Teaches the fundamentals of written and oral communication as practiced by IT professionals. The course emphasizes product descriptions, instructions, informative and persuasive oral presentations, the role of graphics, and teamwork on projects. In addition, the course introduces managerial strategies and tactics, such as planning and evaluation, which are critical for meeting an intended audience's needs. Recently, the scope of this course was expanded to include communication issues related to business analysis and project management. After completing this course, students will be more confident about their ability to communicate effectively in the workplace. For MS Software students, this course must be completed before exceeding 12 credits in Software Engineering, Software Management, and Information Technology.

This is a survey course covering software engineering concepts, techniques, and methodologies. Topics covered include software engineering; software process and its difficulties; software life-cycle models; software metrics; project planning including cost estimation; design methodologies including structured design, and object-oriented design; software testing; and software maintenance. A brief review of data structures is included.

Students gain a management perspective and a development process for planning, estimating, and controlling software development. They learn to develop a well-defined plan before beginning any software development effort; how to handle changes during the execution of the plan; how to incorporate quality criteria in the development cycle; and how to use methods to keep the project on track. Included in the course is the use of project management software and simulation software in the development and control of the project plan.(If credit is received for this course students cannot receive credit for SEIS621 [CSIS526].) Prerequisite: SEIS610

This course focuses on database management system concepts , database design, and implementation. Conceptual data modeling using Entity Relationships (ER) is used to capture the requirements of a database design. Relational model concepts are introduced and mapping from ER to relational model is discussed. Logical database design (Normalization) and indexing strategies are also discussed to aide system performance. Relational Algebra and Structured Query Language (SQL) are used to work with a database. From a system perspective, the course focuses on query optimization and execution strategies, concurrency control, locking, deadlocks and database back up and recovery concepts. Database security and authorization are also discussed. Students will use Oracle and/or SQL Server to design a database and complete an application using SQL as their project. Prerequisite: SEIS 610

This course provides a broad introduction to the subject of data analysis by introducing common techniques that are essential for analyzing and deriving meaningful information from datasets. In particular, the course will focus on relevant methods for performing data collection, representation, transformation, and data-driven decision making. Students will also develop proficiency in the widely used R language which will be used throughout the course to reinforce the topics covered. Prerequisite: SEIS 601 Foundations of Software Development

The course provides an introduction to concepts and techniques used in field of data analytics and visualization. Data analytics is defined to be the science of examining raw data with the purpose of discovering knowledge by analyzing current and historical facts. Insights discovered from the data are then communicated using data visualization. Topics covered in the course include predictive analytics, pattern discovery, and best practices for creating effective data visualizations. Through practical application of the above topics, students will also develop proficiency in using analytics tools.

This course covers basic object-oriented techniques for specifying, designing, and implementing software systems. Iterative development methodologies are emphasized. The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is used as a notational system for capturing the development process artifacts. Students will gain experience with a software tool for creating UML diagrams. Other topics include use cases, class discovery and domain modeling, responsibility-driven design, basic design patterns, software class design, converting designs to code, object-oriented testing, packaging, deployment, along with intermediate Java topics relevant to system implementation. This course also introduces ideas in functional and parallel programming. Students will work on an object-oriented team project, apply concepts and techniques to describe and create a working software system. Prerequisite: SEIS 610 and Java programming experience

This course intoduces the fundamentals of web application design, and development using open standards. Students will learn how to create interactive database- driven media rich web applications. Students will learn both the technical and design aspects of creating effective web applications using a variety of technologies and development tools (mostly open source tools where appropriate). The course culminates in a term project that brings together elements of design and technology into a functioning web application. This is an introductory course and no prior knowledge or experience of web design or web development is required. Prerequisite: SEIS 610

Machine Learning deals with the question of building better computational systems that learn from and adapt to the data presented to them. Over the years, machine learning techniques have been successfully applied in diverse domains such as engineering, medicine, finance, and commerce. The course will present an in-depth coverage of the theoretical underpinnings while providing a hands-on experience in implementing the machine learning techniques. Some of the topics include regression based prediction, classification approaches, dimensionality reduction, and anomaly detection. Additionally, the students will also learn to evaluate and avoid common pitfalls in applying machine learning to a given problem. Prerequisite: SEIS 631 Foundations of Data Analysis

Available to only MS and MSDD students. MS and MSDD students may choose to register for SEIS776-777 and complete a research or software development project under the supervision of a full-time GPS faculty member. Students cannot receive credit for SEIS776 without completing SEIS777. Prerequisite: SEIS625 and permission of the department.

