Computer Information Systems - Course Descriptions

YEAR 1/Fall Semester

CIS 105 Principles of Operating Systems (2,2)3
A introductory study of operating systems. The course covers process management, concurrency, deadlock, memory management, file systems, interrupts, resource allocation, and memory protection.

ECON 101 Principles of Microeconomics (3,0)3
Introduces the basic concepts, nature, scope and methods of economics. Introduction and a general view of the price system. Elasticity's. Consumer behavior. Theory of the firm. Perfect and imperfect competition. Monopoly versus competition. The theory of distribution. Factor markets and income distribution.

MATH 107 Mathematics for Business and Economics (3,0)3
The aim of this course is to teach mathematics targeted for the fields of business and economics. Topics covered include logical operations, sets and real numbers, equations and inequalities, systems of equations, matrix algebra, mathematical functions , exponential, and logarithmic functions. Offered by the Department of Business and Economics.

ENGL 121 English I (3,0)3
The primary aim of this course is to help students to develop study skills, which will improve their overall performance and competence on their program. The course will also focus on specific language skills, in order to increase the students knowledge of grammatical structures, vocabulary, reading, writing, listening, speaking and key features of academic English.

TURK 100 Turkish (2,0)2
Introduction to the grammar and structure of Turkish language, the changes and developments oral and written presentations. Reading and analyzing essays in Turkish literature. This course is designed specifically for Turkish-speaking students. International students take a different version of this course, TURK 200.

YEAR 1/Spring Semester

MATH 108 Mathematics for Business and Economics (3,0)3
This course is a continuation of MATH 107. Topics covered include limits, properties of limits and continuity, derivative, economic and business applications, optimisation, identification of maxima and minima, curve sketching, integration, differential equations, definite integral, and areas.

CIS 108 Computer Applications (2,2)3
The goal of this course is to help students become comfortable using Microsoft Access and Excel as an office productivity tool. The database concepts and terms, using Excel to model data and make decisions, summarizing and reporting data in Excel and Access, sharing Office 2003 data on the World Wide Web are introduced.  Topics of study include designing the following objects: tables, queries, forms, reports. Students learn to modify and customize each object.  Creating designs from scratch, as well as using the wizards, are explored.  Special emphasis is placed on building relationships between tables, requiring the students to think about primary keys and linking fields.  Simple queries, queries that include criteria, wildcards, calculations, totals, and cross tabs are dealt with in this course. Lastly, students learn how to integrate Access with Excel to model data and make decisions, to summarize and report data, to share Office 2003 data on the web.

ECON 102 Principles of Macroeconomics (3,0)3
Introduces the basic concepts of macroeconomics. National income and its determination, elements of public finance, money and banking; income and employment theories. International trade. The balance of payments and exchange rates.

BUSN 102 Introduction to Business (3,0)3
This course is an introduction to the business enterprise. The main goal of the course is to teach how decision makers in commercial enterprises solve their problems.

ENGL 122 English II (3,0)3
The primary aim of this course is to help students develop study skills including use of dictionaries and reference materials, finding relevant sources in the library. Tuition will be given in paraphrasing, summarizing information, writing short essays and short research reports that are clear in terms of overall structure, organization, and development of ideas, and which demonstrate on appropriate academic style. Students will also participate in discussions and debates, putting forward clear ideas, opinions and argument, plus give short oral presentations in class.

YEAR 2/Fall Semester

CIS 207 Computer Aided Accounting (3,0)3
Accounting world. Nature and purpose of accounting. Generally accepted principles for accounting. Double entry. Manual recording. Computerized recording. Software programs that allow the users to process and print the results of accounting data as input of transactions and output of financial statements.

YEAR 2/Spring Semester

CIS 202 Data Communications and Computer Networks (2,2)3
Multiplexing, switching, computer networks, protocols, communication reliability, security, and standards in communication. ISO OSI reference model. Protocol suites. Local area networking and the Internet.

CIS 204 Multimedia Technologies (2,2)3
Software and multimedia. New developments in multimedia technologies. Theory and practice of multimedia technologies in business.

COMP 206 System Analysis and Design (3,0)3
The course emphasizes the systems approach in studying and developing information and other systems. Organizations are considered as systems, and their major subsystems and levels of management are studied. The systems development life cycle is considered. The phases of preliminary investigation, systems analysis, and systems design are studied in detail. The corresponding techniques for data gathering, data analysis are considered. Other phases of systems life cycle are considered in less detail. Methods of project management and cost-benefit analysis are introduced.

COMP 208 Object-Oriented Programming (2,2)3
This course aims to provide the student with a solid understanding of object-oriented programming using C++. It includes topics as operators and expressions, lexical analysis, control statements, types, arrays, structures, functions.

STAT 204 Statistics (3,0)3
This course is a continuation of STAT 204. The course is studies statistical methods and probability models that have direct application to business and managerial problems. Topics covered include statistical inferencing, hypothesis testing, distributions, linear regression and correlation, index numbers, and time-series analysis.

BUSN 208 Business Communication (3,0)3
The nature of communication. Systematic approach to written communication. Organizational letters and memos. Report and proposal writing. Short and long reports. Documentation policy and procedures. Oral communication and presentation. Meetings and interviewing communication. Communication and conflict resolution.

