Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Information Systems Courses Transferrable from Other ums campuses to the University of Maine at Augusta

The following chart provides general guidance as to which courses offered at other University of Maine System campuses will be accepted as transferable into the Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems undergraduate degree program at the University of Maine at Augusta.

As shown, links to course descriptions for all courses are provided. Additional courses beyond those listed may be acceptable for transfer as assessed by the appropriate course faculty on the campus to which the student is transferring.
Courses qualifying to fulfill General Education course requirements are handled on a campus-wide basis and are available through a separate information sheet.

An introductory course emphasizing the understanding of financial statements. Students will learn how to prepare, read,

interpret, analyze and communicate financial information for making business decisions. Topics covered include a user

perspective of the balance sheet, income statement, equity statement, cash flows statement, and their related accounts.

Credits: 3

(This course is cross listed with JUS 223 and POS 223) A comprehensive study of management in public and private sectors.

The influence of human, social and political factors are integrated with treatment of manager’s structural and technical

processes. Analysis focus on such theories as planning, controlling, decision making, organizational design, administrative

skills, communications and information systems.

Prerequisite: ENG 101 should be taken prior to or concurrently with this course.

Credits: 3

This course provides an overview of computer science. Topics include algorithms, structured programming, expression

evaluation, information coding, computer operations, software, networking, the object-based paradigm, the relational model,

the information systems development life cycle, and human and organizational factors in information systems. CIS 101 is a

foundation course for the CIS degree and a prerequisite to other core courses. Lecture and laboratory.

Prerequisite: MAT 111 OR appropriate scores on the UMA Placement Test.

Credits: 3

A practical, hands-on introduction to the design and development of a web site, this course introduces students with little to

no experience in web scripting to the concepts, syntax, and structure of XHTML. The course will also include an

introduction to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), an important presentation initiative, and Universal Design, the process of

incorporating accessible design features into web pages. The final project-based assignment will assess the comprehensive

process of designing, developing, and publishing a personal or professional site on a web server.

Credits: 3

This course provides an introduction to information systems development, including topics such as object-oriented

development and relational databases. As a result of taking this course, students will be able to develop a small office

application by adapting an office productivity package, such as a database and/or spreadsheet, and integrating Web

technology. Students will work both individually and in groups to specify requirements and develop solutions that enhance

productivity and managerial decision making.

Credits: 3

This course provides an elementary treatment of program control structures and data, file and object structures used to

develop software. Topics include structured programming; program verification; data structures including arrays, lists, and

stacks; objects; and indexed files. This course is designed to fulfill the CS1 requirement in the ACM computer science

curriculum.

Prerequisite: a grade of B or higher in CIS 101 OR CIS 101 and an introductory course in programming.

Credits: 3

In this introductory programming concepts course, students will gain an understanding of logic, flow control, and objectoriented structures as well as hands-on experience in developing interfaces, objects, and controls using a variety of design

approaches. Visual Basic introduces and applies concepts of object-oriented, event-driven, structured programming to create

end-user mobile, web, office, and database applications.

Credits: 3

This course provides in-depth coverage of computer, network and operating systems principles found in computing systems.

Topics include systems architecture for single-user, central and networked computer systems; and structure of single and

multi-user operating systems.

Credits: 3

This course provides an introduction to telecommunications and networking. Topics covered include basic terms, concepts,

equipment, protocols, and standards; network evolution and architecture; public and local networks; data security; the

economics of network communication; network services; and the impact of data networks.

Credits: 3

This hands-on XML programming course is designed to provide the student with a theoretical foundation and applied skills

required to use XML (eXtensible Markup Language) as a Web publishing and data management tool. Students explore the

history of XML and its role in B2B (Business to Business) applications.

Credits: 3

(This course is cross listed with BUA 270.) This course provides an understanding of organizational systems, planning and

decision processes. Topics include decision theory, TQM and reengineering, project management, and information as a

strategic resource.

Credits: 3

This course provides the study of methods used in analyzing needs for information and specifying requirements for an

application system. Topics covered include the concept of the system life-cycle, the iterative nature of the process of analysis

and design, and the traditional and object-based methodology for developing a logical specification for a system.

Credits: 3

This hands on course is designed to provide the student with a theoretical foundation and applied skills required to use PHP

as a Web publishing and data management tool. Functional examples and comprehensive hands on lab activities will

reinforce the concepts presented and will demonstrate how PHP and MySQL go hand in hand to dynamically generate ecommerce Web sites.

Credits: 3

This course covers the implementation of information systems through database design and use of a database management

system. The course examines database models, such as the relational, entity-relationship and object-oriented database models,

as well as how to administer shared data.

Students will spend part of one year working within an organization on a problem whose solution involves information

systems technology. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

Credits: 3

(This course is cross-listed with INT 360.) This course explores the philosophical, social, and economic impact of computing

on culture, and examines ethical and professional policy issues. Topics include history of computing in the context of human

problem solving; uses, misuses, and limits of computer technology; risks and liabilities; intellectual property; national and

international public policy issues; human factors; and human-machine interaction.

Prerequisite: completion of 36 credit hours.

Credits: 3

This course deals with the factors necessary for successful management of and planning for information systems

development including integration of systems development with organizational goals, planning, and budgeting; and the use of

metrics, tools, and Total Quality Management (TQM) concepts. Both technical and behavioral aspects of management are

considered.

Prerequisites: CIS 330, BUA 101 and BUA 223 OR permission of instructor.

Credits: 3

The course is an introduction to O-O programming using JAVA. The course has a structured laboratory component. Students

will learn to design and implement a graphical user interface and be introduced to Internet programming.

