rasmussen.edu | 888-5-RASMUSSEN COURSE DESCRIPTIONS CEN4614C Quality Assurance in Software Engineering 60 hours, 4 credits This course is the study of quality assurance for software systems and applications. Topics covered will be configuration management; software testing products, processes, and techniques; defect management, tracking, and reporting; and industry standards related to software quality and information assurance. This course will prepare students for the activities that provide confidence to stakeholders that a software solution will fulfill its quality requirements. Prerequisite: None CET2522C Cisco Network Routing and Switching 40 hours, 3 credits This course prepares students to work with routers and switches in a Local Area Network. Students will learn how to configure and troubleshoot Cisco switches and routers. Concepts in the course will include routing protocols like RIPv1, RIPv2, OSPF, VLANs and VLAN routing in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks, as well as DHCP, DNS, and NAT. This course will help prepare students to take the Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician (CCENT) Exam by using a variety of hands-on labs and simulations to understand router and switch configurations by emphasizing practical, real-world principles. Prerequisite: Introduction to Networks CET2660C Networking Security 40 hours, 3 credits This course introduces students to general security concepts including authentication methods, cryptography basics, and common network attacks and how to safeguard against them. Students will learn to create secure communications for remote access, email, the Web, directory and file transfer, and wireless data. They will understand the concepts of physical security and disaster recovery. This course uses a combination of lectures, demonstrations, discussions, online assignments, and hands-on labs to reinforce the course materials. Prerequisite: Introduction to Networks CGS1240 Computer Applications and Business Systems Concepts 40 hours, 3 credits This course teaches students basic to advanced computer concepts and skills, including creating and modifying Word documents, designing databases, spreadsheet creation and analysis, using the internet and e-commerce tools, and creating presentations with enhanced features and web tools. Prerequisite: None CGS1820C Introduction to HTML 40 hours, 3 credits This course will introduce students to the basics of HTML. Students will learn the latest in HTML, conforming to XML, and recent HTML coding standards. The course is a step-by-step approach for learning how to create, format, and enhance a webpage using HTML. Prerequisite: None CHM1100C General Chemistry 50 hours, 4 credits This course introduces students to the principles of chemistry with concepts and applications to understanding the world around us. Chemical topics covered in the course include basic chemical nomenclature, measurements, atomic theory, bonding, stoichiometry, states of matter, solutions, acids and bases, and basic chemical reactions. This course includes a virtual lab to practice and apply chemistry concepts. Prerequisite: None CIS1308 Logic and Troubleshooting 40 hours, 4 credits This course provides students with a strong base of critical thinking and troubleshooting methodologies for assessing situations and applying logical reasoning to various scenarios. The materials contained within this course will assist in building the student’s ability to form reasonable hypotheses for solving problems of a technical nature. Prerequisite: None CIS1538C Hardware and Software I 60 hours, 4 credits This course will introduce students to the installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of end-user personal-computer hardware (including laptops and mobile devices) and the software used to support the hardware. Additional topics covered include the relationship between computer hardware and software, computer networks and peripherals, virus protection, and maintenance planning. Finally, students will learn about and conduct the responsibilities of a professional PC technician. To reinforce the materials in this course, the instructor will assign direct hands-on projects to be performed in a physical or remote lab setting. This course helps prepare students to take the first part of the A+ certification exam. Prerequisite: None CIS1648C Hardware and Software II 60 hours, 4 credits This course is a continuation of Hardware and Software I, which prepared students for the first part of the CompTIA A+ exam. This course will prepare students for the second part of the CompTIA A+ exam, focusing on operating systems, file management, security, and troubleshooting. Using the Windows operating system, students will learn how to set up printers, file sharing, and troubleshoot problems related to the same. Operating system security and methods to prevent intrusion will be discussed. Concepts of virtualization and other common operating systems will be introduced. Prerequisite: Hardware and Software I CIS1710C Administering Windows Server 60 hours, 4 credits This course provides introductory coverage to implement, administer, and troubleshoot information systems that incorporate servers in a networked computing environment. In addition, this course will emphasize the use of proper server roles based on business requirements. This course uses a combination of lectures, demonstrations, discussions, online assignments, and hands-on labs to reinforce course materials. Prerequisite: Hardware and Software II CIS2647C Windows Directory Services 60 hours, 4 credits In-depth coverage of the skills necessary to install, configure, and administer Network Directory service. Prerequisite: Administering Windows Server CIS2911 Information Technology Capstone 20 hours, 