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Courses

 

Communication
  

  • COMM 652 - Communication and Persuasion (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    COMMUNICATION AND PERSUASION
    Component: Lecture
    An examination of how influence is created and resisted through communication in various settings, including personal relationships, public relations, advertising and political campaigns. Emphasis on contemporary theories of persuasion and attitude change, with applications to the various content areas studied.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: Open to graduate students only.
  

  • COMM 653 - Health Communication (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    HEALTH COMMUNICATION
    Component: Lecture
    Examines theories and methods for studying relationships between media and health such as media portrayals of health issues; public engagements with health info and technologies; and the role of media in health promotion.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: Graduate Students.
  

  • COMM 654 - Children and the Mass Media (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    CHILDREN AND THE MASS MEDIA
    Component: Lecture
    Mass media research and theory as they relate to children. Substantive areas include children’s use and comprehension of media, content of children’s television programming, television and the family, children and advertising, and the media’s contribution to social values and roles.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: Open to graduate students only.
  

  • COMM 656 - Communication in Organizations (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    COMM IN ORGANIZATIONS
    Component: Lecture
    An introduction to concepts and research related to communication processes in organizational settings. Both traditional and interpretive approaches are emphasized.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: Open to graduate students only.
  

  • COMM 658 - Science Communication (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
    Component: Lecture
    Examines how scientists communicate with journalists and citizens; how news and entertainment media present science and scientists; how messages about science shape public perceptions; and how citizens engage with scientific issues.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: Graduate students.
  

  • COMM 664 - Internship (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    INTERNSHIP
    Component: Lecture
    Provides the student with practical, on-the-job training in the field of his or her interest, i.e., interpersonal, mass media, public relations or organizational communication.
    Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 6 Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: Open to graduate students only.
  

  • COMM 666 - SPECIAL PROBLEM (1 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • COMM 667 - SEMINAR (1 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • COMM 670 - Media Theory (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    MEDIA THEORY
    Component: Lecture
    Examination of theories of mass communication focusing upon media, society and the individual; sociocultural influences; the social context of the broadcast media; theories relating to effects of media violence; personal influence; social learning theory; diffusion theory; and media effects.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: Open to Communication graduate students only.
  

  • COMM 676 - Social Media and Communication (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    SOCIAL MEDIA AND COMMUNCIATION
    Component: Lecture
    Focus on how and why people use social media. Various social media platforms will be explored and their effect on communicative processes will be examined.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: Graduate students only.
  

  • COMM 685 - Analysis of Face-to-Face Communication (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    ANALYSIS OF FACE-TO-FACE COMM
    Component: Lecture
    An examination of methods for analyzing face-to-face interaction, message construction, and message interpretation.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: Open to graduate students only.
  

  • COMM 686 - Multimedia Literacy (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    MULTIMEDIA LITERACY
    Component: Lecture
    Defines multimedia and discusses the impact it is having on society. Surveys applications across the curriculum and reflects on the effects of multimedia on current teaching practice. Provides a multimedia toolbox and shows how to use it to create and publish multimedia applications on the Internet. Discusses multimedia frontiers, emerging technology, and societal issues including human impact, regulation, copyright, fair use, equity, cost and universal access.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with EDUC 685 .
  

  • COMM 869 - Master’s Thesis (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    MASTER’S THESIS
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 6 Grading Basis: Student Option

Communication Sciences and Disorders
  

  • CSCD 610 - FNDN of Clinical Practice I (2cr.)

    Credit(s): 2
    FNDN OF CLINICAL PRACTICE I
    Component: Lecture
    Basic concepts of clinical practice, including models of diagnosis, fundamentals of clinical data collection and measurement, treatment planning, professional writing. principles and procedures underlying assessment, remediation and documentation activities.
    Allowed Units: 2 Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: Open only to SLP majors.
  

  • CSCD 611 - Lang Disorders in Children (Birth to 5) (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    LANG DIS IN CHILDREN (0-5)
    Component: Lecture
    Assessment and intervention strategies for children ages birth to 5 years with semantic, pragmatic, and morphosyntactic receptive and expressive problems deficits Language differences and disorders in various populations are covered, as well as means of assessment and intervention.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: Open to SLP majors.
  

