ITE 249. Introduction to Information Security. (3 Credits)

An introduction to both the technical and management aspects of information security. The course will provide a foundation for understanding the principles of protecting information assets, determining the levels of protection required, response, forensics, and recovery from security incidents, and developing a useful information security system with appropriate defenses, intrusion detection,auditing, and reporting. Prerequisites: CS 135 and any Area III math included in the General Education Component (with a grade of C or higher in both). (Fall, Spring)

Course Fees: $105

ITE 359. Digital Forensics. (3 Credits)

Digital forensics concerns the acquisition and investigation of evidence from all devices capable of storing digital data. The class introduces the process of forensic investigation, chain of custody, and forensic analysis of digital storage and network traffic from personal computers, enterprise systems, embedded devices, and mobile devices. Prerequisite: ITE 249. (Spring)

Course Fees: $105

ITE 369. Usable Privacy and Security. (3 Credits)

This course investigates privacy and security from a user-centered point of view. How do people think about privacy and security? How do they interact with current applications and solutions? What should be considered in designing user-friendly security systems? This course introduces students to a variety of usability and user interface issues related to privacy and security and examines potential designs and solutions. Prerequisite: ITE 249 (with a grade of C or higher). (Fall)

Course Fees: $105

ITE 379. Secure Software Development. (3 Credits)

Focuses on best practices and standards for secure software development. Topics include the secure software development life cycle, analyzing common threats to software security, code analysis, penetration testing, and secure software development techniques for network, web, and cloud-based applications. Prerequisites: CS 155 or CIS 225 with a grade of C or higher (Fall).

Course Fees: $105

ITE 389. Intro to AI Agents in Applications. (3 Credits)

A hands‑on introduction to building real‑world business applications with large language models (LLMs). Students will learn prompt engineering, programmatic use of LLM APIs, and application frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph) to create summarizers, research assistants, and Q&A chatbots with Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) over vector databases. The course introduces Model Context Protocol (MCP) for connecting agents to enterprise data/tools and covers production topics (guardrails, evaluation, cost control, security, and light MLOps). Emphasis is on application over theory, making concepts accessible to business/IT learners through weekly labs and a capstone project with an industry‑relevant use case. Prerequisite: CS 135 or CIS 270 with a C or higher. (Fall)

Course Fees: $105

ITE 430. Special Topics. (3 Credits)

Select topics varying according to the need and interest of students. Prerequisite: Department approval required. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $105

ITE 449. Infrastructure Security. (3 Credits)

Examines the issues related to infrastructure security. Topics include network security threats, network authentication and identification, network security protocols, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, wireless security, email security, network and cloud-based application security, and network storage security. Prerequisite: ITE 249; CIS 344 or CS 440 (with a grade of C or higher in all). (Spring)

Course Fees: $105

ITE 480. ITE Internship. (3 Credits)

A minimum 150-hour work related experience in the University or other public or private organization where the student will have hands-on experience in the day-to-day operation, development, or management of computer systems. The internship must occur in a work environment related to the information systems discipline. Application process is coordinated through Career Center. Must be a junior or senior and have a 3.0 overall grade point average. Must be admitted to the BBA program. International students must receive approval from the Office of International Affairs prior to course registration. Prerequisite: Departmental approval. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

Course Fees: $105

ITE 499. Independent Study-Practicum. (3 Credits)

Open to senior majors on approval of the department chair. Provides for study, research, or special field experience on departmental determination, supervision, and evaluation. Prerequisite: Departmental approval required. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $105