Course Descriptions

BTE 125 Web-Based Technologies

• Participate in, arrange, and host an online webinar
• Create a social media page which is maintained and published
• Use a presentation tool and publish the presentation to a website
• Collaborate on a document with others
• Create a video and upload it to a website
• Use a web-based learning management system

BTE 130 Business English I

• Apply grammar rules in written correspondence that conform to business usage
• Apply punctuation in written documents correctly
• Apply spelling rules to all forms of words in written communications

BTE 135 Outlook

4 credits

 

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Effectively communicate with e-mail, including attachments, preformatted signature lines, address books, and broadcast messaging
• Schedule meetings with multiple employees and resources using the calendar feature
• Create, edit, and sort the contacts in the database
• Manage tasks and their status
• Create and edit notes
• Manipulate information in regards to databases (contacts) and calendar in order to provide ease of coordination
• Use proper language and etiquette when communicating through e-mail

BTE 191 Customer Service/Help Desk

• Identify and discuss major elements of communication styles
• Evaluate current and further develop active listening skills.
• Explain how individuals can counteract stress
• Discuss the factors that contribute to a favorable first impression
• Identify the three basic conflict management strategies
• Identify the qualities of a good conflict resolution process
• Understand and apply decision-making process
• Practice problem solving techniques using the telephone
• Develop and demonstrate training simulation

BTE 195 Capstone Project

• Develop a plan of action using software products including, but not limited to Microsoft Office, Project, and/or Outlook
• Integrate one or more software programs
• Manage time and schedules to meet deadlines
• Submit written reports on the status of a project
• Evaluate the success of a project

BTE 198 Job Search Skills

• Create, edit and rewrite a resume, dependable strengths report, and cover letter
• Find a job using a variety of resources
• Plan, prepare, and follow up on job interview
• Fill out an application blank correctly
• Simulate the actual job interview - based on program objectives

BTE 211 Word II

• Use the Mail Merge Wizard to create letters, envelopes, labels, and directories
• Sort text in paragraphs, columns, and tables; sort on more than one field
• Use Autotext feature to automatically insert text
• Format paragraphs
• Create footnotes and endnotes
• Format newspaper-style columns and create balanced columns
• Work with clip art, WordArt, text boxes, drop caps, and watermarks
• Format text and documents with themes, styles, style sets, and color schemes
• Track changes in a document; create multiple versions of a document
• Create, view, and print comments
• Create tables of contents, indexes, tables of figures, and tables of authorities
• Protect and secure documents
• Perform calculations on data in a table
• Import data from an Excel worksheet
• Insert and modify hyperlinks
• Insert a Web image into a Word document
• Prioritize the processing of documents

BTE 212 Excel II

• Work quickly and accurately in a spreadsheet application
• Demonstrate proficiency in creating, modifying, and enhancing worksheets
• Use advanced formula writing, functions, and templates
• Solve problems and analyze data in business-related areas
• Audit work
• Create, modify, format, save, and print databases
• Import and export data
• Gather data and generate charts

BTE 225 Integrated Application for Business Productivity

• Organize workload
• Create business documents used in today’s industry
• Evaluate own work
• Recognize proofreading notations
• Set priorities
• Handle confidential information
• Utilize information-processing tools to solve problems
• Compose professional correspondence
• Generate professional electronic documents for the office 

BTE 281 Project Management With Microsoft Project

• Plan a project
• Create a project schedule
• Communicate project information
• Assign resources and costs
• Track progress
• Produce periodic and final reports
• Run a project with a variety of stakeholders 

CHEM& 121 Introduction to Chemistry

5 credits

This course teaches to the global outcome of Critical Thinking.

 

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Apply the basic principles of science including theory, observation, hypothesis, and experimentation
• Calculate using metric measurements, scientific notation, significant figures and conversion factors
• Differentiate between atoms, elements, mixtures, compounds, energy,  and states of matter
• Identify the general structure of atoms and ions including protons, neutrons, and electrons, their properties and locations; determine the electron configuration of atoms, and state how energy and locations of electrons are related
• Examine the arrangement of the periodic table and be able to use the table to predict information about the elements
• Explain the concept of the mole and be able to perform a variety of calculations involving moles, Avogadro’s number, and mass
• Explain the relationship of compounds within a chemical equation and relate this to mass and molar ratios of a balanced equation
• Differentiate between an ionic bond/compound and a covalent bond/compound and be able to correctly name each compound
• Demonstrate various chemical reactions, relationships, principles, and laws using laboratory experiments
• Describe and understand the forces driving chemical and physical processes, including thermodynamics and kinetics and understand the basic principles of equilibrium
• Draw Lewis structures of molecules and determine the three-dimensional shapes of molecules using VSEPR theory
• Distinguish between the different types of intermolecular and intramolecular forces and understand their role in determining physical and chemical properties of substances
• Calculate and prepare solutions of various concentrations and know how the properties of solutions differ from those of pure substances
• Define acids and bases and determine the products of their reactions; understand buffer solutions and explain how they work
• Examine and communicate the relationship between chemistry and living systems including the role of chemistry in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, cellular physiology, metabolism, and health

CHEM& 131 Introduction to Organic/Biochemistry

• Examine the relationship between organic and biochemistry and living systems including the role of chemistry in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, cellular physiology, metabolism, and health
• Classify organic chemistry and understand the role of carbon and nitrogen in organic chemistry and biochemistry, including the carbon and nitrogen cycles
• Distinguish between the different classes of organic compounds (including alkanes, alenes, alkynes, aromatics, alcohols, amines, carboxylic acids, esters, ketones, aldehydes, and amides) and be able to assign a simple compound to the correct class
• Identify basic functional groups and understand how each group affects the chemical and physical properties of the molecule
• Determine the name and structure of organic compounds including alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatics, alcohols, amines, carboxylic acids, esters, ketones, aldehydes and amides
• Contrast organic molecules and their structural and geometric isomers and the concept of chirality
• Apply acid/base and redox chemistry to living systems
• Contrast aerobic metabolism against anaerobic metabolism
• Generalize the application of nuclear chemistry in allied health occupations and environmental issues
• Interpret the environmental impact of hydrocarbons on the environment
• Identify the four organic chemistry groups: proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids
• Describe the general function of enzymes and how the shape of substrates affects them, including toxins
• Apply general chemistry principles to basic mechanisms of common dental and medical drugs
• Examine organic molecules and the role they play in energy release and metabolism based on bond types, structure, and function
• Identify the effect of organic molecules in the environment and within living systems

