Apr 25, 2024  
2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 The department offers selected courses from this catalog as warranted by student needs and availability of faculty. Specific offerings for each term may be found in the Schedule of Classes.
 

 

Cinema

  
  • CIN 314 - National Cinemas and Film Cultures

    (4)
    Film movements and cinema cultures from outside of the United States. National contexts vary and may be repeated under different subtitle for credit. Film screening lab may be required.
    Prerequisite(s): CIN 150 or ENG 250 with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
  
  • CIN 315 - Film Theory and Criticism

    (4)
    Survey of major critical approaches to the academic study of film, such as those theoretical models proposed by Eisenstein, Kracauer, Arnheim, Bazin, Sarris and Metz. Film screening lab may be required.
    Prerequisite(s): CIN 252.
  
  • CIN 320 - Topics in Film History, Industry, and Technology

    (4)
    Close examination of one or more of the major artistic, industrial or cultural trends shaping film history. Topics explored may include film censorship, art cinemas, the history of cinema technology, historiography. May be repeated under different subtitle for credit. Film screening lab may be required.
    Prerequisite(s): CIN 150 or ENG 250.
  
  • CIN 321 - Topics in Film Genres

    (4)
    Focus on the formation, function and analysis of film genres, with emphasis on individual types, such as the western, horror, romantic comedy, melodrama, or others. Topics to be selected by instructor. May be repeated under different subtitle for credit. Film screening lab may be required.
    Prerequisite(s): CIN 150 or ENG 250.
  
  • CIN 322 - Topics in Film Authors, Authorship, and Aesthetics

    (4)
    Examination of historical and aesthetic issues related to the creation of motion pictures. May focus on individual film directors or other individuals, groups, and institutions involved in the filmmaking process. Topics to be selected by instructor. May be repeated under different subtitle for credit. Film screening lab may be required.
    Prerequisite(s): CIN 150 or ENG 250.
  
  • CIN 325 - Understanding Media Industries

    (4)
    Examination of local, regional, national and global film and media industry practices and communities, with emphasis upon the emergence and impact of key trends in these fields. Film screening lab may be required. Identical with COM 386.
    Prerequisite(s): CIN 150 or ENG 250.
  
  • CIN 350 - Topics in Film

    (4)
    Examination of specialized subjects in film. May be repeated for credit under separate sub-headings. Film screening lab may be required.
    Prerequisite(s): CIN 150 or ENG 250.
  
  • CIN 415 - Advanced Topics in Film Theory

    (4)
    Close examination of one or more theoretical approaches used to analyze film texts. May include psychoanalytic criticism, genre theory, reception studies, cultural studies, and others. Topics to be selected by instructor. May be repeated under different subtitle for credit. Film screening lab may be required. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience.
    Prerequisite(s): CIN 150 or ENG 250; CIN 252; CIN 315; permission of instructor.
  
  • CIN 450 - Advanced Topics in Film

    (4)
    Specialized topics in film history, theory and research methods. Film screening lab may be required. May be repeated for credit under different subtitle. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
    Prerequisite(s): CIN 315 or permission of instructor.
  
  • CIN 485 - Field Internship in Cinema Studies

    (4)
    Field internship for cinema studies majors under faculty supervision. Academic project that incorporates student performance in an occupational setting. May not be repeated for credit.
    Prerequisite(s): CIN 150 or ENG 250; junior/senior standing; 16 credits in cinema studies courses, with 8 at the 300-400 level; and instructor permission.
  
  • CIN 499 - Independent Study

    (4)
    Study on an independent basis for students with demonstrated interest in film. A proposed course of study must be submitted to the prospective instructor in the semester before the independent study is to be taken.
    Prerequisite(s): one course in film.

Communication

  
  • COM 101 - Collegiate Communication

    (1)
    A twelve week, one credit course with a primary goal of teaching students how successful communication and relationship development can improve their chances of academic and personal success.
  
