Fall 2024

Information Technology Program (ITP)

• http://itp.usc.edu/
• After the first week of classes each semester, all classes require d-clearance to register. D-clearance instructions are available at itp.usc.edu/advisement. The 'x' designation indicates that engineering students require prior departmental approval to count 100-level and above ITP courses for major credit.

ITP 101: Introduction to Business Information Technologies (2.0 units)

Business technologies. Operating systems. Networks. Application software.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31801R	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Tuesday	29 of 30	Gregg Ibbotson	KDC241
32001R	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	24 of 35	Gregg Ibbotson	DMC260

ITP 104: Introduction to Web Development (2.0 units)

Web publishing using HTML, CSS and other Web technologies. Concepts and theory of Web site creation, page layout and production. Introduction to advanced topics.

• Note: Watch the course intro! bit.ly/38wBY9M Everything you need to know about ITP 104 in 2 minutes

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31803R	001	Lecture-Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	13 of 60	Hannah Nguyen	SOSB46	PDF (165405 KB)
31806D	001	Lecture-Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Thursday	21 of 60	Kimberly Rubal	SSL202	PDF (1013052 MB)
32034R	001	Lecture-Lab	11:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	58 of 60	Zune Nguyen	LVL17	PDF (203313 KB)

ITP 115: Programming in Python (2.0 units)

Introduction to Python; intended for students without prior programming experience.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31814D	001	Lecture-Lab	5:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	54 of 60	Barrett Koster	THH114	PDF (414977 KB)
31828D	001	Lecture-Lab	11:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	60 of 61	Trina Gregory	KAP160	PDF (414977 KB)
31857D	060	Lecture-Lab	10:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	55 of 60	Rob Parke	ONLINE
31865D	001	Lecture-Lab	12:00-12:50pm	Tue, Thu	58 of 61	Trina Gregory	KAP160	PDF (414977 KB)
31867D	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-2:50pm	Tue, Thu	55 of 60	Trina Gregory	KAP160	PDF (414977 KB)
31868D	001	Lecture-Lab	3:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	42 of 60	Trina Gregory	KAP160	PDF (414977 KB)
31870D	001	Lecture-Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	56 of 60	Calvin Nguyen	GFS118	PDF (414977 KB)
32089D	001	Lecture-Lab	4:00-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	56 of 60	Kristof Aldenderfer	THH114	PDF (414977 KB)
32090D	001	Lecture-Lab	4:00-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	50 of 60	Emily Millard	KAP160	PDF (414977 KB)
32099D	001	Lecture-Lab	3:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	57 of 60	Barrett Koster	GFS106	PDF (414977 KB)

ITP 116: Accelerated Programming in Python (2.0 units)

Accelerated introduction to Python; intended for students with prior programming experience.

• Note: Watch the course intro! bit.ly/3tcskB8 Everything you need to know about ITP 116 in 2 minutes.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31816D	001	Lecture-Lab	3:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	47 of 60	Sinan Seymen	DMC156	PDF (211468 KB)
32084R	001	Lecture-Lab	3:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled
32085D	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-2:50pm	Tue, Thu	36 of 40	Sinan Seymen	DMC102	PDF (211468 KB)
32087D	001	Lecture-Lab	11:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	55 of 60	Sinan Seymen	MHP101	PDF (211468 KB)

ITP 124: How Not to Get Hacked -- Personal Cyber Security (2.0 units)

Cyber security concepts for personal protection, protecting your devices and information, protecting yourself and your family online, using encryption safely.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32011R	001	Lecture-Lab	10:00-11:50am	Wednesday	8 of 30	Gregg Ibbotson	DMC256	PDF (456722 KB)

ITP 125L: From Hackers to CEOs: Introduction to Information Security (2.0 units)

