Master of Science in Computer Information Technology
(MSCIT)

Textbook/Module Table
Classroom-Based Courses


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Core:
MSCC:  610 |  630  |  697

Database Technologies:
MSCD:  600 | 610 | 640 | 642 | 644 | 650| 670 | 676 | 680

Executive Information Technologies:
MSCI:  600 |610 | 620 | 630 | 640| 680 

Software Engineering:
MSSE:  600 | 610 | 620 | 630 | 640 | 645 | 670 | 672 | 674 | 676 | 680 | 682

Systems Engineering:
MSCT:  600 | 609 |620 | 660 | 662 | 664 | 670 | 672 | 674 | 676 | 680 | 697

Information Assurance:
MSIA:  670 | 672 | 674 | 676 | 678 | 680 | 682 | 684 | 697 

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MSCC 610 Information Systems Concepts
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Required Texts:

Stair, R., & Reynolds, G. (2007). Principles of information systems (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson Learning). ISBN13: 978-1-4239-0115-0 or 1-4239-0115-0 hard with CD. ©2008. Companion website: http://www.course.com.

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN13: 978-1-55798-791-4 or ISBN: 1-55798-791-2 soft. Companion website: http://www.apastyle.org.

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MSCC 630 Information Systems Architecture
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Required Texts:

Bernard, S. A. (2005). An introduction to enterprise architecture (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Author House. ISBN: 978-1-4208-8050-2 or 1-4208-8050-0 soft.

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN13: 978-1-55798-791-4 or 1-55798-791-2 soft. Companion website: http://www.apastyle.org.

Stair, R., & Reynolds, G. (2007). Principles of information systems (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson Learning). ISBN13: 978-1-4239-0115-0 or 1-4239-0115-0 hard with CD. ©2008. Companion website: http://www.course.com.

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MSCC 697 Information Technology Research Methods
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Required Texts:

Creswell, J. W. (2003). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Leedy, P. D. and Ormrod, J. E. (2005) Practical Research: Planning and Design (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Willis, J. (2007). Foundations of qualitative research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN13: 978-1-55798-791-4 or ISBN: 1-55798-791-2 soft. Companion website: http://www.apastyle.org.
 

Optional (Recommended) Textbooks:

Yin,  R. K. (2003). Case study research design and methods (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage

First Assignment (Non-graded) – Due Prior to Week 1

1. Review the Table of Contents for the following text. Acquaint yourself with the chapters, style, and content of the text.

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the AmericanPsychological Association: Fifth Edition. Washington, D. C.: APA Service Center.

2. Locate at least three Web sites that serve as references for APA writing style. Review the sites and bookmark each for quick reference and use.

3. Go to the American Library Association’s Web site and keyword search for: Information Literacy Standards for Science and Engineering/Technology.    Read the standards.

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MSCD 600 Database Architecture
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Required Texts:

Rob, P., & Coronel, C. (2007). Database systems: Design, implementation, and management (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson Learning). ISBN: 978-1-4188-3593-5 or 1-4188-3593-5 hard.

Greenwald, R., Stackowiak, R., & Stern, J. (2007). Oracle essentials: Oracle Database 11g (4th ed.). Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates. ISBN: 978-0-596-51454-9 or 0-596-51454-9 soft.

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MSCD 610 Database Concepts
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Required Texts:

Connolly, T. M., & Begg, C. E. (2005). Database Systems: A practical approach to design, implementation and management (4th ed.). Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. ISBN13: 978-0-321-29401-2 or ISBN: 0-321-29401-7 soft.

Casteel, J. (2006). Oracle 10g SQL (1st ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson Learning). ISBN: 1-4188-3269-X soft with 2 CDs. ©2007.

Software:

None required. Students will access an Oracle account via the Regis University Academic Research Network.

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MSCD 640 Database Administration
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Required Texts:
Powell, G., & McCullough-Dieter, C. (2006). Oracle 10g Database Administrator: Implementation and Administration (1st ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson Learning). ISBN: 978-1-4188-3665-8 or 1-4188-3665-6 soft with CD. ©2007.

