Catálogo de Cursos - SI e Ciência da Computação 2014

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CIS COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

CIS 1010 Using Technology for Personal

Effectiveness and Collaboration

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

DESCRIPTION This course introduces principles for

designing a technology environment to

enable personal effectiveness and

collaboration. Techniques for specifying

requirements, identifying alternatives,

and making decisions will be

demonstrated by evaluating currently

available technologies.

CIS 2010 Introduction to Computer based

Information Systems

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES none

DESCRIPTION CSP: 1. This course provides an

introduction to computer and

information systems concepts, including

hardware, software, databases, data

communications, and business

applications. The student is introduced

to methods of determining user

requirements and developing application

systems using databases and fourth

generation languages.

CIS 3001 Managing Information

Technology Projects

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES None

DESCRIPTION Requirements: Must meet RCB upper

division course requirements and 45

semester hours. CSP: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. This

course examines the defining

characteristics of IT projects, especially

involving the development of software

intensive systems, and introduces the

student to a variety of project

management techniques that can be

applied in an IT project context. This

course provides an introduction to the

disciplined approaches to IT project

management. While IT projects are

similar in some ways to other types of

projects, they pose unique challenges for

the managers and organizations thatundertake them. This course will give

students an understanding of the most

common processes, tools, techniques,

and theories that are necessary to manage

IT projects. Managing IT projects that

follow both plan driven traditional

development methods as well as agile

methods will be covered.

CIS 3210End User ApplicationsProgramming

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES CIS 2010



semester hours. CSP: 1, 4, 7. This course

provides an introduction to the assisting

of end users of computer systems in

developing their own special purpose

applications. The emphasis in the course

is on acquiring programming skills in onefourth-generation language and one

interactive third-generation language.

These skills are required in order to

develop the technical capability to assist

end users. Topics covered include end

user computing versus traditional

systems development; Rapid Application

Development; Prototyping.

692


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CIS 3215 Intermediate Visual

Programming

CREDIT HOURS 3.0




semester hours. CSP: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

This course builds upon the skills andknowledge developed in CIS 3210.

Emphasis is placed upon development in

a visual environment. Major topics

include object oriented concepts,

database linkages, graphics, and

developing applications for the Internet.

User interface design, code optimization

and help file creation are covered.

Students use state of the art development

tools and design methods to implement

applications that run on a standalone PC,

a network, and the Internet.

CIS 3260 Introduction to Programming

CREDIT HOURS 3.0





provides an introduction to

programming using a contemporaryobject-oriented language. Emphasis is

placed upon the development of correct,

efficient programs that are easy to

maintain. Topics include problem

analysis, program design,

documentation, testing and debugging.

Basic features of the programming

language are covered. The specific

language will be noted in the course

listing for each semester.

CIS 3270 Internet Programming with Java

CREDIT HOURS 3.0





This course builds upon the student's

foundation of programming principlesthrough the introduction of application

programming. Major areas covered

include operating system dependent

versus operating system independent,

Internet, phone, or web service

applications. Focus is on object-oriented

programming as it relates to embedded

or service-based applications, as well as

on best coding practices. Students

implement applets and develop a

working prototype of Internet programs.

The specific language will be noted in thecourse listing for each semester.

CIS 3300 Systems Analysis

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES CIS 2010 or permission of instructor




provides an introduction to the analysisand logical design of computer based

information systems. Emphasis is placed

upon the development of requirements

specifications that serve the business

needs of the organization and provide the

necessary base for subsequent systems

development. Both data oriented and

process oriented approaches are covered.

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3/14

CIS 3310 Systems Design

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES CIS 3300 and CIS 3270 or CIS 3215,

BCOM 3950



semester hours. CSP: 1. This course

builds upon the skills and knowledgedeveloped in CIS 3300. Emphasis is

placed upon the design and development

of information systems, including the

software and databases that are needed to

support the business needs of the

organization. Object oriented design and

the transition to object oriented

programming are covered. These

methods are discussed in the context of

managing a systems development

project, including issues such as project

estimation and project managementtechniques, software quality assurance,

and configuration management.

