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CSIT/CAOT Class Descriptions COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 901 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS AND THEIR USE (UC:CSU) -3 UNITS The course introduces students to fundamental "Computer Literacy" concepts. Students will learn to use Windows XP on the PC-compatible computers as well as a word processing program (MS WORD), a spreadsheet program (MS EXCEL), MS PowerPoint and other applications. This class is intended for students requiring "hands-on" knowledge of computer applications. This class will be accepted as a prerequisite for DOS, Database and other non-programming classes offered as part of the CSIT curriculum.
COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 902 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE (CSU) - 3 UNITS NOTE: Students who have completed CS 901 may also take this course. This course introduces students to fundamental concepts of computer science and programming. Applications will NOT be taught. Programming will be introduced with the BASIC programming language. This class is intended for Computer Science, Engineering, Math and Science majors. It is a prerequisite for all CSIT programming classes and is acceptable as a prerequisite for application classes.
COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 917 BEGINNING MICRO ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE (UC:CSU) - 3 UNITS This course will cover the assembly language for the INTEL-based computers. Processor architecture as it relates to the assembly language programmer, as well as the interaction between the assembly language and the operating system, will be explained. It is assumed that students understand fundamental algorithm design. This class concentrates on assembly language programming techniques.
COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 930 MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATION SOFTWARE (CSU) - 4 UNITS PREREQUISITE: CSIT 901, CSIT 902 or equivalent experience and knowledge of business arithmetic. This course illustrates how the Microsoft Office 2007 software package can be used to solve typical business problems. Students will use EXCEL, WORD, PowerPoint and ACCESS to prepare documents, slides and presentations typical in today's business environment. It is essential that students have completed CSIT 901 and have some knowledge of Windows, WORD and EXCEL.
COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 933 DATABASE DESIGN AND PROGRAMMING (CSU) - 3 UNITS PREREQUISITE: CSIT 901 or CSIT 902 or equivalent experience withDOS and microcomputer database programs. This class explains the concept of relational databases. It illustrateshow the MICROSOFT ACCESS database management system may be used in common business applications such as report and screen design, database design, and computer-aided decision making. This course covers advanced ACCESS features including SQL Programming.
COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 934 INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS - 3 UNITS PREREQUISITE: CS 901 or CS 902 or equivalent experience. NEW COURSE COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 935 New Course CS935 -Introduction to Linux -3 units Prerequisite: CS934 or equivalent experience This course gives students a solid foundation in the fundamentals of the Linux operating system which plays a crucial role in academic and corporate computing. In fact, Unix/Linux powers more Internet server and corporate networks than Microsoft. The topics include Linux Overview and Architecture, The Kernel and Shell, File System, Users and Groups Management, Permission and Ownership Management, Services and Processes Management. Students gain system-level experience through problem-solving hands-on lab exercises at the command line and in the graphical user interface.
COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 936 INTRODUCTION TO DATA STRUCTURES (UC:CSU) - 3 UNITS PREREQUISITE: CSIT 939. This course covers data structures and advanced programming techniques utilizing the Java programming language. Data structures will include multi-dimensional arrays, stacks, queues, dynamically allocated linked lists and trees. COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 937 E-COMMERCE ESSENTIALS (CSU) (RPT3) This course provides complete coverage of the key business and technology elements of electronic commerce. It introduces students to both the theory and practice of conducting business over the Internet and World Wide Web. Topics include Technology Infrastructure, Selling & Marketing on the Web, Business-to-Business Strategies, Virtual Communities & Web portals, Web Server Hardware and software, Electronic Commerce Software and Electronic Commerce Security. COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 938 WEB APPLICATION PROGRAMMING USING VB.NET (CSU) (RPT3) Visual Basic has become a popular programming language for Web application, Visual Basic is designed to allow the programmer to develop applications that run under Windows and/or in a Web browser without the complexity generally associated with programming. With very little effort, the programmer can design a screen that holds standard elements such as buttons, check boxes, radio buttons, text boxes, and list boxes. Each of these objects operates as expected, producing a “standard” Windows or Web user interface.
COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 939 PROGRAMMING IN C (UC:CSU) - 3 UNITS PREREQUISITE: CSIT 902 or equivalent experience. This course introduces object-oriented programming in the C++ language using the Borland Visual C++ compiler. It is assumed that students understand fundamental algorithm design. This course concentrates on the C++ language and object-oriented programming. COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 948 ADVANCED SPREADSHEET EXCEL FOR BUSINESS ANALYSIS (CSU) (RPT3) This course focuses on learning how to solve problems using Microsoft office Excel 2007, although the concepts and tasks presented could apply to a variety of computer applications and programming languages. Excel is widely used in business as a tool for solving problems and supporting decision making. Excel is a powerful tool for the manipulation and analysis of data. Data are usually analyzed to provide support for whether or not to take some course of action- a decision. Using a spreadsheet allows the organization to quickly change various inputs and see what happens to the outputs. The ability to model the potential impacts of decisions before they are made is very valuable in today’s complex business environment. Many organizations spend hundreds of hours building models in spreadsheets. The course engages students who have mastered basic computer and applications skills by challenging them to think critically and find effective solutions to realistic business problems.
COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 952 WEB DESIGN USING FLASH - 3 UNITS This course covers Macromedia’s Flash; a state-of-the-art Web information software for creating highly compact, vector-based content for transmission over the Internet. Topics include Introduction to ActionScript, Event Handlers, objects and Dynamic Data. COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 953 DATABASE MANAGEMENT USING ORACLE - (3) (RPT 3) This course provides a rich environment for illustrating multi-user and client/ server database concepts using Oracle , such as managing concurrent users and sharing database resources, and allows users to develop database applications in a production environment using the database developer utilities. This course addressed database development activities including using SQL commands to create tables and insert, update, delete, and view date values.
COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 957 INTRODUCTION TO WEB PAGE DESIGN - 3 UNITS This course takes students through the developmental phases of web page construction. Students will learn everything from basic skills such as creating web pages, tables, and forms, to more advanced skills like integrating a database with a web site and publishing the site on the Internet. This class is the first course in a series for web site development and e-commerce. It is a technical course, not an art course.
COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 958 WEB PAGE DEVELOPMENT USING HTML (HYPER TEXT) - 3 UNITS This course teaches students to build web pages using HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). It will give students hands-on experience in building web pages from scratch. The topics covered include building web pages with tables, image maps, frames, and forms. This course also covers pop-up windows, validating forms, integrating HTML with Javascript, one of the popular web programming script languages, and provides an introduction to creating and using XML documents. COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 962 WEB PROGRAMMING USING JAVASCRIPT - 4 UNITS PREREQUISITE: CS 958 or equivalent experience. Click here to go back to previous page COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 963 WEB APPLICATION PROGRAMMING USING ASP.NET - 3 UNITS This is the next generation of Active Server Pages !! Revolutionizing the way Web application are developed, ASP.NET is built on Microsoft's .NET framework. Microsoft has added new functionality to ASP to make Web application development tool easier and friendly. This comprehensive course will not only tackle beginning Web programming and how to create and maintain interactive and dynamic Web application. It will also explore the Internet as an essential business tool. This course guides the student from beginning Web applications, to object-oriented programming, to using advanced Web form server controls. COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 965 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER NETWORKS - 3 UNITS PREREQUISITE: CS 934 or equivalent experience. This course covers network topics in CompTIA Network+ certification exam. It serves as a general introduction for students who need a foundation in computer networking technology, local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs). It covers network media, topology, network architecture, wired and wireless network standards and protocols. This course is a required prerequisite to enter WLAC’s Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) or Computer Security training program. COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 967 Linux.Apache.MySQL.PHP - 3 UNITS - (RPT3) PREREQUISITE: CS 935 or equivalent experience. This course teaches students the skills and knowledge on Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP, commonly known as L.A.M.P. LAMP is an open source Web development platform based on Linux,referring to the Operating System, Apache, the Web Server, MySQL, the Database Server and PHP, a programming language
INTRODUCTION TO CISCO NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS - 3 UNITS PREREQUISITE: CS 965 or equivalent experience. COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 974 INTRODUCTION TO CISCO ROUTERS - 3 UNITS PREREQUISITE: CS 972. This course covers advanced networking topics including LAN Switching, VLANs, LAN/WAN design, VLSM, advanced routing protocols, such as, OSPF, EIGRP, RIPv2, and Access Control List. In addition, students will learn more advanced Cisco router configuration techniques. The course utilizes hands-on lab exercises and demonstrations to reinforce network concepts and theories. This course is equivalent to Cisco's Semester III & IV of the Cisco Network Academy.
COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 980 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SECURITY - 3 UNITS PREREQUISITE: CS 965 or equivalent experience. This course introduces the basic concepts of computer security. Students will learn a full range of security concepts & techniques and apply them to the most popular operating systems and applications used today. Topics include network vulnerabilities, access control, cryptography & public key infrastructure, auditing & intrusion detection, network & communication security. Lab simulation involves security settings on Windows 7/Server2008. This course, combined with CS985, is designed to help candidates prepare to complete CompTIA Security+ certification exam that applies to MCSE security specialization exam. It is also one of the courses leading to degree/certificate in Network & Security Management.
COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 981 ADMINISTERING COMPUTER NETWORKS AND SECURITY -3 UNITS PREREQUISITE: CS 934 and CS 965 or equivalent experience. This course covers network operating system topics in Network+ and MCSE/MCP exam. This course is intended for those who administer Windows 7/Server 2008 under Microsoft Domain environment. It provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform post-installation, day-to-day administration and security tasks. These skills include installation & configuration, domain user accounts & network resources management, network & internet protocols and security settings, auditing, monitoring, troubleshooting and optimization. It also provides students with the knowledge and skills to enter CS982 and advanced network courses.
COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 982 MICROSOFT SERVER OPERATING SYSTEM - 3 UNITS PREREQUISITE: CS 981 or equivalent experience. This course is intended for those who administer Windows 2008 Server and for those preparing for the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Windows 2008 certification exam 70-290. This course provides the core foundation for supporting Windows 2008 Server. In addition, this course provides support professionals with the skills necessary to install, configure, customize, optimize, network, integrate, and troubleshoot Windows 2008 Server. This is one of the required core courses for the WLAC Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MSCE) training program.
COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 983 MICROSOFT NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE ADMINISTRATION - 3 UNITS PREREQUISITE: CS 981, CS 982 or equivalent experience. This course will teach students how to plan a network infrastructure around features supported by Windows Server 2008. Students will learn advanced TCP/IP concepts, including subnetting, VLSM (variable-length subnet mask), configure and support TCP/IP based network services, such as IPSec, DHCP, DNS, RRAS, NAT, and prepare for certification exam number: 70-291. In addition, this course is appropriate for those interested in web server administration and network security. This is one of the required core courses for the WLAC Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) training program.
COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 984 INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS ACTIVE DIRECTORY SERVICES - 3 UNITS PREREQUISITE: CS 981, CS 982, CS 983 or equivalent experience. This course introduces students to Windows Server 2008 Server Active Directory Services (ADS) concepts. Students learn to plan, configure and administer an ADS infrastructure. In addition, students will also learn to use Active Directory to centrally manage users, groups, shared folders, domain controllers, and network resources. Students will also be prepared for Microsoft certification exam number: 70-294. This course is one of the required courses for the WLAC Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) training program.
COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 985 NETWORK AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY 3 UNITS PREREQUISITE: CS 980 or Server OS or equivalent experience. This course introduces the basic concepts of information assurance. Topics include security baselines, network and application hardening, remote communication security, web & internet security, mail & database security, security policies & procedures, organizations & operational security and computer forensics. Lab simulation involves security settings on . This course, combined with CS 980, is designed to help candidates prepare to complete CompTIA Security+ exam, MCSE security specialization exam and CISSP exam (Certified Information System Security Professional). It is one of the courses leading to degree/certificate in network and security management.
Computer Science Information Technology 987 Information Storage Management for Network, Virtual Server and Virtual Storage 3 UNITS PREREQUISITE: CS934 and CS965 (or equivalent experience) This course provides students with knowledge of information storage management technologies needed to work with server virtualization and modern networks. Technologies surveyed include RAID, SAN, NAS, CAS, IP-SAN (iSCSI), backup and recovery, monitoring, business continuity, security, and storage virtualization. Server virtualization technologies will also be introduced. This course is for students who are employed or seeking employment in the IT industry. Students completing this course can take the exam for EMC Associate-Level Certification. COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 988 Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft SQL 3 UNITS PREREQUISITE: CS 982 or equivalent experience. This course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to install, configure, administer, and troubleshoot the client-server database management system of Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) Server. This course is also extremely appropriate for web site developers and database support personnel. This course is one of the required elective courses for the WLAC Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) training program.
COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 989 Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 3 UNITS PREREQUISITE: CS 982 or equivalent experience. This course provides students with the knowledge and skills that are needed to update and support a reliable, secure messaging infrastructure. This infrastructure is used for creating, storing, and sharing information by using Microsoft Exchange Server in a medium-sized to large-sized (250 to 5,000 users) messaging environment. This course is one of the elective courses for the WLAC Microsoft MCSA/MCSE training program. COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 990 OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING IN JAVA 3 UNITS PREREQUISITE: CS902 OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE This course is designed to take the students through the various phases of Java Programming from Applications and Applets to Database Programming using JDBC. The course will cover JAVA Foundation classes (JFC ), detailed exposure to "UTIL" and to "lang" packages of JAVA. Some networking & animation techniques using Java are covered. COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 991 NETWORKING LABORATORY - 1 UNIT (RPT2) (P/NP) PREREQUISITE: CS972 OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE This is an intermediate to advanced Cisco networking lab that provides hands-on opportunities for students to work with Cisco hardware and software. Students will work with various Cisco routers and Cisco 2900 series switches. Students will have access to lab resources to review and prepare for their Cisco certification exams. Cisco hardware will be accessible 24/7 over the Internet via NDG Remote Lab software. COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 992 A+, NETWORK+, HARDWARE LABORATORY - 1 UNIT (RPT3) (P/NP) The rapid expansion of the computer industry has generated a growing need for highly skilled workers to repair, network, and support these increasingly complex computer systems. Employment of computer specialists is expected to increase much faster than average as technology becomes more sophisticated and organizations continue to adopt and integrate these technologies. Computer Repair and Networking offers hands-on training in state-of-the-art computer hardware and software systems. This field requires the specialist to continually learn new skills to keep pace with the rapidly changing industry. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS/OFFICE TECHNOLOGY 1A TYPEWRITING/KEYBOARDING 1A - 1 UNIT. NOTE: Students with one year of high school typewriting or the ability to type 35 wpm and basic knowledge of MS WORD for Windows should enroll in CAOT 2. Mastery of the keyboard and the basic operations of typing and computers are developed on computers. When CAOT 1A is completed, students should enroll in CAOT 1B, or CAOT 9, and CAOT 84, or CAOT 39.
