Computer Science Program -Rafik Hariri University

Computer Science Program

Total Credits

Program Overview

The Computer Science Program at Rafik Hariri University develops students’ computational and critical thinking skills and shows them how to create, not simply use, new technologies. Students learn how to think and solve problems in a logical way by acquiring the fundamentals principles of sciences as well as advanced techniques that are currently used for practical systems development. They also learn oral communication and presentational proficiencies, as well as how to work on individual and team projects to develop new systems which enhance time management and team coordination skills. Graduates of RHU’s Computer Science Department are lifetime learners; they are able to adapt quickly to this ever-changing challenging field.

As part of the program for the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, the student is required to study 9 credit hours of technical elective courses. These courses allow the student to focus on a specific area for in-depth knowledge and understanding. The student can also mix and match elective courses from the different areas to get a more general exposure to the different Computer Science disciplines. The student should select, in cooperation with the academic advisor, the list of electives that best meet his or her needs and aspirations. The listed technical elective courses and other courses from engineering programs, in addition to the required program courses, are designed to allow the student to develop in-depth knowledge and understanding in the following areas:

Internet and Computer Networks
Game Design and Development
Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining
Mobile/Web Design and Development

Career Opportunities

Computer Science major opens up various opportunities and prepare students for careers in a variety of sectors in industries, governmental and academic units, TV stations, banking sector, and far more. You will find our graduates in jobs like games developer, system analyst, software engineer, web designer, database analyst/developer/administrator, network engineer/administrator, and IT consultant. It is a challenging work, but it is very rewarding. Rewarding intellectually, because you get to work on interesting problems, and rewarding financially as well.

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Courses

University Requirements

ICT Competency (3 cr.)

COSC 214 - Introduction to Programming 3

This course presents the fundamentals of structured programming concepts. It covers primitive data types, expressions, control statements, functions, arrays, basic searching, and sorting algorithms. PrerequisiteNone. Equivalent to CCEE 214.

Community Forethought (3 cr.)

GRDS 440 - Design and Social Impact 3

This course prepares students to become leading agents of social change through community engagement. It aims at promoting collaborative work between computer science and graphic design students to design effective solutions to existent community issues. The course is structured on a balance between classroom theory learning, extensive field research and implementation of a real-world solution using both expertise. Therefore, it is a collaborative project-based course. This course aims at establishing partnerships with non-profit organizations, community groups, government agencies… which will be key to put learning into practice, gain valuable hands-on knowledge and solve issues to better the community. Senior Standing.

Communication Competency (9 cr.)

ENGL 210 - English Composition and Rhetoric 3

This course reinforces effective critical reading and writing skills with emphasis on writing documented essays for academic purposes in a varying range of rhetorical modes. More specifically, the student will apply the fundamental principles of English spelling, word usage, grammar, punctuation and style necessary for written communication; write academic essays; proofread and edit a variety of texts; analyze general texts for coherence, style and accuracy in writing; read critically from a variety of discourse modes; summarize, paraphrase and quote sources properly; and cite sources according to APA form. Prerequisite: None. Every semester.

ENGL 217 - Professional English Writing 3

This course is designed to enhance students’ professional writing skills. It is tailored to students pursuing careers in the professions and includes advanced business writing and editing, correspondence, critical review, writing professional reports and proposals, and making oral presentations. Prerequisite: ENGL 210. Every Semester.

Humanities/Fine Arts (3 cr.)

ENGL 203 - Introduction to English Drama 3

This course is a study of selected and representative plays of different periods. Added to broadening the student’s understanding and appreciation of literature, The chief aim of the course is to develop the student’s critical thinking and analysis and to encourage original responses to literary expression in well-developed oral and written criticism. Co-requisite: English 210.

ENGL 213 - Creative Writing 3

This course introduces students to the process and practice of imaginative writing. Students will read works of fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry, and will learn techniques for writing in those genres.

ENGL 214 - Introduction to English Poetry 3

This course introduces freshman students to poets whose poetry is of intrinsic literary merit. In addition to broadening the students’ understanding and appreciation of literature, the chief aim of the course is to develop the student’s critical thinking and analysis and to encourage original responses to literary expression in well-developed oral and written criticism. Co-requisite: English 210.

