Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 2 A basic study of HVAC and refrigeration controls; troubleshooting of control components; emphasis on use of wiring diagrams to analyze high and low-voltage circuits; a review of Ohm’s law as applied to air conditioning controls and circuits. Required Prerequisite(s):HART 1401 and HART 2431
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 2 A study of components, applications, and installation of mechanical air conditioning systems including operating conditions, troubleshooting, repair, and charging of air conditioning systems. Required Prerequisite(s):HART 1401 and HART 1407
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 7 Study of the procedures and principles used in servicing heating systems including gas fired furnaces and electric heating systems. Required Prerequisite(s):HART 1401 Required Corequisite(s):HART 2431
HART 2402 - Commercial Air-Conditioning System Design
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 2 Advanced study in essential elements of commercial air conditioning contracting including duct systems design; equipment selection using manufacturer’s data; and preparation of shop drawing and submittals. Recommended Prerequisite(s):HART 2445
HART 2431 - Advanced Electricity for Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 2 Advanced electrical instruction and skill building in installation and servicing of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment including detailed instruction in motors and power distribution motors, motor controls, and application of solid-state devices. Required Prerequisite(s):HART 1401
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 2 An advanced course in application of troubleshooting principles and use of test instruments to diagnose air conditioning and refrigeration components and system problems including conducting performance tests. Required Prerequisite(s):HART 1403, HART 1441, HART 1445, and HART 2445
HART 2438 - Air Conditioning Installation and Startup
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 2 A study of air-conditioning system installation, refrigerant piping, condensate disposal, and air cleaning equipment with emphasis on startup and performance testing.
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 7 A study of components, applications, and installation of air conditioning systems with capacities of 25 tons of less. Recommended Prerequisite(s):HART 1441
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 7 Theory and practical application in the maintenance of commercial refrigeration; medium and low temperature applications and ice machines. Required Prerequisite(s):HART 1441 and HART 2431
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 7 A study of components, accessories, applications, and installation of air conditioning systems above 25 tons capacity. Recommended Prerequisite(s):HART 1441
HART 2445 - Residential Air Conditioning Systems Design
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 2 Study of the properties of air and results of cooling, heating, humidifying or dehumidifying; heat gain and heat loss calculations including equipment selection and balancing the air system.
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 2 A study of heat pumps, heat pump control circuits, defrost controls, auxiliary heat, air flow, and other topics related to heat pump systems. Required Prerequisite(s):HART 1403, HART 1441, HART 1445, and HART 2445
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 This course introduces general nutritional concepts in health and disease and includes practical applications of that knowledge. Special emphasis is given to nutrients and nutritional processes including functions, food sources, digestion, absorption, and metabolism. Food safety, availability, and nutritional information including food labels, advertising, and nationally established guidelines are addressed.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from the pre-Columbian era to the Civil War/Reconstruction period. United States History I includes the study of pre-Columbian, colonial, revolutionary, early national, slavery and sectionalism, and the Civil War/Reconstruction eras. Themes that may be addressed in United States History I include: American settlement and diversity, American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change, immigration and migration, and creation of the federal government. Required Prerequisite(s):ENGL 1301 with a grade of C or TSI Met in Reading and Writing
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from the Civil War/Reconstruction era to the present. United States History II examines industrialization, immigration, world wars, the Great Depression, Cold War, and post-Cold War eras. Themes that may be addressed include: American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change, immigration and migration, urbanization and suburbanization, the expansion of the federal government, and the study of U.S. foreign policy. Required Prerequisite(s):ENGL 1301 with a grade of C or TSI Met in Reading and Writing
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 A survey of the political, social, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of Texas from the pre-Columbian era to the present. Themes that may be addressed in Texas History include: Spanish colonization and Spanish Texas; Mexican Texas; the Republic of Texas; statehood and secession; oil, industrialization, and urbanization; civil rights; and modern Texas. Required Prerequisite(s):ENGL 1301 with minimum grade of C or TSI Met in Reading and Writing
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, religious, and intellectual history of Europe and the Mediterranean world from human origins to the 17th century. Themes that should be addressed in Western Civilization I include the cultural legacies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Byzantium, Islamic civilizations, and Europe through the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformations. Required Prerequisite(s):ENGL 1301 with minimum grade of C or TSI Met in Reading and Writing
