Computer Information Technology
Program Overview
The two-year Computer Information Technology Associate Degree Program prepares students as entry-level technicians for the maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of the hardware and software used in today’s local and wide area computer networking and information systems.
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Career Opportunities
Typical employers are any business or industry using information technology today. Some examples are banks, hospitals, educational institutions, government facilities, mail-order facilities, retail chains, school districts, and manufacturing facilities. Students work with current industry-standard computers and computer networks.
Our Computer Information Technology program graduates enter the region’s workforce at locations such as Appel Technology Solutions in Throop, PA, Adams Cable in Carbondale, PA, and HCL Technologies.
Program Learning Goals
Goal 1: Graduates will possess the appropriate skills needed for entering the Computer Information Technology field.
Student Learning Outcomes – Students will:
- Assemble, performance test, troubleshoot, repair, maintain and secure personal computers and servers.
- Design, install, performance test, troubleshoot, repair and maintain Local and Wide area networks.
Goal 2: Graduates will learn the importance of good communications skills with all areas of a project.
Student Learning Outcomes – Students will:
- Interpret measures used to resolve a computer related problem and translate them into layman’s terms for the service report.
- Interpret inter-team communications in order to help build a customer network.
- Organize and manage team meetings in order to develop an IP address design for new networks.
Goal 3: Graduates will develop critical thinking skills for troubleshooting various hardware and software issues.
Student Learning Outcomes – Students will:
- Recognize the importance of safe work habits and conditions
- Interpret customer needs and create a network based on those needs
- Investigate operating system malfunctions, recognize the cause, and develop a plan to resolve the malfunction.
Course Outline
| CREDITS | |
| SEMESTER 1 | |
| Computer Hardware and Operating Systems | 2 |
| Computer Hardware and Operating Systems Lab | 2 |
| Network Architectures, Principles, and Protocols | 2 |
| Network Architectures, Principles, and Protocols Lab | 1 |
| CompTIA A+ Certification Study Course | 1 |
| Programming for the Enterprise | 3 |
| E-commerce | 3 |
| C Sharp | 3 |
| First-Year Experience | 1 |
| SEMESTER 2 | |
| TCP/IP Network Design Configuration and Maintenance | 2 |
| TCP/IP Network Design Configuration and Maintenance Lab | 1 |
| Linux Networking Service and Support | 2 |
| Linux Networking Service and Support Lab | 1 |
| Information System Security Design and Administration | 2 |
| Information System Security Design and Administration Lab | 1 |
| Database: Principles & Applications | 3 |
| Industry Communication | 3 |
| College Algebra I and Trigonometry | 3 |
| SEMESTER 3 | |
| LAN/WAN Design and Maintenance Principles | 2 |
| LAN/WAN Design and Maintenance Principles Lab | 1 |
| Server and Network Operating System Principles | 2 |
| Server and Network Operating System Principles Lab | 1 |
| Database Management Systems | 3 |
| College Algebra II and Trigonometry | 3 |
| Programming with Scripting Languages | 3 |
| SEMESTER 4 | |
| Web Programming, Client Side Scripting | 2 |
| Web Programming, Client Side Scripting Lab | 1 |
| Advanced Network Operating System Principles | 2 |
| Advanced Network Operating System Principles Lab | 1 |
| Web Programming, Server-Side Scripting | 2 |
| Web Programming, Server-Side Scripting Lab | 1 |
| AWS Cloud Technologies | 3 |
| Internship | 1 |
| Public Speaking | 3 |
| Science Elective | 3 |
| MINIMUM CREDITS TO GRADUATE | 70 |
For course descriptions, please visit the Course Catalog.