COS 120: Microsoft Office Publisher. Introductory coverage of the Microsoft Office Publisher. Learn how to create a publication from scratch or use one of the hundreds of business and personal designs available in Publisher. Credit: 1 semester hour.

COS 121: Computer Concepts. This computer literacy course introduces computer terminology about computer hardware, software and various areas related to computers such as Email, Internet, World Wide Web, networking, input, output and storage devices. Credit: 1 semester hour.

COS 122: Introduction to Operating Systems. Introducing Windows, the operating system and commands. Learning customizing the user interface, adding and deleting hardware, installing software, managing folders, files and disks, shortcuts, properties, and using Control Panel. Credit: 1 semester hour.

COS 123: Introduction to Word. Creating simple documents with editing commands, and preparing professional documents, reports, flyers, and posters. Learning to manage tables, indexes, cross references, newspaper columns, merge mail, label/envelope printing, macros, and more. Credit: 1 semester hour.

COS 124: Introduction to Excel. Creating simple spreadsheets and applying math, statistical, financial, and database functions with various built-in commands. Learning to draw and interpret pie, line, bar, and stacked graph charts. Learning how to make macros. Credit: 1 semester hour.

COS 125: Introduction to Access. Learning to use a database management system (DBMS) for creating, reading, updating and deleting data. Experiencing formatting, sorting, finding records using search tools, generating reports, securing data, along with other database application features. Credit: 1 semester hour.

COS 126: Introduction to PowerPoint. Creating on-screen presentations. Learning how to produce informative, attractive, effective presentations using features of this software application. Credit: 1 semester hour.

COS 127: Introduction to Web Design using HTML. Learning about various HTML tags and their use for creating simple, attractive web pages. The pages can contain animation, graphics, audio/video, and script programs. Credit: 1 semester hour.

COS 129: Introduction to JavaScripts. Create applets using JavaScript and design professional looking web pages with executing code embedded. Credit: 1 semester hour. field. May be repeated for credit 3 times with different topics. Credit: 1 semester hour.

COS 130: Special Topic Lab. This laboratory course will have changing topics from computer science to provide knowledge in a new area of this fast changing COS 180: Advanced Programming in Visual BASIC. A continuation of COS 101. The course includes topics such as table handling, advanced string manipulation, file processing, sorting, and search routines in Visual BASIC. Credit: 3 semester hours.

field. May be repeated for credit 3 times with different topics. Credit: 1 semester hour.

COS 180: Advanced Programming in Visual BASIC. A continuation of COS 101. The course includes topics such as table handling, advanced string manipulation, file processing, sorting, and search routines in Visual BASIC. Credit: 3 semester hours.

COS 200: Computer Information Systems. Overview of computer-based information systems, major models, applications and functions from a component perspective. Learn to describe physical and logical aspects of systems. Learn to present related material with intermediate HTML. Credit: 3 semester hours.

COS 232: Programming I. Required for Business and Security options. This course is a study of COBOL syntax, constructs, and its applications in business programming. Topics include structured program design, control break processing, table usage, sorting, merging, report writing, and maintenance of sequential, indexed and relative files. Prerequisite: COS 101 or 108. Credit: 4 semester hours.

COS/DGE 275: Game Programming Foundation I. This course introduces students to the rigorous field of interactive simulation and gaming. Students learn about the major components of modern simulations and games from both a design perspective and a technical perspective.

Topics covered include: fundamentals of simulation/gaming, user interface design, human computer interaction, input/output paradigms, and an overview of simulation/game design process. Lab activities are designed to foster critical thinking and problem solving skills through the development of an understanding of the development process as well as interactive programming techniques through the creation of working interactive programs in a high level programming language.

Prerequisite: COS 109. Credit: 4 semester hours.

COS 281: Introduction to Information Security and Assurance. This course provides the foundation for understanding the key issues associated with protecting information asset, determining the levels of protection and response to security incidents, designing a consistent, reasonable information security system with appropriate intrusion detection and reporting features, and learning the principles of trusted computing bases (TCB). Credit: 3 semester hours. COS 300: Systems Design and Development.* A study of computer systems design and development techniques. Includes the systems development cycle, requirements determination and analysis, specification development, Object-oriented (OOD) methods, system validation and verification, quality assurance and implementation. Prerequisite: COS 109. Credit: 3 semester hours.