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Computing and Information Science

Computing and Information Science

A.A.S. Degree (W)

Employment demand for graduates with high level computing and information technology skills is projected to continue to increase over the next decade. The Computing and Information Science program provides students with the skills necessary to design computing and information technology solutions so that they are prepared to be successful upon transfer to a bachelor's degree program. Students who wish to continue their education may do so through connected degree programs with local universities, including the University of Delaware and Delaware State University.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Design and implement moderate to complex programs that meet specifications, perform reliably, and are maintainable using the principles of software engineering.
  2. Apply object-oriented design principles to software analysis and programming.
  3. Analyze currently available operating systems and software development platforms to design and implement software applications that are effective and secure.
  4. Develop programs in assembly language that directly address the computer architecture.
  5. Develop technical documentation to meet end user requirements.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ENG 101Crit Thinking & Acad Writing

3
ENG 102Composition and Research

3
HIS 111U. S. History: Pre-Civil War

3
MAT 180College Algebra

4
MAT 190Precalculus

4
SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

Select 1 course(s) from:

COM 111Human Communications

3
ECO 111Macroeconomics

3
POL 111Political Science

3
PSY 121General Psychology

3
SOC 111Sociology

3

Program/Major Courses

CIS 130Computer Organization

3
CIS 211Data Structures

4
CSC 114Computer Science I

4
CSC 164Computer Science II

4
CSC 210Systems Programming

3
CSC 214Computer Science III

4
MAT 263Principles of Discrete Math

4
MAT 281Calculus I

4

Program/Major Support Courses

ENG 122Technical Writing-Comm

3
HIS 112U. S. History: Post-Civil War

3
 
ECO 122Microeconomics

3
Or
ENG 124Oral Communications

3
 
PHY 205General Physics I

4
Or
PHY 281Physics I with Calculus

4
 
MAT 282Calculus II

4
Or
SPA 136Spanish Communication I

4

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

PROGRAM SPECIFIC ADVISEMENT STATEMENT

Delaware Tech does not apply blanket age limits to courses for the purposes of transfer in, meeting selective admission programs' ranking/entrance procedures, or meeting program requirements for award completion. There is a five year age limit on major (CSC) or major support courses which can be applied to program completion and transfer in for the Computing and Information Systems program.

Semester 1

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1
CSC 114Computer Science I

4
ENG 101Crit Thinking & Acad Writing

3
MAT 180College Algebra

4
Elective Technical Elective

4/3
Elective Social Science Elective

3

Semester 2

CSC 164Computer Science II

4
CIS 130Computer Organization

3
ENG 102Composition and Research

3
HIS 111U. S. History: Pre-Civil War

3
Elective Technical Elective

4/3

Semester 3

MAT 190Precalculus

4

Semester 4

ECO 122Microeconomics

3
Or
ENG 124Oral Communications

3
 
MAT 281Calculus I

4
CSC 210Systems Programming

3
CSC 214Computer Science III

4

Semester 5

ENG 122Technical Writing-Comm

3
MAT 263Principles of Discrete Math

4
 
PHY 205General Physics I

4
Or
PHY 281Physics I with Calculus

4
 
CIS 211Data Structures

4

Approved Electives

Select one (1) social science elective.

ECO 111Macroeconomics

3
SOC 111Sociology

3
PSY 121General Psychology

3
COM 111Human Communications

3
POL 111Political Science

3

Select two (2) technical electives.

MAT 282Calculus II

4
HIS 112U. S. History: Post-Civil War

3
SPA 136Spanish Communication I

4

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 68 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.

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