This course focuses on the foundations of business communication in the Information Systems Industry. The topics will include developing your business writing skills, topics on the social and ethical implications of Information Systems.

Prerequisites: None

Credit Breakout: 3.00 lecture, 0.00 lab, 0.00 other.

This course covers operating system administration with the use of command line for microcomputers. Topics include booting and configuring the system, the use of internal commands and external commands, file management, networking, and writing of batch files.

Prerequisites: None

Credit Breakout: 2.00 lecture, 1.00 lab, 0.00 other.

This course presents an introduction to OSI 7-layer Reference Model used in data communication and computer networks with emphasis on network infrastructure design, configuration, implementation and subnetting. This course is the first in a four-course sequence designed to prepare students to take the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) examination.

Prerequisites: None

Credit Breakout: 2.00 lecture, 1.00 lab, 0.00 other.

This course provides the beginner programmer with a guide to developing programs using structured programming logic. Analysis, design, coding, testing and debugging will be covered. Students will be exposed to various design techniques, such as flowcharts, as prequels to writing code. Programming key points include structured programming, modularized programming, decision-making, looping, arrays, data file utilization, arrays and object-oriented classes. Students will be exposed to procedural and object-oriented programming. Students will be required to generate simple programs for this course.

Prerequisites: None

Credit Breakout: 2.00 lecture, 1.00 lab, 0.00 other.

This course prepares IT students to support end users on the Microsoft Office Suite. This course covers basic computer concepts on computer hardware and desktop application software. Students will learn the fundamentals of word processing, database, and spreadsheet and presentation applications. Students will also be introduced to use of the Internet, online collaboration tools, and outlook. The capstone of the course will cover a comprehensive integration with Office applications.

Prerequisites: It is recommended that keyboarding skills are at a minimum of 20 words per minute.

Credit Breakout: 2.00 lecture, 1.00 lab, 0.00 other.

This course focuses on the practical and theoretical concepts of human communications and the styles used in personal, social and professional environments. Students will also acquire skills in critical thinking, perception, listening, emotional communication, verbal and non-verbal expressions and conflict resolution.

Prerequisites: None. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Credit Breakout: 3.00 lecture, 0.00 lab, 0.00 other.

Student Expectations: Each student will spend at least 6 hours per week preparing for class. Attendance is critical in this class.

This course is designed for the PC novice to learn how to maintain, upgrade, and repair personal computers. Participants will remove and replace motherboards, and various input/output devices. Hard drives maintenance procedures (formatting) and loading operating systems will be covered.

Prerequisites: None

Credit Breakout: 2.00 lecture, 1.00 lab, 0.00 other.

This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, configure, manage and troubleshoot desktop clients in a network. Lectures, hands-on projects and exercises reinforce skills as they are learned. Specific topic coverage includes: Installing; Using the System Utilities; Managing File Systems and Storage; Users, Groups, Performance Tuning; Working with the Registry; Booting Process; Fault Tolerance; Troubleshooting

Prerequisites: ISTC1030

Credit Breakout: 2.00 lecture, 1.00 lab, 0.00 other.

This course focuses on the fundamentals of relational databases; their use, design and implementation. The course will include entity-relationship modeling, logical and physical design and normalization, as well as the definition of tables and indexes. The use of Structured Query Language (SQL) for data manipulation will be emphasized. The course will also cover concepts of client/server, distributed and object-oriented databases, security and data warehousing.

Prerequisites: COML1400

Credit Breakout: 2.00 lecture, 1.00 lab, 0.00 other.

This course is designed to investigate the analysis and implementation of network security policies, procedures and guidelines for establishing, monitoring and controlling methodologies for local and wide area networks. The course covers authentication methods, communication security, infrastructure security, cryptography, operational security and firewalls.

Prerequisites: None

Credit Breakout: 2.00 lecture, 1.00 lab, 0.00 other.

This course covers technologies used to create Internet client applications. Students will create numerous web applications using scripting tools/languages. The course includes the topics of cascading style sheets, tables, frames, forms and multimedia integration. Emphasis will be placed on the design, development, deployment and maintenance of the interactive web sites.

Prerequisites: ISTC1300

Credit Breakout: 2.00 lecture, 1.00 lab, 0.00 other.

