1a. IntroSUS 2003 - University of Maryland University College

CMIS 330 Software Engineering Principlesand Techniques (3)Prerequisite: CMIS 240 or CMIS 315; CMIS 310 recommended.A study of the process of software engineering from initial conceptthrough design, development testing, and maintenance toretirement of the product. Development life-cycle models are presented.Issues in configuration management, integration and testing,software quality, quality assurance, security, fault tolerance,project economics, operations, human factors, and organizationalstructures are considered. Students may receive credit for only oneof the following courses: CMIS 330 or CMIS 388A.CMIS 335 Software Safety (3)(Formerly CMIS 398S.) Prerequisite: CMIS 330. An examinationof software safety problems (including specification errors, design/coding flaws, or lack of generic safety-critical requirements) thatcan contribute to or cause a system failure. The objective is to providemanagement and engineering guidelines to achieve a reasonablelevel of assurance that software will execute with an acceptable levelof safety risk. Potential system hazards are analyzed as functional orgeneric and traced to either the software or the environment inwhich the software is used. Guidance on developing a process thatcan identify, analyze, and then prove, eliminate, or mitigate suchpotential system hazards according to priority is provided. Studentsmay receive credit for only one of the following courses: CMIS 335or CMIS 398S.CMIS 340 Programming in Java (3)Prerequisite: CMIS 240 or CMIS 315. An examination of the featuresof the Java programming language. Topics include design ofclasses, class libraries, data structures, exception handling, threads,input and output, and applet programming. Assignments includeprogramming in Java.CMIS 342 Windows User InterfaceProgramming (3)Prerequisite: CMIS 240. An introduction to Windows (Win32)user interface programming. The design and prototyping of userinterfaces in a Windows environment is examined. Focus is onprogramming controls, menus, and dialog and message boxes.Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses:CMIS 342 or CMIS 398W.CMIS 345 Object-Oriented Design andProgramming (3)Prerequisite: CMIS 240 or CMIS 315. An examination of theprinciples, practices, and applications of programming in anobject-oriented environment. Assignments include programmingprojects (in an object-oriented language such as C++ or Java) thatimplement techniques and language features of object-orienteddesign. Students may receive credit only once under this coursenumber.CMIS 370 Data Communications (3)Prerequisite: CMIS 310. Investigation of the effects of communicationtechnology on information systems. Major topics includecomponents of communication systems, architectures and protocolsof networks, security measures, regulatory issues, and thedesign of network systems. Issues and applications in local areanetworks and communication services are covered. Students mayreceive credit for only one of the following courses: CMIS 370,CMSC 370, or IFSM 450.CMIS 375 Programming in Perl (3)(Formerly CMIS 398P.) Prerequisite: CMIS 140 or equivalentprogramming experience. An introduction to the Perl scriptinglanguage. The basic features of Perl (including data and variabletypes, operators, statements, regular expressions, functions, andinput/output) are covered. Additional topics include objectorientedprogramming and Common Gateway Interface (CGI)programming. Assignments include writing Perl scripts. Studentsmay receive credit for only one of the following courses: CMIS375 or CMIS 398P.CMIS 398F Database Forms (3)Prerequisite: CMIS 320. A comprehensive study of the designand development of graphical user interface forms for modernrelational databases in the client/server environment. Focus is ondeveloping a hierarchy of form applications using both MicrosoftAccess and Oracle. Topics include the construction of simpleforms using drop-and-drag components and advanced features ofvendor form-building products. Some Visual Basic and PL/SQLprogramming is used to provide robust functionality to the forms.Accurate display and processing of data and user friendliness arestressed.140