Graduate Courses: College of Technology

Information and Logistics Technology

 

 

Courses: Information Technology (CIS)

6315: Advanced Information Systems Applications
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. Advanced concepts and computer-based applications that are integral to office information systems.

6321: Introduction to Information Systems Security
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Overview of information systems security issues for technology professionals from an applied perspective.

6322: Secure Enterprise Computing
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CIS 6321 or consent of graduate faculty advisor. Enterprise security administration for technology professionals through server operating systems architecture and configuration; hands-on experience with UNIX and Windows operating systems.

6323: Cryptography and Information Systems Security
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CIS 6321 or consent of graduate faculty advisor. Practical issues in cryptography, including examples of current historical cryptography systems; major types of cryptosystems and cryptanalytic techniques, and how they operate; hands-on experience with current cryptographic technology.

6324: Information Systems Security Risk Analysis
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CIS 6322 or CIS 6323 or consent of graduate faculty advisor. This course focuses on the organizational issues of risk analysis in the legal context of the Internet. Organizational problems involving reliability, safety, security, privacy, and human well-being are addressed.

6337: Digital Forensics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CIS 6321 or consent of graduate advisor. Explores the realm of digital forensics, including media analysis, data reconstruction, network forensics and the legal issues surrounding the use of forensic data.

6355: Applications of Expert Systems
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. Applications, functions, and impact of expert systems on industry.

6358: Secure Software Design
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CIS 6321. Examines the management of software engineering process with an emphasis on security, including common bugs and tools to prevent them in a secure development process.

6380: Strategic Planning for Technology
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. Review of planning fundamentals, strategies for effective and efficient planning at various organizational levels, issues, challenges, and career planning for supervisors.

6390: Current Issues in Information Systems
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Review of planning fundamentals, strategies for effective and efficient planning at various organizational levels, issues, challenges, and career planning for supervisors.

6396: Internship in Information Security
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: At least 12 hours in the MS/IS program and prior written approval of the graduate faculty advisor. Information Systems Security internship in a public or private organization. May be repeated for credit.

6396: Internship in Information Security
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: At least 12 hours in the MS/IS program and prior written approval of the graduate faculty advisor. Information Systems Security internship in a public or private organization. May be repeated for credit.

6397: Selected Topics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: consent of graduate faculty advisor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

6398: Special Problems
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: consent of graduate faculty advisor. Individiual projects under faculty sponsorship.

 

Courses: Supply Chain and Logistics Technology (SCLT)

6314: Measurement and Evaluation of Supply Chain Operations
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: graduate standing and TEPM 6301. Assessment techniques, performance analysis, cost/trade off evaluations and other methods to optimize Supply Chain Operations

6318: Supply Chain Strategies
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of graduate faculty advisor. Understanding the role of strategic planning to optimize supply chain activities. Planning methods, implementation techniques, process factors, outcome interpretation, and other activities necessary to achieve optimal results.

6320: Procurement Strategies
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of graduate faculty advisor. Technological and functional trends in supply chain procurement operations. Domestic and international buying strategies to identify vendors and facilitators for enhanced movement of information and products through the supply chain.

6396: Internship in Logistics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: at least 12 hours in the MS/TPM program and prior written approval of the graduate faculty advisor. Logistics internship in a public or private organization.

6397: Selected Topics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: consent of the graduate faculty advisor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

6398: Special Problems
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: consent of the graduate faculty advisor. Individual projects under faculty sponsorship.

 

Courses: Technology Leadership and Supervision (TELS)

5363: Special Problems in Communications
Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisite: Approval of department chair. Provides a mechanism to permit graduate students to manage leveling requirements in their degree plan. For leveling use only, credit cannot be earned toward the degree plan.

 

Courses: Technology Project Management (TEPM)

5398: Special Problems
6198: 6298: 6398: Special Problems
Cr. 1. (1-0). Prerequisite: Approval of graduate faculty advisor. Individual projects on an arranged basis under faculty sponsorship.
 
6301: Project Management Principles
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of graduate faculty advisor. Supply chain operations in multinational business using situational analysis, legal issue considerations, and analysis of supply chain, transportation, and functional implications.

6302: Leadership and Team Building
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: TEPM 6301 or approval of graduate faculty advisor. Dynamics of project leadership from the individual, team, and organizational perspective in achieving improved performance in the information- or technology-based workplace.

6303: Risk Assessment in Project Management
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: TEPM 6301 or consent of graduate faculty advisor. Overview of the basic components of risk as they pertain to technical projects: risk identification, risk impact analysis, risk response planning, mitigating risk, and risk management techniques.

6304: Quality Improvement in Project Management
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: TMTH 3360 or equivalent. Conducting quality management projects in production and service operations. Concepts, methodologies, and statistical analysis tools of quality improvement, including quality theory, standards, design, control, and assurance.

6305: Project Management Tools
Cr. 3. (3-0). Pre- or Co-requisite: TEPM 6301 or consent of graduate faculty advisor. Understanding the technology and methodology that supports project management activities.

6306: Project Management Office (PMO)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: TEPM 6301 or consent of graduate faculty advisor. Defining needs and requirements to formulate and maintain a PMO, including its purpose, structure, and resources.

6307: Advanced Project Management
Cr. 3. (3-0) Prerequisites: TEPM 6301 or consent of the department. This course focuses on advanced project management concepts and prepares the student for PMP or CAPM certificiation.

6391: Project Management Seminar
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: TEPM 6301 or consent of the graduate faculty advisor. Students demonstrate their ability to complete a major project that identifies and resolves an important technology or technology leadership issues.

6395: Integration Project
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: TEPM 6391 and permission of the graduate faculty advisor. Students demonstrate their ability to structure and complete an integrative project that draws upon the skills developed in the project management common core courses and the student's specialization. Students report the results of their efforts in written and oral form.

6396: Project Management Internship
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: At least 12 hours in the MS/TPM program and prior written approval of the graduate faculty advisor. Work experience directly involved in leading projects in information- or technology-based organizations.

6397: Selected Topics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. 

6398: Special Problems
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate faculty advisor. Individual projects under faculty sponsorship.

Catalog Publish Date: January 14, 2013
This Page Last Updated: December 21, 2012