Introductory course in computer security. Fundamentals of information security management. Threats to information integrity. Ethical hacking concerns and practice. Policies and Procedures.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31813R	001	Lecture-Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Tuesday	17 of 24	Jennifer Kassar	DRB146
31841R	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	23 of 24	Pierson Clair	RRB101	PDF (372050 KB)
31838R	001	Lecture-Lab	9:00-10:50am	Monday	19 of 24	Joseph Greenfield	RRB101	PDF (384504 KB)
31840R	001	Lecture-Lab	10:00-11:50am	Wednesday	15 of 25	Jonathan Holtmann	DMC257	PDF (1087498 MB)
31833R	001	Lecture-Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Monday	17 of 24	Nicole Jao	RRB101
31836R	001	Lecture-Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Monday	20 of 24	Joseph Greenfield	OHE540	PDF (384504 KB)

ITP 165: Introduction to C++ Programming (2.0 units)

Introduction to programming using C++, including variables, operators, conditionals, loops, arrays, vectors, strings, functions, files, structs, pointers, dynamic allocation and an introduction to classes.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31882R	001	Lecture-Lab	12:00-12:50pm	Mon, Wed	28 of 33	Barrett Koster	DMC157	PDF (300658 KB)

ITP 168: Introduction to MATLAB (2.0 units)

Fundamentals of MATLAB: a high-performance numeric computation and visualization environment. Overview of linear algebra and matrix manipulation; using 2-D and 3-D plotting routines; programming in MATLAB; basic numerical analysis.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31821R	001	Lecture-Lab	9:00-9:50am	Tue, Thu	26 of 35	Reza Jafarkhani	OHE540	PDF (393567 KB)
32058R	001	Lecture-Lab	10:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	35 of 35	Reza Jafarkhani	OHE540	PDF (393567 KB)

ITP 180: Video Game Production (2.0 units)

The process of video game production. Video game history, genres, development process (concept, preproduction, production and post-production) and roles (producers, artists, programmers, etc.).

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31827R	001	Lecture	1:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	16 of 20	Kyle Ackerman	EGG108	PDF (399388 KB)

ITP 190: Introduction to Adobe Photoshop (2.0 units)

Digital tools for image creation, editing, composition, layout, web page development, professional page layout, and printing with color accuracy.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31800R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Monday	17 of 28	Chander Burgos	SAL109	PDF (308003 KB)
31892R	001	Lab	6:30-7:50pm	Monday	17 of 28	Chander Burgos	SAL109

ITP 215L: Introduction to 3D Modeling, Animation, and Visual Effects (2.0 units)

An applied introduction to the techniques used for modeling, animating, texturing, lighting, rendering, and creating 3D content for games, cinematics, visual effects, animation, and visualizations.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31869D	001	Lecture-Lab	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	27 of 32	Rashi Sinha	KAP107	PDF (331392 KB)
31879D	001	Lecture-Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	24 of 32	Rashi Sinha	KAP107	PDF (331971 KB)

ITP 216: Applied Python (2.0 units)

Development of practical Python programming skills through project-based applications; "Pythonic" ways of solving problems in modern computational domains.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 115 or ITP 116)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32044D	001	Lecture-Lab	10:00-10:50am	Mon, Wed	Canceled	Martin Prescher
32046D	001	Lecture-Lab	11:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	31 of 34	Martin Prescher	KAP107
32080D	001	Lecture-Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Thursday	50 of 60	Gregory Pohlner	GFS101	PDF (232224 KB)
32081D	001	Lecture-Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Tuesday	54 of 65	Gregory Pohlner	KAP160	PDF (232224 KB)

ITP 228: Computer-Aided Modeling for 3D Product Design (2.0 units)

Think, plan, and create in three-dimensional space using 3D printing technology and 3D modeling techniques for prototyping.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31815R	001	Lecture-Lab	10:00-10:50am	Mon, Wed	20 of 35	Kristof Aldenderfer	OHE540	PDF (149691 KB)

ITP 249: Introduction to Data Analytics (4.0 units)

Introduction to data analytics. Basics of databases, applied statistics, data visualization. Leverage data to make critical business decisions.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31860D	001	Lecture	3:30-6:50pm	Tuesday	44 of 60	Calvin Nguyen	THH114	PDF (216074 KB)
31862D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	61 of 62	Sinan Seymen	LVL17	PDF (244207 KB)
32091D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	59 of 62	Sinan Seymen	SOSB46	PDF (244207 KB)

