2019-2020 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2019-2020 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MSIT 3440 - Special Topics: Information Technology


This course addresses current or timely topics (in Information Technology) that are in a pilot phase or are known to be one time offerings.  Special Topics can vary from semester to semester.  May be repeated for credit.

SUMMER 2019 TOPICS:

SECURING ADAS FROM CYBER ATTACKS - This course will focus on researching ADAS(Advanced Driver Assistance Systems), assisted and autonomous automobiles, maturity of design, key developers in today’s market, communication and networking technologies, system testing, known vulnerabilities, built in protection mechanisms and safeguards and the direct relationship of how cybercriminals of the future will try to circumvent security mechanisms to gain control of smart (or autonomous) automobiles, with intent to steal or inflict bodily harm. 


FALL 2019 TOPICS:

FOUNDATIONS OF THE LEAN ENTERPRISE - Foundations of the Lean Enterprise will lead the student through the building blocks of a progressive framework which enables the benefit of the agile development methodology at the enterprise level. In doing so, the opportunity to implement the culture of a learning organization is identified and supplemented with Lean Startup techniques (like Design Thinking). Together, the enterprise is better able to complete with the disruptive, nimble challengers popping up in their marketplace. 

 

Anticipated Terms Offered: various