 Connolly, T. M., & Begg, C. E. (2005). Database Systems: A practical approach to design, implementation and management (4th ed.). Harlow, Essex, England: Addison-Wesley (Pearson Education). ISBN13: 978-0-321-29401-2 or 0-321-29401-7 soft.

Software:

None required. Students will access an Oracle account via the Regis University Academic Research Network.

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MSCD 642 Database Backup and Recovery
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Required Texts:

Kuhn, D., Alapati, S., & Nanda, A. (2007). RMAN Recipes for Oracle Database 11g: A problem-Solution Approach. Berkeley, CA: Apress (Springer-Verlag). ISBN: 978-159059851-1 or 1-59059851-2 soft.

 Connolly, T., & Begg, C. (2005). Database Systems: A practical approach to design, implementation and management (4th ed.). Reading, MA:  Addison-Wesley. ISBN: 978-0-321-29401-2 or 0-321-29401-7 soft.

Optional Text:

Rajan, C. (2006). Oracle 10g Database Administrator II: Backup/Recovery and Network Administration. Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson Learning). ISBN: 978-1-4188-3664-1 or 1-4188-3664-8. ©2007.

Software:

None required. Students will access an Oracle account via the Regis University Academic Research Network.

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MSCD 644 Database Performance Tuning
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Required Text:

Afyouni, H. A. (2004). Oracle9i Performance Tuning: Optimizing Database Productivity (1st ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (CENGAGE Learning). ISBN13: 978-0-619-16004-3 or ISBN 0-619-16004-7 soft.

Connolly, T. M., & Begg, C. E. (2005). Database Systems: A practical approach to design, implementation and management (4th ed.). Reading MA: Addison-Wesley. ISBN13: 978-0-321-29401-2 or ISBN: 0-321-29401-7 soft.

Software:
None required. Students will access an Oracle account via the Regis University Academic Research Network.

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MSCD 650 PL/SQL Programming
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Required Texts:

Casteel, J. (2007). Oracle 10g Developer: PL/SQL Programming (1st ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (CENGAGE Learning). ISBN: 978-1-4239-0136-5 or 1-4239-0136-3 soft. ©2008. 

Connolly, T. M., & Begg, C. E. (2005). Database systems: A practical approach to design, implementation and management (4th ed.). Reading, MA:  Addison-Wesley (Pearson Education). ISBN: 978-0-321-29401-2 or 0-321-29401-7 soft.

Software:

None required. Students will access an Oracle account via the Regis University Academic Research Network.

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MSCD 670 Middleware Architectures & Database Applications
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Required Texts:

 Britton, C., & Bye, P. (2004). IT architectures and middleware: Strategies for building large, integrated systems (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley (Pearson Education). ISBN: 978-0-321-24694-3 or 0-321-24694-2 soft.

Connolly, T. M., & Begg, C. E. (2004). Database Systems: A practical approach to design, implementation and management (4th ed.). Harlow, Essex, England: Addison-Wesley (Pearson Education). ISBN: 978-0-321-29401-2 or 0-321-29401-7 soft.

Optional Texts:

Garmany, J., & Burleson, D. K. (2004). Oracle Application Server 10g Administration Handbook: Build and Maintain a Robust E-Business Infrastructure (1st ed.). Emeryville, CA: McGraw-Hill/Osborne (Oracle Press). ISBN: 978-0-07-222958-5 or 0-07-222958-6 soft.

Software:

None required. Students will access an Oracle account via the Regis University Academic Research Network. 

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MSCD 676 XML Concepts for Database Development
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Required Texts:

Carey, P. (2007). New perspectives on XML (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson Learning). ISBN: 978-1-4188-6064-6 or 1-4188-6064-6 soft.

 Connolly, T. M., & Begg, C. E. (2005). Database Systems: A practical approach to design, implementation and management (4th ed.). Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. ISBN: 978-0-321-29401-2 or 0-321-29401-7 soft.

