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COURSE DESCRIPTIONSDBST 667 Data Mining (3)(Formerly CSMN 667.) Prerequisite: CSMN 661 or DBST 651.An overview of the data mining component of the knowledgediscovery process. Data mining applications are introduced, andalgorithms and techniques useful for solving different problemsare identified. Topics include the application of well-knownstatistical, machine learning, and database algorithms, includingdecision trees, similarity measures, regression, Bayes theorem,nearest neighbor, neural networks, and genetic algorithms.Discussion also covers researching data mining applicationsand integrating data mining with data warehouses.DBST 668 Database Security (3)(Formerly: CSMN 668.) Prerequisite: CSMN 661 or DBST651. An overview of both the theory of and applications for providingeffective security in database management systems. Topicsinclude conceptual frameworks for discretionary and mandatoryaccess control, data integrity, availability and performance,secure database design, data aggregation, data inference, secureconcurrency control, and secure transactions processing. Modelsfor multilevel secure databases for both relational and objectrelationaldatabases are analyzed. Assignments focus on databasesecurity concepts and require use of a remote access laboratory.DBST 670 Database Systems Administration (3)(Formerly CSMN 666.) Prerequisite: CSMN 661 or DBST651. An introduction to the knowledge, skills, and tools neededto successfully administer operational database systems. Theconceptual and operational tools for analysis and resolution ofproblems such as performance, recovery, design, and technicalissues are provided. Tools used to assist in the administrationprocess are also included.DEPM (Distance Education Policyand Management)DEPM 609 Distance Education and E-Learning Systems (3)(Formerly OMDE 609.) Prerequisites: OMDE 601, 603,and 608 and DETT 607 (or OMDE 607). An introductionto frameworks for analyzing the nature of distance educationfrom a functionalist, interpretive, or emancipatory systemsapproach. Appropriate diagramming techniques are used asa means to examine the organization and management of distanceeducation systems.DEPM 622 The Business of Distance Education andE-Learning (3)(Formerly OMDE 622.) An examination of the highly competitiveglobal business environment for distance education andtraining. Topics include the supply and demand of educationservices in emerging and existing markets, the competitivepositioning of organizations, and increasing reliance on collaborations.Emphasis is on the skills distance education managersneed in planning and developing programs, products, and servicesthat are targeted to specific markets and cost-effective.DEPM 625 Distance Education, Globalization, andDevelopment (3)(Formerly OMDE 625.) A study of distance education froman international perspective, highlighting developing countries.Processes are explored through concrete case studies in the areasof higher education and internationalization; teacher education,school networks, and mobile learning; alternative routes toschooling; nonformal education, community radio, telecenters,and radio browsing; and vocational education and training.Topics also cover national and international policies on distanceeducation, including the role of the state; international organizations(such as the World Bank or UNESCO) and their policies(e.g., the Millennium Development Goals); telecommunicationinfrastructure; transnational corporations and the commercializationof education; and the World Trade Organization (WTO)and the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).DEPM 604 Management and Leadership in DistanceEducation and E-Learning (3)(Formerly OMDE 604.) An introduction to the organization,management, and administration of distance education systems.Topics include management theory, organizational behavior,leadership roles, human resource management, employeerelations, the impact of information technology, faculty/staffdevelopment, interinstitutional collaboration, planning, policy,and change. Education and training environments, as well as theknowledge and skills necessary to function effectively in eithertype of organizational setting, are explored.92G R A D U A T E C A T A L O G | 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 1