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.
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 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.
COS 301: Computer Organization. A detailed study of the organization and structuring of a computer system. Topics include logical basis of computer structure, machine language, number systems, the mechanics of data transfer and control, and recent advances in computer organization. Prerequisite: COS 109. Credit: 4 semester hours.