Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems with a concentration in Data Science online

This course will provide an academic context for: (1) the understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of a college education; (2) study and life skills necessary for academic success; and, (3) opportunities for connection with peers, faculty and the institution. This course is required for freshmen students in all majors and any student entering the university with less than 30 SCH.

Composition course providing instruction in the writing and analysis of expository prose; emphasis on rhetorical principles and basic organizational modes.

Continued Development of writing skills acquired in English 1301 and development of critical thinking skills in argumentation, analysis and interpretation of various types of literature.

Introduction to United States national government and politics; including constitutional basis, processes, institutions and policies of U.S. Government and politics.

Introduction to Texas state and local government including constitutional basis, processes, institutions and policies of Texas government and politics.

Survey course of US history from 1492 to 1865 including social, political, intellectual, economic and military history will be explored.

Survey course of US history from 1865 to present, including social political, intellectual, economic and military history will be explored.

Course will cover quadratics, polynomial, rational, logarithmic and exponential functions, system of equations, progression, sequences and series, matrices and determinants.

Introduction to cell physiology, molecular biology and genetics. Three hours lecture each week. This class is designed for non-science majors.

Laboratory designed to give hands-on experience and to reinforce basic principles of cell physiology, molecular biology and genetics. Three lab hours each week.

Introduction to nutrition for students of science and non-science majors. Topics include fundamentals of nutrition, metabolism, digestion, absorption, nutrient storage and drug/nutrient interactions.

This stand alone course is an interdisciplinary survey of cultures focusing on the philosophical and aesthetic factors in human values with an emphasis on the historical development of the individual and society and the drive to create. This course will offer selected, interrelated topics in philosophy, literature, religion, and the arts and sciences from ancient times to about the year 1700.

Survey course focusing on historical, technical, and governmental aspects of the broadcast industry. Topics such as programming, sales, rating, and public broadcasting will be introduced.

Survey of Introductory topics such as learning, memory, sensation and perception, personality, life-span development, psychological basis of behavior, stress and health, psychological disorders, social psychology and research methods.

Introduction to technology, algorithmic problem solving and their applications for students in sciences, humanities, social sciences and business.

Introduction of the basic principles and techniques in research, composition, organization and delivery of speeches for various purposes appropriate for purpose, occasion and audience.

Study of Professional writing, including correspondence, proposals, research reports, resumes and job letters. Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302

Emphasis on organismal diversity, ecology, behavior and evolution. Three hours lecture each week. This class is designed for non-science majors.

Laboratory designed to give hands-on experience and to reinforce basic principles of diversity, ecology, and evolution. Three lab hours each week.

Fundamental concepts of programming using C++. This is part 1 of 2 of two courses. Students will learn several topics including but not limited to, an introduction to computers and programming in C++, expressions, making decisions, loops and files, functions, arrays and vectors, basic searching and sort array algorithms and basic recursion. Course to be taken with COSC 1136 at the same time.

Laboratory designed to give hands-on experience. Three lab hours each week.

Fundamental concepts of programming using C++. This is part 2 of 2 of two courses. Students will learn several topics including but not limited to, pointers, classes, enums, structures, operator overloading, and exceptions. Course to be taken with COSC 1137 lab at the same time.

Laboratory designed to give hands-on experience. Three lab hours each week.

Course will provide essentials of finite mathematics, including topics such as set theory, matric algebra, solving systems of equations using matric methods; counting method; probability theory; game theory.

Course will provide essentials of business calculus, including study of functions and graphs from a calculus viewpoint as applied to problems in business.

A study of concepts of Object Oriented Programming (OOP) technology including but not limited to abstract data types, encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism

A study of basic data structures and algorithm concepts and their application to computing problems including stack and queue, linked list, sorting, recursion and analysis of algorithms. Implementation of theoretical concepts for data structures and software design using preferred programming language.

A study of advanced data structures and algorithms and their application to computing problems including trees, red-black trees, hash table, heap, graph theory, searching algorithms, greedy algorithm, dynamic programming, divide-and-conquer, NP-completeness. Implementation of theoretical concepts for data structures and software design using preferred programming language.

Topics include communications concepts and functions; communications in organizations; communication media, equipment, and software; networking concepts and functions; network media and equipment; networking architecture; communications and networking designs; performance monitoring and pricing; and applications in industry and business.

Mappings, relations, recurrence, logic, Boolean algebras, graphs, induction, proofs, languages, state machines, history of artificial intelligence, Turing test, and applications of these areas.

An introduction to programming using Python. This is an introductory course to programming based on the Python programming language. Students will earn the foundations of computer programming, basic computer algorithms, and data structures and how to use them for effective problem solving.

This course is to introduce students to data visualization including both the principles and techniques. Students will learn the value of visualization, specific techniques in information visualization and scientific visualization, and how understand how to best leverage visualization methods.

This course is about how to retrieve, and store structured and unstructured data, and perform their analytics.

Introduction to event driven programming using graphical user interfaces. Topics include but not limited to the following: The use of GUIs in processing data, making decisions, file dialogs and loops, methods, arrays and lists, multi windows GUIs, using GUIs with databases.

An introduction to the functions of information systems in organization and their relationships to organizational objectives and structure. Studies of decision theory, quantitative procedures, system design and types of applications that are part of an information system.

Topics include introduction to software engineering, development processes, requirements development, object oriented analysis and design using UML, architectural design, testing, and project management.

An introduction to the concepts of database design, data description and manipulation languages, data models, entity-relationship model, normalization theory, data flow diagrams, and implementation of database systems.

Social context of computing, professional and ethical responsibilities, intellectual property, privacy, threats and vulnerabilities of information systems, protective measures, encryption algorithms, risk analysis, acceptable use policy.

General systems theory; evolution of management theory; interpersonal behavior in business organizations to include motivation, leadership, value attitudes, and organizational development.

Marketing orientation and concepts applied to marketing strategies and to planning, pricing, product development and management, promotion, and channels of distribution. Emphasis is on ethics in marketing practice and on global marketing.

Applied statistics with probability.

This course provides an introduction to the set of techniques and mechanisms used to protect the integrity of networks, software, and data against malicious attacks and unauthorized access.

In this course students will learn how to gather and analyze digital evidence and use critical thinking skills to solve computer-based crimes.