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requirements (such as fault tolerance, content distribution). In the laboratory sessions of
this course, the students will gain a practical view of the latest in Cloud technology to
implement a prototype that meets a business idea created by a student. The students will
begin by building an essential toolbox to get started in the Cloud. They will later have to
practice with APIs, the doors in the Cloud.

IS 461 INNOVATIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES
Credits: 3(3,1,0) Prerequisites: IS 241

This course discusses innovative technologies and examines how some of them have
fundamentally reshaped modern organizations and societies. To better appreciate this,
the technologies, methods, and practices of developing new innovations are investigated
and critiqued. The objective of the course is to showcase how innovative ways to
communicate and collaborate lead to new efficiencies and business opportunities.

IS463 APPLIED DATA SCIENCE
Credits: 3(3,0,1) Prerequisites: IS 241, STAT 101
Modern organizations deal with huge amount of complex multisource data that may
contain useful evidence. The decision makers may face real problems to analyze such data
to come out with accurate decisions. Therefore, applied data sciences are there to help
leaders analyze the data and extract valuable indicators for decision-making purposes. This
course provides the students with the essential knowledge, as well as, the practical skills
of applied data sciences to be used in various business domains; and it will incorporate the
statistical skills, programming skills such as Python, and machine-learning algorithms, to
enhance the hands-on skills of students.

IS 464 COMPUTATIONAL FINANCE
Credits: 3 (3,1,0) Prerequisites: ACC 111, FIN 210

This is an applied course where students apply their computational knowledge and skills
to build and solve non-trivial financial models and systems. The course is project-based
and addresses real-life problems in finance. Models and problems are covered case by
case. After covering the theoretical components, students proceed to analyze, design and
implement the solutions.

IS 469 CYBERSECURITY EMERGING CHALLENGES
Credits: 3(3,0,1) Prerequisite: CS 331

This course focus the emerging challenges in a computing-based discipline that involve
technology, people, information, and processes to enable assured operations and to
support the growing need for forensic activities in a contest, adversarial environment.
Security considerations of cloud computing. Digital forensics including the recovery and
investigation of material found in digital devices, often in relation to computer crime.
Security implications for information technologies enabled and controlled by software
and influenced by the supply chain.

IS 470 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SUSTAINABILITY
Credits: 3(3,1,0) Prerequisites: IS 361
Environmental, economic, and societal challenges are affecting the sustainability of many
communities around the globe. Information systems are also affected with these factors.
Thus, one of the organizations’ concerns is considering the sustainability. This course
introduces students to the sustainability fundamentals in information systems. It includes