  • CSCD 612 - Neurogenic Disorders: Foundation (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    NEUROGENIC DIS: FOUNDATION
    Component: Lecture
    Overview of acquired neurogenic language disorders and the ways in which these disorders have historically been described and explained. Course provides a review of the neural basis for communicative behaviors. Approaches to diagnosis and treatment of adult language disorders from structural to functional models are discussed.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CSCD 613 - Phonological Disorders (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    PHONOLOGICAL DISORDERS
    Component: Lecture
    Current theoretical approaches to phonological analysis and typical phonological acquisition applied to assessment and intervention with children who have phonological disorders. Practice with formal and informal phonological analysis procedures.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CSCD 620 - Foundations of Clinical Practice II (2cr.)

    Credit(s): 2
    FNDT OF CLINICAL PRACTICE II
    Component: Lecture
    Advanced concepts of clinical practice, including principles of human behavior change, generalization, transfer and maintenance, ethical practice, insurance and reimbursement of services, ethics, and counseling techniques as they relate to individuals with speech, language, and hearing disorders, federal and state legislative acts and practices. Students address practical and current issues necessary for ethical and informed professional services in the field of speech-language pathology.
    Allowed Units: 2 Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CSCD 621 - Fluency Disorders (2cr.)

    Credit(s): 2
    FLUENCY DISORDERS
    Component: Lecture
    Theoretical perspectives on the nature of stuttering, including onset and development, and maintenance of disfluent speech; differentiation of normal vs. stuttered disfluencies; approaches to assessment and intervention across age range, settings, and severity levels; familial considerations, counseling, and environmental modifications; treatment principles.
    Allowed Units: 2 Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CSCD 622 - Lang Disorders in Children-School Age (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    LANG DIS CHILDREN-SCHOOL AGE
    Component: Lecture
    A review of research in oral and written language development of school-age children; and contemporary literature on management of language disorders of school age children and adolescents. Emphasis on assessment and service delivery models; classroom management; and teaching, adaption, and implementation of IEPs.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CSCD 623 - Neurogenic Dis of Language: Management (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    NEUROGENIC DIS OF LANG:MNGMT
    Component: Lecture
    Overview of communication disorders secondary to acquired brain damage in adults; focus on aphasia, communication disorders arising from dementia, right hemisphere stroke, traumatic brain injuries; general principles of diagnosis and intervention across a variety of settings, with consideration given to the present climate of health care and functional outcomes.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CSCD 624 - Dysphagia (2cr.)

    Credit(s): 2
    DYSPHAGIA
    Component: Lecture
    Presents information on the anatomy, physiology, and neural bases of normal swallowing, the various diseases that can affect swallowing function, the nature of swallowing dysfunction and ways to assess it, and treatment options for patients with swallowing disorders.
    Allowed Units: 2 Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CSCD 625 - Voice and Resonance Disorders (2cr.)

    Credit(s): 2
    VOICE AND RESONANCE DISORDERS
    Component: Lecture
    Basic foundations for management of voice disorders. Techniques applicable to children and adults with disorders of voice, both functional and organic in origin.
    Allowed Units: 2 Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CSCD 626 - Augmentative and Alternative Comm (1cr.)

    Credit(s): 1
    AUGMENTATIVE ALTERNATIVE COMM
    Component: Lecture
    Approaches to development of alternate modes of communication for individuals with significant motor, cognitive, and/or perceptual disabilities. System design (hardware and software) useful in building augmentative and alternative communication devices for the profoundly impaired.
    Allowed Units: 1 Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CSCD 627 - Comm in Autism Spectrum Disorders (1cr.)

    Credit(s): 1
    COMM IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DIS
    Component: Lecture
    Basic theories and principles associated with communication assessment and intervention for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders are addressed.
    Allowed Units: 1 Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CSCD 628 - Aural Rehabilitation (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    AURAL REHABILITATION
    Component: Lecture
    Theory, procedures for assessment, (re)habilitation of speech, hearing, and language deficits of people with hearing impairment.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CSCD 650 - Clinical Practicum Seminar (0cr.)