ENGL 215 - Introduction to American Literature 3

This is a course which explores the works of major literary figures and authors representing different literary schools from the sixteenth century to modern times. Students will closely examine selected texts as literary achievements and set them within the historical context and framework of American culture. Co-requisite: English 210.

ENGL 220 - Introduction to Literature 3

This course is an introduction to literature through works of fiction, poetry, and drama. It introduces students to the pleasures of reading literature and to interpretative approaches to literature. It aims to provide students with competence in critical thinking and practice in close reading and analysis, knowledge of the formal characteristics of each genre, and appreciation of literary excellence. Readings include a variety of short stories, poems and plays selected from a wide range of British, American and World literature. Co-requisite: English 210.

ENGL 230 - Shakespeare’s Plays 3

In this course, students study representative comedies, histories, and tragedies by Shakespeare. The plays are read intensively and understood in the context of the theatrical conventions of the period and the culture of play going in early modern England, as well as the social, cultural, religious, and intellectual history of the period. Co-requisite: English 210.

FADR 215 - History of Art 3

This course explores the major forms of artistic expression from the ancient world to the present from a variety of cultural perspectives. Students learn how to look at and analyze works of art within their historical context, and how to articulate what they see or experience in a meaningful way. This course covers Pre- Renaissance, Renaissance, Post Renaissance and the rich layers of 19th and 20th Century Modern Art up until the manifestations of our present day.

HIST 210 - History of England 3

This broad survey course provides a narrative of British history from 1066 through the present, including political, social and cultural developments. Prerequisite: ENGL 210.

HIST 350 - History of the Arabs in the Classical Period 3

This is an elective course whose major objectives are to familiarize students with the Arab peoples’ history. The course’s emphasis will be to explain: The early Arab conquests of Bilad al-Sham, Egypt, Persia, North Africa, the internal civil strife inside the early Muslim community, the emergence and development of the Umayyad caliphate, and the emergence and development of the Abbasid Empire. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

HIST 360 - Contemporary History 3

This is an elective course whose major objectives are to familiarize students with contemporary issues in order to enhance their level from historical and cultural points of view. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

HIST 365 - History of Europe in the Middle East 3

This course examines the ties between Europe and the Middle East in the 19th and 20th centuries, focusing on the reaction of Middle Eastern societies to European intervention and influence. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

HIST 370 - The Economic and Social History of the Middle East 3

This is an elective course whose main objective is to familiarize students with various events that shaped the evolution of social and economic developments of the Middle East to enhance their level from the historical and economical dimensions. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

PHIL 301 - Major Trends in Philosophy 3

This is a study of some major topics in philosophy. The course emphasizes theory of knowledge, theory of mind, determinism and free will, and morality and ethical values. Along with some assigned readings, students will watch movies, the analysis of which will help them comprehend the content of the course better. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

PHIL 302 - Introduction to Formal Logic 3

This course is a standard introduction to the formal techniques of argument analysis. Formal logic was invented to mirror and evaluate mathematical reasoning; however, this course will concentrate on the relationship between formal logic and everyday reasoning and consequently language usage in general. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

PHIL 303 - Introduction to Ethics 3

People often wonder about what makes good ways to live and right ways to act. They also speculate about what is the best way of life, what action is right, and what sort of authority moral claims have over us. The course introduces students to the major moral theories and thinkers that address these types of questions. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

PHIL 307 - Business Ethics 3

This course is an introduction to contemporary philosophical thinking on ethical issues in business. Students will be exposed to important ethical issues they might face; asked to give sound ethical judgment to problems they might face in their line of work; helped become armed with a set of codes that will prepare them to confront and resolve ethical dilemmas they might encounter at work; and enabled to apply the techniques for analyzing and resolving ethical problems when they arise Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

PHIL 310 - Philosophers of Peace 3

This course introduces students to peace building and conflict prevention through the examination of the main theories on peace and security. It examines ideas of Thucydides, Aristotle, Erasmus Grotius, Kant, Gandhi and other thinkers for whole peace was a high value. It develops students’ critical skills and understanding necessary to translate their academic learning to specific practical situations, such those posed by peace building either with the UN, governments, or NGOs. It helps to understand the complex and interconnected challenges to peace and provides knowledge to meet these challenges. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

Social Sciences/Culture (6 cr.)

