Course Descriptions
All course prerequisites may not be listed. Developmental reading courses are required if a student's reading placement test score indicates the need for RDG 035 and/or RDG 100 or the ESL equivalent. Developmental math courses are required if a student's math placement test score indicates the need for MAT 035 and/or MAT 100. Developmental English courses are required if a student's English placement test score indicates the need for ENG 035 and/or ENG 100, or the ESL equivalent. Students must discuss their placement test scores with an academic advisor before registering for any courses.
| IDS 102 | PERSONAL/CAREER ASSESSMENT |
3.0 Credits |
This course covers an in-depth examination of the personal needs, wants, values, strengths, abilities and interests of an individual. Multiple inventories and evaluation strategies allow the student to evaluate and apply individual data to a personal career choice. (Prerequisite: RDG 035 or equivalent placement test scores)
| IMT 108 | INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY |
3.0 Credits |
This course will provide information needed to help in choosing a career in selected industrial areas. The student will be subjected to some of the tasks and skills that would be expected of a person working in the field.
| IST 201 | CISCO INTERNETWORKING CONCEPTS |
3.0 Credits |
This course is a study of current and emerging computer networking technology. Topics covered include safety, networking, network terminology and protocols, network standards, LANS, WANS, OSI MODELS, cabling, cabling tools, CISCO routers, router programming, STAR TOPOLOGY, IP addressing, and network standards. (Prerequisites: MAT 100, RDG 100 or equivalent placement test scores)
| IST 202 | CISCO ROUTER CONFIGURATION |
3.0 Credits |
This course is a study of LAN, WANS, OSI MODELS, ethernet, token ring, fiber distributed data interface TCP/IP addressing protocol, dynamic routing, routing, and the network administrator's role and function. (Prerequisite: IST 201)
| IST 203 | ADVANCED CISCO ROUTER CONFIGURATION |
3.0 Credits |
This course is a study of configuring CISCO routers. (Prerequisite: IST 202)
| IST 204 | CISCO TROUBLESHOOTING |
3.0 Credits |
This course is a study of troubleshooting network problems. (Prerequisite: IST 203)
| IST 211 | OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING |
3.0 Credits |
This course is a study of object-oriented programming using artificial intelligence methods in practical applications requiring knowledge representation, search and inference. (Prerequisite: CPT 235)
| IST 220 | DATA COMMUNICATIONS |
3.0 Credits |
This course is a study of the fundamentals of data communications. Basic signaling, networking and various transmission media are covered. (Prerequisite: RDG 100)
| IST 221 | ADVANCED DATA COMMUNICATIONS |
3.0 Credits |
This course is a study of the structure of the telecommunications industry. Topics include the components, services and features of the most popular voice communications system. (Prerequisite: IST 220)
| IST 225 | INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS |
3.0 Credits |
This course covers introductory topics and techniques associated with the Internet and Internet communications. Techniques on how to use and access various types of information as well as how to find resources and navigate in the Internet are included. (Prerequisite: CPT 170 or permission of the instructor)
| IST 226 | INTERNET PROGRAMMING |
3.0 Credits |
This course covers designed Internet pages and applications for personal/business use, writing the required program code in languages such as HTML, JAVA and VRML, testing and debugging programs, uploading and maintaining Internet pages, and applications. (Prerequisites: CPT 234, IST 225 or permission by instructor)
| IST 227 | INTERNET OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT |
3.0 Credits |
This course covers the duties/responsibilities of an internet webmaster, appropriate hardware, software and telecommunications technology, designing, implementing and maintaining a web site, and utilizing security mechanisms. Also covered is installing, configuring and testing TCP/IP. Topics include Subnet addressing; implementing IP routing; dynamic host configuration protocol; IP address resolution; NetBIOS name resolution; Windows Internet Name Service; connectivity; in heterogeneous environments; implementing Microsoft SNMP service; performance optimization and troubleshooting. (Prerequisite: CPT 209)
| IST 228 | INTRANET OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT |
3.0 Credits |
This course covers the duties/responsibilities of an intranet webmaster, selecting appropriate hardware, software and telecommunications technology, designing, implementing and maintaining an intranet site, describing issues relating to interconnection of internet to an intranet, and utilizing security mechanisms. Also covered is the integrated web server included with Windows NT Server. Topics include sharing documents and information across a company intranet or the Internet, deploying scalable and reliable web-based applications, combining HTML, scripts are reusable ActiveX server components to create dynamic and powerful web-based business solutions. (Prerequisite: IST 227)
| IST 229 | INTERNET FIREWALL MANAGEMENT |
3.0 Credits |
This course is a study of network security. Course topics include how to implement, administer, and troubleshoot a firewall solution to control information access at the intranet-to-internet border. This course includes Novell education course 770 securing intranets with bordermanager, and helps students prepare for the corresponding CNE/Master CNE certification exam.
