WBIT 1100 Introduction to Information Technology
This course is an introductory course in information technology. Topics include foundations in hardware, software, data and an overview of the use of information technology in organizations. Topics include structured programming techniques, systems development, database design and networking, with an emphasis on appropriate business ethics, interpersonal skills and team building. Prerequisites: none.

WBIT 1310 Programming and Problem Solving I
This course helps students to develop basic problem-solving skills using the Java programming language. Students are introduced to fundamentals of Java programming language with emphasis on primitive data types, control structures, methods, arrays, classes, objects, abstraction, inheritance and polymorphism. Students learn basic techniques of good programming style, design, coding, debugging, and documentation. Students are able to create programs to solve basic practical problems. Prerequisites: C or better in an Area A mathematics course and in WBIT 1100 Introduction to Information Technology.

WBIT 2000 The Enterprise and IT
This course will look at the structure and management of an information technology infrastructure. From the management aspect the course will touch on principles and practices of managing both people and technology to support an organization. The course will emphasize how to make an information technology infrastructure effective, efficient, and productive. The management of hardware, software, data, networks and other supporting IT functions will be studied. Prerequisite: WBIT 1100 Introduction to Information Technology.

WBIT 2300 Discrete Math for IT
Discrete (as opposed to continuous) mathematics is of direct importance to the fields of Computer Science and Information Technology. This branch of mathematics includes studying areas such as set theory, logic, relations, graph theory, and analysis of algorithms. This course is intended to provide students with an understanding of these areas and their use in the fields of Computer Science and Information Technology. Prerequisites: Pre-calculus, Survey of Calculus, Finite Mathematics, or equivalent.

WBIT 2311 Programming and Problem Solving II
The emphasis of this course is on advanced programming techniques in Java including GUI's, software reuse through component libraries, recursion, event-driven programming, database processing, file processing, and exception handling. Students are able to create event-driven, graphical programs or text-based programs solving practical problems incorporating databases and external files. Prerequisites: Programming and Problem Solving I, Discrete Math for IT.

WBIT 3010 Technical Communication
This course covers workplace communication at the intermediate level. Topics include audience analysis, research proposal and report writing, document and visual design, editing and presentation design. Prerequisites: English 1102.

WBIT 3110 Systems Analysis and Design
This course introduces the fundamental principles of the design and analysis of IT applications. In this course, students will learn to apply the tools and techniques commonly used by systems analysts to build and document IT applications. Classical and structured tools for describing data flow, data structure, process flow, file design, input and output design, and program specification will be studied, as will object-oriented techniques. Prerequisites: WBIT 1310 Programming and Problem Solving I, WBIT 2000 The Enterprise and IT.

WBIT 3111 Information Technology Project Management
Project management techniques and tools as applied to information systems projects including resource and personnel management and allocation, product testing, scheduling, and project management software. Students will study examples of both successful and unsuccessful projects and apply lessons learned to a class project. Prerequisites: WBIT 3110 Systems Analysis & Design, Statistics, WBIT 3010 Technical Communications.

WBIT 3200 Database Design, Development and Deployment
This is an advanced course in database design, development and deployment. Course emphasizes database design drawing distinctions between data modeling and process modeling using various modeling techniques including Entity-Relationship Modeling, Object Modeling and Data Flow Diagramming; database development using the relational model, normalization, and SQL; database deployment including control mechanisms, forms, reports, menus and web interfaces. Additional topics include procedures, functions, packages and triggers. Students will design, create and process a database to demonstrate competency in the course content. Prerequisites: WBIT 2311 Programming and Problem Solving II.

WBIT 3400 Introduction to Digital Media
This course covers the basic design principles and tools for creating and editing digital media elements. Examples of these elements include graphics, animation, audio, video, virtual space and simulation. Prerequisites: WBIT 1100 Introduction to Information Technology.

WBIT 3410 Web Applications Development
The course provides a survey of techniques and tools for developing basic web pages for delivery of text and graphic information; focus on page markup languages, client-side scripting, page design principles, page layout techniques, markup language syntax, and page styling methods. Prerequisites: WBIT 1310 Programming & Problem Solving I.

WBIT 3500 Architecture and Operating Systems
This course introduces students to the architectures of computer systems and the operating systems that run on them. It explores and gives experience with some common computer designs and operating systems. Topics include basic computer architecture, instruction set architecture, memory, memory management, processes, and file systems. Prerequisites: WBIT 1310 Programming & Problem Solving I.

