GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COMPUTER SOFTWARE TECHNICIAN

This program is designed to train students to meet the rapidly growing need for qualified hardware/software technicians, having a blend of hardware skills and software skills. To earn a certificate, the student must complete the required core courses, and choose other courses from the additional courses to total 32 units.
 
PREREQUISITE COURSES REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATE UNITS
  CS/IS 101 Introduction to Computer and Information Systems 5
ECT 100 (may be taken concurrently) or CABOT 110 or eligibility for MATH 101
CS/IS 101
CS/IS 130 or equivalent 		CS/IS 110 or
CS/IS 112 or
CS/IS 135 		Introduction to Programming
Introduction to Programming Using JAVA
Programming in C/C++ 		3 or
3 or
4
  CS/IS 190 Networking and Telecommunications 3
Corequisite: ECT 250 ECT 103 Introduction to Digital Logic 3
Corequisite: ECT 251 ECT 110 Basic Electricity-Electronics 3
Corequisite: ECT 250 ECT 112 Microcomputer Troubleshooting and Repair 3
Corequisite: ECT 103 or 112 ECT 250 Electronics and Computer Technology Laboratory I 2x1
Corequisite: ECT 110 ECT 251 Electronics and Computer Technology Laboratory II 1
 

Select courses from the following list to complete the minimum 32 units
CABOT 105 or eligibility for ENGL 101 BUSAD 106 Written Business Communication 3
  BUSAD 110 Human Relations in Business 3
  CABOT 206 Macintosh Basics 1
  CABOT 208 Windows Basics 1
ECT 100 (may be taken concurrently) or CABOT 110 or eligibility for MATH 101 CS/IS 110 Introduction to Programming 3
CS/IS 130 or equivalent CS/IS 120 Visual Basic 3
CS/IS 110, 112 or equivalent CS/IS 130 Introduction to Algorithms Using PASCAL 4
CS/IS 130 or equivalent CS/IS 135 Programming in C/C++ 4
CS/IS 135 or one year of C programming experience CS/IS 137 Advanced C and C++ Programming 4
CS/IS 130 or equivalent CS/IS 139 JAVA 4
CS/IS 208 or equivalent CS/IS 191 Internet Orientation 1
   CS/IS 203 Command Line Operating Systems 3
  ECT 100 Technical Mathematics for Electronics 3
Corequisite: ECT 250 ECT 101 Electronic Circuits I (DC) 3
ECT 101 or equivalent; Corequisite: ECT 251 ECT 102 Electronic Circuits II (AC) 3
ECT 103 or equivalent; Corequisite: ECT 251 ECT 124 Introduction to Microprocessors-Digital Technology 3
ECT 102 or equivalent; Corequisite: ECT 252 ECT 201 Solid State Devices 3
ECT 203 or equivalent; Corequisite: ECT 253 ECT 204 Microcomputer Technology II 3
  TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED 32
NOTE:  Courses taken more than three years before the granting of the certificate must have approval of the division chair for acceptance.
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET.  SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
August 2008 GCC CATALOG 2008-2009

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