| IST 235 | HANDHELD COMPUTER PROGRAMMING |
3.0 Credits |
This course is a survey of the techniques of Rapid Application Development for handheld devices. Topics include setup of Development Environment, creation and deployment of programs, and design strategies to overcome memory and interface limitations. (Prerequisite: CPT 185 or permission of the instructor)
| IST 236 | MOBILE AND WIRELESS APPLIANCES |
3.0 Credits |
This course is a survey of the protocols and interface standards for mobile and wireless appliances accessing the internet. An introduction to development and deployment of applications is included in this course. (Prerequisite: CPT 185 or permission of the instructor)
| IST 237 | INTERMEDIATE WEBSITE DESIGN |
3.0 Credits |
This course is a study of server-side (CGI; Dynamic HTML) and client-side (JAVASCRIPT) dynamic web design, including the incorporation of database applications and content into web pages. (Prerequisite: IST 226)
| IST 238 | ADVANCED TOOLS FOR WEBSITE DESIGN |
3.0 Credits |
This course is a study of an advanced (4th generation) web authoring tool (such as dreamweaver) to develop increased efficiency and sophistication in website design and web project management. (Prerequisite: CPT 290)
| IST 241 | NETWORK ARCHITECTURE I |
3.0 Credits |
This course is a study of how the computer architecture relates to the interconnecting of the various network components, the environment in which the applications processes execute and the overall plan defining services to be provided in a distributed environment. (Prerequisite: IST 220)
| IST 243 | NETWORK ARCHITECTURE III |
3.0 Credits |
This course covers a cohesive and logical explanation of the IBM-created design for an end-to-end communications network SNA. Topics include an overview of SNA and its operational characteristics and the physical and logical structure of SNA. A major emphasis will be TCP/IP protocols. TCP/IP formats are examined along with how TCP/IP operates at the network and transport layers. (Prerequisite: IST 241)
| IST 245 | LOCAL AREA NETWORKS |
3.0 Credits |
This course is a study of the methods used to interconnect computers, terminals, word processors, facsimiles and other office machines within a given area. Examples of vendor implementations are used to illustrate various approaches. (Prerequisites: CPT 168 or IST 220)
| IST 246 | INTEGRATED DIGITAL NETWORK |
3.0 Credits |
This course discusses the characteristics and operation of packet switching and networking technologies such as ISDN, Frame Relay and ATM. (Prerequisite: IST 241)
| IST 250 | NETWORK MANAGEMENT |
3.0 Credits |
This course is a study of planning, organizing and controlling telecommunication functions for the potential telecommunications manager. Emphasis is placed on current situations and techniques. (Prerequisites: IST 221, IST 241, IST 245)
| IST 260 | NETWORK DESIGN |
3.0 Credits |
This course is a study of the processes and techniques required to identify the most attractive design solution for a telecommunications network -- combining creativity, rigorous discipline, analysis and synthesis -- while emphasizing a desirable solution in terms of cost and performance. (Prerequisites: IST 242, MAT 122)
| IST 270 | CLIENT/SERVER SYSTEMS |
3.0 Credits |
This course emphasizes the use of case tools coupled with client tools to allow RAD and prototyping of client applications. Networking and server concepts will be explored. Case studies of existing client/server systems will be used to examine the various phases of client/server applications. (Prerequisite: CPT 185)
| IST 271 | OBJECT-ORIENTED TECHNOLOGIES |
3.0 Credits |
This course emphasizes the application of the object model for designing well-structured, complex systems. A variety of object-based tools and object-oriented programming languages will be used to implement small-scale projects. (Prerequisite: IST 211)
| IST 272 | RELATIONAL DATABASE |
3.0 Credits |
This course provides a comprehensive foundation in both SQL and relational database design and implementation. Dynamic and embedded SQL programming techniques are emphasized. (Prerequisite: CPT 242 or permission of the department chair)
| IST 273 | ADVANCED CLIENT/SERVER DEVELOPMENT TOOLS |
3.0 Credits |
This course provides extensive practical experience with commercially available client/server development tools. The students will use visual development tools to create G.U.I. client applications and to compose statements for server access. (Prerequisite: IST 270)
| IST 274 | DATABASE ADMINISTRATION |
3.0 Credits |
This course is a study of the duties and responsibilities of a database administrator. The course covers setting up, maintaining, and troubleshooting a distributed, multi-user database. (Prerequisite: IST 272)
| IST 286 | TECHNICAL SUPPORT INTERNSHIP I |
3.0 Credits |
This course is an entry level technical support/help desk internship. Students intern at the college's help desk and provide support to faculty and staff. Students will participate in weekly evaluation sessions of calls and solutions. (Prerequisite: CPT 268)
| IST 287 | TECHNICAL SUPPORT INTERNSHIP II |
3.0 Credits |
This course is an intermediate level technical support/help desk internship. Students intern at the college's help desk and provide support to faculty and staff. The student prepares a portfolio for submission. (Prerequisite: IST 286)
| IST 290 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN INFORMATION SCIENCES |
3.0 Credits |
This course covers special topics in information sciences technologies. (Prerequisite: department chair approval)