Information Technology

Computer developers are the people who change our lives as much as the fellow who invented the wheel. Without developers, computers are useless. Applications developers design, write, test, and debug software programs. Systems developers oversee and integrate the work of applications developers and serve as technical advisors to systems analysts, application programmers, and operations personnel.

There are five options within this program:

• Information Technology A.S. Degree
  • Customer Support Specialist Technical Certificate
  • Web Development Specialist Technical Certificate
  • Database Development Specialist Technical Certificate
  • Computer Programming Specialist Technical Certificate

Students may choose to pursue the Information Technology degree and earn technical certificates while completing the requirements for the degree, or pursue one or more certificate programs to develop or upgrade their skills in a particular field. Contact an advisor or counselor to determine the career education path that is best for you.

Computer Programming Specialist (6956)

Technical Certificate

For individuals who enjoy analyzing and solving problems and programming computers, the future is bright. With a shortage of good programmers in the United States, there should be plenty of job opportunities for programming graduates. The Computer Programming Specialist Technical Certificate is designed for developers who wish to specialize in software development technologies and languages. In this technical certificate, students can learn popular computer languages for microcomputer programming including Visual Basic.NET, C language, C# language, or JAVA. Students will learn the fundamentals of program design and systems design, data structures, data communications, customer support operations, and advanced programming in specific languages.

Articulations

All courses in this certificate program apply to the Information Technology AS/AAS degree.

Cost

Estimated cost of tuition is $1,660 (tuition rated for Florida residents, as of 7/07). Contact the program manager for additional costs (textbooks, materials, fees).

Curriculum

Course Number and Title General Education		Credits
COP 1000	Introduction to Programming and Algorithm Design	3
COP 2822	Web Technologies	4
CTS 1405	Database Management and Design	3
CIS 2321	Information Systems	3
CIS 2613	Information Technology Project Management	3
	Credit Hours	16
	Professional Electives (see available tracks below)	9
	Total Credit Hours	25

Professional Electives (minimum 9 credit hours from selected track)

C Languages Track
COP 2220	C Programming	3
COP 2334	Object-Oriented Programming with C++	3
COP 2360	Introduction to C#	3

Java Track
COP 2551	Object-Oriented Programming with Java	3
or COP 2252 Websphere Java Programming
COP 2805	Advanced Java Programming	3
COP 2806	J2EE Java Development I	3

Visual Basic.NET Track
COP 2837	Programming with Visual Basic.NET	3
COP 2838	Advanced Visual Basic.NET Programming	3
COP 2840	Internet Programming	4

Please see the technical certificate Graduation Requirements.

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