Available to only MS and MSDD students. MS and MSDD students may choose to register for SEIS776-777 and complete a research or software development project under the supervision of a full-time GPS faculty member. Students cannot receive credit for SEIS776 without completing SEIS777. Prerequisite: SEIS625 and permission of the department.

Available to only MS and MSDD students. MS and MSDD Students may choose to register for SEIS776-777 and complete a research or software development project under the supervision of a full-time GPS faculty member. Students cannot receive credit for SEIS777 without completing the prerequisite SEIS776. Prerequisite: SEIS776

These internships are for students who do not have two years of software development experience prior to entering the program. These courses may be taken by MSS students, but will not count as part of the degree requirements. Prerequisite: permission of the department

The primary objective of this course is to provide the experienced programmer with knowledge of and experience with fundamental data structures and algorithms used in software design and development. The secondary objective is to give a fast-paced introduction to the Java programming language. Students will write multiple programs in Java, both to become familiar with Java and to apply data structure concepts. Prerequisite: none

The primary objective of this course is to provide the experienced programmer with knowledge of and experience with fundamental data structures and algorithms used in software design and development. The secondary objective is to give a fast-paced introduction to the Java programming language. Students will write multiple programs in Java, both to become familiar with Java and to apply data structure concepts. Prerequisite: none

The primary objective of this course is to provide the experienced programmer with knowledge of and experience with fundamental data structures and algorithms used in software design and development. The secondary objective is to give a fast-paced introduction to the Java programming language. Students will write multiple programs in Java, both to become familiar with Java and to apply data structure concepts. Prerequisite: none

This is an introductory software development course, with focus on intermediate-level fundamental and foundational concepts. These concepts include abstract data types such as lists, stacks, queues, and trees/graphs, as well as some of their associated algorithms such as insertion, deletion, searching, sorting, and traversals. Canonical implementations as well as framework supplied implementation alternatives (such as the JDK or other framework alternatives) will be explored and used. To apply the lecture concepts, we will implement software using the Java programming language and explore some of the tools used by software developers. There are many types of tools to be considered, such as integrated development environments (IDEs e.g. eclipse), tools for managing software build, configuration, and version control (e.g. Ant/Maven, Git), tools for testing and debugging (e.g. JUnit, LogBack/Log4J/SLF4J) and other tools used by developers to understand the code they are working with (e.g. GrepCode). In addition, we will discuss intermediate concepts, issues, and techniques including an introduction to concurrency issues, and development practices such as refactoring, logging, and debugging. Prerequisite: SEIS 601 or an equivalent understanding of Foundational Software Development concepts and the ability to use and understand the Java programming language is required.

This is an introductory software development course, with focus on intermediate-level fundamental and foundational concepts. These concepts include abstract data types such as lists, stacks, queues, and trees/graphs, as well as some of their associated algorithms such as insertion, deletion, searching, sorting, and traversals. Canonical implementations as well as framework supplied implementation alternatives (such as the JDK or other framework alternatives) will be explored and used. To apply the lecture concepts, we will implement software using the Java programming language and explore some of the tools used by software developers. There are many types of tools to be considered, such as integrated development environments (IDEs e.g. eclipse), tools for managing software build, configuration, and version control (e.g. Ant/Maven, Git), tools for testing and debugging (e.g. JUnit, LogBack/Log4J/SLF4J) and other tools used by developers to understand the code they are working with (e.g. GrepCode). In addition, we will discuss intermediate concepts, issues, and techniques including an introduction to concurrency issues, and development practices such as refactoring, logging, and debugging. Prerequisite: SEIS 601 or an equivalent understanding of Foundational Software Development concepts and the ability to use and understand the Java programming language is required.