CHEM& 161 General Chemistry with Lab I

• Identify the components and limitations of the scientific method
• Recognize differences between matter and energy, and heat and temperature
• Use mathematical methods for solving problems, such as dimensional analysis, ratios and proportions, and algebraic equations
• Describe the general structure of an element
• Identify the atomic number, mass number, and atomic weight of an element
• Calculate the atomic weight of an element
• Explain and identify isotopes of elements
• Distinguish between physical and chemical properties of an element, compound, and mixture
• Identify the names of elements, ions, polyatomic ions, and molecules
• Define electromagnetic radiation in terms of frequency, wavelength, and speed
• Contrast wave and particulate properties of light and electrons
• Use the quantum mechanical model of the atom to determine probable electron locations around an element
• Relate the concepts of energy levels, shells, subshells, and orbitals to one another
• Classify elements according to groups and periods on the periodic table
• Use the periodic chart to predict trends in the radii of atoms and ions, ionization energies, electron affinities, and atomic properties
• Compare the differences between covalent, ionic, and metallic bonds
• Write Lewis dot structures for atoms, ions, and molecules
• Use resonance structures to predict alternative bonding potentials in molecules and determine the most probable resonance structure by calculating formal charges
• Predict whether a compound is ionic or covalent using electronegativities
• Apply Valence-Shell Electron-Repulsion Pair (VESPR) methodology to predict the shape of molecules and polyatomic ions
• Balance and classify chemical equations
• Apply the scientific method to laboratory experimentation
• Determine the densities of known and unknown substances
• Find the molar masses and number of moles of a chemical substance
• Calculate empirical and molecular formulas from percent composition
• Use chemical equations to calculate stoichiometric relationships
• Apply the concept of a limiting reactant in stoichiometric relationships
• Prepare solutions of varying concentrations and properties
• Identify common acids and bases
• Compose a laboratory manual detailing all laboratory experiments

CHEM& 162 General Chemistry with Lab II

• Describe the exchange of energy in the form of heat and/or work at both the molecular and macroscopic levels
• Calculate the change in enthalpy for a chemical reaction or physical processes
• Use the kinetic-molecular theory to explain the behavior of gases from a molecular perspective and apply the ideal gas law
• Apply stoichiometry to calculate relative amounts of reactants and products in a gaseous reaction
• Use van der Waals equation to predict gas properties under non-ideal conditions and describe the difference in real gas and ideal gas
• Predict relative Lattice Energies for ionic compounds
• Describe intermolecular forces and chemical bonds and how they influence physical properties and phase transitions
• Classify different crystalline solids and determine crystalline solid structure by X-ray crystallography
• Predict whether a solute and solvent will mix to form a solution and calculate the resulting changes in the colligative properties
• Apply the basic principles of collision theory to explain the energetics of a chemical reaction and determine the factors affecting reaction rate
• Formulate an experimental rate law using the initial rate method or the integrated rate law method and judge the reasonableness of a proposed reaction mechanism
• Develop laboratory practices for conducting experiments and reporting experimental results within the context of the scientific method

CHEM& 163 General Chemistry with Lab III

• Express equilibrium constants for various chemical systems, including acid and base, complex ion, and less soluble ionic compounds
• Solve word problems for systems at equilibrium to determine pH, concentration, solubility product, and equilibrium constants
• Apply Le Chatelier’s Principle to a system and predict its response to the disturbance
• Compare Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry, and Lewis definitions of acids and bases
• Define buffer solution and apply the Henderson-Hasselbach equation to calculate concentrations and pH
• Calculate concentration of anions for polyprotic acids
• Describe titration and analyze the data provided (graphically) to calculate the concentration or pH of solutions
• Discuss the effects of the thermodynamic properties of enthalpy, entropy, and free energy on chemical equilibria
• Predict the spontaneous direction of redox reaction using standard cell potential
• Analyze the relationship between cell potential, free energy, and the equilibrium constant for redox reactions and electrochemical systems
• Predict the products of electrolysis and solve electrolytic stoichiometric problems
• Examine magnetism, color, and biochemical and industrial applications in co-ordination compounds using Valance Bond Theory and Crystal Field Theory
• Develop laboratory practices for conducting experiments and reporting experimental results within the context of the scientific method

CIVL 101 Civil Engineering Fundamentals

CIVL 102 Current Topics in Civil Engineering

3 credits

This course teaches to the global outcome of Teamwork.

Total Hours: 40 Lecture Hours: 20 Lab or Clinical Hours: 20

CIVL 103 Construction Materials

CIVL 105 Introduction to Surveying

4 credits

Certificate students who wish to take this course as a technical elective will need instructor permission to do so.

Prerequisites: CADE 131 , CADE 132 , CIVL 101 , CIVL 102 , and MATH 111  

Corequisites: CIVL 103 , CIVL 107 , CIVL 231 , and PHYS& 114  

Total Hours: 60 Lecture Hours: 20 Lab or Clinical Hours: 40

CIVL 107 Sustainability in Civil Engineering

3 credits

Certificate students who wish to take this course as a technical elective will need instructor permission to do so.

