2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

History and Political Science

  
  • HIPO 440 - Modern Ideologies


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the principal modern political ideologies: capitalism, communism, fascism, and socialism.


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History

  
  • HIST 100 - Social Institutions


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    An historical survey of the development of the basic social institutions such as family, religion, politics, economics, the arts, and education presented as a case study of the African-American experience from past civilizations in Africa to contemporary American society.


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  • HIST 110 - World History to 1600


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    An historical survey of the development of civilizations in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas from their beginnings to 1600, with attention to the governmental, social, religious, economic, political, intellectual, and aesthetic movements and activities that contributed to their development. Offered every semester.


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  • HIST 120 - World History since 1600


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    An historical survey tracing the continuing development of civilization from the beginning of the seventeenth century to the present day, with attention to the governmental, social, religious, economic, political, intellectual, and aesthetic movements and activities that contributed to their development, with special consideration of the movements, ideologies, revolutions, and wars that helped to shape modern history. Offered every semester.


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  • HIST 210 - African-American History


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of African-American social, economic, cultural and political history, with emphasis on the contributions of African-Americans to the social, cultural, economic, and intellectual life of American society and with attention to the role of African-Americans in the exploration, settlement, and development of America, the experience of slavery, and the struggle for civil rights. Offered every semester.


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  • HIST 211 - The United States to 1865


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A survey of American history from the colonial period through the Civil War. Offered every semester.


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  • HIST 212 - The United States since 1865


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A survey of American history from the era of Reconstruction to the present. Offered every semester.


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  • HIST 270 - An Introduction to Africa in the World


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course seeks to explore the distinguishing features of the peoples and topography of Africa. Moreover, efforts will be made to assay the interactions of these peoples with the outside world in a way that will reveal the truth about them rather than to recycle myths and prejudices.


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  • HIST 271 - Environmental History


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course will present a history from the eighteenth century to the present of interactions between humankind and the environment. Students will explore changing conceptions of the environment over time through lectures, discussions, readings, and research projects. This course will also emphasize major events historically, the transformed perceptions of nature, and the rise of historical phenomena such as colonization, imperialism, romanticism, industrialization, consumerism, conservation, and environmentalism.


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  • HIST 280 - History of Alcohol and Drugs


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course is a survey of the history of alcohol and drugs from 1500 to the present. This class will take an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the evolving role of alcohol and drugs in the history of the human experience over the past 500 years. By focusing upon economic, political, intellectual, and religious relationships to alcohol and drugs, the class will reveal the changing ethics of western society from the early modern period and the age of discovery through the recent War on Drugs and the medicalization of addition. The course begins with the introduction of new stimulants like coffee, tea, sugar, tobacco, and an array of distilled liquors (like rum, whiskey, brandy, and gin). In the eighteenth century, the beginning of modern regulation of alcohol is initiated by the British, followed by the development of a temperance movement in North America and western Europe.


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  • HIST 301 - The Era of Civil War and Reconstruction


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the War Between the States, with an examination of the forces that led to the outbreak of the conflict between North and South, the ramifications of the Union victory, and the problems of reconstruction following the war.


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  • HIST 302 - Modern America 1914 to Present


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the United States as a modern industrial nation and as a world power, particularly since 1945.


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  • HIST 311 - Early Modern European History, 1600-1789


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A survey of the political, economic, social, and cultural developments in Europe from the late Reformation to the outbreak of the French Revolution.


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  • HIST 312 - Modern European History, 1789 to the Present


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A survey of the political, economic, social, and cultural developments in Europe from the French Revolution to the present.


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  • HIST 321 - American Social History


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the daily life, institutions, intellectual developments, and artistic achievements in America from the Agrarian Era, 1607-1861, through the Urban Industrial Era, 1861 to the present.


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  • HIST 322 - Ethnic Minorities in American Urban History


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the impact of urban life on the history of minority groups in the United States, with special emphasis on the relationships between the urban social order, the condition of minority groups since 1900, and the contributions of minority groups to the American city.


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  • HIST 323 - Oral History


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of basic oral history techniques, including interviewing, transcribing, and writing a narrative based on the materials produced.


