Fall 2025

Technology and Applied Computing (TAC)

• D class assignments available; URL: https://tac.usc.edu/advisement/registration-instructions/#d-clearance.
• You may find the TAC courses at classes.usc.edu/term-20253/classes/tac/ and may email TAC at Viterbi.TAC@usc.edu The 'x' designation indicates that engineering students require prior departmental approval to count 100-level and above TAC courses for major credit.

TAC 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	17 of 30	Gregg Ibbotson	KDC241
31802R	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	3 of 35	Gregg Ibbotson	DMC260

TAC 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.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31803R	001	Lecture-Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	6 of 60	Hannah Nguyen	THH208
31804D	001	Lecture-Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Thursday	2 of 60	Kimberly Rubal	SSL202
31805R	001	Lecture-Lab	11:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	17 of 60	Zune Nguyen	LVL17

TAC 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
31806R	001	Lecture-Lab	3:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	27 of 60	Barrett Koster	GFS106
31808R	001	Lecture-Lab	4:00-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	6 of 60		THH114
31809R	001	Lecture-Lab	5:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	11 of 60	Barrett Koster	THH114
31810D	060	Lecture-Lab	10:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	3 of 60	Rob Parke	ONLINE
31811R	001	Lecture-Lab	11:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	12 of 60	Trina Gregory	KAP160
31812R	001	Lecture-Lab	12:00-12:50pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 60	Trina Gregory	KAP160
31813R	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-2:50pm	Tue, Thu	7 of 60	Trina Gregory	KAP160
31814R	001	Lecture-Lab	3:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	5 of 60	Trina Gregory	KAP160
31815R	001	Lecture-Lab	4:00-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	13 of 60	Emily Millard	KAP160
31816R	001	Lecture-Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	22 of 60	Calvin Nguyen	GFS118
32006R	001	Quiz	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	92 of 300		THH101
32007R	001	Quiz	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	20 of 300		THH101

TAC 116: Accelerated Programming in Python (2.0 units)

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31817R	001	Lecture-Lab	11:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	13 of 60	Sinan Seymen	MHP101
31818R	001	Lecture-Lab	3:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	6 of 60	Sinan Seymen	DMC156
31819R	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-2:50pm	Tue, Thu	12 of 40	Sinan Seymen	DMC102

TAC 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
31820R	001	Lecture-Lab	10:00-11:50am	Wednesday	1 of 30	Gregg Ibbotson	DMC256

TAC 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
31821D	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	0 of 24	Jennifer Kassar	RRB101
31822R	001	Lecture-Lab	10:00-11:50am	Monday	3 of 24	Joseph Greenfield	RRB101
31823R	001	Lecture-Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Monday	7 of 24	Joseph Greenfield	RRB101
31824R	001	Lecture-Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Monday	12 of 24	Nicole Jao	RRB101	PDF (381088 KB)
31825R	001	Lecture-Lab	10:00-11:50am	Tuesday	3 of 25	Jonathan Holtmann	RTH115	PDF (372685 KB)
31826R	001	Lecture-Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	5 of 24	Sean Straw	RRB101	PDF (364070 KB)

TAC 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
31827R	001	Lecture-Lab	12:00-12:50pm	Mon, Wed	8 of 33	Barrett Koster	DMC158

TAC 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
31828R	001	Lecture-Lab	10:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	5 of 35	Reza Jafarkhani	DMC203
31829R	001	Lecture-Lab	11:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	13 of 35	Reza Jafarkhani	WPH207

TAC 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
31830R	001	Lecture	1:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	7 of 30	Kyle Ackerman	EGG108	PDF (399708 KB)

TAC 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
31831R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Monday	5 of 28	Chander Burgos	SAL109
31832R	001	Lab	6:30-7:50pm	Monday	5 of 28	Chander Burgos	SAL109

TAC 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
31833R	001	Lecture-Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	8 of 32	Rashi Sinha	RTH109
31834R	001	Lecture-Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	7 of 32	Rashi Sinha	KOH208

TAC 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 (TAC 115 or TAC 116 or ITP 115 or ITP 116)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31835R	001	Lecture-Lab	9:00-9:50am	Mon, Wed	27 of 60	Kristof Aldenderfer	KAP160	PDF (316523 KB)
31836R	001	Lecture-Lab	12:00-12:50pm	Mon, Wed	34 of 34	Martin Prescher	DMC151
31837R	001	Lecture-Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Tuesday	56 of 60	Gregory Pohlner	KAP160
31838R	001	Lecture-Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Thursday	27 of 60	Gregory Pohlner	GFS101

