Courses

PT 632 EVALUATION & INTERVENTION II   6.0 Credit(s)
This course includes principles of the evaluation process, clinical decision-making process, and methods of intervention for patients with neurological dysfunction in various physical therapy settings and across the lifespan. With consideration for best available evidence, various interventions to address impairments (ie. postural control, muscle performance, and motor control), activity limitations (ie. transitions, mobility), and participation limitations (ie. playing with other children, performing job duties) will be explored in LGD, LAB, and tutorial and applied to patient cases. Students will consider, interpret, and synthesize implications of both intrinsic and extrinsic patient factors including diagnosis and pathophysiology of the disease process, comorbidities, examination findings, age, therapeutic setting, psychosocial factors, patient goals, and the role of assistive/adaptive devices to determine physical therapy diagnosis, patient prognosis, and formulate appropriate goals and plans of care. Students will also learn how to provide evidence-informed practice by utilizing analytical skills to explore research and determine its clinical application to patient care. This course, in coordination with PT 612 Structure and Function II and PT 622 Examination & Documentation II, focuses on rehabilitation intervention and is organized into three modules: · Module 1: Foundational Perspectives: Motor Control & Motor Learning Theories and Models, Postural Control/Stability, and Balance (Cases 1-7) · Module 2: Sensory-Motor Systems: Transitions and Mobility/Locomotion (Cases 8-14) · Module 3: Integrative Systems: Cognition, Perception, UE function/Object Manipulation, and Coordination (Cases 15-25)
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

PT 641 CLINICAL EDUCATION II   4.0 Credit(s)

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

PT 643 CLINICAL EDUCATION III   4.0 Credit(s)

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

PT 645 CLINICAL EDUCATION IV   4.0 Credit(s)

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CY 691 THESIS II   3.0 Credit(s)
A continuation of CS 690, this course is required for the thesis option. By the end of this course, the student completes the work remaining in the project started in CS 690, as defined by the written proposal. A thesis must be written and defended in front of the thesis committee. The presentation portion of the thesis defense is open to the public. Prerequisite: Take CS-690
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CY 670 RESEARCH PROJECT SEMINAR   3.0 Credit(s)
Required for students pursuing the nonthesis option in their program of study, the student works with a faculty advisor in defining a short research or implementation project. For a research project, the student surveys relevant literature, critically analyzes the state of the art, and possibly synthesizes improvements. For an implementation project, the student implements and tests a solution to the chosen problem; the project could involve a combination of research and implementation. At the end of the project, the student writes a report approved by the faculty member and makes a public presentation of the work. Prerequisite: Take CS-622 CS-625 CS-628 CS-635
Offered: Fall, Spring & Late Spring Sem All Years

CY 690 THESIS I   3.0 Credit(s)
Required for the thesis option, the student works with a faculty advisor in defining a substantial research or implementation project. For a research project, the student surveys relevant literature, critically analyzes the state of the art, and synthesizes improvements. For an implementation project, the student implements and tests a solution to the chosen problem, comparing it with other work, if any; the project could involve a combination of research and implementation. At the end of this course, the student should have a well-defined problem, have surveyed relevant literature, and have made partial progress toward the completion of the work. The student should be ready to make a brief presentation of the work in progress, as required by the advisor. By the end of this course, a proposal describing the work should be written and approved by a thesis committee chosen by the student and the advisor, according to university policy. Prerequisite: Take CS-622 CS-625 CS-628 CS-635
Offered: As Needed All Years

CY 680 CYBERSECURITY PRACTICUM   3.0 Credit(s)
The course will provide students' an opportunity to obtain real-world experience by working on a project within a cybersecurity-related business organization or research lab with their on-site supervisor and co-supervised by a faculty member. A final summary report will be required from both student and supervisor.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CY 645 ADVANCED DIGITAL FORENSICS   3.0 Credit(s)
This instructor-led course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to install, configure, and effectively use the AccessData forensic software tool set to conduct digital/computer forensic investigations. There will be a significant amount of hands-on, in-class work. At the completion of this course, each student will have the opportunity to take the AccessData Certified Examiner (ACE) test. Upon a successful completion of the test, the student will have earned the ACE certification. The AccessData forensic tools covered in this course include Forensic Toolkit (FTK), FTK Imager, Password Recovery Toolkit (PRTK), and Registry Viewer. The platform for this course will be the Windows Operating System. Prerequisite: Take CY-635
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

CY 660 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CYBERSECURITY   3.0 Credit(s)
This is an open-ended course designed to focus on recent and emerging topics in cybersecurity. The contents of this course are driven by instructors' research expertise and/or recent trends in cybersecurity. Prerequisite: Take CY-626;
Offered: Fall & Late Spring Semesters All Years

CY 635 DIGITAL FORENSICS   3.0 Credit(s)
In this course students will learn how to understand and differentiate between file systems and operating systems; explain in detail the FAT file system; be exposed to the NTFS file system; identify Windows and registry artifacts; understand hashing and its uses in digital forensics; understand Fourth Amendment considerations when searching and seizing digital evidence, chain of custody; use hardware write blockers to perform data acquisitions using methods and tools discussed in class; perform basic data recovery; understand file signatures and its uses and be introduced to memory (RAM) forensics and analysis. Prerequisite: Take CS-505
Offered: All Semesters All Years

CY 627 SYSTEM SECURITY   3.0 Credit(s)
How do you secure the critical infrastructure that supports our cyber-security landscape? What threats and attacks do systems constantly face? This course will address these complex issues in securing the system & applications that run in today's organizations. Among the topics covered are: Secure System Hardening, Access Controls, Security System, Management, Secure Administration, Security Monitoring, Secure Back-ups, Application Security Concepts, Other security issues. Prerequisite: Take CY-626
Offered: All Semesters All Years

CY 626 INTRO TO CYBERSECURITY   3.0 Credit(s)
This introductory course provides a holistic view on the security aspects of the cyber space ecosystem. The course introduces students to cybersecurity foundations and cybersecurity first principles. Topics include CIA (confidentiality, integrity and availability) and AAA (authentication, authorization and accounting) framework, threats and adversaries, vulnerabilities and risk management, security life-cycle, data security, access control and security models, privacy, legal and ethical issues.
Offered: All Semesters All Years

CY 646 COMPUTER SCIENCE & INFO TECH   3.0 Credit(s)
This course will focus on identification, preservation, collection, analysis, and reporting techniques and tools used in the forensic examination of mobile devices such as cell phones and GPS units. Prerequisite: Take CY-635;
Offered: Spring & Late Spring Semesters All Years

CY 641 SECURING THE CLOUD   3.0 Credit(s)
Cloud computing is rapidly becoming a popular choice for hosting everything from entire operating systems, and software, to service (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) applications such as websites, databases, email, data backup, and so forth. The course will provide an introduction to securing cloud technologies and applying best practices. Learn the unique challenges posed by this type of platform and how to properly configure and secure cloud based assets. Prerequisite: Take CY-622
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years