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CMIS 111T-Digital Marketing (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: CMIS 101 or (CMIS 105 or
CIS 107) or CMIS 106 or (CMIS 120 or CIS 111M)
(formerly CIS 111T)
Introduces the digital marketing communications
landscape, channels, and technology. Topics include
online advertising campaigns utilizing the web
technologies such as Email marketing, YouTube
marketing, and Facebook marketing. Students learn
to create contextual marketing plans and establish
digital analytics related to digital marketing and
advertising.
CMIS 111V-Virtualization and Cloud
Essentials (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: CMIS 106 or (CMIS 105 or
CIS 107) or (CMIS 120 or CIS 111M)
(formerly CIS 111V)
Surveys the virtualization technology and
applications. Introduces the business value and
impact of virtualization and cloud computing,
essential characteristics of cloud computing, cloud
technologies and applications, cloud computing
architecture, and cloud service models as well as
cloud adoption and deployment. Topics include
virtualization concepts, virtualization infrastructure,
virtualization in cloud environment, business and
technical perspective of cloud computing, cloud
models, cloud economics, cloud computing services,
and application as well as adoption and deployment
of cloud computing. Covers the objectives of
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Cloud
Practitioner exam and CompTIA Cloud Essentials
certification exam.
CMIS 117-Data Science Essentials (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 70 or (ESOL 70 and ESOL 71) OR
Prerequisites or Co-requisites: ENGL 75 or ESOL 100
(formerly CIS 117)
Introduces concepts and techniques of data
collection and discovery as well as computer based
data analysis tools. Surveys data wrangling, data
journalism, data visualization, big data analytics, and
data engineering technologies, such as Hadoop and
MapReduce. Topics include the data organization
and repository, data science process, inductive
data-driven modeling, statistical inference, logistic
regression, and exploratory data analysis.
CMIS 118-Data Analytics Using Spreadsheets (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: CMIS 101 or (CMIS 105 or
CIS 107) or CMIS 106 or CMIS 111E or CMIS 111R
(formerly CIS 118)
Covers the theory and techniques of data modeling
and data analysis using spreadsheets. Students
learn to summarize data, explore data, produce
accumulated data, and visualize data by utilizing
spreadsheet software, such as MS Excel.
CMIS 119-Statistical Analysis System (SAS)
(3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: (CMIS 105 or CIS 107) or
CMIS 106
(formerly CIS 119)
Covers the point-and-click interactive SAS Studio
and basics of SAS programming. Students utilize SAS
Studio to visualize and summarize data by creating
reports, charts, and graphs as well as conduct
statistical tests and analysis. Students also learn SAS
programming capabilities necessary to process data
from a variety of sources and to solve problems.
CMIS 120-PC Operating Systems (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: CMIS 121 or CIS 212
(formerly CIS 111M)
Explores the installation, configuration, and
operations of operating systems. Students learn
to set up, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain
hardware devices and software applications on
an operating system. Covers the objectives of
CompTIA A+ certification exam. It is required that
students take this course and CMIS 121 PC Repair &
Diagnostics in the same semester.
CMIS 121-PC Repair & Diagnostics (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: CMIS 120 or CIS 111M
(formerly CIS 212)
Introduces diagnosis and troubleshooting of
personal computers. This course covers the hardware
and software troubleshooting techniques, including
diagnosis software, board replacement, storage, and
memory troubleshooting. Covers the objectives of
CompTIA A+ certification exam. It is required that
students take this course and CMIS 120 PC Operating
Systems in the same semester.
CMIS 140-Java Programming (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: CMIS 106
(formerly CIS 140)
Introduces Java programming language with an
emphasis on object-oriented principles. Students
utilize library classes in developing Java standalone
applications and applets. Topics include Graphical
User Interface (GUI) programming, event-driven
programming, inheritance, and polymorphism.
CMIS 173-Healthcare Information Technology
(3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: CMIS 101 or (CMIS 105 or
CIS 107) or CMIS 106 or (CMIS 120 or CIS 111M)
(formerly CIS 173)
Prepares students to become healthcare information
technology technicians. Topics covered include
healthcare-related regulatory requirements,
healthcare terminology/acronyms, medical business
operations, electronic health records (EHRs), and
healthcare specific security best practices. Students
will obtain the knowledge and skills required to
implement, deploy, and support health IT systems in
medical facilities.
CMIS 175-Game Theory and Design (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 70 or ENGL 75 or (ESOL 72 and ESOL
73) or ESOL 100
(formerly CIS 175)
Covers game theory and design. Topics include
the roles of game designers, game structures and
elements as well as game development stages
and methods. Students learn about designing,
prototyping, and playtesting games.
CMIS 176-Game Creation (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: CMIS 101 or (CMIS 105 or
CIS 107) or CMIS 106 or CMIS 175
(formerly CIS 176)
Covers the creation of basic games. This hands-on
course guides students step by step through the
basics of building interactive games. Students
learn to create computer games utilizing current
technologies, such as web page design/development
languages, animation/simulation software, and game
engines.
CMIS 177-Interactive 3D Technology (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: CMIS 101 or (CMIS 105 or
CIS 107) or CMIS 106
(formerly CIS 177)
Surveys the current 3 dimensional (3D) technologies
and introduces the design and creation of virtual
interactive 3D models. Covered techniques include
mesh modeling, texturing, lighting, rigging,
animating, and rendering. Students learn to design
and develop computer generated interactive 3D
worlds using 3D production tools such as Blender.
CMIS 178-3D Modeling and Animation (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: CMIS 177
(formerly CIS 178)
Introduces fundamentals of creating and animating
3 dimensional (3D) computer modeling. The industry
standard 3D modeling and animation software are
surveyed and explored. This course covers Autodesk
Maya Certified Professional exam topics and
objectives. Topics include 3D modeling concepts and
3D animation process. Students learn to create and
animate 3D models using 3D modeling tools.
CMIS 179-Cybersecurity Fundamentals (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 70 or ENGL 75 or (ESOL 72 and ESOL
73) or ESOL 100 OR Co-requisite: ENGL 75 or ESOL 100
(formerly CIS 179)
Surveys cybersecurity concepts and practices
including malware, anti-malware, social engineering,
information privacy, data security, and security
policies. Students learn to identify cyber threats,
threat sources, and threat mitigations as well as
protect them from Internet predators. Students will
be able to evaluate security policies and procedures.
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