CMNS 301 - Mass Media Essentials 3

This course aims to familiarize students with the concepts and vocabulary used in various fields of communication, understanding the development of mass communication in political, economic, social, and cultural contexts. The course addresses media’s influence on society and societal influence in shaping the news process, advertising, and public relations. Students are introduced to media-related research methods. Co-requisite: English 210.

CMNS 310 - Persuasion 3

Through reading, writing and speech, students will become familiar with the persuasive strategy described in Aristotle’s Rhetoric, and consider how that strategy can be employed in professional and personal situations in writing, public speaking and negotiation. Co-requisite: English 210.

CMNS 320 - Creative Nonfiction 3

In this course students will learn rhetorical modes in short essays and journalism, including memoir, reportage and reflective essays. Students will practice a writing style that focuses on conciseness and clarity, effective oral presentations, and the reading of articles, essays and other materials of increasing complexity. Co-requisite: English 210.

CMNS 330 - Arab and International Media 3

This course offers students a comparative study of international media, with particular focus on the media in Arab countries, including mass media and social media. Co-requisite: English 210.

CMNS 340 - Media and Public Relations Writing 3

This introductory-level course is designed to develop and strengthen general writing skills, and to help students learn the formats and conventions of media and public relations writing, including newspapers, magazines, web and interactive media, advertising copy, press releases, talking points, media alerts, public service announcements, newsletters and social media. It also addresses ethical issues related to writing in these fields. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

CMNS 350 - Mass and Digital Communication Ethics 3

This course addresses the ethical problems that arise in the fields of journalism, public relations and advertising, particularly in today’s digital media environment. Prerequisite: CMNS 301.

CMNS 401 - Peace Communication: Media and Conflict Resolution 3

This course integrates methods, perspectives and concepts of Peace Studies, Culture Communication and Peace Journalism to explain contemporary debates in the global public sphere. It considers how cultural stereotypes about ideology, religion and culture frame Arabs and Americans in the mass media. RHU students will engage with students from collaborating universities in the United States in online, asynchronous conversation and participate in shared projects that explore the role of the media in influencing Arab and American relations. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

CMNS 410 - Public Speaking 3

This course is designed to provide both a practical introduction to the fundamental principles of public speaking and a forum for practicing public speaking skills. Through a variety of instructional strategies (discussion, class workshops, readings, lectures, and presentations), students will learn the processes by which effective speeches are conceived, prepared and delivered. Through practice, students’ confidence in their public speaking ability will increase; principles of effective public speaking will be internalized; existing speaking skills will be reinforced and areas for improvement identified; and effective aspects of speech preparation and delivery in a variety of speech contexts demonstrated. Co-requisite: English 210.

CVLN 303 - Civilization Studies III 3

This course surveys some of the key figures, movements, and texts in cultural studies, from 19th century up to the present time. Concentration will be on the historical, political, religious, cultural, and institutional aspects during this period. Students will read, analyze, and interpret certain primary works in order to gain insight into the contexts in which they originated. Co-requisite: English 210.

EDUC 211 - Fundamentals of Special Education 3

This course provides an introduction to Special Education, particularly addressing current practices. Students are introduced to common learning disabilities and intervention programs, as well as an historical overview of the development of the field of Special Education.

EDUC 360 - Children’s Literature 3

This course draws on the theoretical and practical aspects of the study of literature for children. Students develop both wide familiarity with children's books, and understanding of how children's literature fits into the elementary school curriculum.

EDUC 365 - Art Education 3

This course explores concepts of art, music, drama, and movement for young children. The various methods are used to cover various activities associated with the development of children's physical-motor, social-emotional, and cognitive skills, with providing conditions to develop creativity and aesthetic awareness.

EDUC 415 - Factors in Student Motivation 3

This course will examine motivational factors which influence children’s learning. Topics include attribution theory, teacher influences (expectancy effects), learning structures (competitive vs. cooperative learning), family influences (the socialization of achievement), cultural influences (how cultural background impacts on college performance), and individual differences (intrinsic motivation and sex differences in learning).

ENGL 207 - Introduction to Language 3

This survey course examines current areas in theoretical and applied linguistics including the different levels of structure, the nature of language acquisition, language variation and evolution, and language teaching.