Prerequisites: CADE 131 , CADE 132 , CIVL 101 , CIVL 102 , and MATH 111  

Corequisites: CIVL 103 , CIVL 105 , CIVL 231 , and PHYS& 114  

Quarters Offered: Cohort 1: Spring

Total Hours: 40 Lecture Hours: 20 Lab or Clinical Hours: 20

CIVL 201 Engineering Statistics

CIVL 204 Statics Fundamentals

CIVL 205 Theory of Urban Design and Planning

CIVL 206 Strength of Materials

CIVL 208 Civil Engineering Project

5 credits

Certificate students who wish to take this course as a technical elective will need instructor permission to do so.

Prerequisites: CIVL 205 , CIVL 206 , and CIVL 225  

Corequisites: CADE 202  

CIVL 225 Construction Management - Civil Engineering

CIVL 231 Civil 3D Computer Aided Design I

• Demonstrate file management abilities by naming, saving and backing up files using 3D software
• Manage coordinate systems by creating geometry
• Create digital terrain models from given data
• Analyze volumes and sites from created data

CIVL 232 Civil 3D Computer Aided Design II

• Demonstrate advanced file management abilities by naming, saving and backing up files
• Manage coordinate systems by creating advanced geometry
• Create complex digital terrain models from given data
• Analyze volumes and sites from complex data

CIVL 233 Civil 3D Computer Aided Design III

• Manage coordinate systems by creating complex geometry layouts
• Create professional digital terrain models to industry standards
• Analyze volumes and sites as applied to an actual project

CIVL 251 Boundary Survey and Plat Design

• Describe and apply teamwork skills to locate boundary lines of a property using surveying equipment
• Describe system of public lands including city, county, state and federal and describe common civil engineering considerations for each
• Apply boundary surveys  and legal descriptions to complete civil drawings
• Properly draw boundary lines of properties including distances and directions
• Create plat designs in subdivisions

CIVL 261 Roadway Design and Layout

• Apply proper design standards from local and federal government to plan roadways
• Apply design standards to calculate the length and superelevation of a curve
• Draw horizontal alignment and layout projects
• Apply design standards to calculate elevation of a vertical curve
• Draw vertical alignment and layout projects
• Properly apply design standards in roadway design projects

CIVL 271 Cartography

• Correctly use and explain cartography terminology
• Demonstrate the use of major elements, concepts, and methods of cartography

CIVL 281 Landscape Design Graphics I

• Correctly use basic landscape design terminology
• Demonstrate proficiency in basic site/plot layout

CIVL 282 Landscape Design Graphics II

• Correctly use advanced landscape design terminology
• Demonstrate proficiency in advanced site/plot landscaping design

CMST 150 Intercultural Communication

• Describe major concepts and issues of communication across cultures, both in domestic and international settings
• Discuss the role values, behaviors, and beliefs play in the development of individual and group identities
• Examine one’s own culture and communication styles and how they influence thinking and behavior
• Develop effective communication skills for personal and professional situations
• Access relevant information about cultures of interest and integrate into communication practice
• Demonstrate cultural awareness and the ability to communicate effectively with sensitivity in intercultural settings

CMST 302 Mass Communication

• Speak to the historic need for humankind to express information to a mass audience from pre-historic times through 21st century New Media
• Identify historical progress of media from Gutenberg Press in the 15th century through the Internet and the 21st century
• Specify historical markers in the development of major media: Moveable type, lithography, photography, cinema, radio, television, packet-swapping pre-internet, internet and wireless media
• Identify ethical perceptions and implications of major media
• Compare and contrast media impact on individual versus society (USA and globally)
• Navigate 1st Amendment issues, plagiarism and theft issues with emphasis on 21st century media applications
• Contrast 20th century mass communication models of “one-to-many” to emerging 21st century trends of “one-to-one” marketing, communication strategy, and user-generated content

CMST 330 Principles of Digital Rhetoric

CMST 402 Principles of Public Health Communication

CMST& 210 Interpersonal Communication

• Identify how personal and cultural values shape interpersonal communication
• Characterize cultural patterns in terms of interpersonal concepts
• Recognize and describe personal communication styles based on cultural perspectives and attitudes
• Use empathy to bridge differences in personal and cultural values and build relationships with others
• Listen actively and critically
• Use analytical skills to develop connections between interpersonal communication and other academic areas and/or individual outcomes
• Demonstrate appropriate supportive techniques in interpersonal communication
• Adapt and apply appropriate communication strategies in dealing with diverse populations and groups
• Integrate interpersonal learning into everyday life
• Identify and explain the model, components, conditions and common terminology on interpersonal communication
• Recognize and describe how self-concept, perception, language, and emotions affect communication
• Build confidence in communicating verbally, nonverbally, and in writing, one-on-one, in small groups, and before the class
• Identify their own self-disclosure and nonverbal behaviors, listening habits, and conflict styles and applying appropriate techniques to improve any that inhibit effective communication
• Develop and apply textbook and supplemental reading assignments and library and/or technological research to individual, dyadic, or group projects

CMST& 220 Introduction to Public Speaking

• Demonstrate an understanding of communication - speaking/listening as a social process
• Use communication skills in activities in the classroom
• Apply concepts learned to outside the classroom
• Improve their ability to evaluate and criticize speeches

CMST& 230 Small Group Communication

•       Describe the theory and principles of effective and competent small group
•       Demonstrate collaborative skills (specifically, the adoption of appropriate group roles, decision-making, and problem-solving) in small groups
•       Utilize conflict resolution skills building toward group consensus
•       Explain the ethical principles of small group participation, including status and power
•       Produce group presentations, reports, and proposals and describe the steps necessary for such production
•       Improve the analysis and evaluation of group projects and presentations, including your own

