New Computer Science Courses

New Spring 2008 Courses

CECS 423: Database Applications
Teams of students will propose a web-application project that is heavily supported on the back end by a database. We will use J2EE technology (JDBC, JSP, Servlets, Struts) for the development; none of these are required skills, we will learn them. Database design and querying skills are required (CECS 323), we will learn: triggers, stored procedures, transactions, constraints. Good knowledge of Java (e.g. CECS 261) and Web design (HTML, CSS, Javascript) is preferred. CECS 423 Course Description

CECS 429: Information Retrieval
Students will learn the technology that makes search engines like Google work. Assignments will include the development of a web crawler and a small search engine which students will use to crawl and then search a set of documents. CECS 429 Course Description

CECS 455: Game Programming
Create games for the PC and the Xbox 360
Open to game novices and game addicts
Choose to build 2D or 3D games, or both
Use XNA Game Studio (all free software)
There will be a textbook and step-by-step lab assignments to learn game building skills in stages
The course will meet:
MW 4-4:50 lecture
MW 5-6:15 lab
Dr. Gittleman
ECS-534
artg@csulb.edu for more information

References:
CECS Website
http://www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/registration/class_schedule/Spring_2008/By_Subject/