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Software Fundamentals: The course is an in-depth study of personal computer peripheral devices including floppy drives, hard drives, and other essential devices. The course covers areas in hardware and software. (420 Clock Hours) Employability Skills and Entrepreneurship Core: The course provides the student with skills required to choose an occupation, locate and apply for a job, maintain a good relationship with supervisors and co-workers, and develop good work habits. The course also provides foundation concepts related to entrepreneurship. (30 Clock Hours)
Basic Laboratory Practices: The course covers electrical, voice and data connections, the application of proper OSHA safety standards, the identification and proper use of hand and power tools. ESD safety procedures and acceptable soldering and desolering procedures will also be covered. (30 Clock Hours)
Electronic Fundamentals: This is a basic course in electronic fundamentals preparing the student to solve problems in the computers electronic units, identify sources of electricity, apply Ohm's law and analyze and measure AC voltages using test equipment. (75 Clock Hours)
Basic Math and Science: The course covers a study of the basic concepts of math and algebra. Topics covered include solving problems for volume, weight, area and circumference for rectangles, squares, and cylinders. Fraction, decimals, and electronic formulas will also be included. Students will be introduced to temperature relationships, tolerance, taxes and wages, and invoices. (45 Clock Hours)
Computer Systems: This course covers skills required in microcomputer maintenance and repair troubleshooting skills. The course includes computer system teardown, inspection and repair, and system upgrades using replacement motherboards, memory, and software. (150 Clock Hours)
Peripherals Equipment: This course is designed to familiarize students with peripheral equipment associated with computers. Study of hard, floppy, CD-Rom, and tape drivers are covered. Also, drive replacement and using configuration software are covered. (150 Clock Hours)
Network Fundamentals: The Course teaches the student how to define interface standards, use file systems on a server, identify networking levels and protocols and troubleshoot network systems. (150 Clock Hours)
Site Requirements: The student will demonstrate knowledge of communication test equipment, cable and LAN topology, hubs, switches, and routers. (150 Clock Hours)
Advanced Computer Concepts: The course introduces the principles and techniques required for development of analytical skills in digital circuitry. Topics include computer number systems, digital codes and parity error detection techniques, arithmetic operations via combination logic, flip-flop timing and synchronization circuits, and pulse wave form generation. The course includes laboratory projects to provide hand-on experience in the use of laboratory test instruments, techniques for measurement, and interpretation of digital data. (300 Clock Hours)
Advanced Operating Systems: This course will allow the student to explain and describe the OSI protocol model and the TCP/IP protocol, use utilities in troubleshooting a TCP/IP network and use TCP/IP application protocols and services, DNS, DHCP, FTP, HTTP, and LDAP. The student will be able to install, configure, and troubleshoot simpler peer to peer networks and remote control software used in help desk operations. (150 Clock Hours)
Special Topics in Computer Systems Technology: This is a special course centering on current topics or special interests to meet the needs of the community. (Various Clock Hours)
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