HMDS 114 Tutor Training I

• Describe the philosophy of tutoring and the role of the tutor in facilitating student learning
• Articulate the roles and responsibilities of a tutor
• Complete requisite program paperwork with accuracy
• Identify campus/internet resources and student support services available to the tutee
• Describe and model the tutoring cycle
• Implement the needs assessment process to gather information on  students’ learning style(s)
• Compare and contrast characteristics of different learning styles, identify approaches to working with various learning styles
• Examine the influence of several factors on learning
• Model various study skills techniques specific to time management, test preparation, test anxiety, and motivation
• Identify and model attentive listening and effective questioning skills
• Identify, research, and share effective study skills resources
• Identify the benefits of diversity in student populations and advocate for a pluralistic and inclusive learning community

HMDS 121 Leadership in Student Government I

HMDS 122 Leadership in Student Government II

HMDS 123 Leadership in Student Government III

HMDS 124 Tutor Training II

• Articulate the roles and responsibilities of a TRiO project tutor
• Research, identify and share outside academic skills resources
• Define cognitive, affective, and psychomotor styles of learning
• Implement and interpret the needs assessment process to gather information on  students’ learning style(s)
• Conceptualize a study skills plan for tutees and model effective study skills techniques
• Analyze ways in which students learn uniquely and how we can accommodate these differences in the development of learning/tutoring experiences
• Identify and apply tutoring strategies and active learning techniques based on individual styles of learning
• Assess and evaluate students’ learning of specific content through ‘Classroom Assessment Techniques’
• Model effective conflict resolution skills
• Identify resources available to students in need of referrals
• Model different approaches when working in various tutoring situations, present research on available resources, and discuss individualized learning plans 

HMDS 134 Tutor Training III

• Critique the roles and responsibilities of a tutor
• Refer to campus/internet resources and student support services available to tutees
• Describe characteristics of different learning styles and collaborate on approaches to working with various learning strategies
• Summarize basic tenets of student development theories
• Apply student development theories to needs assessments and working with tutees
• Describe conflict resolution methods
• Collaborate on best tutoring practices utilizing student learning and development theories

CS& 141 Computer Science I Java

5 credits

This course teaches to the global outcome of Teamwork.

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Use correct Java syntax when writing programs
• Name Java data types and use them in Java projects
• Write code that implements initialization, assignment, input, and output operations
• Demonstrate proficiency in using basic language control structures like loops and conditional statements
• Demonstrate understanding of modularization concepts, implement methods, and pass data through parameters and return values
• Demonstrate knowledge of array data structure utilizing basic array-manipulation algorithms
• Use files for data input, output and demonstrate understanding of exceptions concept in Java
• Explain basic OOP concepts like class and object
• Gather information, analyze problems, and develop solutions to demonstrate mastery of Java programming fundamentals
• Evaluate solutions to identify problems and debug code
• Design and implement programming projects as a member of a team

CSD 100 College Success in Information Technology

2 credits

Required first-quarter course for all new Associate in Computer Science DTA/MRP students.

Prerequisites: ABED 040  (or placement into MATH 087  or higher) and ABED 046  (or placement into ENGL 093  or higher)

Quarters Offered: Summer, Spring

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Develop goals for college study and identify strategies (including financial, time, stress, and health management) to achieve them
• Distinguish among different fields related to computer science
• Prepare an academic plan leading to an associate degree and successful transfer in computer science
• Outline the specific job opportunities and educational requirements in at least one field of computing
• Demonstrate attitudes and learning strategies that promote success in computer science
• Successfully navigate campus resources and services including the college website, learning management system, student financial services, and various student support services
• Define, explore, and discuss the importance of ethics and diversity in today’s classroom and community

CSNT 101 Computer and Information Security Basics

• Perform cursory risk assessments on information systems 
• Explain basic encryption concepts 
• Mitigate common computer-related threats 
• Differentiate between various computer-related mitigation techniques 

CSNT 115 A+ Software Essentials

• Identify the basic components of a computer
• Use and describe file and directory structures
• Troubleshoot the boot process used in personal computers
• Demonstrate an understanding of operating system memory management
• Demonstrate basic Windows operating system usage, commands, and configuration
• Identify computer numbering systems and perform computations
• Create and use Command Line and Windows GUI configuration files
• Define computer terms used in class

CSNT 116 A+ Hardware

• Identify and describe the characteristics of the common storage devices used on desktop PCs
• Describe the basic maintenance issues of disk drives
• Explain the differences between ROM and RAM memory components
• Demonstrate how system BIOS utilities function with system CMOS chips
• Install and configure input and output devices and define their technologies
• Define the characteristics and features of impact, ink-jet, laser, and color thermal printing systems
• Explain the evolution of motherboard architectures and features
• Research and report the latest technical advances in PC hardware via Internet resources

CSNT 117 Exploring Command Line Interfaces

• Use simple commands to navigate within command line environments
• Utilize the Linux file system, editing utilities and networking functions
• Use various operating system utilities in a command line environment
• Create and configure batch files to create custom configuration options
• Transfer files to and from a variety of platforms and operating systems
• Use Telnet and FTP utilities over the network
• Connect and authenticate to different operating systems over the network
• Diagnose and troubleshoot user access to directories and files over the network

CSNT 120 Introduction to Linux

CSNT 123 Current Operating Systems

• Demonstrate knowledge of OS installation hardware requirements
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of OS boot process
• Compare and contrast the differences between current OS file system formats
• Recognize and demonstrate the differences between Stand-alone and Multi-boot installations
• Differentiate and edit various registry structures
• Configure the system requirements for network connectivity and Internet access
• Troubleshoot and fix network connectivity issues
• Demonstrate knowledge of current operating system architectures
• Differentiate between feature changes and improvements of current systems
• Complete a research paper on emerging technologies

CSNT 124 Open Source Operating Systems

6 credits

• Install various versions of the open source operating systems
• Implement and configure file management utilities
• Demonstrate an understanding of the command line interface
• Monitor and optimize system performance and reliability
• Configure and troubleshoot the desktop environment
• Implement, manage, and troubleshoot network protocols and services
• Implement, monitor, and troubleshoot security
• Describe and compare operating system architectures
• Troubleshoot the operating system boot process
• Create and manage user and group accounts
• Demonstrate collaborative, organizational, and leadership abilities

