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CIS 466 - Introduction to Mobile Robotics Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: CIS 360; C or Better
A broad overview of robotic paradigms and architectures. This course will cover various issues related to robotics from industrial manipulators to Urban Search and Rescue (USAR). The influence of biological systems on Robotics will be presented. The three fundamental paradigms- hierarchical, reactive and hybrid will be presented. Multiple representative architectures for each paradigm will be discussed. Sensors, their properties and their role in robotics will be discussed. Computer Vision, as related to Robotics, will be presented. The course will have a strong hands-on practical component including building robots and testing the various architectures through assignments.
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CIS 467 - Image Analysis & Processing Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Fundamentals in image analysis and processing. Topics in image processing such as display and filtering, image restoration, segmentation, compression of image information, warping, morphological processing of images, wavelets, multi-resolution imaging and unitary transforms are discussed.
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CIS 468 - Data Visualization Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: CIS 360 or permission of Instructor
Design and analysis of data visualizations. Data visualization techniques leverage human perception to improve understanding of data. The course concerns both principles and techniques, and students will learn the value of visualization, specific techniques in information visualization and scientific visualization, and understand how to best leverage visualization methods. Cross-listed with DSC 468
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CIS 469 - Software Development for the Web Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: CIS 360
Software architectural patterns and techniques for building web applications. This course is intended to expose students to theories and principles of web-based user interface design, and a wide variety of client- and server-side technologies for developing web applications.
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CIS 471 - Compiler Design Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Pre-Requisite: CIS 361
Organization of a compiler including lexical and syntax analysis, symbol tables, object code generation, error detection and recovery, code optimization techniques, and overall design. Compilation techniques and run-time structures in block-structured language.
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CIS 475 - Computer Networks Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: CIS 370; C or Better
Topology of computer networks. Physical transmission. Error handling. Protocols. Satellite, packet radio, and local networks. Network interconnection. Security. Applications of computer networks.
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CIS 476 - Network Programming Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: CIS 370; C or Better
Introduction to computer networks, and methods for programming network services and applications. The course covers the Internet protocol suite (e.g. IP, TCP, UDP), socket programming, and client-server design (e.g. connectionless, connection oriented, multiprotocol). The course discusses the implementation of real-time applications (e.g. streaming audio and video), and application -level gateways and tunneling. In addition, the course addresses protocol implementation using routing sockets and raw sockets. Programming projects represent a significant component of the course.
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CIS 477 - Computer and Information System Security Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Introduction to computer and information system security. This course introduces the threats and vulnerabilities in computer and information systems. This course covers elementary cryptography, program security, security in operating systems, database security, network security, web and e-commerce security, It also covers
the administration, legal, ethical and privacy issues in computer security.
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CIS 481 - Paral&Distr Sftware Syst Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Pre-Requisites: CIS 280, 370; C or Better
Parallelism and distribution of processing; software bus concept; patterns in software design. The course provides an in-depth discussion of the software systems wit multiple processes and of the relationship between concurrency and distribution of processes. The concept of the software bus, the existing standards, and the issues associated with their implementation are covered.
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CIS 490 - Machine Learning Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prereq: CIS 360; C or Better
Constructing computer programs that automatically improve with experience is the main task of machine learning. The key algorithms in the area are presented. Learning concepts as decision trees, artificial neural networks and Bayesian approach are discussed. The standard iterative dichotomizer (ID3) is presented, the issues of overfitting, attribute selection and handling missing data are discussed. Neural nets are discussed in detail, examples of supervised and unsupervised learning are presented. Instance-based learning, i.e. k-nearest neighbor learning, case-based reasoning are introduced. Genetic algorithms are discussed on introductory level.
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CIS 491 - Honors Project I Credits 3
Independent Study
The project courses required for completion of the departmental honors program. A significant experience in developing a computer system (typically), but equivalent alternatives are allowed. This system should require an extensive design effort prior to implementation and a serious effort for this implementation. It should have scholarly and/or practical value and might well profit by being interdisciplinary in nature.
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CIS 492 - Honors Project II Credits 3
Independent Study
The project courses required for completion of the departmental honors program. A significant experience in developing a computer system (typically), but equivalent alternatives are allowed. This system should require an extensive design effort prior to implementation and a serious effort for this implementation. It should have scholarly and/or practical value and might well profit by being interdisciplinary in nature.
