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MSIT 640 Data Communications and Networks (3)
The course begins with a study of data communication fundamentals.
These include digital and analog signals; modulation;
circuit and packet switching; multiple access schemes such as
Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Time Division
Multiple Access (TDMA), and Code Division Multiple Access
(CDMA); and telecommunication standards such as the Open
System Interconnect (OSI) Model. The course then moves to
telecommunications networks with a re v i ew of local area netw
o rks (LA N s ) , including topologies; contention access methods;
and inter-networking devices such as bridges, routers, and gateways.
Also covered are wide area networks (WANs), i n c l u d i n g
the Public Switched Telephone Ne t w o rk (PSTN); wireless netw
o rks such as cellular, personal communication systems, and
wireless data; the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN);
X.25; Frame Relay; and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM).
Finally, the course examines the network convergence issue; that
is, one network for data, voice, images, and video.
MSIT 650 Systems Engineering (3)
Systems engineering is an interd i s c i p l i n a ry approach to deve l o p -
ing complex systems that satisfy a client mission in an operational
e n v i ronment. Information technology is at the heart of most systems.
This course is an examination of the systems engineering
p rocess with special emphasis on computers and software systems.
The course includes an overview of system theory and stru c t u re s ,
elements of the system life cycle (including systems design and
d e velopment), risk and trade-off analyses, modeling and simulation,
and the tools needed to analyze and support the systems
process. Case studies from the information technology d o m a i n
will be used to illustrate the systems engineering principles.
MSIT 660 Internet Technologies (3)
(Also offered as TLMN 636.) This course studies the In t e r n e t ,
a d d ressing both its technological basis and its applications. T h e
first part of the course studies Internet technology including
packet networking, Transmission Control Pro t o c o l / In t e r n e t
Protocol (TCP/IP), Internet security and authentication (for
example, firewalls, encryption, and virtual private network s ) ,
Internet 2, and IPv6. The second part of the course re v i ew s
Internet applications and their evolving use for multimedia
transmission (such as voice over the Internet), private and leased
s e rvice IP networks, e-commerce, data warehousing, data mining,
and policy issues such as universal service and access.
MSWE 601 Issues in Software Engineering (3)
This introductory course to the program covers basic concepts
and practices within the field important to both the practitioner
and the theorist, as the rate of change in software engineering
technology continues to increase. It also examines current issues
in systems engineering, software architectures, product assurance
principles, and software project management, all described in
terms of established software process improvement models. Various
industry life-cycle models are presented, with examples of
their use. Case studies may also be included.
MSWE 603 Systems Engineering (3)
Prerequisite: MSWE 601 or permission of faculty member. This
course examines the systems engineering process with special
emphasis on software engineering as a discipline within systems
engineering. The course includes an overview of system theory
and stru c t u res, elements of the system life cycle (including systems
design and development), risk and trade-off analyses, modeling
and simulation, and the tools needed to analyze and support the
systems process.
MSWE 617 Software Engineering Project (3)
Prerequisite: Either completion of all core courses and at least
two electives or permission of faculty member. This course
may be considered as a comprehensive examination covering
the application of the tools, skills, and techniques the students
have acquired in the course of their studies. This course provides
experience in applying software-engineering techniques by
giving the students an opportunity to produce software when
working in teams under the schedule constraints commonly
experienced in industry. The faculty member will emulate the
vagueness shown by typical customers in describing requirements.
The faculty member serves as a guide and mentor, not as
a traditional teacher. The students are expected to have acquire d
the knowledge of what to do and how to do it from the pre re quisite
classes. It is up to the students to form their own teams
(organization) and schedule their work to meet the deadlines
imposed by the contract (syllabus).
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