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COMPUTER SCIENCE
Associate in Applied Science Degree in
Computer Information Administrator
63 Term Hours

Program Goal:
The purpose of this program is to prepare students for employment in the areas of specialization for these job titles:
1.	Computer Information Technology: microcomputer hardware support specialist, consultant or trainer, hardware or software salesperson, or technical support specialist, Web master, Web designer;
2.	Computer Programming and Analysis: entry level programmer, programming specialist, program analyst, system analyst trainee;
3.	Network Administration and Security: network technician, network manager, network analyst, network engineer, network administrator, security specialist, telecommunication specialist, network support technician, Cisco field-support technician.

Program Entrance Requirements
	To be admitted to the Computer Information Administrator Degree Program, a student must have:
1.	Achieved a level of mathematics proficiency which qualifies the student for entry into MAT 1033 or higher, as demonstrated by the standard placement criteria currently in use at SCF;
2.	Achieved a level of English and reading proficiency which qualifies the student for entry into ENC 1101 or higher, as demonstrated by the standard placement criteria currently in use at SCF;
3.	Successfully completed Computer Information Systems (CGS 1000) with a grade of "C" or better.

General Academic Courses – required for all Specialties
		Check if					Semester
		Taken	Course	Description			Hours
Semester 1		______	ENC 1101	Written Communication I			3
Semester 1		______	MAT 1033+	Intermediate Algebra Or any higher level math			3
Semester 1		______	ECO 2013	Principles of Macroeconomics (AA course) Or
Semester 1		______	GEB 1011	Introduction to Business Or
Semester 1		______	APA 1111	College Accounting or higher			3
Semester 2		______	ENC 1102*	Written Communication II recommended Or
Semester 2		______	ENC 2210	Technical Reporting (not an AA course)			3
Semester 1/2		______	Behavioral Sciences	Choose from Area III, A.A.S.			3
Semester 1/2		______	Humanities	Choose from Area IV, A.A.S.			3
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Program Core Courses – required for all Specialties
							Semester
			Course	Description			Hours
Semester 1		______	CGS 1000	Computer Information Systems
Semester 1/2		______	COP 2510 / COP1311	Programming Concepts (or COP1551C)			3
Semester 2/3		______	CET 1600	Networking Fundamentals			3
Semester 2/3		______	CTS1300 / CEN 1322 *	Networking & Operating Systems (Linux last 5 wks)			3
Semester 2/3		______	COP 2171	Visual BASIC Programming			4
Semester 2/3		______	CTS1150 / CTS 1260	Microcomputer Hardware and Maintenance			3
Semester 4		______	CIS 2321 *	Intro Systems Analysis & Design (Capstone course)			3
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Older course numbers shown in BLUE – they are the same course with a new number assigned by state * Prerequisite required.
** A grade of C or better must be attained for each core course taken for this degree.
+ Students may elect to earn an SCF A.S. degree if they complete a Gordon level mathematics course in place of the A.A.S. degree program's minimum math requirement.
If a student wants to change their program or degree status, a Change of Major/Program/Degree form will is available on the SCF website at www.mccfl.edu/Registrar

For more info: contact Floyd Winters, Program Director, winterf@scf.edu, 941-752-5488.
		Areas of Specialization:		Computer Information Technology
				Computer Programming and Analysis
				Network Administration and Security

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		Check if					Semester
		Taken	Course	Description			Hours
Semester 1		______	MAT 1033+	Intermediate Algebra Or higher level math			3
Semester 1		______	ENC 1101	Written Communications I			3
Semester 1/2		______		Behavioral Sciences (From Area III, A.A.S.)			3
Semester 1/2		______		Humanities (Choose from Area IV, A.A.S.)			3
Semester 1/2		______	CGS 1000	Computer Information Systems or			3
Semester 2		______	COP 2510 / COP 1311	Obj. Oriented Program. Concepts (or 1551C)			3
Semester 2		______	CTS 1300 / CEN 1322	Networking & Operating Systems (or COP 1605)			3
Semester 2		______	CET 1600	Network Fundamentals			3
Semester 2		______	CTS 1150 / CTS 1260	Microcomputer Hardware and Maintenance			3
Computer Sci. Electives:			Choose from CAP, CDA, CGS, CEN, CET, CIS, COP, CTS, GRA 1100C, EET, OST 1100, or SLS 1350				6
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Area of Specialization - Computer Information Technology 2512
		Check if					Semester
		Taken	Course	Description			Hours
Semester 2		______	CGS 1570	Integrated Business Applications Software			3
Semester 2		______	CGS 2820C	Web Page Development			3
Semester 3/4		______	CGS 1543*	Database Design & Implementation, includes SQL			3
Semester 3/4		______	CIS 2931 / CIS2930	Current Issues in Computing or			3
			CGS 1949	Internship in Computer Science

