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2022-2023 Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


Course Numbers

Courses numbered 01-09 are courses for developmental preparatory studies. The credits earned in these courses are not applicable toward any programs at the College.

Courses numbered 100-199 are freshman-level; courses numbered 200-299 are sophomore-level and all are applicable towards an associate degree, diploma, or certificate program.

Course Credits

The credit for each course is indicated after the title in the course description. One credit is equivalent to one collegiate semester credit hour.

Course Hours

The number of lecture hours in class each week (including lecture, seminar, and discussion hours) and/or the number of laboratory hours in class each week (including laboratory, shop, supervised practice, and cooperative work experiences) are indicated for each course in the description. The number of lecture and laboratory hours in class each week is also called “contact hours” because it is time spent under the direct supervision of a faculty member. In addition to the lecture and laboratory hours in class each week, students must also spend time on out-of-class assignments.

Course Prerequisites

If any prerequisites are established for a course, these prerequisites will be identified in the course description. Courses in special sequences (usually identified by a series of Roman numerals separated by a hyphen ”-” ; e.g. I-II-III) require that courses be taken that order. Prerequisites must be completed before enrolling in any specified course unless special permission is obtained from the instructor or associate vice president. When course numbers or Roman numerals are separated by a comma “,“ the courses can be taken in any order. When co-requisites are required for a course, the co-requisites must be taken at the same time.

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Health Information Management

  
  • HIM 195 - Healthcare Compliance and Billing


    Credits: 3

    Introduces major regulatory and reimbursement systems for all types of healthcare providers. Introduces fundamental elements of a compliance program. Focuses on appropriate documentation, audits, monitoring, and techniques for maintaining compliance with federal and state requirements.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HIM 230 - Information Systems and Technology in Healthcare


    Credits: 3

    Explores computer technology and system application in health care. Introduces the information systems life cycle

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HIM 233 - Electronic Health Records Management (


    Credits: 3

    Studies new trends in management and processing of health information with emphasis on the electronic health record (EHR). Covers the definition, benefits, standards, functionality, confidentiality and security, and impact of the EHR in the healthcare environment. Explores implementation of the EHR including infrastructure required, project management techniques, information technology systems, workflow processes and redesign in various health care settings. Discusses legal issues created by implementation of the EHR

    Prerequisites: HIM 130 and HIM 230
    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HIM 253 - Health Records Coding


    Credits: 4

    Examines the development of coding classification systems. Introduces ICD-9-CM coding classification system, its format and conventions. Stresses basic coding steps and guidelines according to body systems. Provides actual coding exercises in relation to each system covered.

    Prerequisites: BIO 141  and BIO 142  or Instructor’s permission
    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 4 hours per week.
  
  • HIM 254 - Advanced Coding and Reimbursement


    Credits: 4

    Focuses on the applications and evaluation of advanced coding skills through practical exercises using actual healthcare data; while examining the components of DRGs, APCs and APGs and other prospective payment in the healthcare environment. Utilizes current coding standards in identifying payment methodologies, revenue cycle management and reimbursement.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 4 hours per.
  
  • HIM 293 - PACS Administration II


    Credits: 3

    Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline.  Allows instructor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course’s viability as a permanent offering.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.

History

  
  • HIS 101 - Western Civilizations Pre-1600 CE


    Credits: 3

    Examines the development of western civilization from ancient times to 1600 CE. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HIS 102 - Western Civilizations Post-1600 CE


    Credits: 3

    Examines the development of western civilization from 1600 CE to the present. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HIS 111 - History of World Civilization I


    Credits: 3

    Surveys Asian, African, Latin American, and European civilizations from the ancient period to the present. This is a Passport Transfer course.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HIS 112 - History of World Civilization II


    Credits: 3

    Surveys Asian, African, Latin American, and European civilizations from the ancient period to the present. This is a Passport Transfer course.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HIS 121 - United States History to 1877


    Credits: 3

    Introduces the history of the United States from its origins to 1877. Includes the European exploration, development of the American colonies and their institutions, the Revolution, major political, social and economic developments, geographical expansion, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HIS 122 - United States History Since 1865


    Credits: 3

    Introduces the history of the United States from 1865 to present. Includes major political, social and economic developments since 1865, overseas expansion, the two world wars, the Cold War and the post-Cold War era. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HIS 141 - African-American History I