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MSCD 680 Advanced Database Technologies
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Required Text:
Connolly, T. M., & Begg, C. E. (2005). Database Systems: A practical approach to design, implementation and management (4th ed.). Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. ISBN: 978-0-321-29401-2 or 0-321-29401-7 soft.

Software:

None required. Students will access an Oracle account via the Regis University Academic Research Network.  

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MSCI 600 Strategic Information Technology
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Required Texts:

Luftman, J. N. (2003). Managing the Information Technology Resource: Leadership in the Information Age (1st ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall (Pearson Education). ISBN: 0-13-035126-1 hard.

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN13: 978-1-55798-791-4 or ISBN: 1-55798-791-2 soft. Companion website: http://www.apastyle.org.

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MSCI 610 Ethics in Information Technology
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Required Texts:

Spinello, R. A., & Tavani, H. T. (Eds.) (2004). Readings in CyberEthics (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. ISBN: 0-7637-24106 soft.

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN13: 978-1-55798-791-4 or ISBN: 1-55798-791-2 soft. Companion website: http://www.apastyle.org.

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MSCI 620 E-Commerce Technology Management
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Required Texts:
Turban, E., King, D., Lee, J. K., Marshall, P. & McKay, J. (2007). Electronic Commerce 2008: A Managerial Perspective (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall (Pearson Education). ISBN13: 978-013-2243318 hard. ISBN: 0132243318.  Companion website: http://www.prenhall.com/turban. The new 5th edition Electronic Commerce 2008 will be effective Spring 2008 8W1 (January).

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN13: 978-1-55798-791-4 or ISBN: 1-55798-791-2 soft. Companion website: http://www.apastyle.org.

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MSCI 630 Knowledge Management
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Required Texts:

Becerra-Fernandez, I. (2003). Knowledge management: Challenges, solutions, and technologies (1st ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall (Pearson Education). ISBN: 0-13-109931-0 hard.

Tiwana, A. (2002). The knowledge management toolkit: Orchestrating IT, strategy, and knowledge platforms (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall (Pearson Education). ISBN: 0-13-009224-X hard.

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN13: 978-1-55798-791-4 or ISBN: 1-55798-791-2 soft. Companion website: http://www.apastyle.org.

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MSCI 680 Information Technology Project Management
(formerly MSCC 680 Project Management)
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Required Texts:

Schwalbe, K. (2005). Information technology project management (4th ed.) Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson Learning). ISBN13: 978-0-619-21526-2 or ISBN: 0-619-21526-7 soft with project 2003 trial CD. ©2006. The new 5th edition published July 2007 with ©2008 will be effective Spring 2008 8W1 (January).

Yourdon, E. (2004). Death March (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall (Pearson Education). ISBN: 0-13-143635-X soft.

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN13: 978-1-55798-791-4 or ISBN: 1-55798-791-2 soft. Companion website: http://www.apastyle.org.

Optional:

PMI Standards Committee. (2004). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (3rd ed.). Also known as the PMBOK® Guide. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute. ISBN: 1-930699-45-X soft.

Software:

Microsoft Project 2003 or latest edition. Microsoft Corporation.

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MSSE 600 Object Oriented Software Engineering
cross-listed with MSCS 600
Module Pending

Required Texts:
Schach, S. R. (2006). Object-Oriented and Classical Software Engineering (7th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill/WCB. ISBN: 0-07-319126-4 hard (book alone). ©2007.

Eriksson, H., Penker, M., Lyons, B. & Fado, D. (2003). UML 2 Toolkit. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 0-471-46361-2 soft with CD.

Optional Texts:

Christensen, M. J., & Thayer, R. H. (2002). The Project Manager's Guide to Software Engineering's Best Practices (1st ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN: 0-7695-1199-6 soft.

Thayer, R. H., & Christensen, M. J.  (2005). Software Engineering Volume 1: The Development Process (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN13: 978-0-471-68417-6 or ISBN: 0-471-68417-1 soft.

