Information Systems and Technology
IST 0999 Computer Competency
The objective of the course is to ensure a minimum level of computer usage proficiency. This will include the use of a word processor, and a spreadsheet as well as basic computer concepts.
Credit: 0 units
IST 1010 Introduction to Information Systems
Overview of the basic components of processing systems, namely environment, software, hardware, people, behavior, tasks, and connectivity. Review of various application programs such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases and graphics, and an operating system.
Prerequisite: Pass IST 0999 or pass the Computer Competency Test.
Credit: 3 units
IST 2010 Computer Organization and Programming
Principles of computer hardware and software technology will be presented. Topics will include CPU architecture, memory, registers, addressing modes, busses, instruction sets, multiprocessors versus single processors; peripheral devices; Operating systems modules – processes, process management, memory and file system management; examples and contrasts of hardware architectures and operating systems. Introduction to assembly language fundamentals. Number systems, machine language, and assembly language. Procedure calls, stacks, interrupts, and traps. Assemblers, linkers, and loaders.
Prerequisite: IST1010
Credit: 3 units
IST 2020 Introduction to Programming
Introduction to programming techniques and logical constructs. Data types Statements and expressions. Decision constructs (e.g., if-then-else statements). Repetition and loops. Simple data structures definition and manipulation. Structured programming concepts. Introduction to object-oriented programming concepts.
Prerequisite: IST1010, IST2010
Credits: 3 units
IST 2040 Information Systems and Applications
End-user systems versus organization information systems; analysis of knowledge work and its requirements. Software functionality to support group productivity. Access to organization data and external data. Designing and implementing a user interface using package software. Developing and using small information systems for individuals and groups using database and expert system software.
Prerequisite: IST 1010
Credit: 3 units
IST 2050 Electronic Business Strategy, Architecture and Design
Course focuses on organizational strategy and networked information technologies to implement a rich variety of business models connecting individuals, businesses, governments and other organizations to each other. The course provides an introduction to e-business strategy, and the development and architecture of e-business solutions and their components. Topics will include: e-commerce economics, business models, value chain analysis, technology architectures for e-business, design of solutions for the internet, site design, intranets and extranets, EDI, payment systems, support for inbound and outbound logistics. Transborder data flows, legal and ethical issues, disaster planning and recovery.
Prerequisites: IST 2010, IST 2020
Credit: 3 Units
IST 3020 Operating Systems I
Design and performance evaluations of modern operating systems. Mapping and binding of addresses. Organization of multiprogramming and multiprocessing systems; interrupts, process model, and interlocks. Resource allocation models and problem of deadlocks. Scheduling, synchronization. Memory management, virtual memory. I/O control, file systems.
Laboratory to include experiments and exercises in Unix, Linux, and Windows 2000.
Prerequisites: IST2010, IST 2020
Credit: 3 Units
IST 4010 Advanced Information Systems
Overview of executive information systems, expert systems, and distributed systems at the operational, tactical and strategic levels; includes user/system interaction, systems planning, hardware and software, management, maintenance, security, and evaluation.
Prerequisite: IST 2040 or IST 2050
Credit 3 units
IST 4020 Systems Analysis and Design
Concepts, philosophies, and trends in systems analysis and design; systems development life cycle; process modeling and prototyping; computer support for systems development / methodologies; system implementation and its relationship to the construction and delivery phases of the life cycle.
Prerequisites: IST 4010
Credit 3 units
IST 4030 Database Management Systems
Data structures and file organization; data description languages. Integration of disk access time, block size, file structure, normal forms, linked lists, query types, tree structures, and performance specifications into the data base; design of relational database management systems, characteristics of vendor supplied database software packages.
Prerequisites: IST 4010, IST 4020
Credit: 3 units
IST 4040 Decision Analysis
Characterization of decision models under risk and uncertainty; analysis of transportation, allocation, and distribution problems with mathematical programming; queuing and simulation models; decision support systems for quantitative analysis of manufacturing and service operations; fundamentals of expert systems and intelligent decision support systems.
Prerequisite: IST 2040 or IST 2050, MTH 2010 or MTH 2210
Credit: 3 units
IST 4050 Global Information Systems
Overview of trans-national telecommunications, teleprocessing, data communications and distributed information systems at operational, tactical and strategic levels; distributed systems hardware, software, design, management, security and evaluation.
