2010-2011 College Catalog - North Florida Community College

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS115or access may be purchasedonline. Prerequisite: A gradeof “C” or better in MAT 0002Cor the appropriate score ona post secondary educationreadiness test designated byNFCC. THIS COURSE DOES NOTSATISFY GENERAL EDUCATIONREQUIREMENTS.REA 0002C.BASIC READING SKILLSII: College Preparatory, ZeroCredit, Four Hours. (Fall,Spring, Summer) Course assistsstudents in improving readingand higher order comprehensionskills. Students will practiceessential skills such as findthe main idea, identifyingsupporting details, detectinginference, improving overallcomprehension understandingpurposes for writing, identifyingan audience and practicein vocabulary. Students willbe engaged in higher orderthinking and comprehending.Those passing the State exitexam with a 70% or higherwill be eligible for ENC 1101.Prerequisites: Score of 46-82or higher on CPT Test or apassing grade in REA 0001C.THIS COURSE DOES NOTSATISFY GENERAL EDUCATIONREQUIREMENTS.COMPUTER SCIENCE/NETWORKINGCET 1171C. IT ESSENTIALS:Three Credits, Four Hours. (Falland Spring) Upon completionof this course the student willhave a basic understanding ofthe function and operation ofthe major interior computercomponents and peripheraldevices used with or connectedto personal computer systems.CET 1600C.CISCO NETWORKINGFUNDAMENTALS: (CiscoNetworking Academy) ThreeCredits, Four Hours. (Fall) Thiscourse is designed to prepare astudent to apply and understandthe basics of networkinghardware. The course coversthe OSI Model and industrystandards; network topologies;IP addressing, including subnetmasks; and basic networkdesign. This is the first of afour-part series designed toprepare students for the CiscoCertified Networking AssociateExam.CET 1610C. CISCONETWORKING ACADEMY- ROUTER TECHNOLOGY:Three Credits, Four Hours.(Fall) This course is designedto prepare a student to applyand understand the basics ofnetworking hardware. Thecourse covers the beginningrouter configurations; routedand routing protocols; and anintroduction to LAN switching.This is the second of a fourpartseries designed to preparestudents for the Cisco CertifiedNetworking Associate Exam.Prerequisite: CET 1600C.CET 2615C. CISCONETWORKING ACADEMY- ADVANCED ROUTERTECHNOLOGY: Three Credits,Four hours. (Spring) Thiscourse is designed to prepare astudent to apply and understandthe advanced principles andapplications of networkinghardware. The coursecovers the advanced routerconfigurations; LAN switching;network management; andadvanced network design. Thisis the third of a four-part seriesdesigned to prepare students forthe Cisco Certified NetworkingAssociate Exam. Prerequisite:CET 1610C.CET 2620C. CISCO WIDEAREA NETWORK ROUTING:Three Credits, Four Hours.(Spring) This course is designedto prepare a student to applyand understand the advancedprinciples, applications, andimplementation of networkinghardware. The course coversthe advanced network designprojects and advanced networkmanagement projects. Thisis the fourth of a four-partseries designed to preparestudents for the Cisco CertifiedNetworking Associate designExam. Prerequisite: CET 2615C.CGS 1030C. BEGINNINGCOMPUTERS: One Credit,One Hour. (Fall and Spring)This course is designed for theabsolute beginning computeruser who may have no previouscomputer experience up tothe computer user who has noexperience with using personalcomputers as a college levelstudent. In addition to learningthe basics of how computersoperate, students will gainexperience with using anoperating system, using e-mailfor communication, using anonline course managementsystem, and effectively usingthe internet for research andorganization of their studies.CGS 1100C. COMPUTERAPPLICATIONS I: Threecredits, Three Hours. (Fall,Spring and Summer) Thiscourse is designed to familiarizestudents with microcomputers,using some of the morepopular commercially availablesoftware packages, includingan introduction to an operatingsystem and/or user interface.Emphasis is on practicalexercises using word processing,spreadsheets, presentations,and databases.CGS 1520. MULTIMEDIAPROGRAMMING: ThreeCredits, Three Hours. Thiscourse will provide students2010-2011 NFCC College Catalog