Prerequisite: CIS 101 OR permission of instructor.

Credits: 3

This course presents an introduction to the object oriented version of the C programming language, C++. The course will

address object-oriented program design issues as well as the tools and techniques of application of C++. Students will read

and write programs dealing with data structures and a variety of other topics.

Prerequisite: CIS 101 OR permission of instructor.

Credits: 3

An advanced course in Visual Basic which emphasizes more complicated application development and detailed treatment of

topics such as databases, ActiveX Controls, client/server, and Web use.

Prerequisite: CIS 212 or equivalent.

Credits: 3

This course will provide students with advanced knowledge of the Java programming language (JDK 1.2). The course will

first concentrate on advanced principles such as events, exception handling, inheritance, interfaces, and inner classes before

moving on to explore some advanced JDK libraries. These libraries will relate to the following topics: Swing, advanced

graphics, multimedia, networking, security, RMI, threads and database connectivity.

Prerequisites: CIS 214 and CIS 330.

Credits: 3

(Topic would be indicated.) A course devoted to a topic or topics in computer information systems not covered in regularly

scheduled CIS courses for which there is a perceived need or interest.

Prerequisite: completion of core 300-level courses in the B.S. in CIS degree program.

Credits: 3

A course devoted to an independent study in computer information systems in an area not covered in regularly scheduled CIS

courses.

Prerequisite: completion of core 300-level courses in the B.S. in CIS degree program.

Credits: 1 – 6

Visual BASIC for Applications (VBA) is a programming language found in Microsoft and non-Microsoft products. VBA

allows users to customize their applications by creating more convenient ways to perform common tasks. VBA is designed

to guide the beginning programmer in writing procedures using the VBA language.

Credits: 3

Student will spend part of one year working within an organization on a problem whose solution involves information

systems technology. May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: CIS 330 and either CIS 335 or CIS 350.

Credits: 3

This course introduces students to the Unix operating system. Topics covered include Unix commands and syntax; script

programming; and file management. The course will also cover a number of application programs that have come to be part

of Unix, including editors, electronic mail processing programs, and message-passing programs. An introduction to Unix

system administration, including process and user management, will be presented. Students will work with Unix in a multiuser computer environment.

Prerequisite: CIS 220 OR permission of instructor.

Credits: 3

This course is a hands-on study of the underpinnings of the World Wide Web. Students will create complex Web sites using

HTML 3.2 tags and JavaScript. Multimedia enhancements, such as graphics, animations, audio and video will also be

explored. CIS 232 is strongly recommended as a follow-up course. Lecture and laboratory.

Credits: 3

Students will spend part of one year working within an organization on a problem whose solution involves information

systems technology. May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

Credits: 3

This project-oriented course explores the implementation of information systems using an integrated visual object-oriented

development environment.

Prerequisites: CIS 212 and CIS 330.

Credits: 3

This course provides in-depth coverage of the TCP/IP network protocol and also covers distributed network applications,

both on local area (LAN) and wide-area (WAN) networks.

Prerequisite: CIS 240 OR permission of instructor.

Credits: 3

This is an upper-level management information systems course that focuses on using Oracle’s database and applications

development utilities. This course assumes that the student has an extensive background using other databases (i.e., Access)

and an understanding of relational databases.

Credits: 3

This course studies abstract data types and their use in large software systems, such as an operating system or compiler.

Specification, implementation, use and computational characteristics of data structures such as stacks, queues, trees, and

graphs are covered. Recurring concepts of computer science “such as efficiency, levels of abstraction, reuse and trade-off”

are stressed throughout. In the laboratory component, students implement and use data structures to solve a variety of

problems in information systems. This course is designed to fulfill the CS2 requirement in the ACM computer science

requirement.

Prerequisites: MAT 280 and CIS 210 OR permission of instructor.

Credits: 3

This course is designed to discuss the various issues of using spatial data contained in information systems to aid decision

makers. The use of a Geographical Information System (GIS) gives the user a valuable tool in the decision-making process

by combining the power of the database with the power of a graphical presentation tool to identify trends and other

information hidden within the information system. Topics include fundamental cartographic issues, properties of spatial data,

processing spatial data, presentation of spatial information, and GIS operations.

Credits: 3

(Topic would be indicated.) A course devoted to a topic or topics in computer information systems not covered in regularly

scheduled CIS courses for which there is a perceived need or interest.

Prerequisite: completion of core 300-level courses in the B.S. in CIS degree program.

Credits: 3

(Topic would be indicated.) A course devoted to an independent study in computer information systems in an area not covered

in regularly scheduled CIS courses.

Prerequisites: MAT 281 and completion of core 300-level courses in the B.S. in CIS degree program

Credits: 1 – 6

In this course students will explore strategies for conducting business online and discuss the related technological issues of

developing an electronic commerce Web site (privacy policies, fair information practices and secure connections). Students

will obtain hands on experience configuring an online shopping cart to engage the buying public in electronic transactions.

Students will design and develop a functional transaction-enabled business-to -consumer Web site for an online information

business using an open source product called OSCommerce. In addition to site development, the web development process

will include facilitating a focus group, conducting a survey, and performing a usability test.

Prerequisites: CIS 131, CIS 135, and CIS 333.

Credits: 3

Study of and experience in various GIS applications. The assessment, development, and implementation of a GIS project

learned from practical exercises and a course project. Programming, database design, and cartographic design are practiced.

Required in the GIS specializations in computer applications and environmental studies. Lec 2, Lab 3, out-of-class project.