ENGL 300 - Introduction to World Literature 3

The course surveys selected works in English or in translation from non-Anglo American cultural traditions. Texts can be drawn from African, Asian, European, Latin American and Middle Eastern literatures with a focus on their historical and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: ENGL 210.

ENGL 330 - Language Acquisition 3

This course will survey language acquisition theories. It will deal with human language processing, learners’ motivational factors and contextual factors which influence language learning. It will uncover the principles of language acquisition.

PSYC 301 - Introduction to Psychology 3

This course is an introduction to the theories, concepts, and viewpoints that comprise the discipline of psychology. The course is directed toward the understanding of human behavior by dealing with such topics as history of psychology, learning, personality, behavior, motivation, perception, and social psychology, mental health as well as other areas. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

PSYC 302 - Social Psychology 3

This course is a study of the dynamics and effects of social influences on individual human behavior. In this course, students will explore such topics as attitude changes, social beliefs, roles, conformity to group processes, and prejudices with special attention given to the Middle Eastern perspective. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

PSYC 303 - Psychology of Personality 3

This course presents the theories of personality including psychoanalytic, behaviorist, humanist, and others, while considering different factors that shape personality and behavior. The study includes methods of assessing personality. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

PSYC 306 - Psychology of Women 3

This course examines the biological, sociological and cultural influences on the psychology of women. It includes such topics as gender stereotypes, the development of gender roles, gender comparisons, women and work, love relations, women’s physical and mental health, violence against women, and women in later adulthood. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

PSYC 310 - Positive Psychology 3

This course examines the scientific research on happiness and its practical application in three main areas: positive emotions, positive individual traits and positive institutions. This course also presents practical ways to promote and maintain a sense of well-being and happiness in all aspects of one’s life. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

PSYC 312 - Children and War 3

This course is intended to help students be aware about the consequences of war and conflicts on the mental health and well-being of children. The course will examine a variety of effects, emphasizing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychological conditions that result from war. The course will empower the students with the techniques of working with children affected by war. Prerequisite: None; Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

PSYC 400 - Conflict Transformation 3

This course explores practical theories for understanding congregational conflict, as well as various perspectives on conflict transformation. Students will engage in reflection on their own styles of dealing with conflict and learn new ways of responding. They will explore practices of dialogue and mediation for addressing conflict interpersonal, small group and congregational settings with the goal of developing an approach to addressing inevitable situations of difference, change and conflict in a variety of situations. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

PSYC 410 - Abnormal Psychology 3

An introduction to the theories of abnormal behaviors, including addiction and substance abuse, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, depression, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, phobias, schizophrenia and sexual disorders. Students will consider theoretical implications of and treatments for a range of abnormal behavior.

SOCI 210 - Research Methods in the Social Sciences 3

This course is designed for students majoring in psychology, sociology, communications and other social sciences fields. It introduces them to advanced research design and methodology, including statistical analysis. Prerequisite: MATH 220.

SOCI 301 - Introduction to Sociology 3

This course explores a variety of sociological theories and approaches to understanding society. The student will learn about human social life, groups, and societies and will be helped to detect the social influences that shape our lives. The approach used in this course is self-exploratory process that develops individual and social awareness. A secondary objective is discussing methods common to sociology, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, and feminism. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

SOCI 304 - Introduction to Educational Sociology 3

This course introduces the study of sociological concepts as they apply to the institution of education. Students will examine issues of race, class, status, poverty and bureaucracy in the educational setting. They will also examine current perspectives and research about the social aspects of the learning process.

SOCI 310 - Intercultural Communication 3

This course deals with cultural issues like cultural awareness, enculturation, acculturation and cultural shocks. In this course, students are provided with hands-on activities that promote cultural awareness and equip students with skills for dealing with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. An important part of this course is students’ group research and presentation that reflect all the cultural aspects and some minute details of the culture that they choose to work on. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

SOCI 313 - Interpersonal Communication 3

Students in this course examine communication theory and case studies in order to gain insight into the factors that affect human communications. It aims to improve students’ communication skills and effectiveness, and give them skills that will enhance the quality of their relationships. The course also offers strategies for managing interpersonal conflicts. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

SOCI 340 - Arab Culture and Society 3

This course examines contemporary Arab society, considering its social structures and groups, cultural patterns, and other aspects of the society. Students consider current issues related to Arab culture and society. Prerequisite: SOCI 301.

