Computer & Information Science at College of San Mateo

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Computer & Information Science

Featured Courses

Advanced Java Programming Topics (CIS 383-388)

These courses cover a number of advanced features of the Java programming language, such as:
Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) Extensible Markup Language (XML) Remote Method Invocation (RMI) JavaBeans Java Server Pages (JSP)	Instructor Information: Celsina Bignoli

Computer Forensics

The discovery, recovery, and preservation of digital evidence
CIS 489 Computer Forensics CIS 490 Computer Forensics: Network Analysis and Defense CIS 491 Computer Forensics: Search and Seizure	Instructor Information: Ron Brown

Internet Programming

CIS 680 Internet Programming: Ajax
Study of Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) technologies, including JavaScript, HTML/XHTML, CSS, DOM, XML, XSLT, and XMLHttpRequest. Covers Ajax design patterns, client- and server-side programming, XSL Transformations, RSS, form validation, iframes, and browser issues, as well as advanced topics such as security, performance, and Web Services.
(Online Only)

Instructor Information:
Melissa Green

CIS 681 Internet Programming: Web Services
Study of the Web Services architecture and its core technologies, including HTTP, XML, SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI. Covers Web Services communications, SOAP message exchange, Web Service creation, description, and UDDI registries. Advanced topics such as security and interoperability.
(T/Th 7:00 pm to 10:05 pm and Online)

Instructor Information:
Kevin Nilson