    Credit(s): 0
    CLINICAL PRACTICUM SEMINAR
    Component: Discussion
    Course is taken concurrently with CSCD 651  and is intended to provide a forum for peer discussion of theoretical and clinical issues related to the management of patients seen in the clinic. Emphasis on evidence-based practice, clinical writing, and ethical/professional issues.
    Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 0 Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
    COREQ: CSCD 651 . RESTRICTIONS: Open to SLP majors.
  

  • CSCD 651 - Clinical Practicum (1 to 3cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-3
    CLINICAL PRACTICUM
    Component: Clinical
    Student clinicians provide intervention to communicatively impaired clients, under supervision of a certified speech language pathologists at the university speech-language- hearing clinic. Focus on planning, staffing, implementation, modification, and outcomes assessment of evaluation and intervention procedures with clients and their families.
    Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 9 Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
    COREQ: CSCD 650 . RESTRICTIONS: Open only to SLP majors. May be repeated up to nine credits.
  

  • CSCD 710 - Foundations of Clinical Practice III (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    FNDT OF CLINICAL PRACTICE III
    Component: Lecture
    A continuation of Foundations I and II and will expand students knowledge and understanding of research methods in communication sciences Focus is on scientific principles, ethical use of human participants, animal subjects and responsible conduct of research principles, and evaluation of scientific evidence. Student will begin developing their evidence-brief.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CSCD 610  and CSCD 620 .
  

  • CSCD 711 - Neurogenic Disorders of Speech (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    NEUROGENIC DISORDERS OF SPEECH
    Component: Lecture
    Review of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of brain motor systems. Characteristics of the dysarthrias and apraxia in children and adults due to congenital or acquired etiologies, including degenerative diseases. Focus on diagnosis and prognosis, and development of treatment goals.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CSCD 712 - Mngmt of Linguistically Diverse Pop. (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    MNGMT OF CLD POPULATIONS
    Component: Lecture
    Intended for students who intend to practice as bilingual speech-language pathologists. Fluency in language other than English is required. Course will review linguistic and cultural variations in language acquisition and child socialization across cultural and linguistically diverse populations. Course focus is on assessment and treatment of communication disorders in individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse groups.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CSCD 713 - Seminar: Special Topics (2cr.)

    Credit(s): 2
    SEMINAR: SPECIAL TOPICS
    Component: Lecture
    Lecture-discussion with or without laboratory component on current topics in normal aspects of communication or identification, treatment and research in speech-language pathology and audiology.
    Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 8 Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: May be repeated for eight credits.
  

  • CSCD 714 - Directed Research (1 to 3cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-3
    DIRECTED RESEARCH
    Component: Independent Study
    Supervised laboratory experience in conducting research in communication sciences and disorders.
    Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: May be repeated for three credits.
  

  • CSCD 715 - Proseminar (1cr.)

    Credit(s): 1
    PROSEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Presentation of research ideas, results by faculty, students. Variable content. Speakers from the SLP program, other areas of the university and the general professional community present issues of concern to speech-language pathologists. Objectives 1. Student will demonstrate knowledge of basic human communication and swallowing processes, including their biological, neurological, acoustic, psychological, developmental, and linguistic and cultural bases 2. Student will demonstrate knowledge of the nature of speech, language, hearing, and communication disorders and differences and swallowing disorders, including their etiologies, characteristics, anatomical/physiological, acoustic, psychological, developmental, and linguistic and cultural correlates. 3. Student will demonstrate knowledge of the process used in research and the integration of research principles into evidence-based practice.
    Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 2 Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
    RESTRICTIONS: May be repeated for two credits.
  

  • CSCD 750 - Adv Clinical Practicum Sem (0cr.)

    Credit(s): 0
    ADV CLINICAL PRACTICUM SEM
    Component: Discussion
    Course is taken concurrently with CSCD 751  and is intended to provide a forum for peer discussion of theoretical and clinical issues related to the management of patients seen in schools or health facilities. Emphasis on evidence-based practice, clinical writing, and ethical/professional issues.
    Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 0 Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
    COREQ: CSCD 751 . RESTRICTIONS: Open to graduate students in the MA program in SLP.
  

  • CSCD 751 - Advanced Clinical Practicum (4cr.)