 

Total Hours: 100 Lecture Hours: 20 Lab or Clinical Hours: 80

CSNT 125 Shells and Scripts

• Demonstrate knowledge of programming basics and principles
• Create and use data structures and algorithms
• Program basic web functions and applications
• Recognize and support current programming languages and applications
• Write and test basic PowerShell scripts and Linux shell scripts
• Demonstrate command line management of operating systems in a network environment

CSNT 170 A+ Certification Test Preparation

• Demonstrate CompTIA Hardware Core Competencies
• Demonstrate CompTIA Operating System Technologies
• Develop On-Line Electronic test taking skills
• Install and configure PC hardware peripheral components
• Install and configure operating systems required for exam
• Develop setup and configuration skills for network connectivity 

CSNT 171 Network+ Certification Preparation

• Demonstrate an understanding of subject material associated with the CompTIA exam objectives for Network Media and Topologies
• Demonstrate an understanding of subject material associated with the CompTIA exam objectives for Network Technologies
• Demonstrate an understanding of subject material associated with the CompTIA exam objectives for Network Devices
• Demonstrate an understanding of subject material associated with the CompTIA exam objectives for Network Management
• Demonstrate an understanding of subject material associated with the CompTIA exam objectives for Network Tools
• Demonstrate an understanding of subject material associated with the CompTIA exam objectives for Network Security
• Demonstrate an understanding of the certification exam process by completing a practice Network+ certification exam in a simulated test-center environment

CSNT 177 Security + Certification Preparation

• Network Security
• Compliance and Operational Security
• Threats and Vulnerabilities
• Application, Data and Host Security
• Access Control and Identity Management
• Cryptography

CSNT 231 Network Fundamentals I

• Subnet classful networks
• Explain commonly implemented network models and determine the best model for a given business scenario
• Describe the importance of various national and international standard setting organizations
• Define the layers and functions of the OSI model
• Incorporate proven troubleshooting methods and tools to solve network problems
• Distinguish between various transmission media and uses
• Terminate cabling according to industry standards
• Schematically design networks

CSNT 232 Network Fundamentals II

• Create and manage a client /server based network
• Demonstrate usage of the Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) including troubleshooting and advanced subnetting techniques
• Use and configure different networking components
• Recognize and use various network protocols and standards
• Complete the basic programming of a routing device
• Use a selection of common hardware and software utilities
• Perform basic network security, maintenance, backup, and restoration tasks
• Setup and configure wireless access points
• Use SQL to create and query a basic database 

CSNT 234 Introduction to Virtualization

• Create, configure, and manage virtual resources
• Plan and determine necessary components for a virtualized system

CSNT 241 Network Security and Encryption

• Compare and contrast network security vs. computer security
• Demonstrate an understanding of the network security terminologies
• Define access control methods and their proper applications
• Describe vulnerabilities and attacks, and measures used to protect against them
• Explain the basic concepts of cryptography and public key infrastructure
• Define authentication methods and their proper applications
• Define and apply network infrastructure security, including wireless networking
• Apply methods to harden hardware, applications, and networks
• Correctly deploy network monitoring, analysis, and sniffing tools
• Define auditing and intrusion detection and protection systems
• Define common methods to enhance communications security and internet services security
• Define and understand the concepts of operational security and security planning, including business continuity, physical security, and incident response
• Comply with End User Licensing Agreements (EULA)
• Create acceptable use and security policies

CSNT 244 Virtualization I

• Create, store, and configure images for virtual machines
• Clone and migrate images within a virtual clustered environment
• Work with virtual resources in contemporary platforms
• Define the advantages that virtualization provides for scaling, redundancy and capital equipment cost savings
• Install and configure rack mounted data center equipment
• Configure virtual LANs (VLANs) and virtual private networks (VPN)
• Integrate local virtual resources with cloud-based resources

CSNT 246 Emerging Technologies

• Identify and assess the ramifications of future technologies
• Determine methodologies for integrating into current systems

CSNT 247 Offensive Computer Security

• Apply the Penetration Testing Execution Standard to a penetration test
• Perform a network vulnerability assessment
• Exploit known information system vulnerabilities

CSNT 251 Network Administration

12 credits

This course teaches to the global outcome of Information Literacy.

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Use a variety of methods to perform installations
• Setup and manage DHCP and DHCP Relay Agent
• Manage file and directory structure security
• Demonstrate the setup and configuration of user accounts and profiles
• Demonstrate the proper usage of various network (IP) troubleshooting utilities
• Demonstrate advanced IP and Firewall configuration abilities
• Setup and configure a basic ADS structure
• Setup and administer basic DNS, Web, and FTP services
• Work  in an active directory domain environment
• Setup, configure, and troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 based networks
• Use routing tables to troubleshoot connectivity issues
• Setup Distributed File System (DFS) services
• Use delegation of control to assign special administrative abilities
• Use command line to create Active Directory structures
• Configure and troubleshoot group policies
• Diagnose and troubleshoot advanced network configuration issues
• Setup and configure Web and FTP services

CSNT 253 Capstone

• Work in a group environment to setup and configure all the major components of a production NOS
• Design an IP scheme to work in a multiple network environment
• Create an effective step-by-step configuration lab with the appropriate graphic documentation

CSNT 255 Network Administration I

• Perform installations using a variety of methods
• Create images for backups and restorations
• Set up and manage DHCP and DHCP Relay Agent
• Manage file and directory structure security
• Demonstrate the setup and configuration of user accounts and profiles
• Demonstrate the proper usage of various network (IP) troubleshooting utilities
• Demonstrate advanced IP and firewall configuration abilities
• Set up and configure a basic ADS structure
• Set up and administer basic DNS services
• Work in an Active Directory domain environment
• Set up, configure, and troubleshoot IPv4 networks
• Use routing tables to troubleshoot connectivity issues

