Skip to main content

Official website

of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

The .gov means it's official.

Local, state, and federal government websites often end in .gov. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government websites and email systems use "pennsylvania.gov" or "pa.gov" at the end of the address. Before sharing sensitive or personal information, make sure you're on an official state website. 

Course Search Results

  • PSC 6000: Operating Systems

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course focuses on fundamental principles in modern operating systems including Windows, Unix/Linux and Mac OS. Students learn about the services provided by operating systems' software, memory management, process scheduling and communication, storage, input/output, and distributed systems. OS security and data protection and the interaction between computers will be also covered.
    SharePSC 6000 - Operating Systems

  • PSC 6400: Computer and Networking

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course covers concepts in the design and implementation of computer communication networks, their protocols, the applications, and advanced principles of computer networks. Security issues in communication networks will be also studied, including secure communication, authentication, firewalls and intrusion detection.
    SharePSC 6400 - Computer and Networking

  • PSC 7350: Biometrics

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course concentrates on the unique advantages that biometrics brings to computer security, but also addresses challenging issues such as security strength, recognition rates, and privacy, as well as alternatives of passwords and smart cards. Students will gain knowledge in the building blocks of this field: image and signal processing, pattern recognition, security and privacy, and secure systems design. By the end of the course, students will be able to evaluate and design security systems that include biometrics.
    SharePSC 7350 - Biometrics

  • PSC 7400: Security+ Certification Prep

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course covers fundamentals of security from an information technology perspective, covering the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed on the CompTIA Security+ certification exam. Virtual labs are used to practice the knowledge. The content is fully mapped to the Security+ (SY0-701) certification exam domains.
    SharePSC 7400 - Security+ Certification Prep

  • PSC 7450: Cybersecurity Risk Mgt & Asses

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    In business today, risk plays a critical role. Almost every business decision requires executives and managers to balance risk and reward. This course introduces students to the strategic discipline of assessing, prioritizing, monitoring and controlling the impact of uncertainty on organizational objectives.
    SharePSC 7450 - Cybersecurity Risk Mgt & Asses

  • PSC 7550: Wireless Network and Security

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the principles and concepts of wireless data network and security. Students will study wireless standards (such as IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n, ZigBee, 2G/3G/4G/LTE). The course will survey the state of the art in wireless networks and security. Students will also learn security and privacy issues associated with wireless networks. Various attacks against wireless networks and their defense strategies will be analyzed.
    SharePSC 7550 - Wireless Network and Security

  • PSM 6450: Applied Cryptography

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    An introduction to cryptography with the number theory portion tied in. The following topics will be covered: Modular Arithmetic, Classical Cryptography, Public Key Cryptography, Introduction to Complexity, and their corresponding implementations in an appropriate computer programming language.
    SharePSM 6450 - Applied Cryptography

  • PSM 6750: Project Management

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course focuses on the management and change control for both general and IT-related projects. Technical and behavioral aspects of project management are applied within the context of an information systems development project.
    SharePSM 6750 - Project Management

  • PSM 7210: Database Systems

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course introduces the graduate student to fundamentals of database design and use. Through the analysis of business processes, students will create conceptual database designs, in MS-Visio - for example, via normalization and entity-relationship modeling. Students will prove their models by implementing them using Oracle's DDL SQL, and manipulate data in those structures using Oracle's DML SQL and PL/SQL (Procedural Language/SQL).
    SharePSM 7210 - Database Systems

  • PSM 7600: Leadership & Professional Dev

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course is intended to prepare students for the leadership decisions and actions that are inherent in practice as well as every-day life issues. Professional and personal growth are discussed at great length and principles and applications of personal leadership practices will be explored in depth. Techniques for managing change and empowering others also are included in this course. Topics related to effective leadership are issues of communication, motivation, delegation, team building, and quality improvement. Finally, students will have the opportunity to perform a SWOT analysis on their business or self (whichever is applicable). This culminating activity is designed to strengthen the students' leadership abilities and skills.
    SharePSM 7600 - Leadership & Professional Dev
(external site) (opens in a new tab)