ACC 121 Principles of Accounting
This course introduces the study of accounting principles to give the student an understanding of the theory and logic that underlay procedures and practices. Major topics include: the accounting cycle for service and merchandising companies, special journals and subsidiary ledgers, internal control principles and practices, and notes and interest. It is strongly recommended that accounting students enrolls in ACC 121 also enroll in EDU 121, Skills Assessment I. 3 credits: 50 clock hours.
BUS 115 Introduction to Business
A survey of the American Business System; fundamentals of the economy, careers and opportunities, resources, marketing, management, ethics, and social responsibilities. 3 credits: 45 clock hours.
CIS 118 Introduction to PC Applications
This course introduces computer concepts and components as well as coverage of application suite software and the Internet (where available). Included are descriptions of and hands-on experiences with word processors, spreadsheets, databases, presentation graphics, operating environments and other common PC applications packages. Prerequisite: None. However, some touch typing skill or BUS 128 is recommended. Three credits: 45 clock hours.
CIS 124 Introduction to Operating Systems:
(Previously CIS10)This course introduces concepts, terminology, and skills in the use of an operating system. The emphasis will be on understanding and using an operating system in a practical way, in order to complement the student's use of application software on the microcomputer. Prerequisite: None. Four and one half credits: 45 clock hours.
CIS 145 COMPLETE PC DATABASE
This course explores a complete array of database skills. Includes table, query, form, and report creation and modification. Other topics include application integration and automation of database tasks within the database. Prerequisite: CIS 118. Three credits: 45 clock hours.
CNG 160 TELECOMMUNICATIONS I
(Formerly: CIS 291) Introduces the background needed to understand telephony products and services in the telecommunications industry. Includes hardware and devices, transmission characteristics and codes, network configurations, software and protocols. Three credits.
CNG 165 CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES
(Formerly: CIS 295) Summarizes telecommunications with a survey of how data, voice, video technologies are converging for telecommunications systems. Covers wireless, ISDN, PCM, DSL, cable, IP voice, and computer networks. Three credits.
CNG 210 WINDOWS 2000 NETWORK AND OPERATING ESSENTIALS
(Formerly: CNG 210) Provides individuals new to Microsoft Windows 2000 with the knowledge necessary to understand and identify the tasks involved in supporting Windows 2000 networks. Introduces an overview of networking concepts and how they are implemented in Windows 2000. Provides students with the prerequisite knowledge and skills required for course CNG 212, Implementing Windows 2000 Professional and Server. Three credits.
CNG 211 WINDOWS XP CONFIGUATION
(Formerly: CNG 211) Provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to address the implementation and desktop support needs of customers who are planning to deploy and support Microsoft Windows XP Professional in a variety of network operating system environments. Three credits.
CNG 212 MANAGING A MS WINDOWS SERVER ENVIRONMENT
(Formerly: CNG 212) Provides students with the knowledge and skills that are required to manage accounts and resources, maintain server resources, monitor server performance, and safeguard data in a Microsoft Windows Server environment. Prerequisite(s): CNG 210 or permission of instructor. Four credits.
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CNG 213 IMPLEMENTING A MS WINDOWS NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
(Formerly: CNG 213) Provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement and manage a Microsoft Windows Server network infrastructure. Students will learn to implement routing; implement and manage Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS); secure Internet Protocol (IP) traffic with Internet Protocol security (IPSec) and certificates; configure a network access infrastructure, manage and monitor network access. Prerequisite(s): CNG 212 or permission of instructor. Four credits.
CNG 214 PLAN A MS WINDOWS SERVER NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
(Formerly: CNG 214) Provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and maintain a Windows Server network infrastructure. Students will learn to Plan optimize and troubleshoot a TCP/IP physical and logical network, routing, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS) Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) and IPSec network access. Prerequisite(s): CNG 213 or permission of instructor. Four credits.
CNG 215 MANAGING A MICROSOFT WINDOWS NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
(Formerly: CNG 215) Provides the knowledge required to implement, manage and troubleshoot existing network and server environments based on the Microsoft Windows® platform. These skills are generally required in medium to large size organizations that maintain 200 to 26,000 user desktops and servers, spanning 2 to 100 physical locations via Large Area Networks (LANs) and the Internet or Intranets. Prerequisite(s): CNG 214 or permission of instructor. Three credits.
CNG 216 PLAN A MS WINDOWS SERVER ACTIVE DIRECTORY INFRASTRUCTURE
Provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully plan, implement, and troubleshoot a Microsoft Windows Server Active Directory service infrastructure. The course focuses on a Windows Server directory service environment, including forest and domain structure, Domain Name System (DNS), site topology and replication, organizational unit structure and delegation of administration, Group Policy, and user, group, and computer account strategies. Four credits.
CNG 217 IMPLEMENTING SECURITY FOR MICROSOFT NETWORKS
Provides students with the knowledge and skill necessary to implement, manage, maintain, and troubleshoot security in a Microsoft network infrastructure. Students will learn to plan and configure a Microsoft Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) system. Four credits.
