Students will be oriented as if they were new company hires and will be exposed to hands-on work experiences with the college s Technology Services Department. To encourage teamwork and collaborative learning, IT trainees will work and study in cohort teams with student and faculty mentoring as an integral part of the process. Workplace competencies will be infused throughout the students experiences.
Course includes numerous hands-on project based learning applications.
Students learn the core concepts of information technology and its rapidly expanding role in solving problems and influencing decision making. The course focuses on emerging technologies through discussion and demonstrations utilizing technology-based instructional material. Topics include the functions and applications of computer systems, hardware components, software basics, electronic databases, communication networks, computer graphics, and security. Independent exploratory learning projects are required in a microcomputer laboratory. ITS 2150 Operating Systems Concepts.