CIS 3320 Telecommunications for

Business

CREDIT HOURS 3.0



division course requirements and 45semester hours. CSP: 1, 4, 7. This course

introduces the subject of computer

networks and the use of computer

networks in business applications. Topics

covered include client server networks,

network hardware and software,

distributed computing, key issues in

network management, and the

fundamentals of data communications.

CIS 3730 Database Management Systems

CREDIT HOURS 3.0


DESCRIPTION MGS 3100. Requirements: Must meet

RCB upper division course requirements

and 45 semester hours. CSP: 1, 4, 7. This

course provides an introduction to the

management of database systems. Majoremphasis is placed on understanding the

various database management functions

and providing database support for the

organization. Topics include types of

data models and database management

systems, data definition and

manipulation, administration of database

systems, and the management of

databases, including database security,

error recovery, concurrency control, and

distributed database systems.

CIS 4000 Introduction to Computer

Forensics

CREDIT HOURS 3.0





introduces students to the collection,

preservation, presentation andpreparation of computer based evidence

for the purposes of criminal law

enforcement or civil litigation. These

activities define the central roles of

computer forensic practitioners involved

in investigating computer crime scenes

and torts involving computers. Students

will be prepared to assist in the

formulation and implementation of

organizational computer forensics

preparedness policies, to determine the

necessity for forensic procedures, extendgovernance processes to allow for proper

future forensic investigations, and to be

contributing members of computer

forensics investigation teams.

694


4/14

CIS 4120 Defining and Innovating

Business Processes

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES None



semester hours. CSP: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. CIS

4120 examines how an organization'sbusiness processes and the services they

provide can be improved, innovated and

enabled by information technology. The

course begins by defining business

services, their associated processes and

metrics, and then proceeds to how

processes are discovered and modeled for

purposes of improvement, innovation

and IT-enablement using a standardized

modeling approach (BPMN). Additional

topics include business rules and object

models. The course finishes with anexamination of problems related to

organizational implementation. As part

of the course, students work on a real-

world, process-related project to identify

and model a business process, assess

improvement and innovation potential,

and to propose improvements to these

processes.

CIS 4140Implementing IT-EnabledBusiness Processes

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES CIS 4120, CIS 3730



semester hours. CSP: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. The

three objectives of this course are for

students to: (1) implement a business

process directly from a business process

model using professional business

process management software suite(BPMS); (2) develop and deploy the

associated process interfaces with users,

object model and application software

(where required) and; (3) develop the

knowledge and skills necessary to initially

implement, then continuously evaluate,

manage and improve the resulting

business process.

CIS 4320 Advances in Networking

CREDIT HOURS 3.0





This course builds upon the skills and

knowledge developed in CIS 3320.Emphasis is placed on the high speed

computer and telecommunications

networks. The course includes both wire

line and wireless technologies for

designing, implementing, managing, and

using broadband networks. Major topics

include communications media,

switching, and networking requirements

of broadband networks, design of

broadband networks, regulatory and

management issues, and application of

broadband networks.

CIS 4389 Directed Readings in

Information Systems

CREDIT HOURS 1.0 TO 3.0

PREREQUISITES consent of instructor



semester hours.

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CIS 4420 Knowledge Systems

CREDIT HOURS 3.0





This course covers the development and

use of knowledge intensive systems inbusiness applications. Techniques to

support knowledge intensive business

processes and exploit the vast amount of

data available, especially in the Internet

age, are explored. Students are exposed

to several knowledge based development

environments for the construction of

knowledge intensive applications. Several

knowledge intensive systems are studied

for insight into their motivation,

construction, and use.

