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Undergraduate Programs
CSCI 195. C++ Programming I 3 credits
Study and use of C++. Use of pointers, structures,
ability to manipulate bits, bytes and addresses.
Comparison of C++ with high-level and low-level
languages, work with user-defined libraries.
Overview of UNIX operating system and its
capabilities. Prerequisite: CSCI 120 or instructor
permission.
CSCI 205. Advanced Microcomputer
Applications in Business
3 credits
A survey of the popular and standard hardware
and software used in business, and major microcomputer
needs in business. Prerequisite:
CSCI 120 or instructor permission. Not open to
computer science majors.
CSCI 210. Computer Systems
3 credits
Understanding of hardware and software components
that comprise modern computer systems.
Relationship between hardware and software as
the foundation of efficient computer systems.
Elementary concepts of computer architecture
and its constraints on efficient system operations.
Operation system alternatives and capabilities in
regard to ability to manage underlying systems
resources. Prerequisite: CSCI 120 or 195, instructor
permission.
CSCI 220. Programming with COBOL 3 credits
The study and use of COBOL. Use of records
and files, table handling, search and sort features
and interactive programs. Emphasis on efficient
and structured programming techniques.
Prerequisite: CSCI 195 or instructor permission.
CSCI 240. Assembler Language
Programming
3 credits
Number systems and conversions including negative
numbers. Assembler language and machine
language including the use of subroutines, stacks
and macros. Introduction to computer architecture
and program interrupts. The ability to use
Assembler in conjunction with other languages.
Prerequisite: CSCI 195.
CSCI 275. Visual Basic
3 credits
Teaches students with some programming experience
how to create sophisticated Visual Basicbased
applications designed to solve business
problems. Students build applications that access
databases, use OLE to integrate applications and
act as OLE servers and add-ins. Prerequisite:
CSCI 195.
CSCI 300. Systems Analysis and Design 3 credits
Traditional analysis, design and implementation
through the data flow analysis and systems development
life cycle approach. Emphasis on the use
of case tools. Prerequisite: CSCI 195 or 220 or
instructor permission.
CSCI 310. Data Structures
3 credits
Study and application of data structures. stacks,
polish notations, queues, recursion, linked list
and list processing, binary trees and their applications,
sorting, searching, graphs and their applications.
Prerequisite: CSCI 195.
CSCI 320. Computer Organization 3 credits
Investigates evolution of computers, number systems
and computer codes, Boolean functions and
logic design. Basic computer organization: CPU,
memory, and input/output. Parallel processing,
communication networks, some case studies.
Prerequisite: CSCI 195 or 240.
WI-CSCI 360. Database Management
Systems
3 credits
Use of ER diagrams and relational database
design and structured query language. Emphasis
is on normalization and introduction to different
DataBase Management Systems. Prerequisite:
CSCI 195.
CSCI 370. Networks and Data
Communications
3 credits
Introduction to computer networks. Covers principles
of the ISO model, network topologies,
physical networks and connection schemes, protocols,
error handling, security and local area
networks. Prerequisite: CSCI 195 or 210.
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