+ Associate of Applied Business in Computer Science Technology

Martin S. Anderson, M.B.A., program director

The associate of applied business in computer science technology prepares students for employment as computer technicians, programmers and systems developers. The emphasis of this degree is the microcomputer environment. The microcomputer has not only usurped the mainframe and mini-computer in many business enterprises but is prevalent in virtually every area of human endeavor. Microcomputer professionals are generally expected to be generalists, and the curriculum reflects this expectation. The student will gain skills and expertise in hardware and software configuration, applications programming, database systems development and network implementation.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates from this program are expected to achieve the following:

• The ability to install and configure microcomputer hardware and operating systems, and customize the operating system interface;
• An understanding of the operations of microcomputer hardware, firmware, and operating systems, along with the interrelationships among them;
• The ability to install, configure and maintain computer networking hardware, network operating systems and network services, including accounts and configuring resources security;
• The ability to install, configure and maintain Internet server software and services, including Web and FTP hosting services;
• An ability to provide Web page support by creating dynamic and interactive Web pages and programming scripts;
• An understanding of programming principles and logic, and its application to the development of computer programs to perform specified tasks;
• An ability to design, program and implement a software database system to computerize a given data processing need (e.g., computerization of record keeping);
• An ability to provide programming support in mainframe computer environments.

First year

• General education
  
  • ENG 110, 111 and/or 112 (3-6)
  • Humanities and/or social science elective(s) (3-6)
• Basic courses
  
  • MIS 200 (3)
  • MATH 120 or above (excluding MATH 213, 215, 216) (2-5)
  • MATH 115, STAT 200 or 211 (3)
• Computer core
  
  • CS 101, 205 (6)
  • CST 181 (3)

Second year

• General education
  
  • IPC 102 or 306 (3)
  • Humanities or social science elective (3)
• Basic courses
  
  • Natural science elective (3-5)
• Business courses
  
  • ACCT 200 or 221 (3)
  • BAT 102 or 205 (3)
• Computer core
  
  • CST 275 (3)
• Technical electives (15)
  
  • Select from: CS 215, 280, 360, CST 135, 136, 141, 142, 261, 265, 281, 290