2001-2002 - Cochise College

COURSE DESCRIPTIONSC IS 2157 UNIX SHELL PROGRAMM ING (4 )Prerequlslte(s). CIS 129 or CIS 130. with g radesof C or better, or pass 130 waiver exam. and CIS'28 With a grede of C or betterA beginning course in UN IX Shell ProgrammingTopcs wiH Include the find. ~, grep, and sedUIllitles, regular expressions. Bourne, C and Kornshell programming languages3 hours lecture: 3 hours laboratory.CIS 260 SERVIC E AND MAINTENANCEOF PERSONAL COMPUTERS (4)PrereqUISlte{s) CIS 140 With a grade oj C orbetter.Designed to provide Intermediate and advancedhands-on experience and Information on computerservlClng. enabling the student 10 diagnoseand repair problem s. Intermediate and com plIcatedconfiguration and hardware problems Willbe covered. Som e of the topics covered will bePC setup and configuration, floppy and hard diskdrives, replacing and upgrading RAM ChiPS,board level diagnosis and repair This course Islaught In a lab enVIronment3 hours lecture. 3 hours laboratory.CIS 262 NETWORK SUPPORT ANDTROUBLESHOOTINO (4)PrerequISlte(s)- CIS 260 WIth a grade of C or betterand choose two of the following. WIth gradesof C or better CIS 228, CIS 234, or CIS 236A course designed for IndiViduals who Intend tosupport a network. Top iCS WIll include installationof network operatlnQ s of twa re. L ANdiagnostic utilities. diant software lnstaliatlOl"l andconftguratlon, adapter card Installation and c onfiguration,common netw ork phYSical anddala-link layer IroubieshootJng, bndglng and rout·~. and apphcatlOfl conflOUration problems. ThISIS the capstone class fOf the networklng programand should be taken during the final sem esterof the degree or certificate network_ng program .3 hours lecture: 3 hours laboratoryCIS 270 SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (3)Prerequisite{s}: CIS 120 with a g rade of C orbetter.A study of structured methOds used to analyzeeXisting and p-oposed information system s andthe techniq ues employed USing CASE tools.3 hours lecture.CIS 279 ADVANCED APPLIED TECHNICAL WRITING (3) Prerequlslte{s): CIS 179 With a Qrade of C or better. An applied skill course on wnling effective, clear technical reports and commumcatlons WIth c0n­fide nce. s k ill and flair. Emp haSIS o n using appropriate p-ocesses and products for repon­ing technical Information. Industry-standard WfltJng mechanics/ syntax, formsJlormats and technical st~ are stressed. ldenlJcal l0 ENG 279 3 hOIJrs leclure.C IS 281 ADVANCED COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (3) Pl""erequislte{s): CIS 181 with a grade of C oc better Advanced applications of spreadsheet and da­tabase software on the personal c o mputer. Emph8$ls in the spreadsheet wi" be placed on the use 01 focmutas and functions, analyZing data and using the Wocld Wide Web for d ata report­ing Database em phasis will be on the desig n of a relallonal database, enhanced q uerying tech­niques, creating to rm s using multiple tables and davelopng advanced report forms. 3 hours lecture. CIS 2815 INTRODUCTION TO DESKTOP PUBLISHING (3) Prerequl$lte(s): Typing. Ifv'OI"d processing or com­puler experience helpful Principles and practice of creating printed mate­rials combining text and graphics using m ajor 174