The request to revise SIS Minor requirements

Date: August 20, 2010
To: College of Computing & Informatics
From: Clarence Greene, Faculty Governance Administrative Assistant
Approved On: July 21, 2010
Implementation Date: 2010

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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MINOR IN SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

This program is designed to provide students with the Information Technology knowledge necessary for today’s information-based society. Students will not only gain hands-on knowledge of how to use the Internet to develop effective and easy-to-use applications but also will understand critical issues in designing information systems such as requirements development, integration, security and privacy, legal and policy considerations, and project management.

Program Requirements. The minor requires 18 credit hours. Students may include no more than 3 ITCS courses in the SIS minor. Students must take at least 2 upper division courses. Students must receive a grade of C or higher in a course in order for that course to count towards the SIS minor. The following courses (9 credit hours) are required:

  • ITIC 1214 Introduction to Computer Science I (3)
  • ITIS 1210 Introduction to Web-Based Information Systems (3)
  • ITCS 1212/1212L Introduction to Computer Science I (3)
  • ITIS 2300 Introduction to Web-Based Application Development (3)
  • ITIS 3132 Information Systems (3)

Students should select three of the following courses (9 credit hours):

  • ITIS 2110/2110L IT Infrastructure I: Design and Practice (3)
  • ITCS 1213/1213L Introduction to Computer Science II (3)
  • IT IS 3110/3110L IT Infrastructure II: Design and Practice* (3)
  • ITCS 1215 Introduction to Computer Science II
  • ITIS 3130 Human-Computer Interactions (3)
  • ITIS 3150 Rapid Prototyping and Interface Design (3)
  • ITIS 3131 Human and Computer Information Processing
  • ITCS 3160 Data Base Design and Implementation** (3)
  • ITIS 3200 Introduction to Information Security and Privacy* (3)
  • IT IS 3300 Software Requirements and Project Management* (3)
  • ITCS 3688 Computers and their Impact on Society*** (3)

**If this course is to be selected, the student must also select ITCS 1215.

*These courses have their own prerequisite requirements (which are also in this list). The student must complete all prerequisites.

***This course meets the General Education Requirements for written and oral communications.