CIS 4620 Management of Information

Services

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES None



semester hours. CSP. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. This

course addresses the many management

issues unique to the information servicesfunction within organizations. Coverage

includes information systems planning,

managing the information system

infrastructure, justifying the information

technology investments, the costing of

services and networks, evaluating

information system performance,

alternative information system delivery

modes, managing distributed and end

user computing project and operations

management, systems security, and the

management of information systemprofessionals..

CIS 4680 Introduction to Information

Security and Privacy

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES CIS 2010 or instructor consent




is designed to develop knowledge andskills for security of information and

information systems within

organizations. It focuses on concepts and

methods associated with security across

several systems platforms, including

internal and Internet facing networks.

The course overviews critical

infrastructure concepts as well as

techniques for assessing risk associated

with accidental and intentional breaches

of security. It introduces the associated

issues of ethical uses of information andprivacy considerations.

CIS 4700 Computer Information Systems

CREDIT HOURS 3.0




semester hours. This course focuses on

advanced IT project managementconcepts, with particular emphasis on

managing vendors, contracts, and IT

project risk. The special management

challenges associated with outsourced

and off-shored projects are examined,

along with the specific skills required to

successfully manage these types of

projects. Coverage will include contract

law and the different contract options

available, as well as the portfolio of

control mechanisms that can be

employed to help manage such projects.Concepts and techniques for controlling

software projects and dealing with

schedule and other project risks will be

introduced, including Monte Carlo

analysis, Earned Value Analysis, and a

variety of risk assessment tools and risk

mitigation approaches.

696


6/14

CIS 4850 Software Development

Environments

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES Varies depending on topic

REQUIREMENTS Must meet RCB upper division course

requirements and 45 semester hours.

CSP: 1, 7.

DESCRIPTION This course provides an opportunity for

the student to gain experience with one

of several widely used software

development platforms. A "software

development platform" typically includes

a programming language, a database

system, and an operating system. The

specific platform covered will vary from

semester to semester as will the

associated course prerequisites.

CIS 4970 Field Study in Computer

Information Systems

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES Senior class standing



semester hours. CSP: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. This

course is designed to provide the senior

level student an opportunity to assist

with the planning and implementation ofcomputing technologies in an approved

on campus site. Students may perform

information systems trainer/ consultant

and/or end user support duties. Students

will meet periodically with a mentoring

instructor to discuss problems and issues

relevant to the area of implementing

computer information systems.

Compensation may or may not be

granted for the internship/practicum.

This course is one of two alternatives and

the second designated Critical Thinking

through Writing (CTW) course for

students pursuing a BBA degree in CIS.

CIS 4980 System Development Projects-

CTW

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES MATH 1070, MGS 3100, FI 3300,

MGS 3400, MK 3010; all required CIS

3000-level courses


division course requirements and 45semester hours. CSP: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

This course satisfies critical thinking

through writing requirements. This

course provides the student with an

opportunity to apply the knowledge and

skills acquired in the core courses to

larger and more complex problems and

to gain experience in working as part of a

team. This course is available only to

BBA CIS majors at Georgia State

University. It may require students to

meet with clients during normal businesshours. This course is the designated

Critical Thinking through Writing

(CTW) course for students pursuing a

BBA degree in Computer Information

Systems.

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7/14

CSC COMPUTER SCIENCE

CSC 1010 Computers and Applications

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES high school Algebra II

DESCRIPTION History of computers, hardware

components, operating systems,

application software, datacommunication.

CSC 2010 An introduction to the discipline

of computer science

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

DESCRIPTION Computer programming is the primary

focus of the course, with secondary focus

on a breadth of computer science topics.

These topics include algorithmic

foundations, hardware concepts, virtual

machine concepts, software systems,

applications, and social issues.

