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Computer Science |
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CSC 515 Android Mobile App Development (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CSC 501 or consent of MSCS program director. Taught: Spring only Introduces, explores and reinforces the Android app development language, environment and software development kit; examination of mobile applications and data sources; leveraging GUIs; examination of Android onboard sensors and hardware. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CSC 516 iOS Mobile App Development (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CSC 501 or consent of MSCS program director. Taught: Spring only Introduces, explores and reinforces the iOS app development language for iPhones, environment and software development kit; examination of mobile applications and data sources; leveraging GUIs; examination of iPhone onboard sensors and hardware. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CSC 525 Artificial Intelligence (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CSC 501 or consent of MSCS program director. Taught: Spring Concepts and techniques of artificial intelligence; heuristic search, expert systems, AI languages, natural language processing, and elementary neural networks. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CSC 533 Computer Networks (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CSC 501 or consent of MSCS program director. Taught: Variable, check with department Circuit/packet switching networks, TCP/IP model, multimedia networks, socket programming, network protocol analysis and development. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CSC 539 Software Testing and Maintenance (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CSC 501 or consent of MSCS program director. Taught: Fall only Techniques in computer software implementation, testing, configuration management and maintenance. Testing and maintenance of a large-scale software project by students working in teams. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CSC 540 Software Engineering (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CSC 502 or consent of MSCS program director. Taught: Spring only Techniques in computer software specification, design, implementation, testing, documentation, and maintenance; development of large-scale project by students working in teams. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CSC 556 Advanced Web Application Development (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CSC 500 or consent of MSCS program director. Taught: Variable, check with department Advanced technologies for developing web applications for business and industry. Focus on the design and development of scalable, robust, and extensible web applications; different frameworks for developing web applications and the software build process. Web component design and programming, data access, product packaging, and application deployment. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CSC 560 Operating Systems (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CSC 501 or consent of MSCS program director. Taught: Spring only Internal structures and algorithms for file systems, I/O memory management and process scheduling; examples drawn from contemporary operating systems such as Unix and Windows. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CSC 562 Computer Architecture (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CSC 501 or consent of MSCS program director. Taught: Variable, check with department Implementation of control unit and arithmetic-logic unit, microprocessor organization and design, main memory and cache organizations, I/O subsystem; RISC vs. CISC instruction sets, pipelining, parallel processing; mechanisms for evaluating computer architectures and microprocessor performance. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CSC 564 Design and Analysis of Algorithms (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Regular admission to MSCS program. Taught: Variable, check with department Proofs of time and space bounds on important algorithms; advanced algorithms on graphs, sequences and sets; divide-and-conquer and dynamic programming; randomized algorithms; parallel algorithms. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CSC 580 Computer Graphics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CSC 501 and MAT 234 or equivalent, or consent of MSCS program director. Taught: Variable, check with department Real-time graphics programming using a contemporary 3D API; affine and projective transformations; illumination and shading algorithms; representation and rendering of meshes; 3D picking; clipping and frame-buffer techniques; object-oriented scene graphs. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CSC 582 Computer Security (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CSC 502 or consent of MSCS program director. Taught: Fall Theory and algorithms of computer security, including security policies, access control, secure programming, identity and authentication, information flow, and information assurance techniques. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CSC 584 Cryptography (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Cryptology of classical ciphers, DES and AES, public key cryptosystems, authentication and cryptographic hash functions. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CSC 585 Theory of Computation (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Regular admission to MSCS program. Taught: Fall only Regular and context-free grammars; Turing machines; recursive and recursively enumerable languages; uncomputability; the Chomsky hierarchy; complexity classes such as P, NP, and NP-complete. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CSC 594 Topics: Computer Science (1-3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Regular admission to MSCS program and consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Various advanced topics. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit
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CSC 599 Intermediate Independent Study (1-3 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Regular admission to MSCS Program, consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Intermediate Independent Study. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
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Construction Management |
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CMGT 101 Introduction to Construction Management (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Fall and spring A general survey of the construction industry with its three major segments (Residential, Commercial, and Heavy/Civil.) This class provides an introduction to careers in the construction industry with an emphasis on the project phases, project participants and their interaction, and the importance of the construction industry to the US and global economies. Repeatable: No