    Credit(s): 4
    ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICUM
    Component: Clinical
    Supervised practicum in health care facility or school setting.
    Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 8 Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
    COREQ: CSCD 750 . RESTRICTIONS: Restricted to students in the MA in SLP. May be repeated for eight credits.
  

  • CSCD 780 - Comp Academic-Clinical Proj (1cr.)

    Credit(s): 1
    COMP ACADEMIC-CLINICAL PROJ
    Component: Independent Study
    Comprehensive evidence-based project.
    Allowed Units: 1 Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
  

  • CSCD 869 - Thesis. (1 to 3cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-3
    THESIS
    Component: Independent Study
    Thesis course.
    Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
    RESTRICTIONS: SLP MAJOR.

Comparative Literature
  

  • CMLT 566 - SPECIAL PROBLEM (1 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CMLT 567 - SEMINAR (1 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CMLT 666 - SPECIAL PROBLEM (1 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CMLT 667 - SEMINAR (1 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CMLT 866 - SPECIAL PROBLEM (1 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CMLT 867 - SEMINAR (1 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable: Y Grading Basis: Student Option

Computer and Information Sciences
  

  • BINF 690 - Programming for Bioinformatics (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    PROGRAMMING FOR BIOINFORMATICS
    Component: Lecture
    Examines principles of computer programming using Python language. Explores basic technique, syntax, best practices, advance programming concepts and basic algorithm designs through series of lectures, assignments and projects framed within the context of bioinformatics. Designed to teach Python to all levels, from beginner to experienced programmer.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CISC 567 - SEMINAR (1 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CISC 601 - Elements of the Theory of Computation (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    ELEMENTS OF THRY OF COMPUTATN
    Component: Lecture
    General models of computation, formal languages and automata theory, and algorithmic unsolvability
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: A course in which the student was required to prove theorems RESTRICTIONS: Credit cannot be received for both CISC401 and CISC601.
  

  • CISC 604 - Logic in Computer Science (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    LOGIC IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
    Component: Lecture
    Formal introduction to first-order logic with emphasis on its relevance to computer science. Syntax, semantics, models, formal proofs and results on soundness, consistency, completeness, compactness and undecidability. Automated theorem proving also covered.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC304 equivalent. RESTRICTIONS: Credit cannot be received for both CISC604 and CISC404.
  

  • CISC 611 - Software Process Management (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    SOFTWARE PROCESS MANAGEMENT
    Component: Lecture
    Software management studies processes and concepts for planning and monitoring all software life-cycle phases. Topics include management models and structures, project planning including scheduling, effort estimation and risk management, project personnel and organization, project control (monitoring, measurement, correction and performance standards), software configuration management, and process description languages and tools.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with CPEG 611 .
  

  • CISC 612 - Software Design (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    SOFTWARE DESIGN
    Component: Lecture
    Key software design concepts are introduced. Topics include basic design concepts, principles of good design, design strategies, software architecture and styles of architectural design, and design and architectural notations and languages. Detailed design, including design patterns and component design are also covered. Implementation issues that affect the design, including design support tools and tools for analyzing designs are discussed.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with CPEG 612 .
  

  • CISC 613 - Software Requirements Engineering (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ENGG.
    Component: Lecture
    Rigorous methods to elicit, analyze, and specify the requirements of a software system. The tasks range from identifying stakeholders and their goals producing a precise software specification document. Topics may include data flow diagrams, use cases, UML sequence and collaboration diagrams, finite state machines, requirements for real-time and concurrent systems, entity-relationship diagrams, and logic-based specifications, as well as the analysis of specifications for consistency and completeness.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with CPEG 613 .
    Course Typically Offered: Fall
  

  • CISC 614 - Formal Methods in Software Engineering (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    FORMAL METHODS SOFTWARE ENG
    Component: Lecture
    Formal approaches to the specification, verification, and design of software systems. Topics include representing programs as transition systems; liveness and safety properties; state space reachability; explicit, symbolic and automata-based model checking; temporal logics; symbolic execution; automated theorem-proving; and relational calculus. Learn to use state-of-the-art tools based on these methods, such as the model checker Spin.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with CPEG 614 . RESTRICTIONS: Credit cannot be received for both CISC614 and CISC414.
  