CSC 2301 Computer Programming for Non-

Majors

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

DESCRIPTION This class introduces students to

computer programming. No prior

programming experience is required.The class emphasizes design principles

(e.g., pseudocode, stepwise refinement,

object-oriented design as well as the

syntax and semantics of an appropriate

language. This class is for non-majors

interested in obtaining some

fundamental computer programming

skills.

CSC 2310Principles of ComputerProgramming

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES CSC 2010 with grade of C or higher

DESCRIPTION Fundamental principles of computer

programming. Expressions, procedures,

variable types, data, input/output.

Emphasis on structure and clarity as well

as correctness.

CSC 2320 Fundamentals of Website

Development

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES familiarity with basic programming

language concepts

DESCRIPTION This course provides a foundation for

developing dynamic websites and web

applications. The first part covers thefront-end aspects of web development:

creating, designing, and publishing

content using HTML, CSS, and

JavaScript. The second covers the back-

end aspects: using programming

languages to generate, manipulate, and

manage content (CGI, cookies, server-

side scripting), and accessing a database

using SQL for common website tasks

(forms, user registration). While this

course covers web development concepts

that are applicable to most popularplatforms, it is significantly hands-on. A

major component is a final project

involving implementing a dynamic

website.

CSC 2510 Theoretical Foundations of

Computer Science

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES

CSC 2010 and MATH 1113 with gradeC or higher

DESCRIPTION This course covers the basic theoretical

foundations required to study various

sub-disciplines in computer science.

Topics include: propositional and

predicate logic with applications to logic

programming, database querying, and

program verification; induction and its

application in proving correctness and

termination of programs; recurrence

relations, combinatorics, and graph

theory with applications to analysis ofalgorithms; sets, relations, and functions

and their applications in databases,

functional programming, and automata.

698


8/14

CSC 3210 Computer Organization and

Programming

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES CSC 2310 and CSC 2510 or MATH

2420 with grades of C or higher

DESCRIPTION Computer structure and machine

language, addressing techniques, macros,

file I/O, program segmentation, andlinkage.

CSC 3320 System-Level Programming

CREDIT HOURS 3.0


DESCRIPTION An introduction to programming at the

level of the operating system. Topics

include editors, system calls,

programming tools, files, processes,

interprocess communication, and shells.

CSC 3330 C++ Programming

CREDIT HOURS 3.0


DESCRIPTION Continuation of fundamental principles

of computer programming. Topics

covered include searching, sorting, and

merging. Emphasis on structure and

clarity as well as correctness.

CSC 3410 Data Structures-CTW

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES CSC 2310, MATH 2211, and CSC 2510

or MATH 2420 with grades of C or

higher

DESCRIPTION Basic concepts and analysis of data

representation and associated algorithms,

including linearly-linked lists, multi-

linked structures, trees, searching, and

sorting. Serves as one of the two Critical

Thinking Through Writing (CTW)

courses required of all computer science

majors.

CSC 4110 Introduction to Embedded

Systems Laboratory

CREDIT HOURS 4.0


DESCRIPTION (Same as PHYS 4110.) Four lecture

hours per week. Topics taken from:

review of basic logic functions; automatic

systems; microprocessor- based systemsand applications; embedded system

software survey; microprocessor-based

applications; digital communications;

and embedded systems programming.

CSC 4120 Introduction to Robotics

CREDIT HOURS 4.0

PREREQUISITES CSC 3320 and MATH 3030 with grades

of C or higherDESCRIPTION The course focuses on programming

robots. We will use robotic kits for the

hardware, and program them using state-

of-the-art languages, such as NQC.

CSC 4210 Computer Architecture

CREDIT HOURS 4.0


DESCRIPTION Logic design, combinatorial and

sequential circuits, input-output devices,

memory, processors, controllers, parallel

architectures, bit-slicing, reduced

instruction sets.

CSC 4220 Computer Networks

CREDIT HOURS 4.0


of C or higherDESCRIPTION Introduction to computer networks;

details of layered network protocols with

emphasis on functionality and analysis.

