BIS Self-Study Appendices - University of Nebraska Omaha

7.0 (IS Program) Estimate Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) Category Content (class time in
hours):
CAC Category Core Advanced
Hardware and software 3
Networking and telecommunications 3
Modern programming language 0.5
Analysis and Design 12
Data management
Role of IS in Organizations 4.5
8.0 Oral and Written Communications:
Every student is required to submit at least __2___ written reports (not including exams, tests, quizzes, or
commented programs) to typically __10___ pages and to make __0___ oral presentations of typically
_____ minutes duration. Include only material that is graded for grammar, spelling, style, and so forth, as
well as for technical content, completeness, and accuracy. Each graduate student will submit one paper
of at least 15 pages (excluding front- and back-matter).
9.0 Social and Ethical Issues:
Please list the topics that address the social and ethical implications of computing covered in all course
sections. Estimate the class time spent on each topic. In what ways are the students in this course graded
on their understanding of these topics (e.g. test questions, essays, oral presentations, and so forth?).
None
10.0 Theoretical content:
Please list the types of theoretical material covered, and estimate the time devoted to such coverage.
None.
11.0 Problem analysis:
Please describe the analysis experiences common to all course sections.
The student will analyze the value chain of a real company to identify critical informational flows along
with material flows necessary to maintain the operation of the value chain processes.
12.0 Solution design:
Please describe the design experiences common to all course sections.
The student will design a partitioned network structure to achieve varying levels of protection for the
information resources within each partition.
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