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The Computer Technology Integration (CTI) curriculum prepares graduates for employment as designers, testers, support technicians, administrators, developers, or programmers with organizations that use computers to design, process, manage, and communicate information, depending on the technical path selected within this curriculum.
Course work includes development of a student’s ability to communicate and solve technical issues related to information support and services, interactive media, network systems, programming and software development, 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.
Database Management Emphasis
The Database Administration emphasis area prepares graduates for employment with organizations that use database management system software to process, manage, and communicate information. Additionally, this emphasis area provides the student with a foundation to begin professional certification with Microsoft SQL Server or ORACLE database systems. Course work includes terminology and design, database administration, backup and recovery, SQL performance and tuning, database programming and tools, and various related topics. Studies will provide an opportunity for students to implement, support, and manage industry standard database systems. Graduates should qualify for a wide variety of database and computer related entry-level positions that provide opportunities for advancement with increasing experience and ongoing training.
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Computer Integration Technology/Database Management Emphasis degree, the graduate should be able to:
- Analyze the technical needs of end-users
- Use appropriate database software solutions to fulfill business requirements
- Design a database to meet end-user specifications
- Develop a relational database
- Integrate administrative responsibilities within an RDBMS
- Examine the differences between different database systems
- Manage a database using SQL and/or PL/SQL
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