Courses - Computer Systems Technology:

CST 703: Data Models 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CST 701. Structures and algorithms used for the storage and maintenance of data. Organization, representation and manipulation methods used in file systems, databases, and database systems. Three hours of lecture.

CST 707: Data Modeling and Database Design 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CST 703. The design of a database is examined from identification of data and construction of the logical model which describes how the data are employed, to the mapping of the data model onto the architecture of the DBMS and the subsequent performance evaluation and tuning. Three hours of lecture.

CST 715: Concurrency, Recovery and Security 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CST 707. A study of the problems and issues involved in achieving efficiency, integrity and security in a modern multi-user database management system. These include the problem of deadlock, recovery in hierarchical, network and relational database systems, access control mechanisms and encryption. Three hours of lecture.

CST 717: Decision Support Tools 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CST 701 and MATH 260. An advanced study of software packages and languages that are useful in modeling and decision making. Includes electronic spreadsheets, database management systems, graphics presentation systems and statistical packages. Three hours of lecture.

CST 723: Expert Systems 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CST 703. A survey of the methods of artificial intelligence with an emphasis on the implementation of expert systems. Topics include production rule systems, logic programming and PROLOG, and the man-machine interface. Three hours of lecture.

CST 730: Systems Administration 3 cr.
Management concepts applied to large scale systems. Organizational needs, personnel considerations, information needs, functions and processes of systems management. Three hours of lecture.

CST 741: Models in Decision Making 3 cr.
Prerequisite: MATH 260 or equivalent. Deterministic and probabilistic models. Decision theory, optimization techniques, linear programming, network theory, critical path techniques, queuing theory and computer simulation. Case studies and computer algorithms. Three hours of lecture.

CST 760: Computer Graphics Applications 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CST 717. Survey of computer graphics technology with emphasis on business graphics. Computer Aided Design (CAD), Geographical Information Systems (GIS), and computer animation. Three hours of lecture

CST 790: Selected Topics in ComputerSystems Technology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the College of Sciences. May be repeated for a maximum of six term hours. Selected topics will vary from term to term. Three hours of lecture.