UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - Mercy College

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HUMN 104 Critical Reading and Analytical Techniques:
The goal of this course is to raise the reading efficiency and analytical ability of each student to
a level that enables him/her to deal effectively with the complex material he/she encounters
as a college student.. 3 sem hrs. 3 crs.
HUMN 216 Women: Myth and Reality:
Concepts, images, myths, archetypes, and stereotypes pertaining to women in fiction and
in theory. What men have said about women in contrast to what women have said about
themselves. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
HUMN 226 Business, Values, and Modern America:
The emergence of modern forms of business and the relationship of business to society.
The socialization process one undergoes upon entering a modern business or corporation.
Especially recommended for business students. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
HUMN 295 Topics in Humanities:
Offered in response to particular interests of students and faculty. Intensive study of a theme
or topic, which lends itself to a humanistic, interdisciplinary approach. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
Information Assurance And Security
IASP 310 Information Assurance and Control Systems: Protection:
This course will introduce students to Information System threats and vulnerabilities; techniques
to protect the system pro-actively from both internal and external threats; review of software
and hardware products for system security. Students will complete hands-on assignments for
testing and evaluating various techniques. Prerequisite: CISC257. 3 sem hrs. 3 crs.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
IASP 320 Information Assurance and Control Systems: Recovery:
This course continues the introduction of Information Security and Control Systems. The focus
is on the information recovery. It will introduce students to Information System techniques
to detect incidents and information recovery; review of software and hardware products for
information system recovery. Students will complete hands-on assignments for testing and
evaluating various recovery techniques. Prerequisite: IASP 310. 3 sem hrs. 3 crs.
IASP 321 Linux Administration:
This course focuses on the administration of LINUX in a secured networked environment.
Students will be introduced to the installation and configuration of LINUX, along with the
use of command-line LINUX commands and scripting languages. Special emphasis will be
placed on the installation and configuration of popular LINUX services such as SSH, HTTP,
FTP, SMTP, Samba, MySQL, IPTABLES firewall, etc. Hardening of the LINUX kernel will
also be discussed to make students aware how a LINUX system could be made more secure.
Prerequisite: CISC120. 3 sem hrs. 3 crs.
IASP 330 Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity
Discusses the applied methodologies used to plan and recover systems and business processes
when faced with various types of recovery scenarios. The course will cover how disaster
preparedness directly correlates to the ability to then continue business operations. Prerequisite:
CISC120. 3 sem hrs. 3 crs.
IASP 430 Forensic/Electronic Discovery:
This course introduces techniques required for conducting a forensic analysis on systems
and data. The theories directly correlate to methods used to recover/restore data for various
requirements, ranging from litigation to fraud based investigations. Prerequisite: CISC257 and
CISC220. 3 sem hrs. 3 crs.