Teaches the fundamentals of written and oral communication as practiced by IT professionals. The course emphasizes product descriptions, instructions, informative and persuasive oral presentations, the role of graphics, and teamwork on projects. In addition, the course introduces managerial strategies and tactics, such as planning and evaluation, which are critical for meeting an intended audience's needs. Recently, the scope of this course was expanded to include communication issues related to business analysis and project management. After completing this course, students will be more confident about their ability to communicate effectively in the workplace. For MS Software students, this course must be completed before exceeding 12 credits in Software Engineering, Software Management, and Information Technology.

Teaches the fundamentals of written and oral communication as practiced by IT professionals. The course emphasizes product descriptions, instructions, informative and persuasive oral presentations, the role of graphics, and teamwork on projects. In addition, the course introduces managerial strategies and tactics, such as planning and evaluation, which are critical for meeting an intended audience's needs. Recently, the scope of this course was expanded to include communication issues related to business analysis and project management. After completing this course, students will be more confident about their ability to communicate effectively in the workplace. For MS Software students, this course must be completed before exceeding 12 credits in Software Engineering, Software Management, and Information Technology.

This is a survey course covering software engineering concepts, techniques, and methodologies. Topics covered include software engineering; software process and its difficulties; software life-cycle models; software metrics; project planning including cost estimation; design methodologies including structured design, and object-oriented design; software testing; and software maintenance. A brief review of data structures is included.

This is a survey course covering software engineering concepts, techniques, and methodologies. Topics covered include software engineering; software process and its difficulties; software life-cycle models; software metrics; project planning including cost estimation; design methodologies including structured design, and object-oriented design; software testing; and software maintenance. A brief review of data structures is included.

This is a survey course covering software engineering concepts, techniques, and methodologies. Topics covered include software engineering; software process and its difficulties; software life-cycle models; software metrics; project planning including cost estimation; design methodologies including structured design, and object-oriented design; software testing; and software maintenance. A brief review of data structures is included.

Students gain a management perspective and a development process for planning, estimating, and controlling software development. They learn to develop a well-defined plan before beginning any software development effort; how to handle changes during the execution of the plan; how to incorporate quality criteria in the development cycle; and how to use methods to keep the project on track. Included in the course is the use of project management software and simulation software in the development and control of the project plan.(If credit is received for this course students cannot receive credit for SEIS621 [CSIS526].) Prerequisite: SEIS610

Students gain a management perspective and a development process for planning, estimating, and controlling software development. They learn to develop a well-defined plan before beginning any software development effort; how to handle changes during the execution of the plan; how to incorporate quality criteria in the development cycle; and how to use methods to keep the project on track. Included in the course is the use of project management software and simulation software in the development and control of the project plan.(If credit is received for this course students cannot receive credit for SEIS621 [CSIS526].) Prerequisite: SEIS610

This course builds on the project management process through the application of Software Quality Engineering concepts (Quality Assurance, Control and Testing). Students will work through a semester project in which they will think like a Software Quality Engineer. Practical tools and techniques will be applied toward the management and improvement of the quality of a software product and the development process. (If credit is received for this course, students cannot receive credit for SEIS 621 [CSIS526].) Prerequisite: SEIS625

This course builds on the project management process through the application of Software Quality Engineering concepts (Quality Assurance, Control and Testing). Students will work through a semester project in which they will think like a Software Quality Engineer. Practical tools and techniques will be applied toward the management and improvement of the quality of a software product and the development process. (If credit is received for this course, students cannot receive credit for SEIS 621 [CSIS526].) Prerequisite: SEIS625