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, religious, and intellectual history of Europe and the Mediterranean world from the 17th century to the modern era. Themes that should be addressed in Western Civilization II include absolutism and constitutionalism, growth of nation states, the Enlightenment, revolutions, classical liberalism, industrialization, imperialism, global conflict, the Cold War, and globalism. Required Prerequisite(s):ENGL 1301 with minimum grade of C or TSI Met in Reading and Writing
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, religious, and intellectual history of the world from the emergence of human cultures through the 15th century. The course examines major cultural regions of the world in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania and their global interactions over time. Themes include the emergence of early societies, the rise of civilizations, the development of political and legal systems, religion and philosophy, economic systems and trans-regional networks of exchange. The course emphasizes the development, interaction and impact of global exchange. Required Prerequisite(s):ENGL 1301 with minimum grade of C or TSI Met in Reading and Writing
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, religious, and intellectual history of the world from the 15th century to the present. This course examines major cultural regions of the world in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania and their global interactions over time. Themes include maritime exploration and transoceanic empires, nation/state formation and industrialization, imperialism, global conflicts and resolutions, and global economic integration. The course emphasizes the development, interaction and impact of global exchange. Required Prerequisite(s):ENGL 1301 with minimum grade of C or TSI Met in Reading and Writing
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 A survey of the economic, social, political, intellectual, and cultural history of Mexican Americans/Chicanx. Periods include early indigenous societies, conflict and conquest, early European colonization and empires, New Spain, early revolutionary period, Mexican independence and nation building, United States expansion to the United States-Mexico War Era. Themes to be addressed are mestizaje and racial formation in the early empire, rise and fall of native and African slavery, relationship to early global economies, development of New Spain’s/Mexico’s northern frontier, gender and power, missions, resistance and rebellion, emergence of Mexican identities, California mission secularization, Texas independence, United States’ wars with Mexico, and the making of borders and borderlands. (May be applied to U.S. History requirement.) Required Prerequisite(s):ENGL 1301 with minimum grade of C or TSI Met in Reading and Writing
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 A survey of the economic, social, political, intellectual, and cultural history of Mexican Americans/Chicanx. Periods include the United States-Mexico War Era, incorporation of Northern Mexico into the United States, Porfirian Mexico, and the nineteenth century American West, 1910 Mexican Revolution and Progressive Era, the Great Depression and New Deal, World War II and the Cold War, Civil Rights Era, Conservative Ascendancy, the age of NAFTA and turn of the 21st Century developments. Themes to be addressed are the making of borders and borderlands, impact of Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, gender and power, migration and national identities, citizenship and expulsion, nineteenth century activism and displacement, industrialization and the making of a transnational Mexican working class, urbanization and community formation, emergence of a Mexican American Generation, war and citizenship, organized advocacy and activism, Chicano Movement, changing identifications and identities, trade and terrorism. (May be applied to U.S. History requirement.) Required Prerequisite(s):ENGL 1301 with minimum grade of C or TSI Met in Reading and Writing
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of people of African descent in the formation and development of the United States to the Civil War/Reconstruction period. African American History I includes the study of African origins and legacy, transAtlantic slave trade, and the experiences of African Americans during Colonial, Revolutionary, Early National, Antebellum, and the Civil War/Reconstruction Eras. This course will enable students to understand African American history as an integral part of U.S. history. (May be applied to the U.S. History requirement.) Required Prerequisite(s):ENGL 1301 with minimum grade of C or TSI Met in Reading and Writing
HIST 2389 - Academic Cooperative: Becoming A Global Citizen +
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 An instructional program designed to integrate on-campus study with practical hands-on experience in history. In conjunction with class seminars, the individual student will set specific goals and objectives in the study of human social behavior and/or social institutions. Emphasizes the integration of historical perspectives into contemporary global issues. Required Prerequisite(s):ENGL 1301 with minimum grade of C or TSI Met in Reading and Writing
HITT 1253 - Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information
Semester Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 0 Concepts of privacy, security, confidentiality, ethics, health care legislation, and regulations relating to the maintenance and use of health information.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 4 Introduction to systems and processes for collecting, maintaining, and disseminating primary and secondary health related information including content of health record, documentation requirements, registries, indices, licensing, regulatory agencies, forms, and screens.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 3 Introduction to health IT standards, health-related data structures, software applications and enterprise architecture in health care and public health. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Any Computer Applications Course
HITT 2260 - Clinical -Health Information and Medical Records Technology/Technician
Semester Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 0 Laboratory Hours: 10 A health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional.
