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• Linux Operating Systems Undergraduate | 3 Credits

  CATALOG #10154103

  In this course the Linux operating system is examined in-depth with emphasis on features, capabilities, tools, and configurations including an introduction to network configurations. PREREQUISITE: 10154149 Windows Operating Systems

  Ashland, New Richmond, Superior

  Spring 2025

• Web Design and Development Undergraduate | 3 Credits

  CATALOG #10152101

  Students plan and develop well-designed websites that combine effective navigation and a balanced use of text, images, and color. Emphasis is on understanding HTML5, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), accessibility, and responsive Web design. Students use media queries, CSS Flexbox and CSS Grid to create responsive websites that are easily viewable across a wide range of devices.

  Online

  Spring 2025

• Database Concepts and SQL Undergraduate | 3 Credits

  CATALOG #10152100

  This course is a comprehensive introduction to database concepts. The interaction between software applications and databases will be discussed. Database terminology will be introduced. Students will learn how to manage, design, and construct relational databases. The first four weeks will focus on using Microsoft Access. The second four weeks will work with Microsoft SQL Server learning how to work with the SQL language to create tables, join tables, query data, write summary queries, insert, update, and delete data.

  Online

  Spring 2025

• Java Programming - Beginning Undergraduate | 3 Credits

  CATALOG #10152106

  Beginning Java familiarizes the student with the fundamentals of the Java language including data types, operators, expressions, and conditional statements. Students learn how to set up an environment for developing Java web programs, define classes and utilize class objects. Students explore object-oriented programming concepts including encapsulation and abstraction. Other topics include string manipulation, Collections, Array Lists, Exception Handling, and creating professional looking end-user interfaces. This course covers software architectural patterns, such as model-view-controller (MVC). Students also learn to communicate with a database. PREREQUISITE: 10152135 Program Logic and COREQUISITE: 10152101 Web Design and Development

  New Richmond, Online

  Spring 2025

• Programming in SQL Undergraduate | 3 Credits

  CATALOG #10152110

  This course covers using Microsoft SQL Server and SQL Server Management Studio to design and create databases, tables, views, functions and stored procedures. Students will learn to script all creation and modification of tables, views, and stored procedures. Students will also explore how to encrypt data and best practices working with SQL Server. PREREQUISITE: 10152100 Database Concepts and SQL.

  New Richmond, Online

  Spring 2025

• Advanced Website Development Undergraduate | 3 Credits

  CATALOG #10152102

  Students gain hands-on experience with the design and implementation of dynamic websites. Topics include JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, and APIs with which students thoroughly explore event-driven techniques, data storage, accessing the DOM, and JSON. Students use media queries, CSS Flexbox and CSS Grid to create responsive websites that are easily viewable across a wide range of devices. Students deploy a website to a web server using FTP. PREREQUISITE: 10152101 Web Design and Development and 10152135 Program Logic.

  New Richmond, Online

  Spring 2025

• Applications Development Undergraduate | 3 Credits

  CATALOG #10152113

  The purpose of this capstone course is to provide the student with experience developing applications in a business environment. Students apply analysis, design, database, and programming techniques to develop a fully functional software application. The project progresses through all the stages of the development process including planning, analysis, design, construction, and testing. The project will be built using the design the student created in the Systems Analysis and Design course. During the construction of the project, the student will demonstrate the skills they have learned in their prior courses and will use industry standard tools and frameworks to design, build and document the progress of their project. PREREQUISITES: 10152107 Java Programming - Advanced and 10152111 Systems Analysis and Design and COREQUISITE: 10152118 Enterprise Programming in .NET.

  New Richmond, Online

  Spring 2025

• Enterprise Java Programming Undergraduate | 3 Credits

  CATALOG #10152108

  The third course in the Java sequence continues exploring advanced Java topics within a Java web development platform. Students hone their skills in JSPs, Servlets, session management, Expression Language (EL), JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL), and JavaBeans. New concepts include, application security, listeners, filters, encryption, as well as, working with HTTP requests and responses headers. Students continue to develop applications that communicate with a database. PREREQUISITE: 10152107 Java Programming - Advanced.