This course focuses on database management system concepts , database design, and implementation. Conceptual data modeling using Entity Relationships (ER) is used to capture the requirements of a database design. Relational model concepts are introduced and mapping from ER to relational model is discussed. Logical database design (Normalization) and indexing strategies are also discussed to aide system performance. Relational Algebra and Structured Query Language (SQL) are used to work with a database. From a system perspective, the course focuses on query optimization and execution strategies, concurrency control, locking, deadlocks and database back up and recovery concepts. Database security and authorization are also discussed. Students will use Oracle and/or SQL Server to design a database and complete an application using SQL as their project. Prerequisite: SEIS 610

This course focuses on database management system concepts , database design, and implementation. Conceptual data modeling using Entity Relationships (ER) is used to capture the requirements of a database design. Relational model concepts are introduced and mapping from ER to relational model is discussed. Logical database design (Normalization) and indexing strategies are also discussed to aide system performance. Relational Algebra and Structured Query Language (SQL) are used to work with a database. From a system perspective, the course focuses on query optimization and execution strategies, concurrency control, locking, deadlocks and database back up and recovery concepts. Database security and authorization are also discussed. Students will use Oracle and/or SQL Server to design a database and complete an application using SQL as their project. Prerequisite: SEIS 610

This course focuses on database management system concepts , database design, and implementation. Conceptual data modeling using Entity Relationships (ER) is used to capture the requirements of a database design. Relational model concepts are introduced and mapping from ER to relational model is discussed. Logical database design (Normalization) and indexing strategies are also discussed to aide system performance. Relational Algebra and Structured Query Language (SQL) are used to work with a database. From a system perspective, the course focuses on query optimization and execution strategies, concurrency control, locking, deadlocks and database back up and recovery concepts. Database security and authorization are also discussed. Students will use Oracle and/or SQL Server to design a database and complete an application using SQL as their project. Prerequisite: SEIS 610

This course provides a broad introduction to the subject of data analysis by introducing common techniques that are essential for analyzing and deriving meaningful information from datasets. In particular, the course will focus on relevant methods for performing data collection, representation, transformation, and data-driven decision making. Students will also develop proficiency in the widely used R language which will be used throughout the course to reinforce the topics covered. Prerequisite: SEIS 601 Foundations of Software Development

This course provides a broad introduction to the subject of data analysis by introducing common techniques that are essential for analyzing and deriving meaningful information from datasets. In particular, the course will focus on relevant methods for performing data collection, representation, transformation, and data-driven decision making. Students will also develop proficiency in the widely used R language which will be used throughout the course to reinforce the topics covered. Prerequisite: SEIS 601 Foundations of Software Development

The course provides an introduction to concepts and techniques used in field of data analytics and visualization. Data analytics is defined to be the science of examining raw data with the purpose of discovering knowledge by analyzing current and historical facts. Insights discovered from the data are then communicated using data visualization. Topics covered in the course include predictive analytics, pattern discovery, and best practices for creating effective data visualizations. Through practical application of the above topics, students will also develop proficiency in using analytics tools.

The course provides an introduction to concepts and techniques used in field of data analytics and visualization. Data analytics is defined to be the science of examining raw data with the purpose of discovering knowledge by analyzing current and historical facts. Insights discovered from the data are then communicated using data visualization. Topics covered in the course include predictive analytics, pattern discovery, and best practices for creating effective data visualizations. Through practical application of the above topics, students will also develop proficiency in using analytics tools.

The course provides an introduction to concepts and techniques used in field of data analytics and visualization. Data analytics is defined to be the science of examining raw data with the purpose of discovering knowledge by analyzing current and historical facts. Insights discovered from the data are then communicated using data visualization. Topics covered in the course include predictive analytics, pattern discovery, and best practices for creating effective data visualizations. Through practical application of the above topics, students will also develop proficiency in using analytics tools.

