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CSS
COURCES
- CSC
courses
are designed primarily for Computer Science majors.
- CSS
courses
are designed primarily for non-Computer Science majors.
Note: A
grade of C or better is required for all prerequisite courses listed in
this section.
These classes
reflect courses listed in the 2000-2001 USM Undergraduate Bulletin. If
any discrepancy exists the Undergraduate Bulletin takes precedence.
CSS
211: Statistical Methods I
Prerequisite: MAT 101 (College Algebra)
Sampling and sampling distributions, normal and binomial, measures of
central tendency and dispersion, hypothesis testing
CSS 212: Statistical Methods II
Prerequisite: CSS 211
Hypothesis testing, correlation, regression analysis, analysis of variance
and covariance
CSS 240: FORTRAN Programming
Prerequisite: None
Techniques of programming using the FORTRAN 77 language
CSS 242: Fundamentals of COBOL
Prerequistie: None
Logic design and fundamental COBOL concepts for business majors. Can not
count toward a degree in Computer Science.
CSS 330: Introduction to Programming
Prerequisite: None
Structured programming, step-wise refinement, introduction to Pascal.
Students may not apply both CSS 330 and CSC 101 toward a degree.
CSS 333: Problem Solving Using C I
Prerequisite: Computer literacy
Intraduction to UNIX, Internet, electronic mail. Introductory C programming,
algorithm development, top-down, object-oriented development. Applications
to technology.
CSS 334: Problem Solvbing Using C II
Prerequisite: CSS 333
Continuation of top-down design, integrated editor and debugger, elementary
data structures, file processing, topics in graphics.
CSS 340: Advanced Computer Programming
Prerequisite: CSS 330 or equivalent
Structured programming and an in-depth study of Pascal. Students may not
apply both CSS 340 and CSC 102 toward a degree.
CSS 342: Introduction to COBOL Programming
Prerequisite: CSS 340
Programming of problems using the COBOL language.
CSS 342: C Programming
Prerequisite: CSS 350
Techniques of programming using the C language.
CSS 350: Data Structures
Prerequisite: CSS 340
Data structures and algorithms for their manipulation. Lists and arrays;
stacks, queues, deques, tree structures, elementary sorting and searching
routines. Students may not apply both CSS 350 and CSC 102 toward a degree.
CSS 400: Introduction to Computer Education
Prerequisite: None
Designed as a first course for educatorss who plan to teach about and/or
use computers. Problem solving, programming, current topics and administrative
uses. Can not count toward a degree in Computer Science.
CSS 402: Structured BASIC Programming
Prerequisite: CSS 400
Technical presentation of BASIC with scientific problem solving, algorithms
and an introduction to data structures. Can not count toward a degree
in Computer Science.
CSS 403: Authoring Systems for Computer Based Learning
Prerequisite: CSS 400
Developing computer based instructional modules utilizing the authoring
system approach. Can not count toward a degree in Computer Science.
CSS 404: Internet Concepts
Prerequisite: Basic computer literacy
Introduction to the Information Super Highway via the INTERNET. Does not
satisfy core requirements in the College of Science and Technology.
CSS 415: Methods of Mathematical Statistics I
Prerequisite: MAT 168 (Calculus II)
Introduction to probability, random variables, mathematical expectation,
sampling distributions, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing on
single populations.
CSS 416: Methods of Mathematical Statistics II
Prerequisite: CSS 415
Confidence intervals and hypothesis testing on two or more populations,
analysis of variance models, regression analysis.
CSS 417: Experimental Design
Prerequisite: CSS 416
Factorials, randomized blocks, Latin squares and split-plot, fractional
factorials and cofounding, response surface models.
CSS 418: Sampling Methods
Prerequisite: CSS 415
The planning, execution, and evaluation or sample surveys. Simple random
sampling, stratified ramdom sampling, cluster sampling.
CSS 442: Information Systems
Prerequisite: CSS 342
Methods of systems analysis, data acquisition, file structures, terminal
selection, use of flowcharts and decision tables.
CSS 460: Computer Software I
Prerequisites: CSS 341 and CSS 350
Assemblers and loaders.
CSS 490: Computer Science Seminar
Prerequisite: None
Presentation of technical topics in the field.
CSS 498: Student Teaching in Computer Science I
Corequisite: CSS 499
Introduction, training, and evaluation of teaching based on the Mississippi
Teacher Evaluation Instrument (MTAI).
CSS 499: Student Teaching in Computer Science II
Corequisite: CSS 498
Continuation of CSS 498.
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