Fall 2007
- 16-week Courses- (August 27- December 15)
- 8-week Session I- (August 28- October 16)
- 8-week Session II- (October 20- December 15)
- CSIS Fall Quarter
- CSIS Winter Quarter
Regular (16-week) Fall Session- (August 27- December 15)
Comp 111 - 001: History of Computing
- Instructor
- Dr. George Thiruvathukal
- Days, Time and Location
- Tuesday, Thursday 11:30 am- 12: 45 pm
TBD - Textbook
- Title: A History of Modern Computing:2nd Ed.
Author: Paul E. Ceruzzi
Title: Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology (Available Online)
Author: Howard Rheingold
Title: Universal History of Computing : From Abacus to Quantum Computer
Author: Irfah, Georges
Comp 111 - 002: History of Computing
- Instructor
- Staff
- Days, Time and Location
- Monday, Wednesday 4:15 pm- 5:30 pm
TBA
COMP 125 - 001: Visual Information Processing
- Instructor
- Mr. Mark Schukas
- Days, Time and Location
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:20 am- 10:10 am
DH 342
COMP 150 - 001: Introduction to Computing
- Instructor
- Dr. Andrew Harrington
- Days, Time and Location
- Tuesday, Thursday 10:00 am- 11:15 am
DH 342 - Textbook
- Title: The Analytical Engine
Authors: Decker, Rick & Hirshfield, Stuart, 2nd Ed.2004
ISBN: 0534391591
Recommended:
Title: Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science, 2004
Author: Zelle, John
ISBN: 1887902996
COMP 150 - 002: Introduction to Computing
- Instructor
- Staff
- Days, Time and Location
- Tuesday, Thursday 2:30 pm- 3:45 pm
DH 339 - Textbook
- Title: The Analytical Engine
Authors: Decker, Rick & Hirshfield, Stuart, 2nd Ed.2004
ISBN: 0534391591
Recommended:
Title: Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science, 2004
Author: Zelle, John
ISBN: 1887902996
COMP 150 - 003: Introduction to Computing
- Instructor
- Dr. William Honig
- Days, Time and Location
- Tuesday, Thursday 1:00 pm- 2:15 pm
LT 410 - Textbook
- No Textbook Required
COMP 163 - 001: Discrete Structures
- Instructor
- Dr. Ronald Greenberg
- Days, Time and Location
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:25 am- 11:15 am
TBA - Textbook
- Title: Discrete Mathematics, 6th Edition
Author: Richard Johnsonbaugh
Publisher: Prentice Hall
COMP 170 - 001: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
- Instructor
- Dr. Andrew Harrington
- Days, Time and Location
- Tuesday, Thursday 1:00 pm- 2:15 pm
DH 342 - Textbook
- Title: Objects First with Java: A Practical Introduction using BlueJ, 3rd Ed, 2006
Authors: David J. Barnes & Michael Kölling
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN : 013197629
COMP 170 - 002: Lab
- Days, Time and Location
- Tuesday, 2:30 pm- 3:20 pm
DH 342
COMP 170 - 003: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
- Instructor
- Dr. Peter Dordal
- Days, Time and Location
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday 2:45 pm- 3:35 pm
25EP 201 - Textbook
- Title: Objects First with Java,3rd Ed (or most current)
Authors: David J. Barnes & Michael Kölling
Publisher: Pearson/Prentice Hall
ISBN: 13-9780131976290
COMP 170 - 004: Lab
- Days, Time and Location
- Monday 4:15 pm- 5:05 pm
25EP 201
COMP 171 Scripting Languages Practicum
- Instructor
- Ms Maria Saenz
- Days, Time and Location
- Tuesday, 10:00 am -10:50 am DH 339
COMP 250 - 001: Introduction to Scientific and Technical Communication
This course is Writing Intensive
- Instructor
- Dr. Ronald Greenberg
- Days, Time and Location
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30 am- 12:20 pm
TBA - Textbook
- Title: Technical Communication, 8th Ed.