  New Richmond, Online

  Spring 2025

• Server Administration 1 Undergraduate | 3 Credits

  CATALOG #10150117

  This course provides students with the fundamental technologies needed to administer a Windows domain. Students will learn how to manage domain resources including users, workstations, servers and shared folders using Active Directory, role management, Server Manager and RSAT. Students will learn how to secure these domain resources using Group Policy, NTFS and file share permissions. Students will also learn how to use the Domain Naming System (DNS), an integral part of Windows domain environments. PREREQUISITE: 10154149 Windows Operating Systems.

  Offered Collegewide

  Spring 2025

• Cisco CCNA 2 Routing and Switching Essentials Undergraduate | 3 Credits

  CATALOG #10150113

  Cisco CCNA 2 Routing and Switching Essentials (RSE) covers the architecture, components, and operations of routers and switches in a small network. Students learn how to configure, device management, switch ports, security, VLANs, Static and Dynamic routing, DHCP (v4 and v6), NAT and ACLs on routers and switches. At the completion of this course student may achieve a discount voucher for the CCENT certification exam. PREREQUISITE: 10150111 Cisco CCNA 1 Introduction to Networks.

  Offered Collegewide

  Spring 2025

• Program Logic Undergraduate | 3 Credits

  CATALOG #10152135

  In Program Logic, students learn to develop clear consistent strategies to create computer-programming solutions. Students analyze problems, review requirements, develop test plans, and then create solutions. Students learn to focus on understanding the logic behind each solution. Students also learn the proper use data types, variables and variable scope, as well as, methods, decision structures and repetition structures. Although this course emphasizes programming logic, students develop working computer programs.

  Online

  Spring 2025

• Web Tools of the Trade Undergraduate | 2 Credits

  CATALOG #10152116

  In Web Tools of the Trade, students explore modern JavaScript and ways to make use of third-party web tools, libraries, and APIs. Besides working with web tools, students will also explore current events and hot topics in technology. PREREQUISITE: 10152102 Advanced Website Development

  New Richmond, Online

  Spring 2025

• Beginning .NET Programming Undergraduate | 3 Credits

  CATALOG #10152115

  Introduction to the concepts and techniques of programming in the .NET environment using the C# language. Topics covered include requirement analysis, program design, coding, and debugging. The majority of projects will be Windows form applications. COREQUISITE: 10152135 Program Logic.

  Online

  Spring 2025

• Advanced .NET Programming Undergraduate | 3 Credits

  CATALOG #10152117

  This course provides the student with an object-oriented view of the .NET development environment using C#. Topics include Lists, Classes, Debugging, Error Handling, Data Access connecting to an SQL server, and designing clean readable code. Windows Forms will be used for the majority of applications. PREREQUISITE: 10152115 Beginning .NET Programming and 10152135 Program Logic.

  New Richmond, Online

  Spring 2025

• Enterprise Programming in .NET Undergraduate | 3 Credits

  CATALOG #10152118

  This course is designed to provide students with an enterprise view of the .NET development environment. The course will use Visual Studio development environment to create fully functional websites using ASP.NET and C#. Multiple techniques will be used for database access. Students will start with web forms and move into the MVC model for development. PREREQUISITE: 10152117 Advanced .NET Programming.

  New Richmond, Online

  Spring 2025

• Database Administration Undergraduate | 3 Credits

  CATALOG #10154145

  This course covers basic concepts of database administration including setting up and securing users, tuning operations, database security, and backups. This course also covers web server administration and web site deployment as well as basics of SharePoint administration. PREREQUISITES: 10150117 Server Administration 1 and 10152100 Database Concepts and SQL.

  Ashland, Online, Rice Lake

  Spring 2025

• Cloud Computing Undergraduate | 3 Credits

  CATALOG #10154146

  This course will examine how storage and virtualization technologies are making possible the enormous rise of cloud computing. The course will look at the impact that cloud computing is having on traditional datacenters. It will also discuss security and disaster recovery from a cloud computing perspective. PREREQUISITE: 10154141 VMware Certified Professional.