Principles of relevant state-of-the-art

network standards.

699


9/14

CSC 4221 Wireless Networks and Mobile

Computing

CREDIT HOURS 4.0

PREREQUISITES CSC 4220 with grade of C or higher, or

consent of instructor

DESCRIPTION Introduction to wireless communication

networks and mobile computing. Topics

include: wireless communicationstechnology; communication protocols in

wireless networks; representative

network types such as cellular wireless

networks, wireless LANs, wireless ad hoc

networks and wireless sensor networks,

and mobile communication systems.

CSC 4222 Introduction to Information

Security

CREDIT HOURS 4.0

PREREQUISITES CSC 4220 with a grade of C or higher

DESCRIPTION This course provides an initial overview

on the topic of Information Security. It

covers the basics of encryption and

decryption, program security including

viruses and other malicious code,

application security, security in operating

systems, security in networks and

distributed systems, different methods of

administering security, and legal and

ethical issues in computer security.

CSC 4225 Internetwork Programming

CREDIT HOURS 4.0


DESCRIPTION This course provides students with an

understanding of the Internet and details

regarding the protocols used in the

Internet. The students will also learn key

components of network programming

using the most widely-used application

program interface, sockets. Topics to be

covered include: Internet Protocol (IP),

Transport Layer Protocol-Transmission

Control Protocol (TCP), Transport

Layer Protocol-User Datagram Protocol

(UDP), and Unix/Linux Network

Programming.

CSC 4260 Digital Image Processing

CREDIT HOURS 4.0


DESCRIPTION Fundamentals of image processing,

including image digitization, description,

enhancement, segmentation, image

transforms, filtering, restoration, coding,

and retrieval. Concepts are illustrated bylaboratory sessions in which these

techniques are applied to practical

situations, including examples from

industrial and biomedical image

processing.

CSC 4270 Introduction to Digital Signal

Processing

CREDIT HOURS 4.0


DESCRIPTION This course covers the nature of

information, signals, transforms, and

applications. Topics include analog to

digital and digital to analog conversion,

data storage (such as the audio format

MP3), data transforms, and filters.

Applications include noise reduction,

signal analysis, volume control (e.g.,

audio signals), and compression. We will

be using computer programs to handle

mathematical modeling and calculations.

CSC 4310 Parallel and Distributed

Computing

CREDIT HOURS 4.0

PREREQUISITES CSC 3210 and CSC 3320 with grades of

C or higher

DESCRIPTION Introduction to various parallel and

distributed computing paradigms,

algorithms, architectures, programming

environments, and tools. Hands-on

programming on both shared-memory

and message-passing parallel

architectures.

700


10/14

CSC 4320 Operating Systems

CREDIT HOURS 4.0


DESCRIPTION Introduction to operating systems

concepts. Topics may include

multiprogramming, resources allocation

and management, and their

implementation.

CSC 4330 Programming Language

Concepts

CREDIT HOURS 4.0


C or higher

DESCRIPTION Fundamental programming language

concepts, including syntax versus

semantics, binding time, scopes, and

storage management.

CSC 4340 Introduction to Compilers

CREDIT HOURS 4.0


DESCRIPTION Survey of topics related to compiler

design, including parsing, table

processing, code generation, and

optimization.

CSC 4350 Software Engineering-CTW

CREDIT HOURS 4.0


DESCRIPTION Techniques used in large scale scientific

or technical software development,

including requirements analysis,

specification, systems design,

implementation, testing, validation,

verification, and maintenance. Serves as

one of the two Critical Thinking

Through Writing (CTW) courses

required of all computer science majors.

CSC 4370 Web Programming

CREDIT HOURS 4.0


DESCRIPTION The course introduces the student to

programming techniques required to

develop Web applications. Topics

include: HTML forms, JavaScript,

Servlets and Java Server Pages, PHP andMySQL, Web access to Oracle databases,

and XML.