SOCI 410 - Culture and Identity 3

This course analyzes the role of culture in an individual’s sense of identity, with an emphasis on how it manifests in the Middle East. Prerequisite: SOCI 301.

SOCI 420 - Social Inequalities 3

The course addresses issues such as class, status, and gender inequalities, examining how they affect individuals and society. Prerequisite: SOCI 301.

SOCI 302 - Political Sociology 3

This course tackles the social issues pertaining to the historical and contemporary evolution of various political ideologies. It aims at developing students’ understanding of the social bases of politics and political ideologies along with the recent changes in the socio-political world. Different economic and political philosophies are considered and their effects on the fate of nations and their citizens detected. Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

Quantitative reasoning (3 cr.)

MATH 351 - Probability and Statistics 3

Probability and conditional probability, random variable and distribution, continuous and marginal distributions, expectation, variance- moments-mean-median-covariance and correlation, conditional expectation, the sample mean, special distribution, Bernoulli and binomial distributions, Poisson and Gamma distribution. Prerequisite: MATH 211. Annually.

Sciences/Technology (3 cr.)

CHEM 211 - Environmental Chemistry and Lab 3

This course provides an opportunity to develop an understanding of several basic environmental functions, the complicated nature of environmental systems, and the need for multidisciplinary solutions to environmental problems. Topics covered include the hydrosphere, water quantity and quality, soil and the soil ecosystem, biological resources, waste disposal, air pollution, ozone depletion, acid rain, global warming. The course also serves a practical experience in different environmental analysis settings including air and water quality. Prerequisite: None.

PHYS 211 - Electricity and Magnetism 3

This course covers fundamental topics in Electricity and Magnetism: Electric forces and Electric Fields for discrete and continuous charge distribution, Gauss’s Law, Electric Potential, Capacitance and Dielectrics, Kirchhoff’s rules, Magnetic Fields and Forces, Biot-Savart Law, Ampere’s Law, Magnetic Flux, Gauss’s Law in Magnetism, Faraday’s and Lenz’s Laws. Prerequisite: None.

BIOL 210 - Human Anatomy and Physiology 3

A general overview that deals with cell structure and function and physiology, anatomy and physiology of the human body systems. These include cardiovascular, central nervous, respiratory, urinary, digestive, immune, and musculoskeletal systems. The course also includes a practical component dealing with basic biological processes and advanced biological assessments.

Prerequisite:None.

Program Requirements

Business Requirements (6 cr.)

BMGT 300 - Project Management 3

This course provides the students the necessary skills to manage their business projects using effective techniques in leading, organizing, scheduling, and controlling the tasks contributing to the project goals. Topics include selection and statement of work of projects; skills of project managers and task break down structure, PERT/CPM scheduling and budgeting.

Prerequisite: Junior Standing.

BMKT 200 - Introduction to Marketing 3

This course introduces the basic principles, theories, and practices of marketing in our modern ever-changing business environment. The course covers the marketing process activities on how to create value for customers to capture value from customers in return. It also discusses the marketing mix and how to build long-term customer relationship with customers. Students will analyze case studies about a “real-life” product or service. Videos and in-class discussions on current marketing topics will assist in the learning experience.

Co-requisite.: ENGL 210

Major requirements (36 cr.)

COSC 215 - Advanced Programming and Data Structures 3

A continuation of COSC 214, this course fully covers the basics of Object Oriented Programming (OOP) language and data structures. It covers pointers, classes, constructors/destructors, object instantiation, inheritance, polymorphism, and templates. The course also covers fundamental data structures and applications such as stacks, queues and lists. Prerequisite: COSC 214.

COSC 231 - Database Management Systems 3

This course exposes students to the fundamental concepts necessary for designing, using and implementing database systems. It covers database concepts, data modeling, relations, normalizations, and data manipulation languages. Prerequisite: COSC 214.

COSC 316 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms 3

This course consolidates algorithm design and programming techniques. It provides a detailed study of data structures and data abstraction, an introduction to complexity considerations, and software design pattern. It covers managing complexity, abstraction, vectors, lists, queues, stacks, trees, and graphs. Prerequisite: COSC 215.

