UMUC Graduate Courses Offered in Europe

UMUC graduate courses offered in Europe normally carry three credit hours of graduate credit. Courses may be scheduled in eight-week terms and meet either in the evening twice a week or on four alternating weekends, or over a traditional sixteen-week semester meeting on a schedule which insures forty-eight contact hours (50 minutes/hour) required for each three-credit hour classroom course. For detailed course information, students should refer to current syllabi, also available online at www.ed.umuc.edu/schedule or at a UMUC-Europe field office.

COMM 600 Academic Writing for Graduate Students (3)
A writing seminar designed to help graduate students acquire and strengthen the writing and critical thinking skills needed for effective academic writing. Emphasis is on developing well-organized, well-supported, and clear arguments; demonstrating the appropriate use of sources; and refining grammar and mechanics. The writing process presented begins with planning, continues through drafting and revision, and culminates in completion of a final project that demonstrates advanced writing and critical thinking skills.

HSMN 610 Concepts in Homeland Security (3)
An overview of the basic concepts of homeland security, including infrastructure protection, jurisdiction, and issues in technical areas such as interconnectivity and interoperability. The nation’s telecommunications and information technology networks are both vulnerable assets and critical solutions. Formerly ITSM 620.

HSMN 620 Physical Security (3)
A comprehensive study of the many interdependent elements involved in protecting man-made structures from direct or indirect physical and cyber attacks. Examination covers various factors impacting physical security, including construction materials, architectural design, location, function, occupancy, and life cycle management. Accessibility, access control, traffic patterns, and internal and external communications are analyzed. Methods for protecting critical infrastructure support systems, such as electric power, water supply, airflow, and information systems, are reviewed. Typical security policies and procedures for various categories of physical facilities – for example, those involved in power generation, finance, and telecommunications – are also evaluated. Formerly ITSM 624.

HSMN 630 Business Continuity: Disaster Recovery, Planning, and Response (3)
An in-depth examination of managerial and technical strategies for maintaining enterprise resiliency in the face of man-made or natural disruptions to business operations. Study emphasizes the importance of advanced planning and explores techniques for performing business risk assessment and potential incident impact analysis. Alternative models for supporting contingency operations, including the use of Service Level Agreements, are discussed. Key activities and processes involved in post-event business resumption, including the recovery of key information assets, are reviewed. Various formal Business Continuity standards such as ISO 17799 are also introduced. Actual and hypothetical cases are analyzed to reinforce key concepts. Formerly ITSM 626.

IMAT 670 Contemporary Topics in Informatics (3)
A capstone study of emerging and current technologies and some eternal verities in information technology (IT) management that integrates and augments concepts previously studied. Topics vary and may include aligning IT with the strategic goals of the enterprise, leadership in IT, software psychology in the design of user interfaces, geographical information systems, building and managing Internet communities, using technology to ameliorate the digital divide, managing an enterprise’s IT portfolio, and the social impact of information policy decisions.

INFA 610 Computer Security, Software Assurance, Hardware Assurance, and Security Management (3)
Prerequisite: CSMN 611, CSMN 616, CSMN 636, ITEC 620, MSIT 620, MSIT 640, or TLMN 620. An overview of information security management. Topics include security architecture, security models, access control systems and methodology, applications and systems security, operation security, database security, cryptography, physical security, network and Internet security, business continuity planning, and law and ethics in information assurance. A brief review of the building blocks of information systems (such as computer organization and architecture, operating systems, data structure and algorithms, principles of programming languages, database, and software engineering) is provided to show the scope of security management. Formerly CSMN 655.

INFA 620 Network and Internet Security (3)
Prerequisite: CSMN 611, CSMN 616, CSMN 636, ITEC 620, MSIT 620, MSIT 640, or TLMN 620. An introduction to the security concepts needed for the design, use, and implementation of secure voice and data communications networks, including the Internet. A brief review of networking technology and standards (including an introduction to Internet communication protocols) is provided. Specific security subjects addressed include defense models, security policy development, authentication and authorization controls, virtual private networks (VPNs), and wireless network security. Formerly TLMN 672.

INFA 630 Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention (3)
Prerequisite: CSMN 611, CSMN 616, CSMN 636, ITEC 620, MSIT 620, MSIT 640, or TLMN 620. An exploration of the theory and implementation of intrusion detection and intrusion prevention. Topics include network-based, host-based, and hybrid intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, attack pattern identification, deployment, response, surveillance, damage assessment, data forensics, data mining, attack tracing, system recovery, and continuity of operation. Formerly CSMN 683.

