Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SICI 3058. PROGRAMMING IN C
LANGUAGE. Three credit hours. Three hours of
lecture per week. Prerequisite: SICI 3052 or other
advanced programming language course.
The study of the unique characteristics of the C
Language. Programs for different business
applications will be developed using its flexibility
to work at a lower level of computer hardware.
Introduction to object oriented programming using
C++.
SICI 4085. INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ANALYSIS METHODS. Three credit hours.
Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite:
SICI 3051.
System development life cycle. Process flow, data
structure and flow: file and input/output design;
program specifications. Collection and reporting
activities.
SICI 4087. STRUCTURED INFORMATION
SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN. Three
credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisites: SICI 3052 and SICI 4085.
Structured analysis and design strategies for dealing
with complex information systems.
SICI 4088. ANALYSIS, DESIGN AND
MANAGEMENT OF AN INFORMATION
NETWORK. Three credit hours. Three hours of
lecture per week. Prerequisite: SICI 4087.
Planning, design, maintenance and management of
information networks. Basic concepts on
telephony, voice and data transmission, analog and
digital transmission, network topology, and local
area networks. Group case study, applying the
acquired concepts to its solution.
SICI 4095. DATABASE PROGRAM
DEVELOPMENT. Three credit hours. Two hours
of lecture and one hour laboratory per week.
Prerequisite: SICI 4085.
Fundamentals of database systems, emphasizing in
data modeling and design, basic notation,
functional dependencies, normalization, query
languages and query processing; database services
including concurrency, security and integrity. The
laboratory will provide hands-on experience with
database applications.
SICI 4097. SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT. Two
credit hours. One hour of lecture per week and two
hours of supervised workshop. Prerequisites: SICI
4087 and SICI 4095.
Application of computer programming to systems
development. Scheduling and control methods
and techniques used in managerial projects toward
the solution of system problems. A project is
required.
SICI 4140. OFFICE AUTOMATION. Three
credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: SICI 4087.
Information and decision support systems used as
critical elements of the managerial decision
process. Data managerial report; electronic
filing and retrieving systems; word processing and
telecommunications.
SICI 4144. BUSINESS PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES. Three credit hours. Two hours of
lecture and one hour of laboratory per week.
Prerequisite: SICI 3052.
General description of programming languages.
Advanced concepts and capabilities of
programming languages used in the business field.
Emphasis on structured program design and its
implementation using two of the following
languages: RPG II, RPG III, BASIC, or C
Language. Comparative analysis of these business
programming languages.
SICI 4145. SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE
CONCEPTS. Three credit hours. Three hours of
lecture per week. Prerequisite: SICI 3052.
Technical topics related to computer systems
emphasizing the relationship between hardware and
software design in the development of business
application programs.
SICI 4155. DECISION-MAKING SYSTEMS.
Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per
week. Prerequisites: ADMI 3007 and ESTA 3002.
Specialized information systems used by business
managers to support decision-making.
SICI 4157. ADVANCED DATABASE
CONCEPTS. Three credit hours. Three hours of
lecture per week. Prerequisite: SICI 4095.
Investigation and application of advanced database
concepts; management, technology, selection and
acquisition of the system.
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