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2011-12 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

Communication Disorders
  

  • CDIS 5260 - Language Acquisition and Analysis

    3 credit hours
    Study of language development and procedures for analyzing child language. Semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic development will be explored through examining child language transcripts.


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  • CDIS 5800 - Speech and Language Disorders in the Adult Population

    3 credit hours
    Overview of the impact of age on communication. Identification and remediation of communication problems associated with the aging process.


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  • CDIS 6000 - Speech, Language, and Literacy Development

    3 credit hours
    Addresses the acquisition of English as a first language. Acquisition of language and its subsystems detailed; competing theoretical explanations presented.


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Computational Science
  

  • COMS 6100 - Fundamentals of Computational Science

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Computational Science Ph.D. program or permission of instructor. Foundational overview of the mathematical and scientific underpinnings of computational science. Introduces the principles of finding computer solutions to contemporary science challenges. Offers preparation for core and elective courses in the Ph.D. program in Computational Science by reviewing essential mathematical methods and basic science principles drawn from biology, chemistry, and physics. Special topics include techniques of high performance computing and applications, parallel systems, and theory of computation, case studies in computational chemistry, physics, and mathematical biology.


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  • COMS 6500 - Fundamentals of Scientific Computing

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor. Fundamentals of problem solving approaches in computational science, including computer arithmetic and error analysis, linear and nonlinear equations, least squares, interpolation, numerical differentiation and integration, optimization, random number generations and Monte Carlo simulation. Students will gain computational experience by analyzing case studies using modern software packages such as MATLAB.


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  • COMS 7100 - Applied Computational Science

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Intense lecture and practice-based course in computational methods, with a research program offered. Possible topics include computational aspects of linear algebra; contemporary numerical methods (finite difference-based and boundary integral equation-based) for solving initial and boundary value problems for ordinary and partial differential equations arising in engineering, natural sciences, and economics and finance.


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  • COMS 7300 - Numerical Methods in Computational Science

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: COMS 6500  or permission of instructor. Numerical methods for solving ordinary and partial differential equations, partial differential integral equations, and stochastic differential equations. Convergence and stability analyses, finite difference methods, finite element methods, mesh-free methods and fast Fourier transform are also included.


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  • COMS 7654 - Professional Seminar: Topic

    1 credit hours
    (Same as MSE/MOBI 7654.) Focuses on a specific topic in a given semester. Topics include themes for advancing graduate students professional knowledge such as grant proposal preparation process, making successful presentations, and publishing research in the field. May be repeated with different topic.


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  • COMS 7950 - Research Seminar in Computational Science

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Computational Science Ph.D. program or permission of instructor. Seminar course to build a broader understanding of problems and research topics in computational science through advanced reading of selected journal articles, group discussion, and presentations by both external and internal speakers in computational science.


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Computer Information Systems
  

  • INFS 5790 - Database Design and Development

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 6 hours of information systems. Fundamental concepts: conventional data systems, integrated management information systems, database structure systems, data integration, complex file structure, online access systems. Emphasis on total integrated information systems database and database management languages.


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  • INFS 5830 - Database Programming

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: INFS 4790 or 5790 or consent of instructor. Operational database design and implementation. Includes the development of interfaces that enable end users to query the database contents and transform data into information. Requires each student to participate fully in a group project.


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  • INFS 5840 - Study Abroad

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Graduate standing and completion of core courses in respective field as determined by graduate business studies. A short-term international business education experience designed to expose the student to the economic, political, cultural, and social environments of a foreign country(ies), with specific emphasis directed toward the international state/status of the subject matter pertinent to the discipline.


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  • INFS 6300 - IS Security: Management and Assurance

    3 credit hours
    A comprehensive view of the managerial concepts for security and assurance, including strategic alignment of security initiatives with business objectives; risk assessment and management; design, development, and management of an information security program; the development and management of the response and recovery from disruptive and destructive information security events; and the fundamentals of information systems auditing, assurance, and governance.


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  • INFS 6301 - IS Security: Preventing and Detecting Breaches

    3 credit hours
    Development and management of information systems security prevention and detection technologies and controls. Solutions required to protect and enhance the security of both wired and wireless technology infrastructures in organizations presented. Topics include threats to security, network analysis tools, intrusion prevention and detection systems, remote access, authentication, and encryption.


