Courses

CH 563 BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS   3.0 Credit(s)
Explores theory and methods in analytical spectroscopy, chromatography, and electrochemistry including UV-visible spectroscopy, fluorescence, luminescence, Raman, NMR, GC-MS, HPLC, and voltammetry with special emphasis on applications to biochemistry. Two 75-min lectures per week. Offered every three semesters.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CH 590 CHEMICAL INFO: SOURCES & TECH   3.0 Credit(s)
Information is a vital key to success in today's chemical industry. The premier chemical information sources will be reviewed with emphasis on Chemical Abstracts Service and Beilstein. Chemical information retrieval applications will be highlighted including STN International, Scifinder, and Crossfire in addition to Internet resources. Students will gain an appreciation for chemical database design and content as well as formulating queries for keyword and structure-based searches.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CH 595 ADV. INTEGRATED LAB   2.0 Credit(s)

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CH 598 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM CHEMISTRY   1.0 Credit(s)
Chemistry graduate students (nonthesis track) are required to pass an oral comprehensive test (after the completion of 34 credits in coursework) in fulfillment of the MS degree.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CH 599 THESIS   1.0-6.0 Credit(s)
Original research under the supervision of faculty member(s) leading to a written thesis.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CS 500 INTRO TO STRUC PROGRAM   3.0 Credit(s)
This is an introductory course in computer programming using a structured programming language. Representative topics include iteration, selection, procedures, functions, arrays, and classes.
Offered: Fall, Spring & Late Spring Sem All Years

CS 501 INTRO TO DATA STRUCTURES   3.0 Credit(s)
A continuation of CS 500, utilizing a structured programming language and classes to further implement multidimensional arrays and other data structures including linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, and more. This course also provides introduction to recursion and data abstraction. Prerequisite: Take CS-500
Offered: Fall, Spring & Late Spring Sem All Years

CS 550 DYNAMIC WEB PAGE DEVELOPMENT   3.0 Credit(s)
This course enables students to develop low-bandwidth visual effects for webpages. A variety of software is employed to develop websites and media for the web. Topics include: web animation and interactivity using Adobe Flash, a vector-based animation tool; vector-based graphic construction and digital compression using Macromedia Fireworks, a graphic optimizing tool; and dynamic webpage construction using Adobe Dreamweaver, a visual HTML editor.
Offered: Fall, Spring & Late Spring Sem All Years

CS 551 INTRO OBJECT-ORIENT PRGMG JAVA   3.0 Credit(s)
Provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts of object-oriented analysis (OOA), design (OOD), and programming (OOP), and how object-oriented languages differ from procedural languages. Notation is used to teach the concepts of abstraction, encapsulation, modularity, hierarchy, and polymorphism. This course is designed for both programmers and analysts. Both C++ and Java are used to implement these objected-oriented concepts.
Offered: Fall, Spring & Late Spring Sem All Years

CS 552 SPECIAL TOPICS IN .NET TECHNOLOGY   3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces the fundamentals of writing Windows applications, event-driven programming, and the GUI. Topics include dialogues, menus, controls, data types, scope and life of variables, objects and instances, fonts and graphics, simple file I/O, and other DLL procedures. VB.net is used in implementing various Windows applications. Prerequisite: Take CS-500;
Offered: Fall, Spring & Late Spring Sem All Years

CS 553 WEB DESIGN WITH JAVA SCRIPT   3.0 Credit(s)
This course shows students how to embed Java "applets" into HTML pages, as well as create applets. The course covers the Java applet paradigm and the standard Javaclass libraries. Students write Java applets, stand-alone applications, Native Libraries, and content/protocol handlers for extending web browsers.
Offered: Fall, Spring & Late Spring Sem All Years

CS 554 MULTIMEDIA DESIGN   3.0 Credit(s)
Students develop multimedia applications of their own design using Adobe Director. This course explores principles for effective interactive multimedia design from concept definition, storyboarding, multimedia development, and authoring to testing and revision. It covers techniques to include sound, graphics, photographs, animation, video, and text into multimedia presentations. Adobe Director movies are developed for use in authoring applications such as business presentations, interactive kiosks, CD-ROMs, and Shockwave movies for the web. Prerequisite: Take CS-500
Offered: Fall, Spring & Late Spring Sem All Years

CS 557 WEB PROGRAMMING WITH ASP   3.0 Credit(s)
Covers Active Server Pages and how they allow for powerful website creation by combining program code with standard HTML. The class is presented in a tutorial system application. Students will successfully learn how to program using Visual Basic Script, the most commonly used ASP programming language. Other relevant topics include integrating databases with a website and effective site functionality. Prerequisite: Take CS-552 and CS -603
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

CS 559 C# PROGRAMMING   3.0 Credit(s)
Introduces the .NET platform using C#, which is a modern object-oriented language to build interfaces with applications for both windows and the web. OLE Automation and Database (ADO.net) development will be introduced. Prerequisite: Take CS-501
Offered: Fall & Late Spring Semesters All Years

CS 560 NETWORKING APPS WINDOWS NT   3.0 Credit(s)
This hands-on course provides an in-depth introduction to IP addressing, TCP/IP, routing of IP packets, Internet protocol, TCP, DHCP, DNS, and network management, and a brief introduction to network security including use of firewalls, proxy servers, and footprint analysis. Prerequisite: Take CS-621
Offered: Spring Semester All Years