Approved Textbook List

The following list specifies the textbooks that are to be used for the courses in the ICS Department. To ensure uniform course content and uniform assessment throughout the Park system, the department has chosen one required textbook or one set of required textbooks for each course.

CS (Computer Science) Courses:

CS 140 - Introduction to Computers

REQUIRED three (3) elements for CS 140 Introduction to Computers - all classes all formats, Home campus, online, SEL for Summer, 2009 at Park University

1. Using Information Technology Complete 8th ed., Williams, Sawyer, McGraw-Hill ISBN 9780073516752
2. Go with M/S Office 2007 Custom edition, Gaskin-Bohn, et. al., Pearson Custom Publishing/Pearson, ISBN 0558167063
3. SimNet Online Microsoft Office 2007 Suite, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, ISBN 0077297695.

Required Software:

1. Office 2007 Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) need to be installed on student's computer. Access software is not required as it is taught in the SimNet lessons.
2. Windows XP operating system is recommended **
3. SimNet software purchased in the textbook list above

** Park University is not supporting Vista at this time. Vista users must contact their computer reseller for any problems encountered with this OS.

**Macintosh users need the latest edition of MS Office and OS for the Mac. SimNet on a Mac should use Firefox and the latest Mac OS. SimNet (McGraw-Hill) does not guarantee 100% accessibility on a Mac at this time. However, many Mac users have not reported any problems using SimNet on their machines. Park University IT does not support Macintosh users.

CS 144 - Beginning Programming with Multimedia Projects

• Dann, Cooper, and Pausch, Learning to Program with Alice, Prentice Hall, 2006, ISBN 0-13-187289-3

CS 151 - Introduction to Programming

• Dean & Dean, Introduction to Programming with Java - A Problem Solving Approach, McGraw-Hill, 2008, ISBN 978-0-07-304702-7.

CS 208 - Discrete Math

• Dossey, J., Discrete Mathematics, 5th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2005, ISBN 0-321-30515-9.

CS 219 - Programming Fundamentals

• Dean & Dean, Introduction to Programming with Java - A Problem Solving Approach, McGraw-Hill, 2008, ISBN 978-0-07-304702-7.

CS 220 - Computer Architecture

• Stallings, Computer Organization & Architecture: Designing for Performance, 7th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2006, ISBN 0-13-185644-8.

CS 225 - Programming Concepts

After Spring 2 2010, do not use the following:

• Deitel, C++ How to Program, 6th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2007, ISBN 9780136152507.

Starting Summer 2010, do use the following:

• Deitel, C++ How to Program, 7th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2009, ISBN 978-0136117261.

CS 300 -Technology in a Global Society (MLL)

• Kizza, Joseph Migga. Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age,3rd Edition , 2007, Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., ISBN 978-1-84628-658-2.
• DePalma. Computer Studies: Computers in Society (9/10) 15th ed. 2010. McGraw-Hill Higher Education. ISBN#978-0-07-352854-0

CS 305 - Artificial Intelligence

• Russell, Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2003, ISBN 0-13-790395-2.

CS 314 - User Interface Design

Use the following book for the interface design portion of the course:

• Galitz, Wilbert, The Essential Guide to User Interface Design, 3rd Edition, Wiley, 2007, ISBN 978-0-470-05342-3.

Use the following custom-edition textbook (prepared for Park University, Summer 2009) for the Visual Basic 2008 portion of the course:

• Programming the User Interface for Database Connectivity Using Visual Basic 2008, Custom Printed Edition, Primis McGraw-Hill, ISBN 978-0-390-16211-3.

The above custom-edition textbook includes the following chapters from these two books:

• [Chapters 1 - 7 from] Bradley, J. and Millspaugh, A. Programming in Visual Basic 2008, 7th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2009, ISBN 978-0-07-351720-9.
  AND
• [Chapters 1 - 5, 9, 12 from] Bradley, J. and Millspaugh, A. Advanced Programming using Visual Basic 2008, 4th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2010, ISBN 978-0-07-351722-3.

CS 321 - Web Programming I

• Lagerstrom, Programming the Web Using XHTML and JavaScript, McGraw-Hill, 2003, ISBN 0-07-256031-2.
• Sun Java Applets Tutorial
• Free online textbook: Eck, D., Introduction to Programming Using Java, 5th Edition , Chapter 6 (Introduction to GUI Programming)

Optional reference book:

• Robbins, Web Design in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference, 3rd Edition, O'Reilly & Associates, 2006, ISBN 0596009879.

Optional applets book:

• Boese, An Introduction to Programming with Java Applets, 3rd Edition, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2010, ISBN 978-0-7637-5460-0.

CS 322 - Web Programming II

With the advent of the 2009-2010 catalog, this course's content has changed. JSP will no longer be taught; it will be replaced with ASP.NET advanced concepts, Ajax, and web services. The changed content will start with the Fall I 2009 term, and here is the set of required books for the new content:

• MacDonald, Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008, 2nd Edition, APress, 2007, ISBN 1-59059-891-1. (Suggested: Cover Chapters 1-11, except skip pages 138-157. Cover Chapters 13-17. Cover ASP.NET Ajax in Chapter 25.)
• MacDonald, Access 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual, Pogue Press, 2009, ISBN 0596528337. (Suggested: Read Chapters 1-2 and 6-7. Skip the rest.)
• Ellis, ASP.NET 3.5 AJAX Pocket Guide, Magma Interactive, 2008, ISBN 0970372035. (Suggested: Cover web services in Chapters 4 and 9.)