HITT 2261 - Clinical – Health Information and Medical Records Technology/Technician
Semester Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 0 Laboratory Hours: 6 A health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional.
HITT 2326 - Project Management for Health Professionals
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 2 General principles of project management tools and techniques that results in the ability to create and follow a project management plan.
HITT 2335 - Coding and Reimbursement Methodologies
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 2 Advanced coding techniques with emphasis on case studies, health records and federal regulations regarding prospective payment systems and methods of reimbursement.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 4 Study of quality standards and methodologies in the health information management environment. Topics include licensing, accreditation, compilation and presentation of data in statistical formats, quality management and performance improvement functions, utilization management, risk management, and medical staff data quality issues. Approaches to assessing patient safety issues and implementation of quality management and reporting through electronic systems.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 2 Advanced concepts of ICD and CPT coding rules, conventions, and guidelines in complex case studies. Investigation of government regulations and changes in health care reporting.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 Overview of homeland security. Evaluation of the progression of homeland security issues throughout Texas and the United States. An examination of the roles undertaken and methods used by governmental agencies and individuals to respond to those issues.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 2 A study of the intelligence community. Includes the role of intelligence and law enforcement. Topics include collection methods, management of operations, classification, production and analysis, and assessment of threat vulnerability. Source development will be conducted.
Semester Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 0 An overview of wellness theory and its application throughout the life span. Focus is on attitude development, impact of cultural beliefs, and communication of wellness.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 2 A study of the concepts that serve as the foundation for health profession courses, including client care and safety issues, basic client monitoring, and health documentation methods.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 2 The course explores two subsections of the Central Sterile Processing Certification program: A) Inventory Control-prepares the student with organizational skills needed to control, track and distribute inventory through the use of different techniques in inventory control and distribution, as well as the use of bar codes and radio frequency identification to track inventories. B) Sterile Storage and Distribution-introduces the basic procedures of packaging processes through a comparison of reusable and disposable packaging materials, basic package closure methods, and factors, which affect shelf-life and stock rotation.
HPRS 1391 - Special Topics in Health Professions and Related Sciences, Leadership
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. This course was designed to be repeated multiple times to improve student proficiency.
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 2 An overview of instruments, instrument identification, decontamination, sterilization, and standard precautions.
Semester Hours: 5 Lecture Hours: 0 Laboratory Hours: 15 A health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional.
Semester Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 1 Laboratory Hours: 0 Methods of communication with clients, client support groups, health care professionals, and external agencies. Required Prerequisite(s): Computer Literacy
Semester Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 0 A study of drug classifications, actions, therapeutic uses, adverse effects, routes of administration, and calculation of dosages.
Semester Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 0 Study of the pathology and general health management of diseases and injuries across the life span. Topics include etiology, symptoms, and the physical and psychological reactions to diseases and injuries.
HPRS 2321 - Medical Law and Ethics for Health Professionals
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 Principles, procedures, and regulations governing the legal and ethical relationships among physicians, patients, and health care professionals. Includes current ethical issues related to the various healthcare professions and patient confidentiality.
