Courses

Introductory course on integration of information technology into differentvenues, including the planning, development, and implementation of theintegration.

The goal is to better prepare students to be business leaders in adaptive, globally-minded, technology-savvy companies. The course is structured so students develop skills that are of high value in any workplace: they develop improved leadership skills, higher self-efficacy, creativity and the ability to deal with ambiguity. On course completion, students will have a working knowledge of traditional and non-traditional ways for identifying a new product or business opportunity, quantifying the potential, understanding the key competitive factors, researching the audience and producing a convincing executive summary for internal or external financing and launch.

Analysis of problems of the small firm, particularly for the student whowishes to venture into business.

Writing for students in scientific and technical disciplines.

Kinesiology 017 introduces students to ballroom dance as a social/recreational or competitive activity, with the goal of leading to an active lifestyle. This course provides the basic skills and information necessary to develop and continue one's interest in ballroom dancing. Dance history and etiquette, cooperation with a partner, and learning the fundamentals of leading/following techniques are stressed from the beginning of the semester. As different dances are introduced (FoxTrot, Waltz, Jitterbug/Swing, Polka, Cha-Cha-Cha, Tango, Viennese Waltz, and/or others), additional figures are added throughout the semester.

KINES 045 introduces students to the fundamental academic concepts and practical skills of scuba diving as described by NAUI (National Association of Underwater Instructors) standards. This course addresses academic elements and applied sciences such as: the gas laws, Archimedes' principle, physics (light, sound, heat, aquatic pressure relationships), physiology (arterial gas embolism, miscellaneous barotrauma, decompression illness, hypo and hyperthermia), dive planning, equipment configuration and function, and environmental considerations (salt vs. fresh water, dangerous plants and animals, water temperature and visibility, and altitude). In addition this course introduces practical confined water skills including: basic skin diving skills, fundamental Scuba skills (regulator clearing and retrieval, emergency out-of-air ascents, buoyancy control, rescue techniques, ditch and don of gear, underwater communication, and proper partnership), and equipment preparation and assembly.

Data models: entity-relationship, relational, object-oriented. Relational database management systems: data definition, query languages, development tools. Database application design and implementation. Architecture of relational database management systems: storage management, query processing, transaction processing. Lab: design and implementation of a database application.

Focuses on the major financial markets, including the equity, money, bond, exchange rate and derivatives markets. Students learn about the basics of financial instruments in these markets, such as bank bills, treasury bonds, futures and options and are exposed to the tools of analyses and the roles and innovations of major financial institutions. These include the banks and non-banks, such as finance companies, building societies and credit unions, life and insurance companies as well as investment management companies. Documents the emergence of the wealth management industry as an integral component of the Australian financial services sector.

This course introduces the student to the basic analysis and control of natural and artificial light for photography. Students are instructed how to observe the quality of natural light for photography as a basis for learning basic photographic studio lighting techniques and their creative applications. The student requires knowledge of basic B/W and colour photography; 35mm camera operation; film exposure and processing; and print production. The emphasis is on the development of new technical skills central to the production and advancement of the student's work. Projects are set which focus on the production of photographic images for contemporary visual art works.

In this course we focus on this interweaving of fundamental biology and social activity as it applies to the Australian environment. Apart from its intrinsic importance, Australia also serves as an important case-study of human-environmental interactions because of its long history of physical isolation from other major land masses. In this course you will acquire a basic knowledge of Australian flora and fauna, learn how and why they are so different from the biota of other continents, and study how they have coped with the numerous stresses, both natural and human-induced, of the Australian environment.

Overview of organizational structures and functions. Includes information processing and analytic perspectives of organizations.

Interdisciplinary survey of topics related to the use and usability of information systems.

Explores and applies the basic concepts, methodologies, tools, and techniques of consulting and professional service organizations in information sciences and technology.

Introduction to the role of accounting numbers in the process of managing a business and in investor decision making.

Social and economic aspects, movement of goods and services from producers to consumers; analysis of marketing functions, systems, and institutions.

A historical survey of technological and scientific innovation, development and implementation in world history from pre-history to the present. This course will introduce the students to the use of the sociological, cultural and historical imagination necessary to understand the development and use of science and technology in human history.

