2015-2016 Undergraduate Course Catalog 
    
    Jun 25, 2024  
2015-2016 Undergraduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Illustration

  
  • ILL 364 - Illustration Research Problems

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Design and development of graphic projects. Information gathering methods using photography, library, and archival research.
    PREREQ: ILL 261  AND ILL 262 
  
  • ILL 365 - Electronic Illustration

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Double Numbered with: ILL 565 
    Exploration of contemporary aspects of computer applications to visual problem solving in electronic, film, and print communications as they apply to the field of illustration.
  
  • ILL 461 - Senior Portfolio

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Assignments with professional restrictions focused on developing a well-rounded portfolio geared toward a specific market
    PREREQ: ILL 361  AND ILL 362 
  
  • ILL 462 - Senior Portfolio

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Assignments with professional restrictions focused on developing a well-rounded portfolio geared toward a specific market
    PREREQ: ILL 361  AND ILL 362 
  
  • ILL 483 - The Business of Freelance Illustration

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Presentation, marketing, and promotion for the professional illustrator. Pricing, contracts, copyright laws, and other professional issues.
  
  • ILL 499 - Honors Capstone Project

    School of Art and Design
    1-3 credit(s) Every semester
    Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  
  • ILL 561 - Illustration Concept

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Visiting faculty. The creative process, working procedures from concept to finish, and relationship between illustrator and client. Studio assignments.
  
  • ILL 562 - Illustration Concept

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Visiting faculty. The creative process, working procedures from concept to finish, and relationship between illustrator and client. Studio assignments.
  
  • ILL 565 - Electronic Illustration

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Double Numbered with: ILL 365 
    Exploration of contemporary aspects of computer applications to visual problem solving in electronic, film, and print communications as they apply to the field of illustration.

International Business

  
  • INB 366 - Economic Policies of the European Union

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: ECN 366 
    Offered only in Strasbourg. European economy, with central focus on economic principles underlying decisions to create and extend scope of European Community and on economic policies EU has followed since creation.
  
  • INB 444 - Culture, Business and Political Economics in East Asia

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: HST 444 , IRP 444 , PSC 444 
    Offered only in Hong Kong. Examines the historical and contemporary forces that shape the cultural, social and economic institutions in East Asia and how these institutions affect one another.
  
  • INB 452 - International Entrepreneurship

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: EEE 452 
    Double Numbered with: INB 652
    A fusion of two areas of study: global business and entrepreneurship. The theories, concepts, and tools of international business are discussed from the perspective of the entrepreneur. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • INB 453 - New and Emerging Markets

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: FIN 453 
    Analysis of the business, economic, and financial environment of emerging markets. Portfolio investment and corporate finance in emerging markets.
    PREREQ: FIN 256  OR FIN 301 
  
  • INB 470 - Experience Credit

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    1-6 credit(s)
    Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable

Industrial Design

  
  • IND 104 - Fundamentals of Industrial & Interaction Design

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Application of iterative design process in response to problem definition, production constraints and prototyping techniques. Discussion of social and environmental responsibilities within Industrial & Interaction Design professions.
    PREREQ: DES 101 AND 103
    COREQ: DES 102
  
  • IND 204 - Industrial Design: Technical Graphics

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    True-scale perspective systems, orthographic projections, board skills, and presentation techniques.
  
  • IND 271 - Principles of Industrial Design I

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Theoretical and technical elements, principles, and methodology. Development of the intellectual base, philosophical attitude, and manipulative skills that permit innovative solutions to product design problems.
    COREQ: IND 273 
  
  • IND 272 - Principles of Industrial Design II

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Basic design problems incorporating mechanical and electrical power systems, production constraints, and simple hand-to-product human-factor considerations.
    PREREQ: IND 271  AND IND 273  
    COREQ: IND 274  AND IND 276 
  
  • IND 273 - Principles of Industrial Form I

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Generation of planer and geometric form as related to materials, tools, and machine processes.
    COREQ: IND 271 
  
  • IND 274 - Principles of Industrial Form II

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Analysis and generation of additive, subtractive, and deformative curvilinear form as related to materials, tools, and machine processes.
    PREREQ: IND 271  AND IND 273 
    COREQ: IND 272  AND IND 276 
  
  • IND 276 - Industrial Design: Visualization and Representation

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Visualization, object representation, and presentation techniques examining the interaction between traditional drawing and technology as a means to communicate.
    PREREQ: IND 271  AND IND 273 
    COREQ: IND 272  AND IND 274 
  
