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2024 Spring: January 10 - June 25

Course Class No. Section Start & End Date Day Time Status Location
HRMD 651 Current Perspectives in Training and Development (3)
An examination of the theories, research, skills, and issues related to one major aspect of human resource development, the management of organizational training services. The role of training in the workplace and adult learning models are investigated. Topics include curriculum management, program development, and operation management with an emphasis on design and delivery issues. The impact of technology, the global environment, and modern organizational structures are considered. Ethical issues are also discussed. Assignments include the development of training proposals or programs.
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24925 9041 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Stieber, William G Syllabus Course Materials
HRMD 651 Current Perspectives in Training and Development (3)
An examination of the theories, research, skills, and issues related to one major aspect of human resource development, the management of organizational training services. The role of training in the workplace and adult learning models are investigated. Topics include curriculum management, program development, and operation management with an emphasis on design and delivery issues. The impact of technology, the global environment, and modern organizational structures are considered. Ethical issues are also discussed. Assignments include the development of training proposals or programs.
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25157 9080 14 Feb 2024-07 May 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Knight, Caroline A Syllabus Course Materials
HRMD 665 Managing Virtual and Global Teams (3)
(Not open to students who have completed HRMD 621, HRMD 652, or HRMD 660.) An investigation of the foundations of team development and performance from a Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior perspective. Focus is on maximizing the effectiveness and efficiency of global and virtual teams in organizations. Topics include the impact of global diversity and use of technology on inter-group development, communication, and outcomes. Scholarly research and field literature are examined and the implications of the findings for applied management are discussed.
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24927 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Nenstiel, Gregory A Syllabus Course Materials
HRMD 665 Managing Virtual and Global Teams (3)
(Not open to students who have completed HRMD 621, HRMD 652, or HRMD 660.) An investigation of the foundations of team development and performance from a Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior perspective. Focus is on maximizing the effectiveness and efficiency of global and virtual teams in organizations. Topics include the impact of global diversity and use of technology on inter-group development, communication, and outcomes. Scholarly research and field literature are examined and the implications of the findings for applied management are discussed.
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25158 9080 14 Feb 2024-07 May 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Smith, Linda L Syllabus Course Materials
HSMN 610 Concepts in Homeland Security (3)
An overview of the basic concepts of homeland security, including infrastructure protection, jurisdiction, and issues in technical areas such as interconnectivity and interoperability. The nation's telecommunications and information technology networks are examined as both vulnerable assets and critical solutions.
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24826 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Mandoli, Gregory R Syllabus Course Materials
HSMN 610 Concepts in Homeland Security (3)
An overview of the basic concepts of homeland security, including infrastructure protection, jurisdiction, and issues in technical areas such as interconnectivity and interoperability. The nation's telecommunications and information technology networks are examined as both vulnerable assets and critical solutions.
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25080 9041 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Schertzing, Phillip D Syllabus Course Materials
HSMN 625 Critical Infrastructures (3)
Prerequisite: HSMN 610. An introduction to critical infrastructure assurance as a policy field. Review covers the concept of critical infrastructures and their interdependencies. Topics include the development of modern critical infrastructures, the reasons they have become central elements of 21st century societies, efforts being made to safeguard them, and potential threats to their continued effective operation.
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24945 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Drew, Christopher J Syllabus Course Materials
HSMN 630 Resilience Planning and Preparedness for Disaster Response and Recovery (3)
An in-depth examination of managerial strategies for developing and maintaining resilience in communities, the private sector, and the nation in the face of man-made, natural, and technological disruptions or catastrophes. Emphasis is on the importance of advanced planning. Techniques for performing risk assessments and potential impact analyses and for selecting appropriate risk treatments are explored. Discussion covers preparing to handle adverse events, responding to them, and recovering from them. Resilience management is explored within the context of a life cycle that includes programmatic review and continuous improvement planning. Actual and hypothetical cases are analyzed.
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24827 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Kotzian, Michael J Syllabus Course Materials
HSMN 630 Resilience Planning and Preparedness for Disaster Response and Recovery (3)
An in-depth examination of managerial strategies for developing and maintaining resilience in communities, the private sector, and the nation in the face of man-made, natural, and technological disruptions or catastrophes. Emphasis is on the importance of advanced planning. Techniques for performing risk assessments and potential impact analyses and for selecting appropriate risk treatments are explored. Discussion covers preparing to handle adverse events, responding to them, and recovering from them. Resilience management is explored within the context of a life cycle that includes programmatic review and continuous improvement planning. Actual and hypothetical cases are analyzed.
