(Formerly CCA 610.) Prerequisite: DCL 600T. Master the concepts underlying cloud computing, cloud services, and cloud applications. Investigate and analyze the technologies and services of the cloud services industry and distinguish between different cloud development environments. Evaluate the risk and the legal and regulatory compliance issues associated with cloud adoption while identifying the benefits of cloud infrastructure for the organization. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: CCA 610 or CCS 610.

(Formerly CCA 630.) Prerequisite: CCS 625. Apply the underlying concepts, standards, and technologies of cloud computing (including virtualization, cloud data management, cloud programming models, cloud analytics applications, interoperability, and portability) to the planning, design, and configuration of a cloud infrastructure. Prepare policies and documents to plan and design a cloud infra-structure successfully, including a policy document, architecture plan, cloud deployment run book, and user training plan. Perform baseline configurations on the cloud environment to satisfy business requirements. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: CCA 630 or CCS 630.

Prerequisite: CMP 610. Examine important human aspects of cybersecurity, such as the motivations for cybercrimes, including hacker psychology and hacker culture. Explore the legal and regulatory environments related to local, state, national and international cybersecurity concerns. Formulate policy and conduct analysis for the prevention of intrusions, attacks, and threats to organizational data.

Prerequisite: CMP 630. Create a cybersecurity program using the enterprise as a framework. Examine the role of architectural methodology as part of the complete cybersecurity program. Consider the cyber threat landscape and the strategies related to incident response, awareness, and the mobile environment and its impact on government and industry. Explore identity theft, network security, cyber strategy development, and mobile device management.

Prerequisite: CST 610. Explore the theories and practices related to the prevention of cyber-attacks. Design, apply, and analyze technological solutions that address countermeasures, encryption, network access control methods, firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention, and secure systems development. Practice techniques such as software assurance, verification, and validation; virtual network and cloud computing security techniques; and physical security techniques. Examine the nation's complex critical infrastructure industries. Use state-of-the-art tools and technologies in a lab-intensive environment that provide hands-on, real-world experience.

Prerequisite: CST 630. Gain proficiency with the tools and technologies commonly used in forensic examinations, and utilize best practices. Explore procedures for securing and validating evidence, including digital media and physical memory, as well as for recovering artifacts and analyzing, reporting, and presenting results in both criminal and civil situations. Gain experience with mobile forensic analysis. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: CST 640 or DFC 620.

(Applicable to the Acquisition and Contract Management, Learning Design & Technology, Strategic Communications, and Transformational Leadership programs). Prepare for academic and professional success by developing skills that employers want in their employees. Explore your area of study to learn how it connects with your career aspirations, create a professional social network presence, and use critical thinking to inform decisions. Improve and refine your skills in communication, critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, and team leadership. Hone your professional writing and oral communication skills to produce effective presentations, and become proficient with spreadsheets, collaboration tools, and other professional software. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: CBR 600, DCL 600M, DCL 600T, or PRO 600.

Prerequisite: DFC 630. Assume the role of a digital forensics professional. Collect and preserve network, server, and cloud-based evidence, and apply analysis techniques. Solve technical challenges such as evidentiary volume and encryption, as well as nontechnical challenges such as jurisdiction and distance in situation-based response scenarios and activities.

Prerequisite: MBA 610. Apply concepts behind financial statements, pricing, cost analysis, and capital budgeting in decisions. Propose solutions in real-world scenarios by using published financial reports and data from well-known national and international brands. Apply concepts from managerial economics to make pricing decisions for a business. Review business performance by analyzing the cash flow statement, income statement, and balance sheet. Make cost allocation, financing, and investment decisions by applying knowledge of corporate valuation. Determine the cost of capital, and make capital budgeting decisions.

Prerequisite: MBA 630. Apply principles of market research and branding to innovative offering. Use web analytics to make decisions in digital marketing. Organize tasks in a marketing plan, assess market risk and opportunity, and collect data required to implement the marketing plan. Develop financial projections and suitable metrics for tracking the marketing plan.