CIS: Comp Sci & Info Systems

SELECTED TOPICS IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Selected topics in computer information systems based on the needs and areas of interest of the class and the professor. May include laboratory and/or field work as part of the class. Multiple credit course. May be repeated for credit, but grade forgiveness cannot be applied.

INTERNSHIP EXPLORATION IN COMPUTER STUDIES Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of all mandated courses in Reading, Mathematics, English and English for Academic Purposes; a minimum 2.0 institutional or overall GPA, and 12 credits. The Program Director/Program Chair/Program Coordinator or Internship Placement Office has the discretion to provide override approval as it relates to the waiver of required program/discipline-related courses. This course provides a planned work-based experience that will provide students with supervised career exploration activities and/or practical experiences to assist in confirming their education plans. Each earned credit hour of internship requires a minimum of 80 clock hours of work. May be repeated for credit, but grade forgiveness cannot be applied. (Internship Fee: $10.00).

CLOUD MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN Prerequisite: Admission to the B.A.S. Degree in Computing Technology and Software Development, and a minimum grade of C in CIS 3080. Students will learn how to manage and design cloud services. Students will learn how to create virtual cloud machines, design storage architecture, and build appropriate processes. Students will learn how security and design are crucial to move platforms in and out of the cloud. Case studies will be used to showcase the application of these services to the modern cloud platform. Students will design services and redundancy in a global infrastructure. This course prepares the student for certification exams commonly offered in the cloud computing industry.

CLOUD DEVELOPER ESSENTIALS Prerequisite: Minimum grades of C in CIS 3080 and CIS 3083C. This course is designed to help students gain technical expertise in development with cloud technologies. Throughout the course, students will explore scenarios that provides opportunities to build a variety of infrastructures through the use of cloud developer technologies. Students will build apps through code driven languages and secure them in a cloud environment. In addition, students will use functions, containers, and application program interfaces to build cloud solutions. This course prepares the student for certification exams commonly offered in the cloud computing industry.

CLOUD DATA ANALYTICS ESSENTIALS Prerequisite: Minimum grades of C in CIS 3080 and CIS 3083C. Data Analytics teaches students how to conduct Big Data analysis with practical, real-world examples. Students will learn how to analyze extremely large data sets, and to create visual representations of that data, using a case-study approach. Geared toward students interested in pursuing careers in data analysis. This course prepares the student for certification exams commonly offered in the cloud computing industry.