  • COM 114 - Introduction to American Sign Language

    (4)
    Conversational American Sign Language. Introduction to basic sign vocabulary and grammatical features including facial expression and body language. Includes an examination of the psychological, cultural and linguistic aspects of the deaf community.
  
  • COM 115 - American Sign Language

    (4)
    A continuation of COM 114.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 114.
  
  • COM 150 - Introduction to Communication Studies

    (4)
    Examines the centrality of communication to human experience including key concepts essential to understanding the processes and practices of communication, the theoretical models and traditions of the discipline, and the historical development of the field.
  
  • COM 201 - Public Speaking

    (4)
    Theory and practice in public address: adaptations required by particular goals, audience and occasions, and classroom interactions.
  
  • COM 202 - Group Dynamics and Communication

    (4)
    Group dynamics, discussion and problem solving; influences of group structure, norms, roles, leadership and climate on the processes of group communication and collaborative decision making.
  
  • COM 207 - Meaning in Language

    (4)
    Identical with LIN 207.
  
  • COM 214 - American Sign Language III

    (4)
    Continues the work of COM 114-115 with a focus on clarity and completion of expressions. Accurate reception as well as an examination of literary prose in a deaf community.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 115.
  
  • COM 215 - American Sign Language IV

    (4)
    Develops expressive and receptive fluency through a study of the performance and structure of American sign language poetry.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 214.
  
  • COM 220 - Public Speaking on Public Issues

    (4)
    The development, presentation and defense of speeches addressing public issues, including advanced concepts of audience analysis and persuasion, and the use of rhetorical strategies and aids.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 201.
  
  • COM 280 - Broadcast Announcing

    (4)
    Techniques of speaking before a microphone, editing, reading copy and news broadcasting. Experience includes recording and critique of various styles of delivery. Identical with JRN 280.
  
  • COM 285 - Introduction to Broadcasting

    (4)
    Survey of public and commercial radio and television, including their public service, educational and religious functions; and the history, economics, influence and social control of broadcasting. Identical with JRN 285.
  
  • COM 287 - Media and Social Identity

    (4)
    Explores the role of media in the construction of international, national and local communities, as well as social identity. Students will be given an historical overview of the development of media with an emphasis on the role of media in shaping our ideas of ethnicity, gender identity and citizenship. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the social science knowledge exploration area.
  
  • COM 301 - Persuasion

    (4)
    Analysis of persuasion in current society, psychological bases of persuasion, ethical considerations, and distinctions between debate and persuasive argument.
  
  • COM 302 - Communication in Leadership

    (4)
    Examines the communication qualities of leadership in various contexts including decision-making teams, groups and organizations. Consideration of major theoretical approaches to leadership and applied skills and practices.
  
  • COM 303 - Theories of Communication

    (4)
    Survey of major theoretical approaches to the study of communication. Includes overview of history, paradigmatic assumptions and current research. Examines sub-disciplines and the relationships between them including essential distinctions between humanistic and social scientific approaches.
  
  • COM 304 - Communication in Organizations

    (4)
    Communication theory and practice within organizational systems.
  
  • COM 305 - Interpersonal Communication

    (4)
    Explores how communication negotiates our understanding of self and others. Focus is on current research, theory and issues in relational communication.
  
  • COM 306 - Interpersonal Conflict

    (4)
    Examines the role of conflict in interpersonal interaction. Emphasis is on the factors which contribute to the negotiation of conflict.
  
  • COM 307 - Performance Communication

    (4)
    Examination of the theory and practice of oral interpretation of written text. Particular attention is given to how readers bring written works to meaning through communicative performance.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 201 or permission of instructor.
  
  • COM 308 - Competitive Speaking

    (2)
    Advanced practice and application of speech writing, public address and oral interpretation skills using many of the standards established by the National Forensics Association. May be repeated for up to 6 credits.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 201.
  