CNG 221 DESIGN MS WINDOWS ACTIVE DIRECTORY AND NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
(Formerly: CNG 221) Provides students with the knowledge and skills to design an Active Directory service and network infrastructure for a Microsoft Windows Server environment. The course is intended for systems engineers who are responsible for designing directory service and/or network infrastructures. Prerequisite(s): CNG 214 or permission of instructor. Three credits.
CNG 222 DESIGNING A WINDOWS SECURE NETWORK
(Formerly: CNG 222) Provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to design a security framework for small, medium, and enterprise networks by using Microsoft Windows technologies. Students learn to secure access to Local Network Users, Remote Users and Remote Offices, Partners, and to secure access between private and public networks. Prerequisite(s): CNG 102 or permission of instructor. Three credits.
CNG 223 DESIGNING A WINDOWS NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
(Formerly: CNG 223) Provides students with information and skills needed to create a networking services infrastructure design that supports the required network applications. Each module provides a solution based on the needs of the organization. Covers Windows network solutions that require a single technology, such as DHCP, to provide Internet Protocol (IP) address configuration support. Examines several technology options such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Routing Information Protocol (RIP), and Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) to design an IP routing scheme. Prerequisite(s): CNG 214 or permission of instructor. Three credits.
CNG 224 MICROSOFT WINDOWS WIRELESS NETWORK
Provides the student with the Microsoft official curriculum from the Microsoft Regional Academy. Offers detailed instruction on the foundation concepts and technologies of wireless data networking. Upon completion of this course, students are prepared to take the Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNP) Certification Exam. Three credits.
COM 101 EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES
(Formerly CSL 105) This course is designed to assist students with the development of skills that are needed to search for, and acquire a job. Topics include surveying job markets, building resumes, applying for jobs, and interviewing for positions. One credit.
CSC 105 COMPUTER LITERACY
(Formerly: CSC 105) Introduces computers and includes the history of computers and their impact on society. Focuses on microcomputer terminolgy as well as criteria for evaluating hardware and software. Enables students to develop a working knowledge of an operating system, the internet, and several microcomputer applications. Prerequisite(s): None. Three credits.
CSC 116 LOGIC AND PROGRAM DESIGN
(Formerly: CSC 116) Introduces computer using concepts of structured programming pseudocode, flowcharts, and structure data types, control structures, looping, program Prerequisite(s): None. Three credits.
CSC 160 COMPUTER SCIENCE I: (LANGUAGE)
(Formerly: CSC 160) Introduces students to the discipline of computer science. Covers algorithm development, data representation, logical expressions, sub-programs and input/output operations using a structured programming language. Requires intensive lab work outside of class time. Prerequisite(s): CSC 116 or permission of instructor. Four credits.
CTC 105 OVERVIEW OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
(Formerly: COM 246) Provides the student with the background and history of the telecommunications field. Includes transmission systems, LAN data communication, cable communication, telephone communication and video technology. Three credits.
credits: distance format.
CTC 116 FIBER OPTICS TECHNICIAN
(Formerly: CIS 296) Provides information on fiber optic system overview, applications, rackmount optical transmitters and receivers, forward and return optical node operations and activation, fiber optic design topologies, fiber design cost studies, fiber optic system design, fiber construction, fiber tests and documentation, and optical test equipment. Prerequisite(s): None. Three credits.
CTC 120 UNDERSTANDING VOICE & DATA NETWORKS
(Formerly: CIS 294) Introduces telecommunications technology and terminology and develops a broad knowledge base for a career in the telecom industry. Requires no prior technical background or experience in the field. Enables a student to gain a comprehensive understanding of telecommunications technologies and their applications and implications for business. Combines computer, electrical engineering and business aspects of telecommunications, providing a thorough, up-to-date presentation of the latest technologies as well as practical industry applications. Prerequisite(s): None. Three credits.
CTC 150 DATA COMMUNICATIONS
(Formerly: CIS 293) Provides the student with an overview of network systems. Focuses on the architecture of each network, transmission modes, functions, uses, protocols and advantages of each. Addresses synchronous as well as asynchronous data systems. Three credits.
CTC 161 VOICE COMMUNICATIONS
(Formerly: CIS 292) Provides students with an overview of telephone communication systems. Addresses the components and processes used in a public switched network, residence, business and special telephone service, class 5 switching centers, outside telephone plants, video delivery and video conferencing. Covers the operation and application of pagers. Three credits.
CTC 166 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
(Formerly: COM 247) Provides the student with an opportunity to research concepts and applications of related technologies that are being reviewed and experimented with today. Focuses on presentations and discussions with industry experts. Enables students to develop presentations on areas of interest in emerging technologies. Covers applications and implications of new discoveries. Two credits.
CTC 248 LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS
(Formerly: COM 248) Analyzes the social, political and economic implications of modern telecommunications. Students will learn about the complex issues confronting each step in the R & D production of enhanced telecommunication equipment and services on a social and ethical level. Telecommunications includes voice, video and data applications. The course will challenge the responsibilities of Internet providers who have embraced the use of technology to promote their businesses and are now being confronted with a variety of ethical and moral criticisms. Three credits.
