Extends coverage of CS 121 data structures. Applications include data structures for searching and sorting, memory management, graphs, and strings. Emphasis on understanding data abstraction and relationship to good programming practices in large programs. Implementation of data structures and evaluation of results. Prerequisites: a grade of C or better in CS 121. Corequisite: CS 206.

Fundamentals of data communications: data transmission, data encoding, digital data communication techniques, data link control, and multiplexing. Introduction to switched and shared medium communication networks. Prerequisites: grade of C or better in both MTH 120 and CS 121.

Individual project developed under supervision of a CS faculty member. May be repeated under a different topic once. Maximum of three semester hours per semester. Prerequisite: consent of department.

Design concepts of high-level languages. Description languages; grammars and syntax; expressions and data structures; selection and control structures; constructs for input and output; subprograms and parameter communications. Prerequisite: CS 210 or 310.

Overview of programming language translation with emphasis on modern compiler construction. Lexical analysis, parsing, syntax and semantic analysis, code generation, garbage collection, and optimization. Prerequisite: grade of C or better in CS 210. Corequisite: CS 516.

Individual study in an area of computer science relevant to the student s professional goals and not covered in a formal course offered by the department. May be repeated twice for a maximum of 6 hours credit. Prerequisites: consent of the department.

Software engineering: technical management; project management, estimation, and control; economics; environments; standards; products and their phases. Prerequisites: a grade of C or better in CS 302 or CS 310.

Introduction to communication technologies. Emphasis on application to computer networks, information and coding theory, design considerations, and architecture, including topologies, implementation techniques, and standard distributed computing architectures. Prerequisites: MTH 120, 325; CS 519.

Computer science research and thesis preparation. Required of candidates choosing the thesis option. Total of 6 semester hrs. to be taken in one or two semesters. Prerequisite: consent of department chair.