Prerequisite: IST 4010
Credit: 3 units
IST 4060 Telecommunications and Networks
Overviews of telecommunications fundamentals, including the structure of local and international telephone networks, data networks and integrated services digital networks. In-depth study of layered communication architectures in local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs). International telecommunication standards and standards organizations.
Installation, configuration, integration, and management of networks will be practiced.
Prerequisites: IST 4010
Credit: 3 units
IST 4070 Object-Oriented Programming
Introduction to advanced data structures and algorithms - arrays, records, lists, and trees, and associated methods for data manipulations. In-depth study of object-oriented programming: definition of objects and classes and methods. Graphic classes and graphical user interface components. Files and streams.
Prerequisites: IST 4010, IST 4020
Credit: 3 units
IST 4080 Backend Databases and Structured Query Language
This course will enable the students to learn implementing the backend databases in client server environments. Included will be issues about facilitating SQL requests from the front-end of the system and monitoring system performance, responses, traffics, and administration.
Prerequisites: IST 4010, IST 4030
Credit: 3 units
IST 4900 Information Systems Project
Contemporary developments in the presentation of managerial information. Trends in relational database systems and the applications development tools. Independent business application development project including requirements analysis, design and implementation, and presentation
(oral and written).
Prerequisite: IST4060, IST4070 and IST 4080
Credits: 3 units
IST 4910 Information Systems Internship
Internship in a IS/ IT related department in an organization like Internet Service Providers, computers companies, parastatals, research organizations, business organizations, banks, Universities, Schools, NGO or any other organization approved by faculty department chair or Dean. A minimum of 120 hours is required. (Grading is credit/ no credit)
Prerequisite: IST 4060, IST 4070,IST 4080
Credits: 3 units.
IST 6000 Information Systems Management
Managing the Digital Firm. Information Systems in the Enterprise; Information Systems, Organizations, Management, and Strategy; the Digital Firm: Electronic Commerce and Electronic Business. Managing Hardware Assets; Managing Software Assets; Managing Data Resources. Telecommunications and Networks; the Internet and the New Information Technology Infrastructure. Redesigning the Organization with Information Systems; Understanding the Business Value of Systems and Managing Change. Managing Knowledge: Knowledge Work and Artificial Intelligence. Enhancing Management Decision Making. Information Systems Security and Control. Ethical and Social Impact of Information Systems; Managing International Information Systems.
Prerequisite: BUS 5080
Credit: 3 units
IST 6020 Data and Information Services Management
This course discusses the utilization and development of computer systems to manage data assets of the organization. Issues in harnessing data repositories, database resources, internal and external information feeds will be discussed.
Prerequisite: IST 6000
Credit: 3 units
IST 6030 Telecommunications and Network Applications
Students will be exposed to review of LAN and WAN technologies, local and international networks and telecommunication standards. Course will include discussions on significance of network management on business operations and decision making.
Prerequisite:IST 6000
Credit: 3 units
IST 6060 Managing Electronic Business
Introduction to e-Business and e-Commerce. Internet and World Wide Web Development. e-Business and e-Commerce Overview. e-Business Models. Building an e-Business: Design, Development and Management. Online Monetary Transactions: Credit-Card Transactions. Digital Currency. e-Wallets. Peer-to-Peer Payments. Micropayments. Business-to-Business (B2B) Transactions. e-Billing. Developing Payment Standards. Internet Hardware, Software and Communications. Internet Security. Internet Marketing: Branding. Internet Marketing Research, e-Business Advertising, e-Business Public Relations. Business-to-Business (B2B) Marketing on the Web. Search Engines. Affiliate Programs. e-Customer Relationship Management. Legal Issues: Privacy on the Internet. Cybercrime. Internet Taxation. Regulating the Internet on an International Level.
Prerequisite: IST 6000, IST 6030
Credit: 3 units
IST 6710 Informational and Technology Management Internship
Directed internship in a private firm or not-for-profit organization, or a government agency for experience in the practical application of information and technology.
Prerequisite: BUS 6220
Credit: 3 units
IST 6850 Information and Technology Management Project
Independent study under the direction of a faculty supervisor. Projects may include library or empirical research or analysis and written report on an appropriate information and/or technology organization (private firm, not-for-profit organization, or government agency).