TAC 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
31839R	001	Lecture-Lab	10:00-10:50am	Mon, Wed	15 of 35	Kristof Aldenderfer	OHE540	PDF (229751 KB)

TAC 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
31840R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	55 of 60	Sinan Seymen	LVL17
31841R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	27 of 60	Sinan Seymen	SOSB46
31842R	001	Lecture	3:30-6:50pm	Tuesday	8 of 60	Calvin Nguyen	THH114

TAC 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
31843R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Mon, Wed	5 of 60	Chaz Hales	KAP160

TAC 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: 1 from (TAC 216 or ITP 216 or CSCI 113)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31844R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	27 of 60	Reza Jafarkhani	KAP160
31845R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	28 of 60	Martin Prescher	GFS118
31846R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	9 of 46	Nitin Kale	GFS118
31847R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 33	Nitin Kale	RTH115

TAC 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 (TAC 115 or TAC 116 or TAC 165 or ITP 115 or ITP 116 or ITP 165)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31848R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	17 of 45	Kendra Walther	RTH105
31849D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	5 of 50	Kendra Walther	LVL17
31850R	001	Quiz	10:00-11:50am	Friday	22 of 98	Kendra Walther	SOSB2

TAC 299: Special Topics (1.0-8.0 units, max 8)

Selected topics in Technology and Applied Computing.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Law Without Borders Law in a Cyber Universe
32010R	001	2.0	Lecture	6:00-7:50pm	Tuesday	5 of 30	Benny Forer	GFS223
You Are the Product: Introduction to Data Compliance
32030R	001	2.0	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Thursday	1 of 30	Kristof Aldenderfer, Gregg Ibbotson	MRF229

TAC 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 (TAC 104 or ITP 104 or IML 300 or JOUR 320)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31851R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	13 of 30	Zune Nguyen	THH112

TAC 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 (TAC 265 or ITP 265 or CSCI 103)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31852R	001	Lecture-Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	7 of 45	Hannah Nguyen	RTH109
31853R	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 45	Hannah Nguyen	RTH109

TAC 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: 1 from (TAC 301 or ITP 301)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31854R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	7 of 30	Zune Nguyen

TAC 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.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31855R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	9 of 30	Estevan Benson	WPHB36
31856R	001	Lecture	5:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	14 of 30	Mikaila Weaver	KDC236

TAC 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: 1 from (ITP 125 or TAC 125)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31857R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	15 of 32	Stefan Mcgregor	RRB101
31858R	001	Lecture	6:00-7:50pm	Tue, Thu	8 of 31	Stefan Mcgregor	VHE206

TAC 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 (TAC 265 or ITP 265 or CSCI 103)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31859R	001	Lecture	6:00-7:50pm	Mon, Wed	22 of 60	Bennett Lee	THH114	PDF (220778 KB)

TAC 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 (TAC 115 or ITP 115 or TAC 116 or ITP 116 or TAC 165 or ITP 165 or TAC 168 or ITP 168 or BME 210)
• Restriction: Registration closed to the following major(s): Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31860D	060	Lecture-Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	5 of 25	Rob Parke	ONLINE
31861D	060	Lecture-Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	8 of 25	Rob Parke	ONLINE

TAC 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 (TAC 249 or TAC 320 or ITP 249 or ITP 320 or DSCI 351)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31862D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	48 of 120	Mike Lee	SGM101

TAC 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 (TAC 215 or ITP 215 or CTAN 452)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31863R	001	Lecture-Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Tue, Thu	12 of 25	Mayan Escalante	RRB101

TAC 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: 1 from (TAC 256 or ITP 256)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31864R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	8 of 46	Patrick Alexander	ZHS163

TAC 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: 1 from (TAC 125 or ITP 125)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31865R	001	Lecture	6:00-7:50pm	Mon, Wed	22 of 28	Eilrama Betkolia	GFS222
31866R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	29 of 22	Grant Derderian	KAP163

TAC 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: 1 from (TAC 259 or ITP 259)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31867D	001	Lecture	8:00-9:50am	Mon, Wed	3 of 60	Nitin Kale	KDC240
31868R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	26 of 60	Nitin Kale	GFS118
31906R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	48 of 48	Martin Prescher	RTH109

TAC 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 (TAC 215 or ITP 215 or CTAN 452)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31870R	001	Lecture-Lab	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	9 of 20		DMC252

TAC 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: 1 from (TAC 265 or ITP 265)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31871R	001	Lecture	5:30-7:20pm	Mon, Wed	21 of 36	Gregory Pohlner	DMC211

TAC 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 (TAC 265 or ITP 265 or CSCI 103)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31872R	001	Lecture	6:00-9:40pm	Tuesday	9 of 34	Allen Almasi	GFS101
31873R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 34	Barrett Koster	WPHB30

