2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin - NMU Bulletin

CIS 464 Database Management Systems 4 cr.

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: CIS 250 and junior standing or instructor’s permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Survey of the applied database systems topics. Emphasis is on relational databases—logical design, physical design and SQL. Hierarchical, network, object-oriented and object-relational models are also considered. Supporting topics include entity-relationship model, database administration, data dictionaries/catalogs, backup/recovery, concurrency control, database security, distributed database, client/server database, data warehousing and data mining.

CIS 440 Management Information Systems 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: Admission to the College of Business and junior standing or instructor’s permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Provides College of Business majors with the necessary background to keep abreast of current developments in the use of computer information systems in supporting management functions. Discusses creating competitive firms, managing global corporations, and providing useful products and services to customers from an information systems standpoint.

CIS 415 Systems Development Project 2 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information.
• Prerequisites: CIS 250 and senior standing or instructor’s permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

A capstone course with an emphasis on the development of a computer application by student project teams assigned to local organizations or university departments. Project teams learn project management skills through job assignments and weekly status meetings with the instructor. Class time is arranged by project. Students spend six to eight hours per week on the project.

CIS 355 Web Applications Programming 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: CIS 250 or instructor’s permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Students program client/server applications for the Web, focusing on database integration using SQL. Topics cover languages such as JavaScript, server scripting on the .NET platform, and using them to process Web forms, store and retrieve data from databases and produce Web output. Emphasis is on business-oriented applications for the Web.

CIS 351 User Interface Design 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: CIS 250.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Human computer interaction and user interface design principles for online application and software developers. Topics include current theories on usability for the viewer, accessibility and coding standards, Web site optimization, e-business and developer tools.

CIS 336 Network Operating Systems 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information.
• Prerequisites: CIS 226.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Students learn the specific functions and features of installing and maintaining new generation networks and tools. Topics include planning, configuration, managing resources, connectivity, running applications, monitoring, optimization and troubleshooting.

CIS 298 Directed Studies in Computer Information Systems 1-4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: College of Business permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Individual investigations of a special topic in information systems.     

CIS 297 Directed Studies in Computer Information Systems 1-4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Graded: S/U
• Prerequisites: College of Business permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Individual investigations of a special topic in information systems.     

CIS 295 Special Topics in Computer Information Systems 1-4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Designed for freshmen and sophomores and as a service course. Topics dependent on the special interests of students and staff. Notes:

If topic differs, may be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.

CIS 291 Internship in Computer Information Systems 1-8 cr.

• Offered: Fall Winter Summer
• Graded: S/U
• Prerequisites: Completion of the College of Business prerequisite courses and 48 semester hours and approval of internship coordinator.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Appropriate professional work experience at a computer installation. Students are required to document their work experience and fulfill requirements stipulated upon approval of the internship.