Program Description - Pellissippi State Community College

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COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Accreditation: Accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools
and Programs, 7007 College Blvd., Suite 420, Overland Park,
KS 66221, (913-) 339-9356, www.acbsp.org.
Program Description: The student who pursues Computer Science and
Information Technology studies and gains experience with a variety of systems,
applications, languages, and products. Graduates of any of the three
concentrations will benefit from sustained growth in demand for highly skilled
information technology workers. The concentrations allow for maximum flexibility
within the curriculum while ensuring the student has adequate credentials in a
particular segment of the information technology field. In addition, all Computer
Science and Information Technology students complement their studies with a
135-hour internship at a selected site, which allows students to gain on-the-job
experience prior to graduation.
C o m p u t e r S u p p o rt Concentration. The Computer Support concentration
equips students for successful employment in a computer support-intensive environment.
Areas of emphasis include application development, information support
services and desktop system administration.
Database Design and Development Concentration. The Database Design and
Development concentration equips students for successful employment in a
d a t a b a s e-intensive environment. Areas of emphasis include database design,
Oracle applications and database management.
Internet Software Development Concentration. The Internet Software
Development concentration equips students for successful employment in a commercial
Web-based Internet environment. Areas of emphasis include Internet
design, Internet hardware/software products and Internet development.
P rogramming Concentration. The Programming concentration equips students
for employment in a programming-intensive environment. Areas of emphasis
include programming languages such as Visual Basic, Java, Object-Oriented
C++, Delphi and Perl.
Degree: Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)
Typical Job Opportunities:
Applications Pro g r a m m e r. Develops, refines and manages applications software.
Systems Repre s e n t a t i v e .Provides customer support for computer systems.
P roduct Repre s e n t a t i v e .Provides sales and customer support for computer products.
Maintenance Pro g r a m m e r. Updates existing commercial or in-house written
p r o g r a m s .
P ro g r a m m e rS p e c i a l i s t .Develops or modifies tutorials, documentation or on-line
reference material and products.
Database Pro g r a m m e r. Develops data, programs and user access to on-line data
s o u r c e s .
P ro g r a m m e r / A n a l y s t .Develops system plans and implements user-requested produ
c t s / s o f t w a r e .
R e s e a rch A s s i s t a n t .Develops programs, tests processes and produces data results
in a lab.