ECO 201 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
Focuses on the study of the American economy, stressing the interrelationships among household, business, and government sectors. Explores saving and investment decisions, unemployment, inflation, national income accounting, taxing and spending policies, the limits of the market and government, public choice theory, the Federal Reserve System, money and banking, and international trade. This course is a state guaranteed general education course GT-SS1. Three credits.
ECO 202 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
Studies the firm, the nature of cost, and how these relate to the economy as a whole. Analyzes economic models of the consumer, perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly and monopolistic competition. Explores economic issues including market power, population growth, positive and negative externalities, income distribution, poverty and welfare, discrimination, and international economic interdependence. This course is a state guaranteed general education course GT-SS1. Three credits.
ELT 106 FUNDAMENTALS OF DC/AC
(Formerly: ELT 111 & 112) Introduces the basic skills needed for many careers in electronics and related fields. Covers the operations and applications of basic DC and AC circuits consisting of resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers and diodes. Emphasizes the use of common test instruments in troubleshooting. Prerequisite(s): MAT 106 or MAT 108 and permission of instructor. Three credits.
ENG 121 ENGLISH COMPOSITION 1
Emphasizes the planning, writing, and revising of compositions, including the development of critical and logical thinking skills. This course includes a minimum of five compositions that stress analytical, evaluative, and persuasive/argumentative writing. Proficiency in essay writing is required for a passing grade, and students must have a C or better in ENG 121 before they will be admitted to ENG 122. Keyboarding skills required. This course is one of the Statewide Guaranted Transfer courses [GT-CO1]. Prerequisite(s): REA 090 or REA 100 & ENG 090 (formerly ENG 100) with a grade of C or better or placement test. No exceptions to course prerequisite will be allowed. Three credits.
ENG 122 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II
Expands and refines the objectives of English Composition I. Emphasizes critical/logical thinking and reading, problem definition, research strategies, and writing analytical, evaluative, and/or persuasive papers that incorporate research. This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses [GT-CO2]. Prerequisite(s): ENG 121 with a grade of C or better. No exceptions to course prerequisite will be allowed. Three credits.
ENG 131 TECHNICAL WRITING I
Develops skills one can apply to a variety of technical documents. Focuses on principles for organizing, writing, and revising clear, readable documents for industry, business, and government. Three credits.
GEO 105 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
Facilitates an understanding of spatial relationships between and among the geographic regions of the world. Includes demographic and cultural (political, economic, and historic) forces related to the physical environments of selected regions. Focuses on analysis of interrelationships between developed and developing regions, and the interactions between human societies and natural environments. This course is a state guaranteed general education course GT-SS2.
Three credits.
MAN 265 SALES AND CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Develop a comprehensive understanding of competitive sales and customer service strategies in the telecommunications industry. Three credits.
MAR 111 PRINCIPLES OF SALES
Enables the student to understand and develop ethical sales techniques and covers the role of selling in the marketing process. Areas of emphasis include behavioral considerations in the buying and selling process and sales techniques. Three credits.
MAR 216 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
Presents the analysis of theoretical marketing processes and the strategies of product development, pricing, promotion and distribution, and their applications to businesses and the individual consumer. Three credits.
MUS 120 MUSIC APPRECIATION
(Formerly: MUS 120) Covers the basic materials of music, musical forms, media, genres and musical periods. Emphasizes the development of tools for intelligent listening and appreciation. This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. [GT-AH1] Three credits.
PHY 105 CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS
Focuses on mechanics, heat, properties of matter, electricity and magnetism, light and modern physics. Incorporates laboratory experience. GT-SC1. Credit will not be given for both PHY 105 and PHY 111. Prerequisite(s): MAT 090. Four credits.
POS 105 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE
Focuses on a survey of the discipline of political science, including political philosophy and ideology, democratic and nondemocratic governments, and processes, and international relations. This course is a state guaranteed general education course GT-SS1. Three credits.
PSY 100 PSYCHOLOGY OF WORKPLACE RELATIONSHIPS
(Formerly: BUS 165) Focuses on interactions among people – their conflicts, cooperative efforts, and group relationships. Examines why beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors cause relationship problems in our personal lives and in work-related situations. Emphasizes the analysis of human behavior, the application of prevention strategies, and resolution of the behavior. Three credits.
PSY 101 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
Focuses on the scientific study of behavior including motivation, emotion, physiological psychology, stress and coping, research methods, consciousness, sensaition, perception, learning and memory. This course is a state guaranteed general education course. GT-SS3. Three credits.
SPE 115 PUBLIC SPEAKING
Combines the basic theory of speech communication with public speech performance skills. Emphasis is on speech delivery, preparation, organization, support, and audience analysis. Prerequisite(s): ENG 090 or BUS 167 or with a grade of C or better or permission of instructor. Three credits.