Information Systems (IS)
This course will help you find a job in Cybersecurity upon graduation. Not just any job; one that meets your personal and financial needs and makes you excited about the future. In this course, you’ll explore career paths in Cybersecurity, potential salary outcomes, and different roles. Then, you’ll pick target jobs and opportunities that are the best fit for you, and make a clear plan of action toward securing them. This online class has optional live sessions.
In today’s world, no one is safe from cyber-attacks, but everyone can be prepared. This course will teach you how malicious actors use social manipulation and technology to launch devastating attacks – and provide you with the tools you'll need to defend against them. Whether you pursue one of the many available jobs in cybersecurity or just want to secure your own privacy, you'll learn how to make the Internet safer. This online class has optional live sessions.
This course explores the critical role of governance in mitigating cybercrime and ensuring the integrity of digital environments. You will learn how governments detect and stop cybercrimes, and become familiar with the laws and policies in place to deter cybercriminals. Develop and implement robust security policies procedures that align with legal and ethical standards and help create a resilient, compliant digital ecosystem. This online class has optional live sessions.
Modern organizations know that even the strongest systems can be vulnerable to cyberattacks. As a result, jobs in cybersecurity are rapidly expanding as companies look to secure their digital assets. This course will teach you how to secure those assets by identifying and fixing potential security vulnerabilities. By the end of the course, you will be able to identify and remedy common network and systems vulnerabilities. This online class has optional live sessions.
Explore spreadsheet and data analysis tools and learn their applications in business. Learn to use MS Excel and data analysis software for calculating, presenting data in tables and cross-tabulations, and creating charts and graphs. Examine spreadsheets and data visualizations and understand how they are designed and used as key components in business.
Prerequisite(s): Basic proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
This course studies methods for data visualization, and methods for finding relationships in numerical data or textual data using such techniques as regression analysis, logistic analysis, clustering, and K nearest neighbors. Excel, Python, and other freely available software packages will be used to analyze a variety of business operational and strategic problems. Open to all majors. This course is cross-listed with CS212.
To stop a hacker, you need to be able to think like a hacker. In this course, you will learn hands-on techniques for attacking and penetrating networks and systems. You’ll learn the tools to launch these offensive tactics, and then complete a hands-on project where you will be asked to ethically hack a real system. This online class has optional live sessions.
Prerequisite(s): IS222.
Study management and organization structures with emphasis on information system requirements. Consider a variety of information systems as they relate to business and to specific organizations. Discuss the MIS requirements of small and large organizations, including both manual and automated systems with emphasis on computer-based information systems. Pre/
Corequisite(s): IS224.
The moments after a breach can make or break an organization. When the unthinkable happens and a cybercrime is discovered, the actions taken by the security operations team can either contain the damage and restore order or lead to catastrophic consequences. This course examines the tools and techniques used to conduct investigations into cybercrimes and teaches the defensive skills necessary to ensure a breach doesn’t occur in the first place. This online class has optional live sessions.
Prerequisite(s): IS222.
Technology is racing forward, and cybersecurity must stay ahead to meet new challenges and threats. In this class, you will learn about the changing landscape of cybersecurity, emerging mobile technologies that are likely to be targeted, and new forms of cyber-attacks being launched. By the end of the course, you will be able to implement the most cutting-edge practices in cybersecurity in order to protect against attacks. This online class has optional live sessions.
Prerequisite(s): IS222.