WBIT 3510 Data Communications and Networking
This course covers computer network and communications concepts, principles, components, and practices; coverage of common networking standards, topologies, architectures, and protocols; design and operational issues surrounding network planning, configuration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and management. Prerequisite: WBIT 3500 Architecture and Operating Systems..

WBIT 3600 Introduction to E-Commerce
The emphasis of this course is on basic principles and practices of E-business and E-commerce. Topics include infrastructures and applications of Ecommerce, E-Tailing, E-Marketing, advertisement, B2B, B2C, C2C, E-Government, M-Commerce, E-Learning, electronic payment systems, security, and legal issues. Students also learn to build simple dynamic Ecommerce sites using server-side scripting. Prerequisites: WBIT 3110 System Analysis & Design, WBIT 3410 Web Applications Development.

WBIT 4020 Professional Practices and Ethics
This course covers historical, social, economic and legal considerations of information technology. It includes studies of professional codes of ethical conduct, philosophy of ethics, risk analysis, liability, responsibility, security, privacy, intellectual property, the internet and various laws that affect an information technology infrastructure. Prerequisites: Senior standing.

WBIT 4030 Senior Project & Portfolio
A capstone course for BSIT majors that includes completion of a digital portfolio, an electronic resume representing skills acquired and projects completed. The portfolio will be introduced in an earlier course and students will be expected to add to the portfolio selected assignments during their last few semesters. Faculty will include Portfolio comments and students will be expected to record reflections on accomplishments. Finally, in cooperation with the IT industry, students will be expected to secure an internship and document internship hours, objectives and supervisor evaluations in the Portfolio. Prerequisites: Senior Standing.

WBIT 4112 Systems Acquisition, Integration and Implementation
Most IT applications used by organizations are configured from components that have been purchased from third-party vendors. This includes both hardware components and, increasingly, software components. In this course, students will study the component acquisition process, and methods and techniques for integrating these components into an existing IT infrastructure. Prerequisites: WBIT 4520 Information Security, WBIT 3200 Database Design and Development, WBIT 3110 System Analysis & Design.

WBIT 4120 Human-Computer Interaction
The emphasis of this course is on fundamentals of human-machine interfaces, both cognitive and physical. Learning styles and effects of short-term memory on cognition and reaction will affect hardware and software development. Students will design a prototype interface. Prerequisites: WBIT 2311 Programming & Problem Solving II, WBIT 3400 Introduction to Digital Media.

WBIT 4520 Information Assurance & Security
This course is an introduction to information assurance and security in computing. Topics include computer, network (distributed) system and cyber security, digital assets protection, data backup and disaster recovery, encryption, cryptography, computer virus, firewalls, terrorism and cyber crimes, legal, ethical and professional issues, risk management, information security design, implementation and maintenance. Prerequisite: WBIT 3500 Architecture and Operating Systems, Pre or Co-requisite: WBIT 3510 Data Communication and Networking.

WBIT 4601 Customer Relationship Management
The application of IT applications has allowed many organizations to collect large amounts of data on their clients and to use such data to improve the relationships with their customers. In this course, students will study customer relationship management systems, including the reasons for their emergence, the functionalities that they provide and the issues one would have to face to successfully introduce a Customer Relationship Management System into an organization. Prerequisites: WBIT 3600 Introduction to E-Commerce, WBIT 3200 Database Design & Development

WBIT 4602 IT Strategy, Design and Development
Students will gain an understanding of the complexities of IT systems development and will demonstrate effective strategies commonly used by IT professionals. The course will include surveys of security issues, Internet technologies, web development software, e-commerce models, purchase and payment systems, interfaces with business systems, legal issues, international issues, and marketing and promotion of information technology systems. Students will develop prototypical systems. Prerequisites: WBIT 3600 Introduction to E-commerce, WBIT 3200 Database Design and Development, WBIT 3111 IT Project Management, WBIT 4120 Human-Computer Interaction.

WBIT 4610 IT Policy and Law
This course will focus on the legal implications of conducting business in the information technology age. Topics will include current understanding of Internet contracts, copyright, trademark and patent law. Further, this course will examine cutting-edge cases relating to security, e-commerce, and emerging ethical issues and trends. Prerequisite(s): WBIT 3600 Introduction to E-Commerce