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51 2010-2011 CATALOG<br />

Database Developer<br />

CERTIFICATE OF SPECIALIZATION<br />

Florissant Valley, Forest Park and Meramec<br />

This certificate is designed for <strong>in</strong>dividuals who are <strong>in</strong>terested<br />

<strong>in</strong> develop<strong>in</strong>g skills to create and manage databases. It will<br />

provide the student with the tools, knowledge, and practical<br />

experience needed to design, develop, <strong>program</strong>, implement and<br />

adm<strong>in</strong>ister a database. Graduates will be qualified for the high<br />

demand positions of Advanced User, Developer, Analyst,<br />

Adm<strong>in</strong>istrator, or Programmer <strong>in</strong> a database environment. The<br />

Certificate of Specialization is designed to parallel the courses <strong>in</strong><br />

the Oracle Developer Certificate of Proficiency (see page 86).<br />

This certificate can be an <strong>in</strong>termediate affirmation of success for<br />

a student or provide a quantitative benchmark for those who do<br />

not need the additional course material provided <strong>in</strong> the Oracle<br />

Developer Certificate of Proficiency. Advanced users,<br />

management and <strong>program</strong>mers could select this shorter while<br />

still <strong>in</strong>tense certificate <strong>in</strong> database techniques.<br />

Prerequisites:<br />

IS:225 Database Management (or)<br />

Database Experience<br />

IS:246 Visual Basic Programm<strong>in</strong>g (or)<br />

IS:251 Java Programm<strong>in</strong>g (or)<br />

IS:227 C Programm<strong>in</strong>g (or)<br />

Approved Programm<strong>in</strong>g Language<br />

Core Courses 3 credits<br />

IS:257 Advanced Database Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

Oracle Focus 12 credits<br />

IS:133 Introduction to SQL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

IS:272 Oracle Database Adm<strong>in</strong>istration. . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

IS:271 Oracle User Interface Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

IS:273 Oracle Design and Implementation<br />

(or)<br />

IS:262 Advanced Software Development . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

Electives (select one course) 3 credits<br />

IS:259 Introduction to JavaScript. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

IS:255 Advanced Visual Basic Programm<strong>in</strong>g . . . . . . . . 3<br />

IS:256 C++ Programm<strong>in</strong>g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

IS:270 Oracle PL/SQL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

Program total . . . . . . . 18 credits<br />

Deaf Communication <strong>St</strong>udies:<br />

Interpreter Education<br />

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE<br />

Florissant Valley<br />

This two-year American Sign Language <strong>in</strong>terpreter education<br />

<strong>program</strong> provides the <strong>in</strong>struction and experience needed to<br />

<strong>in</strong>terpret between <strong>in</strong>dividuals us<strong>in</strong>g American Sign Language and<br />

English. Focus is on a multi-discipl<strong>in</strong>ary and <strong>in</strong>terdiscipl<strong>in</strong>ary<br />

approach to <strong>in</strong>terpret<strong>in</strong>g centered around the theory of<br />

<strong>in</strong>terpretation. This professional, career <strong>program</strong> consists of a<br />

comprehensive, sequential, and <strong>in</strong>tegrated series of courses<br />

<strong>in</strong>tended to provide students with the necessary mastery of the<br />

theory, techniques and skills required to enter the profession of<br />

<strong>in</strong>terpretation.<br />

<strong>St</strong>udents <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>terpret<strong>in</strong>g profession can expect<br />

to expand their worldview, commit to lifelong learn<strong>in</strong>g, meet<br />

new people and experience diverse situations with<strong>in</strong> large and<br />

small group sett<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />

The foundation of the curriculum is American Sign Language<br />

(ASL) which is the native, <strong>in</strong>digenous language of the North<br />

American deaf community. We recognize the deaf community as<br />

a l<strong>in</strong>guistic and cultural m<strong>in</strong>ority that functions dist<strong>in</strong>ctly from the<br />

American ma<strong>in</strong>stream culture.<br />

Admission <strong>in</strong>to the <strong>program</strong> is cont<strong>in</strong>gent upon meet<strong>in</strong>g<br />

established criteria as def<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> the DCS-IEP Advis<strong>in</strong>g Checklist.<br />

Graduates of the <strong>program</strong> will be prepared for entry-level,<br />

paraprofessional <strong>in</strong>terpret<strong>in</strong>g positions.<br />

I. Career General Education 15 credits<br />

ENG:101 <strong>College</strong> Composition I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

ENG:102 <strong>College</strong> Composition II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

MTH:xxx 100 level or higher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

XXX:xxx Missouri <strong>St</strong>ate Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

XXX:xxx Biological/Physical Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

II. Physical Education Activity 2 credits<br />

III. Area of Concentration 51 credits<br />

DCS:106 American Sign Language III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5<br />

DCS:121 American Sign Language IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

DCS:108 Orientation to Interpret<strong>in</strong>g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

DCS:109 Etymology for Interpreters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

DCS:110 Deaf Theater <strong>St</strong>udies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

DCS:206 Consecutive Interpret<strong>in</strong>g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

DCS:207 Simultaneous Interpret<strong>in</strong>g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

DCS:209 Interpret<strong>in</strong>g/Transliterat<strong>in</strong>g Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1<br />

DCS:210 Sign to Voice Interpret<strong>in</strong>g. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

DCS:211 Specialized Interpret<strong>in</strong>g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

DCS:212 Deaf History and Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

DCS:213 Professional Issues and Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

DCS:214 Interactive Interpret<strong>in</strong>g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

DCS:216 Educational Interpret<strong>in</strong>g -<br />

Classroom Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

DCS:217 Translation Applications of ASL. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

DCS:218 Pre-Workplace Learn<strong>in</strong>g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

DCS:219 Workplace Learn<strong>in</strong>g:<br />

Deaf Communication <strong>St</strong>udies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

Program total . . . . . . . 68 credits

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