    Credits: 3

    Surveys the history of black Americans from their African origins to the present. Offered alternate years. Part I of II.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HIS 142 - African-American History II


    Credits: 3

    Surveys the history of black Americans from their African origins to the present. Offered alternate years. Part II of II.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HIS 253 - History of Asian Civilizations I


    Credits: 3

    Surveys the civilizations of Asia from their origins to the present

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HIS 255 - History of Chinese Culture and Institutions


    Credits: 3

    Examines traditional Chinese social, political, economic, and military institutions. Also examines major literary, artistic and intellectual achievements from pre- historic times to the present

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HIS 256 - History of Japanese Culture and Institutions


    Credits: 3

    Examines traditional Japanese social, political, economic and military institutions. Also examines major literary, artistic and intellectual achievements from pre-historic times to the present.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HIS 269 - Civil War and Reconstruction


    Credits: 3

    Studies factors that led to the division between the States. Examines the war, the home fronts, and the era of Reconstruction

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HIS 281 - History of Virginia I


    Credits: 3

    Examines the cultural, political, and economic history of the Commonwealth from its beginning to the present

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HIS 282 - History of Virginia II


    Credits: 3

    Examines the cultural, political, and economic history of the Commonwealth from its beginning to the present

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.

Humanities

  
  • HUM 201 - Survey of Western Culture


    Credits: 3

    Examines the values and expression of ideas of selected western and non-western cultures from prehistory up to the 1300s, integrating the arts, literature, religion, and philosophy within the context of history. The assignments in this course require college-level reading, analysis of scholarly studies, and coherent communication through properly cited and formatted written reports. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HUM 246 - Creative Thinking


    Credits: 3

    Examines, analyzes, and develops creative and critical thinking processes with individual and group applications to solve business, scientific, social, environmental, and other practical problems. The assignments in this course require college-level reading, analysis of scholarly studies, and coherent communication through properly cited and formatted written reports.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HUM 256 - Comparative Mythology


    Credits: 3

    Studies the cultural expressions of mythology. Considers selected mythologies representing diverse global culture, with emphasis on parallels and divergences in structure, purpose, and representation in literature and the arts. The assignments in this course require college-level reading, analysis of scholarly studies, and coherent communication through properly cited and formatted written reports. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. 

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HUM 260 - Survey of Twentieth Century Culture


    Credits: 3

    Explores literature, visual arts, philosophy, music, and history of our time from an interdisciplinary perspective.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.

Hotel-Restaurant-Institutional Management

  
  • HRI 101 - Hotel-Restaurant Organization and Management I


    Credits: 3

    Introduces the history, opportunities, problems and trends of the hospitality industry. Covers the organization of the various sectors of the hospitality industry including human resources, general business considerations, and management theory. Part I of II.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HRI 106 - Principles of Culinary Arts I


    Credits: 3

    Introduces the fundamental principles of food preparation and basic culinary procedures. Stresses the use of proper culinary procedures combined with food science, proper sanitation, standards of quality for food items that are made, and proper use and care of kitchen equipment.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
    Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
    Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week.

  
  • HRI 119 - Applied Nutrition for Food Service


    Credits: 3

    Studies food composition, nutrition science, and application of nutrition principles by the food service professional. Provides the student with a basic understanding of human nutrition and application of nutrition in the service of commercially prepared meals.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HRI 128 - Principles of Baking


    Credits: 3

    Instructs the student in the preparation of breads, pastries, baked desserts, candies, frozen confections, and sugar work. Applies scientific principles and techniques of baking. Promotes the knowledge/skills required to prepare baked items, pastries and confections.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
    Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
    Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week.

  
  • HRI 140 - Fundamentals of Quality for the Hospitality Industry


    Credits: 3

    Teaches quality in the hospitality industry, including material on the total quality management movement. Emphasizes quality from the customer’s perspective.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HRI 145 - Garde Manger


    Credits: 3

    Studies garde manger, the art of decorative cold food preparation and presentation. Provides a detailed practical study of cold food preparation and artistic combination and display of cold foods.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
    Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
    Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week.