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CIS 495 - Independent Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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CIS 496 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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CIS 498 - Senior Software Engineering Project I Credits 4
Lecture / 4 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisites: CIS 280, 362; C or Better
Part I of two-semester sequence of team development of a software product for a specific customer. This capstone project utilizes and integrates knowledge and skills acquired through study of software engineering. Provides hands-on experience with large-scale problem from conception to implementation of the solution. Is conducted in a framework of well-defined low-ceremony software process. The lecture covers software engineering models, quality management, risk management, and provides introduction to software processes. Technical, logistical, and social issues associated with software development are addressed.
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CIS 499 - Senior Software Engineering Project II Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Capstone Study Learning through Engagement
Lecture
Requirements: Prereq: CIS 498; C or Better
Part II of two-semester sequence of team development of a software product for a specific customer. This capstone project utilizes and integrates knowledge and skills acquired through study of computer science. Provides hands-on experience with large-scale problem from conception to implementation of the solution. Is conducted in a framework of well-defined low-ceremony software process. The lecture covers advanced software process issues including software process improvement, and total quality management at the team and enterprise levels
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CJS 150 - Readings Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Directed readings and analysis in selected topics. Cross-listed with SOA 150
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CJS 190 - Introduction to Crime and Justice Studies Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Nature of US Society Nature of US Society
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Examines Crime and Justice Studies as a multidisciplinary field of study that bridges criminology, criminal justice, and justice studies. Students engage with a variety of histories, policies, procedures, and politics that inform how crime and justice are constructed within U.S. transnational and intersectional contexts. Areas of analysis include state-making, citizenship, social control, criminality, surveillance and security, war, rights and law, revolution, prison writing, nonviolence, collective justice, and abolitionism.
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CJS 196 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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CJS 205 - Social Theory Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: CJS 190; Majors Only
A study of sociological theorists. Designed to teach the theoretical foundations necessary for the critical study of crime and justice, the course will cover a range of theories focusing on those that assist in a critique of problems of power in matters of crime and justice.
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CJS 230 - Digging for Justice: Archaeology and Inequality Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Pre-req: CJS 258
An in-depth examination of the theoretical formulations, social movement contexts, and political praxes for the study of crime and justice. This will be pursued through a study of abolitionism across a variety of historical contexts and institutional and community Cross-listed with SOA 230
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CJS 250 - Readings Credits 3
Lecture
Directed readings and analysis in selected topics. Cross-listed with SOA 250
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CJS 256 - The Criminal Justice System Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: CJS 190
Introduction to the American criminal justice system. The course will discuss the core components of the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, courts, and corrections. Throughout the course, students will learn about the relationship between these components and the challenges that the criminal justice system currently faces.
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CJS 257 - Foundations in Justice Studies Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Intermediate Writing Intermediate Writing
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: CJS 190, ENL 102; or permission of instructor
Examination of the meaning of justice across a variety of contexts. The aim of this course is to develop historical, structural, social, and ethical analyses of justice applicable to contemporary social issues, institutional case studies, and social processes. Contradictions between theory and practice are highlighted. Cross-listed with CJS 357
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CJS 258 - A History of Criminology Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: CJS 205
The history of criminology through a study of the theorists who comprise the field’s three dominant schools of thought: Classical Criminology, Positivism and Critical Criminology. Students will be introduced to critical deconstructions of each paradigm through a fourth school of thought: Anti-Colonial Criminology. The historical and political contexts of each theory and theorist will be emphasized to highlight the impact criminology has on policy, society and human relations. Cross-listed with SOC 358
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CJS 296 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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CJS 298 - Experience Program Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Practicum
Requirements: Prerequisite: At least Sophomore standing, GPA 2.0 or greater. Permission of the instructor, department chair, and college dean.
Work experience at an elective level supervised for academic credit by a faculty member in an appropriate academic field. Conditions and hours to be arranged. Graded CR/NC. For specific procedures and regulations, see section of catalogue on Other Learning Experiences.
