2018-2019 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

CS-3310 Operating Systems –Fa, Sp 3 hours A state-of-the-art survey of operating system principles. Covers fundamental technology and contemporary design issues such as threads, real-time systems, multiprocessor scheduling, distributed systems, and security. Course content is developed through lectures, student research of the relevant literature, presentations, and programming projects using both C++ and Java. Prerequisite: CS-1220 Object-Oriented Design Using C++. (Fee: $50) CS-3320 Linux Systems Programming –Fa 3 hours A study of the Linux operating system with special emphasis given to developing low-level programming skills in C and assembly language for the purpose of understanding Linux’s separation of user- and kernel-space features, system code, and how to develop kernel modules. In addition to the emphasis on low-level programming, students will study various system administration skills, scripting languages, administration and programming tools, and gain a better understanding of capabilities and limitations of the Linux operating systems (O/S). Students will also learn general information on how the Linux O/S is constructed, including its common organization into subsystems and programmer interfaces. Finally, students will practice administering user capabilities, the file system, access controls, kernel capabilities, and other system services (e.g., firewall, printing and networking) by configuring their own Linux distribution. Prerequisites: CS-2210 Data Structures Using Java; CS-3310 Operating Systems. (Fee: $50) CS-3350 Foundations of Computer Security –Sp 3 hours Introduction to computer security, including basic concepts, security policy, access control, authentication and key control, and cryptography. Students will complete several programming assignments. Prerequisites: CS-1220 Object-Oriented Design Using C++. (Fee: $50). CS-3410 Algorithms –Fa 3 hours Introduction to classical algorithms that have broad application in solving computer science problems; topics include analysis of algorithms, advanced data structures, graph algorithms, numerical methods, and NP-completeness. Prerequisite: CS-2210 Data Structures Using Java; MATH-2520 Discrete Math and Probability Principles for Computer Science (Fee: $50) CS-3510 Compiler Theory and Practice –Sp 3 hours Introduction to the foundational technology of modern compilers, with emphasis on underlying theory and practical techniques for implementing a compiler by applying object- oriented and appropriate data structures. Design project typically developing a compiler is required. Prerequisite: CS-3410 Algorithms. (Fee: $50) CS-3610 Database Organization and Design –Sp 3 hours Introduction to the analysis, design, and implementation of relational databases and the Structured Query Language (SQL); topics include data modeling techniques, data model to logical schema conversion techniques, relational algebra, SQL, database file organizations, query evaluation, transaction management, and client-server application architectures. Design project required. Prerequisites: CS-2210 Data Structures Using Java. Corequisite: MATH-2520 Discrete Math and Probability Principles for Computer Science. (Fee: $50) CS-3920 Computer Science Internship –Fa, Sp 1–3 hours An opportunity for a computer science student to work closely with an industrial advisor. Specific attention is given to solving a particular problem(s) in the industry or firm. A faculty advisor assists in supervising and approving the internship, including assessing the number of credit hours. A final report (approximately seven pages per credit hour) describing the experience, including the problem and solution, is required. Must be arranged with a faculty sponsor and work supervisor before starting. No more than one hour of CS-3920 can be used to fulfill program technical elective requirements. Prerequisites: junior or senior computer science major status; faculty advisor permission. CS-3950 Topics in Computer Science –Fa, Sp, Su 1–3 hours Selected topics in computer science at the 3000-level that will complement or extend existing 2000- and 3000-level courses or expose students to topics not taught in other courses. Topics may be proposed by the computer science faculty or students. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. CS-3980 1–3 hours Independent Study in Computer Science –Fa, Sp, Su Opportunity to perform independent study or research in computer science and allied fields of application. A formal proposal for study must be approved by the faculty advisor before registering for this course. Prerequisites: junior or senior computer science or engineering major status, and permission of instructor. CS-3220 Web Applications –Sp 3 hours Introduction to the design and implementation of web-based applications. Technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, JQuery, PHP, Java Servlets, XML, and MySQL are explored. Multiple design projects required. Prerequisite: CS-2210 Data Structures Using Java. (Fee: $50) CS-4310 Cyber Operations –Sp 3 hours This course covers cyber operations and the best practices for securing a technology infrastructure. Topics covered include offensive cyber operations, cyber-related legal precedents and regulations, wired and wireless network security, intrusion detection and prevention systems, system hardening, and defense in-depth. This is a hands-on course with a heavy emphasis on virtual machine-based lab exercises. Prerequisites: CS-3350 Foundations of Computer Security; EGCP-4310 Computer networks (Fee: $50) CS-4330 SoftWare Security –Fa 3 hours A detailed look at issues involved in providing secure software systems. Students will study principles and practices of software development that result in software that is robust and secure from attack. Students will learn techniques for analyzing software to determine whether it contains weaknesses that are vulnerable to exploitation. Students will also explore reverse engineering of software to understand the design of an existing software component to determine its security and whether it could contain malware. Prerequisites: CS-3320 Linux Systems Programming; CS-3350 Foundations of Computer Security. (Fee: $50) CS-4410 Parallel Computing –Fa 3 hours Introduction to the exploitation of parallelism to solve computational intensive problems; emphasis is placed on both the message passing (using MPI) and the shared memory paradigms; projects are required using both paradigms. Crosslisted as CS and EGCP. Prerequisites: CS-3310 Operating Systems. Corequisite: CS-3410 Algorithms; permission of instructor. (Fee: $50) (even years) Page 250 2018–19 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Course Descriptions CS-3310 – CS-4410 ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE