Course Catalog - Knowledge Systems Institute

KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS INSTITUTE
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES
www.ksi.edu
847-679-3135
CIS333
Database Administration: This course
covers the techniques and procedures for
database administration, maintenance, change
management, backup and recovery, which are
all studied in the environment of Oracle database
systems. Prerequisite: CIS331. (3 credits)
CIS338
Web Programming using ASP.NET: ASP.
NET is a part of the Microsoft .NET framework,
and a powerful tool for creating dynamic and
interactive web pages. In this course, students will
learn complete ASP.NET references about built-in
objects and components, and their properties and
methods, such as HTML server controls reference,
Web server controls reference, and Validation
server controls reference are studied. Prerequisite:
CIS322. (3 credits)
CIS340
Operating Systems: In this course, students will
learn the principles of modern operating systems,
processor management, scheduling, memory
management, paging, virtual storage, and virtual
machine concepts are introduced. Students will
also learn features of such operating systems
as Windows, UNIX, and the .NET architecture of
Windows. Prerequisite: CIS310 or CIS321. (3 credits)
CIS341
UNIX Operating System: This course is an indepth
study of the UNIX/LINUX operating system.
In this course, shell programs and commands of
UNIX are analyzed. Students will gain insight into
the inner workings of a modern operating system.
Prerequisite: CIS321. (3 credits)
CIS345
Game Programming: This course is an
introduction to the principles of game
programming. Students draw from prior knowledge
in multiple fields including software programming,
digital graphic arts, and computer generated
audio and combine these fields in the effort of
making a complete video game. The game loop,
rendering engine, OpenGL, and basic control
logic are all covered. (3 credits)
CIS346
Advanced Game Programming: This course is
a further study in the field of game programming.
A game state structure is formally introduced, and
more advanced rendering techniques (such as
HDR rendering and particle effects are covered).
Students learn about physics engines to simulate
real world physics laws. All of this knowledge is
combined to make an advanced game. (3 credits)
CIS347
Web Game Programming: This course is an
in-depth course on Javascript based game
programming. The web offers a unique delivery
mechanism for games, and making games in
HTML and Javascript can take advantage of those
unique points. A full browser based game will pull
together everything learned here, including game
states, rendering/manipulating via DOM elements,
and browser game logic. (3 credits)
CIS350
Data Structures & Advanced Programming: To
write good programs, a thorough understanding
of data structures and their mathematical
basis in discrete structures is necessary. In this
course, students will learn basic data structures
- stacks, queues, trees, lists, graphs - and their
implementation. Prerequisite: CIS321. (3 credits)
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