CSC 4380 Windowing Systems

Programming

CREDIT HOURS 4.0


DESCRIPTION Development of application software

within windowed environments.

Concepts of programming including

graphical user interfaces, event-driven

architectures, and object- oriented

language programming with an

application programming interface.

CSC 4510 Automata

CREDIT HOURS 4.0

PREREQUISITES CSC 2510 with grade of C or higherDESCRIPTION Theory of computing devices and the

languages they recognize.

CSC 4520 Design and Analysis of

Algorithms

CREDIT HOURS 4.0


of C or higher

DESCRIPTION Techniques for designing efficient

algorithms; analysis of algorithms; lower

bound arguments; algorithms for sorting,

selection, graphs, and string matching.

701


11/14

CSC 4610 Numerical Analysis I

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES MATH 2215 with grade of C or higher

and the ability to program in a high-level

language

DESCRIPTION (Same as MATH 4610.) Nature of error;

iteration; techniques for nonlinear

systems; zeros of functions;interpolation; numerical differentiation;

Newton-Cotes formulae for definite

integrals; computer implementation of

algorithms.

CSC 4620 Numerical Analysis II

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES MATH 3030 or MATH 3435 with grade

of C or higher and the ability to program

in a high-level language

DESCRIPTION (Same as MATH 4620.) Gaussian

Elimination for linear systems; least

squares; Taylor, predictor-corrector and

Runge-Kutta methods for solving

ordinary differential equations; boundary

value problems; partial differential

equations.

CSC 4630 Introduction to MatlabProgramming

CREDIT HOURS 4.0

DESCRIPTION This course is designed to give science

majors experience with the Matlab

programming language. Matlab is used

for scientific applications involving

images, sound, and other signals. No

previous programming experience is

needed.

CSC 4650 Introduction to Bioinformatics

CREDIT HOURS 4.0

PREREQUISITES CSC 3410, BIOL 1103K, and CHEM

1211K with grades of C or higher

DESCRIPTION The explosion in biological knowledge

due to various genome projects and other

high-throughput techniques has created

entirely new fields and industries, and aneed for trained computational biologists

who are familiar with Biology, Statistics,

and Computer Science. This course will

introduce principles underlying current

techniques in the analysis of different

kinds of biological data. Topics include:

sequence alignment, database searching,

microarrays, structure analysis, and

phylogenetic tree algorithms.

CSC 4710 Database Systems

CREDIT HOURS 4.0


DESCRIPTION An introduction to the fundamental

concepts and principles that underlie the

relational model of data. Topics include

formal query languages; SQL; query

optimization; relational database design

theory; physical database design,

integrity, security, and concurrency

control.

CSC 4720 Human-Computer Interaction

CREDIT HOURS 4.0


DESCRIPTION Techniques and methodologies for

development of user interfaces in

software systems; topics include

interaction styles, interaction devices,

user documentation, and interfaceassessment.

702


12/14

CSC 4730 Data Visualization

CREDIT HOURS 4.0

PREREQUISITES for computer science majors, CSC 2310

with grade of C or higher; for all other

majors, consent of instructor

DESCRIPTION Data visualization is about displaying

data in visual forms such as charts,

diagrams, or 3D models. This course istargeted towards students who are

interested in using data visualization in

their work as well as those who are

interested in developing visualization

systems. Topics include the theoretical

basis (e.g. Gestalt theory, visual

attention, visual complexity theories),

visualization techniques (e.g. interactive

maps, time series charts, scatterplot

maps, trees, networks, graphs, etc.), and

visualization tools (e.g. Google Chart

Tools, Processing). Students will learnbasic visualization principles, how to

choose the right kind of display for

specific purposes, and how to provide

interactive features for the user interface.

CSC 4740 Data Mining

CREDIT HOURS 4.0


DESCRIPTION Introduction to basic data miningtechniques (such as association rules

mining, cluster analysis, and

classification methods) and their

applications (such as Web data mining,

biomedical data mining and security).

