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CIS 150 Introduction to PC
Spreadsheet: Excel
1 Credit
Co-requisite: Computer Lab
Prerequisite: CIS 122 or a working knowledge
of Windows
This course introduces the student to concepts
and applications of an electronic spreadsheet.
Topics include calculations, built-in functions,
spreadsheet design, and presentation graphics.
The student who has taken CIS 118,
Introduction to PC Applications, should not
take this course.
CIS 151 Intermediate PC
Spreadsheet: Excel
1 Credit
Co-requisite: Computer Lab
Prerequisite: CIS 150
This course continues to build on spreadsheet
skills introduced in CIS 150. Topics include
design and report writing, filters, sorts, and
special calculations.
CIS 152 Advanced PC Spreadsheet:
Excel
1 Credit
Co-requisite: Computer Lab
Prerequisite: CIS 151
This course continues to explore spreadsheet
topics introduced in previous courses. Topics
include development and execution of macros
to automate the spreadsheet, development of
menu-driven macros, “what if” tables,
advanced functions and commands for using
a statistical database, and formatting.
CIS 155 Complete PC Spreadsheet:
Excel
3 Credits
Co-requisite: Computer Lab
Prerequisite: CIS 122 or a working knowledge
of Windows
This course covers the complete array of
spreadsheet-user skills. Topics include spreadsheet
design, formatting, formulas, functions,
charts, databases, macros, statistical and
“what-if” analysis, and macros. This course is
the equivalent of CIS 150, CIS 151, and CIS
152.
CIS 165 Complete Presentation
Graphics: PowerPoint
3 Credits
Co-requisite: Computer Lab
Prerequisite: CIS 122 or a working knowledge
of Windows
This course focuses on the development of
presentation graphics including graphs, charts,
illustrations and diagrams. Emphasis is on
effective communication. Automated presentation
with sound, video and animation will
also be covered.
CIS 175 Complete Desktop
Publishing: MSPublisher
3 Credits
Co-requisite: Computer Lab
Prerequisite: CIS 122 or a working knowledge
of Windows
This hands-on course introduces the concepts
and techniques of desktop publishing. You
learn how to merge text and graphics files to
create flyers, brochures and newsletters.
CIS 200 Automated Project
Management: MSPublisher
3 Credits
Co-requisite: Computer Lab
Provides an in-depth exploration of project
management techniques. This course emphasizes
project management strategies, goal-setting,
communication, tracking and reporting,
and critical thinking. Discussion and realworld
projects will be used to explore the creation
of task lists, resource assignment and
leveling, use of milestones, Critical Path
Methodology, PERT, project tracking, and
communication.
CIS 218 Advanced PC Applications
3 Credits
Co-requisite: Computer Lab
Prerequisite: CIS 118
This course covers the advanced capabilities
of a microcomputer applications suite.
CIS 220 UNIX
3 Credits
Co-requisite: Computer Lab
Prerequisite: One programming language
This course covers the structure and fundamentals
of the UNIX operating system.
Topics covered include the files system and
file processing, various utility programs, and
shell, multi-user operation, memory management,
text processing, and communications.
CIS 221 Advanced UNIX
3 Credits
Co-requisite: Computer Lab
Prerequisite: CIS 220
This course continues building upon skills
and commands covered in CIS 220. The
course emphasizes scripting topics, including
utilizing pipelines, filters, grep, awk, sed, and
text processing.
CIS 222 UNIX Systems
Administrator
3 Credits
Co-requisite: Computer Lab
Prerequisite: CIS 220
This course covers the fundamental essential
tasks of administering and managing a UNIX
system. Topics include startup/shutdown procedures,
managing devices, managing users,
checking and managing the file system and
managing local and remote terminals.
CIS 240 Database Management
Systems
3 Credits
Co-requisite: Computer Lab
Prerequisites: CIS 145 or equivalent experience
This course introduces the principles of database
storage. Topic include relational, hierarchical,
and network database structures, query
commands, and command level programs.
Students will examine current issues including
model selection, database design, usage,
implementation, and maintenance.
CIS 250 AS/400 Operations and
OS/400 Commands
3 Credits
Co-requisite: Computer Lab
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor or
AS/400 experience or equivalent knowledge
This course is an introduction to operation
and use of IBM iSeries AS/400 and the
OS/400 operating system. This course covers
OS/400 architecture, system security, the user
interface, job management, message handling,
printing functions, device configuration, disaster
recovery, strategies, installing and maintaining
OS/400 software, applying software
“fixes”, PC client access administration, and
basic problem-determination techniques.
CIS 251 AS/400 DB2 Universal DB
with SQL
3 Credits
Co-requisite: Computer Lab
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor or
AS/400 experience or equivalent knowledge
This course concentrates on learning database
administration skills with an emphasis on
real-world relational database technology with
IBM’s DB2 UDB on iSeries and AS/400 or
iSeries and AS/400 systems. More data is
stored on AS/400 and iSeries 400 using
IBM’s DB2 database than in any other database
system from any other vendor in the
world. Learn how to use SQL/400 to define
database tables and views, and to query the
database. Also, learn how to access the
AS/400 or iSeries 400 DB2 database tables
and views from PC’s using “client/server”
software, such as ODBC using Java and
JDBC.
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