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CMGT 120 Construction Materials and Methods I (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CMGT 101 . Taught: Fall and spring Properties, characteristics, and methods of installation of major construction materials used in the skeleton and shell construction of modern buildings including concrete, asphalt, structural steel, and masonry (Bricks and blocks). Physical and operational properties of these materials are to be investigated including their behavior under loading and their stress/strain performance. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 121 Construction Materials and Methods II (3 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 2 lab/studio Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CMGT 101 and CMGT 120 . Taught: Fall and spring Properties, characteristics, methods and practices involved in the finishing of building construction including wood construction, roofing and cladding, thermal and moisture protection, glazing, interior partitions, doors and windows, flooring, and wall and ceiling covering. Applications of these materials to residential and commercial construction will be investigated. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 122 Architectural Design and Drafting (2 credits) Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 101 . Taught: Fall and spring Techniques and procedures used in designing and drafting working drawings for residential structures. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 220 Construction Layout (3 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 2 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): MAT 119 Taught: Fall and spring Procedures involved in the proper operation and care of traditional and modern surveying equipment and instruments. Students learn about accurate generation, interpretation, and presentation of surveying data through lab reports and layout plans. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 222 Architectural Drafting and CAD (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 121 . Taught: Fall and spring Techniques and procedures used for manual and computerized drafting and detailing. Students are introduced to proper dimensioning, layering, and graphical presentations using architectural CAD including the production of 2 and 3 dimensional graphical representations of architectural and structural details. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 225 Construction Safety (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 101 , CMGT 120 , and CMGT 121 . Taught: Fall and spring Maintaining and operating a safe work environment on construction sites through the understanding and application of the OSHA standards as represented in the 29 CFR 1926. Students learn about hazard identification and mitigation through a properly designed safety program including recording and reporting of construction accidents. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 228 Soil and Foundation Interaction (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 121 and MAT 119 . Taught: Fall and spring Understanding the physical and operational properties of different soils including visual identification and inspection, and lab testing. Students learn about soil classifications and structural performance under different types of loads, the interaction between different soil types, and proper selection of the suitable type of foundation. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 300 Cooperative Education (0 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 222 and CMGT 225 . Taught: Fall, spring, and summer A cooperative education program provides students an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they are learning in the classroom to an employment position in business or industry. This type of work experience is valuable to students for many reasons. It allows students to (1) test and refine career plans and interests; (2) gain experience in their field of specialty before they begin searching for a permanent position; and (3) build a network of professional contacts from which they may draw technical and employment information. A co-op experience can also be financially rewarding. The cooperative education program referred to in this handbook includes all co-op positions in the Department of Construction Management. Please be sure to read this syllabus and address all concerns or questions to the Department of Construction Management. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 2
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CMGT 301 Cooperative Construction Management (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 225 , instructor permission, and department consent. Taught: Fall, spring, and summer Supervised, objective-based work experience related to the construction management major. This experience is to be coordinated by faculty, employer, coop coordinator, and student. Minimum of 20 hours on the job per week (300 hours per semester) are required of every student. Open to all students majoring in construction management. Applications are to be made to the Department of Construction Management. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9
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CMGT 303 Contracts and Specifications (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 222 and CMGT 225 . Taught: Fall and spring Review of the project life cycle during its phases of development including different project parties and their interaction. Students learn about project delivery methods and their applicability to a variety of project structuring and teaming agreements. Students are exposed to project scope coordination and verification through a thorough review of the project documents including drawings, specifications, and regulatory requirements including insurance and bonding, as well as bidding procedures and contract termination. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 305 Mechanical Systems for Construction (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 222 . Taught: Fall and spring A review of the fundamental principles and materials of plumbing, heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems. Students will be exposed to the selection and sizing of different types of piping and HVAC equipment, including calculations of quantities from drawings and rules of thumb for sizing, capacities, and volumes. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 306 Electrical Systems for Construction (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): . Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CMGT 305 Taught: Fall and spring A review of the fundamental principles and materials for electrical work including, lighting, low voltage, and power supply for building construction. Students will be exposed to the selection and installation of electrical components including conduits, light fixtures, power, fire alarm, communications, and low voltage networks. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 320 Construction Estimating (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 303 . Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CMGT 228 Taught: Fall and spring Interpretation of Construction drawings and specifications, quantity take-off, types of estimates and their uses, estimating direct and indirect job costs, impact of project delivery system on cost and price, and introduction to bidding strategies. Computer applications in construction estimating. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 322 Structural Analysis (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 228 and PHY 211 . Taught: Fall providing stability for structural components used for determinate temporary load support systems, bracing, shoring/reshoring, and other determinate construction load circumstances. Topics include equilibrium, stability/instability, free body diagrams, the calculation of loads resulting in compressive and tensile forces on elements used to support temporary load conditions; assessment of the strength of components to resist such loads; analysis of components’ behavior under varying load conditions, basic design considerations of common temporary construction structures such as formwork, bracing of vertical elements, and retaining walls. Treatment of load path for statically determinate structures will also be introduced in this course. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 323 Land Planning and Development (3 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 2 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 220 , CMGT 222 and CMGT 303 . Taught: Spring only Practices in land planning and subdivision development. Topics include subsurface utility system planning, environmental protection and controls, project financing and marketing. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 324 Construction Scheduling (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 320 . Taught: Spring only Applications of time management in construction projects including project planning and scheduling techniques. Topics include development of bar charts, critical path method (CPM), resource allocation, probabilistic scheduling, schedule updating, cash flow baseline, time- cost tradeoff, linear project scheduling, and computer applications in schedule development and control. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 329 Construction Equipment (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): . Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CMGT 228 Taught: Variable, check with department Investigation of issues related to the functions and use of construction equipment. Topics related to productivity calculation and improvement, sizing and cycle times, coordination and mixing and matching. Topics also include equipment costing issues and economic considerations on buying, leasing, and/or renting construction equipment. Applications to earthwork operations, concrete mixing and placement, lifting, and piling equipment. Application to civil design and earth structures. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 383 Advanced Technical Study (3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 222 . Taught: Variable, check with department Participation in an employer based technical study program, in a technical seminar, or in a company based practicum. Supervision arranged by the instructor and the agency sponsoring the program. Application must be made with instructor in semester preceding experience. Forty hours of work for each semester hour. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 392 Research Experience in CMGT (0-3 credits) Hours: 0-3 Classroom + 0 Lab Studio Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Introduction to research in the Construction Management by participating in special project or original research directed by a member of the Construction Management faculty. Course intended for Construction Management Majors. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
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CMGT 399 Independent Study in Construction Management (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Consent of department chair. Taught: Variable, check with department For advanced students seeking to study selected problems. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 400 Building Codes (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 303 . Taught: Fall only Understanding the use and applications of the building codes for Residential Construction and Commercial Construction. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 415 Construction Management (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 322 , CMGT 324 , and CMGT 329 . Taught: Fall and spring Principles of Project management and administration applied to construction projects. Integrating the triple constraint (Time, Cost, and Quality) together with other project management functions (Scope, Risk, Communication, Procurement, Human Resources) in a comprehensive project management plan. Topics include computer applications in project administration. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 420 Construction Cost Control (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 320 . Taught: Fall and spring A study of project costing elements and their relationship with other project characteristics (Time and Quantity). Applications of Value Engineering in Construction. Investigation of the effect of construction methods on project cost. Project cash flow projections and project financing. Major emphasis on project cost allocation, reporting, tracking, and control for labor, material, equipment, subcontractors, as well as job and general overheads. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 422 Advanced Project Controls (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 324 Taught: Fall only This course provides computer applications in estimate and schedule development and control, together with integrated change management as related to the project triple constraint; time, cost, and scope. The course is delivered through a project-based approach focusing on building the electronic schedule and estimate, base-lining, updating, revising, and modifying the schedule, as well as the integration of other project documents (Drawings, contracts, change orders, correspondence, etc.) through an electronic documentation system. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 424 Construction Renovation and Restoration (3 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 2 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 324 . Taught: Fall only Procedures and techniques for renovating and restoring existing structures. Guidelines for historical preservation, preparation, implementation and utilization of project documents for the renovation of historic projects. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 425 Sustainable Construction (3 Credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Junior standing. Taught: Variable-chck w/dept Introduction to sustainability principles and their impact on construction projects. Investigation of techniques for selection of sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy consumption and its effect on the atmosphere, materials and resources for sustainable development, indoor environmental quality, and innovation in design. Survey of sustainability scoring systems. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 426 Heavy Construction Techniques and Analysis (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 220 , CMGT 222 , and CMGT 303 . Taught: Variable, check with department Latest Concepts, procedures, and techniques used in analyzing the processes of heavy construction. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 427 Construction Law and Legal Contracts (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 303 . Taught: Fall and spring Contract law principles, mechanics liens, tort law, labor and employment law, insurance and suretyship, arbitration, and contract license law. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 428 Virtual Construction (3 Credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 222 . Taught: Variable-chck w/dept The building industry is rapidly adopting Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) and Building Information Models (BIM) throughout the project process: design, construction, and facilities management. VDC and BIM is increasingly becoming an umbrella term for a variety of software tools, design methods, and construction processes that allow for more automation, communication and integration between project participants. This course reflects on emerging technologies in the context of Project Management and Integrated Delivery, and includes modeling, visualization, 3D clash detection, digital site layout, 4D modeling, as-built model generation, and digital information management. This course will first introduce basic VDC and BIM concepts and review industry examples of how these concepts play out on design and construction projects. We also introduce basic modeling techniques. Building on the modeling skills, we will explore how visualization and information technologies, (3D/4D/BIM and integrated databases) support project planning and execution by creating a 4D model. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 429 Civil Design (3 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 2 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 329 . Taught: Fall and spring Concepts, techniques and procedures involved in managing heavy construction and civil work projects. Emphasis on Highway construction estimating, linear project scheduling, underground utilities layout, retention and detention structures, and traffic control and management. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 430 Design Build (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 320 and CMGT 328. Taught: Spring only Major commercial/industrial contractors and their customers want building on a fast tract. The design of the building is taking place as the building as the building is being built. Construction design techniques and procedures of fast track building. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 431 Capstone Project (3 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 2 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 422 and Senior standing. Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CMGT 415 and CMGT 420 . Taught: Spring only Developing a comprehensive project management response to a Request for Proposals related to developing a residential development or a commercial construction project. Production of project documents including estimates, schedules, and other documents including quality, safety, risk, site utilization, constructability, and sustainability plans. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CMGT 494 Seminar: Construction Management (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): CMGT 222 . Taught: Variable, check with department Readings and discussion of critical questions. Topics vary according to interests and needs of students. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
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Cooperative Education |
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CEP 101 Career Development (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Completion of one semester of college coursework. Taught: Fall and spring Comprehensive overview of the career planning process; techniques of self assessment and career exploration; skills of decision making and job search. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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CEP 300 Cooperative Education (1-3 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + variable lab/studio Taught: Fall, spring, and summer Supervised work experience relating to a student’s academic major; employment learning experience planned, supervised, and coordinated by employer, faculty coordinator, and a member of the Career Services staff. Cooperative Education is open to most majors on campus. Students must complete an informational session in the Career Services prior to enrollment. Academic credits are awarded for the cooperative work experience on a variable scale. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12
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Counseling |