Semester 3/4		______	CIS 1355	Security Engineering (or older CIS1354)			3
			Computer Science
			Electives:	Choose from CAP, CDA, CGS, CEN, CET, CIS, CNT, COP, CTS, EET, GRA 1100C, OST 1100, or SLS 1350			8
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Area of Specialization - Computer Programming and Analysis 2513
		Check if					Semester
		Taken	Course	Description			Hours
Semester 2		______	CIS 1355 / CIS1354	Security Engineering			3
Semester 2/3		______	CGS 1543*	Database Design and Implementation			3
Semester 3		______	COP 2250C	Java Programming I			4
Semester 4		______	COP 2805C*	Java Programming II or COP 2000 C++			3
			Computer Science
			Electives:	Choose from COP courses or CTS2811 SQL Programming, CET 1610 Router Programming, CGS 2820C Web development, CET 1117C Digital/Microprocessors I, CIS 2931 Current Issues in Computing			10
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Area of Specialization - Network Administration and Security 2527
		Check if					Semester
		Taken	Course	Description			Hours
Semester 2		______	CET 2792	Support Windows Server			3
Semester 3		______	CET 2794	Support Active Directory Services in Windows Server Network			3
Semester 3		______	CET 1610	Router Technology			3
Semester 4		______	CIS 1355 or CIS 1354	Security Engineering			3
Semester 4		______	CTS 2310 / CEN 2323	Designing a Secure Network (Capstone course)			3
			Computer Science
			Electives:	Choose from CEN 1303, CEN 2306, CGS 1543, CGS 2820C, CGS 1949, CTS 2811, CIS 2931, or any networking course			8
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ADVISEMENT FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJORS

	Please try to take the Computer Science Core courses in the order listed above. The philosophy behind this sequence is to give you a comfortable background with the easier and more common courses before taking the advanced courses. Even if you do not finish the program, the application courses (like MS Office COP 1570 and Web Design CGS 2820) are valuable and marketable business tools.

	Notes:
1.	The course descriptions are printed in the SCF catalog. Please read these helpful descriptions before asking your advisor for additional information.

2.	Because Windows and Operating Systems are basically the gas that fuel microcomputers, it is strongly recommended that you have a fair knowledge of Windows or take a Windows or Operating Systems course (such as CTS 1300) as a prerequisite or co-requisite to Microcomputer Hardware and Maintenance.

3.	Historically, the programming courses like Visual BASIC and C++ are very time intensive - averaging about eight or more hours of homework per week. Accounting is also a homework intensive course, as is mathematics. To help you have a balanced load, try NOT to schedule more than one of these time-intensive courses in the same semester. Because Visual Basic is a harder course, we recommend you take CGS 1570 first (if it is in your area of specialty). This will give you an easy introduction to the VB toolbar and Microsoft Access databases.

4.	ENC 1102 and ECO 2013 are optional courses in the CIA program but also count as A.A. General Education Requirements. If you plan to eventually work for an A.A. or B.A. degree, it is strongly recommended that you take as many A.A. Gen. Ed. Courses as electives as possible. Be sure to take AA courses like CGS 1000 instead of CDA 1302 if you plan to go to a four year school in the future.

5.	Take your English, Math and Humanities courses first. That way the last courses that you take will be the Computer courses and this will allow you to graduate with the most current Computer skills. To better serve our community, new and current courses are routinely added to our curriculum. With this in mind, and in order to give you more flexibility when you are getting ready to graduate, it is strongly recommended that you save your technical Computer Science electives for the last semester.

6.	Check the schedule in advance. Some courses may be offered in the daytime in the Spring and the evening in the Fall, or vice-versa. Other courses may only be offered once a year. A helpful planning site is: http://faculty.mccfl.edu/winterf/Schedule.xls

7.	You can visit the Web sites for Bode, Casado, Clements, Cook, Roy, and Winters to view some current syllabi.

	AA: Associate of Arts. Designed to transfer to a university; it has only a few computer courses AAS: Associate in Applied Science. Mainly computer courses; it is a “terminal” program AS: Same as AAS, with a university level Gordon Rule math (such as MAC 1140 Pre-Calculus Algebra). USF has an AS to BS program USF-Sarasota/Manatee campus offers a BSIT (Bachelor in Science Information Technology) program for our AA graduates.
	USF-Sarasota/Manatee now offers an AS to BSAS (Bachelor in Science in Applied Science) program with a concentration in IT for our AS graduates

	Phone:	Floyd Winters 752-5488
	Web Page:	http://faculty.mccfl.edu/winterf/winterf.htm
	E-mail:	winterf@scf.edu

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COMPUTER SCIENCE

Associate in Applied Science Degree in

Computer Information Administrator

63 Term Hours

Program Goal:

The purpose of this program is to prepare students for employment in the areas of specialization for these job titles:

1.

Computer Information Technology: microcomputer hardware support specialist, consultant or trainer, hardware or software salesperson, or technical support specialist, Web master, Web designer;

2.

Computer Programming and Analysis: entry level programmer, programming specialist, program analyst, system analyst trainee;

3.

Network Administration and Security: network technician, network manager, network analyst, network engineer, network administrator, security specialist, telecommunication specialist, network support technician, Cisco field-support technician.

Program Entrance Requirements

To be admitted to the Computer Information Administrator Degree Program, a student must have:

1.

Achieved a level of mathematics proficiency which qualifies the student for entry into MAT 1033 or higher, as demonstrated by the standard placement criteria currently in use at SCF;

2.

Achieved a level of English and reading proficiency which qualifies the student for entry into ENC 1101 or higher, as demonstrated by the standard placement criteria currently in use at SCF;

3.

Successfully completed Computer Information Systems (CGS 1000) with a grade of "C" or better.

General Academic Courses – required for all Specialties

Check if

Semester

Taken

Course

Description

Hours

Program Core Courses – required for all Specialties

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Hours

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Hours

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