  
  • HRI 158 - Sanitation and Safety


    Credits: 3

    Covers the moral and legal responsibilities of management to insure a sanitary and safe environment in a food service operation. Emphasizes the causes and prevention of foodborne illnesses in conformity with federal, state and local guidelines. Focuses on OSHA standards in assuring safe working conditions.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HRI 190 - Coordinated Hospitality Internship


    Credits: 3

    Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the instructor. Students will work in a hospitality atmosphere, accumulating hours and gaining practical experience in the areas of but not limited to: dishwashing, food prep, customer service, service and customer support. Credit\Practice Ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours.

  
  • HRI 190 - Coordinated Internship in HRI


    Credits: 3

    Coordinated Internship in HRI

  
  • HRI 195 - Introduction to Customer Service


    Credits: 3

    This Text and Certification focuses on topics that relate to customer service. The text and certification is created to teach students the core competencies of the ten pillars of restaurant Management. This course teaches the students information they must know in order to efficiently run a safe and profitable food service operation. It includes essential content plus learning activities, case studies, professional profiles, research topics and other topics that support the course objective.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HRI 195 - Introduction to Restaurant Certification


    Credits: 3

    This course will provide the student knowledge and skills in restaurant, and in other hospitality operations in the areas of Breakfast attendant, Kitchen cook, Front Desk Representative, Guest room attendant, and Guest service professional. Each section of the student skills will result in a certification that can be useful as they look for gainful employment. The modules are designed to help students become effective listeners, help in guiding discussions, and developing their customer service skills.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HRI 195 - Introduction to Serve Safe


    Credits: 3

    This course will cover the moral and legal responsibilities of management to insure a sanitary and safe environment in a food service operation. Emphasizes the causes and prevention of Foodborne illnesses in conformity with federal, state and local guidelines. Students will learn the skills of sanitation and safety and will take a certification to become a serve safe employee.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HRI 195 - Topics in Culinary Calculations


    Credits: 3

    Topics in Culinary Calculations

  
  • HRI 207 - American Regional Cuisine


    Credits: 3

    Studies the distinct regional cooking styles of America and its neighbors. Emphasizes the indigenous ingredients as well as the cultural aspect of each region’s cooking style. Includes the preparation of the various regional foods.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
    Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
    Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week.

  
  • HRI 218 - Fruit, Vegetable and Starch Preparation


    Credits: 3

    Instructs the student in the preparation of fruits, vegetables, grains, cereals, legumes and farinaceous products. Promotes the knowledge/skills necessary to prepare menu items from fruits, vegetables, and their byproducts, and to select appropriate uses as meal components.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
    Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
    Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week.

  
  • HRI 219 - Stock, Soup, and Sauce Preparation


    Credits: 3

    Instructs the student in the preparation of stocks, soups, and sauces. Promotes the knowledge/skills to prepare stocks, soups, and sauces, and to select appropriate uses as meal components.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
    Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
    Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week.

  
  • HRI 220 - Meat, Seafood, and Poultry Preparation


    Credits: 3

    Provides the study and preparation of meat, poultry, shellfish, fish, and game. Promotes the knowledge/skills required to select appropriate use of these foods as meal components.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
    Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
    Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week.

  
  • HRI 224 - Recipe and Menu Management


    Credits: 3

    Presents a comprehensive framework for creating and evaluating recipes and menus for commercial and non-commercial food service operations. Requires students to use microcomputer software to design recipes, recipe files, and menus. Teaches students menu engineering analysis and methods for optimizing menu contribution margin.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HRI 228 - Food Production Operation


    Credits: 3

    Teaches management principles as applied to a food production setting. Integrates skills areas including planning, organizing, coordinating, checking, insuring, training, establishing standards, assisting and controlling. Promotes the knowledge/ skills required to manage food production operations in a commercial and/or institutional kitchen.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HRI 231 - Principles of Event Planning and Management


    Credits: 3

    Focuses on the detailed aspects of how to produce, stage, script, and manage special events within the context of achieving organizational goals. Emphasizes the five critical stages in planning and managing special events: research needs and make goal assessments; design events to meet organizational purposes; planning the effective event; coordination and on-site management; and post-event evaluation.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HRI 235 - Marketing of Hospitality Services