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  • HIST 331 - History of Modern East Asia


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of modern China from the decline of the Manchu Dynasty in the mid-nineteenth century through the events of Tienanmen Square, and of modern Japan from the Meiji Restoration through its post-World War II development as a leading industrial nation.


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  • HIST 340 - American Diplomatic History


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of American diplomacy from the colonial period to the present, with emphasis on U.S. foreign relations in the twentieth century. Offered on request.


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  • HIST 350 - History of Latin America


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the political, economic, and social institutions and problems of contemporary Latin American nations.


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  • HIST 351 - Ancient History


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the origins, development, and contributions of the ancient Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman civilizations, through the fall of the Roman Empire.


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  • HIST 352 - North Africa and the Middle East


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of Islamic civilization and culture in areas of the southern and eastern rims of the Mediterranean Sea spanning the time period from the seventeenth century to the present day.


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  • HIST 353 - History of Mexico


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    An introduction to the social, cultural, economic, and political history of Mexico, primarily since independence (1808), with a background on the colonial and Pre- Colombian periods.


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  • HIST 362 - American Military Experience


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    The evolution of the American military profession from colonial times to the post-World War II era, with attention to such topics as American military concepts, strategies tactics, doctrines, and technology, and the influence of military experience on American society.


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  • HIST 370 - Africa South of the Sahara


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of ancient, medieval, colonial, and modern civilizations and nations in sub-Saharan Africa, with attention to issues relating to African heritage and to the rise of contemporary African nations and cultures.


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  • HIST 371 - Renaissance and Reformation


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the rise of individualism and humanistic thought after 1300, the fragmentation of religious and political authority in Europe, the Reformation, and the religious wars through the Treaty of Westphalia.


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  • HIST 372 - History of Women in the Western World


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A survey of the changes in the status of women in Western society from ancient to contemporary times, with special attention given to intergroup differences and to minority women.


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  • HIST 375 - Women In Africa


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course explores women’s history by region as it has changed over time under pre-colonial, colonial, and independence governments. Topics may include customs of female circumcision, bride wealth, and multiple wives; changes in the control over women’s labor and women’s roles in politics; the effect of structural adjustment on women; and women’s role in sustainable development.


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  • HIST 380 - Medieval Europe


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of Europe from the fourth through the fourteenth centuries, with special emphasis on the characteristics of medieval political organization and socioeconomic life, the formative influence of the Church, and the cultural legacy of the Middle Ages.


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  • HIST 390 - North Carolina History


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the history of the Tar Heel state from its origins to the present. Offered every year.


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  • HIST 400 - History of the South


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the development of the southern United States since 1820, with special emphasis on race relations and on industrial growth in the region in the mid-twentieth century.


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  • HIST 410 - Survey of American Urban History


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the forces that have shaped the development of the American city from the colonial era to the present time, with special attention given to the social, economic, political, and cultural effects of urban life on city dwellers.


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  • HIST 430 - Twentieth Century Europe


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of contemporary European issues originating from the two world wars, including the social and political upheavals of the twentieth century, with emphasis on the role of eastern Europe in the decade of the 1990┐s.


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  • HIST 431 - Russia to 1917


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of politics and society in Imperial Russia and the collapse of the empire in the Revolution of 1917.


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  • HIST 432 - History of the Soviet Union


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the Soviet system and Soviet foreign policy from the Revolution of 1917 through its collapse in 1989.


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  • HIST 441 - History of England


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the development of modern England from the English Revolution to the present, with emphasis on the rise and fall of the British empire and the evolution of the Parliamentary system.


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  • HIST 442 - History of Modern Germany


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of German history through five periods: before unification (1815-1870), under Bismarck, under Wilhelm II, between the wars, and since 1945.
    Prerequisite: HIST 311  and HIST 312 


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  • HIST 450 - History of Terrorism and Insurgency


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the terrorism phenomenon throughout history, culminating in the present threat posed by transnational terrorism. Special attention is given to subjects including: different forms of historical terrorism, such as political and religious; asymmetrical warfare; the terrorism-media relationship; and anti- and counter- terrorism.