  • COM 311 - Rhetoric And Public Address

    (4)
    Introduction to the history and theory of rhetorical criticism and public address, contrasting Aristotle’s rhetoric with contemporary theories.
  
  • COM 314 - Discourse Analysis

    (4)
    Theories of discourse including critical discourse analysis and discursive psychology. Methods of discourse analysis in communication. Relation of discourse to communication.
  
  • COM 318 - Argumentation and Debate

    (4)
    Theories of argumentation from the classical to the contemporary period combined with debating experience. Propositions of fact, value and policy are distinguished and related to the construction and selection of argument. Debate experience will focus on the national intercollegiate proposition.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 201.
  
  • COM 324 - Professional Communication

    (4)
    Explores the theories, and practices associated with professional communication. Students will focus on issues common in professional contexts including oral presentation, interviews, and interpersonal skills in the workplace including working collaboratively with others and increasing responsiveness to organization diversity.
  
  • COM 325 - Nonverbal Communication

    (4)
    Analyzes the effects of nonverbal communication on human interaction in the interpersonal setting.
  
  • COM 327 - Gender Communication

    (4)
    Explores the relationships between gender and communication strategies and settings. The course examines how gender is experienced and how individuals learn to manage the dynamic of gender in interpersonal interaction and public discourse.
  
  • COM 335 - Communication, Mobile Media, and the Internet

    (4)
    Examines the relationship between communication practices and the networked technologies of the Internet and mobile media, including their impact on politics, commerce, knowledge, privacy, and interpersonal relationships. Focus on the popular practices of search engines, video sharing services, texting, and social media sites.
  
  • COM 350 - Popular Media in the Age of Convergence

    (4)
    Examination of the relationships between media technologies, institutions, cultural forms and audiences within contemporary convergence culture. Focuses on how traditional forms of mass media texts, particularly television, have been impacted by new technologies and how such shifts reconfigure our understanding of media audiences/consumers.
  
  • COM 360 - Listening in Communication

    (2)
    Examination of the differences between hearing and listening in responsible communication. Identifies barriers to effective listening and explores ways to manage them. Different listening skills appropriate for diverse types and purposes of listening are identified and examined.
  
  • COM 366 - The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication

    (4)
    Explores the dark side of interpersonal communication. Students will gain an understanding of the dark side methaphor and examine the many ways in which dysfunctional interpersonal communication operates across a variety of personal relationship contexts. Topics include deception, hurtful transgressions, infidelity, teasing and bullying, and avoidance and secrets.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 305, sophomore standing.
  
  • COM 368 - Critical Approaches to Popular Music

    (4)
    Draws on core concepts from media and cultural studies to understand and analyze popular music’s relationship to social and culture production. Key debates discussed include cities, technologies, gender and sexuality.
  
  • COM 371 - Forms and Effects of Mass Communication

    (4)
    Identical with SOC 371.
  
  • COM 373 - Social Control of Mass Media

    (4)
    Identical with SOC 373.
  
  • COM 374 - Digital Video Editing

    (4)
    Practicum in digital video editing. Students will learn how to edit using state-of-the-art editing software. Experiences include capturing and importing elements, creating and working with timelines, and outputting completed projects in multiple formats.
  
  • COM 375 - Rise of Electronic Media

    (4)
    Examines the development of the technologies, institutions, regulations, cultural forms, and audiences of electronic media. Considers the ways in which media was both shaped by and was a force in changing cultural and social conditions. Satisfies the university general education requirement in Western civilization knowledge exploration area.
  
  • COM 376 - Introduction to Television Production

    (4)
    The essential elements of television as a medium, its capabilities and limitations. Practical experience in studio and/or field work.
  
  • COM 377 - Live Video Production

    (4)
    Practicum in live television production. Students will participate in every aspect of producing a live television program. Experiences include research, writing, equipment operation and directing.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 376.
  
