Computer Information Management
Associate Degree

A broad overview of the business world for both business and non-business majors. An introduction to the business environment, business ownership, management, marketing, technology and information, and finance.

Basic principles of communication that are particularly applicable in business and industry, providing a foundation for more effective communication skills. Focuses on the proper use of English grammar in business settings.

A comprehensive review of mathematical skills and concepts commonly used in academic and vocational applications. Covers whole numbers, fractions, decimal notation, ratios and proportions, percents, statistics and measurement, geometry, real numbers, and algebra.

A full exploration of how Microsoft Windows affects the PC desktop and works with files, disks, data, and applications. Also includes coverage of accessories and applications.

Includes an interactive CD-ROM to simulate various Microsoft Office applications. Students will learn about similarities among Office applications and will focus on Word and Excel, the word processing and spreadsheet programs included in Microsoft Office.

Includes an interactive CD-ROM to simulate various Microsoft Office applications. Students will focus on Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook, which respectively are the database, presentation, and e-mail/scheduling programs included in Microsoft Office.

Surveys the field of psychology, including the development of behavior, physiological mechanisms of behavior, perception, motivation and emotion, consciousness, learning, memory, personality, and mental health.

The first of two courses designed to train students in the personal computer maintenance skills tested by the A+ certification exam. In this course, students will study the characteristics of motherboards, memory, drives, and other components, and learn basic troubleshooting techniques.

A continuation of PC Selection and Maintenance I, this course provides instruction for installing, maintaining, and servicing IBM-compatible personal computers. In this course, students will study the characteristics of input and output devices, power supplies, and printers, and learn how to support Windows users who are operating stand-alone or networked computers.

Basic concepts of networking, options for cabling and wireless networking, communications and protocols, architectures, and operations. Also provides instruction for designing a network, offering administration and support, and solving network problems.

The first of two courses to familiarize students with Microsoft's Visual Basic, an ideal first language for students to learn because of its similarities to other programming languages. Students learn to work with controls, write code, plan an application, build the user interface, and debug programs.

A continuation of Visual Basic I, providing instruction for using local and form-level variables in an application, creating a dialog box and manipulating strings, creating a flowchart to help plan the code for an application, adding option buttons and check boxes to a form, working with "If…Then…Else" statements, using both sequential access and random access files, and creating and using a control array with Visual Data Manager.

An introduction to the effective use of Web page design principles, the basics of HTML coding, and how to create and maintain basic Web pages.

Overview of the structure and operations of the federal government, including constitutional principles, rights and liberties, the political process, and the relationships among the three branches of the federal government.

An introduction to the principles and practices of management, with emphasis on the management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling. Topics covered also include effective leadership and motivational techniques, communication, social responsibility and ethics, managing change and conflict, and control.

Introduction to the process of adding interactivity to Web pages. Projects give students hands-on opportunities to practice what they are learning.

The basics of written communication in business. Explores differences in approach and format for various business documents. Also covers techniques for planning, researching, organizing, and writing reports.

Introduction to the design and development of databases, using data modeling tools, normalization, structured query language (SQL), database application design, and Internet technology.

The fundamentals of double-entry bookkeeping and the debit/credit method of recording transactions. The bookkeeping cycle, from recording transactions to preparing financial statements, is included. Emphasis is placed on service concerns operating as sole proprietorships.

An examination of the computer systems development environment, from planning and selecting the systems through implementation and operation. Students also learn how to organize and access information strategically, work as part of an information technology team, and use the Internet to foster the effectiveness of systems.