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COU 545 Children and Families in Health Care (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Junior or graduate standing. Taught: Variable, check with department This course introduces the theory and practice of Child Life, demonstrating how child life specialists provide emotional care and meet the developmental needs of pediatric patients and their families. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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COU 575 Mindfulness and Contemplative Practices (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Junior or graduate standing. Taught: Variable, check with department This course invites students to explore mindfulness and contemplative practices. Research indicates these practices can benefit individuals in the helping professions by strengthening concentration and insight as well enhancing empathy and compassion. These practices have the potential to prevent burnout and foster resilience for professionals whose daily work involves emotional engagement and caring. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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COU 580 Research Tools in Counseling (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Variable, check with department Research, technology, and communication competencies required for graduate-level coursework in counselor education: use of library resources for researching the counseling literature; written communication using APA style; basic data analysis and interpretation; computer competencies expected for incoming counseling students. Repeatable: No
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COU 592 Directed Research: Couns & Human Svcs (0-6 credits) Hours: 0-6 Classroom + 0 Lab Studio Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: Department permission. Taught: Variable, check with department
Original research in counseling or human services directed by a member of the Counseling or Human Services faculty. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15
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COU 594 Special Topics in Counseling (1-6 credits) Hours: 1-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Junior or graduate standing. Taught: Variable, check with department In-depth study of contemporary topics in counseling. Topic listed in Schedule of Classes; May be repeated for credit when topics differ. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 18
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Criminal Justice |
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JUS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice - SB (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Fall and spring This course provides an overview of the criminal justice system; organization and operation of police, courts, and corrections; race, ethnicity, gender, and criminal justice decision-making, current trends and future prospects. Repeatable: No General Education Credit: Individual and Society
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JUS 200 Police in America (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Fall and spring Philosophy and history of law enforcement; crime and police problems; organization and jurisdiction of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies; professional career opportunities and qualifications. Repeatable: No
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JUS 201 Corrections in America (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Fall and spring An interdisciplinary examination of all areas of corrections in the United States informed by law, psychology, sociology, and public policy. Topics explored include history and philosophy of punishment, prisons and jails, institution programming, management of various offender populations, incarceration trends, intermediate sanctions, and parole. Repeatable: No
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JUS 203 The Criminal Court Systems (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Fall and spring Analysis of the American courts; structure, functions, and roles of incumbents in the courts; emphasis on political and economic contexts within which the court works. Includes survey of research on American legal system. Repeatable: No
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JUS 204 Criminal Investigation (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 . Taught: Fall and spring Kinds, degrees, and admissibility of evidence; collection and handling of evidence; introduction to forensics and criminalistics; application of investigative techniques to specific offenses; types of investigations such as wire tapping, undercover, and sting operations; current trends and future prospects. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 210 Legal Research (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Fall only Methods of research in establishing authoritative legal opinion and the processing of legal activities. Repeatable: No
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JUS 231 Race, Gender and Crime - AH (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Fall and spring Political formulation of race and gender; race and gender issues related to criminality, victimization, prosecution; adjudication, sanctions, and employment within the legal system; antecedents of contemporary practice; prospects for change. Repeatable: No General Education Credit: Global Viewpoints
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JUS 294 Topics: Justice Studies (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Intensive study of a specific or special issue in law enforcement or criminal justice conducted in a seminar fashion or through independent study. Topics vary as new issues arise. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit
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JUS 300 Juvenile Justice (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and Sophomore standing. Taught: Fall and spring Structure and format of the juvenile justice system; police, courts, and corrections; analysis and description of the organizational structure of each of the subsystems of the justice process; introduction to juvenile justice research findings. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 301 Ethics in Criminal Justice (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Fall and spring Examines the concepts of morality and law and their relationships especially the ethical underpinnings of justice and the law. Analyzes the nature of ethics as it bears on social problems and the law, including philosophical analysis and theories of ethics and are encouraged to view society and the law philosophically. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 302 Criminal Law (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Fall only Major crimes; classification, elements of proof, intent, conspiracy, responsibility, parties, and defenses; common law and adaptations. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 303 Criminal Procedure (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Spring only Leading constitutional cases on criminal justice; Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth amendments to the Federal Constitution; nature and application of the Bill of Rights to the states; search and seizure, confessions and admissions, and right to counsel and speedy trial. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 310 Police Management (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Fall only Organization and administration as applied to operational services, patrol, criminal investigation intelligence and vice units, juvenile units, and traffic administration. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 311 Police in the Community (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Spring only Collaboration between police and community to identify and solve community crime problems; strategies and procedures to incorporate community opinion into policing and management; methods of increasing community responsibility in law enforcement. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 312 Institutional Corrections (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Fall only Legal requirements, management issues, and proper procedures in administering correctional operations in the U.S. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 313 Rights of the Convicted (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Variable, check with department. Overview of the American correctional system; law of sentencing; corrections; constitutional rights of prisoners; laws, cases, significant changes in judicial policy toward prison litigation; legislative trends toward curtailment of prisoner’s rights and benefits. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 315 Criminal Justice Research Methods (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 , STA 205 or STA 205R , and sophomore standing. Taught: Fall and spring Application of basic research methodologies for criminal justice. Topics include research design, sampling, validity, reliability, experimental designs, with a primary emphasis on survey and evaluation research techniques. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 317 Perspectives on Crime (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 , STA 205 or STA 205R , and sophomore standing. Taught: Fall and spring A multidisciplinary approach to understanding the theories, issues and traditions underlying criminal justice and criminal behavior, biological, psychological, economic, and sociological theories of crime; crime measurement. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 319 Criminal Justice in Film (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Variable, check with department The media play important roles in shaping public perceptions of criminals and criminal justice professionals as well as public attitudes towards crime, violence, and “appropriate” methods of social control. This course is intended to enhance awareness and understanding of accurate and inaccurate filmic depictions of criminal justice. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 320 Advanced Crime Scene Technology and Criminalistics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 , JUS 204 , and sophomore standing. Taught: Fall only Advanced criminal investigation techniques focusing on criminal profiling, DNA, forensic aspects of firearms examination, arson and explosives, illicit drugs and toxicology. Investigating violent deaths, sexual crimes and ritualistic crimes including autopsy/coroner investigations. Bloodstain pattern interpretation, forensic pathology and forensic psychology will also be addressed. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 323 Drugs and Crime (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Spring only Examination of the interaction between drug abuse and the criminal justice system, drug pharmacology, drug laws, the roles of police, the international war on drugs, and American public policy regarding interdiction of drugs in producing countries. Repeatable: No
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JUS 333 Careers in Criminal Justice (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Variable, check with department Overview of various career options and career planning in criminal justice. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 351 Financial Investigations (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Spring only An examination of the history, scope, and method of control of organized and white collar crime. Cultural and social implications are explored. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 392 Research in Criminal Justice (0-6 credits) Hours: 0-6 Classroom + 0 Lab Studio Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Taught: Fall and Spring Student will conduct original investigation of selected field specific topics chosen in consultation with instructor. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
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JUS 395 Criminal Justice: Study Abroad (1-15 credits) Hours: 1-15 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Variable, check with department. This course will explore the history, philosophy, and current practices of criminal justice in the other countries. Students will gain an appreciation and understanding of the history and administration of criminal justice in a global context. Including but not limited to, transnational crime, law enforcement, judiciary, and correctional options in the country of study. The course may include face to face and/or online classroom engagement and a mandatory study abroad component. The study abroad component may include travels to the United Kingdom, Europe, Africa, and Central or South America. Program permission is required. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15
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JUS 402 Alternatives to Incarceration (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Fall only A multidisciplinary approach to studying alternatives to incarceration. The history of probation, parole, and the emergence of intermediate sanctions are explored. Topics include boot camps, electronic monitoring, drug courts, halfway houses, intensive supervision. Finally, empirical research evaluating the effectiveness of these alternatives will be discussed. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 403 Crime and Public Policy (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Spring only Crime as a political issue, political ideology and response to crime, lawbreaking as political protest and political violence; political trials; legislation or morality. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 404 Evidence Preparation and Courtroom Testimony (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Spring only Criminal justice professional’s role in collection, analysis, and preparation of evidence for criminal trials and hearings; establishing witness credibility in hearings, trials, depositions; knowledge of federal and state laws, and court decisions governing expert witness status; presenting evidence and testimony at criminal hearings. