2001-2002 - Cochise College

COURSE DESCRIPTIONSCIS 179 AP'P'L.IED TECHNICAL.W RITING (3)PrereqUlslte(S) ENG 100 Wllh a grade of C orbener or placemenllnlo ENG 101 CoIlege-!evelreadingAn applied skills course on wntlng clear, appliedorganizational reports and communicationsAssignments Will stress tne processes and productsfor reponmg technical information withemphasIs on wntJng mechanICS/syntax, formSlformats and technical style. k:Ien1lca1 to ENG 1793 hours lecture.CIS 181 COMPUTER APPL.ICATIONS (3 )Prerequisite(s): CIS 1 16 with a grade of C orbatter.An IntrodUC!lon to the uses of spreadsheet anddatabase softw are on the personal computer.EmphasIs In the spreadsheet will be placed onthe use of labels. values and formulas and thedevelopment of charts and graphs and the role01 the Internet In spreadsheets Database emphaSISw ill be on deSign, doing data entry.creating quenes, forms and repons.3 hours lecture .CIS 182 COMPUTER APPL.ICATIONSF OR M ATH (3)PrerequISlte(S)' MAT 122 WIth e grade of C orbenerA course In tha use of current software packagesto help students perform mathematlcal and technicalword processing. computations, andgraphing for mathematical apphcatlon areas.Apphca\JQns rncIude SjX8adsheets, word processing,graphiCS. scanner and the operating system.No programming expenence IS necessary.3 hours lectureCIS 185 INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET (3) PrerequISlte(s) CIS 116 WIth a grade of C or better. An Introduction to lhe Intemet and lis navigatton.EmphaSIS is on the World Wide Web as a (a­588TCh tool, Use and management of electronicmall and lile transfers are also covered. Strategiesfor conducting research on the Internet aredeveloped. BaSIC HTML Is addressed No programmingexpenence Is necessary3 hours lectureCtS 192 COMPUTER APPLICATIONORIENTATION (.5)Prerequlsite(s): NonePersonaUprolesslonaJ skill enhancement workshopsfocusing on various computer apphcallonSOftware packages. Each seSSion 1$ dedicatedto the mastery of a particutar sohware applicationVllith emphasison the pnnclpieS and effectIVeuse 01 the software under study8 clock hours.CIS 192J UNIX F OR USERS (.5)PrerequISile(s) None.An Introduction to the UNIX operating system.Emphasis Is on the basic user commands andfacilitieS of the UNIX operating system. TopicsInclude: Directory and file systems; electronicmBll; shell scnpts, password facility; commands;shell vanables and editorsB clock hoursCIS 1920 MICROCOMPUTEFIORIENTATION (.5)Prerequlslte(S): NoneA condensed version 01 CIS 116. Includes ba­SIC hardware and software Information; use 01the keyboard sncl the mouse; Introduction to theWindows operaltng system. and word-process­Ing, sp-eadsheel. graphiCS softwaresB clock hours165