Credits Required
Total credits in the minor: 17
Prerequisites
There maybe prerequisite for courses in the CSIS minor. Discuss with an ITCD advisor before you start taking classes.
Outcomes, Courses and Assessment
You must achieve each of the Learning Outcomes designated below by successfully completing the listed courses or alternative assessment options.
LO 0: Individual Learning Plan
Students produce an Individual Learning Plan (ILP) that aligns professional and academic interests with the minor pathway.
- Complete the following: CST 301: Prosem:Minors&Certificates
LO 1: Computer Programming
Students demonstrate a solid understanding of the concepts and practice of programming to find solutions for practical problems.
- Complete the following: CST 231: Problm-Solving/Programng and CST 231L: Prob Solving & Programming Lab
LO 2: Knowledge of Computers
Students demonstrate knowledge of how a computer represents and transmits information, a computer's component parts and peripherals, and how a computer's parts and components are organized and interfaced. Students perform basic operations (i.e. run applications, and manage and navigate files) on a variety of platforms, including Mac, PC and UNIX operating systems.
- Complete the following: CST 337: Computer Architecture
LO 3: Computer Science and Information Systems
Students utilize professional-level techniques and tools to solve real-world problems from among the following areas: software design, databases, computer networking, system administration, dynamic websites and other web-centric computing disciplines
- Complete any two of the following courses (after you work with an advisor in CST 301: Prosem:Minors&Certificates to design the learning experience):
CST 334: Operating Systems
CST 336: Internet Programming
CST 338: Software Design
CST 363: Database Mgt:Methods/Appl
CST 311: Intro to Computer Networks
CST 312: Network Security
CST 320: Intro to Digital Games
CST 306: Game Engine Programming
CST 412: Network Administration
CST 438: Software Engineering