Nov 23, 2024

Catalog 2020-2021

Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Information Technology

Important Information

Short Description

This degree program is designed to prepare students for entry-level employment and/or transfer to a four-year institution. Students may choose technology electives to best suit their work or transfer needs. Most courses can be taken online or face-to-face.

Type of Credential

Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)

Program Code

436

Contacts and Additional Information

Department Chair:

Wendy Chin
443-840-4879 or wchin@ccbcmd.edu

Program Coordinators:

CCBC Catonsville, Melissa Hanks
443-840-5156 or mhanks@ccbcmd.edu

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

Additional Information:

The Information Technology A.A.S. degree is offered both face to face and fully (100%) online.
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 full-time schedule for a student who has completed any developmental course work and has no transfer credits. Refer to the College catalog for specific requirements in selecting General Education Courses .

Semester 1*

CSIT 101 - Technology and Information Systems 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 111 - Logic and OO Design 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 121 - Web Standards 3 Credit(s).
ENGL 101 - College Composition I 3 Credit(s).
Gen. Ed. Elective - Mathematics (MATH 163 or higher recommended) 3-4 Credit(s).

Semester 2

Take the following CSIT classes, any Social and Behavioral Sciences elective, and one English or Management class. See list of approved English and Management courses in the Program Requirements section.

CSIT 142 - Introduction to MIS 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 154 - Database Concepts 4 Credit(s).
CSIT 210 - Introduction to Programming 4 Credit(s).
Gen. Ed. Elective - Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 Credit(s).
Program Requirement - English or Management 3 Credit(s).

Semester 3

CSIT 161 - Introduction to Information Assurance 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 166 - Introduction to Mobile Applications Development 4 Credit(s).
Gen. Ed. Elective - Biological and Physical Science 3-4 Credit(s).
Program Elective 4 Credit(s).

Semester 4

DCOM 101 or DCOM 142 3 Credit(s).
Gen. Ed. Elective - Arts and Humanities 3 Credit(s).
Program Electives 8 Credit(s).

Courses Needed for This Program*

General Education Requirements and Electives - 18-20 Credits

General Education Requirements:

CSIT 101 - Technology and Information Systems 3 Credit(s).
ENGL 101 - College Composition I 3 Credit(s).

General Education Electives:

Choose courses from the list of approved General Education Courses . One course must be a Diversity course.

Arts and Humanities 3 Credit(s).
Biological and Physical Sciences 3-4 Credit(s).
Mathematics (MATH 163 or higher recommended) 3-4 Credit(s).
Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 Credit(s).

Program Requirements and Electives - 42 Credits

Program Requirements:

Take all of the following Computer Science/Information Technology (CSIT) classes, one of the two Data Communications (DCOM) classes, and one English or Management class. Check with transfer institution for English and Management requirements.

CSIT 111 - Logic and OO Design 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 121 - Web Standards 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 142 - Introduction to MIS 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 154 - Database Concepts 4 Credit(s).
CSIT 161 - Introduction to Information Assurance 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 166 - Introduction to Mobile Applications Development 4 Credit(s).
CSIT 210 - Introduction to Programming 4 Credit(s).
DCOM 101 or DCOM 142 3 Credit(s).
ACCT 101 or ENGL 102 or ENGL 213 or ENGL 239 or MNGT 104 or MNGT 105 3 Credit(s).

Program Electives:

Choose any 12 credits of computer course electives (CSIT or DCOM) to best suit your work or transfer requirements or choose recommended electives grouped below the Course List to develop database, programming, or web development skills.

Total Number of Credits Required for Degree: 60*

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

The Information Technology degree program is designed to provide students with the technical skills required for entry-level employment and the course work necessary to transfer to a four-year institution. Students may select technology electives to best suit their work or transfer needs. See the program coordinators for information on transfer agreements and internships.

Most of the courses can be taken online as well as in the classroom.

Program Outcomes

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

demonstrate the following core competencies: communication global perspective/social responsibility, independent learning/personal management, and problem solving skills by incorporating the core competency project in all capstone courses and an abbreviated version of the core competency project in all general education courses;
transfer to a four-year institution for a degree in Information Technology and other related fields through articulation agreements with six (6) four-year colleges in the Maryland area and/or qualify for employment through internship opportunities available for graduating students;
demonstrate the technical skills in programming, database, and web technology required for entry-level employment in the field of information technology and other related areas; and
employ a broad knowledge of application software skills, technical skills, and information technology topics which are data communications principles, information security principles, object oriented design and application development using at least two programming languages, LINUX/UNIX operating system, relational database design and management, Structured Query Language, and business principles/methodologies.