This course covers basic object-oriented techniques for specifying, designing, and implementing software systems. Iterative development methodologies are emphasized. The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is used as a notational system for capturing the development process artifacts. Students will gain experience with a software tool for creating UML diagrams. Other topics include use cases, class discovery and domain modeling, responsibility-driven design, basic design patterns, software class design, converting designs to code, object-oriented testing, packaging, deployment, along with intermediate Java topics relevant to system implementation. This course also introduces ideas in functional and parallel programming. Students will work on an object-oriented team project, apply concepts and techniques to describe and create a working software system. Prerequisite: SEIS 602,SEIS 610 and Java programming experience

The objective of this course is to introduce the business analyst roles and responsibilities and knowledge areas such as enterprise analysis, requirements planning and measurement, requirements elicitation, requirements communication, requirements analysis and documentation, solution assessment and validation, business analysis fundamentals including tools and techniques. Prerequisite: SEIS 610

An introduction to the concepts and principles involved in operating systems design is provided. Topics in the course include computer-system structures, operating-systems structures, job and process scheduling, process synchronization, deadlock, memory management, virtual memory, file systems, input/output systems, distributed system structures, distributed file systems, protection, system security, and case studies of operating systems. Prerequisite: SEIS610

The ability to identify legal issues being raised by computer technology and guidelines for their solution is a continuing requirement for competence in the field of software design and development. Consequently, the students are provided with an examination of a broad range of legal issues in technology including patent law, copyright law, trade secrets, trademarks, contracts, ownership issues in software development, and computer failures and related torts. Prerequisite: SEIS610

This course will provide a practical overview of Enterprise Resource Planning, connecting the academic and even marketing elements with real-world, case-based issues as encountered by business and other organizations. ERP has become a critical strategic consideration for many companies, and the course will look at best-practice implementations at leading companies internationally. Course will examine best practice usage of ERP in a global distributed computing environment. In addition, it will look into trends relating to critical issues such as Cloud and Big Data. Professionals currently working in the IT organizations or future IT professionals will benefit from this course. Prerequisite: SEIS 610

This course will provide the foundation of information technology security, including authentication, authorization, access management, physical security, network security (firewalls, intrusion detection), application security (software and database), security regulations, and disaster recovery. We will explore social engineering and other human factors and the impact to security. There will be an emphasis on local area networking (LAN) and Internet architecture and protocols, including TCP/IP and the OSI layers. We study protocol details, the way they relate and interact with each other, and how they are applied in real systems. Prerequisite: SEIS610

This course will provide the foundation of information technology security, including authentication, authorization, access management, physical security, network security (firewalls, intrusion detection), application security (software and database), security regulations, and disaster recovery. We will explore social engineering and other human factors and the impact to security. There will be an emphasis on local area networking (LAN) and Internet architecture and protocols, including TCP/IP and the OSI layers. We study protocol details, the way they relate and interact with each other, and how they are applied in real systems. Prerequisite: SEIS610

This survey course covers IT delivery, operations, and management in both theory and practice, including Business and consumer needs for IT value, IT infrastructure, cloud, continuous integration/delivery, IT product and service management, work and task management, operations management, organization and culture, project management, process management, change and incident management, IT governance, risk, security, and compliance business continuity, enterprise information and e-records management, enterprise IT architecture and portfolio management, IT management frameworks including ITIL, COBIT, and IT4IT, Agile and Lean influences including Kanban, Scrum, and DevOps, Continuous improvement and IT. Prerequisite: SEIS 610

This course covers the engineering and design of IT infrastructure, focusing on cloud-scale distributed systems and modern DevOps practices. IT infrastructure deployment practices are rapidly changing as organizations build "Infrastructure as code" and adopt cloud computing platforms. We will examine the theory behind these modern practices and the real-world implementation challenges faced by IT organizations. While the lessons will cover a number of theoretical concepts, we will primarily learn by doing. Students will gain hands-on experience with several widely-adopted IT platforms including Github, AWS, and Docker. Prerequisite: SEIS 610

