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the lessons learned. This is a required course for the Homeland Security/Emergency
Management degreeprograms.
Prerequisite(s): HSEM3000 or permission of instructor.
HSEM 4600 Intelligence andAnalyses (3-0-3)
This course examines the essentials of the intelligence system, the intelligence
process and creative problem solving skills in an intelligence environment.
Specifically, students will learn the who’s who in the intelligence community (IC),
vision, mission, goals, locations, objectives and strategies of IC groups. This is an
elective course in theHomelandSecurity/EmergencyManagement degree programs.
Prerequisite(s): HSEM3000 or permission of instructor.
HSEM 4700Legal Issues inHomelandSecurity/EmergencyManagement (3-0-3)
This course is designed to provide students with a detailed view of the relationship
between the needs of homeland security/emergencymanagement, thePatriot Act and
the “traditional concepts” of the legal system. Special emphases are placed on the
role of public law, the government’s demands for more power and civil liberties. This
is a required course in for Homeland Security/Emergency Management degree
programs. Cross-Listed asPARA4700
Prerequisite(s): HSEM3000 or permission of instructor.
HSEM 4710BioDefense (3-0-3)
This course is intended to address the potential dangers and responses to
bioterrorism, including the identification of the major biological agents and their
prevention, control and treatment. Emphases will be placed on the social and
economic consequences of these agents and their responses, as well as the physical
consequences of bioweapons. Healthcaremanagement responses to bioterrorismwill
be stressed. This is an elective course in the Homeland Security/Emergency
Management major. Cross-Listed asHCMG 4710.
Prerequisite(s): HSEM3000 or permission of instructor.
InformationTechnology: DatabaseAdministration
(ITDB)
ITDB4201 - AdvancedDatabaseModeling (3-0-3)
An advanced course in database modeling drawing distinctions between data
modeling, process modeling and implementation. Topics include Structured Query
Language (SQL), Entity-Relationship modeling, relational algebra, normalization and
relational database modeling, integrity constraints, and database security. Student
teams design a database to integrate concepts learned.
Prerequisite(s): ITFN 3144 (C), ITFN 3314 (C), ITFN 3601 (C), ITFN 2512) (C).
ITDB4202 - DatabaseApplications (3-0-3)
An advanced course in update processing and database applications. Topics include
serializability, locking, levels of isolation, transaction recovery, checkpoints and media
recovery, system catalogs, views, procedural constraints, and security. Additional
topics include object databases, SQL, procedures, functions, and triggers. Student
teams implement adatabase to integrate concepts learned.
Prerequisite(s): ITDB 4201 (C).
ITDB4203 - DatabaseAdministration andArchitecture (3-0-3)
An advanced course in database architecture and database administration with
emphasis on concepts and applications of database processing, multi-tier and client-
server architectures, distributed and parallel database systems, and database
maintenance.
Prerequisite(s): ITFN 3144 (C), ITFN 3314 (C), ITFN 3601 (C), ITFN 2512) (C).