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  • INFS 6302 - IS Security: Intrusion Analysis, Recovery, and Response

    3 credit hours
    Addresses the management of security issues facing organizations after a breach has occurred. Focuses on the analysis and recovery required in an organization following an attack to information systems applications and/or infrastructure. Specific topics include contingency planning, incident response planning, disaster recover, business continuity, crisis management, and forensics.


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  • INFS 6310 - Information Systems Assurance Planning and Practices

    3 credit hours
    Planning and application of information systems assurance. Focuses on risk assessment, compliance of standards and regulatory requirements, and effective use of system development and use of new IT technologies and processes.


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  • INFS 6320 - Integrated Security and Assurance

    3 credit hours
    An integrated approach to the development, implementation, and assurance of an information system security program. Students will combine and apply the principles from security and assurance into proactive planning that attains compliance, efficiency, and effectiveness.


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  • INFS 6500 - IT Project Management Planning and Implementation

    3 credit hours
    Planning and implementation issues such as project planning and selection, portfolio management, problem solving, communication, conflict resolution, change management, and leadership. Includes a substantial emphasis on organizational and people issues in project management.


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  • INFS 6510 - IT Project Risk Assessment and Control

    3 credit hours
    Elements involved in identifying and mitigating IT project risks. Offers preparation to monitor project progress, identify and quantify the impact of risks, evaluate the degree to which a program is troubled, and apply appropriate decision strategies to problematic situations.


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  • INFS 6520 - IT Project Management Case Studies

    3 credit hours
    Integrates all areas of IT project management into a coherent analysis. Covers topics, situations, and problems using case study techniques. Includes the development of project management software skills.


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  • INFS 6610 - Information Systems Management and Applications

    3 credit hours
    Focuses on the use of computing resources in managerial context. Students will develop an understanding of issues and implications of information resources and end-user computing as well as develop skills in application of these concepts in a problem-solving oriented microcomputer system environment. NOT open to students with an undergraduate degree in Information Systems.


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  • INFS 6620 - Advanced Computer Applications for Business

    3 credit hours
    Advanced application development in an end-user computing environment. Opportunity to develop skills in building applications to support management activities in the information age. Includes database systems, electronic spreadsheets, and other appropriate application environments.


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  • INFS 6710 - IT Systems Development Project Management

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Previous coursework or experience in systems analysis. Practical explanation of the total systems concept and a knowledge of systems development. Addresses the entire development cycle including analysis, design, and implementation. Includes an emphasis on project management.


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  • INFS 6720 - Knowledge Management

    3 credit hours
    Strategic value of knowledge as a critical organizational asset, design of effective knowledge management systems, and implementation of knowledge management programs for organizations operating in the highly competitive knowledge economy.


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  • INFS 6750 - Global Strategic Information Systems

    3 credit hours
    Examines the managerial, operational, and strategic implications of information and communication technology in the global context. Particular emphasis on the strategic dimension.


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  • INFS 6760 - Programming Applications

    3 credit hours
    Beginning to advanced topics in computer programming. Structured programming approach emphasized as students write application programs for an increasingly difficult series of exercises.


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  • INFS 6790 - Seminar in Database Management

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Previous database coursework or experience. Advanced topics in computer-related information systems as found in current literature and practical application. Advanced information structures and data management concepts applied in the design of computer-based information systems. Additional topics include data structures as applied to distributed processing systems, computer system component resource allocation, and data communication systems design. Significant computer application projects required.


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  • INFS 6880 - Electronic Commerce

    3 credit hours
    The business and technical implications of electronic commerce from the perspective of the manager of information technology. Introduces the technical, business, managerial, and social issues associated with electronic commerce systems. Addresses the role of information technology in the development of electronic commerce applications and considers the ethical and legal implications of electronic commerce.


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  • INFS 6900 - Business Data Communication Management

    3 credit hours
    Management and use of data communications technologies to support the operations of businesses. Practical experiences in the use of data communications technologies, such as local area networks, the Internet, distributed computing, and distributed databases.


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  • INFS 6980 - Information Systems Practicum

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 6 hours of information systems or permission of instructor. Emphasizes communication skills, creative thinking, problem solving, and professional responsibility from a leadership perspective. Includes the discussion of information systems assessment in organizations. Capstone course for Information Systems majors and must be taken the last semester prior to graduation.


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  • INFS 6990 - Independent Research in Information Systems

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of graduate program coordinator or department chair. Provides individual research, readings analysis, or projects in contemporary problems and issues in a concentrated area of study under the direction of an appropriate faculty member. Maximum credit applicable toward degree may not exceed six credits.