2 credits The student gets to showcase the culmination of their skills in this capstone course. All areas of their learnings will be tested and applied through a project that is modeled on a real- world scenario. Management skills, project management, resource allocation, policies, and procedures are but a few of the skills that will be applied by the student to successfully complete this course. The intent of this course is to develop a portfolio-worthy project designed to demonstrate the knowledge of the student to improve their career standing within their current position or with a potential employer. Prerequisite: Expected to be the final lower-level core course completed CIS2960C Network Systems Administration Capstone 30 hours, 2 credits This course summarizes key learning throughout the student’s program. Students apply what they’ve learned by solving a real-world programming problem. This problem-solving exercise encompasses timelines, deadlines, team-building, and communication issues. Prerequisite: Expected to be the final lower-level core course completed CIS2983C Software Application Development Capstone 30 hours, 2 credits In this course, students will apply what they have learned throughout the program to a real-world, business-oriented problem. The final project requires students to analyze a business case, design a solution, and implement that solution. This project integrates critical thinking, analysis, planning, and communication skills. Prerequisite: Intended for the student’s last quarter CIS3086 Principles of Cyber Security 30 hours, 3 credits This course introduces students to a detailed examination of a systems-wide perspective for cyber security. Students will be introduced to security strategic planning processes, which includes an examination of policies, procedures, and staffing functions necessary to organize and administrate ongoing security functions in an organization. Prerequisite: ISM2321 Managing Information Security CIS3139 Security Risk Assessment 40 hours, 4 credits This course explores the elements of risk management essential to the business environment. This course will develop the rationale for risk-management strategies and examine the environments in which they operate. Students will learn, analyze, and evaluate approaches to measuring and managing risks in various business environments. Prerequisite: None CIS3240C Security Controls 50 hours, 4 credits This course develops basic understandings behind regular monitoring and reporting of business processes to guarantee data security. Topics include analyzing fundamental business processes, describing objectives behind trust service principles, creating security controls to meet trust service principle objectives, generating control test plans, designing monitoring techniques, and designing reporting techniques. Prerequisites: CNT3126 Advanced Networking; CNT3003 Advanced Network Security 94 ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM CIS3332 Cyber Security Policy Analysis 40 hours, 4 credits This course includes a discussion and assignments on security policies that can be used to help protect and maintain a network, such as acceptable use policy, password policy, email policy, and internet policy. Topics include organizational behavior and crisis management, cyber security policies, organizational change, and cyber security training. Prerequisite: CIS3086 Principles of Cyber Security CIS3417 Regulatory and Legal Compliance 40 hours, 4 credits This course provides an overview of the legal, institutional, and regulatory frameworks that businesses should put in place to address information security. This course identifies the laws, rules, and procedures for all individuals accessing and using an organization’s IT assets and resources. Prerequisite: CIS3086Principles of Cyber Security CIS3550C Information Technology Business Administration 50 hours, 4 credits Students completing the IT Business Administration course should be familiar with several business aspects of the IT organization and how it drives value for the organization at large. Several areas of business are covered from basic accounting principles, rudimentary management topics, and a survey of information technology hierarchy structures. Business ethics, hiring practices, and making sound financial decisions are described. The student will come away with a broad view of how the development and support of organizations co-exist and function within the larger organizational context. Prerequisite: None CIS3574C Organizational Policy 40 hours, 3 credits This course will allow students to learn and strengthen their understanding of organizational policies and frameworks. Students will apply these learned policies in complex business cases by coming up with innovated solutions to support what is required in today’s workplace. Students will expand and collaborate with partners where needed and use these organizational policies to drive and transform the thinking in their organization when change is required. Prerequisite: None CIS4005C IT Operations Management 40 hours, 4 credits The purpose of the IT Operations Management course is to give students a numeric perspective on the IT department. Students will learn how to develop standard operating procedures, create support metrics, and apply these to the proper operation of the IT department. This course will also cover how to properly read and analyze network utilization reports and properly staff various IT departments based on proposed call volume and support needs. Utilization of helpdesk tracking tools and implementation of a tracking system will also be covered to ensure an IT department has the proper foundation to start metrics reporting. Prerequisites: ISM4470C Information Technology Project Management II.