    Credits: 3

    Studies principles and practices of marketing the services of the hotel and restaurant industry. Emphasizes the marketing concept with applications leading to customer satisfaction. Reviews methods of external and internal stimulation of sales. May include a practical sales/marketing exercise and computer applications.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HRI 241 - Supervision in the Hospitality Industry


    Credits: 3

    Provides a comprehensive review of considerations for preparing students to become effective supervisors in restaurants and lodging operations.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HRI 242 - Training and Development for the Hospitality Industry


    Credits: 3

    Provides a thorough look at training by addressing how to assess and analyze the training needs of new and established hospitality operations; look upon training and development as an investment; use training tools and techniques; train with technology; measure and evaluate training; and use different training techniques when training employees, supervisors, and managers.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HRI 251 - Food and Beverage Cost Control I


    Credits: 3

    Presents methods of pre-cost and pre-control as applied to the menu, purchasing, receiving, storing, issuing, production, sales and service which result in achievement of an operation’s profit potential. Emphasizes both manual and computerized approaches. Part I of II.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HRI 257 - Catering Management


    Credits: 3

    Studies special functions in the hospitality industry. Presents lecture and demonstration in banquet layout, menus, services, sales and supervision.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HRI 275 - Hospitality Law


    Credits: 3

    Studies legal principles governing hospitality operations. Includes applications of common law and statutory decisions, discussion of legal theory, and regulations governing management of hospitality enterprise.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • HRI 280 - Principles of Advanced Baking and Pastry


    Credits: 3

    Reviews foundation principles of classical and modern baking/pastry methods.

    Prerequisites: HRI 128  or equivalent
    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
    Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
    Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week


Industrial Engineering Technology

  
  • IND 103 - Industrial Methods


    Credits: 1

    Covers theoretical knowledge necessary for familiarization with common handtools, common power tools, measuring tools and techniques, fastening components and procedures, grinding operations, metal cutting operations, and other miscellaneous tasks

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour per week
  
  • IND 105 - Nondestructive Inspection (Ndi) & Testing


    Credits: 3

    Studies nondestructive inspection and testing methods as they relate to industry. May include radiographic (RT), ultrasonic (UT), eddy current (ET), magnetic particle (MT), and liquid penetrant (PT) or other methods of testing.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • IND 106 - Industrial Engineering Technology


    Credits: 3

    Introduces basic skills required for a career in industrial engineering technology. Includes basic statistics for engineering technicians, the SI system, graphic analysis, and careers as an industrial engineering technician.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • IND 113 - Materials and Processes in Manufacturing I


    Credits: 2

    Studies materials and processes for the manufacture of products. Investigates the nature of various materials. Examines the manufacturing processes of industry and their effects on materials

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week
  
  • IND 126 - Maintenance Scheduling and Planning


    Credits: 2

    Studies organization of a maintenance department including planning, schedule, budgets, training, work measurement systems, labor standards, and preventive/ predictive maintenance

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week
  
  • IND 137 - Team Concepts and Problem Solving


    Credits: 3

    Studies team concepts and problem solving techniques to assist project teams in improving quality and productivity. Provides knowledge of how to work as a team, plan and conduct good meetings, manage logistics and details, gather useful data, communicate the results and implement changes.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • IND 140 - Quality Control


    Credits: 2

    Studies history, structure, and organization of the quality control unit. May include incoming material control, product and process control, and cost control.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week.
  
  • IND 145 - Introduction To Metrology


    Credits: 3

    Studies principles of measurement and calibration control, application of statistics to measurement processes, and standards of measurements in calibration. May include the use of gauges and instruments in modern production and dimensional control concepts.

    Prerequisites: IND 140 
    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
    Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours.
    Total Hours per Week: Total 4 hours per week.