Thayer, R. H., & Dorfman, M. (2005). Software Engineering Volume 2: The Supporting Processes (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN13: 978-0-471-68418-3 or ISBN: 0-471-68418-X soft.

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MSSE 610 Software Requirements and Processes
cross-listed with MSCS 610
Module Pending

Required Texts:
Wiegers, K. E. (2003). Software Requirements (2nd ed.). Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press. ISBN: 0-7356-1879-8 soft.

Boehm, B., & Turner, R. (2003). Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley (Pearson Education). ISBN: 0-321-18612-5 soft.

Optional Texts:

Christensen, M. J., & Thayer, R. H. (2002). The Project Manager's Guide to Software Engineering's Best Practices (1st ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN: 0-7695-1199-6 soft.

Thayer, R. H., & Christensen, M. J.  (2005). Software Engineering Volume 1: The Development Process (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN13: 978-0-471-68417-6 or ISBN: 0-471-68417-1 soft.

Thayer, R. H., & Dorfman, M. (2005). Software Engineering Volume 2: The Supporting Processes (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN13: 978-0-471-68418-3 or ISBN: 0-471-68418-X soft.

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MSSE 620 Software Construction, Tools and Methods
cross-listed with MSCS 620
  Module Pending

Required Text:

McConnell, S. (2004). Code Complete (2nd ed.). Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press. ISBN: 0-7356-1967-0 soft.

Optional Texts:

Christensen, M. J., & Thayer, R. H. (2002). The Project Manager's Guide to Software Engineering's Best Practices (1st ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN: 0-7695-1199-6 soft.

Thayer, R. H., & Christensen, M. J.  (2005). Software Engineering Volume 1: The Development Process (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN13: 978-0-471-68417-6 or ISBN: 0-471-68417-1 soft.

Thayer, R. H., & Dorfman, M. (2005). Software Engineering Volume 2: The Supporting Processes (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN13: 978-0-471-68418-3 or ISBN: 0-471-68418-X soft.

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MSSE 630 Software Design
cross-listed with MSCS 630
  Module Pending

Required Texts:
Fowler, M. (2002). Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture (1st ed.). Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley (Pearson Education). ISBN:0-321-12742-0 hard.

Britton, C., & Bye, P. (2004). IT Architectures and Middleware: Strategies for Building Large, Integrated Systems (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley (Pearson Education). ISBN: 0-321-24694-2 soft.

Optional Texts:

Christensen, M. J., & Thayer, R. H. (2002). The Project Manager's Guide to Software Engineering's Best Practices (1st ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN: 0-7695-1199-6 soft.

Thayer, R. H., & Christensen, M. J.  (2005). Software Engineering Volume 1: The Development Process (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN13: 978-0-471-68417-6 or ISBN: 0-471-68417-1 soft.

Thayer, R. H., & Dorfman, M. (2005). Software Engineering Volume 2: The Supporting Processes (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN13: 978-0-471-68418-3 or ISBN: 0-471-68418-X soft.

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MSSE 640 Software Quality and Test
cross-listed with MSCS 640
Module Pending

Required Texts:
Burnstein, I. (2003). Practical Software Testing: A Process-Oriented Approach. Springer-Verlag. ISBN: 0-387-95131-8 hard.

Christensen, M. J., & Thayer, R. H. (2002). The Project Manager's Guide to Software Engineering's Best Practices (1st ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN: 0-7695-1199-6 soft.

Thayer, R. H., & Christensen, M. J.  (2005). Software Engineering Volume 1: The Development Process (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN13: 978-0-471-68417-6 or ISBN: 0-471-68417-1 soft.

Thayer, R. H., & Dorfman, M. (2005). Software Engineering Volume 2: The Supporting Processes (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN13: 978-0-471-68418-3 or ISBN: 0-471-68418-X soft.

