| SCHOOL
OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES |
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|
Dean:
David L. Feinstein (251) 460-6390 |
| Director,
CIS Graduate Studies: R. J. Daigle |
| Coordinators:
Daigle (ISC), Doran (CSC), Owen (ITE) |
| Professors:
Daigle, Doran, Feinstein, Longenecker |
| Associate
Professors: Hain, Langan, Pardue |
| Assistant
Professors: Johnsten,
Landry, Moulton, Owen, Simmons, Sweeney, Zhou |
| Instructors: Black, Chapman,
Clark, Denton, Hebert,
Johnson, McKinney, Ward
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School
of Computer and Information Sciences web site
http://www.cis.usouthal.edu |
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| The
School of Computer and Information Sciences (CIS)
provides a stimulating curriculum which includes
a variety of courses for students in many disciplines,
as well as for citizens in the business and industrial
community. |
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| MISSION
STATEMENT |
| The
School Mission Statement states: |
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The School
of Computer and Information Sciences prepares
graduates who are professionally competent,
motivated to lifelong learning, and demonstrate
ethical behavior in the computing sciences.
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| The
School of Computer and Information Sciences provides
an atmosphere for faculty to demonstrate research
and teaching excellence. |
| The
School of Computer and Information Sciences provides
service in the computing sciences to our community
and discipline. |
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| CIS
MAJORS |
| CIS
majors must elect course work in one of three
areas of specialization: |
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| A
joint program with the College of Engineering
leading to the Bachelor of Science in Computer
Engineering (CpE) is also offered. The Computing
Accreditation Commission (CSC) of the Accreditation
Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET)
has accredited the Computer Science and the Information
Systems specializations. |
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| COMPUTER
SCIENCE (CSC): |
| Computer
Science is a discipline that involves the understanding
and design of computers and computational processes.
In its most general form, it is concerned with
the understanding of information transfer and
transformation. Particular interest is placed
on making processes efficient and endowing them
with some form of intelligence. The discipline
includes both advancing the fundamental understanding
of algorithms and information processes in general,
as well as the practical design of efficient,
reliable software to meet given specifications. |
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| INFORMATION
SYSTEMS (ISC): |
| Computer-based
information systems have become a critical part
of products, services, and management of organizations.
The Information Systems discipline centers on
the development of systems that will improve the
performance of people in organizations. Information
systems are vital to problem identification, analysis,
and decision making at all levels of management.
Information Systems professionals must analyze
the evolving role of information and organizational
processes. Their work includes the design, implementation
and maintenance of the information systems that
form the backbone of today’s global economy. |
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| INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY (ITE): |
| Information
technology professionals utilize state-of-the-art,
computer-based tools
to deliver today’s rapidly evolving computing
technology to knowledge
workers in widely diverse situations. The information
technologist must be prepared to work in the complex
network and World-Wide-Web environments to meet
the needs of the end users in today’s organizations.
These tasks require bringing solutions together
using the different technologies developed by
the computer engineers, computer scientists, and
information scientists. |
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| ADMISSION
TO THE DEGREE PROGRAM AND COURSES |
| Admission
to the University of South Alabama constitutes
admission to the School. |
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| GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES |
| Candidates
for this degree must complete one of the three
specializations: Computer Science, Information
Systems, or Information Technology. Under special
circumstances, and with approval of the Dean,
a student may select a unique specialization in
which the general Philosophy and requirements
of the program are not violated. |
| All undergraduate students in the School of Computer and Information Sciences must comply with the University's general education requirements, see Academic Policies and Procedures. Although these requirements are not specifically organized according to the four general education areas, each of the specializations, Computer Science, Information Systems, and Information Technology, incorporates the general education requirements within the published programs. |
| In
addition to an overall grade-point average of
2.0, all courses in the major, including Professional
Component courses and prerequisites, must be passed
with a minimum grade of “C.” Any course
taken at the University of South Alabama with
a grade of “D” or “F” may
be retaken only at the University of South Alabama. |
| Any
courses taken at another institution to meet degree
requirements must have prior approval of the School
of Computer and Information Sciences Dean. Failure
to obtain prior approval may result in loss of
transfer credit for the course work. |
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| COMPUTER
OWNERSHIP POLICY |
| All
students enrolling in any undergraduate or graduate courses except for CIS 110, CIS 150, CIS 250, and CIS 227, are required to own
a personal laptop computer system that conforms
to the current School minimum published standards.
