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ITNW 1192   Special Topics in Business Systems Networking and Telecommunications (1)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number CISC 2170.
Prerequisite: None.
Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (1 Lec.)

ITNW 1280   Cooperative Education - Business Systems Networking and Telecommunications (2)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number CISC 7271.
Prerequisite: Instructor approval prior to enrollment.
Career-related activities, encountered in the student’s area of specialization offered through an individualized agreement among the college, employer, and student. Under the supervision of the college and the employer, the student combines classroom learning with work experience. Includes a lecture component. (1 Lec., 10 Ext.)

ITNW 1292   Special Topics in Business Systems Networking and Telecommunications (2)
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: None.
Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (2 Lec.)

ITNW 1312   Fundamentals of Information Security (3) New course added April 29, 2003
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: None.
Basic information security goals of availability, integrity, accuracy, and confidentiality. Vocabulary and terminology specific to the field of information security are discussed. Identification of exposures and vulnerabilities and appropriate countermeasures are addressed. The importance of appropriate planning and administrative controls is also discussed. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITNW 1316   Netware Administration (3) New course added April 29, 2003
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: Prior networking course, networking experience or instructor approval.
An introduction to Netware administration. This course may be repeated when topics and learning outcomes vary. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITNW 1321   Introduction to Networking (3)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number CISC 1372.
Prerequisite: None.
Introduction to the fundamentals, basic concepts, and terminology of networks. Topics include the access and use of the Internet and networking hardware and software, including current developments in networking. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)

ITNW 1353   Supporting Network Server Infrastructure (3) New course added April 29, 2003
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: Prior networking course, networking experience or instructor approval.
Skills development in installing, configuring, managing, and supporting a network infrastructure. This course may be repeated when topics and learning outcomes vary. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITNW 1380   Cooperative Education - Business Systems Networking and Telecommunications (3)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number CISC 7471.
Prerequisite: Instructor approval prior to enrollment.
Career-related activities, encountered in the student’s area of specialization offered through an individualized agreement among the college, employer, and student. Under the supervision of the college and the employer, the student combines classroom learning with work experience. Includes a lecture component. (1 Lec., 20 Ext.)

ITNW 1392   Special Topics in Business Systems Networking and Telecommunications (3)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number CISC 2372.
Prerequisite: None.
Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)

ITNW 1412   Fundamentals of Information Security (4) New course added April 29, 2003
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: None.
Basic information security goals of availability, integrity, accuracy, and confidentiality. Vocabulary and terminology specific to the field of information security are discussed. Identification of exposures and vulnerabilities and appropriate countermeasures are addressed. The importance of appropriate planning and administrative controls is also discussed. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITNW 1416   Netware Administration (4) New course added April 29, 2003
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: Prior networking course, networking experience or instructor approval.
An introduction to Netware administration. This course may be repeated when topics and learning outcomes vary. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITNW 1421   Introduction to Networking (4) New course added April 29, 2003
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number CISC 1372.
Prerequisite: None.
Introduction to the fundamentals, basic concepts, and terminology of networks. Topics include the access and use of the Internet and networking hardware and software, including current developments in networking. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITNW 1425   Fundamentals of Networking Technology (4)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number CISC 2370.
Prerequisite: None.
Instruction in networking technologies and their implementation. Topics include the OSI reference model, network protocols, transmission media, and networking hardware and software. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITNW 1437   Introduction to the Internet (4)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number CISC 1376.
Prerequisite: None.
Introduction to the Internet with emphasis on using the World Wide Web to locate, transfer, and publish information. Survey of emerging technologies on the Internet. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITNW 1453   Supporting Network Server Infrastructure (4) New course added April 29, 2003
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: Prior networking course, networking experience or instructor approval.
Skills development in installing, configuring, managing, and supporting a network infrastructure. This course may be repeated when topics and learning outcomes vary. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITNW 1480   Cooperative Education - Business Systems Networking and Telecommunications (4) New course added May 31, 2002
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number CISC 7471.
Prerequisite: Instructor approval prior to enrollment.
Career-related activities, encountered in the student’s area of specialization offered through an individualized agreement among the college, employer, and student. Under the supervision of the college and the employer, the student combines classroom learning with work experience. Includes a lecture component. (1 Lec., 30 Ext.)

ITNW 1492   Special Topics in Business Systems Networking and Telecommunications (4)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number CISC 2484.
Prerequisite: None.
Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITNW 2346   Designing a Secure Network (3) New course added April 29, 2003
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: Prior networking course, networking experience or instructor approval.
Provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to design a security framework for small, medium, and enterprise networks. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITNW 2355   Adminstering Microsoft® SQL Server (3) New course added April 29, 2003
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: Prior networking course, networking experience or instructor approval.
Administering SQL Server is a skills development course in the installation, configuration, administration, and troubleshooting of SQL Servers client/server database management system version. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITNW 2357   Designing a Network Infrastructure (3) New course added April 29, 2003
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: Prior networking course, networking experience or instructor approval.
Provides senior support professionals with the information and skills to create a networking services infrastructure design that supports the required network applications. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITNW 2415   Wide Area Networks (4) New course added May 31, 2002
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: Prior networking course, networking experience or instructor approval.
Introduce technologies and protocols used to move data, voice, and video across long distances. Basic concepts of how information is transported over a wide area network (WAN) from the physical layer to the applications layer are also introduced. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITNW 2446   Designing a Secure Network (4) New course added after June 1, 2002
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: Prior networking course, networking experience or instructor approval.
Provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to design a security framework for small, medium, and enterprise networks. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITNW 2455   Administering Microsoft® SQL Server (4) New course added after June 1, 2002
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: Prior networking course, networking experience or instructor approval.
Administering SQL Server is a skills development course in the installation, configuration, administration, and troubleshooting of SQL Servers client/server database management system version. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITNW 2457   Designing a Network Infrastructure (4) New course added April 29, 2003
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: Prior networking course, networking experience or instructor approval.
Provides senior support professionals with the information and skills to create a networking services infrastructure design that supports the required network applications. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITNW 2476   Operating Systems Security (4) New course added April 30, 2003
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: ITNW 2417 (Network Security).
This course deals with the general needs for securing a single computer, or a series of computers, in a network. The primary focus of the course is protecting the operating system, access to the operating system, and the data on that operating system or systems. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITNW 2477   Security Assessments and Auditing (4) New course added April 30, 2003
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: ITNW 2446 (Designing a Secure Network).
This course covers the procedures, concerns, policies, and practices of security assessment and auditing. The primary focus of the course is three-fold: (1) assessing the security needs in various environments; (2) auditing the current level of security in the environment under study; and (3) recommending a methodology to bring the environment into compliance with the recommended security procedures and policies. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITNW 2478   Incident Response and Handling (4) New course added April 30, 2003
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: ITNW 2477 (Security Assessments and Auditing).
This course deals with the processes, procedures, precedents, and operations necessary to determine when a security breech has occurred; stabilize and preserve the records and data about the incident for later reporting; prepare and present the incident information to the appropriate agencies; and recover the data and systems following the incident. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

Academic Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.

WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four year colleges and universities.