202 devices, bridges and gates, backbones, gateways and wide area network (WAN) connedivity Configuration topics indude installing a network operating system, hardening a server, creating user accounts, managing the network, connecting devices and monitoring the network. Prerequisite: 1ST 2410. 1ST 3620. Networks and Data Communications II (3) F In this intensive hands-on course, the student will acquire the skills and techniques needed to configure, troubleshoot and support reliable TCP/IP internetworks. The student will learn the essentials of building an internetwork, including routing, configuring the Domain Name Server (DNS), setting up and managing a web server, configuring a firewall and IDS, and standards-based e-mail. Students will also partidpate in configuring dients, redesigning networks and troubleshooting routing. Prerequisites: 1ST 3610. 1ST 3700. E-business Technologies & Web Development (3) F, S This course provides students with knowledge of technologies needed in planning, implementing and supporting web-hosted applications and on-line commerce. Topics include web and commerce server design and deployment, search engines n-tier web architedure and supporting software, client-side/server-side programming with data-bound controls and session management, e-business application languages, markup languages, on-line payment mechanisms, systems reliability and security, scalability analysis, and solutions sconcing. Prerequisites: 1ST 3210,1ST 3610, and completion of Business Foundations. 1ST 3710. Global Issues in Information Technology (3) Su, F, S This course shows how information technology is used as a key competitive advantage by multinational and transnational businesses. Topics indude global perspectives on coordination and control, cultural dimensions, and geo-political considerations of global information technology applications. Prerequisites: Business Foundations. 1ST 3720. Software Development II (3) F This course builds on the software development skills learned in Software Development I. Topics indude class hierarchies, inheritance and interfaces, objed aggregation, data strudure and collections, file management, threading, network programming, and the design of multi-tiered, distributed computing applications involving relational databases. Prerequisite: 1ST 2720. 1ST 3730. Systems Analysis and Design (3) 5 This course provides the knowledge and skills to design and implement computer-based systems to solve business problems. Topics indude feasibility studies, requirement analysis, system design and development, implementation and testing. Students will learn the use of appropriate methodologies and tools, including objed-oriented modeling and the use of computer-aided software engineering (CASE). Prerequisites: 1ST 3210,1ST 3610, and completion of Business Foundations. 1ST 3750. Electronic Business Communications (3) This course gives students knowledge regarding the best practices in designing or developing electronic presentations, meetings, and collaborations. This course also familiarizes students with technologies fostering effective communication in virtual situations. Prerequisites: Business Foundations and MGMT 3200, Managerial Communications, or TBE 3250, Business Communications. 1ST 4600. Information Security I (3) F In a computer-literate age, sophisticated criminals use computers in their illegal and destrudive activities. This course discusses cyber crime and teaches students how to: recognize the patterns of an impending attack; detect attacks; set up a secure environment; and use tools to investigate cyber crime. We recommend that students take 1ST 3620 prior to this course or take 1ST 3620 during the same semester. Prerequisite: 1ST 3610. 1ST 4700. Information Security II (3) S This course covers the basic principles and concepts in information security and information assurance. It examines the technical, operational, and organizational issues of securing information systems. Topics include operating system issues, viruses, security awareness at the executive, technical and user levels, physical security, personnd security issues, policies, procedures, and the need for an enterprise security organization. Case studies and exercises in the computer lab will be used to provide examples of the need for organizations to devdop security procedures and policies. Prerequisites: 1ST 4600, CJ 3130, and completion of Business Foundations. 1ST 4710. Enterprise Software Development (3) 5 This course covers the creation and integration of enterprise applications using object-oriented programming and distributed object technology. Topics indude design issues for enterprise system development, application architectures, and integrating legacy data and applications with new enterprise systems. Students will use state-of-the-art practices to develop and implement systems. Prerequisite: 1ST 3720. 1ST 4720. Emerging Information Technologies (3) Variable Title New inf ormation technologies can give early adopters significant competitive advantage when used with careful planning, or they can mean disaster if hastily implemented. This course covers how to condud an environmental scan toward evaluating and implementing new information technologies. Prerequisites: 1ST Foundations, Business Foundations and Departmental approval. 1ST 4730. Senior Practicum: Project Management and Systems Development (3) F, S This is a capstone course for the 1ST major. It provides hands-on and problem-solving experience in all areas of information technology including systems analysis, design, systems implementation, network design, software development, and database design. Students will participate as a member of a team to complete a proposal or a project for a significant computer-based system. This course focuses on working with actual business problems as represented in a major case study. Prerequisites: 1ST Concentration courses and Departmental approval. 1ST 4801, 4802, 4803. Individual Projects (1-3) F, S This course is open only to senior 1ST majors. Students will be required to complete an individual projed, program, system, or research paper which will enhance their skills and marketability. Prerequisite: Senior standing and acceptance of the student's proposal by the faculty. 1ST 4891,4892,4893,4894. Cooperative Work Experience (1-4) F, S Open to all students who have completed the Business Foundations classes and who have been seleded to serve an internship in the information technology fidd or who have identified a spedal 1ST project with their current employer, subject to approval by the 1ST department. Credit is determined by hours/week of work. 1ST 5930. Professional Development Workshop in Information Technology (1-4) Information technology professionals must remain current with new technologies to remain competitive in thdr careers. This course offers professional development in new systems and software as they enter the mainstream of information technology practice. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Weber State University 2008 - 2009 Catalog