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Lehigh Carbon Community College Main is located on a beautiful 153-acre campus in Schnecksville, PA.
Courses/Programs
COMPUTER SPECIALIST – INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONCENTRATION A.A.S.
Graduates will be prepared to provide technical support to users in an organization. They may be employed as personal computer support specialists in an information systems department, as “local experts” within other departments, or as help desk staff.
The responsibilities of these positions vary, but can include the following: evaluating and purchasing new software and hardware, integrating and maintaining computer systems, customizing software applications for users, providing technical support to users, developing manuals and training sessions for users, developing an understanding of the business in which they work, and reading professional literature/keeping abreast of new and changing technologies.
Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:
apply critical thinking, team building, and problem solving skills.
demonstrate effective communication skills.
develop application software and utilize workgroup software to solve business problems.
analyze and design enterprise systems using Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools.
use data modeling techniques to design databases.
develop and implement decision support and expert systems.
First Semester |
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CIS 105 | Introduction to Computers and Applications | 3.5 |
CIS 111 | Electronic Commerce | 3 |
IDS 105 | Thinking, Problem Solving, and Team Building | 3 |
BUS 120 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
ENG 105 | College English I | 3 |
| Semester Total | 15.5 |
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Second Semester |
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CIS 110 | Applications Software for Personal and Workgroup Systems | 3.5 |
CIS 145 | Systems Analysis and Design | 3.5 |
CIS 225 | Computer Organization and Architecture | 3 |
ENG 107 | Technical Writing | 3 |
Elective* | Mathematics | 3 |
| Semester Total | 16 |
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Third Semester |
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CIS 155 | Introduction to Computer Science – Structured Programming – C++ | 3.5 |
CIS 255 | Database Environment | 3.5 |
CIS 280 | GUI Applications Development Tools Practicum | 3 |
Elective* | Mathematics | 3 |
Elective | Social Science/Humanities | 3 |
| Semester Total | 16.5 |
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Fourth Semester |
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CIS 250 | Operating Systems | 3.5 |
CIS 275 | Decision Support and Expert Systems | 3.5 |
NET 110 | Network Plus | 3 |
BUS 150 | Business Statistics |
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or MAT 150 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | 3-3.5 |
Elective | Social Science/Humanities | 3 |
| Semester Total | 15.5-16 |
| Credit Total | 63.5-64 |
*Except for MAT 105, no mathematics courses numbered below 130 will fulfill the mathematics requirement.
