Course Descriptions - Kankakee Community College

COSC 1263 - Computer Disaster Recovery 2/2 (3)
Prerequisites: COSC 1152 and COSC 1513. This course provides
an introduction to disaster recovery focusing on planning the
team, planning for the disaster and practicing the plan. Topics
include developing a recovery strategy, communicating with
personnel and customers, recalling backups, preparing for the
recovery, and testing the plans.
COSC 1341 - PowerPoint 1/0 (1)
Prerequisites: COSC 1152 or COSC 1513 or consent of instructor.
This is an introductory course to develop skills in preparing
and using the graphics and presentation software PowerPoint.
Students will learn how to include text, bullets, and charts in
their PowerPoint presentations.
COSC 1352 - Word 2/0 (2)
Prerequisites: COSC 1152 or COSC 1513 or consent of instructor.
This course is an introduction to Microsoft Word. Instruction includes
entering, editing, enhancing, and revising text material.
COSC 1362 - Access 2/0 (2)
Prerequisites: COSC 1152 or COSC 1513 or consent of instructor.
This course is an introduction to the database management
software Access. Topics include designing and creating databases,
maintaining databases, creating queries, reports, forms, and
menus in addition to working with multiple files and setting up
relationships.
COSC 1372 - Excel 2/0 (2)
Prerequisites: COSC 1152 or COSC 1513 or consent of instructor.
This is an introductory course to develop skills in creating,
revising, and printing spreadsheets, charts, and graphs.
COSC 1382 - Microsoft Office Suite Integration 2/0 (2)
Prerequisites: COSC 1341, COSC 1352, COSC 1362, and
COSC 1372. A capstone course in the integration of Microsoft
Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint).
COSC 1392 - Microsoft Outlook 2/0 (2)
Prerequisite: COSC 1152 or COSC 1513; and COSC 1172. In
this introduction to Microsoft Outlook, students will learn to
send and receive e-mail, manage contacts, plan tasks, schedule
the Calendar, manage their Inbox, integrate Outlook with other
applications and the Internet, create custom Outlook forms and
modify the Outlook interface. Additional topics may include
Outlook with Microsoft Exchange Server, Business Contact
Manager and synchronizing Outlook with PDAs.
COSC 1413 - Introduction to Structured
Programming 2/2 (3)
Prerequisite: COSC 1513. The student will use the concepts of
structured programming and top-down design to create the
computer logic required to solve business-related applications. The
computer language Visual Basic will be used to demonstrate the
structured logic in a program form. Both flow charts and pseudocode
will be used to define the written form of the logic.
COSC 1513 - Introduction to Information
Processing 2/2 (3)
This course provides an introduction to the meaning and function
of hardware, software, data procedures, and personnel in
a business computer system. Basic systems analysis and design
techniques, file processing and data base concepts, plus the entering
and executing of programs will be presented. The hands-on
use of business software packages for Windows, word processing,
spreadsheets, Internet access, presentation graphics, and database
will be included. IAI: BUS 902 Business.
COSC 2022 - System Implementation 2/0 (2)
Prerequisites: COSC 2262, COSC 2362 and COSC 2323. A
continuation of COSC 2323 and COSC 2362. Students will
implement a small information system using the Access database
program. Students will design and implement menus, forms,
reports, and programs.
COSC 2033 - Advanced Word 2/2 (3)
Prerequisites: COSC 1513 (can be taken concurrently) and COSC
1023 with a grade of C or better. This capstone document production
course for administrative and office assistant training places
heavy emphasis on using technology to produce various desktop
publishing documents.
COSC 2132 - Managing LANs 2/0 (2)
(Also available as computer-based training in a self-study format.)
Prerequisite: COSC 1242 or consent of instructor. This course
is an introduction to networking systems. Topics include writing
schemes, network operating systems, protocols, controlling
file access, passwords, security, login scripts, network printing,
trouble shooting, automatic network management tasks, and
monitoring network performance.
COSC 2143 - C Programming 2/2 (3)
(Available as computer-based training in a self-study format.)
Prerequisite: COSC 1413. Before enrollment, knowledge of
structured programming techniques or proficiency in another
programming language is recommended. The student will learn
the major components of the C programming language by completing
several programs.
COSC 2152 - Special Topics in
Computer Networks 2/0 (2)
(Available as computer-based training in a self-study format.)
Prerequisite: COSC 2132 or consent of instructor. Computerbased
training in network operating systems. This course is
designed to provide training leading to vendor certification in
network operating systems, such as Novell CNE and Microsoft
MCSE.
COSC 2172 - World Wide Web Site
Design & Management 2/0 (2)
Prerequisite: COSC 1172 or consent of instructor. This course is
an introduction to publishing on the World Wide Web. Topics
include designing a web page; importing text, images and other
elements into the web page; creating tables; links to images and
image maps; and fill-in forms that transfer data. Other topics
include employing multimedia technologies, implementing
security, and maintaining the site.
COSC 2183 - Intro to ASP.NET & Web Security 2/2 (3)
Prerequisites: COSC 2172 and COSC 2262. This course is designed
for students to learn about designing basic interactive web
pages with e-commerce or data management content. Students
will learn to create ASP.NET Web applications that run under
Web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Netscape and Mozilla
Firefox. It is intended for those with basic knowledge of computers,
networks and the Internet, having a fundamental understand-
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