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MSSE 645 Software Configuration Management and Maintenance
cross-listed with MSCS 645
Module Pending

Required Texts:
Hass, A. M. J. (2003). Configuration Management Principles and Practice  (1st ed.). Boston, MA: Addison Wesley (Pearson Education). ISBN: 0-321-11766-2 soft.

Christensen, M. J., & Thayer, R. H. (2002). The Project Manager's Guide to Software Engineering's Best Practices (1st ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN: 0-7695-1199-6 soft.

Thayer, R. H., & Christensen, M. J.  (2005). Software Engineering Volume 1: The Development Process (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN13: 978-0-471-68417-6 or ISBN: 0-471-68417-1 soft.

Thayer, R. H., & Dorfman, M. (2005). Software Engineering Volume 2: The Supporting Processes (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN13: 978-0-471-68418-3 or ISBN: 0-471-68418-X soft.

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MSSE 670 Java Programming
cross-listed with MSCS 670
Module Pending

Required Text:

Sierra, K., & Bates, B. (2005). Head First Java (2nd ed.). Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. ISBN: 0-596-00920-8 soft.

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MSSE 672 Advanced Java Programming
cross-listed with MSCS 672
Module Pending

Required Text:

Deitel, H. M., & Deitel, P. J. (2005) Java: How to Program (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall (Pearson Education). ISBN: 0-13-148398-6 soft. Companion website: http://www.prenhall.com/deitel

Optional Texts:
Flanagan, D. (2002). Java in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference (4th. ed.). Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates. ISBN: 0-596-00283-1 soft. Companion website: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/javanut5.

Vermeulen, A., Ambler, S. W., Bumgardner, G., Metz, E., Misfeldt, T., Shur, J., & Thompson, P. (2000). The Elements of Java Style. New York: Cambridge University Press & SIGS Books. ISBN: 0-521-77768-2 soft.

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MSSE 674 Enterprise Java Programming
cross-listed with MSCS 674
Module Pending

Required Text:

 Basham, B., Sierra, K., & Bates, B. (2004). Head First Servlets and JSP (1st ed.). Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates. ISBN: 0-596-00540-7 soft.

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MSSE 676 Advanced Enterprise Java Programming
cross-listed with MSCS 676
 Module Pending

Required Text:

Burke, B., & Monson-Haefel, R. (2006). Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0. (5th ed.). Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media, Inc. ISBN: 978-0596009786.

Patel Sriganesh, R., Brose, G., & Silverman, M. Mastering Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0, download from http://www.theserverside.com/tt/books/wiley/masteringEJB3/downloads/MasteringEJB4thEd.pdf?app=true

Optional Text:

 Patel Sriganesh, R., Brose, G., & Silverman, M. (2006) Mastering Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0. Indianapolis, IN: Wiley Publishing, Inc. ISBN: 978-0471785415.

 Keith, M., & Schincariol, M. (2006) Pro EJB 3: Java Persistence API. Berkeley, CA: Apress (Spring-Verlag). ISBN: 978-1590596456

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MSSE 680 C# Programming
cross-listed with MSCS 680
Module Pending

Required Text:

Watson, K., Nagel, C., Pedersen, J. H., Reid, J. D., Skinner, M., & White, E. (2005). Beginning Visual C# 2005. Indianapolis, IN: Wrox Press (Wiley). ISBN: 0-7645-7847-2 soft. ©2006.

Optional software:

 Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005 Standard Version. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation.

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MSSE 682 Programming .NET with C#
cross-listed with MSCS 682
Module Pending

Required Text:
Watson, K., Nagel, C., Evjen, B., Glynn, J., Skinner, M., & Jones, A. (2005). Professional C# 2005. Indianapolis, IN: Wrox Press (Wiley). ISBN: 0-7645-7534-1 soft. ©2006.

Optional software:

Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005 Standard Version. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation.

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MSCT 600 Network Essentials
(formerly MSCN 600)
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Required Text:

Goldman, J. E., & Rawles, P. T. (2004). Applied Data Communications: A Business-Oriented Approach (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN: 0-471-34640-3 hard.