ITP 256: Blockchain (4.0 units)

Explore blockchain technology, a secure and immutable way to record transactions. Learn the workings of cryptocurrencies and explore their impact on financial services, business and contracting.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31824D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Mon, Wed	20 of 60	Chaz Hales	KAP160

ITP 259: Basics of Artificial Intelligence (4.0 units)

Concepts and techniques in artificial intelligence; approaches in artificial narrow intelligence; applications of AI that are already changing society; ethical and social questions in AI.

• Prerequisite: ITP 216

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32002D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	59 of 60	Reza Jafarkhani	KAP160	PDF (344530 KB)
32003R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	24 of 46	Nitin Kale	GFS118
32005R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	23 of 33	Nitin Kale	OHE540
32006R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	47 of 60	Martin Prescher	GFS118

ITP 265: Object-Oriented Programming (4.0 units)

Continuation of the fundamentals of programming; problem solving skills within the object-oriented programming paradigm.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 115 or ITP 116 or ITP 165)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31848D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	21 of 45	Kendra Walther	RTH105	PDF (309643 KB)
31849D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 50	Kendra Walther	LVL17	PDF (309643 KB)
31852D	001	Quiz	10:00-11:50am	Friday	38 of 100	Kendra Walther	SOSB2

ITP 301: Front-End Web Development (4.0 units)

Concepts and technologies used to create front-end for web applications. Introduction to programming and client-side web development. User-driven website manipulation and animation.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 104 or IML 300)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32063R	001	Lecture-Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	15 of 34	Zune Nguyen	KAP107	PDF (173588 KB)

ITP 303: Full-Stack Web Development (4.0 units)

Modern web development techniques and technologies used to create web applications from ground up. Topics include front-end, back-end, and web servers.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 265 or CSCI 103)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31866D	001	Lecture-Lab	4:00-7:20pm	Tuesday	44 of 56	Hannah Nguyen	DMC150	PDF (186762 KB)
32079D	001	Lecture-Lab	4:00-7:20pm	Thursday	14 of 60	Hannah Nguyen	KDC235	PDF (186762 KB)

ITP 304: Back-End Web Development (4.0 units)

Concepts and technologies used to create database-driven websites. Database design and implementation. Server-side development to connect web applications to databases.

• Prerequisite: ITP 301

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31947R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	11 of 34	Zune Nguyen	KAP107	PDF (174233 KB)

ITP 310: Design for User Experience (4.0 units)

Fundamental concepts, techniques, practices, workflows, and tools associated with the practice of user experience and interaction design in web and mobile applications.

• Note: Watch the course intro! bit.ly/3bAblmp Everything you need to know about ITP 310 in 2 minutes

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32029R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	20 of 30	Estevan Benson	WPHB36
32035D	001	Lecture	5:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	27 of 35	Mikaila Weaver	KDC236	PDF (326502 KB)

ITP 325: Ethical Hacking (4.0 units)

Ethical Hacking. Penetration Testing. Vulnerability Assessment. Red Teams. Hacker environments, infrastructure, and frameworks. Lateral movement and data exfiltration techniques. Evasion and Anti-Forensics.

• Prerequisite: ITP 125

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31820D	001	Lecture-Lab	4:00-7:20pm	Wednesday	31 of 32	Stefan Mcgregor	RRB101
31850D	001	Lecture-Lab	4:00-7:20pm	Tuesday	32 of 32	Stefan Mcgregor	RRB101

ITP 342: iOS App Development (4.0 units)

Introduction to the Swift programming language, various frameworks, and design patterns needed to develop applications for iOS mobile devices such as iPhones and iPads.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 265 or CSCI 103)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32022R	001	Lecture	6:00-7:50pm	Mon, Wed	43 of 60	Bennett Lee	THH114	PDF (393002 KB)