  • CISC 615 - Software Testing and Maintenance (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    SOFTWARE TESTING AND MAINT
    Component: Lecture
    Study of software testing and maintenance methodologies for modern software. Topics include approaches to automatic test case generation, test oracles, test coverage analysis, regression testing, program understanding, and software maintenance tools. A primary focus will be automation in software testing and maintenance approaches.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with CPEG 615 .
  

  • CISC 621 - Algorithm Design and Analysis (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    ALGORITHM DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
    Component: Lecture
    Emphasis on developing expertise in the design and analysis of algorithms. Equal importance given to techniques and specific algorithms. Particular topics include advanced data structures, graph algorithms, disjoint set manipulation, sorting and selection, amortized analysis, NP-completeness, and matrix and polynomial multiplication.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: Undergraduate algorithms and discrete math courses
  

  • CISC 636 - Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    COMP BIOL AND BIOINFORMATICS
    Component: Lecture
    Concepts, methodologies, and tools in bioinformatics. Abstraction of biological problems for computational solutions. Genome sequencing and assembly, bio-sequence analysis and comparison and database search, dynamics programming, hidden Markov models, and phylogenetic trees.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC220 or permission of instructor. RESTRICTIONS: Credit can not be earned for both CISC636 and CISC436.
  

  • CISC 637 - Database Systems (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    DATABASE SYSTEMS
    Component: Lecture
    Physical and logical organization of databases. Data retrieval languages, relational database languages, security and integrity, concurrency, distributed databases.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC220 and CISC304 or equivalent RESTRICTIONS: Credit cannot be received for both CISC637 and CISC437.
  

  • CISC 640 - Computer Graphics (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    COMPUTER GRAPHICS
    Component: Lecture
    Computer graphics technology, two- and three-dimensional systems, graphics software systems, modeling and object hierarchy, and animation.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC220 or equivalent COREQ: CISC320 recommended RESTRICTIONS: Credit cannot be received for both CISC640 and CISC440.
  

  • CISC 642 - Introduction to Computer Vision (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    INTRO TO COMPUTER VISION
    Component: Lecture
    An introduction to the analysis of images and video in order to recognize, reconstruct, model, and otherwise infer static and dynamic properties of objects in the three-dimensional world. Studies the geometry of image formation; basic concepts in image processing such as smoothing, edge and feature detection, color, and texture; segmentation; shape representation including deformable templates; stereo vision; motion estimation and tracking; techniques for 3-D reconstruction; image registration methods.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC220 equivalent RESTRICTIONS: Credit cannot be received for both CISC 442 and CISC 642.
  

  • CISC 650 - Computer Networks II (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    COMPUTER NETWORKS II
    Component: Lecture
    Foundation principles, architectures, and techniques employed in computer and communication networks. Focuses on mechanisms used in TCP/IP protocol suite. Topics include connection management, end-to-end reliable data transfer, sliding window protocols, quality of service, flow control, congestion control, routing, LANs, framing, error control, analog versus digital transmission, packet versus circuit switching, multiplexing.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with CPEG 651 , ELEG 651 . PREREQ: An undergraduate level course in computer architecture and operating systems. RESTRICTIONS: Knowledge of probability and statistics recommended. Credit cannot be received for CISC650 and any of the following courses: CIS250, CPEG419, CIS450, ELEG 651 .
    Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
  

  • CISC 651 - Data Compression in Multimedia (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    DATA COMPRESSION IN MULTIMEDIA
    Component: Lecture
    Important approaches to data and multimedia compression. Lossless techniques: Huffman, dictionary, arithmetic, run length, Lossless applications: GIF, lossless JPEG, Unix compress, facsimile. Lossy techniques: scalar/vector quantization, differential/subband/transform/wavelet encoding. Lossy applications: JPEG, JPEG200, MPEG, MP3.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC220, MATH210, MATH241, MATH205, or equivalent. RESTRICTIONS: Credit cannot be received for both CISC651 and CISC451.
  

