Austin Community College
Summer 2011 - CANCELLED COURSES

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Updated: 11/30/2011 12:37:25

COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CLASSROOM 
5.5 Week Session May 23 - June 29


9 Week Session May 23 - July 24
BCIS 1305 Business Computer Applications 

E	[0/20]	29777	Lec	003	CYP	2124	TTh	 6:00pm -  8:15pm	OH Thayer, Paul
			Lab	003	CYP	2124	TTh	 8:25pm -  9:10pm	   
E	[0/20]	29650	Lec	008	RRC	2220.	TTh	 5:30pm -  9:00pm	OH Kumpati, Sravan
GAME 1343 Game and Simulation Programming I: C# 
S+	[0/14]	30440	Lec	001	NRG	3136	MW	 6:00pm -  9:30pm	   Staff
ITSE 1391 Special Topics in Computer Programming 
B	[0/12]	30442	Lec	001	NRG	4231	MW	 1:00pm -  4:30pm	   Staff
ITSY 2301 Firewalls and Network Security 
B+	[0/16]	30103	Lec	002	RGC	004	MW	 6:00pm -  9:30pm	   Staff
B+	[0/16]	28107	Lec	001	RRC	2207.	TTh	 1:00pm -  4:10pm	   Staff


5.5 Week Session June 30 - August 8


DISTANCE LEARNING 
9 Week Session May 23 - July 24


Course Descriptions All Courses 
ITSY 1300 Fundamentals of Information Security
Basic information security goals of availability, integrity, accuracy, and confidentiality. Vocabulary and terminology specific to the field of information security are discussed. Identification of exposures and vulnerabilities and appropriate countermeasures are addressed. The importance of appropriate planning and administrative controls is also discussed. Additional topics include: instruction in security for network hardware, software, and data including physical security, backup procedures, firewalls, encryption, and protection from viruses.

 BCIS 1305 Business Computer Applications
Computer terminology, hardware, software, operating systems, and information systems relating to the business environment will be covered. The course will also explore business applications of software, including spreadsheets, databases, presentation graphics, word processing and business-oriented utilization of the Internet.

 ITSC 1307 UNIX Operating System I
A study of the UNIX operating system including multi-user concepts, terminal emulation, use of system editor, basic UNIX commands, and writing script files. Topics include introductory systems management concepts. Prerequisite: One semester of programming.

 ITNW 1325 Fundamentals of Networking Technologies
Instruction in networking technologies and their implementation. Topics include the OSI reference model, network protocols, transmission media, and networking hardware and software. Prerequisite: COSC 1300 (or corequisite) or department approval.

ITSE 1331 Introduction to Visual Basic Programming .NET
Introduction to computer programming using Visual BASIC. Emphasis on the fundamentals of structured design, development, testing, implementation, and documentation. Includes language syntax, data and file structures, input/output devices, and files.

ITNW 1337 Introduction to the Internet
Introduction to the Internet with emphasis on using the World Wide Web to locate, transfer, and publish information. Survey of emerging technologies on the Internet. Prerequisite: COSC 1300 or COSC 1301 (or corequisite) or department approval.

GAME 1343 Game and Simulation Programming I: C#
Game and simulation programming. Includes advanced pointer manipulation techniques and pointer applications, points and vectors, sound, and graphics. Incorporate sound and graphics in programs; develop programs that utilize 2D graphics; develop a basic 2D game; and write programs using advanced pointer techniques and applications. Prerequisite: COSC 1320 and GAME 1303.

 ITNW 1351 Fundamentals of Wireless LANs
Designing, planning, implementing, operating, and troubleshooting wireless LANs (WLANs). Includes WLAN design, installation, and configuration; and WLAN security issues and vendor interoperability strategies. Prerequisite: ITNW 1325.

 ITNW 1354 Implementing and Supporting Servers: Windows 2008
Implement, administer, and troubleshoot information systems that incorporate servers in a networked computing environment. A study of Active Directory on Windows Server 2008. Prerequisite: ITNW 1325.

 ITSE 1391 Special Topics in Computer Programming
Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. This course was designed to be repeated multiple times to improve student proficiency. Fundamentals of Software Testing - A study of the multiple phases of testing necessary to ensure the reliability of software products.

ITSE 1411 Beginning Web Page Programming
Web page programming including mark-up and scripting languages. Introduction to structure and object oriented programming design. Course includes use of XHTML and JavaScript programming languages.

 ITSC 1425 Personal Computer Hardware
A study of current personal computer hardware including personal computer assembly and upgrading, setup and configuration, and troubleshooting. Prerequisite: COSC 1300 and one semester of programming or department approval.

ITSY 2301 Firewalls and Network Security
Identify elements of firewall design, types of security threats and responses to security attacks. Use best practices to design, implement, and monitor a network security plan. Examine security incident postmortem reporting and ongoing network security activities. Prerequisite: ITSY 1300.

 ITSE 2309 Database Programming: Oracle
Application development using database programming techniques emphasizing database structures, modeling, and database access. This course instructs the student in the essential concepts and design methodology for the Relational Database Model as implemented by Oracle. Other topics include: the Data definition Language, the Data Manipulation Language, database normalization, transaction processing, security, multi-user problems and solutions. Prerequisite: COSC 1315 (or corequisite) or departmental approval.

 ITNW 2312 Routers
An introduction to Cisco basic router configuration for local area networks and wide area networks. Topics include initial router configuration for TCP/IP, IP addressing techniques, management of the configuration, backup of router configuration files, and intermediate routing protocols. Prerequisite: ITNW 2321 or department approval.

 ITSE 2317 Java Programming (Intermediate)
Introduction to JAVA programming with object-orientation. Emphasis on the fundamental syntax and semantics of JAVA for applications and web applets. Prerequisite: ITSE 2321 or department approval.

 ITNW 2321 Networking with TCP/IP
Set up, configure, use and support Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) on networking operating systems. Prerequisite: ITNW 1325.

 ITSE 2321 Object-Oriented Programming (Java)
Introduction to object-oriented programming. Emphasis on the fundamentals of structured design with classes, including development, testing, implementation, and documentation. Includes object-oriented programming techniques, classes, and objects. Prerequisite: COSC 1315 or ITSE 1411 or department approval.

GAME 2341 Game Scripting
Scripting languages with emphasis on game concepts and simulations. Describe the role of scripts in the development of games, simulations, and other software; and apply appropriate scripting structure and syntax for game and/or simulation software development. Prerequisite: GAME 1343.

 ITSY 2343 Computer System Forensics
In-depth study of system forensics including methodologies used for analysis of computer security breaches. Gather and evaluate evidence to perform postmortem analysis of a security breach. Prerequisite: ITSY 2342.