ITP 348: Making Smart Devices: Introduction to Electronics/Wearables (4.0 units)

Design of electronic devices that interact with the physical world; electronic interfaces; development of software algorithms; micro-controller implementation.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 115 or ITP 116 or ITP 165 or ITP 168 or BME 210)
• Restriction: Registration closed to the following major(s): Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Note: Most introductory programming courses (or equivalent knowledge) will be considered for the pre-requisite, including ITP 168, BME 210, CSCI 102, and CSCI 103.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31843D	060	Lecture-Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	22 of 25	Rob Parke	ONLINE
31846D	060	Lecture-Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	23 of 25	Rob Parke	ONLINE

ITP 349: Enterprise Data Analytics (4.0 units)

Methodology to store, organize, cleanse, harmonize and stage enterprise data for analytics. Report, visualize, slice and dice, forecast and predict trends.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 249 or ITP 320 or DSCI 351)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31905R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	93 of 120	Mike Lee	SGM101	PDF (705651 KB)

ITP 351: 3D Character Modeling for Games (4.0 units)

Character design principles, visual communication and planning for games; polygonal construction, use of image guides and edge flows for realistic deformation.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 215 or CTAN 452)
• Note: Watch the course intro! bit.ly/3u9B8YC Everything you need to know about ITP 351 in 2 minutes

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31858D	001	Lecture-Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 25	Mayan Escalante	KAP107

ITP 356: Blockchain: Decentralized Applications (4.0 units)

Blockchain technology; transactions without the need for a trusted third-party; and decentralized applications on public blockchains.

• Prerequisite: ITP 256

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31851R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	8 of 46	Patrick Alexander	ZHS163

ITP 357: Enterprise Networks: Design and Architecture (4.0 units)

Network technologies. Routers and managed switches. Integrated operating systems (IOS). Strategies for endpoint management. Subnets and securing subnetworks. Reliability with networks and network infrastructure.

• Prerequisite: ITP 125

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32051R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	27 of 28	Eilrama Betkolia	KAP267
31880R	001	Lecture-Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	40 of 40	Grant Derderian	VPD106

ITP 359: Applied Neural Networks (4.0 units)

Design, build, and train applied neural networks to solve real-world problems; implement neural networks for machine vision, image recognition, and object detection and tracking.

• Prerequisite: ITP 259

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31906R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	33 of 48	Martin Prescher	RTH109
32004R	001	Lecture	8:00-9:50am	Mon, Wed	39 of 60	Nitin Kale	KDC240

ITP 361: Character Rigging for Games (4.0 units)

Fundamentals of character rigging for video game production and development; optimization of character design, skeleton and mass properties for effective rigging; virtual rigs.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 215 or CTAN 452)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31888R	001	Lecture-Lab	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	12 of 25	Rashi Sinha	DMC252	PDF (496946 KB)

ITP 365: Managing Data in C++ (4.0 units)

Data structures in C++ including vectors, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, hash tables, graphs, and parallelism.

• Prerequisite: ITP 265

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32041R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Mon, Wed	19 of 36	Gregory Pohlner	DMC211	PDF (169342 KB)

ITP 368: Cross-Platform App Development (4.0 units)

Programming applications with dynamic graphical user interfaces. Topics include events, controls, resources, data bindings, styles and user experience.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 265 or CSCI 103)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31807R	001	Lecture	6:00-9:40pm	Tuesday	51 of 60	Allen Almasi	GFS101
32054R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 28	Barrett Koster	KAP267

ITP 370: Cybersecurity Management and Operations (4.0 units)

Cybersecurity project design. Incident response. Teambuilding, management and communications for cybersecurity. Scalable approaches for implementation of Information Security Management Systems.