  • CISC 653 - Simulation of Computer Networks (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    SIMULATION OF COMP NETWORKS
    Component: Lecture
    Modeling and computer simulation of discrete systems using discrete event simulation techniques. Application to the performance evaluation and modeling of computer networks and networking protocols. Study and use of simulation systems such as OPNET, Qualnet, and ns-2.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC450 or CISC 650 . RESTRICTIONS: Credit cannot be received for both CISC653 and CISC453.
  

  • CISC 659 - Topics in Communications, Distributed Computing and Networks (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    TPCS:NETWORKS DIST’D COMPUTING
    Component: Lecture
    Contents vary to coincide with the interests of students and faculty.
    Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 12 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC 650   RESTRICTIONS: Credit cannot be received for both CISC659 and CISC459.
  

  • CISC 662 - Computer Systems: Architecture (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    COMPUTER SYSTEMS: ARCHITECTURE
    Component: Lecture
    Recent advances in computer architecture and their impact on architectural design. Multicomputer and multiprocessor architectures. Parallel machines.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC360 or equivalent RESTRICTIONS: Credit cannot be received for both CISC662 and CISC462.
  

  • CISC 663 - Operating Systems (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    OPERATING SYSTEMS
    Component: Lecture
    Comparison and analysis of strategies for the management of memory, processors, I/O devices and file systems.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC260 or equivalent
  

  • CISC 664 - Introduction to Network Security (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    INTRODUCTION TO NETWORK SECURI
    Component: Lecture
    Detailed, in-depth overview of pressing network security problems and discusses potential solutions. Covers a broad variety of security topics, such as cryptography, authentication, denial-of-service attacks, worms, viruses, etc. Lecture and optional reading provide background information on the key network security concepts, and course projects create opportunity to exercise concepts learned in class.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC450 or CISC 650 . RESTRICTIONS: Credit cannot be received for both CISC664 and CISC464.
  

  • CISC 665 - Introduction to Cybersecurity (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    INTRODUCTION TO CYBERSECURITY
    Component: Lecture
    Introduction to computer and network security and covers the foundation security policies and methods to provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as well as cryptography, auditing, and user security. Topics are reinforced with hands-on exercises run in a virtual machine environment.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Standard Grading
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with CPEG 665 .
  

  • CISC 666 - Special Problem (1 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CISC 667 - SEMINAR (1 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CISC 670 - Programming Languages (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
    Component: Lecture
    Selection, use and implementation of appropriate language(s) for given problems. Syntax, semantics, pragmatics, parameter passing and abstract data types.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC303 or equivalent. RESTRICTIONS: Credit cannot be received for both CISC670 and CISC470.
  

  • CISC 672 - Compiler Construction (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    COMPILER CONSTRUCTION
    Component: Lecture
    Advanced design and implementation of programming language translators. Emphasis on parsing methods, run-time, storage management techniques, code generation and optimization.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC320 or equivalent, and CISC 601  recommended. RESTRICTIONS: Undergraduates must obtain instructor’s permission. Credit cannot be received for both CISC672 and CISC471.
  

  • CISC 675 - Software Engineering Principles and Practices (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
    Component: Lecture
    Understand and apply a complete modern software engineeringprocess. Topics include requirements analysis, specification, design,implementation, verification, and project management. Real-life teamprojects cover all aspects of software development lifecycle, from requirements to acceptance testing. Use of formal methods in the specification, design, and verification of software will be explored.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: By permission of instructor only. RESTRICTIONS: Credit cannot be received for both CISC475 and CISC675.
  

  • CISC 681 - Artificial Intelligence (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
    Component: Lecture
    Programming techniques for problems not amenable to algorithmic solutions. Problem formulation, search strategies, state spaces, applications of logic, knowledge representation, planning and application areas.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with CGSC 681 . PREREQ: CISC220 and CISC304 or equivalent. RESTRICTIONS: Credit cannot be received for both CISC681 and CISC481.
  

  • CISC 683 - Introduction to Data Mining (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    INTRODUCTION TO DATA MINING
    Component: Lecture
    Concepts, techniques, and algorithms for mining large data sets to discover structural patterns that can be used to make subsequent predictions. Emphasis on practical approaches and empirical evaluation. Use of a workbench of data mining tools, such as the Weka toolkit.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: Credit cannot be received for both CISC683 and CISC483.
  