  
  • IND 160 - Introduction to Robotics


    Credits: 3

    Studies evolution and history of robotics with an emphasis on automated and flexible manufacturing. Presents advantages and limitations of present robot systems.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • IND 181 - World Class Manufacturing I


    Credits: 3

    Studies the principles and applications of the globalization of industry. Emphasizes the fundamentals of interpersonal/team process, organization skills, total quality tools for continuous improvement, statistical process control, manufacturing resource planning and just-in-time.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • IND 195 - Manufacturing Specialist


    Credits: 4

    Introduces the mathematical, scientific and engineering theories and practices necessary in manufacturing; including algebra, measurement, spatial reasoning, mechanics, fluids, electricity, chemistry, and manufacturing processes and controls. Covers the skills necessary to test for certification for Manufacturing Specialist (MS) from the Virginia Manufacturers Association.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours
    Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours
    Total Hours per Week: Total 6 hours per week

  
  • IND 195 - Topics in Industrial Technology


    Credits: 4

    Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours. 1-5 credits

  
  • IND 230 - Applied Quality Control


    Credits: 3

    Studies principles of inspection and quality assurance with emphasis on statistical process control. May include the setting up, maintaining, and interpreting of control charts, and review of basic metrology.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week
    Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week
    Total Hours per Week: Total 4 hours per week

  
  • IND 235 - Statistical Quality Control


    Credits: 3

    Gives overview of the quality control function within industry. May include the organization, cost, and techniques of quality control. Emphasizes essentials and applications of statistics in the quality control function.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • IND 236 - Total Quality Concepts


    Credits: 3

    Discusses the fundamentals of Total Quality. Compares and contrasts the philosophies of the recognized experts on the subject. Discusses cultural change, continuous process improvement, and strategic planning. Introduces team skills and concepts. Emphasizes the systems approach to Total Quality philosophy.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • IND 250 - Introduction to Basic computer Integrated Manufacturing


    Credits: 3

    Presents basic principles used in the design and implementation in a computer integrated manufacturing system. Emphasizes team concept and all aspects of a computer integrated manufacturing system to include the following: Robotics, Conveyor Control, Machining Center Integration Quality Control, Statistical Quality Control, and Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) software

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour per week
    Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours per week
    Total Hours per Week: Total 4 hours per week

  
  • IND 295 - Manufacturing Technician


    Credits: 2

    Presents the topics of quality, statistical process control basic concepts, financial literacy and Business Acumen. Covers the skills necessary to test for certification for Manufacturing Technician Level 1 (MT1) from the Virginia Manufacturers Association

    Prerequisites: IND 195 Manufacturing Specialist
    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week
  
  • IND 295 - Topics in Industrial Engineering Tech


    Credits: 2

    Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours. 1-5 credits

    Prerequisites: IND 195  Manufacturing Specialist

Information Technology Database

  
  • ITD 110 - Web Page Design I


    Credits: 3

    Stresses a working knowledge of web site designs, construction, and management using HTML or XHTML. Course content includes headings, lists, links, images, image maps, tables, forms, and frames.

    Prerequisites: ITE 115 
    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • ITD 112 - Designing Web Page Graphics


    Credits: 3

    Explores the creation of digital graphics for web design. Basic design elements such as color and layout will be explored utilizing a computer graphics program(s).

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • ITD 120 - Design Concepts for Mobile Applications


    Credits: 3

    Provides skills for designing both Web-based and stand-alone applications for wireless devices. Details discussions of the needs for applications including mobile phones and a range of rich hand-held devices such as PDA’s. Emphasizes the importance of usability, accessibility, optimization and performance to create fast-loading business enterprise applications and games.

    Prerequisites: ITE 115  and ITD 110  or instructor’s approval
    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • ITD 136 - Database Management Software


    Credits: 3

    Covers an introduction to relational database theory and how to administer and query databases using multiple commercial database systems.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 per week.
  
  • ITD 210 - Web Page Design II


    Credits: 3

    Incorporates advanced techniques in web site planning, design, usability, accessibility, advanced site management, and maintenance utilizing web editor software(s).

    Prerequisites: ITD 110  or instructor’s approval
    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.

Information Technology Essentials

  
  • ITE 115 - Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts


    Credits: 3

    Covers computer concepts and internet skills, and uses a software suite which includes word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software to demonstrate skills. Recommended prerequisite keyboarding skills.

    Prerequisites: Keyboarding skills. Students may not get credit for BUS 226 , ITE 115, and ITE 119 .
    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Notes Note: Students may not get credit for BUS 226 , ITE 115, and ITE 119 .
  
  • ITE 119 - Information Literacy


    Credits: 3

    Presents the information literacy core competencies focusing on the use of information technology skills. Skills and knowledge will be developed in database searching, computer applications, information security and privacy, and intellectual property issues.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Notes Note: Students may not get credit for BUS 226 , ITE 115 , and ITE 119.
  
  • ITE 120 - Principles of Information Systems


    Credits: 3

    Provides an overview of the fundamentals of computer information systems. Focuses on the role of computers in business today including hardware, software, analysis, design and implementation of information systems. Includes an introduction to computer ethics, and business and personal security. Exposes students to techniques used in programming and system development. Utilizes a hands-on component for spreadsheets, databases, and web design applications.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • ITE 140 - Spreadsheet Software


    Credits: 3

    Covers the use of spreadsheet software to create spreadsheets with formatted cells and cell ranges, control pages, multiple sheets, charts, and macros. Topics include type and edit text in a cell, enter data on multiple worksheets, work with formulas and functions, create charts, pivot tables, and styles, insert headers and footers, and filter data.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • ITE 152 - Introduction to Digital Literacy and Computer Applications


    Credits: 3

    Develops understanding of digital literacy. Introduces basic computer concepts in hardware, software, cyber, cloud, database, and operating systems. Includes hands-on experience developing word processing, spreadsheet and presentation documents.  Evaluates the reliability of sources. Covers creating a simple web page. Examines topics such as social, legal, and ethical issues. This a UCGS transfer course. 

    Prerequisites: Keyboarding skills
    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Notes Note: Students may not get credit for BUS 226 , ITE 115 , ITE 119  and ITE 152.
  
  • ITE 195 - Security Awareness-Applying Practical Security in Your World


    Credits: 3

    This course provides students with the knowledge and tools necessary to make their computer and related technology (tablets, laptops, smartphones, and wireless networks) secure. Presents a basic introduction to practical computer security through a series of real-life experiences and projects.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • ITE 221 - PC Hardware and OS Architecture


    Credits: 4

    Covers instruction about processors, internal functions, peripheral devices, computer organization, memory management, architecture, instruction format, and basic OS architecture.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours.
    Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours.
    Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week.


Information Technology Networking

  
  • ITN 101 - Introduction to Network Concepts


    Credits: 3

    Provides instruction in networking media, physical and logical topologies, common networking standards and popular networking protocols. Emphasizes the TCP/IP protocol suite and related IP addressing schemes, including CIDR. Includes selected topics in network implementation, support and LAN/WAN connectivity.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 per week.
  
  • ITN 154 - Introduction to Networks - Cisco


    Credits: 4

    Provides instruction in the fundamentals of networking environments, the basics of router operations, and basic router configuration.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours.
    Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours.
    Total Hours per Week: Total 4 hours per week.

  
  • ITN 155 - Switching, Routing and Wireless Essentials - Cisco


    Credits: 4

    Provides the skills and knowledge to install, operate, and troubleshoot routers and switches in small networks. Introduces students to wireless local area networks (WLANS) and network security concepts.

    Prerequisites: ITN 154  
    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours.
    Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours.
    Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week

  
  • ITN 156 - Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation - Cisco


    Credits: 4

    Teaches students to configure, troubleshoot, and secure enterprise networks. Introduces students to virtualization, application programming interfaces (APIs) and the configuration management tools that make network automation possible.

    Prerequisites: ITN 155  
    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week
    Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week.

  
  • ITN 157 - WAN Technologies - Cisco


    Credits: 4

    Concentrates on an introduction to Wide Area Networking (WANs). Includes WAN design, LAPB, Frame Relay, ISDN, HDLC, and PPP.

    Prerequisites: ITN 156 
    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 4 hours per week.
  
  • ITN 260 - Network Security Basics


    Credits: 3

    Provides instruction in the basics of network security in depth. Includes security objectives, security architecture, security models and security layers; risk management, network security policy, and security training. Includes the give security keys, confidentiality integrity, availability, accountability and auditability.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 4 hours per week.
  
  • ITN 261 - Network Attacks, Computer Crime, & Hacking


    Credits: 3

    Encompasses in-depth exploration of various methods for attacking and defending a network. Explores network security concepts from the viewpoint hackers and their attack methodologies. Includes topics about hackers, attacks, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) malicious code, computer crime and industrial espionage.

