Semester: Spring
Offered: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
This course addresses the theoretical and practical issues in creating visual representations of large amounts of data. It covers the core topics in data visualization: data representation, visualization toolkits, scientific visualization, medical visualization, information visualization, and volume rendering techniques. Additionally, the related topics of applied human perception and advanced display devices are introduced. Open to computer science students with a background in computer graphics or students in data-intensive fields who are familiar with the use of the computer for data collection, storage or analysis.
Semester: Fall
Offered: 2024, 2025
A survey course that reviews social issues and the ethical impact of information technology throughout the world. The course examines the policy issues that relate to the use of information technology, such as persona, privacy, rights of access, security, transborder information flow and confidentiality.
Independent Study for undergraduate students in computer science and computer engineering is available as CMSC 299, CMSC 499 and CMPE 499. Students interested in these options must initiate an idea for a project and submit a proposal for us to discuss. The student and professor will determine the objectives of the project, the number of credits to be earned, and the evaluation criteria for the project. Each Independent Study will have learning outcomes related to:
Technical Communications (Writing, presenting, and visualization)
Analysis and Evaluation of current research
Novel research contributions
Professional development & project management skills