Author: Mike Markel
Publisher: Bedford/St Martin's
ISBN: 0-312-44197-5
COMP 271 - 001: Data Structures: Algorithms and Applications
- Instructor
- Mr. Matt Bone
- Days, Time and Location
- Monday, Wednesday 4:15 pm- 5:30 pm
DH 339 - Textbook
- Title: Data Structures and the Java Collections Framework, 2nd Ed.
Author: William J. Collins
Publisher: Mc-Graw Hill
ISBN: 0073022659
COMP 271 - 002: Lab
- Days, Time and Location
- Monday 2:45 pm- 3:35 pm
DH 339
COMP 300 - 001: Data Warehousing & Data Mining
- Instructor
- Dr. Chandra Sekharan
- Days, Time and Location
- Wednesday 1:00 pm- 3:30 pm
LT 410 - Textbook
- Title: Introduction to Data Mining, 2006
Authors: Tan, Pang-Ning, et al
Publisher: Pearson Addison-Wesley ISBN: 0-321-32136-7
Recommended:
Title: The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit, Most Current Edition
Author: Kimball, et al
COMP 314: Prob Solving Strategies I (1 credit)
- Instructor
- Dr. Andrew Harrington
- Days, Time and Location
- Initial meeting: Aug 30 3:00 pm- 4:00 pm to plan practice times
LT 415(Conference Room) - Textbook
- No Textbook Required
COMP 315: Prob Solving Strategies II (2 credits)
- Instructor
- Dr. Andrew Harrington
- Days, Time and Location
- Initial meeting: Aug 30 3:00 pm- 4:00 pm to plan practice times
LT 415(Conference Room) - Textbook
- No Textbook Required
COMP 339 - 001: Distributed Systems
- Instructor
- Dr. George Thiruvathukal
- Days, Time and Location
- Monday 4:15 pm- 6:45 pm
LT 412 - Textbook
- Title: Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms, 2nd Ed, 2007, Format: Cloth, 704 pp
Authors: Maarten Van Steen, Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 10:0132392275
COMP 340 - 001: Computer Forensics Investigations
- Instructor
- Staff
- Days, Time and Location
- Monday 7:00 pm- 9:30 pm
LT 410
- Textbook
- Title: Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations, 2nd Ed, 2006
Authors: Amelia Phillips, Bill Nelson, Frank Enfinger, Chris Steuart
Publisher: Thomson Course Technology
ISBN: 13:978-0-619-21706-810:0-619-21706-5
Recommended:
Title: Computer Forensics : Incident Response Essentials, 2002
Authors: Warren G. Kruse II, Jay G. Heiser
Publisher: Addison- Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-70719-5
COMP 373 - 001: Objects, Frameworks, and Patterns
- Instructor
- Dr. Konstantin Läufer
- Days, Time and Location
- Wednesday 7:00 pm- 9:30 pm
LT 412 - Textbook
- Title: Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design(Paperback), 2nd Ed.
Authors: Alan Shalloway, James Trott
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN: 10:0321247140
Recommended:
Title: Design Patterns in Java (Hardcover), 2nd Ed.
Authors: William Wake, Steven John Metsker
ISBN: 10:0321333020
Title:Objects First with Java(Paperback)
Authors: David J. Barnes & Michael Kölling, 3rd Ed.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Title:Java Precisely, 2nd Ed.(Available free on Books 24X7)
Author: Peter Sestoft
Publisher: The MIT Press
ISBN: 0262693259
COMP 381 - Bioinformatics
- Instructor
- Staff
- Days, Time and Location
- Tuesday, Thursday 4:15pm- 5:30pm
LSB 315
COMP 388 - 001: Server-Side Software Development
- Instructor
- Dr. Konstantin Läufer
- Days, Time and Location
- Thursday 7:00 pm- 9:30 pm
LT 412 - Textbook
- No Required Text
Recommended:
(Available free on Books 24X7)
Title: Pro Spring
Authors: Rob Harrop & Jan Machacek
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1590594614
Title: Struts Design and Programming: A Tutorial
Authors: Budi Kurniawan
Publisher: Brainy Software Corp.