COSC 333 - Web Programming 3

This course teaches students how to develop and implement web based programs with emphasis on interface programming. It introduces students to web development and to different client side languages and styles needed to develop adequate and responsive websites. The course covers HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/jQuery and responsive design. Prerequisite: COSC 231.

COSC 341 - Software Engineering 3

This course provides a deep and comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of software engineering. The course initiates students to the different software process models, project management, software requirements, and engineering process. The course covers SDLC stages, UML diagrams, PERT/CPM Charts, Human-Computer Interaction, introduction to software testing, and the use of CASE tools. Prerequisite: COSC 214. Equivalent to CCEE 510.

COSC 351 - Logic Design 3

This course addresses Boolean algebra and logic simplification techniques, data representation, and the design of combinational logic networks for decoders, encoders, multiplexers, and demultiplexers. Design of sequential logic devices including flip-flops, registers, and counters, as well as analysis of devices used to build logic networks, including programmable logic devices. Prerequisite: None.

COSC 351L - Logic Design Lab 1

Laboratory experiments of logic circuit and elements behavior and parameters covered in the COSC 351 course. Co-req: COSC 351.

COSC 360 - Networking 3

This course enables students to gain fundamental knowledge of computer networks, appreciate various tradeoffs and choices in networking, learn to design and analyze protocols, build client/server networking applications using sockets, and get ready for studying advanced topics in the field of networks. Prerequisite: COSC 214.

COSC 399 - Co-op Training Experience 1

Each student must complete 8 weeks of practical training in an area related to his/her field of interest. This Co-op work experience is usually fulfilled during the summer term of the third year into the program. Students are required to submit a formal report, and/or poster, and make a formal presentation about their Co-op experience. Prerequisite: ENGL 217.

COSC 451 - Operating Systems 3

Students learn the concepts of operating systems theory and their implementations. The course covers computer and operating system structures, process and thread management, process management and synchronization, deadlocks, security and protection, inter-process communication, memory management, and I/O control system. A case study of a UNIX operating system will accompany the course. Prerequisite: COSC 214. Equivalent CCEE 513.

COSC 490 - Summative Learning Experience 3

This is a whole year graduation project directed on individual problems and research. Each student will have to complete it in her/his emphasis area. Prerequisite: ENGL 217.

COSC 353 - Computer Organization 3

This course exposes students to computer system organization and design, implementation of CPU data path and control, instruction set design, memory hierarchy (caches, main memory, virtual memory) organization and management, input/output subsystems (bus structures, interrupts, DMA), performance evaluation, and pipelined processors. Prerequisite: COSC 351. Equivalent to CCEE 222.

COSC 421 - Theory of Computation 3

This course covers theoretical principles embodied in automata and grammars. Topics include Deterministic and Non-deterministic Finite Automata (DFA and NFA), pushdown automata, closure properties, context free languages, context free grammar, Turing machines, reductions and decidability, and other selected topics as time permits.

Prerequisite: MATH 210 and COSC 215.

COSC 360L - Networking Lab 1

This Lab helps prepare students seeking to pass advanced Cisco Certifications. The student will acquire the knowledge of the functionalities of network equipment and protocols, learn how to build a simple Ethernet network using routers, switches and

computers, and use router CLI commands to perform basic configuration and verification. The student will also learn valuable network problem solving techniques and concepts. Accompanying Lab for COSC 360.

Co-requisite: COSC 360.

Technical Electives (9 cr.)

COSC 417 - Java Programming 3

This course is designed for students who want to learn how to use Java to write object-oriented programs, how to use Java polymorphism with inheritance and interfaces, how to program with exceptions, stream input/output and graphical AWT and Swing components. The course also covers Java threads, sockets and database manipulation. Prerequisite: COSC 214.

COSC 434 - Advanced Web Programming 3

This course focuses on the server side programming. It allows students get to know how to connect their website or web application to a database, and how to save and retrieve data from that database. The course exposes students to web controls, validation controls, data source controls, data bind controls, state management, as well as working with a third party medium like XML and web services. Prerequisite: COSC 333.

