Computer Information Technology

This beginning course is designed for people who are at an entry level and want to learn a general overview of current office database software, as well as be productive with simple tasks. Topics include creating and using a database, querying a database, maintaining a database, sharing data among applications, and creating reports and forms.

This course is the second semester of C# programming, and will include exposure to the .NET platform, but the primary emphasis will be on some of the more advanced features of the language including: windows forms, inheritance, interfaces, abstraction, dynamic data structures, reusable data structures, and use of existing collections.

This course is a comprehensive overview of the primary operating systems and the support of hardware devices. The class will also demonstrate the integration between hardware and software. Emphasis is on installing, configuring, troubleshooting and upgrading a PC and working with computer users as an IT technician.

This class is targeted for people with little or no SQL knowledge. The objective of this course is to familiarize students with the database concepts that they will need to be effective programmers. Although this course utilizes MySQL because of its open source nature, the topics presented in this course are fundamental and should apply to all relational databases. Course accents hands-on learning in a Structured Query Language (SQL) and SQL procedures.

This course concentrates on client-side scripting. Client-side technologies are used to validate form data, as well as to provide ways of interacting with visitors. This class builds upon the information presented in CIT 151- Beginning Web Development (HTML5, XHTML and JavaScript), and will also provide an introduction to server-side scripting.

Explains basic IT security concepts and models. Introduces concepts of penetration testing to validate security measures and identify vulnerabilities; formulate a basic security policy; demonstrate basic penetration attacks; assess risks and countermeasures; explain legal and ethical concerns as they apply to penetration testing; explores methods to gain access to computer resources and methods to prevent/reduce vulnerabilities and will prepare students to take the ECCouncil's Certified Ethical Hacker core certification exam.

The purpose of this course is to help students gain the knowledge required to effectively plan, implement and complete IT projects across the organization. Topics will include business practices, interpersonal skills and management process.

The Server+ course covers system hardware, software, storage, best practices in an IT environment, disaster recovery and troubleshooting. This class prepares the successful student to take and pass CompTIA's Server+ certification which is a globally accepted certification.

This course covers a variety of topics: installing and configuring a Linux Server, managing users and groups, securing the system and much more. Students should complete CIT 173 or have knowledge of Linux fundamentals before attending this course.

An introduction to the Linux Operating System. Topics include Linux origin, file systems, user commands and utilities, graphical user interfaces, text editors, manual pages and shells. Students are expected to have basic computer literacy prior to enrolling in this course.