Information Management Systems Programming Emphasis, A.A.S.

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This emphasis provides students with an opportunity to develop programming skills using several of the most popular languages in use today. Beginning and advanced topics are taught. Additional specialty topics are offered including web page design using current authoring tools.

Associate of Applied Science

Semester I

COSC 1336 - Programming Fundamentals I 3 Hours (Fall only)
* ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric 3 Hours
GAME 1306 - Design and Creation of Games 3 Hours
ITSE 1445 - Introduction to Oracle SQL 4 Hours (Fall only) or
ITSE 2409 - Database Programming 4 Hours (Fall only)
ITSE 2313 - Web Authoring 3 Hours

Credit Hours: 16

Semester II

+ COSC 1337 - Programming Fundamentals II 3 Hours (Spring only)
BCIS 1405 - Business Computer Applications 4 Hours
ITSC 1407 - UNIX Operating System I 4 Hours
ITSE 1356 - Extensible Markup Language (XML) 3 Hours or
+ ITSE 2454 - Advanced Oracle PL/SQL 4 Hours
* SPCH 1321 - Business and Professional Speaking 3 Hours

Credit Hours: 17-18

Semester III

COSC 1330 - Computer Programming 3 Hours
+ COSC 2336 - Programming Fundamentals III 3 Hours (Fall or Summer)
+ * ENGL 1302 - Composition and Literature 3 Hours
ITNW 1454 - Implementing and Supporting Servers 4 Hours (Fall only)
* MATH 1314 - College Algebra 3 Hours or
* MATH 1324 - Mathematics for Business & Social Sciences I 3 Hours

Credit Hours: 16

Semester IV

BCIS 2390 - Systems Analysis & Design 3 Hours
COSC 2330 - Advanced Structured Languages 3 Hours
+ ENGL 2311 - Technical Writing 3 Hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 Hours

Credit Hours: 12

Total Semester Credit Hours: 61-62

ITSE 1380 - Cooperative Education - Computer Programming/Programmer , ITSE 2380 - Cooperative Education - Computer Programming/Programmer may be substituted for Data Management and Programming specialty courses with appropriate learning objectives. Requires approval of Dean of Business Studies.