Introduction to computer organization, machine representation of information, models of computer architecture, remote application programming interfaces. Pre/Co-requisite: CPS 181; Recommended: MTH 132.

Detailed coverage of the object-oriented programming paradigm and concepts, design patterns, distributed objects, graphical user interfaces and event handling. Software design in teams. Prerequisite: CPS 181 with a C or better.

Modeling and simulation via computing and numerical calculations. Emphasis will be on implementing algorithms in a high-level programming language and the associated implications. Prerequisites: CPS 181; MTH 132.

Intensive study of one or more selected programming languages. Languages presented will be announced in Course Search and Registration. Students may not earn credit for a language in which they already have credit in one of the primary programming sequences. Prerequisite: CPS 181 or ITC 111.

Introduction to multimedia concepts. Survey of multimedia applications in fields such as education, business and entertainment. Introduction to multimedia authoring tools. Hands-on projects.

Selected technical topics of the latest developments in the field. These topics are normally not covered in existing courses. Topic(s) are listed in Course Search and Registration. Repeatable up to 6 credits when content does not duplicate previous special topic studies. Prerequisite: 24 credit hours completed.