  Ashland, Online, Rice Lake

  Spring 2025

• Capstone Project Undergraduate | 2 Credits

  CATALOG #10154147

  This course is the capstone work-based experience for the IT - Systems Administration Specialist program. Learners will design, develop, and perform a project either in an actual work experience or a simulated project. The project will be designed to utilize skills typical of a graduate in the field. Weekly simulated timesheets, job progress reports, and oral reports to management will be used to track project progress. Successful completion will require project documentation. PREREQUISITES: 10154141 VMware Certified Professional, 10150118 Server Administration 2, 10154103 Linux Operating Systems and 10154165 Introduction to System Center and COREQUISITE: 10154145 Database Administration

  Ashland, Online, Rice Lake

  Spring 2025

• IT Field Experience Undergraduate | 1 Credit

  CATALOG #10154148

  Provides work experience in IT Field related to course work within the program. The experience should complement program courses to implement practical application of skills students obtain. By consent of instructor, a special project(s) may be substituted for the field experience. COREQUISITE: 10154147 Capstone Project

  Offered Collegewide

  Spring 2025

• Coding with Python Undergraduate | 2 Credits

  CATALOG #10150170

  This course introduces Python for network engineering. It begins with basic programming topics such as variables, lists, decisions, loops and I/O. Using this knowledge the course teaches students how to automate the configuration of networking equipment. This course also introduces the “Internet of Things” (IoT) and how to use Python to program IoT devices.

  Offered Collegewide

  Spring 2025

• Penetration Testing Undergraduate | 3 Credits

  CATALOG #10151103

  This course will provide an overview of the tools and techniques commonly used for exposing the vulnerabilities of an organization's IT systems. Hands-on labs are used to introduce the proper selection and application of a given tool, with a focus on security techniques to prevent or mitigate such attacks. Along with this, students will explore options for documenting and reporting on the outcome of the tests to stakeholders. PREREQUISITE 10150102 Information Security

  New Richmond, Rice Lake, Superior

  Spring 2025

• Intrusion Detection and Prevention Undergraduate | 3 Credits

  CATALOG #10151104

  Description: This course provides a broad overview of the tools and techniques commonly used for detecting network sourced attacks. In depth hands-on exercises are used to instruct the student in the proper selection and application of a given tool for the intended task. Also included are basic strategies for documenting and reporting on detected events. The student must demonstrate the ability to plan, design, and implement a network IDS/IPS that fulfills the security needs of a common business or organization. Tools used may include: Security Onion, firepower, Palo Alto, tcpdump, snort, barnyard, etc… PREREQUISITE 10150102 Information Security

  New Richmond, Rice Lake, Superior

  Spring 2025

• Threat Hunting Undergraduate | 3 Credits

  CATALOG #10151105

  This course will examine different types of logs and alerts to identify issues and threats. Students will become familiar with policies, procedures, event correlation and continuous monitoring programs to help identify incidents. Network traffic will be monitored for anomalies. Tools used may include Security Onion, SIEM OSSEC, ELK, OSSIM, solar wins, Prelude, splunk. PREREQUISITE: 10150102 Information Security and COREQUISITE: 10151104 Intrusion Detection and Prevention.

  New Richmond, Rice Lake, Superior

  Spring 2025

• Networking Security Capstone Undergraduate | 2 Credits

  CATALOG #10151106

  The network security capstone project will give students exposure to configuring, designing, monitoring, and protecting a business-like environment. The instructor will give students a milestone to meet each week for the students to implement and document. The project will utilize knowledge from many different program courses to implement and secure the equipment in their pod. On completion of the project, students will be submitting their documentation for program outcome evaluation aligned with the technical skills attainment (TSA). Students will be given a rubric to meet the evaluation criteria. PREREQUISITE: 10151101 Firewall and VPN Management and COREQUISITES: 10151104 Intrusion Detection and Prevention and 10151105 Threat Hunting

  New Richmond, Rice Lake, Superior

  Spring 2025