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  • INFS 6991 - Independent Research in Information Systems

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of graduate program coordinator or department chair. Provides individual research, readings analysis, or projects in contemporary problems and issues in a concentrated area of study under the direction of an appropriate faculty member. Maximum credit applicable toward degree may not exceed six credits.


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Computer Science
  

  • CSCI 5130 - Microprocessor Operation and Control

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: CSCI 3160. Digital systems based around microcomputers, microcomputer architecture, logic replacement, memory design, timing considerations, input/output design, interfacing, robotics, and total system design.


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  • CSCI 5160 - Compiler Design and Software Development

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: CSCI 3080, 3110, and 3160. The various phases of a compiler along with grammars, finite automata, regular expressions, LR parsing, error recovery, backward and forward flow analysis, and code optimization. A term project consisting of the design and construction of a functional compiler required.


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  • CSCI 5250 - Computer Graphics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: CSCI 2170 and 3080 or consent of instructor. Topics include vector drawing displays, raster scan displays, input devices and techniques, graphics software, transformations, projections, interpolation, and approximation.


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  • CSCI 5300 - Data Communication and Networks

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: CSCI 3250. Computer network architectures, protocol hierarchies, and the open systems interconnection model. Modeling, analysis, design, and management of hardware and software on a computer network.


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  • CSCI 5350 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: CSCI 3110 and 3080 or equivalent. Principles and applications of artificial intelligence. Principles include search strategies, knowledge representation, reasoning, and machine learning. Applications include expert systems and natural language understanding.


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  • CSCI 5360 - Intelligent Robot Systems

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: CSCI 2170 and 3080. Principles and applications of intelligent mobile robotics. Various architectures used in the basic AI robotics development paradigms and basic techniques used for robot navigation. Strong emphasis on hands-on mobile robot design, construction, programming, and experimentation using a variety of robot building platforms.


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  • CSCI 5410 - Web Technologies

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: CSCI 3080 and 3110. An intensive introduction into current Web technologies including basic HTML, tools for Web page design, XML, client-side methods, and server-side methods. Students will be required to implement several Web-based projects.


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  • CSCI 5560 - Database Management Systems

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: CSCI 3080 and 3110. The relational and object models of database design along with relational algebras, data independence, functional dependencies, inference rules, normal forms, schema design, modeling languages, query languages, and current literature.


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  • CSCI 5600 - Independent Study in Computer Science

    1 to 6 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Students wishing to enroll must submit a written course/topic proposal to the department prior to the semester in which CSCI 5600 is taken. Proposal must be approved prior to taking the course. At the conclusion of the course, each enrollee will submit a written summary of the project.


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  • CSCI 5700 - Software Engineering

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: CSCI 3080 and 3110. Consists of a theoretical component and a practical component. Topics include the history of software engineering, software development paradigms and life cycles, and computer-aided software engineering (CASE). A team project will be developed in parallel with the theory.


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  • CSCI 5800 - Software Testing

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: CSCI 2170 and 3080. Integrates theory and applications of software testing techniques. Provides actual hands-on testing experience. Considers multiple testing paradigms.


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  • CSCI 5850 - Neural Nets

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: CSCI 3080. Various neural net architectures, theory, and applications, including models such as Perceptron, back propagation, Kohonen, ART, and associative memory. Learning and conditioning methods also studied.


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  • CSCI 5900 - Selected Topics in Computer Science

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: CSCI 2170. Advanced topics in computer science to be selected and announced at time of class scheduling. May be repeated for up to six credits total.


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  • CSCI 6020 - Data Abstraction and Programming Fundamentals

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Previous programming experience in a high-level language and consent of instructor. Advanced introduction to data abstraction, problem solving, and programming. Programming language concepts, recursion, program development, algorithm design and analysis, data abstraction, objects and fundamental data structures such as stacks, queues, and trees. Three hours lecture and two hours lab.


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  • CSCI 6050 - Computer Systems Fundamentals

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: CSCI 6020  or COMS 6100  with minimum grade of B or equivalent. Advanced introduction to computer systems. Data representations, computer arithmetic, machine-level representations of programs, program optimization, memory hierarchy, linking, exceptional control flow, virtual memory and memory management, basic network concepts, and basic concurrent concepts and programming. Three hours lecture and two hours lab.


