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Madisonville Community College
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ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE
Information Technology--
Network Administration Option
The Network
Administration option provides the knowledge and skills needed to design,
set-up, maintain, and expand networked systems. The curriculum provides
specific training in Cisco and/or Microsoft network systems. Upon
completion of the option/certificate the graduate will be qualified to take
industry designed and recognized certification examinations. Employment
opportunities include entry-level positions in installation and administration
of local and wide area networks in medium to large businesses and organizations
and computer network administration positions in small businesses.
Students entering this
program will need to have basic computer skills such as would be obtained
through the CIS 100 course (Introduction to Computers) or equivalent.
Novell track is NOT
currently available.
Microsoft Networking,
Microsoft Networking MCSA Track, Cisco Networking, and A+ Certification
certificates are also available within the IT program. Please see Electronic Commerce Option details
on the Electronic Commerce Option page.
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General Education Core courses:
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ENG 101 Writing I
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ENG 102 Writing II
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Communication Course
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Social/Behavioral Sciences Course
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Heritage/Humanities Course
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MA 109 College Algebra
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PH 171 Applied Physics OR PHY 217 Applied
Industrial Physics OR PHY 152 Introduction to Physics II AND
PH 162 Introduction to Physics Laboratory II
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CIS 120 Program Design and Development
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CIS 130 Microcomputer Applications OR ET 107 Computer
Applications for Technicians
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CIS 110 Operating Systems Concepts OR ET 232 Software
Maintenance
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ET 234 Hardware Maintenance
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NIS 160 Networking Core Technologies OR IT 120 Cisco Internetworking I
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IT 170 Introduction to Database Design
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IT 132 Web Page Development OR IT 130 Web Site Design and Production
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Beginning Level Programming Language Course
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NIS Option courses:
Students choose courses of study that prepare them to work with and
take certification examinations in Cisco or Microsoft. Courses for
each option are at right.
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Cisco Option
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IT 122 Cisco
Internetworking II
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IT 220 Cisco
Internetworking III
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IT 222 Cisco
Internetworking IV
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NIS 213 Administering
Microsoft Windows Server OR
NIS 230 Unix Administration
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Technical Electives (6 credit
hours-two courses)
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Microsoft Option
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NIS 211 Administering
Microsoft Windows Professional
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NIS 213 Administering
Microsoft Windows Server
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NIS 214 Supporting Windows
2000 Network Infrastructure
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NIS 216 Implementing and
Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services
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Technical Electives (9 credit
hours – choose from MCSE track or other technical elective courses)
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Technical Electives for MCSE
Track
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NIS 242 Designing a Windows
Directory Services Infrastructure
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NIS 244 Designing a Windows
Networking Services Infrastructure
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NIS 245 Designing a Secure
Microsoft Windows Network
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Programming
and Technical Elective courses selected from the following:
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Beginning
Level Programming Language Courses
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CIS 141
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BASIC
Programming
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CIS 142
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RPG
Programming
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CIS 143
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COBOL
Programming
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CIS 144
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Fortran
Programming
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CIS 146
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Pascal
Programming
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CIS 147
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SQL
Programming
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CS 115
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Introduction
to Computer Programming
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CIS 148
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Visual
Basic I
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CIS 149
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Java
Programming I
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NIS 150
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Introduction
to Perl Scripting (suggested for electronic
commerce option)
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NIS 152
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Javascript (suggested for electronic commerce option)
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Technical
Elective Courses
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COE 199
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Cooperative
Education
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NIS 270
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Network
Hardware Installation and Troubleshooting
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NIS 290
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Selected
Topics in Network and Information Systems
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NIS 295
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Independent
Problems in Network and Information Systems
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CIS 280
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Internship
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ET 102
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Blueprint
Reading
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ET 112
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Digital
Logic Circuits
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ET 256
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Microprocessor
Fundamentals
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NIS 246
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Microsoft
SQL Server 7.0 Administration
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NIS 247
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Microsoft
SQL Server 7.0 Implementation
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Programming
or Scripting Language (must be different than programming language from
technical core)
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Other
technical courses approved by the Program Coordinator
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For additional information about this degree contact:
Chet Cunningham - Information Technology Program Coordinator
Phone: 270.824.8699
E-Mail: Chet.Cunningham@kctcs.edu