Diné College Course Catalog 2008-2009 (pdf)

CIS 111 Introduction to Computers (3)
Prerequisite: ENG 100B, FST 131, and MTH 051.
Concepts of information systems and computer
terminology; introduction to and hands-on experience
with state-of-the-art computing resources-hardware,
software, and networking; and introduction to a
general-purpose programming language. Two hours
of laboratory per week required.
Computer Science (CSC)
CSC 140 Hardware Fundamentals (3)
Introduction to electronics as it applies to computers.
Theory of computer hardware and how programs are
implemented in that hardware. Practical skills of
maintaining, upgrading and building computers.
Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per
week.
CSC 150 Programming Fundamentals (3)
Corequisite: MTH 100. This is the first programming
course for CS majors - a re-introduction to computers
from a programmer’s perspective. Topics include:
history of computers; social and ethical aspects of
computers; working with files and folders;
fundamentals of procedural programming (data types,
variables, control structures, functions and arrays,
input/output, built-ins); the use of pseudocode; highlevel
languages (interpreted and compiled); the basics
of software development. Three hours lecture and
two hours laboratory per week.
CSC 170 Web Fundamentals (3)
Corequisite: ENG 100B. Web fundamentals for CS
majors. How to create structured documents and
share them on a network. HTTP, HTML, XML and
CSS. Media on the web: images; sound; animation
and text encodings. Security and usability.
Integrating programs and data-bases with web
documents. Three hours lecture and two hours
laboratory per week.
CSC 190 OS FUNDAMENTALS (3)
Corequisite: CSC 150 or CSC 170. Fundamentals of
operating systems – theory and system administration
using Linux or other POSIX compliant OS. Three
hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.
CSC 195 Special Topics (3)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor & department
approval. This course will cover special topics not
covered in the other courses in the curriculum. The
exact content will depend on student interest and on
the availability and interests of instructors. This
course can be repeated for credit if the topics differ.
CSC 200 Object Oriented Programming (3)
Prerequisite: CSC 150. This course assumes that
students are familiar with the basics of procedural
programming. Students should already be able to
write, from scratch, simple programs that use
variables, conditionals, loops and arrays. The course
will begin with a preview of this material. Then
students will be introduced to the basics of objectoriented
programming. Key notions are classes,
objects, properties, and methods. Emphasis is on
building programs using the object-oriented
paradigm. Three hours lecture and two hours
laboratory per week.
CSC 210 Systems Analysis and Design (3)
Prerequisite: CSC 150. Principles of information
systems analysis and design using high-level
development tools. Covers flow diagrams, pert
charts, and gantt charts. Requires a case study (small
group) project. Three hours lecture and two hours
laboratory per week.
CSC 240 Network Fundamentals (3)
Prerequisites: either CSC150 or CSC170.
Introduction to the fundamentals of computer
networking. History of networking. Network
standards and protocols. The OSI and TCP/IP
reference models. Practical examples of Ethernet
LANs and IP routing. Network monitoring and
management. Common network services. Wireless
networks. Three hours lecture and two hours
laboratory per week.
CSC 250 Data Structures and Algorithms (3)
Prerequisite: CSC 150 and CSC 200. This course
covers fundamental data structures and the
algorithms used to process them. The data structures
include arrays, linked lists, stacks, queues, lists,
dictionaries and trees. The algorithms include
recursion and various search and sorting techniques.
Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per
week.
CSC 260 Computer Organization & Architecture (3)
Prerequisite: CSC 150 and MTH 210. Basic concepts
of computer organization and architecture: how
digital logic is implemented on hardware; data
representation; circuits; assembly language; I/O;
system software; hardware components. Three hours
lecture and two hours laboratory per week.
CSC 295 Internship or Practicum (3)
Prerequisites: Department approval and at least 3
semesters of Computer Science. The student will
work with CS faculty to customize an internship or
practicum that will tie together, and go beyond, what