Credit / No Credit
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CJS 311 - Youth, Crime and Justice Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor (45 Cr or More)
Consideration of the problems surrounding the legal definition and handling of youth who confront the law as offenders, clients and victims. Attention is given to the development and behaviors of the child/adolescent population and to the most significant directions of legal and social change affecting youth in our society. Cross-listed with ANT 311, SOC 311
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CJS 314 - Social Control Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Upper Class Standing (45 CR)
A critical examination of social control in contemporary societies. This course connects the theoretical constructs of control with current practices of policing, imprisonment and crime control. Study may include the work of Michel Foucault, Joy James, George Jackson and others. Cross-listed with BLS 315, SOC 314
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CJS 315 - Research Methods for Justice Studies Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: CJS 257
An introduction to both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research design and analysis. The goal of the course is to help students become competent at conducting and critiquing social research.
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CJS 321 - Women, Crime, and the Law Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor (45 Cr or More)
Exploration of the impact that women have on the criminal justice system, as well as the impact that the system has upon women. This course will serve to provide an alternative to the traditional focus of criminal justice courses. It explores issues relevant to understanding the experience of women and girls as both offenders and victims, as well as practitioners in the criminal and legal systems. Cross-listed with WGS 321
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CJS 324 - Gender, Crime and In-Justice Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor (45 Cr or More)
An examination of the relationship(s) between gender and criminal offending, detection of and societal reaction to that offending, and victimization. We will look at the role gender and gendered experiences play in creating, legitimating, and perpetuating the fear of crime on masculinity and the role it plays in defining offenders and victims, and on the unique challenges gender variation raises in the context of the criminal and legal systems. Cross-listed with BLS 324, WGS 324
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CJS 326 - Female Sex Offenders in the Media Credits 3
Lecture
An overview of the mass media¿s role in constructing images of women labeled as sex offenders. This course focuses on historical and contemporary constructions of femininity with emphasis on women¿s proximity to power. This course highlights the role of hetero-patriarchy and white supremacy within mass media portrayals of criminalized women.
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CJS 334 - Mental Health and Justice Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor (45 Cr or More)
An examination of the relationship between mental health, mental illness, crime, and social justice.The focus of this course is the social construction of health and mental illness and how that interacts with the social construction of crime, criminals, and deviant behavior. The need for legal/policy reform to eliminate oppression and better meet the needs of persons with mental disorders will be explored.
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CJS 339 - Racism, Crime and Justice Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor (45 Cr or More)
An historic and contemporary overview of the relationship between white supremacy and the contemporary visions of ‘justice’. This course will focus on the political economies of race and punishment and highlight the relationship between racism, classism and hetero-patriarchy as they have become institutionalized through the criminal justice system. Cross-listed with BLS 339, SOC 339
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CJS 340 - Law and Society Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor (45 Cr or More)
Investigation of problems in the sociology of law, including lawmaking processes; administration justice and correctional systems. Comparative analysis of legal systems and their administration. Cross-listed as CJS 340. Cross-listed with SOC 340
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CJS 342 - Construction of Criminal Behavior Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor (45 Cr or More)
Sociological approaches to the study of crime typologies. Criminal behavior is best explained when broken down into types. After discussing the construction of types of crimes, there will be an exploration of the systems within which criminal behavior develops. Cross-listed with SOC 342
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CJS 344 - Intersectional Criminology Credits 3
Lecture
A critical examination of historical and contemporary criminology theory, with emphasis on the disproportionate criminalization of Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other people of Color (BIPOC), particularly womxn and non-cisgender folx. This course draws from traditions including, but not limited to: Black feminist thought, critical race theory, Black queer studies, and critical criminology.
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CJS 345 - Environments of Justice Credits 3
Seminar
Requirements: Prerequisite: Junior Standing
An historic examination into the political urgencies of transnational environmental justice movements and their studies. This course attends to environmental theories and practices that account for how racism, hetero-sexism, capitalism, and interstate frameworks inform our environments, relationships, and collective struggles for justice and sustainability. Topics include: resource extraction, reproductive justice, immigration, food justice, eco-resistance, legal protections, unnatural disasters, and plant consciousness.
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CJS 347 - Beyond Borders? Immigration & Justice Credits 3.00
Lecture
Critical examination of why borders exist, why people migrate, how borders are policed, and how borders can both reinforce and challenge dominant gender and racial hierarchies. This course examines border violence and processes of criminalization and state control. It challenges students to think about ways to move “beyond borders” to think about policing, justice, human mobility, race, and gender.
