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2009: On sabbatical Spring 2010: CSIS 110 Online CSIS 296 (morning class)

Principles of Information Systems (CSIS 110) is taught online using Blackboard and Microsoft Office 2007 Professional. It is intended mainly for Business-related majors and transfer students. The course introduces students to the terminology and basics of computers and the information systems industry. It also introduces students to the Microsoft Office 2007 software suite using Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint, with an emphasis on Excel. Please visit the link located on the right side of this page for additional information about this course. There will be no orientation meeting in the Spring of 2010. Instead, please read the Course Orientation Guide so that you will know how to proceed with the course.

C++ Programming (CSIS 296) is an intermediate course for experienced programmers, taught in hybrid format (partly on campus and partly online). Weekly reading assignments will partially replace lecture, and students will complete weekly assignments, submitted both in class and online. We will use Blackboard and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional. Topics covered include basic language syntax, data types, flow of control, functions, classes and objects, pointers, strings and arrays, software tools, and debugging. This course is intended for persons with a prior formal background in programming. CSIS 119 or equivalent is a prerequisite. No previous C++ experience is necessary. Please visit the link located on the right side of this page for additional information about this course.

Assembly Language and Machine Architecture (CSIS 165) is offered in the fall semester only. It is an advanced course for experienced programmers, taught in hybrid format (partly on campus and partly online). Weekly reading assignments will partially replace lecture, and students will complete weekly written assignments and submit them in class. A course in program design and development (CSIS 119), or equivalent AND a programming class in C++ (CSIS 296) , or equivalent is a prerequisite. This course will make use of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional, and all programs will be written in 32 bit assembler or assembler and C++. Please visit the link located on the right side of this page for additional information about this course.

The above descriptions are not official course syllabi, outlines, or catalog descriptions, and are subject to change at any time. A syllabus to your course will be provided at the first class meeting. Please visit the course links located on the right side of this page for additional information about these courses.

"Crashing" My Courses

There are normally some "no-shows" at the orientation meetings of online courses and at the first class meeting for hybrid and on-campus classes. If you would like to take a chance and see if you can be added to “fill-in” one of those spaces, you are welcome to try.
1) Read the information about the class posted under the Courses link on this Web site. Be sure you have met any prerequisites that may be listed.
2) Get yourself added to the priority wait list. The list normally opens the Monday before the regular semester starts.
3) Attend the orientation/first class meeting. For courses which do not meet, contact the instructor via email (see the About page) during the first week of classes.

Note: In the Fall of 2009, the college extended open registration through the end of the first week of classes. This effectively shut out those students on the Priority Wait list, and allowed in the first student attempting to register after a drop in closed classes. If this policy is repeated in Spring 2010, add codes will not be issued until after open registration ends.