CSNT 256 Network Administration II

• Diagnose and troubleshoot advanced network configuration issues
• Set up Distributed File System (DFS) services
• Use Delegation of Control to assign special 

CSNT 257 Virtualization II

• Deploy virtual machines in a public cloud environment
• Manage users and access controls for cloud provider accounts
• Configure virtual resources in common public platforms
• Integrate local resources with cloud-based resources

CSNT 259 Linux+ Certification Preparation

• Determine and configure hardware settings. Boot the system. Change runlevels/boot targets and shutdown or reboot system. (101)
• Design hard disk layout. Install a boot manager. Manage shared libraries. (102)
• Work on the command line. Process text streams using filters. Perform basic file management. Use streams, pipes and redirects. Create, monitor and kill processes. Modify process execution priorities. Search text files using regular expressions. Perform basic file editing operations using vi. (103)
• Create partitions and filesystems. Maintain the integrity of filesystems. Control mounting and unmounting of filesystems. Manage disk quotas. Manage file permissions and ownership. Create and change hard and symbolic links. Find system files and place files in the correct location. (104)
• Use online learning and research methods to remain current with industry certification objectives.

CSNT 294 Resumes and Interviews

• Write a proper cover letter
• Write a properly formatted resume
• Define the different types of resumes
• Demonstrate assorted job hunting techniques
• Prepare for a job interview
• Describe and demonstrate job interview skills
• Participate by demonstrating teamwork, appropriate work ethics, professionalism, and respect for diversity

CS 143 Computer Science II Java

5 credits

 

Prerequisites: CS& 141  

Quarters Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring

Global Outcomes:
This course teaches to the global outcome of Teamwork.

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Design and implement Object Oriented Principles in Java
• Use inheritance concept and interface mechanism in class design and implementation
• Write code that utilizes exceptions and the exception handling mechanism available in Java
• Demonstrate mastery in using array, linked list, stack, and queue data structures
• Demonstrate knowledge of tree data structures and algorithms associated with them
• Design and implement recursive algorithms
• Use recursion to manipulate linked lists and tree data structures
• Implement searching and sorting algorithms for arrays
• Estimate algorithm complexity using Big O notation
• Design and implement a medium-sized Java program using OOP principles

CSD 105 Programming Concepts For Non-Programmers

• Explain binary and hexadecimal numeric systems and their relation to the decimal system
• Explain the concepts of client-server architecture
• Describe the history and evolution of Internet
• Justify the need for database systems in data processing
• Describe the concept of tables in a relational database
• Describe software development life cycle
• Define algorithm and use algorithmic thinking when solving a problem
• Demonstrate the use of iterations and branching in computer programming
• Use variables to manipulate data
• Use logical operators to write conditional statements
• Explain the need for functions in programming
• Use events and event handling in interactive applications
• Build interactive applications using visual programming tools

CSD 110 Computer Programming Fundamentals with Python

• Describe the phases of software development
• Recognize the proper format of assignment statements
• Use conditional statements, relational operators, logical operators and loops when solving programming problems
• Identify the scope of variables within a given program and the various data types
• Declare and initialize arrays, manipulate array data
• Describe the concepts of modularization
• Explain the difference between syntax and logic errors
• Read and write files in Python
• Design and implement small Python applications
• Define Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) terms
• Demonstrate an understand of the need for documentation
• Identify an information need and formulate a research plan to address it
• Research, organize, and evaluate information from a variety of sources
• Explain why Python is a useful scripting language for developers

CSD 111 Computer Programming Fundamentals

• Describe the phases of software development
• Recognize the proper format of assignment statements
• Explain conditional statements, relational operators, logical operators, and loops
• Identify the scope of variables within a given program and the various data types
• Declare and initialize arrays, manipulate array data
• Describe the concepts of modularization
• Explain the difference between syntax errors and logical errors
• Define Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) terms
• Demonstrate an understanding of the need for documentation
• Identify an information need and formulate a research plan to address it
• Research, organize, and evaluate information from a variety of sources

CSD 112 HTML and CSS

• Write syntactically correct HTML code using the latest version of HTML language
• Create basic HTML web pages which are displayed correctly in modern web browsers
• Use links and images to design aesthetically pleasing and functional web pages
• Create forms to gather user input
• Incorporate tables into the web pages to display data
• Write style sheets using latest version of the CSS language
• Use correctly text, font, background, border, list, float, margin, padding, display and other CSS property groups
• Use CSS rules together with HTML layout elements to change the layout of a page
• Explain the key principles of responsive web design and techniques of their implementation
• Validate and debug HTML and CSS code
• Design and develop websites compliant with web standards
• Design and develop websites that reflect cultural awareness

CSD 122 JavaScript

5 credits

When enrolling into this class, students are expected to know HTML and CSS syntax, basic programming control structures (loops and if-else statements), and be familiar with array manipulation and function-writing techniques in programming language of their choice.

Prerequisites: CSD 111  and CSD 112 

Quarters Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Use JavaScript data types and operators to write syntactically and functionally correct code
• Demonstrate knowledge of JavaScript and recent library syntax
• Write code that manipulates Browser Object Model and CSS properties of the objects
• Write code that uses best-practice idioms and patterns
• Use JavaScript control structures for program flow control
• Read, analyze, design, and implement function definitions and function calls
• Demonstrate knowledge of the browser event model
• Handle events with JavaScript and recent libraries
• Manipulate data in strings and arrays
• Validate form data
• Create visual effects and animate objects in the document
• Add expandable menus, slideshows, and modal dialogs to websites
• Debug and handle errors in JavaScript code
• Use JavaScript and recent libraries to implement dynamic, user-friendly web pages
• Write client-side interfaces through the use of the DOM, JavaScript and JavaScript libraries
• Demonstrate knowledge of libraries and tools that are used in web application development
• Design and implement programming projects as a member of a team

CSD 138 Structured Query Language (SQL)

5 credits

Students who completed ITAD 111 meet the prerequisite.

