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Master
of Science in Information Technology
MSIT Course Descriptions
Each course is 3 credit hours, consisting of 33 contact hours.
Cst 230. Computer Architectures.
This course introduces the architecture of computer hardware,
including storage hierarchies, input-output subsystems, instruction
and data level parallelism, symbolic computation, multiprocessor
networks and consistency, and performance modeling. The major
concepts of operating systems are also studied and the interrelationship
between operating systems and architecture is analyzed.
Cst 282. IT Project Management.
This course covers the fundamental project management principles
and methodologies for managing the software development life-cycle
and process models. Topics include: process metrics; software
project planning; monitoring, control, and schedule mechanisms;
budget estimates; risk assessment; and leadership, motivation,
and team building.
Cst 290. Database Management Systems.
This course covers the concepts, theory and application of
database management systems and its development methodology.
The course introduces client/server architecture and relational
DBMS and related technology, including an in-depth study
of the requirements analysis, specification, design, implementation,
testing, and deployment phases of the DBMS development life
cycle. Students will participate in a DBMS development project.
Mgt 220. Information
Technology.
An introduction to the role of information technology in
contemporary organizations. A review of the history of
computers, the evolution of management information systems,
the employment of computers in contemporary organizations,
and
basic information on software development. Hands-on exercises
in using the Internet and creating web pages.
Mgt 222. e-Commerce. Ahis
course provides students with insights into the workings
of e-Commerce today. It provides an understanding of the
business and technical underpinnings of e-Commerce, and explains
how specific business units fit into the global (e-Business)
picture. The course also facilitates/triggers meaningful,
creative thinking, and discussion to benefit students and
their organizations.
Mgt 253. Risk and Quality
Management. Risk identification, risk impact
analysis, risk response planning. Mitigating risk. Risk
management techniques, such as Monte Carlo simulation.
Defining quality. Total quality management (TQM). Quality
control. The ISO 9000 perspective on quality.
Mgt 254. Contracts and Procurement.
Pre-award and post-award phases. Contracting modalities: firm
fixed-price, cost plus, cost plus fixed fee, cost plus award
fee, cost plus incentive fee, time and materials. The bid
process. RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs. The statement of work (SOW).
Resolving disputes.
Mgt 261. Data Communications.
Data transmission. Transmission media. Data encoding. The
data communication interface. Data link control. Multiplexing.
Mgt 280. Finance.
Capital budgeting techniques: present value analysis, internal
rate of return, pay back period analysis. Raising capital.
Venture capital. Capital markets. Financial decision-making.
CAPM vs. APT. Financial risk.
Mgt 281.
Accounting.
Bookkeeping basics. Financial statement analysis: balance
sheets, income statements, cash flow statements. Depreciation
of capital. Taxes. Role of the Financial Accounting Standards
Board. Auditing. Managerial accounting. Hands-on examples
of
employing accounting techniques with spreadsheets.
Mgt 285. Economics. An
overview of micro-economic and macro-economic principles,
including: law of scarcity, competition, division of labor,
fiscal policy, government intervention, and international
trade.
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