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Mt. Sierra College Course Descriptions
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` PDT-425 | Career Strategies
Prerequisite(s): SPH-305; PMT-410
This course concentrates on the practical techniques
that prepare students to enter their career field
successfully. Goal setting, company research on the
Internet, résumé and cover letter preparation, as well as
the application of interview strategies are emphasized.
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture: 4 hours
` PDT-426 | Career Strategies for the Media Arts
Prerequisite(s): SPH-305 and DES-410 or GAM-410
This course concentrates on the practical techniques
that prepare students to enter their career field
successfully. Goal setting, company research, résumé
and cover letter preparation, portfolio presentation, and
interview strategies are emphasized.
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture: 4 hours
` PDT-447 | Emerging Technologies in Multimedia
Design
Course Retired
This course explores the many new and emerging
technologies that will impact multimedia design today
and tomorrow. Students will have the opportunity to
research and examine, through practical experiences,
the various technological and creative influences that
will shape the future of multimedia design.
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture: 4 hours
Project Management
` PMT-310 | Project Management and Lab
Prerequisite(s): BUS-101
This course covers implementation and management of
projects. Resource management, conflict management,
negotiation, and advanced scheduling techniques are
also covered. Also covered is the application of popular
project management software applications. Typical
project plans are developed and analyzed based on
real-world projects.
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture: 3 hours
Lab: 2 hours
` PMT-410 | Applied Project Management: Senior
Project I and Lab
Prerequisite(s): PDT-315; PMT-310
Note: Open to students in their tenth term or higher.
Students must complete PMT 410 and
PMT 499 in consecutive terms.
Includes managing multiple projects and sharing
resources on large, complex projects and prepares
students to work on their Senior Project. The course
focuses on the advanced skills in using project
management software. Scheduling and managing
multiple projects, managing sub projects, and sharing
resources between multiple projects are also explored.
Students will begin work on their senior projects.
Projects will be completed in PMT-499.
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture: 3 hours
Lab: 2 hours
` PMT 499 | Senior Project II
Prerequisite(s): PMT-410
Students must complete PMT 410 and PMT 499 in
consecutive terms. Students complete their senior
project, begun in PMT 410, with the application of
acquired skills and knowledge. Working as members
of a project team, students solve a real world industry
problem. Evaluation of student performance is shared
between faculty members and industry representatives.
The course enhances students’ skills using software to
analyze, develop, measure and report on Senior Project
activities and results. Students will have the opportunity
to work with business and non-profit community
organizations in the application of strategies to increase
effectiveness of the organization through the use of
computerized tools.
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture: 4 hours
Psychology
` PSY-215 | Psychology
Prerequisite(s): None
This course studies human behavior as it applies to
individual development and adjustment. Topics such as
perception, personality, and motivation are emphasized
as well as group roles, structure, and group influence in
the decision-making process.
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture: 4 hours
Security
` SEC-130 | Introduction to Information Security
and Lab
Prerequisite(s) CIT-102
This course introduces the fundamental concepts of
Information security using the security development
life cycle (SDLC) as the framework. Security design,
development, and policy implementation strategies for
different network environments will also be covered.
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture: 3 hours
Lab: 2 hours
` SEC-145 | Intrusion Detection and Lab
Prerequisite(s): SEC-130
This course focuses on hardware and software
approaches to detect intruders, including an overview
of popular applications and tools, configuration, and
management of these tools.
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture: 3 hours
Lab: 2 hours
` SEC-250 | Network Security and Lab
Prerequisite(s): CIT-230
This course introduces students to implementing
network security services using file systems
permissions, individual and group policies, baseline
security measures, network intrusion detection, and
security updates.
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture: 3 hours
Lab: 2 hours
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