Quarters Offered: Fall, Winter

Global Outcomes:
This course teaches to the global outcome of Information Literacy.

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Demonstrate understanding of the purpose, design, and terminology of a relational database
• Explain and use relational schema
• Use a relational database management system to enter, edit, and run SQL statements
• Access multiple tables and work with unions, subqueries, self joins, inner joins, and outer joins
• Use aggregation functions
• Build SQL queries to retrieve, store, and modify data
• Create and edit tables and enforce data integrity on them
• Evaluate and synthesize information in a database
• Gather and organize information needed for database creation and maintenance

CSD 221 Systems Analysis and Design

5 credits

Students who completed ITAD 111 meet the prerequisite.

Quarters Offered: Spring

Global Outcomes:
This course teaches to the global outcome of Information Literacy.

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• State the characteristics and benefits of Object Oriented Design
• Describe the phases of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Describe different software development methodologies with a special emphasis on Agile Scrum
• Create a Project Vision & Scope document that defines business requirements and scope for the information system
• Create a system-level overview using Context and Feature Tree diagrams
• Formulate a research plan using techniques to elicit and gather user requirements
• Document requirements in a Software Requirements Specification
• Turn requirements into functional models using Use Case descriptions, Use Case diagrams, and activity diagrams
• Create structural models using CRC cards and Class diagrams that provide a static view of the software architecture
• Create behavioral models using Sequence and Communication diagrams and Behavioral State machines to describe the internal behavior of a system
• Demonstrate proficiency in class and method design
• Apply design criteria (e.g., coupling, cohesion, etc.) to assess a software design and suggests possible areas to improve the design

CSD 228 Programming with C#

• Demonstrate proper use of C# syntax
• Read, understand, and write C# expressions
• Design, code, and debug classes
• Properly use C# types in software implementations
• Define encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism and use these concepts when designing and implementing classes
• Use streams and files for input and output
• Use exception handling to recover from errors
• Demonstrate solid understanding of OOP
• Write event-handling routines
• Use forms to gather user input
• Design and implement programming projects as a member of a team

CSD 230 Programming For Mobile Devices

5 credits

Students who completed CS 143 or ITAD 228 meet with prerequisite.

Quarters Offered: Winter

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Develop applications for deployment on mobile devices
• Describe the major differences in requirements for mobile applications vs. desktop applications
• Design user interfaces for touch oriented input model
• Identify and use appropriate development tools to implement and debug mobile applications
• Use Software Development Kits (SDK) for mobile applications
• Describe security and performance requirements for mobile applications
• Control hardware features of a device

CSD 233 C++ Programming

5 credits

Students who completed CS 143 meet the prerequisite.

Quarters Offered: Winter

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Use correct C++ syntax when writing programs
• Name and use C++ data types
• Explain the difference between pass-by-value and pass-by-reference function parameters in C++, and use pass-by-reference parameters to return values from functions
• Explain the concept of pointers and dynamic memory management in C++, and use pointers effectively in programs
• Explain and illustrate the advantages and challenges direct memory access presents for programmers in C++, and demonstrate the use of safe memory management techniques
• Use arrays and c-strings in programs
• Use class inheritance, polymorphism, and virtual functions in C++
• Justify the need for exceptions, write exception-throwing and exception - handling code, and create exception classes 
• Create template functions and classes in C++
• Use C++ STL library
• Implement data structures such as lists and trees using pointers
• Write medium-sized programs in C++

CSD 235 Algorithms and Data Structures

5 credits

Student who completed CS 143 meet the prequisite.

Quarters Offered: Spring

Global Outcomes:
This course teaches to the global outcome of Communication.

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Explain the basic principles of software engineering
• Implement various data structures like linked lists, stacks, queues, and binary trees using Object Oriented Programing (OOP) techniques
• Implement searching and sorting routines on various data structures while paying close attention to the efficiency of the algorithms being used
• Use STL and its particular components to implement data structures
• Estimate efficiency of algorithms
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of recursion and its role in implementation of linked lists and tree data structures
• Develop technical documentation, properly explain algorithms, organize and clarify ideas used in a solution
• Use industry standard conventions for describing algorithm complexity analysis

CSD 268 Quality Assurance Methodologies

• Describe the objectives, limits, and cycles of testing
• Identify the differences between Black Box and White Box testing
• Demonstrate the process of reproducing bugs
• Define the role of automated software testing
• Create test cases and test scripts, and document the test cases according to the technology standards
• Demonstrate test management practices and techniques
• Identify strategies of “Risk Management”
• Create a project risk-management strategy
• Manage a tracking system for bugs
• Demonstrate performance testing and stress testing
• Describe the use of problem reports/bug reports
• Develop a test plan to effectively communicate testing requirements

CSD 275 PHP Scripting

5 credits

Students who completed ITAD 111 and ITAD 112 meet the prerequisites.

Quarters Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Use PHP data types and operators to write syntactically and functionally correct code
• Use control structures for program flow control
• Read, analyze, design and implement function definitions and function calls
• Manipulate strings and arrays
• Work with files and directories to store and access data
• Access form data on the server
• Access data in SQL databases
• Debug and handle errors in PHP code

CSD 280 Web Development with Python

5 credits

Students who completed ITAD 112 and CS& 141 meet the prerequisites.

Quarters Offered: Winter

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Create web applications using Django web framework in Python
• Consume modern web technologies, such as JSON and REST APIs
• Create applications that interact with a database using server-side technologies
• Create form-based web UIs with input validation using Django
• Create web APIs using Django
• Create client applications in Python
• Deploy, test, and debug Django web applications
• Create useful technical supporting documentation

CSD 298 Technical Interview/Job Seach

5 credits

Students who completed CS 143 meet the prerequisite.