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS/OFFICE TECHNOLOGY 1B TYPEWRITING/KEYBOARDING 1B - 1 UNIT. PREREQUISITE: Completion of CAOT 1A. In this course you will improve your keyboarding skills and learn to create basic documents using Microsoft WORD. When CAOT 1B is completed, student should enroll in CAOT 1C.
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS/OFFICE TECHNOLOGY 1C TYPEWRITING/KEYBOARDING 1C - 1 UNIT. PREREQUISITE: Completion of CAOT 1B. This course is a continuation of CAOT 1B. Further improve your keyboarding skills and learn to create more documents using Microsoft WORD.
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS/OFFICE TECHNOLOGY 2A TYPEWRITING/KEYBOARDING 2A (CSU) - 1 UNIT. PREREQUISITE: CAOT 1A, 1B, 1C and the ability to type 35 wpm. There is no description in Spring 06 schedule.
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS/OFFICE TECHNOLOGY - 2B TYPEWRITING/KEYBOARDING 2B (CSU) - 1 UNIT. PREREQUISITE: Completion of CAOT 2A. There is no description in Spring 06 schedule
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS/OFFICE TECHNOLOGY 2C TYPEWRITING/KEYBOARDING 2C (CSU) - 1 UNIT. PREREQUISITE: Completion of CAOT 2B. There is no description in Spring 06 schedule
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS/OFFICE TECHNOLOGY 9 TYPING/KEYBOARDING IMPROVEMENT - 1 UNIT (RPT 1). PREREQUISITE: Completion of CAOT 1A Keyboarding with a grade of "C" or better, or, ability to type 25 wpm. This course is designed to improve your keyboarding speed and accuracy. No document preparation is involved. It will help you improve your efficiency in all your computer applications.
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS/OFFICE TECHNOLOGY 39 Word Processing, Keyboarding and Operations – 3 UNITS (RPT-2). RECOMMENDED: Ability to type 35 wpm. This course teaches word processing skills, such as inputting, formatting, editing, and printing using WordPerfect. Students must arrange for additional lab time each week.
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS/OFFICE TECHNOLOGY 64 CAOT Laboratory – 1 UNIT. COREQUISITE: Enrollment in at least one other CAOT course. This course provides laboratory time for CAOT students who need additional time in order to practice CAOT skills. Graded on a Credit/No credit basis only. Click here to go back to previous page COMPUTER APPLICATIONS/OFFICE TECHNOLOGY 79 WORD PROCESSING APPLICATIONS - 3 UNITS. PREREQUISITE: Ability to type 40 wpm and completion of CAOT 84. Intermediate/advanced word processing. Students may select to use Word or WordPerfect. Offered only in the Spring Semester.
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS/OFFICE TECHNOLOGY 84 MICROCOMPUTER OFFICE APPLICATIONS: WORD PROCESSING - 3 UNITS (RPT 2). PREREQUISITE: Ability to type 35 wpm. This course teaches word processing skills, including inputting, editing, formatting and printing documents using Microsoft WORD. (Replaces CAOT 35 in Paralegal and CAOT programs). Students must arrange for additional lab time each week.
LEGAL DOCUMENT PRODUCTION - 2 UNITS. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS/OFFICE TECHNOLOGY 101 HANDS ON INTERNET – 1 UNIT. This course introduces students to the Internet and e-mail for business and personal use. Students will develop competency in the use of computer to access he Internet for business, personal, legal research and applications. PARALEGAL 010 - INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND LEGAL PROFESSION 3 UNITS An introductory course in formalizing the career of the legal assistant, an introduction to law, social forces and the law & ethics, comparison of the role of the legal assistant and the lawyer, and an introduction to legal terminology and bibliography, including research problems.
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