• Prerequisite: ITP 125
• Note: Watch the course intro and testimonials from previous students! bit.ly/Fall-ITP370

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32097R	001	Lecture-Lab	11:00-12:50pm	Tue, Thu	22 of 29	Gregg Ibbotson	VHE206

ITP 371: Technical Character Animation for Games (4.0 units)

3D character animation with a video game focus; movement clarity versus game reaction speed, LOD visibility and automated export systems.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 215 or CTAN 452)
• Note: Watch the course intro! bit.ly/3vjZsZv Everything you need to know about ITP 371 in 2 minutes

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31950R	001	Lecture-Lab	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	16 of 16	Scott Easley	OHE542

ITP 375: Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity Investigations (4.0 units)

Forensic science techniques. Digital evidence preservation. Processes and methodologies for digital examinations. Cyber crime investigations. Windows file system analysis. Real case scenario analysis and reporting

• Prerequisite: ITP 125

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31956R	001	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	13 of 25	Howard Williamson	RRB101	PDF (775529 KB)
31957R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	28 of 30	Pierson Clair	RRB101	PDF (355109 KB)

ITP 380: Video Game Programming (4.0 units)

Underlying concepts and principles required for programming video games (topics include vectors, transformations, 3-D math, geometric primitives, matrices). Prerequisite: CSCI-104 or ITP-365.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 104 or ITP 365)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32026D	001	Lecture-Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Tue, Thu	15 of 36	Clark Kromenaker	OHE540
32083D	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	32 of 37	Sanjay Madhav	OHE540	PDF (64742 KB)

ITP 382: Mobile Game Development (4.0 units)

Application of techniques used to develop games for mobile devices. Sprites, mobile input, mobile graphics and monetization.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 265 or CSCI 103)
• Note: Watch the course intro! bit.ly/3wy0cNY Everything you need to know about ITP 382 in 2 minutes

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32056D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	17 of 28	Matthew Whiting	KAP267	PDF (348051 KB)

Crosslist ITP 383: Database Systems: Storage and Retrieval using SQL (4.0 units)

Data models for industry applications. Modeling and designing robust databases. Implementing and querying databases with SQL. Innovations in database applications.

• Crosslist: This course is offered by the ISE department but may qualify for major credit in ITP. To register, enroll in ISE 382.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31628D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	28 of 36	Nitin Kale	KAP145
31629R	001	Discussion	9:30-10:50am	Friday	28 of 40	Nitin Kale	OFFICE

ITP 404: Advanced Front-End Web Development (4.0 units)

The technologies, techniques, conventions and best practices used in contemporary front-end web development.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 301 or ITP 303 or ACAD 275)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31835R	001	Lecture	5:00-8:20pm	Monday	22 of 25	David Tang	GFS228	PDF (233972 KB)

ITP 425: Web Application Security (4.0 units)

Examine web applications from an offensive security standpoint. Topics include information gathering, vulnerability discovery and validation, exploitation and privilege escalation techniques.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 301 or ITP 325 or ACAD 275)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32052R	001	Lecture	6:00-7:50pm	Tue, Thu	19 of 28	Andy Portillo	KAP267	PDF (412476 KB)
32008R	001	Lecture-Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Mon, Wed	19 of 33	Howard Williamson	OHE540	PDF (776942 KB)

ITP 435: Professional C++ (4.0 units)

Applications of advanced concepts in C++ including lambda expressions, templates, secure coding, parallel programming, writing performant code, CMake and continuous integration.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 104 or ITP 365)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31994D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	64 of 70	Sanjay Madhav	THH208	PDF (67701 KB)

ITP 438: Advanced Gameplay Programming (4.0 units)

Advanced gameplay programming techniques for both single player and networked multiplayer games using an industry-standard game engine.

• Prerequisite: ITP 380

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32021R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	29 of 36	Sanjay Madhav	OHE540

ITP 445: Apple Forensics and Security (macOS and iOS) (4.0 units)

Digital forensics, evidence collection and analysis of Apple devices including macOS and iOS. Mac, iPhone, iPad and other Apple device analysis.

• Prerequisite: ITP 375

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32025D	001	Lecture-Lab	5:30-8:50pm	Monday	14 of 16	Pierson Clair	OHE542	PDF (550799 KB)

ITP 449: Applications of Machine Learning (4.0 units)

Hands-on approach to the fundamental modeling techniques and machine learning algorithms that enable students to build robust predictive models of real-world data and test their validity.