  • COM 378 - Television News Productions

    (4)
    Fundamentals of broadcasting television news including operation of studio equipment, non-linear editing, and newscast direction in the production of an on-air program.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 376.
  
  • COM 379 - Video Post Production

    (4)
    Advanced field and post-production equipment techniques including non-linear editing. Principles of video field production including organizational, business and creative processes.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 376.
  
  • COM 380 - Special Topics in Communication

    (4)
    Various topics in communication theory and practice chosen by department faculty. May be repeated for additional credit under different subtitles.
  
  • COM 381 - Broadcast Operations

    (4)
    Analysis of non-commercial radio with an emphasis on college broadcasting; includes experience in writing, producing and performing on-air programming for the university’s station. Identical with JRN 381.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 280 (may be taken concurrently).
  
  • COM 382 - Advanced Radio Production

    (4)
    Examines the skills and requirements of studio and remote production, advanced audio editing and programming.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 381.
  
  • COM 383 - Television Sports Production

    (4)
    Practicum in television sports production. Students will learn all aspects of producing sports programming from pre-production through the live-to-tape shoot. Experiences include producing, camera work, directing and all other crew positions necessary for different sports productions.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 376.
  
  • COM 385 - Multicultural Communication

    (4)
    Relationships among culture, communication and perception, and how these relationships are manifested in our daily interactions among people who are racially, ethnically and sexually different from us. Students learn communication practices necessary to create understanding in intercultural encounters. Satisfies the university general education requirement in U.S. diversity. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in general education or the major, not both.
    Prerequisite(s): junior standing. Completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
  
  • COM 386 - Understanding Media Industries

    (4)
    Identical with CIN 325.
    Prerequisite(s): CIN 150 or ENG 250.
  
  • COM 387 - Media, Gender and Sexuality

    (4)
    Examines the relationship between media and cultural ideas about gender and sexuality. Emphasis on the ways that media institutions, texts, and audiences construct, negotiate, and interpret changing concepts about masculinity, femininity, and sexual preference. Identical with WGS 387.
  
  • COM 388 - Race and Communication

    (4)
    Examines the ways communication practices shape and are shaped by racialized identities. Explores identity formation through domains of interpersonal communication, institutional discourse, political rhetorics, cultural performances, educational pedagogies, and religious perspectives.
  
  • COM 389 - Hip-Hop, Race and the City

    (4)
    Examines the spread of hip-hop as an international popular culture idiom around the globe, articulating struggles over identity and gender, sexuality and race ecology and place in a world of ever accelerating change.
  
  • COM 399 - Community Field Experience

    (4)
    Faculty approved field experience in volunteer community service. Focus on developing an understanding of the relationship between communication and community with readings, essays, response papers, and in-class presentations and discussion. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
    Prerequisite(s): senior standing, communication major, and at least 20 credits of COM courses.
  
  • COM 401 - Persuasion and Social Change

    (4)
    Examination of the communicative processes by which movements for social change influence institutions and actors. Emphasis on persuasive strategies for mobilization, maintenance and social transformation including narrative and argument, symbolism and music, and the roll of leadership. Analysis of case studies and consideration of contemporary efforts at social change.
  
  • COM 402 - Small Groups

    (4)
    Identical with SOC 402.
  
  • COM 405 - Advanced Interpersonal Communication

    (4)
    Advanced current research and theories in relational communication. Shows how communication is the force behind the initiation, development, maintenance, and deterioration of interpersonal relationships.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 305.
  
  • COM 407 - Advanced Performance Communication

    (4)
    Advanced study of the history, theory and practice of oral interpretation. Focus is on narration and the aesthetic and emotional responsiveness of the communicative voice in prose and poetry.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 307.
  
  • COM 410 - Family Communication

    (4)
    Introduction to communication in family settings. Major theoretical perspectives on family communicative practices including analysis of members’ verbal and nonverbal interactions. Major themes include the process by which family communication is maintained, enhanced or disturbed.
  
