CIS Course Descriptions
Course Prefix/Number: CIS 9220
Course Title: Topics in Information Systems Technology
Prerequisite: None
Course Description:
This is a research seminar that focuses on research issues and methods in one or more areas having to do with the technology of information systems. Topics include: software engineering, communication systems, and database/knowledgebase systems. The focus of the course will be announced in advance and the course will be made available for student review.
This is a research-oriented course that provides exposure to the major streams and key research domains in the information systems technology area. The course fouses on the information technology that is needed for the modeling, design, and development of complex systems of various types. The research issues are identified and the respective research paradigmatic communities are discussed. The research methods used to conduct research in the information systems technology area are identified and characterized.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of the course, students should be able to:
- Define and describe essential characteristics of the major theme(s) covered in the course
- Discuss, in oral and written form, key theories and intellectual currents underlying the domain(s) of study
- Discuss, in oral and written form, the literature that has been advanced in these domain(s)
- Present a cogent argument, in written and oral form, for the importance of a selected research area in one of the knowledge domains of the course and articulate a proposal for studying this research area