  • IND 280 - Intertnational Course

    School of Art and Design
    1-12 credit(s) Irregularly
    Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.
    Repeatable
  
  • IND 373 - Production Processes: Metals

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Transforming metal into appropriate product forms by various mass production processes. Relationship of personal sensitivity to the logical formation of metal products.
    PREREQ: IND 272  AND IND 274  AND IND 276  
    COREQ: IND 375  AND IND 377 
  
  • IND 374 - Production Processes: Plastics

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Transforming plastic material into appropriate product forms by various mass production processes. Relationship of personal sensitivity to logical formation of plastic products.
    PREREQ: IND 373  AND IND 375  AND IND 377 
    COREQ: IND 376  AND IND 378 
  
  • IND 375 - Human Factors For Designers

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: IND 673
    Human factors, ergonomics, and anthropometric considerations in the human-product-environment relationship.
    PREREQ: IND 272  AND IND 274  AND IND 276 
    COREQ: IND 373  AND IND 377 
  
  • IND 376 - Digital Surface Modeling

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: IND 676
    The use of three-dimensional surface modeling as visual communication. Design exploration and production tools as used to communicate intent to clients, modelers, engineers, and manufacturers.
    PREREQ: IND 373  AND IND 375  AND IND 377  
    COREQ: IND 374  AND IND 378  
  
  • IND 377 - Industrial Design: Typography Studio

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Application of two-dimensional principles to the generation of three-dimensional typographic projects. The meaning of a text as it relates to surface structures, objects, image juxtapositions, and formal relationships.
    PREREQ: IND 272  AND IND 274  AND IND 276 
    COREQ: IND 373  AND IND 375 
  
  • IND 378 - Symbology and Semiotics in Industrial Design

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s)
    Introduction to semiotic communication theories as they relate to industrial design. Structural representation will be explored in both two and three-dimensional problem solving.
    PREREQ: IND 373  AND IND 375  AND IND 377  
    COREQ: IND 374  AND IND 376  
  
  • IND 471 - Multidisciplinary Product Development

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Exposure to multidisciplinary design process in which multiple perspectives shape the goals and help determine the final outcome of the development process.
    PREREQ: IND 374  AND IND 376  AND IND 378 
    COREQ: IND 477  AND IND 479 
  
  • IND 472 - Industrial Design: Product Systems

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Systematic analysis of human tasks and work sequences. Development of design criteria and specialized product environments and work stations. Problem definition and application of criteria to the design of complex products.
    PREREQ: IND 471  AND IND 477  AND IND 479 
    COREQ: IND 476 
  
  • IND 476 - Industrial Design: Environmental Practicum

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Systematic analysis of human spatial and graphic environment. Space analysis and visual communication: exhibit design; industrial, commercial, and public spaces; and products.
    PREREQ: IND 471  AND IND 477  AND IND 479 
    COREQ: IND 472 
  
  • IND 477 - Industrial Design: Primary and Secondary Research

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s)
    Introduction to design based on insights into human behavior, culture, and environment. Students will observe and document interpersonal interaction, environments, and the products people use. Emphasis on identifying specific user needs.
    PREREQ: IND 374  AND IND 376  AND IND 378  
    COREQ: IND 471  AND IND 479 
  
  • IND 479 - Industrial Design Interface

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Double Numbered with: IND 679
    Development of time-based interactions promoting expanding paradigms, better understanding, greater productivity, and ease of use through the use of adaptive interfaces. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: IND 374  AND IND 376  AND IND 378  
    COREQ: IND 471  AND IND 479 
  
  • IND 481 - Ethnography and Culture in Design

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Project-oriented course introduces students to design solutions based on insights into people’s natural behavior, culture, and environment. Requires field research into how people actually live, utilizing documentation and design research methods. Offered only in London for design majors.
  
  • IND 499 - Honors Capstone Project

    School of Art and Design
    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  
  • IND 571 - Industrial Design: Product Practicum

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Developing company-oriented products for domestic, commercial, and industrial markets; associated packaging and displays. Balance between corporate and user needs: materials, production limitations, distribution, and marketing patterns.
    PREREQ: IND 471  AND IND 477  AND IND 479  
    COREQ: IND 573  AND (IND 577  OR IND 578 )
  
  • IND 572 - Industrial Design: Advanced Problems

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Identification and solution of product problems based on industry-wide developments and societal needs. Appropriate and comprehensive solutions sought, developed, and communicated using professional-level techniques.
    PREREQ: IND 571  AND IND 573  AND (IND 577  OR IND 578 )
    COREQ: IND 574 
  
  • IND 573 - Industrial Design: Thesis Research

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Comprehensive design document showing both critical and creative thinking. Both written and visual information are stressed in the final product.
    PREREQ: IND 471  AND IND 477  AND IND 479  
    COREQ: IND 571  AND (IND 577 OR IND 578 )
  
  • IND 574 - Industrial Design: Thesis

    School of Art and Design
    6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Research, analysis, and solution of a major design problem selected by the student to further his or her professional career.
    PREREQ: IND 571  AND IND 573  AND (IND 577  OR IND 578 )
    COREQ: IND 572 
  
  • IND 577 - Industrial Design: Philosophy and Ethics

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Historical perspective. Contemporary position and responsibilities of the industrial designer in a technological/electronic society. Interplay with associated disciplines.
  
  • IND 578 - Industrial Design: Professional Practices

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Business organizations, design management and planning. Relations with clients, office organization and management; proposals and contracts, estimating, and elementary accounting. Protection of designs, patents, copyrights, and trademarks.

International Relations

  
  • IRP 334 - Contemporary Issues in Chile and Latin America

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: HST 406 , LAS 334 , PSC 428 , SPA 334 
    Offered only in Santiago. This seminar features in-situ lectures and activities in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay introducing important political, sociological and environmental issues in the Southern Cone region.
  
  • IRP 401 - Global Policy Seminar

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    A traveling, all-day weekly seminar on how U.S. foreign and national security policy is made and “how Washington works.” Features guest speakers and visits to agencies and offices. Offered only in Washington, D.C.
  
  • IRP 402 - Global Policy Seminar II

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    A traveling, all-day weekly seminar on how U.S. foreign and national security policy is made and “how Washington works.” Features guest speakers and visits to agencies and offices. Offered only in Washington, D.C., and in conjunction with IRP 401 .
  
  • IRP 403 - Global Issues

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Topics such as terrorism, weapons proliferation, AIDS, global warming, drugs, refugees, migration; lively debate, simulations. Offered only in Washington, D.C.
  
  • IRP 404 - Global Political Economy Issue

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    International trade and economic issues; the politics of economics and economic elements of global concerns. Guest experts, advocates from interest groups in the nation’s capital. Offered only in Washington, D.C.
  
  • IRP 412 - Global Governance: The United Nations System

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PSC 412 
    The theory and practice of global governance and international diplomacy through an in-depth study of the United Nations system. Critique readings and discuss current UN-related events. Fulfills the IR capstone for International Law and Organizations (ILO). Permission of instructor.
    PREREQ: PSC 124  OR PSC 139 
  
  • IRP 413 - Global Governance Practicum

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Focuses on UN history, structure, and operation; processes of international negotiation and UN politics; and resolution writing and negotiation techniques. Apply theories and concepts of international relations studied in the classroom through active participation in an international conference simulation.
    PREREQ: PSC 124  OR PSC 139 
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • IRP 417 - Human Rights in the Americas

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: AAS 417
    Advanced introductional to international human rights laws and frameworks with a focus on Latin American and Caribbean states.
  
  • IRP 424 - Dictatorships, Human Rights, and Historical Memory in the Southern Cone

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: HST 424 , LAS 424 , PSC 424 
    Offered only in Santiago. The time period (1940-present) and its significance and contributions to the configuration of social, political and economic aspects of Chile today. Relies on primary sources, comparisons within the Southern Cone, and a focus on US role and influence during this period.
  
  • IRP 426 - Cultures and Politics of Afghanistan and Pakistan

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Crosslisted with: ANT 426 , SAS 426 
    Introduction to Afghanistan and Pakistan, recent histories, cultures, current politics. Covers geography, religious systems, gender roles, economic systems, foreign policy issues, refugees, migration. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • IRP 431 - Environment and Development in China

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Offered only in Beijing. Addresses challenges in the environment and development arena in contemporary China, with analysis of conflict and resolution from multiple public policy perspectives.
  
  • IRP 444 - Culture, Business and Political Economics in East Asia

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: HST 444 , INB 444 , PSC 444 
    Offered only in Hong Kong. Examines the historical and contemporary forces that shape the cultural, social and economic institutions in East Asia and how these institutions affect one another.
  