This is a one-student one-machine requirement. Consult the School of Computer and Information Sciences web site at www.cis.usouthal.edu for current standards. |
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| TRANSFER
STUDENTS |
| Transfer
students must complete at least eighteen (18)
credit hours of work at the 300-level or above
at this University, in courses in their specialization.
Students who receive credit
for CIS 110, Introduction to Computer and Information
Sciences are required to take CIS 100, Information
Technology in Society. |
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| FIVE-YEAR
COMBINED BACHELORS AND MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMS |
| Qualified
students may enroll in a program that results
in both a bachelors degree and a masters degree.
Students in this program will normally complete
the B.S. degree in four (4) years and complete
the M.S. Degree in one (1) additional calendar
year. Admission to the program is competitive.
Students must apply in the second semester of
their junior year. Minimum requirements are a
3.25 GPA and a composite score of 1100 on the
verbal and quantitative portions of the Graduate
Record Examination (GRE) with neither score below
400. Financial aid is available to students admitted
to the program. |
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| CHOICE
OF CATALOGUE UNDER WHICH A STUDENT GRADUATES |
| Students
entering the CIS program may choose any catalogue
from their entry date to their time of graduation.
This applies for entering freshmen and transfer
students. Students at the University of South
Alabama changing their specialization in CIS,
changing their major to CIS or who interrupt their
program for more than one calendar year are considered
new students with respect to catalogue selection. |
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| PROFESSIONAL
COMPONENT |
| Upper
division courses require Professional Component
Standing (PCS). These
courses must be completed with a minimum grade
of “C” and are designated by the symbol
PC for each specialization. |
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| PROFICIENCY
EXAMINATION |
| A
proficiency examination is administered by the
School of Computer and Information Sciences for
placement in 250. |
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| REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE COMPUTER SCIENCE SPECIALIZATION (CSC) |
| 1. |
COMMUNICATION
- Fifteen (15) credit hours are required as follows: |
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PC
|
EH |
101 |
*English
Composition I |
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PC
|
EH |
102 |
English
Composition II |
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PC
|
CA |
110 |
Public
Speaking |
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PC
|
CA |
275 |
Small
Group Communications And |
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|
EH |
372 |
Technical Writing |
| 2. |
THE
FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
- Twelve (12) credit hours are required consisting
of: |
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a.
|
one
course from Art, Drama, Foreign Languages, Music
and Philosophy, |
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b.
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one
course from Literature, |
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c.
|
one
additional course from Art, Drama, Foreign Languages,
Music, Philosophy and Literature, And |
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d.
|
PC PHL
121- Introduction to Logic
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Two
courses in the SOCIAL SCIENCES or HUMANITIES must
be either a Literature or History sequence as
enumerated here. |
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3. |
THE
SOCIAL SCIENCES - Twelve (12) credit hours
are required from the following approved areas:
Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, History, Political
Science, Psychology, and Sociology. |
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| Two
courses in the SOCIAL SCIENCES or HUMANITIES must
be either a Literature or History sequence as
enumerated here. |
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4. |
THE
NATURAL SCIENCES - Sixteen (16) credit
hours are required. Complete one of the following
sequences and two additional courses from the
sequences: |
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A.
|
PH |
201 |
Cal-Based
Physics I and |
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|
PH |
202 |
Cal-Based
Physics II. |
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B.
|
CH |
131 |
Chemistry
I and |
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|
CH |
132 |
Chemistry
II. |
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C.
|
GY |
111 |
Geology
I and |
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GY |
112 |
Geology
II. |
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D.
|
BLY |
121 |
Biology
I and |
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BLY |
122 |
Biology
II. |
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E.