This course covers both the engineering and human issues in computer security and the tension between them. The engineering issues include cryptography concepts, building blocks (conventional and public key, digital signatures, certificates, certificate authorities), algorithms, protocols (authentication, key distribution, SSL), biometrics, network security (firewalls, intrusion detection systems, wireless), email protection, malware (viruses, worms, trojans), and applications. This course emphasizes on the application security features of the Java programming platform. The human issues include social engineering, user password management, and computer crime. We also cover weekly current events in computer security. Prerequisites: SEIS 610 and Java programming experience required; SEIS 640 and SEIS 645 recommended

This course explores the issues surrounding computers that have been used in connection with criminal or other improper activity, or that have been the direct target of a crime. While the focus of this course is on the computer science issues, the law enforcement perspective is also covered. Topics include disk file system structures (hiding and recovery techniques), networking and email considerations, forensic data collection, evidence preservation and authentication, collection and analysis tools, legal, and privacy issues. Prerequisite: SEIS610

In order to build and maintain a successful data warehouse, it is important to understand all of its components and how they fit together. This course will cover data warehouse and data mart lifecycle phases while focusing on infrastructure, design, and management issues. The course project will provide an opportunity to for hands-on experience with some of the available tools and technologies. Topics include: differences between data warehouses and traditional database systems (OLTP), multidimensional analysis and design, building data warehouses using "cube" vs. RDBMS (Star schema, etc.), planning for data warehouses, extraction transformation and loading (ETL), online analytical processing (OLAP), data mining, quality and cleansing, common pitfalls to avoid when designing, implementing and maintaining data warehouse environments, and the impact of new technologies (data webhouse, clickstream, XML). Prerequisite: SEIS630

In order to build and maintain a successful data warehouse, it is important to understand all of its components and how they fit together. This course will cover data warehouse and data mart lifecycle phases while focusing on infrastructure, design, and management issues. The course project will provide an opportunity to for hands-on experience with some of the available tools and technologies. Topics include: differences between data warehouses and traditional database systems (OLTP), multidimensional analysis and design, building data warehouses using "cube" vs. RDBMS (Star schema, etc.), planning for data warehouses, extraction transformation and loading (ETL), online analytical processing (OLAP), data mining, quality and cleansing, common pitfalls to avoid when designing, implementing and maintaining data warehouse environments, and the impact of new technologies (data webhouse, clickstream, XML). Prerequisite: SEIS630

To overcome data overloading problems, this course will discuss how to apply big data analytics to extract useful patterns from huge datasets and generate visual summary of data. This course will also demonstrate mining and analyzing big data on Amazon Cloud. Key topics of this course include: (1) mining association rule and market basket analysis, (2) classification and predictive analysis, (3) clustering and market segmentation, and (4) combining numeric analysis with text sentiment analysis. Real-world data will be used to illustrate the data mining concepts and their possible pitfalls. Sample case studies include: (1) predicting company’s credit ranking, (2) classifying cancer types from gene data, (3) analyzing sentiment from customer text reviews and numeric rankings, (4) finding associations among medical keywords from medical journal papers. Prerequisite: SEIS 630 Database Management Systems & Design

To overcome data overloading problems, this course will discuss how to apply big data analytics to extract useful patterns from huge datasets and generate visual summary of data. This course will also demonstrate mining and analyzing big data on Amazon Cloud. Key topics of this course include: (1) mining association rule and market basket analysis, (2) classification and predictive analysis, (3) clustering and market segmentation, and (4) combining numeric analysis with text sentiment analysis. Real-world data will be used to illustrate the data mining concepts and their possible pitfalls. Sample case studies include: (1) predicting company’s credit ranking, (2) classifying cancer types from gene data, (3) analyzing sentiment from customer text reviews and numeric rankings, (4) finding associations among medical keywords from medical journal papers. Prerequisite: SEIS 630 Database Management Systems & Design

We can keep improving the quality and safety of health care if the rapid growth of medical knowledge and medical data can be efficiently analyzed and effectively shared. This course will discuss processes in healthcare analytics, including data acquisition, storage, retrieval, management, and analysis of healthcare data in heterogeneous formats (i.e. numeric health records, medical text, and medical images). Major topics include: (1) analyzing patient records and identifying frequent medical sequences for treatment and prevention, (2) evaluating medical text and generating aggregated summary based on hierarchical medical concepts, (3) retrieving information from different types of medical images, (4) building clinic decision support systems to detect possible medical mistakes, and (5) comparing brain connectivity graphs from patients with different neurological conditions. Amazon Cloud will be used to analyze multi-million records of numeric and text data. Prerequisites: SEIS 632 or SEIS 734 or SEIS 763.

