El Centro College - Course Descriptions for ITSE
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El Centro 2012 - 2013 Catalog

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ITSE 1280 (2 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, CVC, ECC, MVC

Cooperative Education - Computer Programming/Programmer, General
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: Instructor approval prior to enrollment.
Course Description: 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.)

ITSE 1346 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, CVC, ECC, MVC

Database Theory and Design
This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Introduction to the analysis and utilization of data requirements and organization into normalized tables. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITSE 1350 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, CVC, ECC, MVC, NLC

System Analysis and Design
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: Any ITSE programming course or instructor approval.
Course Description: Introduction to the planning, design, and construction of computer information systems using the systems development life cycle and other appropriate design tools. This course is cross-listed as ITSE 1450. The student may register for either ITSE 1350 or ITSE 1450 but may receive credit for only one of the two. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITSE 1401 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, CVC, EFC, ECC, MVC

Web Design Tools
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: Prior working knowledge and experience with personal computers or instructor approval.
Course Description: Designing and publishing Web documents according to World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards. Emphasis on optimization of graphics and images and exploration of the tools available for creating and editing Web documents. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)

ITSE 1406 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, CVC, ECC, MVC

PHP Programming
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: Basic web page generation skills or instructor approval.
Course Description: Introduction to PHP including design of web-based applications, arrays, strings, regular expressions, file input/output, e-mail and database interfaces, stream and network programming, debugging, and security. Emphasizes hands-on programming skills necessary to develop secure and reliable PHP based web applications. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITSE 1407 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, CVC, ECC, NLC

Introduction to C++ Programming
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: Basic understanding of problem solving and logic structures used with computers obtained in ITSE 1429 or equivalent experiences approved by instructor consent.
Course Description: Introduction to computer programming using C++. Emphasis on the fundamentals of object-oriented design with development, testing, implementation, and documentation. Includes language syntax, data and file structures, input/output devices, and files. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITSE 1429 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, CVC, ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

Programming Logic and Design
This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Problem-solving applying structured techniques and representation of algorithms using design tools. Includes an introduction to programming, testing, evaluation, and documentation. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITSE 1430 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, CVC, ECC, MVC, NLC

Introduction to C# Programming
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: Basic understanding of problem solving and logic structures used with computers obtained in ITSE 1429 or equivalent experiences approved by instructor consent.
Course Description: A study of C# syntax including data types, control structures, functions, syntax, and semantics of the language, classes, class relationships, and exception handling. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITSE 1432 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, CVC, ECC, MVC

Introduction to Visual Basic.NET Programming
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: Basic understanding of problem solving and logic structures used with computers obtained in ITSE 1429 or equivalent experiences approved by instructor consent.
Course Description: A study of Visual Basic.NET (VB.NET) including data types, control structures, functions, syntax and semantics of the language, classes, class relationships, and exception handling. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITSE 1445 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC

Introduction to Oracle SQL
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: Basic understanding of problem solving and logic structure used with computers obtained in ITSE 1429 or equivalent experiences approved by instructor consent.
Course Description: An introduction to the design and creation of relational databases using Oracle. Topics include storing, retrieving, updating, and displaying data using Structured Query Language (SQL). This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITSE 1450 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, CVC, ECC, MVC, NLC

System Analysis and Design
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: Any ITSE programming course or instructor approval.
Course Description: Introduction to the planning, design, and construction of computer information systems using the systems development life cycle and other appropriate design tools. This course is cross-listed as ITSE 1350. The student may register for either ITSE 1350 or ITSE 1450 but may receive credit for only one of the two. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)

ITSE 2310 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, CVC, ECC, MVC, RLC

iOS Application Programming
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: ITSE 1429 or instructor approval.
Course Description: Course explores developing applications for iOS devices. Will include Objective-C programming, use of the iOS SDK environment, and current programming issues in the iOS environment. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITSE 2402 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, CVC, ECC, MVC, NLC

Intermediate Web Programming
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: Basic web generation skills or instructor approval.
Course Description: Techniques for Web development. Includes server-side and client-side scripting. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITSE 2409 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, CVC, ECC, MVC, NLC

Database Programming
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: Basic understanding of problem solving and logic structures used with computers obtained in ITSE 1429 or equivalent experiences approved by instructor consent.
Course Description: Database development using database programming techniques emphasizing database structures, modeling, and database access. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITSE 2410 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, CVC, ECC, MVC, RLC

iOS Application Programming
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: ITSE 1429 or instructor approval.
Course Description: Course explores developing applications for iOS devices. Will include Objective-C programming, use of the iOS SDK environment, and current programming issues in the iOS environment. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITSE 2417 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, CVC, ECC, MVC, NLC

Java Programming
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: Basic understanding of problem solving and logic structures used with computers obtained in ITSE 1429 or equivalent experiences approved by instructor consent.
Course Description: Introduction to object oriented Java programming including the fundamental syntax and semantics of Java for applications and web applets. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITSE 2434 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, CVC, ECC, MVC

Advanced Visual Basic.NET Programming
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: ITSE 1432 or instructor approval.
Course Description: Continuation of Visual Basic.NET programming using advanced features of the .NET Framework Class Library. This course is cross-listed as ITSE 2334. The student may register for either ITSE 2334 or ITSE 2434 but may receive credit for only one of the two. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITSE 2454 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC

Advanced Oracle PL/SQL
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: ITSE 1445 or instructor approval.
Course Description: A continuation of Oracle SQL. Topics include hierarchical queries, set based queries, correlated subqueries, scripting, and scripting generation. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)

ITSE 2456 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC

Oracle Database Administration I
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: Previous Oracle skills or instructor approval.
Course Description: Fundamentals of the tasks and functions required of a database administrator using Oracle. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITSE 2458 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC

Oracle Database Administration II
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: ITSE 2456 or instructor consent.
Course Description: A continuation of Oracle Database Administration I. Topics include recovery procedures, logical backups, standby database capabilities, and performance tuning of the Oracle Server. Common performance problems and the use of diagnostic tools to troubleshoot and optimize throughput will be discussed. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (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.