Academic Programs

Information Services Technology

Award: Associate of Applied Science
Number of credits required: 63
Locations: La Plata Campus (LAPL) Leonardtown Campus (LEON)
Offered: Days And Evenings
Contact: J. Tjiputra, Chair

Description:

The rapid expansion of information technology in the workplace has created the need for specialists who are both technically proficient and supportive of non-technical end users.Such specialists provide hardware and software support which facilitates increased end user control of the computing power, often by interconnecting multiple computer systems to create an organization-wide network.Training and problem solving are critical support functions which involve human resource development skills.

This Information Services Technology degree program is as people oriented as it is machine oriented. Students will develop strong written, oral, and interpersonal skills which will enable them to support and train computer users in a variety of employment settings. Technical proficiency and problem solving skills will be developed through the study of integrated systems, tele- communications administration, system, analysis, PC troubleshooting, and specific computer applications. Students will select one elective from a professional area of interest and will participate in at least one cooperative education experience. Students wishing to specialize within this field may choose to substitute 18 credits of current industry-approved MCSE program option courses toward national certification or 18 credits of Web Developer program option courses.Substitutions apply to those courses in the screened box in the course listing.Due to frequent industry changes, current MCSE courses are listed on the college's Web site. Web developer program option courses are listed in the catalog and on the college's Web site.This program is fully available online.

The maximum number of credits accepted in transfer from other institutions to this program is 47.

Required courses:

Take COM-1250 ENG-1010 ENG-2050 ITS-1015 ITS-1020 ITS-1040 ITS-1110 ITS-1120 ITS-2120 ITS-2250 ITS-2430 ITS-2440 ITS-2450 ITS-2910 EDU-2650

Arts/hum Bio/phys:

Take 3 credits from Arts and Humanities or Biological and Physical Sciences General Education Courses listings

Mathematics:

Take 3 credits from General Education Courses listing

Biological/phys sci:

Take 3 credits from General Education Courses listing

Social/behavior sci.:

Take 3 credits from General Education Courses

Professional elect:

Take 1 group; #Take 3 credits; from ACC-2010 BAD-1300 BAD-1330 BAD-1490 BAD-1520 BAD-1680 BAD-1780 BAD-1810 BAD-2070 BAD-2710 MTH-2300 PSY-1070 #Take 3 credits; from subject ITS

Last Update: October 10, 2008