MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT (TSM) DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

(Engineering Technologies and Engineering Transfer Department)

Basically, TSM students must complete Core courses, plus a specialization in one of three tracks: Network Management Track; Infrastructure Track, Servicing Track. A minimum of 75 semester hours is required for graduation.

All courses are 3-credits, unless specified otherwise. Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all of the courses offered within the Engineering Technologies and Engineering Transfer (ETET) Department for the grade to be counted toward graduation.

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CORE (All students must take the General Education Core and the Technical Core)

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General Education Core (15 credits):

___ ENG 101 English Composition I (prereq ENG 100 or ESL 110, RDG 100 or ESL 100)

___ ENG 102 English Composition II (prereq ENG 101)

___ MAT 110 College Algebra (prereq MAT 102, RDG 100 or ESL 100)

___ Humanities Elective (See approved list: http://www.midlandstech.com/edu/sds/sas/hb/humsbs.html )

___ Choose one: Either ECO 210 Macroeconomics (Prereq: RDG 100 or ESL 100, MAT 102 or 155)

or: PSY 201 General Psychology (Prereq: RDG 100 or ESL 100, ENG 035 or ESL 038

Technical Core (36 credits):

NOTE: The Technical Core courses heavily emphasize lecture/hands-on labs.

___ CPT 176 Microcomputer Operating Systems (Windows XP lecture/lab) (prereqCPT101orCPT170 or IST201)

___ CPT 209 Computer Systems Management (Server 2003 lecture/lab) (prereqCPT101orCPT170 or IST201)

___ EGR 109 Project Management (lecture/lab) (prereq RDG 100)

___ IST 201 Cisco I (lecture/lab) (prereq RDG 100 or ESL 100, MAT 100 or equivalent test scores)

___ IST 202 Cisco II (lecture/lab) (prereq IST 201)

___ IST 221 Advanced Data Communications (lecture) (prereq IST 202)

___ IST 250 Network Management (lecture) (prereq IST 202)

___ IST 257 LAN Network Server Technologies (Linux) (lecture/lab) (prereq CPT 209)

___ IST 260 Network Design (lecture) (prereq IST 202)

___ IST 261 Advanced Networking Administration (Emerging Technologies lecture) (prereq IST 202)

___ IST 266 Internet and Firewall Security (Security Basics lecture) (prereq IST 202)

___ TEL 203 Fundamentals of Wireless Communications (lecture) (prereq IST 202)

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TRACKS (All students must select one of 3 tracks: Network Management, Infrastructure, Servicing)

It is not necessary to complete all core courses before taking track courses. A student with the prerequisites for a track course may take that course.

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NETWORK MANAGEMENT TRACK (24 credits):

For details, contact:

Ben Poston (790-7520; poston@midlandstech.edu; LET 321-B)

Mike Hanson (790-7549; hansonm@midlandstech.edu; LET 321-G)

NOTE: The Network Management Track courses heavily emphasize lecture/hands-on labs.

___ CPT 255 Operating System Fundamentals (Windows Active Directory lecture/lab) (prereq CPT 209)

___ IST 203 Cisco III (lecture/lab) (prereq IST 202)

___ IST 204 Cisco IV (lecture/lab) (prereq IST 203)

___ IST 209 Wireless LANs (Cisco Wireless lecture/lab) (prereq TEL 203)

___ IST 227 Internet Operations and Management (Windows Network Infrastructure lecture/lab) (prereqCPT209)

___ IST 243 Network Architecture III (TCP/IP lecture) (prereq IST 201)

___ IST 291 (Cisco Security I lecture/lab) (prereq IST 266)

___ IST 292 (Cisco Security II lecture/lab) (prereq IST 291)

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INFRASTRUCTURE TRACK (24 credits):

For details, contact Preston Wannamaker, (738-7733, wannamakerp@midlandstech.edu; LET 321-H)

___ CPE 208 Peripherals (4 credits) (prereq EEM 243, ELT 120)

___ EEM 243 Introduction to Computer Servicing (prereq RDG035, MAT100 or equivalent placement test scores)

___ EET 101 Basic Electronics (2 credits) (prereq ENG 100, MAT 100 & CPT 101 or CPT 170)

___ EET 243 Data Communications (prereq EET 141, MAT 111)

___ EGT 106 Print Reading and Sketching (prereq ENG 100, MAT 100 & CPT 101 or CPT 170)

___ TEL 101 Fundamentals of Telecommunications (2 credits) (prereq RDG 035, MAT 100)

___ TEL 110 Telecommunications Network Planning (prereq TEL 101)

___ TEL 240 Fiber Optics Theory (2 credits) (prereq TEL 101)

___ TEL 250 Telecommunications Structure Design (2 credits) (prereq TEL 101)

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SERVICING TRACK (24 credits):

For details, contact Preston Wannamaker, (738-7733, wannamakerp@midlandstech.edu; LET 321-H)

___ CPE 208 Peripherals (4 credits) (prereq EEM 243, ELT 120)

___ CPE 215 LAN Setup and Troubleshooting (prereq RDG 035, MAT 100 or equivalent placement test scores)

___ CPE 220 Computer Operating Systems

___ CPE 224 System Troubleshooting (prereq EEM 243)

___ EEM 243 Introduction to Computer Servicing (prereq RDG035, MAT100 or equivalent placement test scores)

___ EET 101 Basic Electronics (2 credits) (prereq ENG 100, MAT 100 & CPT 101 or CPT 170)

___ IST 243 Network Architecture III (TCP/IP lecture) (prereq IST 201)

___ TEL 110 Telecommunications Network Planning (prereq TEL 101)