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 405 Crime Prevention (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Variable, check with department. This course overviews methods of crime prevention (approaches outside the confines of the CJS). Theory and research related to neighborhood, school, and other situational efforts of crime prevention are explored providing an understanding of the objectives and effectiveness of various crime prevention strategies. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 406 Terrorism and Homeland Security (3 Credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and Sophomore standing. Taught: Spring only Foundations of global terrorism, terrorist organizations, counterterrorism, essential aspects and organization of homeland security, intelligence, counterintelligence, and current emerging threats. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 407 Media, Crime, and Justice (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and Sophomore standing. Taught: Spring only Examines various aspects of media and its relation to crime and criminal justice. In addition, the course analyzes foundational sociological and criminological concepts and the relationship between art and crime, by examining these concepts through various artistic mediums, such as television, cartoons, research articles, comic books, superheroes, film, music, poetry, literature, and more. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 408 Victims and Crime (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Fall Examines crime victims from the theoretical perspective to the delivery of services. Foundation information includes victim data sources, crime victims’ rights and victim typologies. Student explore victim service agencies, including volunteer, internship and employment opportunities in the public and non-profit sector. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 413 Flawed Criminal Justice Policies (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Variable, check with department. Review of policies with unintended consequences and their impact on the criminal justice system and society. Process of developing evidence-based policies and best practices. Repeatable: No
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JUS 414 The Death Penalty (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Variable, check with department. Overview of capital punishment. History, Supreme Court decisions, methods of execution, comparative costs of incarceration and execution, miscarriages of justice, philosophies, and public opinion. Repeatable: No
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JUS 428 Crime Across the Life Course (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Variable, check with department. The life course paradigm includes examination of sociology, psychology, and behavioral genetics to investigate the initiation, escalation, duration, and termination of the criminal career. The importance of genetics and biology, abuse in infancy and childhood, the role of parents and peers in adolescence, and the causes of de-escalation will be discussed in examining the offending trajectory and turning points of criminals. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 429 Women in Criminal Justice (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Fall only This course will address women in the criminal justice system. Topics covered include: explanation of patriarchy and feminist theories, history of and women as employees in the criminal justice system, female crime theories, female crime and victimization, the response to their crime and victimization by the criminal justice system including programs intended to prevent violence and treat victims and offenders of crime. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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JUS 494 Seminar: Justice Studies (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 and sophomore standing. Taught: Variable, check with department Intensive study of a specific topic or issue in criminal justice. Topics vary as new issues arise. May be repeated when topics vary. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit
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JUS 496 Internship: Justice Studies (1-6 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 ; sophomore standing; 3 additional semester hours of justice studies coursework; and consent of intern coordinator. A maximum of 6 hours of JUS 496 may be counted toward the major. Taught: Fall and spring Supervised field-work in one of four areas: (1) law enforcement, (2) courts and law, (3) corrections, or (4) support services. Offered on a pass/fail basis. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
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JUS 499 Readings: Justice Studies (1-3 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 ; sophomore standing; 3 additional semester hours of justice studies coursework. Taught: Variable, check with department Specialized reading or primary research interests completed through independent study at the direction of a specific instructor. May be repeated as projects vary. A maximum of six hours can be used towards the major or minor in criminal justice. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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DSC 101 Introduction to Data Science (1 credit) Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Fall only Describes the field of data science and data science careers. Orients students to data science in the College of Informatics, including experience with commonly used tools and labs. Repeatable: No
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DSC 194 Data Science: Introductory Topic (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Varies by topic. Taught: Variable, check with department Introductory topic in data science. Topic will vary by offering. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit
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DSC 199 Data Science: Introductory Ind. Study (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Varies by topic. Taught: Variable, check with department Introductory independent study in data science. Topic will vary by offering. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
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DSC 200 Data Wrangling (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): INF 286 , one of STA 205 or STA 205R or STA 250 , and an introductory programming course (e.g., INF 120 , CSC 260 ). Taught: Fall only Understand various data formats, including CSV, TSV, XML, JSON, and HTML; acquire data through various sources, such as plain text, databases, the Web and API; clean and prepare both structured and unstructured data. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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