CAP Course Descriptions

Examination of the social, political, and economic implications of living in a computer dominated world. Emphasis on assessing the impact of technology and developing an understanding of it's future role. Topics inlclude computer crime, computer and information ethics, computers and the constitution, privacy and Artificial Intelligence. (3 credit hours)
Offered at least once per year

Programming in C using programming examples encountered in the physical and social sciences. Three lecture hours. Prerequisite Cap 100. (3 credit hours)
Offered occasionally

Introduction to computer programming using the Visual Basic computer language and its integrated development environment. Topics to be studied include event-driven programming, user interface design, data validation and error handling, modular programming using the control structures of the Visual Basic language, an introductions to data structures, and file operations. Prerequisite Cap 100. (3 credit hours)
Offered at least once every two years

Introduction to object oriented programming and the Java programming language. Topics include object-oriented analysis and design straegies; abstract data typing, inheritance, and polymorphism; program portability and the Java virtual machine; the Java class hierarchy and Java language controld structures; graphical user interface programming in Java; Internet programming and applets. Prerequisite Cap 100. (3 credit hours)
Offered at least once every two years

Fundamentals of computer programming using Pascal. Topics include Constants and Variables, Selection and Control Statements, Recursion, Arrays, Pointers, Records, Procedural and Data Abstraction. Prerequisite Cap 100. (3 credit hours)
Offered at least once per year

An Introduction to data structures with a procedural programming language such as C or Pascal. Topics may include sets, records, arrays, abstract data types, lists, stacks, queues and binary trees. Prerequisites Cap 201 or 206, or permission of the Computer Applications Department. (3 credit hours)
Offered at least once per year

Simple Data types, arithmetic statements, input/output statements, simple control structures and one-dimentional arrays. (3 credit hours)
Offered every semester

Introduces statistical procedures available to computer users in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).Weekly laboratory. Prerequisite Cap 100. (1 credit hour)
Offered occasionally

Familiarization with form, function, and use of data base managementprograms common to microcomputer. Course is designed to enable student to apply commonly available data base management packages to simplify tasks involving information storage, retrieval, and manipulation. Prerequisite Cap 100. (1 credit hour)
Offered occasionally

Introduction to retrieving information from commercial, computerized data bases contaning bibliographic, numeric, and full text documents. Students will learn how data bases are organized and dicumented; how information is retreieved using command languages and communications software. Prerequisite Cap 100. (1 credit hour)
Offered at least once per year

An introduction to desktop publishing and Web site development with a concentration in the use of multimedia files to enhance documents. Students will learn how to manipulate graphics, generate sound and video files, and create publications by learning fundamentals of modern presentation, desktop publishing, and Web page editing software. Prerequisite Cap 100. (3 credit hours)
Every semester

Desktop computer-based Geogrpahic Information System (GIS) Applications. Practical experience using GIS software to learn geogrpahic data management, thematic mapping, basic map, and data base querying, as well as map creation and report writing. Three lectures and/or demonstrations, one two-hour lab Also listed as GRY 328. Prerequisites Cap 100. (4 credit hours)
Every spring

An Introduction to computer networks. Topics may include networking standards and the OSI model, transmission basics, network protocols, hardware, topologies and access methods, implemention and management of networkds, and networking operating systems. Prerequisites Cap 100 or permission of the Computer Applications Department. (3 credit hours)
Offered at least once per year

Introduction to desktop computer mapping. Practical experiece in using computer mapping techniques to create thematic maps that graphicsally display data. Database organization, manipulation and analysis for efficient production of publication quality maps for cimmunicating spatial information. Three lectures and/or demonstrations, one two-hour laboratory. Also listed as GRY 327 Prerequisites Cap 100 or permission of the Computer Applications Department. (3 credit hours)
Offered occasionally

Planning, execution, and delivery of a GIS- and CAP-based project, which demonstrates mastery of tools of GIS in a substansive application tailored to a field of interest. Also listed as GRY 330. Prerequisites GRY/CAP 327 or GRY/CAP 328. (4 credit hours)
Offered spring every two years

Developing data base applications using integrated data base management tools. Survey of data base structures and methodologies. Generation of custom reports and graphic displays. Selected advanced data base features such as screen design, macros, and procedures introduced. Prerequisites Cap 100. (3 credit hours)
Offered occasionally

Advanced Web page design features such as tables, frames, and forms as well as interactive applications such as animation and javascript. Prerequisites Cap 238 or CAP 240. (3 credit hours)
Offered at least once per year

Analysis and interpretation of data using a variety of advanced data analysis techniques for behavioral sciences and applied fields. Analysis will include multiple regression, factorial ANOVA, and multivariate statistics appropriate for a variety of research designs. Emphasis is placed on application and acquiring data analysis computer skills using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Prerequisites: PSY 201, or equivalent, and CAP 100. Also listed as PSY 403. (3 cr. hr.)
Offered occasionally

Selected topics. Maybe be taken more than once as subtitle changes. Prerequisites designated by department as appropriate for content and academic level of credit. (1-4 credit hours)

For students who are resource assistants in Computer Applications courses. Prerequisites Cap 100 or consent of instructor. (1-2 credit hours)
Every semester