This course covers emerging big data architectures, predominately Hadoop and related technologies that deal with large amounts of unstructured and semi-structured data. Topics include operating system, architecture, security, big data structure and storage. The primary applications discussed in this class focus on information retrieval, specifically text processing techniques and algorithms, such as parsing, stemming, compression, and string searching. Information retrieval is also a great case study for broader issues in building systems that scale and perform, so we discuss associated issues in data structures, algorithms, computational complexity, and measurement.

This course covers emerging big data architectures, predominately Hadoop and related technologies that deal with large amounts of unstructured and semi-structured data. Topics include operating system, architecture, security, big data structure and storage. The primary applications discussed in this class focus on information retrieval, specifically text processing techniques and algorithms, such as parsing, stemming, compression, and string searching. Information retrieval is also a great case study for broader issues in building systems that scale and perform, so we discuss associated issues in data structures, algorithms, computational complexity, and measurement.

This course covers the technical concepts of managing vast amount of unstructured, semi-structured and structured data, collectively called "Big Data". Due to the sheer volume of Big Data, traditional approaches to managing databases does not work well for Big data and does not perform as expected. A distributed architecture for both the file system and the operating system is needed. Some of the techniques used in managing Big Data have the origins in the research and the developments that have been going on for decades in the area of parallel processing and distributed database management systems. This course focuses on why big data sets must be distributed and the issues that distribution introduces. The basic concepts on which distributed data sets are handled are discussed first. Once a foundation is defined, software tools that we use to work with big data sets are studied to provide an in-depth analysis of the concepts introduced. Specifically, we will study the issues distributed data design, data fragmentation, data replication, distributed fault tolerance/recovery. We will also study the use of Hadoop, Pig, Hive, and HBase in dealing big data sets and use real life examples of how these open source software are used. Prerequisite: SEIS 630 (Database Management Systems and Design) or override is required. Familiarity with Java is strongly recommended.

This course covers the technical concepts of managing vast amount of unstructured, semi-structured and structured data, collectively called "Big Data". Due to the sheer volume of Big Data, traditional approaches to managing databases does not work well for Big data and does not perform as expected. A distributed architecture for both the file system and the operating system is needed. Some of the techniques used in managing Big Data have the origins in the research and the developments that have been going on for decades in the area of parallel processing and distributed database management systems. This course focuses on why big data sets must be distributed and the issues that distribution introduces. The basic concepts on which distributed data sets are handled are discussed first. Once a foundation is defined, software tools that we use to work with big data sets are studied to provide an in-depth analysis of the concepts introduced. Specifically, we will study the issues distributed data design, data fragmentation, data replication, distributed fault tolerance/recovery. We will also study the use of Hadoop, Pig, Hive, and HBase in dealing big data sets and use real life examples of how these open source software are used. Prerequisite: SEIS 630 (Database Management Systems and Design) or override is required. Familiarity with Java is strongly recommended.