COSC 435 - Mobile Application Development 3

This course examines the principles of mobile application design, development and testing. It covers memory management, user interface design, input methods, data handling, and network techniques. Students are expected to work on a project that produces a professional-quality mobile application. Projects will be deployed in real-world applications. Prerequisite: COSC 214, Senior standing.

COSC 436 - Game Design and Development 3

This course presents an overview of the software technologies related to game development. It provides students with a conceptual understanding of the field of game design, along with practical exposure to the process of creating a game. Prerequisite: COSC 214; Senior standing.

COSC 461 - Advanced Networking 3

This course prepares students to act as a System and Network Administrator by implementing Active Directory Directory Service ADDS in distributed environments that can include complex network services and domain controllers. The covered materials assist students to efficiently automate the administration of users, groups, and computers. Prerequisite: COSC 360.

COSC 480 - Machine Learning and Data Mining 3

This course introduces students to the basic knowledge representation and learning techniques. The emphasis consists of understanding the data mining process, as well as being able to practically apply the corresponding approaches in solving practical problems and developing intelligent software applications. The course covers several topics that lie with classification, prediction and clustering. Prerequisite: COSC 215 and MATH 351.

COSC 498 - Special Topics in Computer Science 3

A special topic course to be defined based on current trends and departmental special interests. It may incorporate technical seminars, advanced readings and special projects as required/approved by the department. Prerequisite: Senior standing.

CCEE 323 - Computer Architecture 3

This course focuses on the techniques of quantitative analysis and evaluation of modern computing systems, such as the selection of appropriate benchmarks to reveal and compare the performance of alternative design choices in system design. The emphasis is on the major component subsystems of high performance computers: pipelining, instruction level parallelism, memory hierarchies, input/output, and network-oriented interconnections. Students will undertake a major computing system analysis and design project. Prerequisite: CCEE 222.

CCEE 430 - Multimedia Systems 3

Multimedia applications and requirements, Audio/Video fundamentals including analog and digital representations, human perception, and audio/video equipment, audio and video compression including perceptual transform coders for images/video scalable coders and perceptual audio encoders. Application and performance comparison of various coding algorithms including hardware/software trade-offs. Image and video processing applications and algorithms. Multimedia hardware and software. Prerequisite: None.

COSC 438 - Introduction to Software Testing 3

This course will introduce the students into the field of software testing; its importance, goals, approaches, and major player’s roles (developers, testers, and users). Students will learn about software testing life cycle, standards, types of testing (manual vs automated testing), testing methods (black box vs white box), testing levels (functional, unit testing…), and documentation. A hands-on experience on automated testing tools will be also covered in this course. Prerequisite: COSC 341

COSC 436 - Game Design and Development 3

This course presents an overview of the software technologies related to game development. It provides the students with a conceptual understanding of the field of game design along with practical exposure to the process of creating a game. Prerequisite: COSC 214; Senior standing.

COSC 353 - Computer Organization 3

Mathematics Requirements (13 cr.)

MATH 211 - Calculus III 4

Volumes using cross sections-disc and washer methods, Arc length, Hyperbolic functions, Improper integrals, Infinite sequences and series, Parametric equations and polar coordinates, Partial derivatives, Multiple integrals in rectangular-cylindrical-spherical coordinates, Vector fields.

MATH 311 - Linear Algebra and Applications 3

Linear equations in linear algebra, matrix algebra, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, orthogonality and least squares, symmetric matrices and quadratic forms. Prerequisite: None.

MATH 210 - Discrete Mathematics 3

Logic, propositional equivalences, predicates and quantities, methods of proof, sets, set operations, functions, proof strategy, mathematical induction, recursive definitions and structural induction, the basics of counting, permutations and combinations, relations and their properties, representing relations, equivalence relations, introduction to graphs, graph terminology, introduction to trees. Prerequisite: MATH 211.

MATH 421 - Numerical Analysis 3

Error Analysis, solutions of nonlinear equations using fixed point- Newton-Raphson-Muller’s methods, solution of linear system using Gaussian elimination-iterative methods, interpolation and approximation using Taylor series-Lagrange approximation-Newton polynomials, numerical differentiation and integration, numerical optimization, solutions of ordinary and partial differential equations using Euler’s and Heun’s and Rung-Kutta methods. Prerequisite: MATH 314. Annually.

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