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  • CSCI 6100 - Analysis of Algorithms

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: CSCI 3080 and 3110 or consent of instructor. Topics include the analysis and design of algorithms; efficiency of algorithms; design approaches including divide and conquer, dynamic programming, the greedy approach, and backtracking; P and NP; and algorithms in many areas of computing.


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  • CSCI 6130 - Selected Topics in Parallel Processing

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: CSCI 4330/5330. An in-depth investigation of one or more topics in parallel processing. Topic(s) to be selected by the professor. Possible topics include parallel algorithms, parallel programming languages, parallel programming tools, parallel software engineering, parallel architectures, parallel applications, and parallel VLSI. Repeatable up to 6 hours.


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  • CSCI 6180 - Software Design and Development

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: CSCI 3110. State-of-the-art techniques in software design and development; provides a means for students to apply the techniques.


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  • CSCI 6250 - Advanced Operating Systems

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: CSCI 3250. Topics include concurrent processes, name management, resource allocation, protection, advanced computer architecture, and operating systems implementation.


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  • CSCI 6300 - Networks

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: CSCI 4300/CSCI 5300 . Computer communications, network architectures, protocol hierarchies, and the open systems interconnection model. Modeling, analysis, and specification of hardware and software on a computer network. Wide area networks and local area networks including rings, buses, and contention networks.


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  • CSCI 6330 - Parallel Processing Concepts

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: CSCI 3250 or CSCI 6050  and a working knowledge of either C or C++. Parallel processing and programming in a parallel environment. Topics include classification of parallel architectures, actual parallel architectures, design and implementation of parallel programs, and parallel software engineering.


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  • CSCI 6350 - Selected Topics in Artificial Intelligence

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: CSCI 3110 and 4350/CSCI 5350 . In-depth study of the principal areas of the field: artificial intelligence programming, problem-solving methods, knowledge representation methods, deduction and reasoning, and applications such as natural language processing and expert systems. Repeatable up to 6 hours.


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  • CSCI 6450 - Operating System Design

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: CSCI 6250 . Definition, design, and implementation of a significant operating system examining such areas as file systems, process management, memory management, input/output device management, and user interface.


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  • CSCI 6550 - Introduction to Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: CSCI 3110 and 4350/CSCI 5350 . Techniques for algebraic manipulation on the computer. Includes symbolic differentiation and integration, extended precision arithmetic, polynomial manipulation; introduces one or more symbolic manipulation systems. Automatic theorem provers considered.


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  • CSCI 6560 - Selected Topics in Database

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: CSCI 4560/CSCI 5560 . An in-depth investigation of one or more topics in database. Topic(s) to be selected by the professor. Possible topics include object-oriented database systems, distributed database systems, client-server database systems, deductive databases, multimedia databases, and database theory (concurrency, query optimization, recovery, security). Repeatable up to 6 hours.


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  • CSCI 6600 - Selected Topics in Computer Science

    3 credit hours
    May be repeated for up to six credits total. Prerequisites: A solid foundation in undergraduate computer science and any prerequisites determined by the instructor. An in-depth investigation of one or more topics in computer science. Topic(s) to be selected by the professor. Possible topics include search techniques, for example genetic algorithms, soft computing, object-oriented software engineering, expert systems, program verification, software quality, knowledge discovery in databases, and design of embedded software systems.


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  • CSCI 6620 - Research Methods in Computer Science

    3 credit hours
    Corequisite: Three hours of CSCI 6000-level graduate work (other than CSCI 6640 ) with minimum grade of B. Emphasizes communication skills, creative thinking, problem solving, and integration of knowledge from prior computer science courses. Includes a study of computer science research tools. Students will select a research problem with approval of the instructor, review pertinent literature, and produce a report using the manual of thesis writing currently approved by the College of Graduate Studies.


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  • CSCI 6640 - Thesis Research

    1 to 6 credit hours
    Prerequisite: CSCI 6620 . Selection of a research problem, review of pertinent literature, collection and analysis of data, and composition of thesis. Once enrolled, student should register for at least one credit hour of master’s research each semester until completion. S/U grading.


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  • CSCI 6700 - Selected Topics in Software Engineering

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: CSCI 4700 or CSCI 5700  or equivalent. In-depth investigation of one or more topics in software engineering selected by the professor. Possible topics include rewriting system, graph grammar, formal method, source transformation, software architecture, and reverse engineering. Repeatable up to 6 hours.


