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subsequently withdraws fromWBIT 3510, the student must also withdraw fromWBIT
4520.
Prerequisite:WBIT 3500 (C). Preor Co-requisite:WBIT 3510 (C).
WBIT 4601 - Customer RelationshipManagement (3-0-3)
The use of IT applications has allowedmany organizations to collect large amounts of
data on their clients and to apply such data to improve the relationships with their
customers. In this course, students will study customer relationship management
systems, including the reasons for their emergence, the functionalities that they
provide and the issues one would have to face to successfully introduce a Customer
RelationshipManagement System into an organization.
Prerequisite(s):WBIT 3600 (C),WBIT 3200 (C),WBIT 2311 (C).
WBIT 4602 - ITStrategy, Design andDevelopment (3-0-3)
Students will gain an understanding of the complexities of IT systems development
and will demonstrate effective strategies commonly used by IT professionals. The
coursewill include surveys of security issues, Internet technologies, web development
software, e-commerce models, purchase and payment systems, interfaces with
business systems, legal issues, international issues, and marketing and promotion of
information technology systems. Students will develop prototypical systems.
Prerequisites: WBIT 4120, WBIT 3600 (C), WBIT 3200 (C), WBIT 3111 (C), WBIT
2311 (C).
WBIT 4610 - ITPolicyand Law
This course will focus on the legal implications of conducting business in the
information technology age. Topics will include current understanding of Internet
contracts, copyright, trademark and patent law. Further, this course will examine
cutting-edge cases relating to security, e-commerce, and emerging ethical issues and
trends. Prerequisite(s):WBIT 3600 (C).
WritingLab (WLAB)
WLAB1999 -WritingSkills Laboratory I (1-0-1)
A structured and graded laboratory administered by the Department of English and
designed to enhance writing skills needed in the disciplines and other contexts.
Enrollment is restricted to students referred by the Department of Language and
Literature. (Institutional credit only; does not count toward adegree.)
WLAB2999 -WritingSkills Laboratory II (1-0-1)
A structured and graded laboratory administered by the Department of English and
designed to enhance writing skills in major disciplines. Any student whose official
major field writing assessment profile fails to meet the established standard must
enroll inWLAB 2999 each subsequent term until the student has earned a grade of C
or better in the course. Students required to takeWLAB 2999 who do not register for
it are subject to having their registration for other courses cancelled. This course is
open only to students who are referred by the school/college of their major.
(Institutional credit only; does not count toward adegree.)
Women’sStudies (WST)
WST 2500 - Introduction toWomen’s andGender Studies (3-0-3)
In this course we will examine women and gender from an interdisciplinary
perspective, borrowing from Humanities and Social Science fields such as English,
psychology, philosophy, art history, sociology, film studies, women’s health, and
cultural studies. At the same time, we will consider the ways that gender roles vary
across time and in different cultural contexts, paying particular attention to analysis of
interrelated gender, race, sexuality, and class oppressions.
Prerequisite(s): CRIT 1101 (C) andENGL 1102 (C).
