This computer literacy course introduces computer terminology about computer hardware, software and various areas related to computers such as Email, Internet, World Wide Web, networking, input, output and storage devices.

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A continuation of COS 101. The course includes topics such as table handling, advanced string manipulation, file processing, sorting, and search routines in Visual BASIC.

Introducing Windows, the operating system and commands. Learning customizing the user interface, adding and deleting hardware, installing software, managing folders, files and disks, shortcuts, properties, and using Control Panel.

Overview of computer-based information systems, major models, applications and functions from a component perspective. Learn to describe physical and logical aspects of systems. Learn to present related material with intermediate HTML.

Creating simple documents with editing commands, and preparing professional documents, reports, flyers, and posters. Learning to manage tables, indexes, cross references, newspaper columns, merge mail, label/envelope printing, macros, and more.

Prerequisite: COS 101 or 108. Required for Business and Security options. This course is a study of COBOL syntax, constructs, and its applications in business programming. Topics include structured program design, control break processing, table usage, sorting, merging, report writing, and maintenance of sequential, indexed and relative files.

Creating simple spreadsheets and applying math, statistical, financial, and database functions with various built-in commands. Learning to draw and interpret pie, line, bar, and stacked graph charts. Learning how to make macros.

Prerequisite: COS 109. A study of computer systems design and development techniques. Includes the systems development cycle, requirements determination and analysis, specification development, Object-oriented (OOD) methods, system validation and verification, quality assurance and implementation.

Learning to use a database management system (DBMS) for creating, reading, updating and deleting data. Experiencing formatting, sorting, finding records using search tools, generating reports, securing data, along with other database application features.

Prerequisite: COS 109. A detailed study of the organization and structuring of a computer system. Topics include logical basis of computer structure, machine language, number systems, the mechanics of data transfer and control, and recent advances in computer organization.

Creating on-screen presentations. Learning how to produce informative, attractive, effective presentations using features of this software application.

Learning about various HTML tags and their use for creating simple, attractive web pages. The pages can contain animation, graphics, audio/video, and script programs.

Prerequisite: COS 301. An overview of the concepts and theories that underlie operating systems including: process and memory management strategies, file systems and protection, scheduling algorithms, multi-programming, distributed systems, and virtual memory.

Create applets using JavaScript and design professional looking web pages with executing code embedded.

This course focuses on the study of computing's interaction with human culture.

This laboratory course will have changing topics from computer science to provide knowledge in new area of this fast changing field. May be repeated for credit 3 times with different topics.

Prerequisite: MAT 125. Introduces mathematical topics needed in the study of Computer Science including logic, set theory, matrices, induction and recursion, discrete probability, relations, Graphs, Trees, etc..