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CJS 350 - Read Crime & Justice Studies Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor (45 Cr or More)
Directed readings and analysis in selected topics.
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CJS 359 - Cinema of Policing Credits 3
Lecture/ 3 hours per week
An examination of cinema as a feature of the historical, structural, and performative dimensions of policing.
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CJS 361 - The War on Drugs Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor (45 Cr or More)
Exploration of the War on Drugs in terms of the structural, historic, and cultural realities within the criminalization of drug use. The course examines the social construction of drugs, drug use, and addiction. The role of race, nation, gender, and class in shaping public policy, popular culture, law enforcement, and societal reactions guides the examination of each of these topics.
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CJS 362 - Crimes Against Humanity Credits 3
Lecture/ 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prereq: Upper-Division Standing;permission of instructor, department chairperson, and college dean.
An examination of crimes against humanity and the ethical, political, and historical production of human rights discourse
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CJS 363 - Race, Colonization and Inequality: the American Indian Story Credits 3
Requirements: Prereq: Upper-Division Standing;permission of instructor, department chairperson, and college dean.
American Indian history 1492- present. Students will learn about the colonization of the Americas through a discussion of the Trail of Tears, Wounded Knee and Sand Creek massacres, the Dawes Act, the Treaty of Ft. Laramie, Termination Polices, the Allotment Act, Assimilation polices and forced residential schooling, and the American Indian Movement. Contemporary issues including mascots.
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CJS 364 - The Death Penalty Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing
An examination of the historic, moral, philosophical, legal, and socio-cultural framing of arguments for and against the death penalty in the U.S. This course considers how race, class, nation, and gender shape understandings of the death penalty to study the consequences for both victims’ and offenders’ families, wrongful convictions, alternative models for restoring justice, and international standards overseeing state-sanctioned death.
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CJS 366 - Justice and Policy Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor (45 Cr or More)
An exploration of public policy in a criminal justice context. The causes and consequences of public policy will be explored to demonstrate the complexity of the relationships between criminological knowledge, policy and practice. Cross-listed with BLS 365, POL 366, POL 566, WGS 361
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CJS 368 - The Politics of Policing Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor (45 Cr or More)
An examination of policing in the social, historical, and political contexts in which it arises, is contested, and is reproduced. Cross-listed with BLS 368
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CJS 370 - Criminal Law and Procedure Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor (45 Cr or More)
The study of criminal law and procedure as defined by the constitution and the courts. This course is designed to familiarize students with the law as it pertains to the work of the criminal justice system and exposes students to case law. Written case briefs are used as an instructional method.
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CJS 372 - Roots and Realities of Nonviolence Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor (45 Cr or More)
Exploration of the foundations of the philosophy of nonviolence and the tools to read different forms of protest and the discussions surrounding them. In an era of increased protest and civic engagement in political discourse, policy, and civil society, there has been much debate about the philosophy and practice of nonviolent resistance. This course is structured as a genealogy of theories and practices of nonviolence, following the growth of the metaphorical family tree of nonviolence from its ancient foundations to its uses through the Civil Rights era to the current day.
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CJS 374 - Transformative Justice Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor (45 Cr or More)
Historical and contemporary criminological perspectives as they apply to victims and victimization. Special emphasis will be placed on the interrelationships that exist between victims and offenders. The course examines victimization theories and addresses the role victim interest groups play in the implementation of socio-political criminal justice policies. Cross-listed with BLS 374, WGS 374
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CJS 375 - Education, Transformation, and Justice Credits 3
Lecture
A study of pedagogical theories and both traditional and non-traditional practices of education in the context of crime and justice studies. This course examines institutional, social and interpersonal power structures present in conventional educational spaces and explores case studies of alternative forms of education, all through the frame of considering the relationship between school and justice.
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CJS 376 - Crimes against Humanity Credits 3
Requirements: Prereq: Upper-division standing
An examination of crimes against humanity and the ethical, political, and historical production of human rights discourse
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CJS 380 - Abolitionism Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Pre-req: CJS 258
An in-depth examination of the theoretical formulations, social movement contexts, and political praxes for the study of crime and justice. This will be pursued through a study of abolitionism across a variety of historical contexts and institutional and community settings in order to facilitate incisive critical thought on the most pressing social problems of our time. Cross-listed with BLS 380
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CJS 382 - Advanced Theory in Crime and Justice Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Pre-req: CJS 258
Advanced interdisciplinary theory course drawing on conceptual and theoretical frameworks from a variety of disciplines. The course emphasizes non-western traditions, across cultural and historical contexts.