• Prerequisite: ITP 216

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31822D	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	59 of 60	Reza Jafarkhani	THH116	PDF (438063 KB)
31829R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	29 of 60	Kristof Aldenderfer	KAP160	PDF (184719 KB)
31874R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	30 of 60	Kristof Aldenderfer	KAP160	PDF (184719 KB)

ITP 450: High Performance Computing in Applied Machine Learning (2.0 units)

Theoretical and practical high performance computing approaches to various computational methods in applied machine learning.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 449 or DSCI 352 or MATH 446 or BUAD 425 or CSCI 467)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31881R	001	Lecture	4:00-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	15 of 20	BD Kim, Hao Ji, Iman Rahbari	KAP267	PDF (186201 KB)

ITP 459: Applied Machine Learning for Natural Language Processing (4.0 units)

Applied topics in machine learning, including transfer learning, reinforcement learning, generative adversarial networks and natural language processing using neural networks.

• Prerequisite: ITP 359

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32077R	001	Lecture	5:00-8:20pm	Monday	25 of 60	Allen Bolourchi	SOSB4	PDF (299013 KB)

ITP 460: Web Application Project (4.0 units)

Skills to plan, analyze, build, and launch professional Web sites with actual clients. Includes project management, documentation, technology assessment, security, UI, Q/A, and various methodologies.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 303 or ITP 304 or ACAD 276)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31912R	001	Lecture	5:00-8:20pm	Wednesday	17 of 20	Bo Wang	KAP167	PDF (180332 KB)

ITP 466: Building the High Tech Startup (4.0 units)

Teach students the basic technologies and processes involved in the building web and mobile startups. Students will be introduced to the different aspects of building a web startup including Online Business models, Product management, Agile development processes, Technology platforms and Operations, customer development and online marketing.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32055R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	31 of 40	P.J. Leimgruber	RTH109	PDF (394188 KB)

ITP 470: Information Technology Practicum (1.0-4.0 units)

Independent technology project related to specific topics under the direction of a faculty member.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32073D	001	Lecture-Lab	TBA	TBA	3 of 50	Erik Johnson	OFFICE

ITP 476: Technologies for Interactive Marketing (4.0 units)

Technologies, concepts and strategies in the emerging online advertising ecosystem. Strategies and tactics to drive traffic to a website and measure efficacy. Students will work with a real client and budget to craft and execute an online marketing plan.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32072R	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	17 of 40	P.J. Leimgruber	RTH115	PDF (162864 KB)

ITP 479: Cyber Law and Privacy (4.0 units)

Cyber legal issues, search and seizure, 4th amendment and digital evidence, warrants, private searches, wiretaps, tracking devices, workplace privacy.

• Note: Watch the course intro! bit.ly/3LgManX Everything you need to know about ITP 479 in 2 minutes

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32049R	001	Lecture-Lab	5:30-8:50pm	Thursday	30 of 60	Benny Forer	KAP160

ITP 480: Information Technology Internship (1.0-4.0 units, max 8)

Practical experience in applying information technology skills in real-world settings. Supervised internship at companies and start-ups. Balancing academic rigor with corporate challenges and deadlines.

• Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32074D	001	Lecture-Lab	TBA	TBA	0 of 10	Erik Johnson	OFFICE

ITP 489: In-Memory Data Modeling and Analytics (4.0 units)

Examines the design, architecture, and capabilities of in-memory databases and their application to real-time analytics.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 249 or ITP 320 or DSCI 351)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31873R	001	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	16 of 30	Richard Vawter	KAP160	PDF (630622 KB)
31877R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	12 of 28	Richard Vawter	KAP267	PDF (630610 KB)

ITP 499: Special Topics (1.0-8.0 units, max 8)

Recent developments in computers and data processing.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
The Privacy-Focused Digital Citizen
31903D	001	2.0	Lecture-Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	Canceled	Kristof Aldenderfer, Gregg Ibbotson		PDF (175356 KB)