Dec 03, 2024  
Catawba Valley Community College 2024-2025 General Catalog 
    
Catawba Valley Community College 2024-2025 General Catalog

Information Technology: Programming and App Development, A.A.S. (A25590G)


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The Information Technology (IT) curriculum prepares graduates for employment in the technology sector as designers, testers, support technicians, system administrators, developers, or programmers who use computer software and\or hardware to design, process, implement and manage information systems in specialties such as database services, security, business intelligence, healthcare informatics and others depending on the technical path selected within this curriculum.

Course work includes development of a student’s ability to create, store, communicate, exchange and use information to solve technical issues related to information support and services, interactive media, network systems, programming and software development, information security and other emerging technologies based on the selected area of study.

Graduates should qualify for employment in entry-level positions with businesses, educational systems, and governmental agencies which rely on computer systems to design and manage information. The program will incorporate the competencies of industry-recognized certification exams.

The Information Technology: Programming and App Development program prepares individuals for employment as computer programmers and related positions through study and applications in computer concepts, logic, programming procedures, languages, generators, operating systems, networking, data management, and business operations. Students will solve business computer problems through programming techniques and procedures, using appropriate languages and software. The primary emphasis of the curriculum is hands- on training in programming and related computer areas that provide the ability to adapt as systems evolve.

Students graduating should qualify for employment in business, industry, and government organizations as programmers, programmer trainees, programmer/analysts, computer operators, systems technicians, database specialists or in the design and development of mobile applications. 

General Education Courses:


English/Communications:


Humanities/Fine Arts:


Mathematics:


Social/Behavioral Sciences:


Total Credit Hours Required: 66/67


Developmental Course Requirements:


Developmental coursework (both prerequisite and corequisite) will be required of students whose placement test measures indicate a need for greater proficiency in the areas of English and/or mathematics. Please refer to the Course Description section for prerequisite and corequisite course information.

Students who elect to take MAT 143 from above:


Students who elect to take MAT 152 from above:


Students who elect to take MAT 171 from above:


Suggested Program Sequence:


Total Hours: Class 12 | Lab 9 | Clin/WkExp 0 | Credit 16


Spring - 1st Year:


Total Hours: Class 11 | Lab 12 | Clin/WkExp 0 | Credit 15


Summer - 1st Year:


Total Hours: Class 10 | Lab 5 | Clin/WkExp 0 | Credit 12/13


Total Hours: Class 8 | Lab 10 | Clin/WkExp 0 | Credit 12


Spring - 2nd Year:


Total Hours: Class 7 | Lab 4 | Clin/WkExp 20 | Credit 11


Grand Total Hours: Class 47/78 | Lab 40 | Clin/Wk Exp 20 | Credit 66/67


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