TAC 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: 1 from (TAC 125 or ITP 125)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31874R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:50pm	Tue, Thu	21 of 29	Gregg Ibbotson	VHE206

TAC 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 (TAC 215 or ITP 215 or CTAN 452)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31875R	001	Lecture-Lab	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	6 of 16		OHE542

TAC 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: 1 from (TAC 125 or ITP 125)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31876R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	25 of 25	Pierson Clair IV	VPDLL101	PDF (368518 KB)
31877R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	11 of 25	Howard Williamson	RRB101

TAC 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: 1 from (CSCI 104 or TAC 365 or ITP 365)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31878R	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	35 of 36	Sanjay Madhav	RTH105
32011R	001	Lecture-Lab	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	17 of 33	Matthew Whiting	WPHB30

TAC 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 (TAC 265 or ITP 265 or CSCI 103)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31880R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	19 of 20	Matthew Whiting	DMC202	PDF (347249 KB)

Crosslist TAC 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 TAC. 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	26 of 36	Maryam Pishgar	KAP145
31629R	001	Discussion	9:30-10:50am	Friday	26 of 40	Maryam Pishgar	OFFICE

TAC 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 (TAC 301 or ITP 301 or TAC 303 or ITP 303 or ACAD 275)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31881R	001	Lecture	5:00-8:20pm	Monday	9 of 25	David Tang	GFS228

TAC 419: Advanced Cloud Analytics (4.0 units)

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.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (TAC 349 or ITP 349 or ITP 487)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31882R	001	Lecture	5:30-7:20pm	Mon, Wed	3 of 60	Patrick Alexander	THH116

TAC 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 (TAC 301 or ITP 301 or TAC 325 or ITP 325 or ACAD 275)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31884R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	16 of 28	Howard Williamson	RRB101

TAC 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 TAC 365 or ITP 365)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31885R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	70 of 70	Sanjay Madhav	THH212

TAC 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: 1 from (TAC 380 or ITP 380)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31886R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	24 of 33	Sanjay Madhav	RTH105

TAC 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: 1 from (TAC 375 or ITP 375)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31887R	001	Lecture	5:00-8:20pm	Monday	15 of 17	Pierson Clair IV	OHE542	PDF (541435 KB)

TAC 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: 1 from (TAC 216 or ITP 216 or CSCI 113)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31888R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	25 of 60	Reza Jafarkhani	THH116
31890R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 60	Kristof Aldenderfer	KAP160	PDF (241994 KB)
31891R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	7 of 60	Kristof Aldenderfer	DMC156	PDF (241994 KB)

TAC 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 (TAC 449 or ITP 449 or DSCI 352 or MATH 446 or BUAD 425 or CSCI 467)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31892R	001	Lecture	4:00-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	16 of 16	BD Kim	OHE542

TAC 459: Applied Natural Language Processing and Generative AI (4.0 units)

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

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 359 or TAC 359)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31893D	001	Lecture	5:00-8:20pm	Monday	Canceled	Allen Bolourchi
31895R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	40 of 60	Reza Jafarkhani	KAP160

TAC 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 TAC 303 or ITP 304 or TAC 304 or ACAD 276)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31896D	001	Lecture	5:00-8:20pm	Wednesday	7 of 20	Bo Wang	KAP167

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

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.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31897D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	9 of 40		VPDLL101

TAC 470: Technology and Applied Computing 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
31898D	001	Lecture-Lab	TBA	TBA	0 of 50	Erik Johnson	OFFICE

TAC 476: Technologies for Interactive Marketing (4.0 units)

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.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31899R	001	Lecture-Lab	8:00-9:50am	Mon, Wed	11 of 40		KDC236

TAC 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.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32000R	001	Lecture	5:30-8:50pm	Thursday	13 of 60	Benny Forer	KAP160

TAC 480: Technology and Applied Computing 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
32001D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 10	Erik Johnson	OFFICE

TAC 483: Communication for Software Engineers (2.0 units)

User-focused design, problem space vs solution space, data structures, algorithms, live coding challenges, engineering demonstrations and presentations.

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32020R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	7 of 20	Matthew Whiting	OHE542	PDF (384198 KB)

TAC 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 (TAC 249 or TAC 320 or ITP 249 or ITP 320 or DSCI 351)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32002R	001	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	11 of 30	Richard Vawter	KAP160
32003R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	18 of 28	Richard Vawter	WPH206

TAC 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
Defending and Investigating Enterprise Networks
32005D	001	4.0	Lecture	5:00-8:20pm	Wednesday	5 of 16	Pierson Clair IV	OHE542