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CJS 389 - Black Feminist Hauntology: mapping carceral time-life-death-afterlife in the era of criminal justice Credits 3
Requirements: Prereq: Upper-division standing
Assesses the racializing and heteropatriarchal pathways upon which contemporary colonizing societies manifest and enforce criminal legal systems of power. Students will read Black Feminist writings that articulate and locate how time, life, death and the afterlife have been colonized by historic carceral institutions of power, primarily chattel slavery and European colonialism as they extend within criminal, legal and carceral institutions.
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CJS 396 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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CJS 400 - Contemporary Topics in Justice Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Capstone Study
Seminar
Requirements: Prerequisite: CJS 315 senior standing; CJS Major or Permission of instructor
Selected topics of contemporary relevance in the field of Crime and Justice studies. Active discussions, mini-lectures, filed simulations, student presentations, role-playing, guest speakers, and field observations may be utilized. A significant research paper will be required.
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CJS 407 - Field Inquiry I Credits 3
Research
Research problem formulation, study design, and the gathering and analysis of data in Sociology and Anthropology, with primary emphasis upon field work. In addition to reading and seminar discussions, each student will participate throughout the seminar in supervised field inquiry. Interested students should talk with the instructor about field work possibilities and arrangements. Upon the approval of the instructor, students may register for 407 and 408 in a single semester or three semester hours in each of two successive semesters. Cross-listed with SOA 407
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CJS 408 - Field Inquiry II Credits 3
Practicum
Cross-listed with SOA 408
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CJS 450 - Internship Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Learning through Engagement
Practicum
Requirements: Prerequisite: CJS 380, 315; CJS Majors only, Senior standing, or permission of instructor
Students registering for this course are placed in relevant positions in the criminal justice system, such as a parole office, court, or correctional facility, where their work will be supervised by an on-site sponsor as well as Departmental advisor.
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CJS 492 - Thesis Research I Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Capstone Study Capstone Study Capstone Study
Thesis
Research project under independent faculty supervision, by permission. May be taken in sequence with 493 over 2 semesters for a total of 6 credits. Cross-listed with SOA 492
Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
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CJS 493 - Thesis Research II Credits 3
Thesis
Cross-listed with SOA 493
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CJS 495 - Independent Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Requirements: Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of instructor, department chair, or college dean
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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CJS 496 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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CVC 101 - Cape Verdean Creole Elementary I Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Essentials of aural-oral, reading and writing with intensive drilling on pronunciation, intonation and grammar.
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CVC 102 - Cape Verdean Creole Elementary II Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prereq: CVC 101
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CVC 201 - Cape Verdean Creole Intermediate I Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prereq: CVC 102
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CVC 202 - Cape Verdean Creole Intermediate II Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prereq: CVC 201
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DAN 147 - Fundamentals of Statistics Credits 3
An introduction to statistics and probability. Topics include: measures of central tendency and dispersion, elementary probability, binomial, normal, and t-distributions, hypothesis testing and confidence intervals, and a survey of correlation and regression analysis. It is recommended for Psychology, Sociology, Nursing, or other Liberal Arts and Fine Arts majors whose degree program does not require any other courses in mathematics. The course fulfills the general education requirements for sociology, psychology, nursing, education, and other related majors who matriculated prior to Fall 2012 and has been approved by University Studies Curriculum for students matriculating in Fall 2012 or later. Cross-listed with MTH 147
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DAN 231 - Elementary Statistics I: Exploratory Data Analysis Credits 3
Lecture
Introduction to exploratory data analysis using R, including graphical techniques, confirmatory statistics, interval estimates, hypothesis tests, bootstrap estimates. Cross-listed with MTH 231
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DAN 301 - Analysis of Social Data Credits 3
Finding, analyzing, and presenting social data. Course will focus on individual applied projects in social data analysis. Topics covered may include: measuring political, social and economic conditions; racial and ethnic inequality; educational achievement, poverty and inequality; statistical fallacies and threats; importing, cleaning and tidying data; tabular and visual presentation of data; communicating data analyses.