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  • HIST 451 - French Revolution and Napoleon


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the collapse of the Ancient Regime, including an examination of the causes and effects of its demise; Napoleon’s attempt to establish a new order in Europe under French hegemony; the Congress of Vienna.


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  • HIST 460 - Problems in American History


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of selected issues in American history.


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  • HIST 470 - Colonialism and Neo-Colonialism


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the political, economic, and strategic interests of the Great Powers in colonies and former colonial possessions during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.


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  • HIST 480 - Problems in European History


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of selected problems and issues in the history of Europe.


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  • HIST 490 - Senior Seminar


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    Selected Topics: In-depth studies in selected areas of special interest, with supervised research and directed readings required. (For History or Social Science majors and minors.)


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  • HIST 491 - Methods of Historical Research


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    An introduction to conventional methods of historical research and to new techniques in oral history, family history, and quantitative history. For History or Social Science majors and minors.


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Health Information Technology

  
  • HIT 360 - Healthcare Information Systems


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course focuses on the applications of information technology to improve the quality of healthcare and to lower costs in providing healthcare services. Issues to be covered in this course include: information security, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the implementation of electronic medical records (EMR), the organization of IT functions, IT project management, and standards that guide health information exchange.
    Prerequisite: ISBA 300  and HCM 310   


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  • HIT 370 - Healthcare Information Applications


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course focuses on issues related to system development, relational databases, and database administration. The implementation of business rules and data modeling in clinical information management systems, healthcare enterprise information systems, and their application in evidence-based practice and clinical decision support will be covered. This course is cross-listed with ISBA 320 .
    Prerequisite: HIT 360  


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  • HIT 380 - Healthcare Business Intelligence


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course introduces students to the area of business intelligence and how it is used in healthcare. The need for business intelligence, concepts of business intelligence, big data in healthcare, predictive analysis, and quantitative methods will all be covered in this course. This course is cross-listed with ISBA 412 
    Prerequisite: HIT 360  and (HIT 370  or ISBA 320 )


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  • HIT 460 - Advanced Healthcare Information Systems


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course expands the concepts taught in HIT 360 - Healthcare Information Systems . The course focuses on the application of information technology in specific skill areas such as clinical decision-support, disease and demographic surveillance, imaging and simulation, and care delivery. Case studies of systems as well as their opportunities and limitations in these areas will be discussed. Legal and ethical issues related to training, security, confidentiality, and the use of informed consent are also addressed. 
    Prerequisite: HIT 360  


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Humanities

  
  • HUMN 211 - Humanities: Music, Art, and Ideas I


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    An interdisciplinary survey course examining works of art, literature, music, philosophy, and religious thought, focusing on major stylistic developments, intellectual movements and cultural achievements of the ancient and medieval eras in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Completion of HUMN 211 is recommended before enrollment in HUMN 212 .


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  • HUMN 212 - Humanities: Music, Art, and Ideas II


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    The second part of an interdisciplinary survey course examining works of art, literature, music, philosophy, religious thought, and focusing on major stylistic developments and intellectual movements from the Renaissance to the present day.


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  • HUMN 213 - Humanities: Pop Culture Connections


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course connects texts with various popular culture artifacts, potentially including but not limited to music, film, art, internet memes, viral videos, advertisements, video games, and comic books. The course will focus on a unifying topic or theme on a rotating basis.


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  • HUMN 215 - Arts in Performance


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    Designed to introduce students to the basic tools an artist uses to create a work of art and to develop an awareness and appreciation of the history and ideas in the dramatic, musical, and visual arts through study and experience with these arts. Students are required to attend scheduled art, music, and theatre events outside of class and engage in critical analysis, form aesthetic judgments, and develop an appreciation of the arts. Attendance at pre- and post- production discussions and at live performances is required.
    Prerequisite: HUMN 211  or HUMN 212 


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Information Systems and Business Analytics

  
  • ISBA 211 - Business Software Applications


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course provides a hands-on approach to learning business software applications. Topics in this course include spreadsheet and database software application development, web design, internet search and e-collaboration through white boarding, messaging, and discussion boards. These software environments and tools are extensively used in organizations to analyze situations and solve problems.


