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Dr. Bob Nielson, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Information Technology
E-MAIL: nielson@dixie.edu
PHONE: 435.652.7978
OFFICE: UHB 326
OFFICE HOURS:TT 9-10am MWF or by appointment
Dixie State College -- Courses Bob Teaches Spring 2013

Computer Science
CS 1010 -- Problem Solving with a computer -- How to solve problems with a computer.
CS 1400 -- Introduction to Computer Programming -- How to program a computer.
CS 1410 -- Object Oriented Programming -- Second Semester computer programming.
CS 2450 -- Software Engineering -- Programming as a team.

Information Technology
IT 1100 -- Introduction to Operating Systems -- Linux, Windows, MAC-OS.
IT 4300 -- Database Systems -- Installation, Design, and Programming of Database Systems.

More About Bob
Bob has been a computer consultant and programmer throughout southern Utah for the last 30 years.
Bob has been teaching at Dixie State College for six years now.

Academic Credentials and Degrees:
A+ - Comptia
Network + - Comptia
BS - Mathematics - Southern Utah University
MS - Computer Science - Utah State University
DCS - Computer Science - Colorado Technical University

Jobs
Finding a job in today's times can be challenging. Here is a power point presentation on the careers in the computer industry. It contains the job outlook and the salaries for each job in the industry.
Computer Careers 2012


Research Interests & Publications
Examining Database Security Methods -- Strategies to Prevent Inference-Based Snooping in Database Tables.
Abstract
One of the primary reasons for a database is to capture data for future statistical analysis. But savvy users can use this information to deduce the confidential information that is contained in a database. A real need exists to allow for general statistical analysis from a database while still preventing the disclosure of detailed confidential information. This paper discusses several methods that attempt to do just that including query restriction, data perturbation, output perturbation, conceptual, partitioning, and hybrid methods.
Conference Paper Disertation Defense Presentation