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MET |
341 |
Climatology
and |
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MET |
353 |
General
Meteorology. |
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Or |
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F.
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Advanced
courses beyond the sequences. |
| 5. |
MATHEMATICS
AND STATISTICS’ |
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Seventeen
(17) credit hours are required as follows: |
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PC
|
MA |
125 |
Calculus
I |
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PC
|
MA |
126 |
Calculus
II |
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PC
|
MA |
267 |
Discrete Math |
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|
Or |
|
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PC
|
MA |
367 |
Combinatorial
Enumeration, and |
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|
ST |
315 |
Statistics |
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Three
(3) additional hours from the approved math
minor courses. |
| 6. |
CORE COURSES - Forty-six
(46) credit hours are required as follows: |
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PC
|
CIS |
110 |
Intro to Computer & Info Science |
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PC
|
CIS |
120 |
Problem Solving and Prog Concepts I |
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PC
|
CIS |
121 |
Problem
Solving and Prog Concepts II |
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PC
|
CIS |
230 |
Adv
Data and File Structures |
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PC
|
CIS |
231 |
Software Engineering Prin |
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PC
|
CSC |
228
|
Digital
Logic and Comp Architecture |
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|
CIS |
321
|
Data Communications and Networking |
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|
CIS |
322 |
Operating Systems |
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|
CIS |
324 |
Database Design,Development,
& Management |
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|
CIS |
497 |
Senior Project I (W) |
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|
CIS |
498 |
Senior Project II (W) |
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|
CSC |
320 |
Computer
Organization and Architecture |
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|
CSC |
333 |
Program Language Theory (W) |
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|
CSC |
432 |
Perform
Eval of Algorithms |
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|
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And |
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CSC |
434 |
Formal Language and Automata Theory |
| 7. |
CIS
ELECTIVES - Nine
(9) credit hours are required.
Select any three (3) of the following courses: |
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CSC
410 |
Compiler
Design & Const |
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CSC |
411 |
Comm
& Network Analysis |
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CSC |
412 |
Real-Time
Systems |
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|
CSC |
413 |
Computer
Graphics |
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|
CSC |
414 |
Modeling
and Simulation |
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|
CSC |
415 |
Numerical
Analysis |
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|
CSC |
433 |
Artificial
intelligence |
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|
CIS |
439 |
Windows
Programming |
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|
ITE |
474 |
Human
Computer Interface |
| 8. |
GENERAL
STUDIES ELECTIVES - Hours as needed to
meet degree and 128 semester - hour requirement.
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|
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SUGGESTED
FRESHMAN COURSES |
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| Computer
Science Specialization |
| Fall |
|
Spring |
| CIS |
110 |
CA |
110 |
| CIS |
120 |
CIS |
121 |
| MA |
125 |
MA |
126 |
| EH
|
101* |
EH |
102 |
| Natural
Science |
Natural
Science |
| *Students
with a sufficient ACT/SAT score in English
Composition will not be required to take
EH 101. |
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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INFORMATION
SYSTEMS SPECIALIZATION (ISC) |
| 1. |
COMMUNICATION -
Fifteen (15) credit hours are required as follows: |
| |
PC |
EH |
101 |
*English
Composition I |
| |
PC |
EH |
102 |
English
Composition II |
| |
PC |
CA |
110 |
Public
Speaking |
| |
PC |
CA |
275 |
Small
Group Communications |
| |
|
|
And |
|
| |
|
EH |
372 |
Technical
Writing |
| 2. |
THE FINE
AND PERFORMING ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
- Nine (9) credit hours are required consisting
of:
|
| |
a.