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  • ISBA 212 - Introduction to Computer Programming


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course will introduce students to basic concepts of programming using Visual Basic with emphasis on business applications. The topics for the course will include VB programming, computer concepts in relation to management, the use of Integrated Development Environment (IDE), flowcharts, algorithms, decision making, control structures, modules, developing simple forms, writing procedures, using array.


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  • ISBA 300 - Information Systems Theory and Practice


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course provides an understanding of systems and development concepts, information technology, and application software. This course explains how information and technology are used in organizations to enable improvements in business processes, support decision-making, and contribute to the achievement of competitive advantage. The course focuses on topics such as databases, data warehouses, decision-making, SCM, electronic commerce, system acquisition, and ethical issues. MS Office software will be used to demonstrate IT solutions for business situations.
    Prerequisite: BADM 214  or CSC 100  


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  • ISBA 312 - Introduction to Business Analytics


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course provides an introduction to the field of business analytics, which has been defined as the extensive use of big data, statistical and quantitative analysis, exploratory and predictive models, and fact-based management to drive decisions and actions. Various data visualization techniques using Microsoft Excel are discussed. Linear regression model, time series analysis and forecasting models are addressed in detail. Different data mining techniques such as cluster analysis, association rules, classification and regression trees are introduced using various tools including SAS Enterprise Miner and/or JMP Pro. Spreadsheet modeling and Monte Carlo Simulation are illustrated using Microsoft Excel. Basics of decision analysis will be presented. Students actively participate in the delivery of this course through case and project presentations.

     

     
    Prerequisite: ISBA 300  


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  • ISBA 320 - Database Management Systems


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course covers information systems design and implementation within a database management system environment. Students will construct a physical system using database software to implement the logical design. Different available software will be discussed. This course is cross-listed with HIT 370 
    Prerequisite: ISBA 300  


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  • ISBA 321 - Advanced Database Management


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course will cover more advanced topics in database design concepts and provides additional instruction on multi-sharing databases. It completes the SQL and will introduce the Oracle.
    Prerequisite: ISBA 300  and ISBA 320  


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  • ISBA 322 - Enterprise Resource Planning


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    The concepts of integrated information systems and total systems are the main core of this course. Introduction of different software will be a part of this course.
    Prerequisite: ISBA 300  


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  • ISBA 323 - Data Warehousing and Data Mining


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    In this course the concepts of database of databases i.e. the data warehouse will be presented. Different algorithms for data mining will be presented.
    Prerequisite: ISBA 300  and ISBA 320  


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  • ISBA 330 - System Analysis and Design


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course provides an understanding of the system analysis and development. It introduces different systems development methodologies and explains the SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle) by leading students through detailed steps of Planning, Analysis, Design and Implementation. It provides the details for all activities for planning and analysis phase and prepares the students for the second course (ISBA 331 ). Computer tools will be used in construction of the systems.
    Prerequisite: MGMT 311  and ISBA 320  


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  • ISBA 331 - Systems Development


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course continues the materials on ISBA 330  and concentrates on the last two phases of systems development life cycle i.e. design and implementation. Students will use Visual Basic Application and Microsoft Macros to write codes to enhance the applications. Some concepts of Object Oriented Design will be introduced in this course. CASE Tools will be used to facilitate different tasks on Systems Development Life Cycle
    Prerequisite: ISBA 430  and CSC 102  and ISBA 320  and ISBA 330  


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  • ISBA 332 - Object-Oriented Programming and Design


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course is about the object oriented technology and modular design of the systems and related programming issues.
    Prerequisite: CSC 102  and ISBA 300  


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  • ISBA 340 - Project Management


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    The concepts of planning and control of projects and mainly the IT projects will be discussed. The control and optimization of time/costs will be discussed. Different models of project control under certainty and uncertainty will be presented.
    Prerequisite: BADM 216  and MGMT 311  and BADM 214  and ISBA 300  


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  • ISBA 409 - Web Development


