Fall 2025

Business technologies. Operating systems. Networks. Application software.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Selected topics in Technology and Applied Computing.

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.

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

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

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

Ethical hacking; penetration testing; vulnerability assessment; red teams; hacker environments, infrastructure and frameworks; lateral movement and data exfiltration techniques; evasion and anti-forensics.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Underlying concepts and principles required for programming video games (topics include vectors, transformations, 3-D math, geometric primitives, matrices).

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

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

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

Data engineering and machine learning principles; cloud labs, data pipelines, big data and automation; conceptualize, build and deploy natural language processing models at cloud scales.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Basic technologies and processes involved in building web and mobile startup; aspects of building a web startup including online business models, product management, agile development processes, technology platforms and operations, customer development and online marketing.

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

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

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

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.

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

Recent developments in computers and data processing.