YEAR 3/Fall Semester

CIS 303 Management Information Systems (MIS) (2,2)3
This course focuses on the applications of information technology within organizations, particularly the acquisition, development, and implementation of computer-based information systems. It covers planning and the use of information systems by management. Various approaches to developing and building MIS, software tools, end- user computing and information centers in planning strategies and management science.

CIS 309 Visual Programming (2,2)3
The course covers various aspects of visual programming relevant to computer science. The basic notions of visual programming are introduced and studied.

COMP 301 Computer Graphics (2,2)3
This course introduces the fundamental concepts in 3-dimensional (3D) computer graphics via hands-on experience in the lab. The focus of the course is in the creation of 3D graphics using standard and multi-platform APIs such as OpenGL and GLUT using C. The general topics covered by this course include scene modelling using graphics primitives, viewing transformations, clipping, and projection. The goal is to build a good foundation for the creation of interactive graphics applications and 3D animations. Prior knowledge of C or equivalent is required.

MARK 301 Principles of Marketing (3,0)3
This course is designed to introduce the student to marketing both as a vital business philosophy and a key functional area. Topics covered include the essentials of marketing, strategic planning, marketing environment, marketing research, consumer markets, consumer behaviour, organisational markets, measuring and forecasting demand, market segmentation, market targeting, and market positioning.

Elective (3 0)3

YEAR 3/Spring Semester

CIS 304 Network Administration (2,2)3
Microprogrammed control. Microprogram examples. Microprogram sequencing. Pipeline and vector processing. Input-output organization. Direct memory accessing. Serial communication. Administration of computer networks.

CIS 306 Web Programming and Management (2,2)3
This course will introduce currently important programming languages for web design and construction. How to management web pages. Recent issues in web development.

CIS 318 Internet for Business (2,2)3
Internet applications for business web pages. Theory and practice of e-commerce. New developments in information technology.

BUSN 308 International Business (3,0)3
This course aims to gain a perspective of the dynamics of international interdependence. Topics covered include international economy, international organizations since 1945, the process of economic integration, the European Union, international finance, exchange rates, the gold standard, Bretton Woods, post-1945 international agents, IMF and the World Bank, international comparative analysis of economic performance, and the international balance of power in industrialized societies.

ENGL302 Communication Skills II (3,0)3
Conditionals, word building, gerund or infinitive, relative clauses, tenses, mixed tense forms, project report preparation, seminar presentation.

Elective (3 0)3

YEAR 4/Fall Semester

COMP 401 Database Systems (2,2)3
This course provides a basic foundation of database systems. Topics covered by the course include entity-relationship modelling, and in-depth coverage of the relational model.

CIS 419 Research Techniques (3,0)3
The purpose of the course is to acquaint the student with various concepts regarding how to conduct scientific research. The course aims to develop the student's ability to carry out effective research in computer information systems and present research results.

CIS 310 Summer Training (0,4)2
Out-of-school training in an area of concentration is compulsory for each student at the end of Spring Semester of third year. The training period must be a minimum of 30 working days, and the student is required to submit a detailed report of his/her daily/weekly accomplishments and present a seminar at the end of Fall Semester of fourth year as a prerequisite for graduation.

Elective (3 0)3

Elective (3 0)3

Elective (3 0)3

YEAR 4/Spring Semester

CIS 428 Contemporary Issues in CIS (2,2)3
New developments in computer information systems and business. Research, presentation, and debates about the new issues in computer information systems.

CIS 420 Graduation Project (0,6)3
A research paper/project in the area of interest with an emphasis on computer information systems.

Elective (3 0)3

Elective (3 0)3

Elective (3 0)3

ELECTIVE COURSES

CIS students are expected to take a total of 8 elective courses that must relate to their field of study. Course descriptions of some of these courses offered by the Departments of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (FEAS) and Faculty of Architecture and Engineering (FAE) are given below :

FNAN 301 Business Finance (3,0)3
Managerial finance. Financial analysis, planning and control; ratio analysis, cash flow and fund flow statements, time value of money, simple and compound interest, present value and future value; the capital budgeting techniques; short-term and long-term financing; working capital management; financial policies regarding the acquisition of funds and their allocation to competing assets within the firm. Profit planning and financial forecasting. Analysis of real company financial reports.

BUSN 303 Production Management (3,0)3

This course introduces the student to the concept of efficient planning and the use of physical and human resources to create products and provide services. The course covers managing operations, planning and designing the conversion system, scheduling production and service systems, inventory control, materials requirement planning. Managing for quality, quality analysis and control.

COMP 317 Javascript & HTML (2,2)3
The goal of this course is to equip the student with the basics of web programming using HTML and Javascript in order to create interactive and user-friendly web content. Both HTML and Javascript are covered in full. The last part of the course includes an introduction to cascading style sheets (CSS) in order to emphasize the importance of dynamic HTML. Both the client and the server side of common gateway interface (CGI) is covered, and the lab provides practical experience in all the aspects covered by the course. Prior programming experience is highly recommended.

COMP 415 Artificial Intelligence (3,0)3
An introduction to building intelligent rational agents. The course studies basic Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques such as search, planning, and logical inference. Part of this course includes an introduction to Common Lisp as a language of application. AI, as a field, is independent of any particular programming language. A good foundation in programming is required.

CIS 407 Essentials of Information Technologies (3,0)3
This course analyzes the impact of information technologies (IT) on business products, services, and operations. The applications of computers and telecommunications. A distinctive feature of the course is the extensive use of multimedia materials.