15 Week Session

This course applies advanced functions of office automation systems (word processing, spreadsheets, and database). Laboratory work includes advanced exercises in Word, Excel, and Access designed to Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) Expert standards. (Note: 2 lecture credits, 1 lab credit).

This course uses applied theories that are relevant to human factors such as information security, digitalization, and sociotechnical environments. This course examines the human element through comprehensive approach that explores human errors, new technologies, and cybersecurity incidents and investigates human-related aspects that have an impact on the practices, policies, and procedures that are in place in an organization to secure the firm’s information. (Note: 2 lecture credits, 1 lab credit) 

This course teaches students to protect computer operating systems by demonstrating server support skills designing and implementing OS Security systems, identifying security threats, and vulnerabilities, and monitoring network security implementations. (Note: 3 lecture credits).

Students will be able to demonstrate competencies in creating, coding, and posting Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML), and Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) files to the Internet. The course will equip students with a historical understanding of the web’s evolution and key industry- standard design guidelines to ensure strong online presentation and emphasize the important role standards play in website development. (Note 2 lecture credits, 1 lab credit)

The internship is designed to be a part-time or full-time work experience totaling120 or more hours in a technology-related job with security implications, which can include help desk support, network administration, desktop support, server support, and website maintenance. The internship course is designed to be flexible so that the student’s employer and faculty advisor can work together to provide an experience that is both educational and eye-opening for the student. (Note: 1 lecture credit, 3 lab credits)