Using Information Technology:

Basics concepts and laboratory experiences in computer systems, file and data storage, telecommunications, and software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, databases; impact of technology on society; computer-related issues of ethics, intellectual property, personal privacy, and netiquette.

Fundamentals of Computing:

Overview of major computer hardware and software and the areas of computing; topics include computer components, history and industry of computing, LAN technology, information systems, and programming.  Prereq: CPS 104

Object-Oriented Programming:

Fundamental concepts of programming from an object-oriented perspective including simple data, message passing, subclasses and inheritance, control structures, algorithms and simple data structures; study of object design with software engineering principles.  Prereq: CPS 104

Digital Media:

Utilization of hardware and software to integrate text, sound graphics, animation, and video; techniques for producing and distributing digital images, audio, video for presentations, kiosks, and web pages.  Prereq: CPS 104

Problem solving skills involving quantitation of data using spreadsheet software; topics include creating worksheets, charts, and pivot table, working with lists and reports, using advance formulas/functions.  Prereq: CPS 104

Introduction to the concept of databases including the storage manipulation, evaluation, and display of data and related issues. Topics include: information models and systems, database systems and modeling, relational databases, database query language, relational database design, transaction processing, distributed databases.  Prereq: CPS 104

Special Topics:

Special topics in computer science offered as need and interest arises at a lower biennium level.

Independent Study:

Reading and discussion of current computer application.

Algorithms and Data Structures:

Principles of program refinement; development of efficient algorithms, basic concerns of software engineering; data structures including stacks, queues, linked lists with variations, branching structures: trees, heaps. and graphs.  Prereq: CPS 207, MTH 305

 Windows Programming:

Use of visual programming languages in conjunction with the concepts of object-oriented programming.  Development of interactive programs using a graphical user interface.  Prereq: CPS 120

Computer Communications Operating Systems:

Concepts of data communications, networking, and using operating systems; topics include advanced disk management, software configuration, networking, protocols, and standards.  Prereq: CPS 104

Web Design and Development:

Web design and techniques for creating effective web sites; topics include HTML, XHTML, use of graphics, fonts, colors, navigation tools, markup language elements, design using tables, frames, and style sheet; ethical, social, and moral issues as applied to the Internet and WWWW.  Prereq: CPS 104

Networking and Telecommunications:

Introduces the structure, implementation, and theoretical underpinning of the computer networking and the applications that have been enabled by that technology. Topics include: communications and networking, web as client-server computing. network management, multimedia data technologies, wireless and mobile computing.  Prereq: CPS 120

Web Programming:

Web development in a client-server or multi-tiered environment using advanced features of markup languages, Javascript, XML, server pages, and other client/server-side scripting languages.  Prereq: CPS 207 and CPS 308

Computer Organization:

Introduction to organization and structure of computer systems, including Boolean algebra, gates, and digital circuits, numerical representation and computer arithmetic, processor structures and assembly language, memory organization, Input/Output systems.  Prereq: MTH 305 and CPS 207

Server installation, configuration, and maintenance, including file, database, web and e-mail services.  Prereq: CPS 310

Overview of electronic commerce from operational and strategic perspective; topics include web technology trends of electronic payment with associated issues of authentication, security, privacy, intellectual property rights, and tax implications.  Prereq:  CPS 320, CPS 308

Computer Architecture:

Organization and architecture of computer systems including single processor and parallel systems containing multiple processors.  Prereq: CPS 314

Graphics:

Basic concepts and techniques of modern interactive computer graphics; display devices; geometric transformation; hidden surface removal and shading techniques; 3D graphics.

Operating Systems:

Key principles of centralized and distributed operating systems and focus on memory, processor, process, device, file and system management; topics include: communication, scheduling algorithms, file systems, deadlocks and the application of management to current operating systems.  Prereq: CPS 314 or concurrent

Algorithm Analysis:

Systematic study of algorithm efficiency, including a asymptotic growth, amortized analysis, recurrence relations, greedy algorithms, divide and conquer algorithms, backtracking algorithms, and dynamic programming study of graph algorithms for shortest path traversal and minimum spanning trees, randomized algorithms, parallel algorithms; introduction to theory of intractability and NP-completeness.  Prereq: CPS 300

Research and Synthesis:

Capstone experience in which the student integrates his/her knowledge of the computing curriculum by constructing a significant project and synthesizes the liberal arts studies with major program.  Prereq: Senior status

Database Management Systems:

Database administration of multiple database, backing up data, multiple user environment, linked tables, ODBC, database security, data transfer, data access pages, XML, SQL, inquiries.   Prereq: CPS 213

Comparative study of programming language paradigms, including procedural, object-oriented, functional, logic-oriented, and selected special languages; examination of design and implementation issues.  Prereq: CPS 300

Artificial Intelligence:

Exploration of principles and techniques in programming computers for intelligent tasks; state-space and heuristic search techniques, logic and knowledge representation, statistical and neural network approaches; methodologies applied to problems: game playing, planning, natural languages processing, computer vision/robotics.   Prereq: MTH 300

Web Development with Emerging Technologies:

Software tools, languages, techniques for internet application development; topics include client-server computing, graphical user interfaces, models for web-based information retrieval; current issues of web development: standards, organizations, new developments including XML, web programming languages.  Prereq: CPS 311

Primary techniques of systems analysis and design for information systems. Explores the various tools, techniques, and models used by systems analysis. including data flow diagrams, entity relations diagrams, and CASE tools.  Prereq: CPS 320

Security for network hardware, software, and data, including physical security, backup procedures, relevant tools; and encryption.  Prereq: CPS 320

Curriculum and Methods Computer Science (EA-A):

Course content based on academic standards and schools; includes computer lab procedures and policy development for technology in education.

Student Teaching Computer Science (EA):

Teaching experience in an approved middle level school under the direction of a master teacher to meet certification requirements.

Student Teaching Computer Science (A):

Teaching experience in an approved secondary school under direction of a master teacher to need certification requirements.

Career Intern Experience Computer Science (A):

Work experience in computer science or computer related field with approval and under the direction of a faculty member, a field supervisor, and an on-campus liaison committee.  Prereq: Junior Standing

Special Topics:

Advanced study of topics in computer science offered as need and interest arises.

Independent Study:

Reading and discussion of current computer applications at an upper biennium level.