  • CISC 684 - Introduction to Machine Learning (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    MACHINE LEARNING
    Component: Lecture
    Development of methods to learn to solve a task using examples. Explore different machine learning algorithms/techniques and discuss their strengths and weaknesses and situations they are or are not suited for.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with BINF 684 . PREREQ: Basic background in probability and statistics. RESTRICTIONS: Credit cannot be received for both CISC484 and CISC684.
  

  • CISC 689 - Topics: Artificial Intelligence (3 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 3-12
    TPCS:ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
    Component: Lecture
    Contents vary to coincide with the interests of students and faculty.
    Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 12 Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with BINF 689 . PREREQ: CISC 681   RESTRICTIONS: Credit cannot be received for both CISC689 and CISC489.
  

  • CISC 691 - Software Engineering Practicum (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PRACTICUM
    Component: Laboratory
    Technical practicum guided by the individual student’s interests. The student will contribute a significant software engineering project either on campus or in association with an off-campus private business or government agency. Must be arranged with, and approved in advance by, a CIS or ECE faculty member.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with CPEG 691 .
  

  • CISC 699 - Graduate Internship (1cr.)

    Credit(s): 1
    GRADUATE INTERNSHIP
    Component: Independent Study
    On-the-job experience performing technical computer science related work.
    Allowed Units: 1 Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
    RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of the instructor.
  

  • CISC 844 - Computational Biomedicine (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    COMPUTATIONAL BIOMEDICINE
    Component: Lecture
    Survey methods and approaches in algorithms, statistics and machine learning, along with their current applications in bio- and medical- informatics.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with BMEG 844 . RESTRICTIONS: Should have some background in basic probability and statistics, and background in computing (algorithms). For students outside CIS, Biomedical Engineering or Bioinformatics, permission from the instructor.
  

  • CISC 849 - Advanced Topics in Computer Applications (3 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 3-12
    ADV TPCS:COMPUTER APPLICATN
    Component: Lecture
    Contents vary to coincide with the interests of students and faculty.
    Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 12 Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor.
  

  • CISC 850 - Financial Services Analytics Seminar (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    FIN SERVICES ANALYTICS SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Concentrated study on selected areas in Financial Services Analytics.
    Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 6 Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with FSAN 850 . RESTRICTIONS: 6 credits of this class is required in the Financial Services Analytics PhD program.
  

  • CISC 852 - Computer Network Performance (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    COMPUTER NETWORK PERFORMANCE
    Component: Lecture
    Performance analysis of computer networks and network protocols. Introduction to queuing theory, stochastic processes, Markov chains, and various queuing models. Open and closed queuing networks. Analysis of ARQ retransmission strategies, multi-access communication, routing, flow control, and congestion control schemes.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC 650  or equivalent.
  

  • CISC 853 - Network Management (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    NETWORK MANAGEMENT
    Component: Lecture
    Introduction to network management concepts. Network management architectures and protocols: the Internet and OSI frameworks, management functionalities, management domains and objects, protocols and services (SNMP, CMIS/P). Design of management agents and clients. Concepts of performance management, fault management, configuration management and other management applications.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC 650 .
  

  • CISC 859 - Advanced Topics in Communications, Distributed Computing Networks (3 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 3-12
    TPCS:ADV NETWORKS DSTD COMPUTG
    Component: Lecture
    Contents vary to coincide with the interests of students and faculty.
    Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 12 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC 650 .
  

  • CISC 866 - Special Problem (1 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CISC 867 - SEMINAR (1 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CISC 868 - Research (1 to 9cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-9
    RESEARCH
    Component: Research
    Upper-level graduate research oriented toward a student’s potential master’s thesis or Ph.D. dissertation.
    Repeatable: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CISC 869 - Master’s Thesis (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    MASTER’S THESIS
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • CISC 879 - Advanced Topics in Architecture and Software Systems (3 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 3-12
    TPCS:ADV ARCH/SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
    Component: Lecture
    Contents vary to coincide with the interests of students and faculty.
    Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 12 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC 662  or CISC 663 .
  

  • CISC 882 - Natural Language Processing (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING
    Component: Lecture
    Introduction to computational models of syntax, semantics and pragmatics for natural language understanding. Emphasis on design of English interfaces to data bases and ill-formed input.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC 681 .
  