Introduction to the specification and application of languages and language paradigms that interact with computers. This course's final project is an application built with Java, UML, and XML.

Study the meaning of quality in systems and learning how to apply quality assurance to educational processes. Completion of this course qualifies students to lead a Quality Team for courses in the IST curriculum.

Exploration and application of the basic concepts, methodologies, and tools of project management in the field of information sciences and technology. Our team developed best practice reports for Deloitte, detailing the challenges facing distributed team collaboration during the five phases of project management.

A selective overview of the art and architecture of India, Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan.

The nature, scope, and interdependence of the institutional and individual participants in the financial system.

Fundamental concepts of GIS, cartography, remote sensing, and GPS in the context of environmental and social problems.

Introduction to marine sciences and the world ocean, including physical, chemical, biological, and geological aspects of oceanography.

Experiments to illustrate major oceanography principles and observational techniques. This course is a required component of GEOSC 040L and corresponds with the lecture topics.

Introduction to formal languages, mathematical logic, and discrete mathematics, with applications to information sciences and technology.

A small group of enrolled students discuss ways to enhance their learning process and provide instructors with feedback to help them improve course design. Involvement empowers students to critically evaluate and improve their academic experience.

The Teaching Intern program puts successful students back into the classroom to aid underclassmen. They attend all regular classes to facilitate team organization and cooperation. This position is typically reserved for juniors and seniors.

National income measurement; aggregate economic models; money and income; policy problems.

Social, economic, and political evolution of societies and cultures from 1500 to the present.

Audio-lingual review of structure, writing, and reading in the Spanish language. Completion of this course meets IST requirement of a third-level proficiency in a foreign language.

Descriptive statistics, frequency distributions, probability, binomial and normal distributions, statistical inference, linear regression, and correlation.

Study of database systems concepts including design, storage, manipulation, evaluation, and display of data. This course incorporates a semester-long team project requiring application of theories in hands-on example.

Follows a top-down approach to networks, beginning with the application layer and concluding with hardware layers. This course covered digital network topologies, transmission media, signal modulation, digital packet switching and routing, systems integration, communications management, and network security issues.

A small group of enrolled students discuss ways to enhance their learning process and provide instructors with feedback to help them improve course design. Involvement empowers students to critically evaluate and improve their academic experience.

Study the meaning of quality in systems and learning how to apply quality assurance to educational processes. Completion of this course qualifies students to lead a Quality Team for courses in the IST curriculum.

A survey of modern astronomy including planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe. This course is taken in unison with the ASTRO 011 laboratory course. Attention is focused on understanding the physical nature, elemental properties, and life cycle of stellar bodies.

Experiments and explorations to illustrate major astronomical principles and techniques including telescopic observations of planets, stars, and nebulae. The majority of labs correspond with the concepts taught in ASTRO 010.

Investigate methods of economic analysis and their use, price determination, theory of the firm, and distribution. This course features economic principles presented through current examples.

Instruction and practice in the writing of expository prose that shows sensitivity to audience and purpose. This course goes into detailed discussion about lines of argument and audience appeals.

Presents the use, analysis, and design of information systems and technologies to organize, coordinate, and inform human enterprises. This course emphasizes how to represent information through three frameworks: information, people, and technology.

A small group of enrolled students discuss ways to enhance their learning process and provide instructors with feedback to help them improve course design. Involvement empowers students to critically evaluate and improve their academic experience.

Principles of public speaking and communication with substantial attention to formal speaking and delivery. Team collaboration is required to complete the majority of the speeches.

Study of the properties, languages, and notations for algorithmic processing and applications of a procedure-oriented language. Focuses on concepts of programming languages using C++ as the primary example.

Teaches the fundamental concepts and laws behind advanced calculus including functions, graphs, derivatives, integrals, techniques of differentiation and integration, exponentials, improper integrals, and applications.

This course introduces many of the opportunities that are unique to IST students such as clubs, professor research, and internship programs. It is also designed to facilitate adjustment to the high expectations, demanding workload, increased academic liberties, and other aspects of the transition to college life.