This course provides a practical approach to systems analysis and design using a blend of traditional development with current technologies. Course material covers the theory, tools, and techniques used in the analysis of business information systems. The justification for a formalized systems life cycle, the importance of satisfying the information needs of end-users, and the necessity for accurate and concise documentation is stressed throughout.

In this course, the student is introduced to the process of planning, creating and managing a relational database using Structured Query Language (SQL) statements. The emphasis of this course is data manipulation and extraction.

The Internet of Things helps bridge the physical and digital worlds and the ability to collect real-time data from the environment. Attributes such as temperature, humidity, light, position and movement of objects can easily be captured and transmitted over the Internet to centralized databases. Students learn how to connect, program, and build projects that leverage the Internet of Things technologies to remotely monitor objects, as well as build web-enabled “Smart” appliances that can be remotely controlled over the Internet.

Network systems interconnect computer related resources, services and users otherwise known as networking essentials by Cisco. This course provides the student with a fundamental knowledge of networking essentials concepts and technologies. There is a strong emphasis on terminology, protocols, error detection/correction and network security. This course assists in developing the necessary skills to plan and implement small networks across a range of applications.

Building on the concepts from Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming, this course introduces techniques that lend themselves to the creation of sophisticated applications. The skills learned in this course can be applied to such diverse system capabilities as e-commerce, database manipulation, and network connectivity. Graphical user interface design and construction will also be covered in detail.

This course introduces students to the key concepts and principles that are applicable to a variety of mainframe operating systems. Mainframe operating systems will be discussed in relationship to specific hardware architectures and applications. In the lab, user interfaces, tools and utilities, application development, and the runtime environment will be explored. The emphasis of this course is to develop an understanding of the complex relationships required in a mainframe operating system to support user processes. The impact of the use of mainframe systems in reducing power consumption in data centers will also be discussed.