ISBN: 0975212818
Title:Java Precisely, 2nd Ed.
Author: Peter Sestoft
Publisher: The MIT Press
ISBN: 0262693259
COMP 388 - 004: Human-Computer Interface Design
- Instructor
- Mr.Sebastin Herr
- Days, Time and Location
- Thursday 4:15 pm- 6:45 pm
TBA - Textbooks
- Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction,
4th Edition By Ben Shneiderman & Catherine Plaisant
Publisher: Addison Wesley - Syllabus
- Click here
COMP 388 - 005: Rapid Application Development Metholodgy (.NET)
- Instructor
- Karim Kabani
- Days, Time and Location
- LT 410
Saturday 10:00 am- 12:45 pm
First Class Sept 8th, Last Regular Class Dec 8th, Final Exam Dec 15th
Note: No class on Sept. 1st, Oct. 6th and Nov. 24th - Textbooks
- Required Text: Pro C# with .NET 3.0, Special Edition (Pro) (Hardcover)
by Andrew Troelsen (Author)
# ISBN-10: 1590598237
Recommended Book: Rapid Development, Steve McConnell # ISBN-13: 978-1590598238 - Software
- VS.NET 2005 MS-SQL Server (2005)
COMP 391 - 001: Internship in CS 1-6 units
Consult with Dr.Harrington,
and if approved the department
staff will register you.
COMP 398: Independent Study 1-6 units
Make plans with an individual faculty member and if approved, the
department staff will register you.
COMP 439 - 001: Distributed Systems
- Instructor
- Dr. George Thiruvathukal
- Days, Time and Location
- Monday 4:15 pm- 6:45 pm
LT 412 - Textbook
- Title: Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms, 2nd Ed, 2007, Format: Cloth, 704 pp
Authors: Maarten Van Steen, Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 10:0132392275
COMP 441 - 001: Human-Computer Interface Design
- Instructor
- Staff
- Days, Time and Location
- Thursday 4:15 pm- 6:45 pm
TBA - Syllabus
- Click Here
COMP 442 - 001: Server-Side Software Development
- Instructor
- Dr. Konstantin Läufer
- Days, Time and Location
- Thursday 7:00 pm- 9:30 pm
LT 412 - Textbook
- No Required Text
Recommended:
(Available free on Books 24X7)
Title: Pro Spring
Authors: Rob Harrop & Jan Machacek
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1590594614
Title: Struts Design and Programming: A Tutorial
Authors: Budi Kurniawan
Publisher: Brainy Software Corp.
ISBN: 0975212818
Title:Java Precisely, 2nd Ed.
Author: Peter Sestoft
Publisher: The MIT Press
ISBN: 0262693259
COMP 443 - 001: Computer Networks
- Instructor
- Dr. Peter Dordal
- Days, Time and Location
- Wednesday 4:15 pm- 6:45 pm
TBA - Textbook
- Title: Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, 4th Ed.
Authors: Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie
Publisher: Morgan-Kaufmann ISBN: 13-9780123705488
COMP 473 - 001: Object-Oriented Programming
- Instructor
- Dr. Konstantin Läufer
- Days, Time and Location
- Wednesday 7:00 pm- 9:30 pm
LT 412 - Textbook
- Title: Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design(Paperback), 2nd Ed.
Authors: Alan Shalloway, James Trott
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN: 10:0321247140
Recommended:
Title: Design Patterns in Java (Hardcover), 2nd Ed.
Authors: William Wake, Steven John Metsker
ISBN: 10:0321333020
Title:Objects First with Java(Paperback)
Authors: David J. Barnes & Michael Kölling, 3rd Ed.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Title:Java Precisely, 2nd Ed.