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24828 9041 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Kotzian, Michael J Syllabus Course Materials
HSMN 670 Seminar in Homeland Security (3)
Prerequisite: Completion of 24 credits of program coursework, including HSMN 610, HSMN 625, HSMN 630, EMAN 620, INFA 660, and BSBD 641. An up-to-date evaluation of vulnerabilities and protective countermeasures regarding various aspects of the nation¿s critical infrastructure, with emphasis on the food and water supply. Topics include various threat profiles and actions by government, industry, independent institutions, and private citizens that might prevent attack from domestic or foreign sources and mitigate harmful consequences should such an attack occur. Discussion reviews the federal government¿s organization and management of food and water security and explores what further efforts might be made, building on the nation¿s health system and engaging government at all levels. The singularly important roles of first responders are also analyzed
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24829 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Cozine, Keith Syllabus Course Materials
IMAT 637 IT Acquisitions Management (3)
A study of management practices related to the acquisition of IT systems, components, and services. Emphasis is on the importance of enterprise strategic planning and the concomitant IT strategic planning. Issues related to the development of the IT acquisition plan, financial planning and budgeting, integration of the proposed acquisition within the overall goals of the enterprise, and related IT program management are examined in the context of overarching management challenges. Federal IT systems, contract and procurement policies, and procedures provide examples for analysis of concepts with wider relevance.
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24830 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Closed Online
Faculty: Kisling, Eric L Syllabus Course Materials
IMAT 639 Internet Multimedia Applications (3)
A study of multimedia presentations as essential, strategic components of an organization's competitive web presence. Established principles of software development, aesthetics of typography and layout, benchmarking, and usability engineering are used to analyze websites and write successful site development plans. Emphasis is on basic web page design techniques. Topics include standards for representing common media formats, compression algorithms, file format translation tools, hardware requirements and standards, system constraints, Java, CGI scripts, and virtual reality. Assignments require building a portfolio of rich media content.
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24832 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Kerby, Steve A Syllabus Course Materials
IMAT 670 Informatics Capstone (3)
Prerequisite: 30 credits in the program. A capstone study of emerging and current technologies, as well as some eternal verities in IT management, that integrates, and augments concepts previously studied. Topics vary and may include aligning IT with the strategic goals of the enterprise, leadership in IT, software psychology in the design of user interfaces, geographical information systems, building and managing internet communities, technology to ameliorate the digital divide, managing an enterprise's IT portfolio, and the social impact of information policy decisions.
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24833 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Wong-Bushby, Irene Syllabus Course Materials
INFA 610 Foundations of Information Security and Assurance (3)
(To be taken as the first course in the program.) An overview of techniques for ensuring and managing information security. Topics include administrative and technical security controls to prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from cyber attacks; risk and vulnerability analysis to select security controls; security planning; security architecture; security evaluation and assessment; and legal, ethical, and privacy aspects of information assurance. Discussion also covers information security fundamentals, such as cryptography, authentication, and access control techniques, and their use in network, operating system, database, and application layers. Emphasis is on security issues of current importance.
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24792 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Brobbey-Mensah, Kwame Syllabus Course Materials
INFA 610 Foundations of Information Security and Assurance (3)
(To be taken as the first course in the program.) An overview of techniques for ensuring and managing information security. Topics include administrative and technical security controls to prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from cyber attacks; risk and vulnerability analysis to select security controls; security planning; security architecture; security evaluation and assessment; and legal, ethical, and privacy aspects of information assurance. Discussion also covers information security fundamentals, such as cryptography, authentication, and access control techniques, and their use in network, operating system, database, and application layers. Emphasis is on security issues of current importance.
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25091 9080 14 Feb 2024-07 May 2024 Open Online
Faculty: McGowan, Stephen Patrick Syllabus Course Materials
INFA 610 Foundations of Information Security and Assurance (3)
(To be taken as the first course in the program.) An overview of techniques for ensuring and managing information security. Topics include administrative and technical security controls to prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from cyber attacks; risk and vulnerability analysis to select security controls; security planning; security architecture; security evaluation and assessment; and legal, ethical, and privacy aspects of information assurance. Discussion also covers information security fundamentals, such as cryptography, authentication, and access control techniques, and their use in network, operating system, database, and application layers. Emphasis is on security issues of current importance.
