Areas Of Study - Lake Area Technical Institute

Credits Required
for Graduation: 74
Associate of Applied
Science (A.A.S.)
Degree
18
Months
Think About It
All the software we now use wouldn’t exist
without the work of programming specialists. A
programmer “writes” programs - or converts the
design of a software program into a logical series of
instructions that computers can follow. Recently,
programming specialists have also been working in
software design and identifying user need.
What can I expect?
As a student in our 18 month option, you will learn
the latest techniques in software design, creation and
maintenance. Expect to become fluent in the most
current programming languages, and get familiar with
databases like IBM DB2, MS Access, MSQL2000
and Oracle. We are also the only school in South
Dakota that teaches COBOL.
We offer our students the use of a mobile mac lab,
and teach mobile app development for iPad, iPhone,
iPod, Android, and Windows 7 mobile devices.
Careers
According to the US Bureau of Labor, employment
of comupter programmers is expected to grow much
faster than average for occupations during the years
2008-2018.
This option has a high placement rate, and
graduates are reporting great job satisfaction and
excellent wages.
A laptop is required
for this option.
Learn more at www.lakeareatech.edu
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Programming Specialist Option
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This option features “learning by doing”. Expect to
spend around 80% of your time honing the skills of
a programming specialist with hands-on projects. To
make sure you have the job experience you’ll need, we
also require a 240 hour internship.
AED 100
CIS 100
CIS 132
CIS 140
CIS 141
CIS 170
CIS 232
CIS 236
CIS 276
CIS 238
CIS 240
CIS 247
CIS 255
CIS 270
CIS 272
CIS 273
CIS 278
CIS 290
CIS 291
CIS 299
CSS 100
NET 111
Programming Specialist Option
Automated External Defibrillator .. . . . . . 1/2 credit
PC Maintenance .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
Intro to Computer Programming .. . . . . . . 3 credits
Data Base Design and SQL............. 3 credits
Web Design and Maintenance .. . . . . . . . 3 credits
Web 2.0.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
Advanced Visual Basic .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
Intro to Object-Oriented Programming.. . 3 credits
Web Applications - PHP................ 3 credits
Advanced Object Oriented Programming .....3 credits
Mobile Applications Development .. . . . . 3 credits
COBOL Programming .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
Application Security................... 3 credits
Intro to Database Programming. ....... 3 credits
Client/Server Programming............. 3 credits
Web Applications - ASP................ 3 credits
Advanced PHP Programming. ......... 3 credits
System Analysis and Design. . . . . . . . . 2 1/2 credits
Certifications........................ 1/2 credit
Internship............................ 4 credits
Career Search Strategies. ............ 1/2 credit
Networking for Home & Small Business. .. 3 credits
To fulfill graduation requirements, students must also select
courses in each of the following areas. Courses marked with
an asterisk can be transferred directly to the university system
under the terms of articulation agreements.
Behavioral Science Electives (choose one)
PSYC 100 Human Relations
PSYC 101 General Psychology*
Communications Electives (choose two)
EN 110 Business Communications
COMM 101 Contemporary Communications OR
SPCM 101 Fundamentals of Speech
ENGL 101 Composition*
Math Electives (choose one)
MATH 100 Applied General Math
MATH 101 Intermediate Algebra
MATH 102 College Algebra*
Social Science Electives (choose one)
ECON 105 Leadership in the Global Workforce
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics I*
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology*
Get your Programming Specialist
degree online. For more information,
go to www.lakeareatech.edu