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IS 103 Programming LogicThis course provides instruction in fundamental object-oriented programming concepts. Topics include problem solving and algorithmdevelopment, programming standards, variables, data types, operators, decisions, repetitive statements, modularity, methods, attributes,objects, classes, arrays, file I/O, and software testing and debugging, all within an object-oriented programming framework. Concepts maybe introduced with a visual tool. Topics are demonstrated and implemented in a higher-level contemporary language such as Java or C#.4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: None.IS 106 Computer Applications—Word Processing, Spreadsheets, and E-MailThis course provides an introduction to computer operating systems, word processing, spreadsheets, and e-mail programs. 2.00 credit hours.Prerequisite: None.IS 108 Internet FoundationThis course describes the history, architecture, and development of the World-Wide Web. Tagging languages such as XHTML and XMLare introduced along with scripting languages such as JavaScript. Topics also include popular web page authoring tools, design, graphicand multimedia formats, and commerce, implementation, and security issues. Project: Static website. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: IS 102Computers and Application Software.IS 109 Object-Oriented Programming 1The goal of this course is to introduce the student to the design, implementation, and maintenance of event-driven software systems usingan object-oriented approach. Common ways of organizing data are discussed such as basic data structures, class design and modeling,exception handling, file I/O, and database processing techniques. In addition, object-oriented concepts such as inheritance, encapsulation, andpolymorphism are discussed and utilized in this course. A higher level language such as Visual Basic, C#, and Java are used for implementationand illustration. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: IS 103 Programming Logic.IS 112 Computer NetworksThis course provides instruction in network design and technologies using the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. Topics include networkfundamentals, the OSI model, network operating systems, TCP/IP fundamentals and utilities, network installation and upgrades, networkremote access configuration and protocols, network administration and security, fault tolerance and disaster recovery considerations andprocedures, and network troubleshooting procedures. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: IS 102 Computers and Application Software.IS 119 Current and Emerging Trends in TechnologyThis course introduces students to current and emerging technologies that have significance in business and industry and the related areas ofemployment. Students will conduct research to identify strategies and techniques for finding critical information regarding the current andemerging technologies and their impacts on related jobs. Students will use this research to devise plans for preparing and adjusting to thosechanges, were they employed in such jobs, through updating their skills or transitioning to other related fields. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisite:IS 102 Computers and Application Software.IS 120 Word ProcessingThis course presents the practical application of the concepts and features of a leading word processor. Topics include formatting textand documents, creating and formatting tables, working with graphics, integrating information with other programs, managing styles andtemplates, working with columns, merging documents, file management techniques, creating forms, and creating web documents. 4.00 credithours. Prerequisite: IS 102 Computers and Application Software.IS 121 Introduction to the InternetThis course provides an overview of the structure and technologies of the Internet. Topics include: networking and Internet basics; the applicationof protocols and addressing; Internet servers and their applications; types of Internet clients and client configuration; security fundamentalsand working with the different levels of security; Internet development through programming languages, databases, HTML, and multimedia;Internet site design and troubleshooting; and an overview of business on the Internet. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: None.IS 124 Database ApplicationsThis course provides the study of the principles and features of a leading desktop database management system. Topics include creating andmanaging databases, data management and integrity, working with queries and forms, managing reports, using tools and macros, databaseand file management, analyzing and filtering data, relational databases, and linking databases to the web. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite:MO 111 Computer Software Applications in Healthcare or IS 102 Computers and Application Software.IS 144 Introduction to WAN and TelecommunicationsThis course provides an introduction to data communications and wide area networks with a focus on sending and receiving information andthe networks required for data transmission. Topics include data communication fundamentals, data transmission, modems and multiplexers,telephone systems, satellite communications, network security and network management, and wide area networks (WANs). 4.00 credit hours.Prerequisite: IS 102 Computers and Application Software.412 <strong>Herzing</strong> UNIVERSITY undergraduate Catalog May 2012

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