This hands-on course affords students a basic understanding of computers and their application. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to demonstrate the ability to use a computer operating system, an office suite, productivity tools, as well as the Internet at an introductory level. Advanced Standing is available. This course satisfies the computer proficiency requirement.

MATH 0103 or adequate math placement; ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures

Designed for Computer Science majors, this course affords students a basic understanding of computer programming. Students will utilize accepted programming concepts and perform number system conversions and arithmetic. In addition, they will design and code structured modular programs using design tools such as hierarchy charts, flowcharts, and pseudocode. This course satisfies the computer proficiency requirement.

ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures; MATH 0313 or adequate math placement or by evaluation. § Criteria for evaluation is in division office.

Students will develop the skills needed to create a web site for personal or professional use. Design considerations will include accessibility standards, navigation techniques, audience needs, browser/platform concerns, and connection speeds. HTML, CSS along with a combination of other current technologies will be utilized for topics such as: building, formatting, enhancing, and publishing pages; maintaining a web site; manipulating graphics; creating printer and mobile versions; and incorporating JavaScript at an introductory level. This course satisfies the computer proficiency requirement.

MATH 0203 or adequate math placement. ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures.

Student will develop object-oriented Java applications and applets, which demonstrate comprehension of fundamental programming structures, object-oriented programming, graphics, event handling, interface components, programming for the Internet, data structures, and exception handling. This course satisfies the computer proficiency requirement.

MATH 0313 or adequate math placement, CS 1143 or by evaluation. § Criteria for evaluation is in division office.

The students will use Visual Basic to create object-oriented, event-driven programs. This course teaches the students to handle the visual interface and also learn programming concepts that include objects, decisions, loops, dialog boxes, arrays, menus, subs, functions, files, simple data access and various other programming topics as they apply to Visual Basic. This course satisfies the computer proficiency requirement.

MATH 0313 or adequate math placement, CS 1143 or by evaluation. § Criteria for evaluation is in division office.

The student will use a selected database management program to create and edit database files. The student will also search, organize, and build reports, forms, and templates with the database files. This course satisfies the computer proficiency requirement.

ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures; MATH 0203 or adequate math placement.

Using Oracle as a platform, students will learn relational database concepts, sound database design and development techniques, and SQL commands. Topics include how to create and modify database tables; retrieve data from database tables; use subqueries to retrieve data; use table constraints, sequences, indexes, synonyms, views and functions; create users and assign privileges to users; create printable reports through SQL*Plus commands; practice SQL statement tuning. This course satisfies the computer proficiency requirement.

MATH 0313 or adequate math placement, CS 1143.

Students will learn terms, concepts and features needed to work with most relational databases. Using SQL Server databases and tools, they will learn concepts on how to design a database, retrieve data from and manipulate data in a database. They will also learn SQL programming and will be able to work with database features that will include views, stored procedures, functions, triggers and others. This course satisfies the computer proficiency requirement.

MATH 0313 or adequate math placement, CS 1143 or by evaluation. § Criteria for evaluation is in division office.

Students will create dynamic web applications using client-side programming. A combination of current scripting/programming languages and web page authoring software will be utilized for topics such as: using the Document Object Model, coding event handlers, validating user input, manipulating graphics, and creating interactive web pages. This course satisfies the computer proficiency requirement.

MATH 0313 or adequate math placement, CS 2413 and CS 1143 or by evaluation. § Criteria for evaluation is in division office.

This course is an introduction to the Linux operating system for users. It is designed for those with a DOS/Windows operating system background with little or no knowledge of Linux. Topics include the development of Linux; basic Linux operating system concepts; a comparison of Linux to MS Windows; frequently used Linux programs and utilities, shells, editors, and tools; X window GUI and applications; Linux and the internet; setting up Apache web server software; basic HTML and CGI programming for Linux; use of virtual machine software to create virtual machines of guest operating system on top of host operating system. Linux+ Certification Preparation Course. This course satisfies the computer proficiency requirement.

MATH 0203 or adequate math placement, CS 1103 or by evaluation. § Criteria for evaluation is in division office.

Students will learn the fundamentals of secure electronic commerce technology, models and issues. This course includes principles and hands-on labs for secure electronic commerce. These include securing web sites and web applications, maintaining PCI DSS Compliance for E-commerce websites, performing web site vulnerability and security assessments, securing mobile communications, and securing personal and business communications. Legal and national policy issues related to secure electronic commerce are included. This course satisfies the computer proficiency requirement.

MATH 0203 or adequate math placement; CS 1103

Students will create interactive and dynamic web applications using server-side programming. A combination of current scripting/programming languages and web page authoring software will be used for topics such as maintaining state, processing data from the user, creating cookies, and interacting with databases. This course satisfies the computer proficiency requirement.

MATH 0313 or adequate math placement, CS 1143 and CS 2413 or by evaluation. § Criteria for evaluation is in division office.