Prerequisite: BUS 6220
Credit: 3 units
The objective of the course is to ensure a minimum level of computer usage proficiency. This will include the use of a word processor, and a spreadsheet as well as basic computer concepts.
Credit: 0 units
IST 1010 Introduction to Information Systems
Overview of the basic components of processing systems, namely environment, software, hardware, people, behavior, tasks, and connectivity. Review of various application programs such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases and graphics, and an operating system.
Prerequisite: Pass IST 0999 or pass the Computer Competency Test.
Credit: 3 units
IST 2010 Computer Organization and Programming
Principles of computer hardware and software technology will be presented. Topics will include CPU architecture, memory, registers, addressing modes, busses, instruction sets, multiprocessors versus single processors; peripheral devices; Operating systems modules – processes, process management, memory and file system management; examples and contrasts of hardware architectures and operating systems. Introduction to assembly language fundamentals. Number systems, machine language, and assembly language. Procedure calls, stacks, interrupts, and traps. Assemblers, linkers, and loaders.
Prerequisite: IST1010
Credit: 3 units
IST 2020 Introduction to Programming
Introduction to programming techniques and logical constructs. Data types Statements and expressions. Decision constructs (e.g., if-then-else statements). Repetition and loops. Simple data structures definition and manipulation. Structured programming concepts. Introduction to object-oriented programming concepts.
Prerequisite: IST1010, IST2010
Credits: 3 units
IST 2040 Information Systems and Applications
End-user systems versus organization information systems; analysis of knowledge work and its requirements. Software functionality to support group productivity. Access to organization data and external data. Designing and implementing a user interface using package software. Developing and using small information systems for individuals and groups using database and expert system software.
Prerequisite: IST 1010
Credit: 3 units
IST 2050 Electronic Business Strategy, Architecture and Design
Course focuses on organizational strategy and networked information technologies to implement a rich variety of business models connecting individuals, businesses, governments and other organizations to each other. The course provides an introduction to e-business strategy, and the development and architecture of e-business solutions and their components. Topics will include: e-commerce economics, business models, value chain analysis, technology architectures for e-business, design of solutions for the internet, site design, intranets and extranets, EDI, payment systems, support for inbound and outbound logistics. Transborder data flows, legal and ethical issues, disaster planning and recovery.
Prerequisites: IST 2010, IST 2020
Credit: 3 Units
IST 3020 Operating Systems I
Design and performance evaluations of modern operating systems. Mapping and binding of addresses. Organization of multiprogramming and multiprocessing systems; interrupts, process model, and interlocks. Resource allocation models and problem of deadlocks. Scheduling, synchronization. Memory management, virtual memory. I/O control, file systems.
Laboratory to include experiments and exercises in Unix, Linux, and Windows 2000.
Prerequisites: IST2010, IST 2020
Credit: 3 Units
IST 4010 Advanced Information Systems
Overview of executive information systems, expert systems, and distributed systems at the operational, tactical and strategic levels; includes user/system interaction, systems planning, hardware and software, management, maintenance, security, and evaluation.
Prerequisite: IST 2040 or IST 2050
Credit 3 units
IST 4020 Systems Analysis and Design
Concepts, philosophies, and trends in systems analysis and design; systems development life cycle; process modeling and prototyping; computer support for systems development / methodologies; system implementation and its relationship to the construction and delivery phases of the life cycle.
Prerequisites: IST 4010
Credit 3 units
IST 4030 Database Management Systems
Data structures and file organization; data description languages. Integration of disk access time, block size, file structure, normal forms, linked lists, query types, tree structures, and performance specifications into the data base; design of relational database management systems, characteristics of vendor supplied database software packages.
Prerequisites: IST 4010, IST 4020
Credit: 3 units
IST 4040 Decision Analysis
Characterization of decision models under risk and uncertainty; analysis of transportation, allocation, and distribution problems with mathematical programming; queuing and simulation models; decision support systems for quantitative analysis of manufacturing and service operations; fundamentals of expert systems and intelligent decision support systems.
Prerequisite: IST 2040 or IST 2050, MTH 2010 or MTH 2210
Credit: 3 units
IST 4050 Global Information Systems
Overview of trans-national telecommunications, teleprocessing, data communications and distributed information systems at operational, tactical and strategic levels; distributed systems hardware, software, design, management, security and evaluation.
