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CIS-341
IT Security
In this course students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to securely manage and operate an IT infrastructure. Students will learn fundamental security basics such as the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data in motion and data at rest, resilient network configurations, network hardening, encryption and authentication, intrusion detection, cryptography, and PKI infrastructure. In addition to becoming familiar with the threat landscape, students will learn how to identify and mitigate threats. Virtualization and storage security, incident response, and disaster recovery best practices will be discussed.
CIS-350
Multimedia I
Students will gain valuable hands-on experience creating multimedia
applications that can be used for a wide variety of purposes. This course
provides an overview of multimedia and its professional applications in
websites, gaming, education, marketing, and entertainment. Using the latest
technologies, software, and techniques, students will integrate multiple
forms of media to create interactive website accessible to all users and
platforms.
CIS-4000
Capstone
This course is designed to be taken at the end of the CIS program, applying
the culmination of knowledge gained in all program courses and
incorporating many facets of the major. Students will work in teams to
design, develop and implement a solution to a real-world IT problem, or
work independently on a comprehensive research project. After creating a
portfolio of work from their courses over their entire career in the CIS
program, students will present their project work at the end of the semester.
CIS-401
Deep Learning
This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to research a selected topic or topics in order to integrate and deepen the student ' s comprehension and application of Artificial Neural Networks( ANNs) and Deep Machine Learning.
CIS-410
Operating Systems
A study of operating systems concepts including processes, memory management, file systems, storage systems, input and output, networking, and security, as well as other topics will be presented. Students will learn basic operating system abstractions, mechanisms, and their implementations. Study of the most recent operating systems will be covered in parallel with concepts taught. Students will gain a practical understanding of how processes, file and storage systems and security function as elements of any operating system.
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