Computer Information Technology

This course introduces students to HTML5 and XHTML coding and Web page development. Topics cover creating and managing a Web site and developing/ designing Web pages, including tables and forms. Students will also learn to enhance Web pages with cascading style sheets, multimedia, and JavaScript. Web Standards and best practices are emphasized. No prior HTML experience is necessary.

Java is a general-purpose, object-oriented programming language used in many different ways. This course is on Java, and the primary emphasis will be on general purpose, object-oriented programming. Topics covered include: primitive and reference data types, control structures, methods, arrays, custom classes, and composition.

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 course covers basic networking terminology, network components, transmission media and protocols. It focuses on the OSI model of network computing. Course serves as preparation for the CompTIA Network+ exam.

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.

This course builds upon the foundation constructed in Beginning JAVA. Since JAVA works behind the scenes to power Internet applications, this class will focus more heavily upon application development with an emphasis on client-side and server-side techniques. Example topics include, but are not limited to, inheritance, interfaces, exception handling, javafx, input and output to files and databases, data structures, generics, and searching and sort algorithms.

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.

This course introduces students to HTML5 and XHTML coding and Web page development. Topics cover creating and managing a Web site and developing/ designing Web pages, including tables and forms. Students will also learn to enhance Web pages with cascading style sheets, multimedia, and JavaScript. Web Standards and best practices are emphasized. No prior HTML experience is necessary.