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modern healthcare IT environment. Students will study health information applications in hospitals, clinics, public health settings, government
repositories, Internet, and other media. Emphasis will be on the analysis and use of health information by patients/consumers, professionals
and government.

BUIS 461 TELECOMM FOR BUSINESS (FALL only) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BUIS 360. This course provides students with an overview of the principles of telecommunications. It will cover the business
applications of telecommunications technology, data-enhancing flow of information within the organization, design of telecommunications
systems, and hardware and software analysis of needed specifications for designing telecommunications systems.

BUIS 462 DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS (SPRING Only) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BUIS 361 and BUIS 362. This course is an introduction to the analysis, design, and application of information systems used in
the direct support of managerial decision-making. This course will cover the design and construction of specific management support tools
such as Decision Support Systems, Executive Support Systems, Group Decision Support Systems, and Expert Systems. Laboratory work will
include construction of prototype support systems and expert systems.
BUIS 463 ELECTRONIC COMMERCE (FALL, WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BUIS 360. This course provides students with an understanding of the basic technology of the Internet and the World Wide
Web. It also will cover the tools, skills, business concepts, strategic opportunities, and social issues that surround the global information
infrastructure and the emergence of electronic commerce.

BUIS 475 INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT (SPRING only) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BUIS 361. This course will provide an overview of the project management process as it relates to information systems. Project
management techniques and methodologies for information systems development will be examined. Important issues that will be addressed
include scheduling, resource allocation, risk assessment, contingency planning, management and user reporting, and automated project planning
tolls will be included.

CAAS: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT STUDIES
CAAS 101 INTRO TO CHILD & ADOLESCENT STUDIES (FALL, SPRING) 3 CREDITS
This course is an introduction of the theories, practices and trends in the human service profession and specifically how they relate to children and
adolescence. The course will examine current events, situations and best practices in regards to children and their families.

CAAS 220 INFANCY AND TODDLERHOOD (SPRING) 3 CREDITS
The primary goal of this course is to introduce students to the psychological study of infancy and toddlerhood, beginning with conception and
ending at approximately age 3. The course will deal with many aspects of development in this age range, including conception, prenatal
development, physical, neurological, motor, and perceptual development. It will also focus on cognitive development, including language, learning,
memory & reasoning. We will also explore social development, including such topics as parent-child attachment, effects of maternal employment
and sex-role development.

CAAS 230 ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT & SOCIAL CHANGE (SPRING) 3 CREDITS
The goal of this course is to examine adolescent development. The course will look at the basic changes that take place in adolescence (physiological
changes, changes in thinking, and changes in social interactions), the context within which these changes take place (adolescents
in family, peer, school and work environments), and the psychosocial areas in which development takes places (autonomy, identity, intimacy,
sexuality, achievement).
CAAS 250 CHILD AND FAMILY LIFE SKILLS (FALL) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): CAAS 101. The course is designed to explore contemporary issues affecting children, youth and families. Specific topics will include
the marital/family system, parent/child interaction, divorce, death of a family member, chronic illness and theoretical approaches to
family study. Students will also gather insights into differing lifestyles and how this impacts children and youth.
CAAS 260 CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT (FALL) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): CAAS 101. This course will examine historical and contemporary issues affecting the maltreatment of children/adolescents in
regards to child abuse and neglect. The course will raise awareness of how society has evolved to address the growing problem of child abuse and
neglect. It will enable students to recognize symptoms and signals of child abuse.
CAAS 270 SOCIOLOGICAL ISSUES (FALL) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): CAAS 101. This course will focus on socialization issues of children as it pertains to violence in the home, poverty, substance abuse,
violence in schools, crime, and being a part of a blended family.
CAAS 280 RUNAWAY & HOMELESS YOUTH (FALL) 3 CREDITS
Elective: This course will explore reasons why children/youth runaway or end up homeless and on the streets. It is an interdisciplinary course with
strong underpinning from interactionist and conflict theories. Students will examine the emotional, social, psychological and political dimensions
of this growing societal problem. Special attention will be given to child sexual abuse and domestic violence issues.
CAAS 282 DOMESTIC & FAMILY VIOLENCE (SPRING) 3 CREDITS
Elective: This course will cover the history of domestic and family violence, current theories, the causes of violence in the family, interventions and
preventative models to curb family and domestic unrest and the effects of family violence on children and youth.

CAAS 300 THE PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN BOYS 3 CREDITS
Prerequisites: CAAS 101 or SOCI 302. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of psychosocial development in a sub-group of
African American males, age 5-15 with respect to achieving developmental milestones in childhood and adolescence within a high stress

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