Computer Applications
(Certificate and Associate Degree available)
Do your friends regard you as the person who can help them with their computer problems? The COMPUTER APPLICATIONS certificate program is designed to help you begin a career as a computer support specialist. You can learn the skills needed to support computer users in the workplace, making computers easier to use, and solving everyday business problems.
This program prepares students for the following jobs
Program Costs and Gainful Employment Disclosure
Required Courses (In suggested order of completion)
• CIS-1A Intro to Computer Information Systems (3 units) Introduction to computer concepts, theory and application
• CIS-1B Advanced Concepts in CIS (3 units)
Advanced computer concepts, theory and applications
• CIS/CSC-5 Fundamentals of Programming Logic using C++ (3 units)
Fundamentals of problem definition, algorithm development and structured programming logic for business
• CIS/CSC-21 Intro to Operating Systems (3 units)
Intro to operating system concepts, function structure, performance and management
• CIS-95 Intro to the Internet (3 units)
Skill development in the concepts of the Internet on microcomputer based systems
• CAT-31 Business Communications (3 units)
Fundamentals for written and oral communication in business
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BUS-22 Management Communications (3 units)
Dynamics of organizational communication including a cross-cultural emphasis
Plus an additional 15 units from the discipline electives*
*See the most recent Norco College catalog for complete information
Learning Outcomes
• Describe and use operating system software
• Describe and use Word processing software
• Write structured programs using C++, Java or Visual Basic
• Describe and use graphics software to construct 3NF databases
• Construct a visually appealing web site including database structure within the design
• Describe and use graphics software to manipulate digital images
• Design and use spreadsheets that have embedded equations/formulas utilizing different data types