Computers have changed fundamentally during recent years. The performance of software systems is dramatically affected by how well software designers understand the basic hardware techniques at work in a system. The objective of this course is to provide a firm grounding in principles and techniques to all software engineers including compiler writers, operating systems designers, database programmers, and real-time systems programmers. The course will show relationship between hardware and software and will focus on the concepts that are the basis for modern computers. This course will cover performance issues, instruction set design, processor implementation techniques, pipelining, parallel processing, vector processing, and memory hierarchy including cache memory, input/output factors, RISC architecture, and multiprocessors. Prerequisite: SEIS610

This course is designed for students to be exposed to technologies and best practices that help them understand high level concepts and the supporting technologies that make up the Internet of Things. Additionally, students will use their hands to build a prototype of a real product and put it into practice to collect and analyze data. This will give them the foundation to further explore creating their own product in the future or join an existing IoT focused company. Most importantly, at the end of the course students will be able to understand the broad concepts and speak intelligently on how the Internet of Things will have an impact on our lives today and in the future. Prerequisite: SEIS 601 or SEIS 602 or SEIS 635

This course intoduces the fundamentals of web application design, and development using open standards. Students will learn how to create interactive database- driven media rich web applications. Students will learn both the technical and design aspects of creating effective web applications using a variety of technologies and development tools (mostly open source tools where appropriate). The course culminates in a term project that brings together elements of design and technology into a functioning web application. This is an introductory course and no prior knowledge or experience of web design or web development is required. Prerequisite: SEIS 610

Machine Learning deals with the question of building better computational systems that learn from and adapt to the data presented to them. Over the years, machine learning techniques have been successfully applied in diverse domains such as engineering, medicine, finance, and commerce. The course will present an in-depth coverage of the theoretical underpinnings while providing a hands-on experience in implementing the machine learning techniques. Some of the topics include regression based prediction, classification approaches, dimensionality reduction, and anomaly detection. Additionally, the students will also learn to evaluate and avoid common pitfalls in applying machine learning to a given problem. Prerequisite: SEIS 631 Foundations of Data Analysis

This course introduces students to using object-oriented architecture and design patterns in the development of high quality, reliable software systems. Patterns and architectures can have a significant affect on the time to deliver systems and the maintainability and quality of systems. Current object-oriented development methods and tools will be used to describe and implement software designs that are based on patterns. Students will learn the abstraction skills required to discover, document, and patterns and architectures. Java will be used. Prerequisite: SEIS635

Available to only MS and MSDD students. MS and MSDD students may choose to register for SEIS776-777 and complete a research or software development project under the supervision of a full-time GPS faculty member. Students cannot receive credit for SEIS776 without completing SEIS777. Prerequisite: SEIS625 and permission of the department.

Available to only MS and MSDD students. MS and MSDD Students may choose to register for SEIS776-777 and complete a research or software development project under the supervision of a full-time GPS faculty member. Students cannot receive credit for SEIS777 without completing the prerequisite SEIS776. Prerequisite: SEIS776

These internships are for students who do not have two years of software development experience prior to entering the program. These courses may be taken by MSS students, but will not count as part of the degree requirements. Prerequisite: permission of the department

This course covers two programming languages commonly used in the data science and big data domains. Python is a dynamically-typed, multi-paradigm language commonly used in ad-hoc environments. Scala is statically-typed language that blends the object-oriented and functional programming paradigms, commonly used with Apache Spark. The functional programming paradigm has its theoretical roots in 1930s with lambda calculus and in the 1950s with LISP, but has recently seen a resurgence with the trend toward increasing microprocessor cores and distributed systems. The first half of this course will first cover the Python language, emphasizing a variety of programming paradigms. The second half will cover the functional programming paradigm, using the Scala language and its application to big data problems with Apache Spark. Prerequisite: SEIS 601 Foundations of Software Development

Available to only MS and MSDD students. MS and MSDD students may choose to register for SEIS776-777 and complete a research or software development project under the supervision of a full-time GPS faculty member. Students cannot receive credit for SEIS776 without completing SEIS777. Prerequisite: SEIS625 and permission of the department.

Available to only MS and MSDD students. MS and MSDD Students may choose to register for SEIS776-777 and complete a research or software development project under the supervision of a full-time GPS faculty member. Students cannot receive credit for SEIS777 without completing the prerequisite SEIS776. Prerequisite: SEIS776

These internships are for students who do not have two years of software development experience prior to entering the program. These courses may be taken by MSS students, but will not count as part of the degree requirements. Prerequisite: permission of the department