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Technology Requirements<br />

Students pursuing a degree in any <strong>of</strong> the information technology<br />

fields (computer systems management, information technology,<br />

telecommunications management, and s<strong>of</strong>tware engineering)<br />

must have access to a computer and modem capable <strong>of</strong> supporting<br />

current s<strong>of</strong>tware. Such programs may require more than<br />

the minimum hardware and s<strong>of</strong>tware needed for basic online<br />

communication and study (listed on p. 31).<br />

In addition, students in the database systems technologies,<br />

information resource management, and s<strong>of</strong>tware development<br />

management tracks are also required to have access to a computer<br />

with the following features:<br />

■ At least 256 MB RAM (512 MB preferred)<br />

■ At least 5 GB disk space<br />

■ Windows 2000 or later<br />

■ 56 KB modem or better (e.g., broadband)<br />

■ CD burner<br />

■ Telnet and FTP service (via their ISP)<br />

■ Compression s<strong>of</strong>tware (e.g., WinZip)<br />

■ FTP s<strong>of</strong>tware<br />

■ Media s<strong>of</strong>tware (e.g., RealOne Player)<br />

Formats/Locations<br />

Classes are currently <strong>of</strong>fered online and at <strong>College</strong> Park and the<br />

Shady Grove Center in Rockville. Students should check the<br />

current Graduate Schedule <strong>of</strong> Classes to determine when courses<br />

will be <strong>of</strong>fered at specific locations.<br />

Curriculum Requirements<br />

Noncredit Course<br />

All degree-seeking students are required to complete the noncredit<br />

course UCSP 610 Library Skills for the Information Age<br />

within their first 6 credits <strong>of</strong> study.<br />

Core Courses<br />

Students must complete the following courses:<br />

CSMN 601<br />

Issues, Trends, and Strategies for Computer Systems<br />

Management (3)<br />

TMAN 610 Economics and Financial Analysis (3)<br />

TMAN 614<br />

Strategic Management <strong>of</strong> Technology and<br />

Innovation (3)<br />

TMAN 632 Organizational Performance Management (3)<br />

ITSM 670 Information Technology Integration and<br />

Applications (3)<br />

Track Courses<br />

Applied Computer Systems<br />

Students in the applied computer systems track must complete<br />

the following courses:<br />

CSMN 615 Hardware and Operating Systems (3)<br />

CSMN 616 Distributed Computing (3)<br />

CSMN 617 Principles <strong>of</strong> Programming Languages (3)<br />

CSMN 618 Knowledge-Based Systems (3)<br />

Database Systems Technologies<br />

Students who have previous work experience or undergraduate<br />

credits in database systems should contact the program director<br />

to see if they qualify for advanced standing.<br />

Students who do not have advanced standing must complete the<br />

following course:<br />

CSMN 661 Relational Database Systems (3)<br />

All students in the database systems technologies track must<br />

complete the following course:<br />

CSMN 662<br />

Advanced Relational/Object-Relational Database<br />

Systems (3)<br />

Students in the database systems technologies track who do not<br />

have advanced standing must choose three <strong>of</strong> the following<br />

courses; students with advanced standing must choose four.<br />

CSMN 663 Distributed Database Management Systems (3)<br />

CSMN 664 Object-Oriented Database Systems (3)<br />

CSMN 665 Data Warehouse Technologies (3)<br />

CSMN 666 Database Systems Administration (3)<br />

CSMN 667 Data Mining (3)<br />

CSMN 668 Database Security (3)<br />

Course descriptions are found on pp. 110–56.<br />

www.umuc.edu/grad<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maryland</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>College</strong> | 55 |

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