  • COM 411 - Rhetorical Criticism in Communication

    (4)
    Examines research methods used in rhetorical criticism from traditional to contemporary approaches. Provides principles for the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of persuasive discourse. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 301 or 303 or permission of instructor.
  
  • COM 412 - Media Criticism

    (4)
    Examines the methodological and theoretical perspectives used in media criticism. Provides an overview of the methods used to analyze, interpret, and evaluate the meaning and impact of mediated discourse.
  
  • COM 415 - Theory and Practice of Media Literacy Outreach

    (4)
    Exploration of the theory and practice of media literacy as community outreach. Students explore scholarly and public debates about the social influence of media. Course is based around a service-learning model that empowers students to translate and promote the theoretical concepts of media literacy in the community.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 150.
  
  • COM 425 - Advanced Nonverbal Communication

    (4)
    Advanced topics and readings in nonverbal communication. Students will read and critique nonverbal communication research and theories on topics such as deception, immediacy, and expectancy violations across communication contexts, including romantic, workplace, and classroom.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 304, 305, 306, 325, or 327 and minimum sophomore standing.
  
  • COM 476 - Advanced Video Production

    (4)
    Advanced practice in video production from conception to post-production. Skills involved pre-production research, remote and studio shooting techniques, and script writing for program formats including commercials and documentary television.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 376.
  
  • COM 480 - Special Topics Seminar

    (4)
    Group study of topics of special interest chosen by department faculty and students. May be repeated for credit with the instructor’s permission.
    Prerequisite(s): three COM courses.
  
  • COM 485 - Cultural Studies in Communication

    (4)
    History, theoretical frameworks and applied studies emergent in cultural studies from a communication driven perspective. Students will explore the relationships among communication practices, cultural forms and politics within and among cultures.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 385, COM 303 is highly recommended.
  
  • COM 490 - Independent Study

    (1 to 4)
    Special research projects in speech communication. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.
    Prerequisite(s): junior or senior standing. 12 previous credits in the major, permission of instructor and completion of course application form.
  
  • COM 491 - Internship

    (4)
    Supervised student internship in business, broadcasting, government, or non-profit organizations. Reports and analyses of work performed at the organization required. Prior approval required. May be repeated once in a different setting for a maximum of eight internship credits. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstrone experience. Satisifes the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
    Prerequisite(s): junior or senior standing and permission of instructor. (permission will normally require completion of at least one writing course beyond WRT 160.)
  
  • COM 495 - Topics in Communication Research

    (4)
    Faculty-directed research seminar will provide an overview of communication research and introduce students to basic research procedures, paradigms, and methods. Topics will vary by instructor. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 303.
  
  • COM 497 - Apprentice College Teaching

    (2 or 4)
    Assisting in teaching an undergraduate course in speech communication, and discussions with the supervising faculty member on the principles, methods and problems of such teaching. Repeatable in different settings up to 4 credits.
    Prerequisite(s): junior standing and permission of instructor.

Computer Science and Engineering

  
  • CSE 110 - Computer Literacy

    (2)
    An introduction to the use of desktop computers. Topics include word processing, spreadsheets, PowerPoint, and the use of the worldwide web.
  
  • CSE 120 - Introduction to Computing and Programming using Excel

    (4)
    An introduction to computers and programming. It introduces algorithms for applications that contain integrated development environments (IDEs) such as Microsoft Excel’s IDE for Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Algorithmic topics include repetitive and decision structures, functions, subroutines, and ActiveX controls. Programming topics include application automation and presenting information programmatically. Accompanied by laboratory sessions. Offered fall, winter. (Cross-listed with CIT 120.) Satisfies the university general education requirement in the formal reasoning knowledge foundation area.
  