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DSC 101 - Introduction to Data Science Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Foundational topics in data science. Students will learn a broad range of data science skills applicable across different domains, including social sciences, finance, crime and justice, social networks, and engineering. Students will develop statistical and computational thinking skills, and they will apply these skills to real-world datasets. Specific topics include applied data problems, statistical software, data frames, descriptive statistics, natural language processing, data storage, data merging, linear regression, and data mining. The core skills developed in this course lay a foundation for more advanced coursework in data management, visualization, exploratory data analysis, and machine learning. No prior knowledge of programming or statistics is required.
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DSC 201 - Data Analysis and Visualization Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
An introduction to data analysis with a focus on visualization. Topics include: visualization of scalar, vector and tensor data; software tools for image, volume and information visualization and analysis;descriptive statistics; time dependent data; data patterns; analyzing propositions, correlations, and spatial relationships. Application of these topics to natural sciences and engineering are discussed.
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DSC 301 - Matrix Methods for Data Analysis Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Matrix methods with emphasis on applied data analysis. Matrix norms; LU, QR and SV decomposition of matrices; least squares problems, orthogonal vectors and matrices; applications to data analysis.
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DSC 468 - Data Visualization Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: CIS 360 or permission of Instructor
Design and analysis of data visualizations. Data visualization techniques leverage human perception to improve understanding of data. The course concerns both principles and techniques, and students will learn the value of visualization, specific techniques in information visualization and scientific visualization, and understand how to best leverage visualization methods. Cross-listed with CIS 468
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DSC 498 - Data Science Capstone Project I Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Application of knowledge discovery and data mining tools and techniques to large data repositories or data streams. This project-based capstone course provides students with a framework in which students gain both understanding and insight into the application of knowledge discovery tools and principles on data within the student’s cognate area. This course is intended for data science majors only.
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DSC 499 - Data Science Capstone Project II Credits 2
Lecture / 2 hours per week
Application of knowledge discovery and data mining tools and techniques to large data repositories or data streams. This project-based capstone course provides students with a framework in which students gain both understanding and insight into the application of knowledge discovery tools and principles on data within the student’s cognate area. This course is intended for data science majors only.
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ECE 160 - Foundations of Computer Engineering I Credits 4
Lecture / 5 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Engineering student or permission of instructor
Algorithm development, syntax and semantics of the C programming language stressing computer systems concepts. Concepts of the machine model, procedural programming and program development including coding, debugging and testing of programs are covered. The use of libraries, header files and macros are covered. Engineering examples are used. Variables, operators, control, input/output, arrays, functions, pointers, and files are covered using engineering examples.
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ECE 161 - Foundations of Computer Engineering II Credits 4
Lecture / 5 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: ECE 160
Computer system and program design issues, abstract data types, dynamic memory allocation, procedural and data structures using the C programming language. Concepts of the machine model, procedural programming and program development including coding, debugging, and testing of programs are covered. The following data structures are covered: linked lists, stacks, queues, binary trees and hash tables. Run time complexity and procedural abstractions such as recursive functions are discussed. Features of the C programming language such as multiple header files, libraries and input/output programming with files are covered using engineering examples.
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ECE 196 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Requires the submission and approval of a detailed proposal that will become part of the student’s file. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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ECE 201 - Circuit Theory I Credits 3.5
Lecture / 4.5 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: MTH 152 or MTH 154
The first course covering basic theory of circuit analysis. The goals of this course include developing an ability to solve engineering problems and to design, implement and test circuits to meet design specifications. Topics include network theorems, review of techniques to solve simultaneous equations, nodal and mesh circuit analysis, dependent sources, Thevenin’s and Norton’s equivalent circuits, solution of first and second order networks to switched DC inputs, and natural responses. Group classroom and project activities require design, simulation, implementation and measurement of practical circuits. Written reports of project results are required.