This course emphasizes the process of writing expository and persuasive essays using effective writing skills and a variety of research techniques. Also included in the course content are critical reading and logical reasoning.

Prerequisites: Must pass Accuplacer test or successfully complete ENGL0130 - English Essentials or receive instructor approval. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Credit Breakout: 3.00 lecture, 0.00 lab, 0.00 other.

Student Expectations: Each student will spend at least 6 hours per week preparing for class. Attendance is critical in this class.

This course covers server-side components used to create dynamic web sites. Several technologies such as middleware, scripts and servlets will be explored. Methods and tools for integrating data will be emphasized including those provided as open source.

Prerequisites: ISTC1205, ISTC1050 or equivalent programming experience

Credit Breakout: 2.00 lecture, 1.00 lab, 0.00 other.

Student Expectations: Each student will spend at least four hours per week preparing for class. Attendance is critical in this class.

This course provides coverage of systems analysis and design theories and techniques. Both the traditional, structured approach and the object-oriented approach to systems development will be explored. Students will learn the theory of analysis, design and implementation following the guidelines of the Systems Development Life Cycle. Students will demonstrate system modeling with UML.

Prerequisites: ISTC1300 or equivalent programming experience

Credit Breakout: 2.00 lecture, 1.00 lab, 0.00 other.

This course covers the JAVA language and how to use it to create a variety of applications. The course will cover object-oriented topics such as classes, methods, constructors, inheritance and polymorphism as well as primitive data types and control structures. The course will include creating applications that utilize the JAVA Swing Classes. Object-oriented design using the unified Modeling Language will also be introduced. Although this is an introductory Java course, students are expected to have an existing knowledge of programming concepts.

Prerequisites: ISTC1300

Credit Breakout: 2.00 lecture, 1.00 lab, 0.00 other.

This course will introduce the student to the .NET application development environment. The student will learn the .NET tools to create applications that correspond to Windows standards. Topics covered include data controls, reports, multiple-document applications, file processing, elementary database interfacing (ADO.NET), class modules, web applications (ASP.NET) and application installation. The major focus of the course will be on object-oriented topics such as classes, constructors, inheritance and polymorphism used in the context of creating Graphical User Interface (GUI) intense programs. By the end of the course, the student will be able to design and code simple business applications.

Prerequisites: ISTC1300 or equivalent programming experience.

Credit Breakout: 2.00 lecture, 1.00 lab, 0.00 other.

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This course introduces the student to the theory, design and implementation of common data structures and related algorithms. Topics include linked lists, recursion, stacks, queues, search algorithms, sorting algorithms, graphs and binary trees. Students will write numerous programs to demonstrate comprehension of the course topics.

Prerequisites: ISTC2310 or equivalent programming experience

Credit Breakout: 2.00 lecture, 1.00 lab, 0.00 other.

Student Expectations: Each student will spend at least four hours per week preparing for class. Attendance is critical in this class.

This course will provide fundamentals of planning and managing projects for information system (IS) organization. This includes creating a capstone project which will involve schedules, using critical path, assigning resources, and tracking progress. Focus is on topics that are unique to management of projects in an IS department.

Prerequisites: Students should take this course in their last semester of studies

Credit Breakout: 3.00 lecture, 0.00 lab, 0.00 other.

This course builds on JAVA 1 to cover some of JAVA's more advanced capacities. Topics covered include the embedding of simple applets in web pages, enterprise wide development of distributed n-tier client/server applications, Remote Method Invocation (RMI), JAVA Database Connectivity (JDBC), server side JAVA programming (Servlets/JSP), collections and data structures.

Prerequisites: ISTC2310 or equivalent Java programming experience

Credit Breakout: 2.00 lecture, 1.00 lab, 0.00 other.

This course will present advanced topics in .NET application development. Coursework will focus on developing programs in the 3-tier client/server environment. Topics covered include database interfacing using ADO.NET, web applications using ASP.NET, web services, collections, enumerations, interfaces, Crystal Reports, and an introduction into mobile device applications.

Prerequisites: ISTC2320 or equivalent .NET programming experience

Credit Breakout: 2.00 lecture, 1.00 lab, 0.00 other.

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