Information Management Certificate

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Important Information

Short Description

This certificate provides students with data analysis techniques for decision making and problem solving.

Type of Credential

Credit Certificate

Program Code

429

Contacts and Additional Information

Department Chair, Barbara Yancy
443-840-1957 or byancy@ccbcmd.edu

Program Coordinators:

CCBC Catonsville, Fred Bartlett Jr.
443-840-4193 or fbartlett@ccbcmd.edu

CCBC Essex/Dundalk, James Braman
443-840-1727 or jbraman@ccbcmd.edu

Additional Information:

Opportunities for Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) - Several General Education classes offer PLA. See Portfolio, Departmental Exam, CLEP, DSST, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate. General education classes are required for associate degrees but not for certificates.
Articulation and Transfer Agreements

Semester Sequence

This is a suggested schedule for a student who has completed any developmental course work and has no transfer credits.

Semester 1*

CSIT 132 - Comprehensive Spreadsheets 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 134 - Comprehensive Databases 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 142 - Introduction to MIS 3 Credit(s).

Semester 2

CSIT 121 or CSIT 161 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 243 - Business Intelligence Technologies 4 Credit(s).

Courses Needed for This Program*

Program Requirements and Electives - 16 Credits

Program Requirements:

CSIT 132 - Comprehensive Spreadsheets 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 134 - Comprehensive Databases 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 142 - Introduction to MIS 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 243 - Business Intelligence Technologies 4 Credit(s).

Program Electives:

Select at least one of the following:

CSIT 161 - Introduction to Information Assurance 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 121 - Web Standards 3 Credit(s).

Total Number of Credits Required for Certificate: 16*

Note

*Credit students who are new to college (no successfully completed transferable college credits from other institutions) are required to take ACDV 101 - Academic Development: Transitioning to College . This 1-credit course is designed to be taken in the first semester at CCBC. Students must provide an official transcript(s) from an accredited institution to document successful completion of college coursework for the ACDV 101 requirement to be waived.

Program Description

This certificate provides students with data analysis techniques for decision making and problem solving.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be able to:

demonstrate the following core competencies: communication, global perspective/social responsibility, independent learning/personal management, and problem solving skills;
critically apply software skills to solve business problems in a variety of situations;
demonstrate proficiency in creating business intelligence by using spreadsheets, databases, and web technologies; and
utilize information management technologies to generate information in a variety of formats for decision making and problem solving.

Gainful Employment Disclosure

http://www.ccbcmd.edu/migrate/gainfulemployment/information management.html