As part of an ongoing continuous improvement to our curriculum, several Digital Sciences courses and one TECH course have been renumbered to better reflect their positioning in the curriculum. In three cases, courses that were previously lower-division courses have now become upper division courses.
Also, DSCI 31610/41610 Digital Systems Security will now require a programming course (either DSCI 15310 or CS 13001) as a pre-requisite.
WHAT ARE THE NEW COURSE NUMBERS, NAMES, AND PRE-REQUISITES FOR FALL 2013?
| Typically Offered | Old Number | New Number | Course Name | New Pre-Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | DSCI 13410 | DSCI 23410 | Cognition in Technology | None |
| Spring | DSCI 16010 | DSCI 26010 | Telecommunication Infrastructure | None |
| Fall | DSCI 21010 | DSCI 31010 | Enterprise Architecture | Sophomore Standing |
| Spring | DSCI 23310 | DSCI 33310 | Human-Computer Interaction | Sophomore Standing |
| Spring | DSCI 24410 | DSCI 34410 | Digital Information Management and Processing | Sophomore Standing |
| Spring | DSCI 31510 | DSCI 41510 | Global Project Management and Team Dynamics | 2.5 GPA, MIS 24065 and MIS 24053 with a minimum grade of C |
| Fall | DSCI 31610 | DSCI 41610 | Digital Systems Security | DSCI 34410 and DSCI 15310 or CS 13001 |
| Spring | TECH 34611 | TECH 46411 | Requirements Engineering and Analysis | DSCI 15310 or CS 13001 |
HOW DOES THIS AFFECT ME?
- The Fall 2013 schedule will be viewable in FlashFAST on Monday 4 March. The new course numbers will be listed so you’ll need to be familiar with the changes.
- The new numbers are already reflected on your GPS audit so if you have any confusion, use that as your point of reference.
- Courses that were previously numbered at 2xxxx that are now numbered at 3xxxx will count as Upper-Division Hours ONLY IF you have taken them at the 3xxxx level. If you took them when they were 2xxxx, your Upper-Division Hours on your GPS audit will be inaccurate. They filter into Upper-Division in your GPS audit and need to be manually subtracted.
If you have any questions on these changes or their impact on your degree requirements, please contact our Academic Advisory Coordinator, Kay Levandowski <klevand1@kent.edu> by email or by phone at 330-672-9069.
FOR THOSE WHO WANT MORE DETAILS -- WHAT SPECIFICALLY HAS CHANGED?
The following DSCI 1xxxx courses have been renumbered to the 2xxxx level, effective Fall 2013. Otherwise, there have been no major changes to these courses in pre-requisites or content.
Old Number / New Number / Name
13410 23410 Cognition in Technology
16010 26010 Telecommunication Infrastructure *
* Changed from "Telecommunications" (plural) to Telecommunication" (singular).
The following DSCI 2xxxx courses have been renumbered to the 3xxxx level, effective Fall 2013, and all of these courses now have a pre-requisite of only "Sophomore standing". Otherwise, there have been no major changes to these courses in content. Note that these 3xxxx courses will now count toward meeting the upper-dvision requirement.
Old Number / New Number / Name
21010 31010 Enterprise Architecture
23310 33310 Human-Computer Interaction *
24410 34410 Digital Information Management and Processing **
* A hyphen was added to the name
** DSCI 10010 & DSCI 10410 are no longer pre-reqs
The following DSCI 3xxxx courses have been renumbered to the 4xxxx level, effective Fall 2013. Otherwise, there have been no major changes to these courses in content. NOTE: Digital Systems Security now requires a programming course (either DSCI 15310 or CS 13001) as a pre-requisite.
Old Number / New Number / Name
31510 41510 Global Project Management and Team Dynamics
31610 41610 Digital Systems Security *
* Now has pre-reqs of DSCI 34410 and either DSCI 15310 or CS 13001
Finally, the following TECH 3xxxx course has been renumbered to the 4xxxx level, effective Fall 2013. Otherwise, there has been no major change to this course in content.
Old Number / New Number / Name
36411 46411 Requirements Engineering and Analysis *
* Now has pre-reqs of either DSCI 15310 or CS 13001