HRPO 1302 - Human Resources Training and Development
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 An overview of human resources training and development as related to organizational mission and goals.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 Topics include history of mediation, Alternative Dispute Resolution legislation in Texas, conflict resolution theory, mediation theory and practice, mediation process and techniques, self-awareness and ethics. When scheduled for 40 or more hours, can be used to meet the standards for basic mediation training in Texas as established by the Texas Mediation Trainer Roundtable.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 Practical application of the principles and concepts of the behavioral sciences to interpersonal relationships in the business and industrial environment.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 A study of employment issues including techniques for human resource forecasting, selection, and placement including interview techniques, pre-employment testing and other predictors. Topics include recruitment methods, the selection process, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), EEO recordkeeping, and Affirmative Action Plans.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 An examination of policies, practices, and issues required to build strong employee relations. Topics include communications, employee conduct rules, performance appraisal methods, Title VII, Family Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, and Americans with Disabilities Act updates.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 An introduction to Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS). Recommended Prerequisite(s):BCIS 1305
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 An overview of employee compensation systems. Topics include compensation systems, direct and indirect compensation, internal and external determination of compensation, benefits administration, managing and evaluating for effectiveness, legal and regulatory issues, pay equity, job analysis affecting job compensation and competencies.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 The analysis and application of organizational theory, group dynamics, motivation theory, leadership concepts, and the integration of interdisciplinary concepts from the behavioral sciences.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 This stand-alone course is an interdisciplinary survey of cultures focusing on the philosophical and aesthetic factors in human values with an emphasis on the historical development of the individual and society and the need to create.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 This stand-alone course is an interdisciplinary survey of cultures focusing on the philosophical and aesthetic factors in human values with an emphasis on the historical development of the individual and society and the need to create.
HUMA 1305 - Introduction to Mexican-American Studies +
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 This interdisciplinary survey examines the different cultural, artistic, economic, historical, political, and social aspects of the Mexican-American/Chicano/a communities. It also covers issues such as dispossession, immigration, transnationalism, and other topics that have shaped the Mexican-American experience.
HUMA 1311 - Mexican-American Fine Arts Appreciation +
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 This course is an exploration of the purposes and processes in the visual and performing arts (such as music, painting, drama, and dance) and the ways in which they express the values of the Mexican-American/Chicano/a experience.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 This course is an exploration of the purposes and processes in the visual and performing arts (such as music, painting, architecture, drama, and dance) and the ways in which they express the values of cultures and human experience.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 This interdisciplinary survey examines the diverse cultural, artistic, economic, historical, political, and social aspects of American minority communities. Topics may include race/ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, and religion.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 This course is a general study of diverse world cultures. Topics include cultural practices, social structures, religions, arts, and languages.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 3 Discussion of the fundamentals of hydraulics and pneumatics, components of each system, and the operations, maintenance, and analysis of each system.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 Export management processes and procedures. Includes governmental controls and compliance, licensing of products, documentation, commercial invoices, and transportation. Emphasizes human and public relations, management of personnel, finance, and accounting procedures.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 Practices and processes of import management operations which may include such factors as government controls and compliance. Emphasizes the preparation and understanding of import documents such as customs invoices, packing lists, and commercial invoices.
IBUS 1305 - Introduction to International Business and Trade
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 The techniques for entering the international marketplace. Emphasis on the impact and dynamics of sociocultural, demographic, economic, technological, and political-legal factors in the foreign trade environment. Topics include patterns of world trade, internationalization of the firm, and operating procedures of the multinational enterprise.
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 4 Exploration of the theory and application of quantity procedures for the operation of commercial, institutional, and industrial food services. Emphasis on quantity cookery and distribution. Required Prerequisite(s):FDNS 1370 or CHEF 1301 and TSI Met in Non-Algebraic Math pathway Recommended Prerequisite(s):CHEF 1305 NOTE: A granted petition is required. ServSafe Management Certification is required for granted petition.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 4 Instruction in web design and related graphic design issues including mark-up languages, websites, and browsers. Required Prerequisite(s):ARTC 1305 Required Corequisite(s):ARTC 1302
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 4 A study of mark-up language advanced layout techniques for creating web pages. Emphasis on identifying the target audience and producing websites according to accessibility standards, cultural appearance and legal issues. Required Prerequisite(s):ARTC 1302 and IMED 1316
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 2 Web programming using industry-standard languages and data stores. Design, code, and implement a dynamic website; and develop connectivity between data store and website.
