2011 - 2012 Student Calendar - Helena College of Technology

Course DescriptionsITS255 IP TelephonyCredits: 3Co-requisites: ITS250Prerequisites: ITS152A fundamental course helping students add to their datanetworking skills and gain essential Voice over IP (VoIP)knowledge, learn how VoIP works, why VoIP works, and howto implement VoIP as part of a converged network. Technicalterminology, concepts, and non-CISCO devices are coveredto broaden the students’ knowledge base. The lecture portionof the class uses technical jargon and detailed presentationsto illustrate the subject matter. Products such as Wireshark,trixbox (formerly Asterisk@Home), Linksys Ethernet phone,SIP-based ATA, SIP-based Server, and PBX products fromBrekeke Software, Inc. are reviewed and discussed in light oftheir contributions to the industry. The hands-on labs reinforcelecture content. Students set up, configure and troubleshootIP networks using CISCO routers, switches, and IP telephoneequipment as well as CISCO Call Manager Express software.CISCO IOS commands learned in ITS150, 152, and 250 are usedand expanded to router and switch configuration.ITS280 Computer Repair and MaintenanceCredits: 4Prerequisites: CAPP100 and CAPP131 or equivalent, orconsent of instructorThis course is an in-depth exposure to computer hardwareand operating systems with an eye toward the CompTIA A+certification exam. Students learn functionality of hardware,computer maintenance, and safety. Hardware/softwarecomponent interaction, customer service and networkingconcepts are discussed and explored with hands-on labassignments. Students will gain confidence with the componentsof personal computer systems by learning proper proceduresfor hardware and software installations, upgrades, andtroubleshooting.LIT110 Introduction to LiteratureCredits: 3 Offered Fall SemesterPrerequisites: noneInstruction in critical analysis of imaginative literature - fiction,poetry, and drama. Emphasis is on articulating strong responsesto varied texts.LIT212 American Literature SurveyCredits: 3 Offered Spring SemesterPrerequisites: A “C-” or higher in WRIT095 or satisfactoryscore on placement test. A “C-” or higher in WRIT101 isrecommended.An introduction to American cultural traditions throughreadings and discussions of representative texts from theColonial Period to the present. This course presents the richnessof American literature-its thematic and stylistic range and itsgeographical and ethnic diversity.LIT213 Montana LiteratureCredits: 3 Offered OccasionallyPrerequisites: A “C-” or higher in WRIT095 or satisfactoryscore on placement test. A “C-” or higher in WRIT101 isrecommended.The course will survey representative writings from moderndayMontana writers. Students will analyze a variety of prosegenera and appreciate the different styles, messages, andcultures presented in the works. Emphasis will be placed onthemes and their reflection of Montana, the West, and all people,all places, all times.LIT223 British Literature ICredits: 3 Offered Fall SemesterPrerequisites: A “C-” or higher in WRIT095 or satisfactoryscore on placement test. A “C-” or higher in WRIT101 isrecommended.In this survey of representative texts from the Anglo-Saxonperiod through the Enlightenment, students will explore arange of approaches to the development of British literature.LIT224 British Literature IICredits: 3 Offered Spring SemesterPrerequisites: A “C-” or higher in WRIT095 or satisfactoryscore on placement test. A “C-” or higher in WRIT101 isrecommended.In this survey of representative texts from Romanticism topostmodernism, students will explore a range of approachesto the development of British literature and cultural identity.LIT227 Introduction to ShakespeareCredits: 3Offered Fall SemesterPrerequisites: A “C-” or higher in WRIT095 or satisfactoryscore on placement test. A “C-” or higher in WRIT101 isrecommended.This course introduces students to the drama of Shakespeare.Students will use critical approaches to read and to analyzerepresentative plays from the tragedies, comedies, histories,and romances.LIT228 Introduction to Irish LiteratureCredits: 3 Offered Spring Semester - Even Numbered YearsPrerequisites: noneStudents will survey Irish literature in English ranging fromthe mythological to the modern. The course will explore howa literature with a long history evolves and how it defines andexpresses a cultural identity. Texts will include fiction, poetry,plays, videos, and prose.LIT230 World Literature SurveyCredits: 3 Offered Spring SemesterPrerequisites: A “C-” or higher in WRIT095 or satisfactoryscore on placement test. A “C-” or higher in WRIT101 isrecommended.World Literature is a survey course of poetry, drama, shortstories, and novels in translation that focuses on criticalinterpretation of the works individually and collectively.Students will explore literary themes, structures, and criticalstrategies.UM-Helena College of Technology 2011 - 2012 Academic Catalog 109