|
one course from Art, Drama, Foreign Languages,
Music and Philosophy, |
| |
b.
|
one course from Literature, |
| |
|
|
And |
|
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c.
|
PC |
PHL |
121
|
Introduction
to Logic |
| 3. |
THE SOCIAL
SCIENCES - Six (6) credit hours are required
from History forming a History sequence as enumerated
here.
|
| 4. |
THE NATURAL
SCIENCES - Eight (8) credit hours are
required from approved areas: Physics, Chemistry,
Geology, Biology, and Geography 101, 102.
|
| 5. |
MATHEMATICS
AND STATISTICS - Nine (9) credit hours
are required as follows:
|
| |
A.
|
PC |
MA |
120 |
Calculus
& its Applications |
| |
|
|
Or |
|
|
| |
|
PC |
MA |
267 |
Discrete Mathematical Structures |
| |
|
|
And |
|
|
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B.
|
one
course from |
|
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|
PC |
ST |
210 |
Statistical
Reasoning |
| |
|
PC |
BUS |
245 |
Applied
Business Statistics I |
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|
|
And |
|
|
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C.
|
one
course from |
|
| |
|
PC |
BUS |
255 |
Applied
Business Statistics II |
| |
|
PC |
ST |
310 |
Statistical Research Techniques |
| |
|
PC |
ST |
340 |
Design
and Analysis of Experiments |
| 6.
|
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENT - Twenty-four (24)
credit hours are required as follows:
|
| |
A.
|
Fifteen (15) credit hours of required Business/Management
courses |
| |
|
PC |
ACC
|
211 |
Accounting
Principles I |
| |
|
PC |
ECO |
215 |
Principles
of Microeconomics |
| |
|
PC |
ECO |
216 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
| |
|
|
MGT |
300 |
Management
Theory & Practice |
| |
|
|
MGT |
340 |
Organizational
Behavior |
| |
|
|
|
And |
| |
B.
|
Nine
(9) credit hours of approved Business/Management courses. |
| 7.
|
CORE
COURSES - Fifty (50) credit hours
are required as follows:
|
| |
PC
|
CIS
|
110 |
Intro
to Computer Information Science |
| |
PC
|
CIS
|
120 |
Problem
Solving and Prog Concepts I |
| |
PC
|
CIS
|
121 |
Problem
Solving and Prog Concepts II |
| |
PC
|
ISC
|
245 |
Info Systems in Organizations |
| |
PC |
ITE |
285 |
Scripting and Windows Programming |
| |
PC
|
CIS
|
231 |
Software
Engineering Prin |
| |
PC |
ITE |
272 |
Introduction to Information Technology II |
| |
|
CIS
|
321 |
Data
Communications and Networking |
| |
|
CIS
|
324 |
Database Design, Development, and Management |
| |
|
ISC |
459 |
Info Systems Applications Design & Implementation |
| |
|
ISC |
360 |
Info Systems Analysis and Design (W) |
| |
|
ISC |
361 |
Database for Info Systems |
| |
|
ISC |
362 |
Information Systems Object-oriented Analysis & Design |
| |
|
ITE |
474 |
Human/Computer Interface |
| |
|
CIS |
497 |
Senior Project I (W) |
| |
|
|
|
AND |
| |
|
CIS |
498 |
Senior Project II (W) |
| 8. |
CIS
ELECTIVES - Nine (9) credit hours of
approved concentration electives are required.
The following groups have been approved as concentration
elective groups:
|
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A.
|
Group I:
|
|
|
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Three (3) courses selected from:
|
|
|
ITE
|
382 |
Network
Administration |
|
|
ITE
|
384 |
Network
Infrastructure |
| |
|
ITE |
475 |
IT Project Management |
|
|
ITE
|
476 |
Network
Security Management |
|
|
ITE
|
484 |
Advanced
Network Management |
| |
B.
|
Group II:
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