Course Descriptions

All course prerequisites and corequisites are available at http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html.. 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 032 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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

IMT 111

INDUSTRIAL TOOLS

5.0 Credits

This course covers the use of hand/or power tools.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

IMT 120

MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS

5.0 Credits

This course covers techniques of assembling, rigging, and installation and/or maintenance of mechanical equipment.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

IMT 131

HYDRAULICS AND PNEUMATICS

4.0 Credits

This course covers the basic technology and principles of hydraulics and pneumatics.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

IST 203

ADVANCED CISCO ROUTER CONFIGURATION

3.0 Credits

This course is a study of configuring CISCO routers.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

IST 204

CISCO TROUBLESHOOTING 

3.0 Credits

This course is a study of troubleshooting network problems.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

IST 205

CISCO ADVANCED ROUTING 

3.0 Credits

This course is a study of the concepts and technologies of extending IP addresses, routing principles, scalable routing protocols, managing traffic and access, and building and optimizing scalable internetworks.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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)

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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. 

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

IST 251

LAN NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES

3.0 Credits

This course provides basic software-specific concepts of Local Area Network (LAN) communications, networking and connectivity.  Topics include:  data translation, network structures, protocols and IEEE 802 standards.  Novell 5.x is used for course reference.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

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.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)

 

 

IST 290

SPECIAL TOPICS IN INFORMATION SCIENCES

3.0 Credits

This course covers special topics in information sciences technologies.

(Prerequisites/Corequisites:  http://www.midlandstech.edu/edu/sds/sas/hb/prerequisites.html)