COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - SOLUTION DEVELOPER

Brookhaven, El Centro, Mountain View, and North Lake only

(Certificate)

• Students pursuing this certificate are waived from the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards, but must meet course prerequisites.
• Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Degree Plan Code: C1.CIT.SOLUT.DEVL.07

This certificate option is designed to provide students with the skills to design, implement, and administer business solutions with Microsoft products. The program also provides preparatory training for those wishing to take the MCSD certification exams. Upon completion, graduates will be qualified to work as software development engineers, software architects, or system analysts.

Prerequisite: Basic understanding of personal computer and operating systems as obtained in ITSC 1401 or BCIS 1405 or COSC 1401, and problem solving and logic structures as obtained in ITSC 2435 or equivalent experience approved by designated Information Technology personnel.

SEMESTER I

SEMESTER II

SEMESTER III

^AProgramming with XML in the Microsoft.NET Framework (Exam 70-310 and 70-320 partial)

^BQuerying Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Transact-SQL (Exam 70-229 partial)

^CDeveloping Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications Using Visual Studio.NET (Visual Basic Exam 70-305, C# Exam 70-315)

^DBuilding COM+ Applications Using Microsoft.NET Enterprise Services (Visual Basic Exam 70-310)

^EBuilding COM+ Applications Using Microsoft.NET Enterprise Services (C# Exam 70-320 when combined with ITSE 1356)

^FProgramming a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database (Exam 70-229 when combined with ITMC 1403) (Elective)

^GImplementing Security for Applications (Visual Basic Exam 70-330, C# Exam 70-340) (Elective)

^HDeveloping Microsoft.NET Applications for Windows (Visual Basic Exam 70-306)

^IDeveloping Microsoft.NET Applications for Windows (C# Exam 70-316)

^JAnalyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures (Exam 70-300)

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four-year institution of their choice.