Concentration in Information Security within Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Applications

Concentration in Information Security within Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Applications

Courses Transferrable from Other UMS Campuses to the University of Maine at Fort Kent

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 Concentration in Information Security within Bachelor of Science in Computer Applications undergraduate degree program at the University of Maine at Fort Kent.

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.

Introduces computer hardware, software, procedures, systems and human resources and explores their integration and application in business and other segments of society. The fundamentals of computer problem solving and programming in a high-level programming language are discussed and presented with an emphasis on general software development skills. Offered Spring.

Credits: 4

Explores the object-oriented and structured programming paradigms with emphasis on problem analysis, algorithm development, data structure selection and usage techniques using representative programming languages. Examines syntax/semantics, file I/O, modularization, and array utilization. Offered Fall.

Credits: 4

Pursues a more in-depth view of a common high level programming language around which the course is centered. Emphasizes the object-oriented programming paradigm. Students will learn to create both stand-alone JAVA applications and JAVA Applets for web pages. Advanced topics such as event handling, exception handling, and multi-threading will be introduced. Offered odd Falls (2013, 2015)

Credits: 3

Examines various system development life cycles, industry management interaction, project development and management, physical system evaluation and design, as well as vendor interaction issues. Emphasizes through a hands-on approach small system development and CASE (Computer Aided Software Engineering) skill development. Offered Spring.

Credits: 3

Explores database fundamentals, design, implementation, and administration using industry standard technologies and methodologies. Examines the relational database model and the newer semantic object models of database design and provides students the opportunity to model, design, and implement databases using both methods. Emphasizes modern multi-user, multi-processing, Web-enabled databases and structured query language (SQL). There will be significant hands-on components in the course. Offered odd Springs (2013, 2015).

Credits: 4

Explores architecture of computing systems including microprocessor control systems. Includes control unit logic, input/output processing and devices, asynchronous processing, concurrency, parallelism, and memory issues. Demonstrates a number of algorithms using a representative low level programming language. Offered even Fall (2012, 2014).

Credits: 3

The internship is designed to provide Computer Application majors the opportunity to apply computer management and software

development theories and principles in a particular in-service setting in which they will gain additional practical in-service

applications skills. The intern is expected to complete a fixed length period of participation in a firm consistent with the intern's

career aspiration. Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer term.

Prerequisites: Upper level programming language course, internship and faculty sponsors' permission.

Credits: 3

Explores information security and assurance issues using a multidisciplinary approach. Examines security policies, models, and mechanisms for secrecy, integrity, availability and usage. Covers operating system models and mechanisms for mandatory and discretionary controls, data models, basic cryptography and its applications, security in computer networks and distributed systems, inspection and protection of information assets, detection of and reaction to threats to information assets, and examination of pre- and post-incident procedures, technical and managerial responses and an overview of the Information Security Planning and Staffing functions. Emphasizes development of awareness and appreciation of information security and assurance issues with projects tailored to student career/academic goals. Offered Fall.

Credits: 3

Introduces basic computer networking concepts, terminology, hardware and software components. Provides the students opportunities to establish, modify, and maintain software and hardware components of a local area network. Provides the student specific applied skill opportunities with widely recognized and utilized network operation systems. Further develops the students' understanding of network issues including network topologies, standards, procedures, security, careers, as well as the economic and social implications of networking. Offered Spring.

Credits: 3

Covers the technologies used and principles involved in creating a secure computer networking environment. Provides the student a variety on hands-on and case project opportunities that reinforce the concepts. Explores authentication, attack types and malicious code, threats and countermeasures, securing e-mail, Web applications, remote access, file and print services, security topologies, intrusion detection systems, firewalls, physical security concepts, security policies, disaster recovery, and computer forensics. Offered Fall.

network security principles and implementation.

Credits: 4
COS 374 OPERATING SYSTEMS SECURITY

Provides a fundamental understanding of both client and server operating system security concepts and techniques. Explores vulnerability assessment, configuration and maintenance, operating system features and other tools commonly employed to achieve and maintain protection of computer resources. Offered Spring

Credits: 3

The course presents methods to properly conduct a computer forensics investigation beginning with a discussion of ethics, while mapping to the objectives of the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS) certification. Offered odd Springs (2013, 2015)

Credits: 4

Provides a fundamental understanding of hardening and assessment techniques and a hands-on approach to the hardware and software tools and techniques associated with the protection of computer systems and networks. Examines how to protect computer and network resources as deployed in a typical organization. Explores protection of communications resources, intrusion detection systems, firewalls, and the use of various tools for system and network protection. Offered Spring.

Credits: 3

The course introduces the principles of number theory and the practice of network security and cryptographic algorithms. Topics include: Primes, random numbers, modular arithmetic and discrete logarithms, conventional or symmetric encryption (DES, IDEA, Blowfish, Twofish, Rijndael) and public key or asymmetric encryption (RSA, Diffie-Hellman), key management, hash functions (MD5, SHA-1, RIPEMD-160, HMAC ), digital signatures, certificates, authentication protocols (X.509, DSS, Kerberos), electronic mail security (PGP, S/MIME), web security and protocols for secure electronic commerce (IPSec, SSL, TLS, SET). Offered even Springs (2014, 2016).