Course Catalog

Information Systems and Commun  
List of all courses and their descriptions
List of all courses, their descriptions and offerings in the schedule book

DISC8140 - Info Systems In Legal Contexts

Spring 2024: Doctora

The inquiry seminar explores complex legal issues involved in information technology. Students consult and then develop case studies and vertical industry studies to examine the legal context of information technology in organizational and societal settings. Topics include: suitability, potential problems, limitations of information security and privacy issues. The course also reviews management and legal constraints and the treatment of information technology by consumer groups, trade associations, and regulatory initiatives. 3 Credits
3 Credits

DISC9520 - Field Project II - Research

Spring 2024: Doctora

This course continues the capstone experience of Field Project I. With an approved proposal for the field investigation and admission to doctoral candidacy, the student applies his/her knowledge and investigative strategies within a corporate, professional, or educational context. Working with a faculty advisor and a field-based informant, the student addresses the complex problem proposed in Field Project I and develops a viable solution to that problem.
Prerequisites: Field Project I and Admisison to the Doctoral Candidacy. 6 Credits 6 Credits
6 Credits

DISC9525 - Advanced Methology Seminar

Spring 2024: Doctora

Focuses on the data gathering and analysis process associated with the field process research. 3 credits 3 Credits
3 Credits

DISC9530 - Field Project III - Research

Spring 2024: Doctora

Spring 2021: Doctora Continues the capstone experience of Field Project II. At the completion of the field investigation, the student presents his/her investigative methods, findings, and solutions to the problem in a written document that conforms to the needs of the audience to whom the solutions are addressed and makes a formal presentation of the invetigation. Successful completion of the written and oral presentations of the field project is required for completion of the degree. A committee of doctoral faculty will assess the written and oral presentations.
Prerequisites: Field Project II and Admission to the Doctoral Candidacy. 6 Credits
6 Credits

DISC9961 - Independ Study: Dissertation

Spring 2024: Doctora

Course description unavailable, please contact Academic Services.

1 Credits