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course introduces Hyper Text Markup (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and Java Script languages to build dynamic web pages. Students will learn how to implement web pages with links, images, image maps, forms, multimedia content, and dynamic pop-up windows, scroll messages, and validating forms in web pages.
    Prerequisite: ISBA 300  with a grade of C or better


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  • ISBA 410 - Supply Chain Management


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    In supply chain, the suppliers connect to customers through a series of processes e.g. purchasing, production, storage, sales, transportation and distribution. Each of these business processes and business units interface with others by sending outputs and receiving inputs preferably over an electronic supply chain network. Modeling of these units and optimization of flows together with other issues such as human factors, cultural issues, security factors, automation and other related topics will be discussed.
    Prerequisite: ISBA 300  and BADM 216  


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  • ISBA 411 - Excel Analytics


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course introduces modeling concepts in the Excel environment. Students will learn how to implement several accounting and financial models using formulas, functions, and tools to manipulate and display information in spreadsheets. Data visualization for trends discovery and dashboard reporting will also be emphasized.
    Prerequisite: ISBA 300  or ACCT 300  with a grade of C or better


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  • ISBA 412 - Business Analytics


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course provides an introduction to the field of business analytics, which has been defined as the extensive use of big data, statistical and quantitative analysis, exploratory and predictive models, and fact-based management to drive decisions and actions. Various data visualization techniques using Excel 2013 are discussed. Linear regression model, time series analysis, and forecasting models are addressed in detail. Different data mining techniques such as cluster analysis, association rules, classification, and regression trees are covered in depth using XLMiner or SAS Enterprise Miner. Students actively participate in the delivery of this course through case and project presentations. This course is cross-listed with HIT 380 
    Prerequisite: ISBA 300  or ACCT 300  with a grade of C or better


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  • ISBA 415 - Social Media and Digital Marketing


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This class introduces social media and tools, their use in marketing, and their impacts on the business world. Students will understand the use of social media and make recommendations of popular web applications for marketing and business uses. They will also describe new business models and opportunities that the web and social media enable. Through readings, in-class exercises, projects, and presentations, students will learn about current web technologies, strategies for integrating web-enabled capabilities in the enterprise, and their impact on organizational functions such as marketing, branding, or crowd-sourcing and the innovative management of consumers. Students will apply their knowledge of social media technologies by creating, managing, promoting, and recommending social media for a real business. This course will be cross listed with MKTG 333 .
    Prerequisite: ISBA 300  and MKTG 311  


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  • ISBA 420 - Management Support Systems


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course will focus on decision making processes under semi-structured situations. Different theories and practices related to decision theory will be covered using several teaching methodologies. Databases, user interfaces, knowledge bases, and modeling concepts will be discussed and students will learn several tools for aiding decision makers in various phases of decision making. Students will be introduced to business intelligence technologies that support business analytics and will learn how to implement data mining model(s) for prediction. Decision modeling software will be used to demonstrate model implementations
    Prerequisite: MGMT 325  and ISBA 320  


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  • ISBA 421 - Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 3

    The concepts of using machines to imitate human behavior and transferring human knowledge and know how of humans to machines are the main themes of this course. Different models, algorithms and software will be discussed.
    Prerequisite: ISBA 300  and BADM 216  


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  • ISBA 430 - Data Communication and Networking


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course provides an understanding of data communications and networking, including networking and telecommunication technologies, hardware, and software. Special emphasis is placed on the analysis, design, and management of networking applications in organizations.
    Prerequisite: ISBA 300  


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  • ISBA 435 - Electronic Commerce


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course introduces emerging online technologies and trends and their influence on the electronic commerce marketplace. Students will learn various revenue models and how to market on the Web, various legal and ethical issues, important security issues, and how to plan for electronic commerce. This course also introduces the current Web design concepts and techniques that will help students develop a real electronic commerce site.
    Prerequisite: ISBA 300  


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  • ISBA 440 - New Topics in MIS


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    Information technology is a very dynamic field that changes very quickly. The new concepts introduced in this area will be presented in this seminar course.
    Prerequisite: ISBA 300  


