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DEGREES,CERTIFICATES,COURSES146DEGREES, CERTIFICATES, COURSESCOURSE DESCRIPTIONSITPRG 247ADVANCED JAVA PROGRAMMINGPrerequisite: ITPRG 147 or equivalent2 lectures, 2 lab hrs per week: 3 hrs creditThis course focuses on JAVA programming advanced concepts.It is a continuation of ITPRG 147.After a review of introductorytopics, study focuses on more advanced object-orientedtechniques, JAVA applets, graphics, exception handling andstreaming.ITPRG 248INTRODUCTION TO COBOL PROGRAMMINGPrerequisite: ITPRG 1032 lectures, 2 lab hrs per week: 3 hrs creditOffered fall term onlyThe most widely used language today is COBOL, and thiscourse introduces the student to COBOL’s programmingessentials and techniques. Structured design will be stressed,and lab assignments will give the student experience in theapplications of creating and editing business reports, calculationsand comparisons, logic techniques, input/output techniques,data validation and testing, and table handling.ITPRG 249ADVANCED COBOL PROGRAMMINGPrerequisite: ITPRG 2482 lectures, 2 lab hrs per week: 3 hrs creditOffered spring term onlyThis course is a continuation of ITPRG 248. Emphasis is placedon learning and applying more advanced COBOL programmingtechniques and language conventions.Topics covered includesubscripted and indexed tables, matching records logic,VSAMfile creation and update, the COBOL sort, subprograms, andCOPY and CALL statements.ITPRG 299INTERNSHIPPrerequisite: ITPRG 298 (taken concurrently), 12 credit hrs IT coursessuccessfully completed with C or better and consent of instructor.10 lab hrs per week: 2 hrs creditStudent interns will be employed at an approved training site.This will be scheduled by joint agreement of the student, thesite coordinator and the program coordinator. Students mustenroll in ITPRG 298 in the same semester as their internship.Student interns will meet with the program coordinator in aclass or individually for an hour per week.WEB DEVELOPMENT - ITWEBITWEB 101WEB PAGE AUTHORINGPrerequisite: None2 lectures, 2 lab hrs per week: 3 hrs creditThis course is for students interested in developing specificInternet skills as a Web designer, developer or administrator.Topics include Internet fundamentals,Web page authoring withXHTML and CSS, and networking concepts. Successful completionprepares students to pass exams leading to variousCertified Internet Webmaster (CIW) credentials.2006-2008 CATALOGITWEB 102MICROSOFT WEB DEVELOPMENTPrerequisite: ITWEB 1012 lectures, 2 lab hrs per wk: 3 hrs creditThis course uses Microsoft’s Web Development Software tocreate dynamic Web sites. Topics include ASP,ADO, SQL, XMLwith schemas and stylesheets (XSL), integrating ASP with XML,and XHTML.ITWEB 103INTRODUCTION TO WEB SITE DEVELOPMENTPrerequisite: None1 lecture, 4 lab hrs per week: 3 hrs creditThis course introduces professional Web site creation and managementusing basic features of Web design software. Studentsapply basic principles of mass communication; translate copy,sound, and still and moving images into the Web environment;use design principles to develop storyboards, site maps and navigationstructures; and upload and maintain a Web site. Web-relatedlegal and ethical issues are covered. Successful completionprepares students to pass exams leading to various CertifiedInternet Webmaster (CIW) credentials. (same as GC 162)ITWEB 201TECHNOLOGY OF E-COMMERCEPrerequisite: ITWEB 101 and ITWEB 102 or 1032 lecture, 2 lab hrs per week: 3 hrs creditThis course teaches students how to conduct business onlineand how to manage the technological issues associated withconstructing an E-commerce Web site. Students will implementa genuine transaction-enabled business-to-consumer Web site,examine strategies and products available for building E-commercesites, examine how such sites are managed, and explorehow they can complement an existing business infrastructure.Successful completion prepares students to pass exams leadingto various Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) credentials.ITWEB 203FLASH/INTERFACE DESIGNPrerequisite: GC 151 and ITWEB 103 or GC 162 recommended6 lab hrs per week: 3 hrs creditThis studio course develops students’ understanding of interactiveWeb and interface design with an understanding of graphicdesign and interface design principles. Students will develop anintegrated and consistent interface for a Web site using graphicprograms including, but not limited to, Dreamweaver, Flash andPhotoshop. Students practice extensive use of scripting andprogramming with an emphasis on using professional designtechniques and standards. Sound, video, animation and interactivityare combined in interactive work.The primary emphasisof this course is development of the student’s portfolio.Writingappropriate to the profession is required. (same as GC 262)ITWEB 205WEB LANGUAGESPrerequisite: ITWEB 1012 lectures, 2 lab hrs per week: 3 hrs creditThis course teaches students to use advanced Web programminglanguages to create interactive Web sites.Topics includeform processing, file access and manipulation, and database connectivity.Both client and server side programming techniquesare emphasized. Upon successful completion, students are preparedto take various Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW)exams.