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  • CSCI 7300 - Scientific Visualization and Databases

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: CSCI 6020 , COMS 6100 , and COMS 6500  or equivalent or consent of instructor. Introduction to the concepts, theories, and applications of database and visualization methodologies for scientific data. Relational database design along with relational algebras, data independent, functional dependencies, inference rules, normal forms, schema design, modeling language, and query languages discussed. Methods corresponding to the visualization of scalar, vector, and tensor fields as well as multifield problem discussed. Database and visualization discussed in the context of scientific applications.


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  • CSCI 7350 - Data Mining

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Fundamental courses in the Computational Science Ph.D. program and CSCI 6020  or equivalent or consent of instructor. Introduction to concepts, theories, techniques, issues, and applications of data mining. Data preprocessing, association rule analysis, classification analysis, cluster and outlier analysis, deviation detection, statistical modeling, consideration of emergent technologies.


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Concrete Industry Management
  

  • CIM 5800 - Special Problems in Concrete Industry Management

    1 to 3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of department. Opportunity to pursue projects of individual interest in concrete industry management. Projects may be technical and/or managerial in nature and may require any combination of literature reviews, lab work, field studies, and other research methods. A faculty member will approve a formally submitted proposal for the study, supervise progress, and grade a report and a presentation which are required upon completion of the project. May be repeated. No more than 6 hours may count toward degree.


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Construction Management Technology
  

  • CM 5320 - Architectural Computer-Aided Drafting and Design

    3 credit hours
    Using computers to draw and design residential architectural plans. Specifically geared toward the construction area of concentration.


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Counseling
  

  • COUN 5655 - Foundations of Mental Health Counseling

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PSY 1410 and 3230 or equivalent. History, roles, and duties of the professional mental health counselor. Managed care and third party reimbursement issues, administration and supervision of mental health services, and other salient issues relating to the role of the professional mental health counselor.


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  • COUN 6110 - Introduction to Professional Counseling

    3 credit hours
    An introductory study of the counseling profession. Basic educational, historical, philosophical and psychological foundations of counseling as well as specific traits and skills of professional counselors. Beginning level concepts and skills required for certification and licensure.


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  • COUN 6150 - Career Counseling

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PSY 5260  (or PSY 6050 ) and COUN 6260  or permission of department. History, theory, and issues related to career development, career choice, and career education. Demonstration of the ability to teach career information seeking behavior and decision-making skills.


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  • COUN 6160 - Foundations of School Counseling

    3 credit hours
    History, foundations, philosophy, and principles of developmental school counseling; roles and functions of school counselors, including professional and personal requirements.


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  • COUN 6170 - Group Counseling and Psychotherapy

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PSY 5470  or PSY 6020 ; COUN 6260  or PSY 6010 ; permission of instructor. Corequisite:  COUN 6180 . Group process, ethics, and techniques. Application of counseling theory, group procedures, sociometrics, and group dynamics to interpersonal relations, mental health, school, and industrial settings. Supervised experience. Liability insurance required prior to enrollment.


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  • COUN 6180 - Laboratory in Group Counseling and Psychotherapy

    1 credit hours
    Taken in conjunction with COUN 6170 . Students will experience group processes as members of a growth group during the first half of the semester and will demonstrate group skills as leaders of group session(s) during the second half of the semester.


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  • COUN 6210 - Multicultural Counseling

    3 credit hours
    A theoretical and skill development course related to the field of Professional Counseling. Information provided to strengthen multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills in the competencies necessary to create helping relationships with ethnically and culturally diverse clients.


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  • COUN 6260 - Pre-Practicum in Counseling

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PSY 5470  or permission of instructor. Introduces basic communication skills, techniques, and process involved in working with clients in a counseling relationship; extensive role-play practice with peer and faculty feedback. Liability insurance required prior to enrollment.


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  • COUN 6270 - Practicum in Counseling

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PSY 5470 , PSY 6170 , PSY 6180 , 6230, 6260; permission of instructor. Practical supervised experience in individual and group counseling in a school setting and MTSU Psychological Services Center; audio and/or video taping of sessions for peer and faculty feedback.


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  • COUN 6540 - Internship: Mental Health Counseling

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PSY 6270 and permission of the Mental Health Counseling program coordinator. Minimum of 900 supervised internship hours in a mental health setting. May be repeated; enrollment must be continuous.


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  • COUN 6610 - Introduction to Counseling Research

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PSY 3020 and 4260/PSY 5260  or PSY 6050 . Research in education and psychology, research strategies, research ethics, research writing and reporting. Planning, implementing, and writing an approved scholarly research proposal.