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25133 9081 14 Feb 2024-07 May 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Pathak, Divaker V Syllabus Course Materials
INFA 620 Network and Internet Security (3)
An introduction to the security concepts needed for the design, use, and implementation of secure voice and data communications networks, including the internet. A brief review of networking technology and standards (including an introduction to internet communication protocols) is provided. Security subjects addressed include defense models, security policy development, authentication and authorization controls, firewalls, packet filtering, virtual private networks (VPNs), and wireless network security. A project on network security in a hypothetical scenario based on the inputs from government agencies and commercial organizations is assessed by a team of experts who are working in the field.
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24797 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Choi, Seonho Syllabus Course Materials
INFA 620 Network and Internet Security (3)
An introduction to the security concepts needed for the design, use, and implementation of secure voice and data communications networks, including the internet. A brief review of networking technology and standards (including an introduction to internet communication protocols) is provided. Security subjects addressed include defense models, security policy development, authentication and authorization controls, firewalls, packet filtering, virtual private networks (VPNs), and wireless network security. A project on network security in a hypothetical scenario based on the inputs from government agencies and commercial organizations is assessed by a team of experts who are working in the field.
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25118 9080 14 Feb 2024-07 May 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Ramkumar, Vasant C Syllabus Course Materials
INFA 630 Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention (3)
An exploration of the theory and implementation of intrusion detection and intrusion prevention. Topics include network-based, host-based, and hybrid intrusion detection; intrusion prevention; attack pattern identification; deployment; response; surveillance; damage assessment; data forensics; data mining; attack tracing; system recovery; and continuity of operation. A project on intrusion detection and intrusion prevention in a hypothetical scenario based on the inputs from government agencies and commercial organizations is assessed by a team of experts who are working in the field.
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24798 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Gantz, Stephen D Syllabus Course Materials
INFA 640 Cryptology and Data Protection (3)
An overview of the theory of encryption using symmetric and asymmetric keys, current protocols for exchanging secure data (including the Data Encryption Standard and the Advanced Encryption Standard), and secure communication techniques. A review of the historical development of cryptographic methods and cryptanalysis tools is provided. Public Key Infrastructure and the use of digital signatures and certificates for protecting and validating data are examined. Strategies for the physical protection of information assets are explored.
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24796 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Aguilera, Leonardo Syllabus Course Materials
INFA 650 Computer Forensics (3)
An introduction to the fundamental concepts behind the collection and analysis of the digital evidence left behind in a digital crime scene. Topics include the identification, preservation, collection, examination, analysis, and presentation of evidence for prosecution purposes. Discussion also covers the laws and ethics related to computer forensics and challenges in computer forensics. Network forensics is briefly explored. A project on computer forensics or network forensics in a hypothetical scenario based on the inputs from government agencies and commercial organizations is assessed by a team of experts who are working in the field.
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24794 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Robinson, Michael K Syllabus Course Materials
INFA 660 The Law, Regulation and Ethics of Information Assurance (3)
An overview of the legal, regulatory, and ethical issues related to cyberspace. Emphasis is on developing skills in spotting ethical and legal issues and navigating through the complex and changing legal and regulatory environment as it applies to behavior in cyberspace. Various resources and materials about the ethical and legal operation of modern computer systems, applications, and networks are presented.
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24799 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Asllani, Arben Syllabus Course Materials
INFA 660 The Law, Regulation and Ethics of Information Assurance (3)
An overview of the legal, regulatory, and ethical issues related to cyberspace. Emphasis is on developing skills in spotting ethical and legal issues and navigating through the complex and changing legal and regulatory environment as it applies to behavior in cyberspace. Various resources and materials about the ethical and legal operation of modern computer systems, applications, and networks are presented.
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25120 9080 14 Feb 2024-07 May 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Foster, Stephen W Syllabus Course Materials
INFA 670 Information Assurance Capstone (3)
Prerequisites: INFA 610, INFA 620, INFA 630, INFA 640, INFA 650, and INFA 660 (3 credits may be taken concurrently). A study of information assurance that integrates and applies concepts previously studied. Best practices and appropriate technologies to design, implement, manage, evaluate, and further improve information security are explored. Emerging trends are analyzed to understand their potential effect on information security and assurance.
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24800 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Boyles, Kyle D Syllabus Course Materials
INMS 600 Managing Intelligence Activities (3)
An introduction to management issues associated with the national intelligence community and activities in national and homeland security, law enforcement, and the private sector. Intelligence is evaluated from the perspectives of its consumers in government and business. Topics include the historical issues that led to extensive oversight of intelligence agencies and laws restricting their activities. Discussion also covers recent changes in national intelligence and current issues, such as the debate over security versus civil liberties and how to protect America from foreign espionage and exploitation.
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25007 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Tahan, Peter G Syllabus Course Materials
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