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  • ISBA 450 - Advanced SQL


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course provides students with advanced SQL skills that allow them to write effective queries against single and multiple tables; manipulate data in tables; create database schema objects; create indices and constraints; alter existing schema objects; create and query external tables; and learn to use the advanced features of SQL in order to query and manipulate data within the database. Students also learn to control privileges at the object and system level and will be able to work with date-time functions available in the Oracle Database. In this course, students use Oracle SQL Developer as the main development tool. SQL*Plus will be introduced as an optional development tool. This course is one of three Oracle certification training courses.
    Prerequisite: ISBA 321  


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  • ISBA 451 - Programming with Advanced PL/SQL


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course covers advanced PL/SQL concepts. Students learn to create PL/SQL blocks of application code that can be shared by multiple forms; create reports and data management applications; create anonymous PL/SQL blocks; work with stored procedures and functions; declare variables; trap exceptions; and declare and control cursors. In addition, students learn to develop, execute, and manage PL\SQL stored program units such as procedures, functions, packages, and database triggers. They also learn to manage object dependencies and the recompilation of invalid objects. This course also describes the characteristics and techniques of the manipulation of large objects. Students are introduced to the uses of some of the Oracle-supplied packages. This is one of three Oracle certification training courses.
    Prerequisite: ISBA 321  or ISBA 450  


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  • ISBA 452 - Advanced Database Design and Development


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    The objective of this course is to provide students with the practical database experience necessary for the successful completion of the Oracle PL/SQL Developer Certified Associate Exam. Students will be required to design a database for a business situation, create and manage all objects necessary for implementation, and perform various maintenance operations on that database. This is one of three Oracle certification training courses.
    Prerequisite: ISBA 321  or ISBA 450  


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  • ISBA 455 - Business Modeling and Simulation


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This is an elective course for MIS majors and for business majors who are interested in learning the process of modeling business situations and developing model applications using popular Excel add-ins such as: Solver optimization, Crystal ball for forecasting, RiskAmp Monte Carlo simulation, TreePlan for decision analysis, and @Risk for risk analysis. This course combines tangible applications in Finance, Marketing and Operations with a modeling philosophy of learning by doing
    Prerequisite: ISBA 300  and BADM 216  and MGMT 325  and MGMT 325  


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  • ISBA 498 - Information Systems Internship


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course involves the application of quantitative and systems skills developed in the academic environment to problems in a real-world operating environment. The participant will receive practical training and experience under the guidance of the staff of a local business or government organization and a faculty supervisor. Available internships are filled on a competitive basis.
    Prerequisite: Senior standing and consent of faculty supervisor


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  • ISBA 499 - Management Information Systems Co-Op


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    MIS Co-op offers students an opportunity to prepare for a career involving the application of information technology by combining academic theory and work experience. Three hours of academic credit are awarded for half-time paid work experience over a 15-week period. The cooperative education staff, the student, the MIS Co-op director, and the employer’s co-op supervisor must agree on the employment terms and the learning experience to be gained in a written contract. The academic grade is assigned by the MIS Co-op director based on student reports and reports of the employer’s co-op supervisor.
    Prerequisite: ISBA 300  


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Intelligence Studies

  
  • INTL 200 - Intelligence and National Security


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course focuses on the concept, framework and applications of U.S. Intelligence and its role in the creation and implementation of national security policies.


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  • INTL 210 - Introduction to Intelligence Analysis


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    Research, Methods and Writing: This specialized course concentrates on the analytical production of strategic intelligence and serves as an introduction to the craft of intelligence analysis.
    Prerequisite: INTL 200 


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  • INTL 220 - Intelligence Operations


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course covers human Intelligence (HUMINT), covert action and counterintelligence, as well as, the organizations, missions, and functions of international intelligence and security services.
    Prerequisite: INTL 200 


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  • INTL 300 - Law Enforcement Intelligence


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course examines the role of Intelligence in the production of public policy and Law Enforcement implementation.
    Prerequisite: INTL 200 


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  • INTL 310 - Corporate Intelligence


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course combines the study of traditional “corporate espionage” with the intelligence and counter-intelligence requirements inherent in protecting and managing intellectual property and national security information found in the industrial sector.
    Prerequisite: INTL 200 


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  • INTL 320 - Intelligence and Military Operations


