Graduate Information Science & Technology Program
School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh

Information Science Graduate Courses
Spring Term Course Schedule 2007 (2074)
Begins: January 3, 2007– Ends April 28, 2007


(**Note:  course numbers in parentheses were used prior to 1/07)


Telecommunications Graduate Courses

CRN

Course Title & Number
Prerequisites

Day
Time
Room

Instructor

Change
Last
Made

16688

INFSCI 2120: Information and Coding Theory
Pre: Math and Statistics

T/H
11:00-12:15P
IS 502

Munro, P.

-

16682

INFSCI 2130: Decision Anal & Decisn Suprt Sys
Pre: None
Course Home Page: http://www.pitt.edu/~druzdzel/infsci2130.html
Books: Robert Clemen, Making Hard Decisions: Introduction to Decision Analysis with CD Rom, Nelson Thomas Learning, 3rd Edition, 2005, ISBN: 053-4394299, Required.

T
6:00 - 8:50P
IS 406

Druzdzel, M.

01/04/07

19666

INFSCI 2140: Information Storage & Retrieval
Pre: Introduction to logic and statistical analysis, familiarity with a high-level programming language

T
6:00 - 8:50P
IS 411

Munro, P.

-

19684

INFSCI 2210: Information Ethics
Pre: None
Books: Stephen L. Carter, Integrity, Harper Perennial, 1966 paperback edition, ISBN: 0-06-092807-7, Required.
Dalai Lama, Ethics for the New Millennium, Penguin Group, 1999 paperback
Edition, ISBN: 1573228834, Required.   

M
3:00 - 5:50P
IS 501

Carbo, T.

-

19667

INFSCI 2300:  Human Information Processing
Pre: None
Course Home Page: http://www.pitt.edu/~hirtle/is2300.html
Books: Cognitive Psychology, by Medin, Ross, & Markman, 4th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 0471458201, Required.

H
3:00 - 5:50P
IS 403

Hirtle, S.

01/04/07

16698

INFSCI 2350: Human Factors in Systems
Pre: None
Course Home Page: www.sis.pitt.edu/~mlewis/courses/IS2350SYL074.htm
Books: Christopher D. Wickens, John D. Lee, Yili Liu, Sallie Gordon-Becker, Introduction to Human Factors Engineering, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall; ISBN: 0131837362, Required.

M
3:00 - 5:50P
IS 404

Lewis, M.

-

16721

INFSCI 2460: Spatial Reasoning for GIS
Pre: INFSCI 2300
Course Home Page: http://www.pitt.edu/~hirtle/is2460.html
Books: MF Worboys and M. Duckham, GIS:  A Computing Perspective, RC Press, 2nd Edition, 2004, ISBN: 0415283752, Required.
Applied Spatial Cognition From Research to Cognitive Technology by Gary L. Allen (ed.) Format: Hardcover ISBN/ISSN: 0-8058-5299-9, Required.

W
6:00 - 8:50P
IS 405

Hirtle,S.

-

16668

INFSCI 2470:  Interactive System Design
Pre:  INFSCI 2300, 2710, C
Course Home Page: http://www.sis.pitt.edu/%7Epeterb/2470-072/index.html

T
6:00 - 8:50P
IS 404

Brusilovsky, P.

01/04/07

19672

INFSCI 2500 (2610): Data Structures
Pre:  One programming language
Books: Data Structures & Program Design in C, by Kruse, Tondo, & Leung, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall Publishing, ISBN 013288366X. Required.  
Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie: C Programming Language, Prentice Hall PTR; 2 edition, ISBN: 0131103628, Recommended.

H
6:00 - 8:50P
IS 411

Flynn, R.

11/08/06

16684

INFSCI 2511: Information Systems Design
Pre: INFSCI 2510, object-oriented programming course; co-requisite:  database course
Books: Craig Larman, Applying UML & Pattern, Prentice Hall Publishers, 3rd Edition, ISBN-10-0-13-148906-2, ISBN-13 978-0-13-148906-6, 2005, Required.
Martin Fowler, UML Distilled, Addison Wesley Publisher, 3rd Edition, ISBN: 0321193687, Recommended.