INMT 1305 - Introduction to Industrial Maintenance
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 Basic mechanical skills and repair techniques common to most fields of industrial maintenance. Topics include precision measuring instruments and general safety rules common in industry, including lock-out/tag-out.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 2 An introduction to composites with an emphasis on types, properties, processes, testing and assembly. Topics include material configuration and application, mechanical properties and testing methods, designs and prints, tooling and manufacturing, environmental control and other manufacturing practices.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 4 An advanced study of the techniques used in troubleshooting various types of industrial equipment to include mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems and their control devices. Emphasis will be placed on the use of schematics and diagrams in conjunction with proper troubleshooting procedures. Recommended Prerequisite(s):INMT 1305 and HYDR 1345 Recommended Corequisite(s):CETT 1409
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 1 Laboratory Hours: 17 Career-related activities encountered in the student’s area of specialization offered through an individualized agreement among the college, employer, and student. Under the supervision of the college and the employer, the student combines classroom learning with work experience. Includes a lecture component. Within the lecture component, an OSHA 10 hour General Industry card provided. Required Prerequisite(s):INMT 1305 and INMT 2345
Semester Hours: 0 Lecture Hours: 0 Laboratory Hours: 0 A combined lecture/computer based course focusing on improvement of basic reading and writing skills. This is an Adult Education course and cannot be used to fulfill degree requirements. It is designed to review basic skills and prepare students for INRW 0399.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 1 A combined three-hour lecture/one-hour lab performance based course designed to develop students’ critical reading and academic writing skills. If successfully completed, the course fulfills TSI requirements for reading and writing. This is a developmental course and cannot be used to fulfill degree requirements. Required Prerequisite(s):INRW 0090 with a minimum grade of “C” (70%), or equivalent scores on an approved placement test Required Corequisite(s): Approved Core Course
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 2 This course covers networking architecture, structure, and functions; introduces the principles and structure of IP addressing and the fundamentals of Ethernet concepts, media, and operations to provide a foundation for the curriculum. Recommended Prerequisite(s):ITSC 1305 and ITSC 1425, or consent of Department Chair.
ITCC 1440 - CCNA 2: Routing and Switching Essentials
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 2 Describes the architecture, components, and basic operation of routers and explains the basic principles of routing and routing protocols. It also provides an in-depth understanding of how switches operate and are implemented in the LAN environment for small and large networks. Recommended Prerequisite(s):ITCC 1414
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 3 Overall security processes with particular emphasis on hands-on skills in the following areas: security policy design and management; security technologies, products, and solutions; and secure router design, installation, configuration, and maintenance; AAA and VPN implementation using routers and firewalls.
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 2 CCNA R&S: Scaling Networks (ScaN) covers the architecture, components, and operations of routers and switches in larger and more complex networks. Students learn how to configure routers and switches using advanced protocols. Recommended Prerequisite(s):ITCC 1440
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 2 WAN technologies and network services required by converged applications in a complex network; enables students to understand the selection criteria of network devices and WAN technologies to meet network requirements. Recommended Prerequisite(s):ITCC 2412
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 2 How to implement, monitor, and maintain routing services in an enterprise network. How to plan, configure, and verify the implementation of complete enterprise LAN and WAN routing solutions using a range of routing protocols in IPv4 and IPv6 environments. Configuration of secure routing solutions to support branch offices and mobile workers. Required Prerequisite(s):ITCC 2413 Suggested Prerequisite: CCNA 1-3 or CCNA Certification
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 2 How to implement, monitor, and maintain switching in converged enterprise campus networks. How to plan, configure, and verify the implementation of complex enterprise switching solutions. How to secure integration of VLANs, WLANs, voice and video into campus networks. Required Prerequisite(s):ITCC 2413 Suggested Prerequisite: CCNP 1-3 or CCNA Certification
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 2 How to monitor and maintain complex, enterprise and switched IP networks. Skills learned include the planning and execution of regular network maintenance, as well as support and troubleshooting using technology-based processes and best practices based on systematic and industry recognized approaches. Required Prerequisite(s):ITCC 2455
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 3 Implement and support virtualization of clients of servers in a networked computing environment. This course explores installation, configuration, and management of computer virtualization workstation and servers.
ITNW 1408 - Implementing and Supporting Client Operating Systems
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 2 The fundamentals of managing and configuring local, network, and distributed network clients. Topics may adapt to changes in industry practices. Recommended Prerequisite(s):ITSC 1305 or equivalent
ITNW 1425 - Fundamentals of Networking Technologies
Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 2 Instruction in networking technologies and their implementation. Topics include the OSI reference model, network protocols, transmission media, and networking hardware and software. Recommended Prerequisite(s):ITSC 1305