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This course examines social media software applications to support personal learning networks and enhance business productivity. Students will research best practices in the field of technology. More specifically, students will learn how people as individuals and organizations can strategically use social media tools to engage their audience in new and effective ways. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing.

This course will present technologies to dynamically enhance Web sites through scripting, animation tools, and Dynamic HTML. Additional topics may be discussed depending on technology available at the time of the course offering and the specific interests of the current students. Prerequisites: BCIS 2318 or CISC 4322.

This course provides students with an understanding of relational databases. Fundamental database concepts will be covered including keys and related terminology, normalization techniques, basic SQL, data modeling, relational designs and database administration issues such as backup/recovery and security. Prerequisite: BCIS 1301. Lab Fee.

This course provides students with various principles, methods, guidelines, and techniques useful in the analysis and design of information systems in business organizations. In doing so, we recognize that most all information systems projects, have  a “life cycle” that generally consists of the four basic stages of planning, analysis, design, and implementation. Emphasis will be placed on both the traditional approaches to these stages as well as more recent advances in our field that take an object-oriented approach to systems analysis and design through the Uniform Modeling Language (UML). Prerequisite: BCIS 2330 Lab fee.

This course introduces IT infrastructure topics including telecommunications, system architecture, operating systems, computer networks, and their roles in business applications. Topics covered include telecommunications history and infrastructures, history and structure of the Internet, fundamentals of data communications, systems architecture, operating systems, history of networking and network models, network hardware and software, distributed computing, key issues in network management, and current trends in networking. Prerequisite: BSYS 3312. Lab fee.

This course presents various topics including techniques for integration of hardware and digital media software with a focus on the creation and delivery of digital video for the web. Convergent use of technology are explored. Term project: Brief professional grade digital production published for the web. Prerequisites: BCIS 1301 or CISC 2305. Lab fee.  

This course explores how the Internet has revolutionized the buying and selling of goods and services in the marketplace. This course will benefit students interested in working in an E-Commerce environment or evaluating E-Commerce activities.

This course requires students to study project management of animation, film and multimedia productions to include advanced project planning, creating timelines, milestones, budgeting, structure diagramming and/or storyboarding, common forms, and proper asset management. Students are required to participate in one or more actual projects. Course may be repeated for credit with approval of course instructor. Corequisite: In concurrence with either BCIS 3335 or BCIS 4335 or with approval of course instructor.

This course provides an introduction to computer layout and design using desktop and digital publishing industry-standard software. This course focuses on technical proficiency and the business components of digital and print publishing, e-pubs, handheld devices, and more. Prerequisite: BCIS 1301.

This course presents advanced programming techniques. Special emphasis will be placed on object oriented programing techniques. Prerequisites: BCIS 2330. Lab fee.

Students investigate a variety of issues dealing with information and information systems security, including physical security, social engineering, cyber security, threat/risk analysis, and business continuity. The course focuses on the SecSDLC and developing Security Blueprints. Prerequisites: BCIS 3330. Lab fee.

This course will address the tools to create 3D models using point, polygon and spline modeling. Includes mastering entry-level FX; plus planning and creating short 3D animation for integration in computer- and web-based multimedia products. Prerequisites: BCIS 1301 or CISC 2305. Lab fee.

This course will address advanced skills in 3D animation to include skelegons, weight maps, inverse kinematics and IK chains. Further exploration of 3D FX involving hyper voxels, particle effects, collision and hard/soft body dynamics. Prerequisite: BCIS 3370. Lab fee.