  • CSE 130 - Introduction to Computer Programming

    (4)
    Introduction to digital computers and algorithmic programming. Topics include: data storage and manipulation control structures, functions and sub-programming. Introduction to object oriented programming. Students cannot receive credit for both CSE 130 and EGR 141. Offered fall, winter. Identical with CIT 130. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the formal reasoning knowledge foundation area.
    Prerequisite(s): MTH 062 or equivalent.
  
  • CSE 142 - Introduction to C Programming and Unix

    (2)
    Introduction to programming and problem solving using C and Unix. The topics include fundamentals of C programming and basic Unix commands including file organization, user commands, and utilities in Unix and creating, editing, executing, and debugging C programs.
    Pre/Corequisite(s): Prerequisite or corequisite: MTH 154 or equivalent.
  
  • CSE 202 - Ethics and Social Impacts of Computing

    (2)
    Ethical issues in computing and its social impacts are introduced. Topics include software piracy, hacking, privacy, professional conduct, and the impact of information technology on society.
  
  • CSE 230 - Object-Oriented Computing I

    (4)
    Introduction to object-oriented computer programming using a high-level programming language such as Java. Classes, member functions, inheritance, polymorphism and operator overloading. Design methodologies and introduction to software engineering principles and practices. Basic data structures are introduced. (Cross-listed with CIT 230.)
    Prerequisite(s): EGR 141 or CIT 130 or CSE 130 or CSE 142 or equivalent.
  
  • CSE 231 - Object-Oriented Computing II

    (4)
    A second course in programming, with emphasis on data abstraction and object-oriented design. The basic data structures in computer science, including stacks, queues, lists and trees, are covered in detail. Concepts of design, analysis and verification are discussed in the context of abstract data types. Examples of applications taken from numeric and symbolic domains are used.
    Prerequisite(s): CSE 230 or CIT 230.
  
  • CSE 232 - C++ for Programmers

    (2)
    A course in C++ programming for programmers with basic knowledge of data types and control structures in programming languages. Topics include pointers, memory management, classes, polymorphism, overloading, templates, input/output, parameter passing, multiple inheritance, standard template library, and philosophical differences in major object-oriented programming languages.
    Prerequisite(s): CSE 230 or equivalent.
  
  • CSE 233 - Immersive Python

    (2)
    This course introduces the fundamentals and applications of Python. The language fundamentals covered are statements, variables, comments, control structures, functions, modules, packages, and objects. The course also includes advanced concepts such as collections (Lists, Tuples and Dictionaries) with their practical use for Data Processing, Systems administration, and Web development applications.
    Prerequisite(s): CIT 130 or CSE 130 or CIT 230 or CSE 230.
  
  • CSE 234 - Ruby for Web Developers

    (2)
    This course introduces the dynamic programming language Ruby – focusing on language fundamentals, debugging and external language binding techniques, and extremely popular web development framework Ruby on the Rail (ROR). The basic ROR topics include discussion of convention over configuration as used by ROR and RESTFul web development with practical exercises.
    Prerequisite(s): CIT 130 or CSE 130 or CIT 230 or CSE 230.
  
  • CSE 235 - Programming in Visual C# for .NET Technology

    (2)
    This course covers C#.NET for programmers who already have the basic knowledge for object-oriented programming techniques. Topics include: Windows forms, Common Language Run Time (CLR), assemblies, ADO.NET, XML, Web Services, Mobile and Embedded Development.
    Prerequisite(s): CIT 230 or CSE 230.
  
  • CSE 236 - Embedded C Language

    (2)
    Introduces concepts of C language programming for embedded system applications. Provides rigorous treatment of theory and embedded program practice. Topics covered include: Syntax, fixed and floating point arithmetic, flow control, functions, arrays, pointers, characters, strings, input/output, bit manipulation, data structure, preprocessor (define, pragma, etc.), Embedded C standards, DSP extensions for C.
    Prerequisite(s): CIT 230 or CSE 230.
  