  • CISC 886 - Multi-Agent Systems (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS
    Component: Lecture
    Introduction to the field of Multi-Agent Systems, examining issues that arise when groups of self-interested or cooperating autonomous agents interact to solve shared problems. Issues include reasoning about the knowledge and beliefs of other agents, communication and negotiation, computational organization, coordination and control.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC 681  or equivalent.
  

  • CISC 889 - Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence (3 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 3-12
    TPCS:ADV ARTIF INTELLIGENCE
    Component: Lecture
    Contents vary to coincide with the interests of students and faculty.
    Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 12 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CISC 681 .
  

  • CISC 890 - Colloquium: Computer Science (0cr.)

    Credit(s): 0
    COLLOQUIUM: COMPUTER SCIENCE
    Component: Lecture
    Weekly lectures by faculty and visiting researchers provide a broad overview of the scope as well as an insight into significant results of current research in computer science.
    Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 0 Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
  

  • CISC 964 - Pre-Candidacy Study (3 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 3-12
    PRE-CANDIDACY STUDY
    Component: Independent Study
    Research and readings in preparation of dissertation topic and/or qualifying examinations for doctoral students before admission to candidacy but after completion of all required course work.
    Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 12 Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
    RESTRICTIONS: Not open to students who have been admitted to candidacy.
  

  • CISC 969 - Doctoral Dissertation (1 to 12cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-12
    DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable: Y Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass

Computer Engineering
  

  • CPEG 611 - Software Process Management (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    SOFTWARE PROCESS MANAGEMENT
    Component: Lecture
    Software management studies processes and concepts for planning and monitoring all software life-cycle phases. Topics include management models and structures, project planning including scheduling, effort estimation and risk management, project personnel and organization, project control (monitoring, measurement, correction and performance standards), software configuration management, and process description languages and tools.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with CISC 611 .
  

  • CPEG 612 - Software Design (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    SOFTWARE DESIGN
    Component: Lecture
    Key software design concepts are introduced. Topics include basic design concepts, principles of good design, design strategies, software architecture and styles of architectural design, and design and architectural notations and languages. Detailed design, including design patterns and component design are also covered. Implementation issues that affect the design, including design support tools and tools for analyzing designs are discussed.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with CISC 612 .
  

  • CPEG 613 - Software Requirements Engineering (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ENGG.
    Component: Lecture
    Rigorous methods to elicit, analyze, and specify the requirements of a software system. The tasks range from identifying stakeholders and their goals producing a precise software specification document. Topics may include data flow diagrams, use cases, UML sequence and collaboration diagrams, finite state machines, requirements for real-time and concurrent systems, entity-relationship diagrams, and logic-based specifications, as well as the analysis of specifications for consistency and completeness.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with CISC 613 .
  

  • CPEG 614 - Formal Methods in Software Engineering (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    FORMAL METHODS SOFTWARE ENG
    Component: Lecture
    Formal approaches to the specification, verification, and design of software systems. Topics include representing programs as transition systems; liveness and safety properties; state space reachability; explicit, symbolic and automata-based model checking; temporal logics; symbolic execution; automated theorem-proving; and relational calculus. Learn to use state-of-the-art tools based on these methods, such as the model checker Spin.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with CISC 614 . RESTRICTIONS: Credit cannot be received for both CISC 614  and CISC414.
  

  • CPEG 615 - Software Testing and Maintenance (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    SOFTWARE TESTING AND MAINT
    Component: Lecture
    Study of software testing and maintenance methodologies for modern software. Topics include approaches to automatic test case generation, test oracles, test coverage analysis, regression testing, program understanding, and software maintenance tools. A primary focus will be automation in software testing and maintenance approaches.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with CISC 615 .
  

  • CPEG 621 - Compiler Design (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    COMPILER DESIGN
    Component: Lecture
    Introduction to compiler design, syntax and semantics, code generation and optimization. Design of high performance computers together with high performance optimizing compilers as an integral unit. Software/hardware tradeoffs in pipelined computers, super-scaler computers and computers embedded in other systems.
    Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CPEG323 and CISC361 or equivalent.
 

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