ITBE 280 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS
This course introduces students to information systems, and details how and why they are critical to the functioning of modern organizations. The course provides technological, organizational, and managerial foundations of information, and explains how successful systems are built. Students also learn to develop and use a database system for personal productivity.Prereq: 24 credits, 2.50 combined cumulative gpa, completion of computer applications requirement or Public Policy major. 

ITBE 285 BUSINESS WEB APPLICATION DESIGN
Students will learn web design and maintenance, graphics development, prototyping, design methodologies, and usability testing. Students are guided through a hands-on, step-by-step process of creating an attractive, well-designed Web site for an enterprise. Also e-business technologies and practices will be overviewed.
Prereq: ITBE 280 

ITBE 331 SYSTEM ADMINSTRATION
This course provides in depth coverage of the best practices for administering network systems. Students will be expected to demonstrate an ability to administer network operating systems (NOS) and applications.
Prereq: ITBE 221 and COMPSCI 171 or COMPSCI 172 

ITBE 332 NETWORK MANAGEMENT
This course provides in depth coverage of the best practices for managing wide area network (WAN) components. Students will be expected to demonstrate an ability to manage network interconnection devices, such as routers and switches. The course will focus on designing appropriate data link (OSI Layer 2) and Internet layer (OSI Layer 3) architectures.
Prereq: ITBE 221 and COMPSCI 171 or COMPSCI 172 

ITBE 385 PROJECT MANAGEMENT: METHODOLOGIES, TECHNIQUES, & TOOLS
This course is designed to allow students from all business disciplines to understand how to manage projects. PM presents a methodology for managers to balance their time; cost, risks, resources, and people while ensuring quality goals are built into the project. The genesis of PM is covered using specific cases and examples.Prereq: Admitted to the College of Business 

ITBE 451 MANAGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYSYSTEMS
This course covers material appropriate for individuals who may be expected to manage IT people and resources. Topics include business continuity planning, developing service level agreements, change management / revision control, capacity planning, impact analysis, testing, communication with vendors, customers and other constituents, and managing IT professionals.
Prereq: ITBE 331 and ITBE 332

ITBE 452 INFORMATION ASSURANCE AND SECURITY
This course provides an in depth investigation into meeting the security needs of modern IT systems. Students will be expected to demonstrate an ability to establish security policies and configure security devices and software.
Prereq: ITBE 331 and ITBE 332 

ITBE 485 PROJECT
This course provides students with the opportunity to participate on a student project team under the management of a faculty member and industry practitioners. The project will be sponsored by a partnering business firm or organization and may involve a wide array of technologies, functional areas and geographically dispersed teammates. This course will only be offered when projects are available. Students will be carefully chosen through an interview process. The number of credits will be determined by the complexity of the project and the level of student involvement.
Prereq: Consent of Department 

ITBE 495 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
This course provides students with the opportunity to immerse in new, innovative, and emerging technologies for both individual users and businesses. Students will conduct thorough cost-benefit and assorted frontend analyses and help write or rewrite business plans and/or IT strategic plans based on the needs identified in adopting emerging technologies or starting up a business related to a particular new technological solution. Students will participate on a project team under the management of a faculty member and/or industry professional. This will be a three credit hour elective course for all ITBE majors and minors.
Prereq: ITBE 331 and ITBE 332 

COMPSCI 171 INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING
An introduction to computer programming and its applications to science, business and education. Opportunity for extensive experience in designing and writing structured programs in the Visual Basic language.
Prereq: MATH 141 or waiver of MATH 141 

COMPSCI 172 INTRODUCTION TO OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING IN JAVA
This course will give students the essentials of object-oriented programming in Java. Students will learn to formulate algorithms, to solve problems and to implement those solutions with a Java program that employs objects and classes. The student will be introduced to object-oriented design, applications, and applets, class construction, methods and message passing, arrays, stringprocessing, file processing, and some event-handling and Graphical User Interface programming. This course is designed for students with some prior programming experience.
Prereq: MATH 152 or MATH 143 or Calculus placement or consent of instructor.