  • CSE 247 - Introduction to Computer Networks

    (4)
    An introduction to fundamental concepts for design and analysis of computer networks. Topics covered include the Internet, network protocols, Local Area Networks (LAN), wireless and mobile networks, network security, and socket programming.
    Prerequisite(s): high level programming course or CIT 230 or CSE 230.
  
  • CSE 252 - Interactive Web Systems

    (4)
    This course introduces the fundamentals of interactive multimedia in context of web technologies. Topics covered include use of modern web development tools, Markup Languages, server-side processing, and client-side processing using languages such as JavaScript. Students will use these tools to create interactive and dynamic web sites. (Cross-listed with CIT 252.) Satisfies the university general education requirement in the knowledge applications integration area. Prerequisite for knowledge applications: completion of the general education requirement in the formal reasoning knowledge foundation area.
    Prerequisite(s): CIT 230 or CSE 230 with a grade of 1.0 or better.
  
  • CSE 280 - Sophomore Project

    (2)
    A team-oriented project work consisting of a small project to build skills in needs assessment, group problem solving, and written and oral technical presentations.
    Prerequisite(s): CSE 230 or CIT 230.
  
  • CSE 335 - Programming Languages

    (4)
    Fundamental concepts in programming languages. Several high-level languages are studied in depth and their approaches to the fundamental issues in language design are compared. Issues include: data types and structures, control structures, binding times, run-time storage organization, flexibility vs. efficiency, compiled vs. interpreted languages, strong vs. weak typing, block structure and scope of names. Offered fall.
    Prerequisite(s): CSE 231 and MTH 275 and major standing.
  
  • CSE 337 - Software Engineering and Practice

    (4)
    Introduction to software engineering and practice. Topics include software process models, project management, requirements analysis, software quality assurance, and testing. Cross-listed with CIT 337.
    Prerequisite(s): major standing.
  
  • CSE 343 - Theory of Computation

    (4)
    Formal models of computation, including finite state automata, pushdown automata and Turing machines. Regular and context-free languages. The computational models are used to discuss computability issues. Offered winter.
    Prerequisite(s): CSE 361 and major standing in CS.
  
  • CSE 345 - Database Design and Implementation

    (4)
    Introduction to the design and implementation of database systems. Topics include designing a practical database for an application using normal forms, understanding relational database schemas, planning and implementing a database using software such as Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server, advanced database topics in redundancy, replication, loading balancing, compatibility, ODBC and JDBC, and database systems administration. (Cross-listed with CIT 345.)
    Prerequisite(s): major standing.
  
  • CSE 361 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms

    (4)
    Computer algorithms, their design and analysis. Strategies constructing algorithmic solutions, including divide-and- conquer, dynamic programming and greedy algorithms. Development of algorithms for parallel and distributed architectures. Computational complexity as it pertains to time and space is used to evaluate the algorithms. A general overview of complexity classes is given. Offered fall and winter. Identical with APM 367.
    Prerequisite(s): CSE 231, APM 263, and major standing in CS.
  
  • CSE 364 - Computer Organization

    (4)
    Assembly language, addressing modes, RISC and CISC architectures, assemblers, loaders, linkers arithmetic and logic unit, hardware functional units, input/output organization, memory organization, cache memory, virtual memory, control unit, pipelining, parallel computer organization.
    Prerequisite(s): EGR 240 and major standing in CS.
  
  • CSE 378 - Computer Hardware Design

    (4)
    Development of components and techniques needed to design basic digital circuits and systems for computers, communication and related applications. Design and analysis of combinational and sequential logic circuits using a hardware description language such as VHDL. Design of a small digital computer and its implementation in an FPGA.
    Prerequisite(s): EGR 240 and major standing in CS.
  
  • CSE 402 - Professional Practice

    (2)
    Seminars on software piracy, hacking, privacy, professional conduct, and the impact of information technology on society.
    Prerequisite(s): major standing.
 

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