Computer Technology

Name	Title	Credits	School
CTEC-201	Computer Applications in Telecommunications	3.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
This course is an introductory course for students in the Verizon Next Step program. It provides a basic computer orientation to hardware and implementation of software orientation to hardware and implementation of software applications in Telecommunications. Students will use various software packages to create documents, spreadsheets, graphs, databases, and presentations. The student will utilize this knowledge to solve problems and transfer information via electronic media. Lectures, interactive learning, and demonstrations will be employed. Laboratory exercises will be required. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
CTEC-204	Programming Techniques I	3.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
The course covers structured programming in a high level language such as C/C++. Topics include simple data types, expressions, statements, control statements and looping expressions, statements, control statements and looping techniques. Elements of object oriented programming will be introduced by use of predefined objects. Prerequisite Course(s): MATH-140 or MATH-141 or TMAT-135 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
CTEC-205	Comp Prog Tech	3.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
Prerequisite Course(s): TMAT-135 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
CTEC-206	Programming Techniques II	3.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
Programming techniques are expanded using an object oriented language such as C/C++ or JAVA. Fundamental data structures will be introduced. Issues such as graphic user structures will be introduced. Issues such as graphic user interface design, implementation, code maintenance and reusability are also discussed. Prerequisite Course(s): CTEC-204 or CTEC-205 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
CTEC-215	Digital Comp Fnd	4.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
Prerequisite Course(s): ETEC-130 or ETEC-131 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-3-4
CTEC-216	Digital Electronics	4.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
This course is a study of the fundamental concepts of digital electronics. Covered topics include numbering systems, Boolean algebra and reduction techniques, logic gates, arithmetic operations and circuits, multiplexers and demultiplexers, flip-flops, counters, registers, memory circuits and programmable arrays, analog to digital and digital to analog conversion techniques and circuits. The focus of the course is SSI/MSIIC digital design and the architecture of microprocessors is introduced. A software simulation tool for digital electronics such as will be used. Laboratory work is coordinated with the lectures. Prerequisite Course(s): ETEC-130 or ETEC-131 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-3-4
CTEC-225	Digital Comp Sys	4.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
Prerequisite Course(s): CTEC-215 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-3-4
CTEC-235	Microcomputers I	4.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
Building blocks of a microcomputer system: addressing, machine code formats, assembly language programming. Weekly laboratory work on the microcomputer supplements lecture material. Prerequisite Course(s): CTEC-216 and ETEC-131 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-3-4
CTEC-240	Elec CAD/Cir Fab	3.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
Prerequisite Course(s): ETEC-131 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
CTEC-241	Circuit Design and Fabrication	4.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
Students are introduced to CAD tools for schematic and PCB layout. Techniques and principles for schematic drawing and PCB artwork will be covered. Additional topics include design methodologies for multilayer boards, and effects of crosstalk and noise on PCB performance. VHDL logic synthesisis introduced with a top-down approach to design and simulate circuits. Laboratory experiments emphasize all the above techniques. Prerequisite Course(s): Take ETEC-131 and one course in this group: CTEC-215 or CTEC-216 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-3-4
CTEC-243	Applied Computational Analysis I	3.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
This first course of two in computational analysis provides an application-oriented treatment of many calculus based topics relevant to the field of engineering and computer technology. Students acquire the ability to use differential calculus, integral calculus, statistics/probability and Fourier analysis in support of electrical and computer network systems. Technical computing using the engineering toolboxes of computational software such as MATLAB will be emphasized for each topic. Prerequisite Course(s): MATH-161 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-1-3
CTEC-246	COMPTOOL	3.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
Prerequisite Course(s): MATH-160 or MATH-161 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-1-3
CTEC-247	Applied Computational Analysis II	3.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
This course introduces symbolic as well as numerical computation for solving problems encountered in electrical and computer engineering technology. Topics will include applied differential equations, transform methods and discrete mathematics, as applied to electrical/computer systems in a laboratory setting. A software package such as MATLAB or MATHCAD will be used. Prerequisite Course(s): CTEC-243 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-1-3
CTEC-310	Intro Unix	3.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
Prerequisite Course(s): CTEC-204 or CTEC-205 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
CTEC-311	Introduction to Operating Systems	3.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
The principles of Operating Systems such as UNIX, Linux, and Windows are introduced. Access and privacy, process management in a multi processing environment, memory management and input/output (I/O) devices. Basic Operating Systems commands, tools and utilities, system operations and administration are presented. Shell programming and Operating System service calls are presented. Lectures are followed by laboratory experiments. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-2-3
CTEC-335	Microcomputers II	4.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
Memory subsystems, I/O methods for a microcomputer, address decoding, interrupt techniques, timing, LSI controllers such as DMA's, UART's, and CRT's, analog interface, demonstration of computer graphic techniques. Weekly laboratory work is integrated to lectures. Prerequisite Course(s): CTEC-235 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-3-4
CTEC-350	Microcontroller Based Systems	3.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
In this course, we concentrate on selection criteria and hardware and software considerations for imbedded microcontroller based systems. Topics such as microcontroller resources, real time control, development tools, state machine and standard programming types, high level language cross compilers, design for manufacturability, testability, packaging and aesthetics consideration for consumer oriented products will be covered in conjunction with design examples from real life applications. Students will build their own microcontroller based system in parallel with the course lectures. Prerequisite Course(s): CTEC-235 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
CTEC-430	Digital Signal Processing	3.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
In this course, we analyze discrete time signals and systems, z-transforms, discrete Fourier transforms, digital filter design, structures for digital networks, FFT algorithms, quantization and round-off errors. Prerequisite Course(s): CTEC-335 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
CTEC-460	Computer Networking Technology	3.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
In this course, we present the fundamental knowledge on the building blocks of data communications systems. Topics include: characteristics of analog and digital transmission, networking protocols, network data flow as presented by OSI reference model, Ethernet, switching and routing technologies. Structure of the Internet and intranets, network management and security are also discussed. Prerequisite Course(s): CTEC-235 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
CTEC-470	Inter Appl Dev I	3.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
Prerequisite Course(s): CTEC-205 or CTEC-460 or TELE-420 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
CTEC-471	Internet Development	3.0	Engineering & Computing Sci
Topics included are Web technologies and strategies for website development, including architecture, web life cycle, tool and technologies, and the approach to security planning. Also covered are elements of a simple website using HTML and XHTML, multimedia on the web, design of a user interface, server-side scripting languages, dynamic web pages, cascading style sheets (CSS), elements of JavaScript, Java applets integration and basic Web security issues. Prerequisite Course(s): CTEC-204 or CTEC-205 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3