Schedule of Classes

Data mapping and exchange: metadata, XML, encoding schemes, data stream transformations, and data integration and exchange between computer systems. Integrative programming and technology: design patterns, interfaces, inheritance, reusability, and security practices. Computer information systems integration: architectures, socket programming, Web services, message and queuing services. Cross listed with CIS 545.

Quality management topics relevant to advanced computing and software/hardware systems, including functional and structural quality, quality factors, McCall's triangle of quality, ISO standards, software quality assurance and management, COCOMO models, DFSS, CMMI, quality measurements and metrics. Cross listed with CIS 473. For cross listed undergraduate/graduate courses, the graduate level course will have additional academic requirements beyond those of the undergraduate course.

Special projects under staff supervision on advanced problems and emerging technologies in computer information systems. May be repeated under different topics for a maximum of 6 semester hours.

Individual study or research/development project in an area of computer information systems 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 credit hours.