SVCC Catalog/Handbook 2017-2018
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96 Southside Virginia Community College<br />
INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY<br />
(Christanna and John H. Daniel Campuses)<br />
Award: Certificate<br />
Purpose: The Information Systems Technology certificate<br />
program introduces students to several Information<br />
Technology (IT) sectors such as hardware, software,<br />
networking, and repair/troubleshooting. This curriculum<br />
is designed to introduce the student to these topics<br />
through short-term training and to serve as a foundation<br />
for further study in the Information Systems Technology<br />
degree program.<br />
Occupational Objectives: The program provides practical<br />
IT knowledge for office and technical personnel.<br />
Graduates of this curriculum may either continue their<br />
education in the two-year IST program or seek jobs as<br />
trainees in various office and business positions. In some<br />
cases, graduates will be able to immediately fill<br />
positions. In others, they will require additional education,<br />
training, or industry certification to fill job roles.<br />
Program Description: The certificate program may<br />
serve as a foundation for the two-year AAS Degree curriculum;<br />
the thirty-four credits are more than adequate to<br />
meet the first year requirements of the two-year program.<br />
The program offers students an opportunity to acquaint<br />
themselves with some of the software currently in use on<br />
desktop computers. It introduces them to several<br />
application software packages as well as operating<br />
systems, networking, and personal computer hardware<br />
repair and troubleshooting. The curriculum also includes<br />
general education courses as well as electives. Hardware<br />
and software are updated frequently in order to provide<br />
students with current knowledge as they enter the job<br />
market.<br />
Course<br />
Title<br />
Hours<br />
Lab<br />
FIRST SEMESTER<br />
ITN 107 PC Hardware and Troubleshooting 3 0 3<br />
ITE 115 Intro to Computer Applications & Concepts 3 0 3<br />
ENG 111 College Composition I 3 0 3<br />
OR<br />
ENG 137 Communication Processes I<br />
MTH 120 Introduction to Mathematics 3 0 3<br />
AST 114 Keyboarding for Information Processing 0 2 1<br />
HLT/PED EEE Health or Physical Education 1 0 1<br />
SOC EEE Social Science Elective 1 3 0 3<br />
SDV 100 College Success Skills 1 0 1<br />
Total 17 2 18<br />
SECOND SEMESTER<br />
ITE EEE IT Elective (ITD, ITE, ITN, ITP) 3 0 3<br />
ITE EEE IT Elective (ITD, ITE, ITN, ITP) 3 0 3<br />
ENG 112 College Composition II 3 0 3<br />
OR<br />
ENG 138 Communication Process II<br />
OR<br />
ENG or CST Elective<br />
ITE 140 Spreadsheet Software 3 0 3<br />
OR<br />
ITE 150 Desktop Database Software<br />
ITN EEE Networking or Operating System Elective 3 0 3<br />
HLT/PED EEE Health or Physical Education 1 0 1<br />
Total 16 0 16<br />
Total credits .................................................................................................................................................................. 34<br />
1 Please see page 43 for a list of acceptable social science electives.
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