Graduate Catalog - Shippensburg University

Courses of InstructionCOM516 Photographic Communication (3 crs.)Surveys the history of photography; studies the theory of photographyincluding light, exposure, optics, photographic chemistry, colorand composition, and provides background in using photography as acommunication tool.COM520 Applied Mass Communication Research (3 crs.)Required course for Communication Studies students and designedto introduce a variety of applied research techniques. Examines surveys,focus groups, and content analyses and provides the opportunityto engage in directed research projects, applying the methods andconcepts discussed in class.COM526 Emerging Mass Media Technologies (3 crs.)Reviews and analyzes the role of developing and future telecommunicationsmedia technologies and their implication for today’s mediaand society.COM527 Digital Storytelling (3 crs.)Communication organizations must meet their consumers in thedigital world, so professionals with an understanding of writing to thedigital content consumer are in high demand. Course designed forthose seeking a career in a communications or related field. Aims toprepare students to produce content for digital formats such as weband mobile platforms. Students research and collect information on aspecific topic and produce a digital narrative that will entice consumersto explore the message. Emphasis given to well-written text, butthe best producers understand the multi-faceted approach to digitalcontent that would include visual content and consumer interaction.COM528 Digital Media Workshop (3 crs.)Examines the connections between digital technology, media contentcreation, and the social and individual influences on this contentand its distribution. Students required to: (1) design and build anonline identity using digital media tools and (2) narrate this processthroughout the course via a weblog. Students expected to openlyframe this process and interact with one another throughout thecourse, as well as engage and interact with the online world beyondcampus.COM530 Law and the Media (3 crs.)In-depth study of the law that affects media. Focuses on the reasoningbehind regulation, the impact of the laws, and the need forchanges in current regulatory schemes. Legal research skills andmethods are stressed.COM536 World Broadcasting Systems (3 crs.)Comparative study of international broadcasting program policies,economic systems, control, and organization. The use of broadcastingin international affairs as an instrument of propaganda, culture, andinformation dissemination. Monitoring of overseas broadcasts, anddiscussions with representatives of domestic and foreign broadcastagencies.COM570 Fund Raising and Association Public Relations (3 crs.)Introduction to the fundamentals of raising funds for education,religious, health, and social welfare organizations. Includes a reviewof the conventional techniques used in reaching traditional fundingsources. Association organization, membership development, and volunteersupport round out the course.COM594 Selected Topics (1-3 crs.)COM603 Professional Project in Mass Communications (3 crs.)Students design a project of professional and intellectual interest thatcontributes both to their knowledge and to the field of communication/journalism.Prerequisites: COM500, 544, 561, 600. (Individualizedinstruction course open only to students working with an advisor onthe professional project option.)COM609 Internship I (3 crs.)COM610 Internship II (3 crs.)Computer Engineering (CMPE)CMPE410 Real-Time and Mobile Computing (4 crs.)Students will develop applications for real-time operating systemsand today’s hand-held devices. Students will learn about hard andsoft real-time systems, differences between general purpose operatingsystems and real-time operating systems (RTOS), how to identifyand meet real-time goals in an application. Students will also learnhow to design, develop, and deploy applications to a mobile operatingsystem, such as a modern smartphone, PDA, or table computer.Prerequisite: CMPE320 with a C or better.CMPE420 Digital and Reconfigurable Computing (4 crs.)Students will develop solutions using high performance digitalcircuits based on embedded processors and Field Programmable GateArrays (FPGA). Students will use Verilog to create, simulate, and testtheir solutions, and to ensure they meet the timing and packagingconstraints of the problem. Includes writing code for portable computersystems, such as PDA’s and cell phones. Prerequisite: CMPE320.Computer Science (CSC)CSC401 Simulation Techniques (4 crs.)Study of the statistical and modeling techniques necessary to buildcredible models. Techniques for gathering real-world data and analyzingfor model building and verification; also gathering data frommodels including sensitivity analysis, steady-state analysis, and variancereduction techniques. Credible “what if ” analysis for comparingtwo models. Prerequisite: MAT313.CSC431 Computer Networks (4 crs.)Studies protocol suites, emphasizing the TCP/IP 4-layer model.Topics include network addresses, sub netting, client/server networkprogramming via the sockets API, network utilities, architectureof packets, routing, fragmentation, connection and termination,connection-less applications, data flow, and an examination of necessaryprotocols at the link layer, particularly Ethernet. Other topicsmay include FDDI, wireless, ATM, congestion control, and networksecurity. Prerequisites: SC111 and CMPE320.CSC432 Computer Security (4 crs.)Topics include cryptography (both secret and public key), authentication,and network security applications including IP, e-mail, web,network management, and system security. Prerequisite: CSC111.CSC434 Web Programming (4 crs.)Teaches how to set up a website typical of one used in an onlinebusiness. Includes preparing web pages in HTML, writing client-sidescripts in Vbscript or JavaScript for active web pages, writing serversidescripts in Vbscript for active server pages, learning to set up andaccess a database for processing online ordering and searches, andsome web server administration. Students will establish a website foran imaginary business of their choosing. Prerequisite: CSC371.CSC440 Compiler Design (4 crs.)Introduction to design and implementation of compilers. Generalprinciples of compiler design are covered with emphasis on thefollowing components: scanner, parser, semantic analyzer, codeoptimizer, and code generation. Symbol tables and error handlingalso covered. Includes implementation of a compiler for a simplelanguage. Prerequisites: CSC111 and CMPE220.CSC450 Advanced Computer Graphics (4 crs.)Explores advanced topics in computer graphics. Students will beintroduced to 3D modeling and animation techniques using a 3Drenderer, including topics such as object modeling, lighting, andkeyframing. Additional topics may include, but not limited to, shadinglanguages, advanced shading techniques such as ray tracing andradiosity, shadow generation, object interaction, and graphics fileformats. Prerequisite: CSC350.77