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  • COUN 6765 - Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Counseling

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PSY 3230/PSY 5230  and 6270 or equivalent; PSY 6410  recommended. Development of skills in the diagnosis and treatment of select mental disorders across the life span. Treatment planning strategies using empirically based treatment interventions. Examines effect of mental disorders on normal development.


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  • COUN 6810 - Adult Counseling

    3 credit hours
    Analysis of common issues encountered when counseling adults. Development of case conceptualization, treatment planning, and counseling intervention skills. Examines counseling as a process.


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  • COUN 6820 - Family Therapy: Evaluation and Treatment Planning

    3 credit hours
    Examination of evaluation and intervention procedures of major models of family therapy. Emphasis on ethical issues for practitioners of family therapy.


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  • COUN 6830 - Theories and Techniques of Counseling

    3 credit hours
    Survey of leading counseling theories, including applications of theories to case studies. Demonstration and practice of specific techniques.


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  • COUN 6840 - Measurement and Appraisal in Counseling

    3 credit hours
    Individual and group approaches to measurement and appraisal in counseling. Psychometric properties of tests and how to select, administer, and/or interpret aptitude, achievement, intelligence, personality, performance, and interest tests for use in counseling-related activities.


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  • COUN 6885 - Play Therapy: Therapy and Practice

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and one of the following: PSY 6010 , PSY 6080 , or 6270 or equivalent. Covers various theories and techniques of play therapy useful to both the school counselor and school psychologist and to the practitioner in community practice. Includes a practicum experience using play therapy with young children in play therapy lab. Liability insurance required prior to enrollment.


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  • COUN 6900 - Assessment of School Counseling Area Licensing Competencies

    1 to 2 credit hours
    For the advanced student who by exceptional prior training or experience believes coursework for competence mastery is unnecessary in one or more of the licensing areas. All credit earned may be applied to a Master of Education degree in Psychology. May be repeated ten times.


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  • COUN 6920 - Internship: Secondary School Counseling

    1 to 6 credit hours
    Prerequisite:  . Actual experience in the counseling, consulting, coordinating services to adolescents, teachers, and parents. Requires 300 hours in the schools, with at least 40 percent in direct service. Liability insurance required prior to enrollment.


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  • COUN 6930 - Internship: Elementary School Counseling

    1 to 6 credit hours
    Prerequisite: COUN 6270 . Actual experience in the school providing counseling, consulting, coordinating services to children, teachers, and parents. Requires 300 hours in the schools, with at least 40 percent in direct service. Liability insurance required prior to enrollment.


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  • COUN 7520 - Assessment and Treatment of Addictions

    3 credit hours
    Systematic analysis of the addictional phenomena with particular emphasis on dynamics and behavioral manifestations. Alcohol, street and prescription drugs, gambling, TV, religion, politics, and sex as aberrational forms of altering consciousness explored. Causation, clinical diagnostics, and treatment procedures as well as prevention addressed in detail.


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Criminal Justice Administration
  

  • CJA 5220 - Community Relations and Minority Problems

    3 credit hours
    Analysis of public hostility toward police and current community relations projects; training and education of law enforcement officers; responsibilities of police administrators; causes of tension and conflict, positive and negative factors in the control of minority group hostilities; minority recruitment in law enforcement.


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  • CJA 5260 - Special Issues in Law Enforcement

    3 credit hours
    Variety of subtopics related to law enforcement. Problems in private and public morality with regard to drug use, alcoholism, and sex offenses; analysis of current police training programs; relationship between legislation and political process which affects law enforcement.


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  • CJA 5330 - Criminal Investigation

    3 credit hours
    (For CJA majors or with permission of instructor.) General investigative responsibilities and techniques, including administration preparation, investigative jurisdiction and responsibility, and the importance of substantive report writing. Includes special techniques required for specific investigative categories.


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  • CJA 5500 - The Juvenile Justice System

    3 credit hours
    Juvenile delinquency and youth crime with emphasis on the history of the juvenile justice system, the court and police role within the system, rehabilitation and correction of the delinquent, and juvenile probation services. Alternatives to traditional procedures: community-based programs versus correctional institutions, nonjudicial adjustment, etc., examined.


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  • CJA 5530 - Criminal Evidence and Procedures

    3 credit hours
    Types of individuals and problems of admissibility in court proceedings, proper treatment and disposition of evidence, legal procedure to be followed, and actual trial procedure.


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