CISC 545 - Distributed Application Develp

Credit(s): 3
3 hours lecture, 3 hours contact
Prerequisite(s): CISC 505 Object-Oriented Programming, CISC 520 Database Management Systems
This course provides a detailed survey and in-depth technologies of information systems and distributed services. It also provides an introduction to information systems, distribution of systems and repositories, and dominant supportive technologies. Emphasis on services (web services, Apps services, command-line services, secure services and intelligent services), management, computing and communications. Applications to information systems federation, administration, technical services, reference services, document delivery systems. It presents conceptual, theoretical, historical, social, economic, and ethical issues surrounding the development, distribution, deployment and management of information systems technologies. Topics covered include: information systems architectures, database management systems, distributed transaction processing, ecommerce, telecommunications, software and hardware standards, security and privacy management, Internet/Mobile/Web-based systems, agent-based systems, and social impacts of information systems.