Prerequisite: IST 4010
Credit: 3 units
IST 4060 Telecommunications and Networks
Overviews of telecommunications fundamentals, including the structure of local and international telephone networks, data networks and integrated services digital networks. In-depth study of layered communication architectures in local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs). International telecommunication standards and standards organizations.
Installation, configuration, integration, and management of networks will be practiced.
Prerequisites: IST 4010
Credit: 3 units
IST 4070 Object-Oriented Programming
Introduction to advanced data structures and algorithms - arrays, records, lists, and trees, and associated methods for data manipulations. In-depth study of object-oriented programming: definition of objects and classes and methods. Graphic classes and graphical user interface components. Files and streams.
Prerequisites: IST 4010, IST 4020
Credit: 3 units
IST 4080 Backend Databases and Structured Query Language
This course will enable the students to learn implementing the backend databases in client server environments. Included will be issues about facilitating SQL requests from the front-end of the system and monitoring system performance, responses, traffics, and administration.
Prerequisites: IST 4010, IST 4030
Credit: 3 units
IST 4900 Information Systems Project
Contemporary developments in the presentation of managerial information. Trends in relational database systems and the applications development tools. Independent business application development project including requirements analysis, design and implementation, and presentation
(oral and written).
Prerequisite: IST4060, IST4070 and IST 4080
Credits: 3 units
IST 4910 Information Systems Internship
Internship in a IS/ IT related department in an organization like Internet Service Providers, computers companies, parastatals, research organizations, business organizations, banks, Universities, Schools, NGO or any other organization approved by faculty department chair or Dean. A minimum of 120 hours is required. (Grading is credit/ no credit)
Prerequisite: IST 4060, IST 4070,IST 4080
Credits: 3 units.
IST 6000 Information Systems Management
Managing the Digital Firm. Information Systems in the Enterprise; Information Systems, Organizations, Management, and Strategy; the Digital Firm: Electronic Commerce and Electronic Business. Managing Hardware Assets; Managing Software Assets; Managing Data Resources. Telecommunications and Networks; the Internet and the New Information Technology Infrastructure. Redesigning the Organization with Information Systems; Understanding the Business Value of Systems and Managing Change. Managing Knowledge: Knowledge Work and Artificial Intelligence. Enhancing Management Decision Making. Information Systems Security and Control. Ethical and Social Impact of Information Systems; Managing International Information Systems.
Prerequisite: BUS 5080
Credit: 3 units
IST 6020 Data and Information Services Management
This course discusses the utilization and development of computer systems to manage data assets of the organization. Issues in harnessing data repositories, database resources, internal and external information feeds will be discussed.
Prerequisite: IST 6000
Credit: 3 units
IST 6030 Telecommunications and Network Applications
Students will be exposed to review of LAN and WAN technologies, local and international networks and telecommunication standards. Course will include discussions on significance of network management on business operations and decision making.
Prerequisite:IST 6000
Credit: 3 units
IST 6060 Managing Electronic Business
Introduction to e-Business and e-Commerce. Internet and World Wide Web Development. e-Business and e-Commerce Overview. e-Business Models. Building an e-Business: Design, Development and Management. Online Monetary Transactions: Credit-Card Transactions. Digital Currency. e-Wallets. Peer-to-Peer Payments. Micropayments. Business-to-Business (B2B) Transactions. e-Billing. Developing Payment Standards. Internet Hardware, Software and Communications. Internet Security. Internet Marketing: Branding. Internet Marketing Research, e-Business Advertising, e-Business Public Relations. Business-to-Business (B2B) Marketing on the Web. Search Engines. Affiliate Programs. e-Customer Relationship Management. Legal Issues: Privacy on the Internet. Cybercrime. Internet Taxation. Regulating the Internet on an International Level.
Prerequisite: IST 6000, IST 6030
Credit: 3 units
IST 6710 Informational and Technology Management Internship
Directed internship in a private firm or not-for-profit organization, or a government agency for experience in the practical application of information and technology.
Prerequisite: BUS 6220
Credit: 3 units
IST 6850 Information and Technology Management Project
Independent study under the direction of a faculty supervisor. Projects may include library or empirical research or analysis and written report on an appropriate information and/or technology organization (private firm, not-for-profit organization, or government agency).
Prerequisite: BUS 6220
Credit: 3 units