Degree and Certificate Programs

Computer Sciences and Information Technology

Database Technology (2151)

Associate in Science or Associate in Applied Science

Database operations are an important part of computer operations in almost every company and organization today. Electronic commerce depends upon the storage and processing of transactions in databases. Many E-commerce sites have databases attached to Web pages.

FCCJ offers an A.S. Degree Database Technology which gives students experience in two popular databases, Microsoft Access and Oracle. FCCJ is an Oracle Academic Initiative (OAI) Partner with Oracle Corporation. Together we have developed a program that puts you on the fast track for a database career.

This degree prepares students for job entry in database fields including database applications development and database administration. Students learn skills necessary for design, development, maintenance, management, and administration of comprehensive relational databases for corporations and organizations. Graduates may seek positions as database developers, database programmers, database administrators, and database consultants. The Oracle courses in the database degree also provide a foundation for persons preparing for the Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) exams.

An internship experience is provided with this degree to allow work experience in database technology.

Note: Students have two degree alternatives in this program: The associate in science (A.S.) and the associate in applied science (A.A.S.). If you intend to pursue further education at the university level, you should enroll in the A.S. option. If you intend to go directly to work after completing your associate’s degree, consider the A.A.S. While the A.A.S. will not provide you with the articulation benefits of the A.S., the A.A.S. will provide you with the skills required to begin working in the field immediately upon graduation. If you are unsure of which option is best for you, please see an advisor for further counseling.

Required Courses

The following is a list of courses required for this program presented in a recommended sequence of completion. The sequence is only a suggested guide, and there is no requirement to follow the sequence precisely. Students in this program may register for any course as long as the student has met any prerequisites for that course.

Course Number and Title	Credits
*Mathematics	3
GEB 1011 Introduction to Business	3
CGS 1100 Microcomputer Applications for Business and Economics	4
*Social and Behavioral Sciences Area A	3
ENC 1101 English Composition I	3
COP 2344 Introduction to Unix/Linux	4
COP 1000 Introduction to Programming and Algorithm Design	3
CDA 2502 Computer Networks
OR
CGS 2263 Computer Network Concepts and Operations	3
ENC 1102 English Composition II	3
CGS 2542 Database Concepts for Microcomputers	3
COP 2702 Introduction to SQL and PL/SQL	4
COP 2220 Introduction to C Programming	3
CIS 2321 Information Systems	3
*Humanities	3
COP 2703 Application Development with Oracle	4
COP 2741 Oracle Database Administration	3
COP 2745 Oracle PL/SQL Programming	3
CIS 1942 Internship	2
*General Elective or CDA, CEN, CET, CGS, CIS or COP Elective	3
*General Elective or CDA, CEN, CET, CGS, CIS or COP Elective	3
Total Credit Hours	63

*Refer to A.S. degree General Education Requirements.

Note: Students earning an A.S. degree must take MAC 1105, MGF 1106 or a higher level mathematics course. Students earning an A.A.S. degree must take MAT 1033 or a higher level mathematics course.