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 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 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 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 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.

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.