Author: Peter Sestoft
Publisher: The MIT Press
ISBN: 0262693259
COMP 488 - 001: Data Warehousing & Data Mining
- Instructor
- Dr. Chandra Sekharan
- Days, Time and Location
- Wednesday 1:00 pm- 3:30 pm
LT 410 - Textbook
- Title: Introduction to Data Mining, 2006
Authors: Tan, Pang-Ning, et al
Publisher: Pearson Addison-Wesley ISBN: 0-321-32136-7
Recommended:
Title: The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit, Most Current Edition
Author: Kimball, et al
This course counts in the EIM track of the IT degree.
COMP 488 - 002: Computer Forensics Investigations
- Instructor
- Staff
- Days, Time and Location
- Monday 7:00 pm- 9:30 pm
LT 410
- Textbook
- Title: Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations, 2nd Ed, 2006
Authors: Amelia Phillips, Bill Nelson, Frank Enfinger, Chris Steuart
Publisher: Thomson Course Technology
ISBN: 13:978-0-619-21706-810:0-619-21706-5
Recommended:
Title: Computer Forensics : Incident Response Essentials, 2002
Authors: Warren G. Kruse II, Jay G. Heiser
Publisher: Addison- Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-70719-5
COMP 488 - 003: Rapid Application Development Metholodgy (.NET)
- Instructor
- Karim Kabani
- Days, Time and Location
- LT 410
Saturday 10:00 am- 12:45 pm
First Class Sept 8th, Last Regular Class Dec 8th, Final Exam Dec 15th
Note: No class on Sept. 1st, Oct. 6th and Nov. 24th - Textbooks
- Required Text: Pro C# with .NET 3.0, Special Edition (Pro) (Hardcover)
by Andrew Troelsen (Author)
# ISBN-10: 1590598237
Recommended Book: Rapid Development, Steve McConnell # ISBN-13: 978-1590598238 - Software
- VS.NET 2005 MS-SQL Server (2005)
COMP 499: Independent Study 1-6 units
Make plans with an individual faculty member and if approved,the
department staff will register you.
First 8 Week Session - (August 28- October 16)
Comp 348 - 012: Network Security
- Instructor
- Professor Corby Schmitz
- Days, Time and Location
- Tuesday 5:45 pm- 9:45 pm
Aug. 28, Sept. 4, Sept. 11, Sept. 14 (Friday make up for Oct. 9), Sept. 18;
Sept. 25, Oct. 2, Oct. 9 (off), Oct. 16
LT 410 - Textbook
- Title: Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World, 2nd Ed.
Authors: Charlie Kaufman, Radia Perlman, Mike Speciner
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0130460192
Title: Network Intrusion Detection, 3rd Ed.
Authors: Stephen Northcutt, Judy Novak
Publisher: New Riders Publishing
ISBN: 0735712654
COMP 448 - 013: Network Security
- Instructor
- Professor Corby Schmitz
- Days, Time and Location
- Tuesday 5:45 pm- 9:45 pm
Aug. 28, Sept. 4, Sept. 11, Sept. 14 (Friday make up for Oct. 9), Sept. 18;
Sept. 25, Oct. 2, Oct. 9 (off), Oct. 16
LT 410 - Textbook
- Title: Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World, 2nd Ed.
Authors: Charlie Kaufman, Radia Perlman, Mike Speciner
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0130460192
Title: Network Intrusion Detection, 3rd Ed.
Authors: Stephen Northcutt, Judy Novak
Publisher: New Riders Publishing
ISBN: 0735712654
Second 8 Week Session - (October 20- December 15)
COMP 388 - 010: Software Development for Wireless/Mobile Devices
- Instructor
- Dr. William Honig
- Days, Time and Location
- Tuesday 5:45 pm- 9:45 pm
LT 410 - Textbook
- No Required Text
COMP 422 - 011: Software Development for Wireless/Mobile Devices
- Instructor
- Dr. William Honig
- Days, Time and Location
- Tuesday 5:45 pm- 9:45 pm
LT 410 - Textbook
- No Required Text
CSIS Fall Quarter
ISOM 494: Data Mining
- Instructor
- Dr. Mary Malliaris
- Days, Time and Location
- Friday, 6:00 pm- 9:00 pm
TBD