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ECE 202 - Circuit Theory II Credits 3.5
Lecture / 4.5 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: ECE 201; for CPE/ECE majors only
The second course in basic circuit theory and design. Topics include AC circuit steady-state response analysis, review of complex numbers, phasors, coupled inductors and ideal transformers, rms voltage and current, the maximum power transfer theorem, balanced 3-phase systems, and power and energy computations, applications of Laplace transforms to solutions of switched circuits and differential equations with initial conditions, stability, poles/zeros, Fourier transform, frequency response, Bode plots, network analysis, and equivalent circuits. Students are introduced to graphical convolution and Fourier series. Group classroom and project activities require design, implementation and measurement of filters and other circuits to meet design specifications.
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ECE 211 - Elements of Electrical Engineering I Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prequisite: MTH 154 or 152
Introduces the non-ECE major to some of the basic concepts in Electrical Engineering. The laws of circuit theory and their applications in the analysis of both DC and AC circuits consisting of passive components (resistors, capacitors, and inductors) are introduced. The concepts of power, impedance, reactance, complex power, phasors, and frequency response are discussed. Semiconductor devices (diodes and transistors) are introduced, analyzed, and applied in basic circuits. Use of available computer software to simulate and evaluate circuit performance is required.
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ECE 250 - Fundamentals of MATLAB Credits 2
Lecture / 2 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: ECE 160; for CPE/ECE majors only
Introduction to the MATLAB programming language. Topics include, but not limited to, arrays, script files, functions, function files, two-dimensional plots, programming in MATLAB.
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ECE 251 - Elements of Electrical Engineering Lab Credits 1
Laboratory / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Co-requisite: ECE 211
Introduces and develops basic bread-boarding techniques and circuit construction; acquaints the non-ECE student with measurements using voltmeters, ammeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and signal generators; and demonstrates the practical use of some fundamental electronic devices in simple applications. Students use a computer software package to simulate the behavior of the devices and circuits, which have been constructed and tested in the laboratory exercises.
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ECE 256 - Foundations in Cybersecurity: Hardware, Software, & Information Systems Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: ECE 160; for CPE/ECE majors only
Examination of the design and implementation of secure computer systems. Addresses threat models, attacks that compromise security, and techniques for achieving security, based on recent research. Topics include hardware security, operating system (OS) security, capabilities, information flow control, language security, network protocols, and security in web applications. Assignments include miniature projects that involve implementing and compromising secure hardware components, software components, and information store components.
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ECE 257 - Fundamentals of UNIX Credits 2
Lecture / 1 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: ECE 160
Fundamentals of the UNIX operating system. Students apply the skills learned in ECE 160, using the UNIX operating system. Topics covered include X-windows, several basic UNIX commands, compilers and debugging tools, scripting tools, the use of system libraries, and the creation of system libraries.
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ECE 260 - Digital Logic & Computer Design Credits 3.5
Lecture / 4.5 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Engineering student or permission of instructor
Fundamental theory and design methods for digital systems. Topics include logic components, Boolean algebra, combinational circuit analysis and design, synchronous and asynchronous sequential circuit analysis and design, state diagrams, state minimization and assignment, basic computer organization and design. This course also teaches the use of software tools for design, minimization, simulation, and schematic capture of digital systems. The digital systems that are designed will be implemented using MSI and LSI devices. A hands-on laboratory is included in which students work in teams. Cross-listed with ECE 261
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ECE 263 - Embedded System Design Credits 3.5
Lecture / 4.5 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: ECE 160 & ECE 260
A study of embedded system design useful to electrical and computer engineers, including assembly language programming, program debugging, and system design. Students learn the fundamentals of microprocessor technology including instruction set architectures, memory hierarchy design, and input/output functions. Practical applications apply this technology toward the design of systems involving data collection, automatic control, and operator interfaces. Emphasis is placed on hands-on program development using a microcontroller.
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ECE 264 - Object Oriented Software Development Credits 4
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: ECE 160
Basic object-oriented concepts. This course covers language concepts including objects, classes, and polymorphism from the viewpoint of object-oriented design; and implementation including portability, maintainability, networking, and concurrency. There is a term project applying the object-oriented approaches to the entire life-cycle of software development, in which the students work in teams to prototype a software system with design tools and test the system against various design criteria.
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ECE 296 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Requires the submission and approval of a detailed proposal that will become part of the student’s file. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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ECE 298 - Experiential Learning Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Practicum
Requirements: Prerequisite: At least Sophomore standing, GPA 2.0 or greater. Permission of the instructor, department chair, and college dean.
