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Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
Graduate Curriculum Committee
Course Proposal Form for
Courses Numbered 5000 and Higher
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
MIS 6863
1.
Course Prefix and Number:
3.
Requested Action (check only one box):
2. Date:
9/5/2006
New Course
X
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from
#
to
#
4.
Justification (assessment or accreditation based) for new course or course revision or
course renumbering:
An ongoing assessment of the MIS faculty and recommendation of the College of
Business Business Advisory Council indicate a need for the course to be closer
aligned with the model curriculum as put forward by the three major MIS professional
associations (Communications of the Association for Computer Machinery,
Association for Information Systems, Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersComputer Science)
5.
Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
6863. Enterprise Infrastructure (3) Formerly DSCI 6863 P: MIS 6143. Data and
telecommunications fundamentals for design, implementation, and management of digital
networks.
6.
If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
Name and course description
7. Graduate Catalog Page Number from current Graduate catalog:
156
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Course Credit:
Lecture Hours
3
3
Weekly OR
Per Term Credit Hours
s.h.
Lab
Weekly OR
Per Term Credit Hours
s.h.
Studio
Weekly OR
Per Term Credit Hours
s.h.
Practicum
Weekly OR
Per Term Credit Hours
s.h.
Internship
Weekly OR
Per Term Credit Hours
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
Total Credit Hours
9.
3
s.h.
Anticipated annual student enrollment:
30
10.
Affected Degrees or Academic Programs:
Degree(s)/Course(s)
Graduate Certificate in
Management Information
Systems
11.
Current
Catalog Page
153
Changes in Degree Hours
None
Overlapping or Duplication with Affected Units or Programs:
X
Not Applicable
Notification & response from affected units is attached
12.
Approval by the Council for Teacher Education (required for courses affecting teacher
education programs):
X Not Applicable
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
13.
Statements of Support:
a. Staff
X
Current staff is adequate
Additional Staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
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b. Facilities
X
Current facilities are adequate
Additional Facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):
c. Library
X Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation
and an estimate for the cost of acquisition of required initial resources):
d. Computer resources
X Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a
brief explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
ITCS Resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
14.
Course information: see Instructions for Completing the Graduate Curriculum
Committee Course Proposal Form for more detail
a. TEXTBOOK(S): author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and city/state/country
b. Course objectives student –centered behavioral objectives for the course –
c. A course content outline
d. A list of course assignments and weighting of each assignment and the
grading/evaluation system for determining a grade.
TEXTBOOK
Business Data Networks & Telecommunications Panko, 6th Edition, Prentice Hall, Inc Isbn: 013-221441-5
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The Students Will Be Able To:
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Exploit the capabilities, including the strengths and weaknesses, of various
computational, data, networking, and software architectures
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Apply technologies related to interoperability issues and technologies to resolve
managerial issues
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Appropriately apply open standards and proprietary standards when generating
solutions
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Apply product selection strategies to major hardware, software, and telecommunications
vendors
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Recognize national and global standards influence on architectural standards,
regulations, and future developments
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Design data/telecommunications networks including choosing components and
assessing initial and recurring costs
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Design, implement and manage security and disaster recovery plans and business
continuity from an overall organizational perspective
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Examine issues related to the acquisitions and ongoing management of products,
services, and contracts
COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE:
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Intro to Networking
Network Standards
Physical Layer
Data-Link Layer: Ethernet LANs
Wireless LANs
Telecommunications & Module C
Wide Area Networks & Module B
TCP/IP Internetworking & Module A
Security
Network Management
Networked Applications
Project Presentations
COURSE ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING SCALE:
Final exam
5 Design projects
Project
Participation
Chapter Quizzes
Article Facilitation
Total
25%
50%
15%
10%
5%
5%
100%
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