H
6:00 - 8:50P
IS 405

Ray, G.

-

19671

INFSCI 2560 (2870): Web Technologies & Standards
Pre: None
Course Home Page: http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~spring/courses/is2560syl074.htm
Books: Anders Miller, Michael I Schwartzbach;  An Introduction to Xml and Web Technologies, Addison-Wesley Publishing, 2006, ISBN: 0321269667, Required.

T
3:00 - 5:50P
IS 403

Spring, M.

01/04/07

19660

INFSCI 2620 (2570): Developing Secure Systems
Pre: INFSCI 2150

T
3:00 - 5:50P
1st floor conf. room

Joshi, J.

01/23/07

19681

INFSCI 2621 (2820): Security Management
Pre: INFSCI 2150, TELCOM 2821

H
6:00 - 8:50P
IS 406

G. C. Hall

01/04/07

19677

INFSCI 2711: Advanced Topics in Database Management
Pre: INFSCI 2710
Books: Avi Silberschatz , Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan, Database System Concepts, McGraw-Hill, Fifth Edition, ISBN 0-07-295886-3, Required text.

W
6:00 - 8:50P
1st Flr. Conference Room

Zadorozhny,V.

01/04/07

19661

INFSCI 2739: Web Services and Distributed Computing
Pre: 2550, 2560 (2870) and 2730 (2872)
Course Home Page: http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~spring/courses/is2739syl074.htm
Books: Thomas Erl, Service-Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design, Prentice Hall, PTR (August 2, 2005) ISBN: 0131858580, Required.

M
6:00 - 8:50P
IS 404

Spring, M.

-

19662

INFSCI 2809: Advanced Topics in GIS
Pre: INFSCI 2802 (2751)
Books: MF Worboys and M. Duckham, GIS:  A Computing Perspective, RC Press, 2nd Edition, 2004, ISBN: 0415283752, Required.

H
3:00 - 5:50P
IS 502

Karimi, H.

01/19/07

*

INFSCI 2910:  Independent Study: Foundations
Pre:  Permission of advisor/sponsor.
*Obtain the class number from your faculty advisor or click here

By Appt.

Faculty Sponsor

-

*

INFSCI 2930:  Independent Study: Cognitive
Pre:  Permission of advisor/sponsor.
*Obtain the class number from your faculty advisor or click here

By Appt.

Faculty Sponsor

-

*

INFSCI 2950:  Independent Study: Systems
Pre:  Permission of advisor/sponsor.
*Obtain the class number from your faculty advisor or click here

By Appt.

Faculty Sponsor

-

19673

INFSCI 2980: Practicum
Pre: Completion of 18 credits and permission of advisor

By Appt.

Ray, G.

-

*

INFSCI 2995:  Thesis
Pre:  Completion of 24 credits and permission of advisor
*Obtain the class number from your faculty advisor or click here

By Appt.

Faculty Advisor

-

16730

LIS 2970: Special Topics: Information Visualization
Pre: None

M
12:00 - 2:50P
IS 404

Koshman, S.

-

16743

INFSCI 3006: Introduction to Doctoral Program 2
Pre: INFSCI 3005 or permission of instructor

W
12:00 - 2:50P
IS 502

Hirtle,S.

01/02/07

19663

INFSCI 3230: Research Seminar: Cognitive
Pre: Doctoral Student

F
2:00 – 3:30P
IS 502

Brusilovsky, P.

01/23/07

19664

INFSCI 3310: Doctoral Seminar: Foundations
Pre: Doctoral Student

T
12:00 - 2:50P
IS 501

Flynn, R.

-

19665

INFSCI 3350: Doctoral Seminar: Systems
Pre: Doctoral Student

M
12:00 - 2:50P
IS 502

Karimi, H.

-

*

INFSCI 3990: Dissertation
Pre:  Doctoral Student
*Obtain the class number from your faculty advisor or click here

By Appt.

Faculty Advisor

-

16644

FTDJ 0000: Full-Time Dissertation
Pre: Doctoral Student who has registered for all coursework and 18 dissertation credits may register

By Appt.

Faculty Advisor

-

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