INFA 640 Cryptology and Data Protection (3)
Prerequisite: CSMN 611, CSMN 616, CSMN 636, ITEC 620, MSIT 620, MSIT 640, or TLMN 620. An overview of the theory of encryption using symmetric and asymmetric keys, current protocols for exchanging secure data (including the Data Encryption Standard and the Advanced Encryption Standard), and secure communication techniques. A review of the historical development of cryptographic methods and cryptanalysis tools is provided. Public Key Infrastructure and the use of digital signatures and certificates for protecting and validating data are examined. Strategies for the physical protection of information assets are explored. Formerly CSMN 681.

INFA 650 Computer Forensics (3)
Prerequisite: CSMN 611, CSMN 616, CSMN 636, ITEC 620, MSIT 620, MSIT 640, or TLMN 620. An introduction to the fundamental concepts behind the collection and analysis of the digital evidence left behind in a digital crime scene. Topics include the identification, preservation, collection, examination, analysis, and presentation of evidence for prosecution purposes. Discussion also covers the laws and ethics related to computer forensics and challenges in computer forensics. Network forensics is briefly explored.

INFA 670 Information Assurance Capstone (3)
A study of information assurance that integrates and applies concepts previously studied. Best practices and appropriate technologies to design, implement, manage, evaluate, and further improve information security are explored. Emerging trends are analyzed to understand their potential effect on information security and assurance.

ITEC 610 Information Technology Foundations (3)
A fundamental study of technology and its applications, as well as the economic and social issues they have raised. Topics include computers, peripherals, databases, and networks; operations (of business, government, and other enterprises), decision-support systems, and acquisition of information technology resources; and information security, productivity, equitable access by users, intellectual property rights, and global reach. Discussion also covers current and future developments in the field and their implications.

ITEC 620 Information Technology Infrastructure (3)
An introduction to the broad variety in information technology infrastructure from the perspectives of systems architecture, data communications, and networks. Topics include enterprise information infrastructure, multinational enterprise, servers and Web services, layered network architecture, convergence and Internet protocols, global WAN services, enterprise network design, wireless technologies, network security, network management, server architectures, storage management and networks, and content management networks.

ITEC 630 Information Systems Analysis, Modeling, and Design (3)
A study of systems analysis and design, using selected engineering and management science techniques and practices. Topics include requirements determination, modeling, decision making, and proposal development. The system development life cycle model, including system implementation and post-implementation activities, is examined. Emphasis is on the specification of the information system’s logical and physical analysis and design from a management perspective. Research and project assignments related to information systems analysis, design, implementation, and/or project planning and control require individual and group work. Formerly CSMN 635.

ITEC 640 Information Technology Project Management (3)
This An examination of the fundamental principles and practice of managing programs and projects in an information processing and high-tech environment. The dynamic nature of information technology (IT) and the effect of life cycles are explored. The fundamental building blocks of high-tech management styles (including project planning, organizational structure, team building, and effective control mechanisms) are addressed. Discussion covers the effect of product and project life cycles in delivering a successful IT project, considering the obsolescence factors in procurement/stakeholder contracts. The goal is to gain a solid foundation to successfully manage each phase of the project life cycle, work within organizational and cost constraints, set goals linked directly to stakeholder needs, and utilize proven management tools to execute a dynamic project on time and within budget. Emphasis is on how to apply the essential concepts, processes, and techniques in the management of large-scale governmental or commercial programs. Topics also include the need for global vision, strong planning techniques, appropriate training before introducing any IT product into the market, and discipline in executing tasks.

SWEN 645 System and Software Standards and Requirements (3)
This An examination of major models of software requirements and specifications (sequential and concurrent systems), existing software standards and practices, and formal methods of software development. A comparative survey of various languages and methods serves to emphasize similarities and significant differences. Additional topics covered include writing system and software requirements, formal specification analysis, formal description reasoning, models of “standard” paradigms, and translations of such models into formal notations. Formerly MSWE 645.

TLMN 623 Telecommunications Networks (3)
A study of computer networks and telecommunications functionality, characteristics, and configurations. Recent advances in standardization, internetworking, and deployment of LANs (local area networks), MANs (metropolitan area networks), and WANs (wide area networks) are examined. Topics include network topologies; protocols; architectures; and current and emerging protocols such as asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), 10 gigabit ethernet, and the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) Reference Model. Emphasis is on emerging trends in telecommunications, network technologies, and services. Discussion also covers strategies for network planning, implementation, management, and security.

TMAN 625 Economics and Financial Analysis for Technology Managers (3)
A study of the financial tools managers use to find answers to four important questions: What is the financial condition of the firm? What long-term investment should the firm make? How can the money be raised for the investments? And how will the firm meet its daily financial requirements? Topics include accounting statements, tax implications, types of costs, profit recognition, financial markets, investment decision tools, net present value, free cash flows, project financing, valuation of firms, risk-return, cost of capital, long-term financing, short-term financing, and equity financing for entrepreneurs. Discussion also covers mergers and acquisition activities, governance and ethics, and international aspects. Business cases from contemporary firms and readings relevant to technology management are used to illustrate the application of financial concepts.