Optional Text:

Slone, J. P. (1998). Local Area Network Handbook (1st ed.) Auerbach Publications (CRC Press). ISBN: 0-8493-9838-X hard.

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MSCT 609 UNIX Concepts
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Required Text:

Rosen, K. H., Host, D. A., Klee, R., & Rosinski, R. R. (2007). UNIX: The complete reference (2nd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Osborne. ISBN: 978-0-07-226336-7 or 0-07-226336-9 soft.

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MSCT 620 Access Networks
(formerly MSCN 620 Networking Technologies)
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Required Text:

Arregoces M., & Portolani, M. (2003). Data Center Fundamentals (1st ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Cisco Press/Prentice Hall (Pearson Education). ISBN: 1-58705-023-4 hard. ©2004.

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MSCT 660 Supporting and Managing Middleware Systems
(formerly MSCN 660 Client/Server Architecture)
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Required Text:

Stern H., & Marcus E. (2003). Blueprints for High Availability (2nd ed.). Indianapolis, IN: John Wiley and Sons. ISBN: 978-0-471-43026-1 or 0-471-43026-9 soft.

Optional Text:

Arregoces M., & Portolani, M. (2004). Data Center Fundamentals (1st ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Cisco Press/Prentice Hall (Pearson). ISBN: 978-1-58705-023-7 or 1-58705-023-4 hard.

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MSCT 662 Introduction to Storage Area Networks
(formerly MSCN 662 Internetwork and Wan Design)
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Required Texts:

Barker, R., & Massiglia, P. (2002). Storage Area Network Essentials: A complete guide to understanding and implementing SANs (1st ed.). New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons (VERITAS Series). ISBN: 978-0-471-03445-2 or 0-471-03445-2 hard.

Clark, T. (2002). IP SANs: A Guide to iSCSI, iFCP, and FCIP Protocols for Storage Area Networks. Boston, MA: Addison Wesley (Pearson Education). ISBN: 978-0-201-75277-9 or 0-201-75277-8 soft.

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MSCT 664  Routing and Switching
(formerly MSCN 664)
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Required Text:

Lammle, T. (2003). Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Study Guide (4th ed.). Alameda, CA: Sybex Publishing, Inc. ISBN: 0-7821-4311-3 hard (with CD).

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MSCT 670 Information Enterprise Assurance
(formerly MSC 694I)
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Required Texts:

Ciampa, M. (2005). Security+ Guide to Networking Security Fundamentals (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson/Cengage). ISBN: 978-0-619-21566-8 or 0-619-21566-6 soft w/CD.

 Whitman, M. E., & Mattord, H. J. (2005). Principles of Information Security (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson/Cengage). ISBN: 978-0-619-21625-2 or 0-619-21625-5 soft. 

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MSCT 672 Managing A Secure Enterprise
(formerly MSC 694J)
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Required Text:

Weaver, R. (2007). Guide To Network Defense and Countermeasures (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson/Cengage). ISBN: 978-1-4188-3679-5 or 1-4188-3679-6 soft.

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MSCT 674 Planning and Implementing Architecture Security
(formerly MSC 694K)
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Required Texts:

Ciampa, M. (2005). Security+ Guide to Networking Security Fundamentals (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson/Cengage). ISBN: 978-0-619-21566-8 or 0-619-21566-6 soft w/CD.

Mackey, D. (2003). Web Security for Network and System Administrators (1st ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson/Cengage). ISBN: 0-619-06495-1 soft w/CDs.

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MSCT 676 Securing and Protecting: Systems, Applications, and Data
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Required Text:

Pfleeger, Charles P. and Shari Lawrence (2007).  Security in Computing, Fourth Edition  Prentice Hall.   ISBN: 0-13-239077-9

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MSCT 680 Enterprise Storage
(formerly MSCN 690 Enterprise Analysis and Design)
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Required Texts:

 Clark, T. (2003). Designing Storage Area Networks: A Practical Reference for Implementing Fibre Channel and IP SANs (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley (Pearson Education). ISBN13: 978-0-321-13650-3 or 0-321-13650-0 soft.

