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Submitter's Information

Name

Kris Costa

Title

Dean, CTE

Region

Central/Mother Lode

College

West Hills College Lemoore

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Kris Costa

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Information Technology

Submission Type

New Program

TOPs Code

Information Technology, General (070100)

Projected Start Date

01/15/23

Catalog Description

The Associate of Arts in Information Technology program prepares students for careers in various areas of Information Technology (IT). The core coursework is designed to give students essential, fundamental knowledge in systems and leadership as well as hands-on experience, while the program tracks are designed to give students the opportunity to develop skills in specific areas of IT.

Enrollment Completer Projections

20 students are anticipated to complete this program annually.

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • A.S. Degree (S)
Program Goal

This program aims to provide students with an associate degree option by using existing and newly created certificates as well as to provide the necessary skills to enter entry-level positions in various technology fields.

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

22-28

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

60

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

This program creates a an associate degree option for new and existing certificate programs by including general education courses and an additional set of required core courses that will prepare students for upper division course work.

Program Requirements
REQUIRED CORE Units Year/Sem
BUS019A Introduction to Project Management 3 S3
CIS007 Computer Concepts  3 S1
CIS015X   Occupational Work Experience Education 1 S4
CIS042 - Introduction to Systems Analysis and Design 1 S3
       
Full-Stack Web Development Track 18  
COMP001A Web Development - HTML/CSS 3 S1
COMP 001B Web Development CSS 3 S1
COMP002 Web Development - JavaScript 3 S3
COMP003A Introduction to Programming Concepts and Methodologies - C# 3 S2
COMP003B Server-Side Scripting and Frameworks - ASP.NET Core 3 S2
COMP004 Introduction to Relational Database Systems and SQL 3 S4
       
Networking Fundamentals Track 13  
CIS 005A Information and Communication Technology Essentials 3 S1
CIS 005B Systems and Network Administration 3 S1
CIS 005C Computer Network Fundamentals 3 S2
CIS 005D Routing and Switching Essentials 3 S2
       
Cybersecurity Track  12  
CIS 005E Introduction to Information Systems Security 3 S1
CIS 005F Introduction to Information Assurance 3 S3
CIS 005G Computer Forensics Fundamentals 3 S3
CIS 005H Operating Systems - Linux 3 S1
       
User Experience Design Track  18  
ART 020A Introduction to Digital Art 3 S2
BUS 038 Digital Marketing 3 S4
COMP001A Web Development - HTML/CSS 3 S3
COMP002 Web Development - JavaScript 3 S3
DIME001 Introduction to User Experience Design3 3 S2
DIME002 User Experience Design Tools and Applications 3 S2
       
       
       
       

Supporting Documents

Central/Mother Lode Regional Questions

Submission Details

Published at

07/25/22 - 06:13 PM

Status

Recommended

Return to Drafts

Please list the reason(s) for returning "Information Technology". to Kris Costa's drafts. This message will be sent to kriscosta@whccd.edu

Comments, Documents, Voting

Comments

All Comments


NG

Nicole Griffin   ·  04/18/23

Cerro Coso adds approval

JG

Jessica Grimes Super User   ·  08/17/22

This program was approved by the authorized members of the steering committee on 8/17/2022.