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course introduces the principles of Intelligence support for military operations including definitions and problems of strategic, operational and tactical intelligence; various aspects of military operations; and significant past, present and future events, operations and implications involving intelligence and military operations.
    Prerequisite: INTL 200 


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  • INTL 330 - The History of Intelligence


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course explores the principles of the history of Intelligence. Topics include definitions and problems of the history of Intelligence; various aspects of the history of Intelligence; and significant past, present and future events, operations and implications involving the history of Intelligence.
    Prerequisite: INTL 200 


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  • INTL 400 - Advanced Intelligence Analysis


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    Research, Methods and Writing: This advanced course serves as follow-on to the introductory analysis course and provides for the application of knowledge and further skill development of the analytical tradecraft. Special topics include analytical research, methodologies and writing.
    Prerequisite: INTL 210 


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  • INTL 410 - Ethics and Intelligence


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course will examine the pertinent role of ethics in the business of Intelligence within the context of national security. Ethical theories, the role of ethics, protection of individual civil rights, ethical dilemmas posed by several current challenges and ways to make ethics a larger part of the national security dialogue will be addressed.
    Prerequisite: INTL 200 


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  • INTL 420 - Anthropological Issues in Intelligence


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course investigates the historical and contemporary cultural, religious, and social distinctions between the world’s peoples as these variables bear on the Intelligence function.
    Prerequisite: INTL 200 


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  • INTL 430 - Strategic Intelligence Issues


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    Exploring a number of vital and current issues relative to strategic Intelligence, this advanced course is intended to assess intelligence requirements and develop strategies for the successful use of intelligence in U.S. foreign and security policy in the first decades of the twenty-first century.
    Prerequisite: INTL 200 


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  • INTL 440 - Emerging International Security Threats


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course surveys a suite of emerging international threats which pose serious security risks to international development, stability and progress. The purpose is to assess the future international security environment in order to help develop government policy, strategy and plans for dealing with emerging security threats like genocide; organized crime; narcotics trade; human trafficking; weapons proliferation; environmental, energy, health and financial perils; regional issues; and other related topics.
    Prerequisite: INTL 200 


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  • INTL 450 - International Terrorism


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course focuses on a wide range of relevant topics from the historical background and roots to the sociological, economic, and psychological aspects of International Terrorism and to the actual operational factors and policy implications.
    Prerequisite: INTL 200 


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  • INTL 460 - National Security Policy


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course will focus on U.S. national security and related-policy and the domestic and global factors affecting implementation.
    Prerequisite: INTL 200 


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  • INTL 462 - International Weapons Proliferation and Weapons of Mass Destruction


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course explores worldwide proliferation of weapons and military hardware with special attention given to weapons of mass destruction.
    Prerequisite: INTL 200 


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  • INTL 470 - Internship


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course is designed for students to serve an external internship. As an intern, the students will be supervised in an experience in the application of principles and techniques to various areas of public service.
    Prerequisite: INTL 400 


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  • INTL 480 - Senior Seminar


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course serves as a capstone class for students completing the Intelligence Studies program. It requires students to integrate and apply knowledge gained from the overall program curriculum. As part of the Senior Seminar, the students will research, write and present the findings and results of a topic that has significance to the profession of Intelligence Studies.
    Prerequisite: INTL 400 


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  • INTL 490 - Advanced Readings and Research


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course allows students to conduct intensive, independent research studies of selected topics. The student will research, write and present the findings and results of the research.
    Prerequisite: INTL 400 


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Mathematics

  
  • MATH 120 - Finite Mathematics


    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    An introduction to mathematical sets, logic, probability, statistics, and the metric system.


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  • MATH 121 - Introduction to College Algebra


    Credit Hours: 3 or 4
    Lecture Hours: 3 or 3
    Lab Hours: 0 or 2

    This course provides a foundation in algebraic concepts and problem solving skills for students who are preparing to take college algebra or precalculus I. Topics include arithmetic of real numbers, simplifying expressions (polynomial, rational, radical, etc.), and solving equations and inequalities (linear, quadratic, radical, etc.). When taken for 4 credits, two lab hours are included.


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