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Gwynedd Mercy University AY2020-2021 / Undergraduate Academic Catalog
CIS-110 Information Systems ( 3 ) This course is designed to provide students , future information system managers , with the skills necessary to understand and manage the technologies which have become an integral part of today ' s business landscape . Major topics include management in a digital world , development and acquiring information systems , improving business processes , business intelligence using data analytics , artificial intelligence , and robotics , and enhancing the organization through social media . The impact of mobile computing , cloud computing , the Internet of Things ( IoT ), and outsourcing will be discussed . Students will learn how to apply a systems approach to problem solving and the systems development life cycle ( SDLC ). Prerequisites : None
CIS-114 Web Design I ( 3 ) This class teaches students how to create a website from scratch using HTML and CSS . Topics include content planning and visual aesthetics including design and layout of images and text , the end-user experience ( UX ), and adaptive cross-device design . The basic elements of the latest versions of HTML and Cascading Style Sheets ( CSS ) will be covered including site design and page formatting , graphic manipulation for web content , Search Engine Optimization ( SEO ), as well as browser , mobile device , and server capabilities . Students will learn how the web works and what happens when a webpage is viewed in a web browser across multiple types of devices . By the end of the course students will be able to publish their own websites with code they have written themselves . Prerequisites : None
CIS-203 Systems Analysis and Design ( 3 ) This course covers the current topics in systems analysis and design while focusing on the core set of skills that all analysts and project managers must possess , along with an overview of current project management and CASE tools . Students will learn about each phase of the software development life cycle ( SDLC ) for a project including : requirements analysis and determination , project scheduling , process modeling , user-interface design , program design , implementation , maintenance , and review . Students will address systems analysis and design of emerging technologies , such as agile methods , cloud computing and services , and mobile applications . Prerequisites : CIS-104 ( Required , Previous ).
CIS-204 Programming II ( 3 ) This course is designed as a second programming course which concentrates on the object- oriented aspects of programming . Topics including object properties and methods , inheritance , and polymorphism . This course will continue utilizing either the C ++ or Java programming languages . Students will gain valuable industry skills with several hands-on programming assignments . Prerequisites : CIS-104 or CIS-301 ( Required , Previous ).
CIS-215 Intro to Relational Databases ( 3 ) This course provides students with a hands-on practical approach to the Relational Database Model and SQL ( Structured Query Language ). Topics include normalization , design methodology , DBMS functions , and basic database administration . Database management approaches such as client / server databases , data warehouses , and cloud computing platforms will be covered . Security strategies and Database backup and recovery best practices will be discussed . Students will learn how to design and code a Relational Database using the latest version of Microsoft Access DBMS and Azure Managed Cloud
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