Massiglia, P., & Marcus, E. (2002). The Resilient Enterprise: Recovering Information Services From Disasters. Mountain View, CA: Veritas (Symantec). ISBN: None. Not available via bookstore/retail. Complimentary copies provided by facilitator prior to class.

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MSCT 697 Information Technology Research Methods
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Required Texts:

Creswell, J. W. (2003). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Willis, J. (2007). Foundations of qualitative research. Thousands Oaks, CA: Sage.

Leedy, P. D. and Ormrod, J. E. (2005) Practical Research: Planning and Design (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: Fifth Edition. Washington, D. C.: APA Service Center.

 Optional (Recommended) Text:

Yin, R. K. (2003). Case study research design and methods (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

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MSIA 670 Information Enterprise Assurance
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Required Texts:

Whitman, M. E., & Mattord, H. J. (2005). Principles of Information Security. (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson/Cengage). ISBN: 978-0-619-21625-2 or 0-619-21625-5 soft.

Ciampa, M. (2005). Security+ Guide to Networking Security Fundamentals. (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson/Cengage). ISBN: 978-0-619-21566-8 or 0-619-21566-6 soft w/CD.

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MSIA 672 Managing a Secure Enterprise
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Required Texts:

Weaver, R. (2007). Guide to Network Defense and Countermeasures. (2nd ed.) Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson/Cengage). ISBN: 978-1-4188-3679-5 or 1-4188-3679-6 soft.

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MSIA 674 Planning and Implementing Architecture Security
(formerly 694K)
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Required Texts:

Ciampa, M. (2005). Security+ Guide to Networking Security Fundamentals (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson/Cengage). ISBN: 978-0-619-21566-8 or 0-619-21566-6 soft w/CD.

Mackey, D. (2003).  Web Security for Network and System Administrators (1st ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson/Cengage). ISBN: 0-619-06495-1 soft w/CDs.

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MSIA 676 Securing and Protecting Systems, Applications, and Data
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Required Texts:

Pfleeger, Charles P. and Lawrence, Shari (2007). Security in Computing.(4th ed.). Prentice Hall.  ISBN: 0-13-2390779.

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MSIA 678 Risk Management
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Conrow, E. H.(2003) Effective Risk Management: Some Keys to Success, (2nd ed.) Reston, VA: American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA). ISBN: 978-1-56347-581-8 or 1-56347-581-2 hard.

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MSIA 680 Computer Forensics
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Required Texts:

Carvey, H. (2007). Windows Forensic Analysis DVD toolkit (1st ed.). Burlington, MA: Syngress (Elsevier). ISBN: 978-1-59749-156-3 or 1-59749-156-X soft w/DVD.

Jones, K. J., Bejtlich, R., & Rose, C. W. (2006). Real Digital Forensics: Computer Security and Incident Response (1st ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Addison Wesley (Pearson). ISBN: 978-0-321-24069-9 or 0-321-24069-3 soft w/DVD.

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MSIA 682 Network Forensics
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Required Texts:

 There are no textbooks required in the course. Research will be conducted with on-line resources, including industry white papers, internal and external academic repositories, industry professional personal experiences, and the wide variety of professional organizational websites and vendor informational links available to the student. 

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MSIA 684 IT Auditing
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Required Texts:

Cascarino, R. E. (2007). Auditor's Guide to Information Systems Auditing. (1st ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN: 978-0-470-00989-5 or 0-470-00989-6 hard w/CD.

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MSIA 697 Information Technology Research Methods
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Required Texts:

Creswell, J. W. (2003). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Willis, J. (2007). Foundations of qualitative research. Thousands Oaks, CA: Sage.

Leedy, P. D. and Ormrod, J. E. (2005) Practical Research: Planning and Design (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: Fifth Edition. Washington, D. C.: APA Service Center.

 Optional (Recommended) Text:

Yin, R. K. (2003). Case study research design and methods (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

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