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 101	Composition I	3
ENG 102	Composition II	3
HIS 111	United States History: Pre-Civil War	3
MAT 183	Reasoning with Functions I	5
MAT 193	Reasoning with Functions II	4
SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1

Select 1 course(s) from:

COM 111	Human Communications	3
ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3
POL 111	Political Science	3
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
SOC 111	Sociology	3

Program/Major Courses

CIS 130	Computer Organization	3
CIS 211	Data Structures	4
CSC 114	Computer Science I	4
CSC 164	Computer Science II	4
CSC 210	Systems Programming	3
CSC 214	Computer Science III	4
MAT 263	Principles of Discrete Mathematics	4
MAT 281	Calculus I	4

Program/Major Support Courses

ENG 122	Technical Writing and Communication	3
ECO 122	Microeconomics	3
	Or
ENG 124	Oral Communications	3
PHY 205	General Physics I	4
	Or
PHY 281	Physics I with Calculus	4
HIS 112	United States History Post-Civil War	3
	Or
MAT 282	Calculus II	4
	Or
SPA 136	Spanish 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 100	First Year Seminar	1
ENG 101	Composition I	3
MAT 183	Reasoning with Functions I	5
CSC 114	Computer Science I	4
Elective	Technical Elective	4/3
Elective	Social Science Elective	3

Semester 2

CSC 164	Computer Science II	4
CIS 130	Computer Organization	3
ENG 102	Composition II	3
HIS 111	United States History: Pre-Civil War	3
Elective	Technical Elective	4/3

Semester 3

MAT 193

Reasoning with Functions II

4

Semester 4

ECO 122	Microeconomics	3
	Or
ENG 124	Oral Communications	3
MAT 281	Calculus I	4
CSC 210	Systems Programming	3
CSC 214	Computer Science III	4

Semester 5

ENG 122	Technical Writing and Communication	3
MAT 263	Principles of Discrete Mathematics	4
PHY 205	General Physics I	4
	Or
PHY 281	Physics I with Calculus	4
CIS 211	Data Structures	4

Approved Electives

Select one (1) social science elective.

ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3
SOC 111	Sociology	3
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
COM 111	Human Communications	3
POL 111	Political Science	3

Select two (2) technical electives.

MAT 282	Calculus II	4
HIS 112	United States History Post-Civil War	3
SPA 136	Spanish Communication I	4

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 69 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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