Prerequisites: CSE 1001 or CSE 1502 or CSE 1503,
CSE 1400 or MTH 2051.
CSE 3030 LEGAL, ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN COMPUTING (3 credits).
Overviews legal, ethical and moral considerations for the computing professions.
Includes the impact of legal concepts on society, the need for ethical considerations
in software systems development, and the potential need for professional certification.
Prerequisites: COM 2012, COM 2223 or COM 2224, CSE 1002 or CSE 1502
or CSE 1503 or ECE 2551.
CSE 3120 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND ASSEMBLY PROGRAM-
MING (3 credits). Introduces advanced computer architecture concepts. Includes
microcode, execution pipelines, cache management, vector processors, parallel
architectures and RISC processors. Explores the interfacing of assembly language
programs with the operating system and high-level languages. Requires students to
interface assembly with C and the Win32 API. Prerequisites: CSE 2050, CSE 2120.
CSE 3411 SOFTWARE TESTING 1 (3 credits). Explores functional (black box)
methods for testing software systems, reporting problems effectively and planning
testing projects. Students apply what they have learned throughout the course to
a sample application that is commercially available or under development. The
choice of sample application changes from term to term. Prerequisites: CSE 1002,
CSE 1400 or MTH 2051 or ECE 2552, ECE 3541.
CSE 3421 SOFTWARE DESIGN METHODS (3 credits). Explores methods for
the design of software systems. Includes formal specifications of software behavior,
object-oriented analysis/design and structured analysis/design. Prerequisites:
CSE 2410.
CSE 4001 OPERATING SYSTEMS CONCEPTS (3 credits). Examines the design
and implementation of operating systems. Includes process, storage and recovery
management. Explores issues involved in moving from single-user systems to multitasking,
multiprocessing and multiprocessor systems. Prerequisites: CSE 2010,
CSE 2050 or ECE 2552, ECE 3551.
CSE 4020 DATABASE SYSTEMS (3 credits). Introduces the fundamentals of computer
database systems. Includes a review of file structures, concepts of database
design, functional units of a typical database system and application of database
concepts to real-world problems. Prerequisites: CSE 2010 or ECE 2552.
CSE 4051 ADVANCED JAVA CONCEPTS (3 credits). Studies core Java TM and its
major class libraries. Includes exception handling, packages, threads, internationalization,
building graphical user interfaces, applets, networking, RMI, introspection
(Java beans), cryptography and database connectivity. (Requirement: Instructor
approval or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: CSE 2010 or ECE 2552.