Optional reference book:

• Robbins, Web Design in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference, 3rd Edition, O'Reilly & Associates, 2006, ISBN 0596009879.

CS 351 - Operating Systems

• Tanenbaum, Modern Operating Systems, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2001, ISBN 0-13-031358-0.

Optional:

• Sarwar, Linux: The Textbook, Addison-Wesley, 2002, ISBN 0-201-72595-9.

CS 352 - Data Structures

• Ford, Data Structures with C++ using STL, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2002, ISBN 0-13-085850-1.

Optional reference, do not use the following after Spring 2 2010:

• Deitel, C++ How to Program, 6th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2007, ISBN 9780136152507.

Optional reference, do use the following starting Summer 2010:

• Deitel, C++ How to Program, 7th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2009, ISBN 978-0136117261.

CS 360 - Database Management

• Hoffer, Modern Database Management, 9th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2009, ISBN 978-0-13-600391-5.

After the Spring II 2009 term, do not use the following edition:

• Hoffer, Modern Database Management, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2006, ISBN 978-0132212113.

CS 365 - Computer Networking

• Dean, T. Network+ Guide to Networks, 4th Edition, Course Technology, 2005, ISBN 0-619-21743-X.

Alternative Linux textbook:

• Sobell, Practical Guide to Red Hat Linux(R) Fedora(TM) Core and RHEL 3rd E, Addison-Wesley, 2006, ISBN 978-0132280273.

CS 367 - Network and Security Administration

• Odom, W. CCNA Intro: CCNA Self-Study Exam Certification Guide, 1st Edition, Cisco Press, 2003, ISBN 1-58720-094-5
• Testout!, Network + Lab Sim, Course Technology, 2005, ISBN 1-418-83585-4

CS 368 - Distributed Computing

• Delay action until Fall II 2008
• Comer, D. & Stevens, D. Internetworking with TCP/IP: Client-Server Programming and Applications, Linux/POSIX Version, Prentice Hall, 2001, ISBN 0-13-032071-4

CS 373 - Computer Network Security

• Ciampa, Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals, 2nd Edition, Thomson Course Technology, ISBN 0-619-21566-6.
• LabSim for Security+, Thomson Course Technology, ISBN 0-619-21716-2.

CS 380 - Compilers

• Aho, Sethi, Ullman, Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2006, ISBN 0-321-48681-1.

IS (Information Systems) Courses:

IS 205 - Managing Information Systems

New edition, starting Fall 1, 2009

• Laudon, Management Information Systems, 11th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2010, ISBN (print) 978-0-13-607846-3, (eText) 978-0-13-607895-1.

Summer 2009

• Laudon, Management Information Systems, 10th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2007, ISBN 978-0132337748.

IS 216 - COBOL I

• Stern, Cobol for the 21st Century, 11th Edition, Wiley, 2005, ISBN 978-0471722618.

IS 217 - COBOL II

• Stern, Cobol for the 21st Century, 11th Edition, Wiley, 2005, ISBN 978-0471722618.

IS 310 - Business Applications

• Laudon, Interactive Computing Series, McGraw-Hill, 2003, ISBN 0-0742-3390-4.
  Custom package available through Park University bookstore and MBS:
  Package contents:
  • Laudon, FrontPage 2000 Brief, 2000, ISBN 0072358556.
  • Laudon, PowerPoint 2002 Brief, 2002, ISBN 0072472537.
  • Laudon, Excel 2002 Brief, 2002, ISBN 0072472545.
  • Laudon, Access 2002 Brief, 2002, ISBN 0072472561.

IS 315 - Computer Systems Analysis and Design I

• Kendall, Systems Analysis & Design, 7th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2008, (Bundled with Visible Analyst Workbench 7.6 CD). ISBN 0-13-2410737

IS 316 - Computer Systems Analysis and Design II

• Kendall, Systems Analysis & Design, 7th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2008, (Bundled with Visible Analyst Workbench 7.6 CD). ISBN 0-13-2410737

IS 317 - Systems Analysis and Design

• Kendall, Systems Analysis & Design, 7th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2007, ISBN 978-0132240857.
  Optionally, students can purchase Visible Analyst Workbench 7.6 (Student Edition) separately at http://www.visible.com/ or purchase the text bundled with the Visible Analyst Workbench 7.6 CD from Prentice Hall using ISBN 978-0132410731 or 0-13-2410737.

IS 320 - Object-Oriented Modeling

• Satzinger, Jackson, Burd, Object Oriented Analysis & Design with the Unified Process, Course Tech Ptr, 2004, ISBN 0-619-21643-3.

IS 361 - Data Management Concepts

• Hoffer, Modern Database Management, 9th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2009, ISBN 978-0-13-600391-5.

IS 362 - Applied Database Management

• Hoffer, Modern Database Management, 9th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2009, ISBN 978-0-13-600391-5.

IS 370 - Information Security

• Whitman, Mattord, Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition, Course Technology, 2007, ISBN 1-423-90177-0

IS 450 - Systems Analysis Senior Seminar

• Schwalbe, Kathy Introduction to Project Management 2006,
  350 pages Softcover, Publish date: December 15, 2005
  ISBN 1-4188-3559-5.