  • IRP 450 - Undergrad Research Prog

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable
  
  • IRP 458 - Contemporary Issues in Turkey

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: PSC 458 , SOC 458 
    Offered only in Istanbul. Key political and social issues in contemporary Turkey. Democratization; relationship between secularism, the role of the military and Islam in political life; foreign policy including Turkish-US relations; nationalism, minorities, gender, human rights. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • IRP 468 - Middle East in Anthropological Perspective

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: ANT 468 , MES 468 
    Anthropology of the social, cultural, geographical, and political realities of the Middle East. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • IRP 471 - Global Internship

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Internship offered in Washington, D.C. as part of the Maxwell-Washington IR semester. Students accepted on the basis of academic qualifications.
  
  • IRP 480 - International Course

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-12 credit(s)
    Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.
    Repeatable 1 time(s)
  
  • IRP 499 - Honors Capstone Project

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum

Interior Design

  
  • ISD 205 - Drafting for Designers

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Drafting elements and techniques used to solve three-dimensional designs with definitive drawings that accurately describe information required for manufacture and construction.
  
  • ISD 206 - Materials for Interior Designers

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Materials, components, millwork, lighting, construction systems, and applicable codes for design and documentation of the built environment.
    PREREQ: ISD 247 OR 251
  
  • ISD 248 - Interior Design: Introductory

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Theoretical and technical knowledge of basic principles of good design. Analysis of plan, design function, and aesthetics of interior space in relation to individual needs.
    PREREQ: FND 247
  
  • ISD 280 - International Course

    School of Art and Design
    1-12 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.
    Repeatable
  
  • ISD 305 - Computer Applications, Level II

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: EDI 305 
    Instruction in the use and application of CADD (Computer Aided Design and Drafting). Emphasis given to architectural drafting, space planning and two- and three-dimensional representation.
    PREREQ: EDI 205  OR ISD 205 
  
  • ISD 346 - American Traditions

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: EDI 346 
    Historic developments in America as they related to housing and commercial design. Historic preservation laws and codes, barrier-free design, and adaptive reuse considerations.
  
  • ISD 347 - Historic Buildings: Studio

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: EDI 347 
    Projects in historic preservation and adaptive use.
    PREREQ: EDI 348 
  
  • ISD 348 - Introduction to Lighting Design

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: EDI 348 
    Theory and application of lighting as design tool for use in interior and exterior situations. Technical material and communication required for design; contract and specified documents.
    PREREQ: ISD 351
  
  • ISD 352 - Interior Design: Contract

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Design of large office complexes, public use interiors, and service/care facilities. Individual activity; group interaction; cross-cultural relationships, requirements for people who are disabled; and health, safety, comfort, and technological factors for contract space design.
    PREREQ: ISD 351
  
  • ISD 354 - Architectural Systems for Designers

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Basic structural theory, building processes, systems, materials, and code requirements for the design of new construction and remodeling. Vocabulary of architectural communication.
    PREREQ: ISD 353 OR EDI 341 
  
  • ISD 380 - International Course

    School of Art and Design
    1-12 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.
    Repeatable
  
  • ISD 480 - International Course

    School of Art and Design
    1-12 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.
    Repeatable
  
  • ISD 499 - Honors Capstone Project

    School of Art and Design
    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  
  • ISD 553 - Interior Design: Philosophy and Research

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Position of the interior designer in a technological society and relation of design to the humanities, social sciences, and natural/physical sciences. Interaction with disciplines.
  
  • ISD 580 - International Course

    School of Art and Design
    1-12 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.
    Repeatable

Information Studies

  
  • IST 101 - Freshman Forum

    School of Information Studies
    1 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    The field of information management and technology. Diverse topics include new and emerging issues in the field. Relevant reading and writing with discussions prompted by current issues in the news.
  
  • IST 180 - International Course

    School of Information Studies
    1-12 credit(s) Irregularly
    Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the SU academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 12 credits maximum
  
  • IST 195 - Information Technologies

    School of Information Studies
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    State-of-the-art technologies in the field. Computer architectures, telecommunication networks, software design and application. Issues in information management and technology use.
  
  • IST 200 - Selected Topics

    School of Information Studies
    1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • IST 233 - Introduction to Computer Networking

    School of Information Studies
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Overview of technology, standards, implementation and management of digital computer networks. Wired and wireless local and wide area networks, Internet protocols, telecommunications, and network security. Includes weekly labs.
  
  • IST 256 - Application Programming for Information Systems

    School of Information Studies
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Structured program design, development testing, implementation, and documentation of common information system applications using structured programming languages. Lectures and laboratory.
  
  • IST 263 - Design and Management of Internet Services

    School of Information Studies
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Principles for construction and publication of multimedia documents for the World Wide Web. Incorporate a user-based approach to planning, design, implementation, and management in distributed network environments.
  