    Pre or Co-requisite ITN 260  

  
  • ITN 262 - Network Communication, Security and Authentication


    Credits: 3

    Covers an in-depth exploration of various communication protocols with a concentration on TCP/IP. Explores communication protocols from the point of view of the hacker in order to highlight protocol weaknesses. Includes Internet architecture, routing, addressing, topology, fragmentation and protocol analysis, and the use of various utilities to explore TCP/IP.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 4 hours per week.
  
  • ITN 263 - Internet/Intranet Firewalls and E-Commerce Security


    Credits: 3

    Gives an in-depth exploration of firewall, Web security, and e-commerce security. Explores firewall concepts, types, topology and the firewall’s relationship to the TCP/IP protocol. Includes client/server architecture, the Web server, HTML and HTTP in relation to Web Security, and digital certification, D.509, and public key infrastructure (PKI).

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • ITN 266 - Network Security Layers


    Credits: 3

    Provides an in-depth exploration of various security layers needed to protect the network. Explores Network Security from the viewpoint of the environment in which the network operates and the necessity to secure that environment to lower the security risk to the network. Includes physical security, personnel security, operating system security, software security and database security.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 4 hours per week.
  
  • ITN 267 - Legal Topics in Network Security


    Credits: 3

    Conveys an in-depth exploration of the civil and common law issues that apply to network security. Explores statutes, jurisdictional, and constitutional issues related to computer crimes and privacy. Includes rules of evidence, seizure and evidence handling, court presentation and computer privacy in the digital age.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • ITN 275 - Incident Response and Computer Forensics


    Credits: 3

    Prepares the student for a role on an organizational IT support staff where the need for resolving computer incidents is becoming increasingly common. Includes legal and ethical issues of search and seizure of computer and peripheral storage media leading to laboratory exercises examining computers configured with mix of both simulated criminal and other activities which are not criminal in nature, but do violate scenario-driven organizational policy. Requires the student to make choices/recommendations for further pursuit of forensics evidence gathering and analysis. Students will select and gather the utilities and procedures necessary for a court-acceptable forensics toolkit which will then be used to gather and examine specially configured desktop computers. Students will then participate in a mock court proceeding using the collected evidence. Credit will be given to either ITN 275 or ITN 276 and ITN 277, but not all three courses.

  
  • ITN 299 - Supervised Study in Information Tech Networking


    Credits: 5

    Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.


Information Technology Programming

  
  • ITP 100 - Software Design


    Credits: 3

    Introduces principles and practices of software development. Includes instruction in critical thinking, problem solving skills, and essential programming logic in structured and object-oriented design using contemporary tools.

    Prerequisites: ITE 115  or ITE 119 
    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • ITP 120 - Java Programming I


    Credits: 4

    Entails instruction in fundamentals of object-oriented programming using Java. This course emphasizes program construction, algorithm development, coding, debugging, and documentation of console and graphical user interface applications.

    Prerequisites: ITP 100  or instructor’s approval
    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 4 hours per week.
  
  • ITP 136 - C# Programming I


    Credits: 4

    Presents instruction in fundamentals of object-oriented programming and design using C#. Emphasizes program construction, algorithm development, coding, debugging, and documentation of applications within the .NET framework.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3-4 hours per week
  
  • ITP 195 - Rapid Application Development Programming


    Credits: 3

    This course introduces the fundamentals of programming object-oriented apps using RAD (Rapid Application Development) tools to make building business quality apps simple and quick. Developed Apps can be deployed cross-platform.

    Prerequisites: ITE 115 .
    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • ITP 225 - Web Scripting Languages


    Credits: 4

    Introduces students to the principles, systems, and tools used to implement Web applications. Provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the programming tools and skills required to build and maintain interactive Web sites. Students will develop Web applications utilizing client-side and server-side scripting languages along with auxillary tools needed for complete applications.

    Prerequisites: ITD 110 and ITP 100  or instructor’s approval.
    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 4 hours per week.
  
  • ITP 258 - Systems Development Project


    Credits: 4

    Provides instruction in application of life cycle system development methodologies using a case study which incorporates feasibility study system analysis, system design, program specification, and implementation planning. Course project assignment(s) will have students perform as members of system development teams.

    Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 4 hours per week.
 

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