The College of Computer & Information Technology is now offering two new courses this fall.  These courses are part of the new Technology Management A.S. degree.  CGS 1301, Introduction to Information Systems, is being offered the second eight weeks online.  CGS 2631, Collaborative Technologies is also being offered the second eight weeks. The prerequisite for both of these courses is CGS 1100, Computer Applications, which is being offered the first eight weeks. 

The course descriptions are as follows:

Prerequisite: CGS1100 – Computer Applications. This course is designed to provide students with a foundational understanding of Information Systems (IS) as they apply to the computer industry. Topics will include Information Systems fundamentals; IS infrastructure; organizational and business strategies for Information Systems, Managing Information Systems; Information Systems for commerce and collaboration; business intelligence and Enterprise Information Systems; security, privacy and ethics for Information Systems. 47 contact hours.

Prerequisite: CGS 1100. This course is designed to teach students how to interact using shared collaboratively communication tools and resources. Students will learn how to identify and apply Web based social collaboration technologies for business and personal use. Major topics covered include; identifying the differences between Web 1.0 2.0, 3.0, reviewing collaboration software (DropBox, Google Docs, SharePoint), communicating using social media sites (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, FourSquare, Tumblr), organizing and applying web syndication to online data. 47 contact hours.  For more information, please call the information line at 727-341-4641.