  • IST 280 - International Course

    School of Information Studies
    1-12 credit(s) Irregularly
    Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.
    Repeatable
  
  • IST 300 - Selected Topics

    School of Information Studies
    1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • IST 323 - Introduction to Information Security

    School of Information Studies
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Basic concepts and technologies of information security. Students who successfully complete this course will have a comprehensive overview of information security with some hands-on experience.
    PREREQ: IST 233 
  
  • IST 325 - Information Management Consultation

    School of Information Studies
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Information technology trends and proven applications in information processing, telecommunications, office systems, and information processing industry products and services. Consultation skills; strategies for introducing technology transfer strategies and management of innovation and change.
  
  • IST 335 - Introduction to Information-Based Organizations

    School of Information Studies
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Organizational behavior; groups and teams; leadership and management; human resources; organizational development; change management. Interactions between people and technology in work organizations; impacts of information technology on organizational effectiveness.
  
  • IST 341 - User-Based Design

    School of Information Studies
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    System design based on users’ cognitive perceptions of their situations, their work in addressing their situations, information needs, information and source use. Contrast to technology, content or organization focused design strategies. Based on students’ system design interests.
  
  • IST 346 - Information Technology Management and Administration

    School of Information Studies
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Information technology management principles and practices. Administration of computers, operating systems, and applications. Tools and techniques for managing information technology operations. Includes hand-on labs.
    PREREQ: IST 233 
  
  • IST 352 - Information Analysis of Organizational Systems

    School of Information Studies
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Introduces information flow as basis of organizational work and role of information systems in managing work. Concept of systems decomposition to facilitate analysis. Skills required to decompose, model, and analyze information systems.
  
  • IST 359 - Introduction to Database Management Systems

    School of Information Studies
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Data structure, file organization, and principles and concepts of data bases for information retrieval systems. Data analysis, design, models, management, evaluation, and implementation.
    PREREQ: IST 352 
  
  • IST 371 - Career Development Skills for Information Professions

    School of Information Studies
    1 credit(s) Irregularly
    Self assessment, resume writing, cover letter writing, professionalism in the workplace, job searching techniques, developing an internship or cooperative learning agreement.
  
  • IST 400 - Selected Topics

    School of Information Studies
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • IST 402 - Digital Forensics

    School of Information Studies
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    The fundamentals of the forensic process, evidence handling, and quality assurance as they apply to digital forensics. Emphasis on evidence handling and quality assurance as they apply to digital forensics.
    PREREQ: IST 323 
  
  • IST 419 - Applied Economics for Information Managers

    School of Information Studies
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Economic principles relevant to management of information functions in organizational contexts. Core micro-economic concepts applied to the marketplace for information products and services. Financial tools used for managing information systems and networks.
  
  • IST 422 - Acquiring, Procuring, and Financing Information Technology

    School of Information Studies
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Preparing and negotiating information technology requests, cost-benefit analysis, and budget alternatives. Financing options for information processing and telecommunications projects, preparing requests for proposals or other procurement alternatives, negotiating with vendors, acquisition strategies.
  
  • IST 425 - Enterprise Risk Management

    School of Information Studies
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    A multidisciplinary perspective of risk assessment, modeling, and management. Topics include: concepts of personal accountability versus governance and policy; how organizations define and measure risk and loss; and plan for contingencies.
  
  • IST 426 - Business Information Sources and Strategic Intelligence

    School of Information Studies
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Business and industry information sources. Techniques and processes of competitor analysis. Concentrates on the implications of the information provided through competitor analysis and on making recommendations for strategic action plans. Group projects and case studies.
  
  • IST 429 - Organizational Information Security

    School of Information Studies
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Personnel/organizational skills for information security managers and officers: staffing, training, certification, incentives, and evaluation of information security personnel, non-security IT personnel, etc.; organizational development related to security awareness, threats, and responses; and ethics/codes of behavior in information security.
    PREREQ: IST 323 
  
  • IST 432 - Enterprise Systems

    School of Information Studies
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Technical overview of Enterprise Systems and their impact on organizations. The concepts, fundamentals, issues and technologies in planning, implementing and operating an Enterprise System. Current trends, issues, technologies and extensions. Laboratory exercises.
  
  • IST 442 - Introduction to Electronic Commerce

    School of Information Studies
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Organizational, technical, and societal forces driving the movement to digital commerce. Business to consumers and business to business interactions. Effects of e-commerce on industry value chains, markets, transaction costs, business alliances, and industrial competitiveness.
 

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