Work experience at an elective level supervised for academic credit by a faculty member in an appropriate academic field. Conditions and hours to be arranged. Graded CR/NC. For specific procedures and regulations, see section of catalogue on Other Learning Experiences.
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ECE 310 - Engineering Ethics Credits 1
Lecture / 1 hours per week
Theory and practice in engineering ethics. This course examines codes of ethics and studies real life cases. Applying fundamental tools, discussing with peers, and inviting engineers/speakers, students carry over their analytical talents into a new area of moral deliberation. Examples of various engineering fields concerning ethical, social, economic, and safety issues are analyzed to give students a full understanding of engineering ethical practice.
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ECE 311 - Digital Electronics Credits 4
Lecture / 6 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: ECE 201, 260; and PHY 112 or 114
Fundamentals of solid-state electronic devices and the application of these devices to the design of digital circuits. Among the topics covered are MOS and bipolar junction transistors, logic gates and CMOS logic design. Focus is on the design of logic circuits through solving design-oriented problems and the design, implementation, and testing of logic circuits by means of computer simulation software. The course has an integrated laboratory and, in addition, contains a component designed to increase awareness of the dynamic nature of the field.
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ECE 312 - Analog Electronics Credits 4
Lecture / 6 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: ECE 202 and 311
Fundamental concepts of analog electronics and the application of these concepts to the design of analog circuits (both discrete and integrated). Among the topics covered are the fundamentals of operational amplifiers, small-signal modeling and linear amplification, single-transistor amplifiers, and multistage amplifiers. Also covered are frequency response, feedback, stability, and oscillators. Focus is on the design of analog circuits through solving design-oriented problems and the design, implementation, and testing of analog circuits by means of computer simulation software. This course has an integrated laboratory.
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ECE 320 - Discrete-Time Linear Systems Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: ECE 202 and ECE 250
Introduction to discrete-time signal analysis and linear systems. Topics include time domain analysis of discrete-time linear time-invariant (LTI) systems, solution of difference equations, system function and digital filters, stability and causality, discrete-time Fourier series, discrete-time Fourier transform and discrete Fourier transforms, z-transforms, sampling and the sampling theorem, discrete-time state equations, and communication systems. Students use analysis tools to design systems that meet functional specifications.
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ECE 321 - Continuous Time Linear Systems Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: ECE 320 and MTH 212
Introduction to continuous-time signal analysis and linear systems. Topics include classification of signals and systems, basic signal manipulation, system properties, time domain analysis of continuous-time linear time-invariant (LTI) systems, Laplace transform and its use in LTI system analysis, transfer functions and feedback, frequency response and analog filters, Fourier series representation and properties, continuous-time Fourier transform, spectral analysis and AM modulation, and simulation. Students learn to use signal analysis tools.
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ECE 335 - Electromagnetic Theory I Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: ECE 201; MTH 213 or 211; and PHY 112 or 114
Fundamentals of time-invariant electric and magnetic fields and time-varying electromagnetic fields leading to general Maxwell’s equations. Topics include the electromagnetic model, vector calculus, electrostatic fields, steady electric currents, magnetostatic fields, electromagnetic induction, slowly time-varying electromagnetic fields, and Maxwell’s equations in integral and differential form; solutions of Maxwell’s equations in the presence of boundary conditions are presented. Maxwell’s equations in complex domain are introduced and utilized. Circuit theory and its relationship to electromagnetics is presented as an approximate form of Maxwell’s equations. Numerical techniques for field computation are introduced.
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ECE 336 - Electromagnetic Theory II Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: ECE 335
Fundamentals of electromagnetic waves, propagation, and radiation as a continuation of ECE 335. The course reviews general Maxwell’s equations in integral and differential form, and electromagnetic boundary conditions. Poynting’s theorem and Lorentz potentials are studied. Topics include the propagation of uniform plane electromagnetic waves in free space and in various media (including wave reflection and refraction, and skin effect), transmission-line theory using frequency- and time-domain analysis, analysis of waveguides and electromagnetic resonators, and fundamentals of radiation and antennas. Numerical techniques for radiation and scattering are introduced. Two laboratory experiments on transmission lines and waveguides are performed.
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