CSC 4810 Artificial Intelligence

CREDIT HOURS 4.0


C or higher

DESCRIPTION An overview of techniques and

methodologies in the field of artificial

intelligence. Topics may include search

strategies, problem solving, natural

language processing, logic and deduction,

memory models, learning, expert

systems, knowledge representation, and

robotics.

CSC 4820 Interactive Computer Graphics

CREDIT HOURS 4.0


DESCRIPTION This course covers interactive 3D

computer graphics techniques such as

geometry modeling, transformation,

lighting, texture mapping, graphics

processing unit, shader, and userinteraction.

CSC 4821 Fundamentals of Game Design

CREDIT HOURS 4.0


DESCRIPTION Covers major aspects of game design

such as challenges, gameplay, actions,

core mechanics, worlds, characters, game

balancing, user interfaces, and gamegenres.

CSC 4840 Computer Graphics Imaging

CREDIT HOURS 4.0

DESCRIPTION (Same as GRD 4840 and FILM 4840.)

Study the theories, techniques and tools

for creating 3D graphics content. Topics

include 3D modeling, camera, lighting,

materials, texture mapping, physicsbased modeling, basic animation, and

rendering techniques (such as tracing

and radiosity).

CSC 4841 Computer Animation

CREDIT HOURS 4.0

DESCRIPTION The basics of three-dimensional

computer animation including 3D

modeling, lighting, texture mapping, key

framing, character animation, rigid andsoft body dynamics, particles, cloth, hair,

fluid, etc.

703


13/14

CSC 4870 Honors Thesis: Research

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES consent of the instructor and Honors

Program director

DESCRIPTION Readings or research preparatory to

honors thesis or project.

CSC 4880 Honors Thesis: Writing

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES CSC 4870 and consent of the instructor

and Honors Program director

DESCRIPTION Writing or production of honors thesis or

project.

CSC 4920 Senior Project ICREDIT HOURS 2.0

PREREQUISITES CSC 3320, CSC 4210, and CSC 4350

with grades of C or higher; Consent of

instructor may override the prerequisites

in special circumstances

DESCRIPTION This course is meant to be the first part

of two senior project classes. Students

who enroll in this class are expected to

enroll in the second part the following

semester. Students will work as a team

on a project, including planning theproject, assigning roles, creating a time-

line, literature research, acquiring

equipment, and hardware and/or

software design.

CSC 4921 Senior Project II

CREDIT HOURS 2.0


DESCRIPTION CSC 4921 consists of finishing the

project from CSC 4920, followed by

testing, revision, improvements, and

further documentation. At the end of the

semester, the team will turn in acomprehensive report detailing the

project, its progress, evaluation, results,

interpretation of the results, and

conclusions. This report may be twice

the size of the previous semester's report,

since it will likely include much of the

first report. Also, the team is expected to

explain and demonstrate the project.

CSC 4940Computer Science Internship


DESCRIPTION This course will require students to

document and present the project they

worked on during their internship.

Students are able to register for the

course at most 2 times for a maximum

total of 4 credit hours to count towards

their degree.

CSC 4982 Undergraduate Research inComputer Science

CREDIT HOURS 3.0

PREREQUISITES at least 12 upper-division hours in

computer science

DESCRIPTION Authorization required. Independent

investigation of topics of common

interest to student and instructor.

CSC 4995 Directed Readings B.I.S.-CTW


DESCRIPTION Directed Readings designed for Bachelor

of Interdisciplinary Studies students.

This course may satisfy the junior and/or

senior-level Critical Thinking Through

Writing requirements.

704


14/14

CSC 4998 Selected Topics


PREREQUISITES consent of instructor

DESCRIPTION No more than six credit hours may be

applied toward the major. May be

repeated if topics are different.

Catálogo de Cursos - SI e Ciência da Computação 2014

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