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INSS 745 SYSTEMS PROBLEM SOLVING
METHODS

Former course number 645 Prerequisites: INSS 615, 630
Credit 3
This course covers a broad range of the information management
issues, concerns, and approaches for the identification, measuring, and
controlling the process of solving complex systems problems. It
explores general and specific methods for effective and efficient
solution to a variety of information systems problems encountered in
the private and public sectors. The course will give students a thorough
understanding of the universality of systems thinking and the dynamic
nature of systems problems. Students will be exposed to a life cycle
approach to selecting, developing, and testing alternative solutions. The
students will also be introduced to both quantitative and qualitative
techniques for preparing and/or presenting managerial reports.

INSS 750 DISTRIBUTED DATABASE SYSTEMS SECURITY
Prerequisite: INSS 650
Credit 3
This course emphasizes hands-on experience in the study of security
frameworks for databases in a distributed environment. Students learn
the science and methods of securing distributed data. Models for
multilevel security in both relational and object-oriented databases are
studied. Topics include discretionary and mandatory access controls,
secure database design, data integrity, secure architectures, secure
transaction processing, information flow controls, inference controls,
auditing, and statistical database security. Students survey commercial
systems and develop research prototypes.

INSS 755 DATA WAREHOUSING AND MINING

Prerequisite: INSS 650
Credit 3 This course provides a comprehensive study of the business
potential of data warehousing, including techniques for designing and
maintaining large data warehouses as well as how to effectively use
data warehouses for business advantage. Topics include OLAP, star
schemas, data integration, data cleaning, maintenance of views in the

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