Quarters Offered: Winter, Spring

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Demonstrate successful strategies for problem solving under the conditions of a job interview
• Solve a variety of technical interview problems and answer soft skills questions
• Research and identify resources for technical interview questions
• Identify job opportunities in the chosen software-related area
• Research a potential employer
• Present themselves to a potential employer in a confident, professional manner

CSD 299 IT Project

• Describe software application development life cycle
• Manage development of an application from initial conception to final release
• Apply necessary skills to solve a real world IT problem
• Develop and deploy a complete software package
• Produce written documentation for an application
• Deliver effective presentation of a software solution

CSD 321 System Analysis and Design

• Explain the general structure of a software project
• Analyze a problem domain
• Document project requirements and use cases
• Develop technical specifications
• Develop project architecture and data flow diagrams
• Apply object-oriented approach to software project design
• Use Unified Modeling Language (UML)
• Build UML diagrams
• Properly design relationships
• Conduct dependency analysis
• Use UML tools
• Demonstrate ability to create end-to-end analysis and design of a project

CSD 322 Computer and Network Architecture

• Discuss the major functional components of a computer (Input Unit, Output Unit, Central Processing Unit, Arithmetic Logic Unit, Temporary and persistent storage unit, Control unit).
• Describe the CPU’s instruction set, and program in it
• Understand CPU and system performance metrics
• Demonstrate familiarity and facility the TCP/IP protocol
• Describe the TCP/IP stack
• Write programs running on separate machines that communicate with each other via a socket
• Describe the role and function of a router
• Explain how a packet is routed from one machine to another on the same subnet
• Explain how a packet is routed from one machine to another on a different subnet
• Design and implement programming projects as a member of a team

CSD 331 Database Modeling and Design

• Query and update relational database
• Gather requirements for designing of a real-life database
• Properly design RDBMS schema
• Use entity-relationship modeling tools
• Evaluate performance issues and create database indexes
• Create database views
• Describe principles of pessimistic and optimistic concurrency control methodologies
• Identify and implement database integrity constraints
• Explain usage cases for stored procedures and triggers
• Normalize a Database Schema
• Explain the advantages of three normal forms
• Explain issues related to database security and ways to secure a database
• Explain design and implementation issues specific to distributed databases
• Demonstrate knowledge of non-relational database models and compare them to relational model

CSD 332 Software Project Management

• Describe software process models
• Gather requirements for a software project
• Demonstrate ability to gather project requirements
• Prioritize project features
• Design technical specifications
• List key team roles required for a typical project
• Describe responsibilities of team members
• Develop a project schedule
• Describe techniques for project tracking
• Describe risk mitigation techniques
• Explain waterfall methodology
• Explain techniques used in agile methodology
• Explain pros and cons of agile methodology vs. waterfall methodology
• Enumerate and apply quality assurance techniques
• Identify and explain issues related to maintaining a software product

CSD 335 Algorithms and Structures

• Explain the basic principles of algorithm analysis, big O notation
• Implement elementary data structures, such as arrays, linked lists, and strings
• Explain and implement stack and queue data structures using different underlying data structures.
• Explain the difference in approach and efficiency of recursive algorithms, divide and conquer algorithms, and dynamic programming
• Implement tree data structures, including binary search trees.
• Use different tree traversal techniques.
• Implement, analyze, and compare efficiency of different elementary searching algorithms such as selection, insertion and shell sorts; sort linked lists
• Describe, implement, and analyze efficiency of quicksort and merge sort algorithms
• Explain and implement priority queue and heap data structures; analyze and implement algorithms associated with them, including heapsort
• Explain, compare, and implement different search algorithms and search data structures like different varieties of binary search trees and hash tables
• Explain graph properties and types, implement different graph representations
• Describe different graph search algorithms
• Explain implement and analyze minimum spanning trees algorithms 

CSD 412 Web Application Development

• Explain the fundamentals of how the Web works
• Develop web applications consisting of forms and input validation
• Develop clients that can consume public REST APIs
• Develop 3-tier web applications based on MVC design pattern
• Implement server side data persistence using databases
• Implement authentication and authorization for user accounts
• Deploy, test and debug web applications.
• Provide useful technical supporting documentation.
• Design and implement software applications as a member of a team

CSD 415 Operating Systems Concepts

• Download, configure, compile, and install an operating system from source code on the Internet
• Explain the boot process
• Name the major subsystems of an operating system
• Describe the major data structures used by the operating system
• Write system level code in to interface to devices
• Explain process scheduling
• Demonstrate proficiency in writing multi-processed applications that share information using inter-process communication mechanisms
• Demonstrate proficiency in writing thread-safe, multi-threaded applications
• Discuss and describe deadlock scenarios
• Explain virtual memory
• Write programs that communicate using sockets
• Write programs that store information to disk using the I/O system (memory mapped files)
• Design and implement programming projects as a member of a team

CSD 425 Cloud Computing

• Explain the fundamentals of cloud computing
• Use IaaS cloud offering to provision and use Virtual Machines and Virtual Networks
• Use PaaS and SaaS to develop scalable cloud applications that can scale up and scale out
• Use automation to deploy, maintain, and monitor cloud resources
• Use various cloud storage options to store application and user data
• Use cloud security and identity management services

CSD 436 Algorithmic Problem Solving

• Demonstrate techniques for succeeding at a technical problem solving interview
• Demonstrate ability to refine a problem statement
• Invent an algorithmic solution to a software problem
• Analyze a proposed solution
• Evaluate performance of a solution
• Find ways to optimize a solution
• Identify special cases that need to be tested
• Find and correct errors in an algorithm
• Quickly code a simple algorithm
• Demonstrate knowledge of frequently used algorithmic techniques
• Efficiently explain your thinking process and accept feedback
• Demonstrate ability to explain your solution to a problem
• Adapt a solution to changing requirements