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- Management Information Systems
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Management Information Systems
Certificate of Achievement
2022-2023
About the Program
Las Positas College offers Degrees and Certificate programs in Computer Science that prepare students for direct job entry and/ or preparation for transfer to a four-year university. These programs cover a wide range of computer related professions that include programming, systems analysis, data processing, computer research and data management. Students will learn to direct computer operations by writing detailed instructions in computer languages to solve a variety of problems in business, government, and science. These include information acquisition, processing storage, and transmission, using computers and computer peripherals.
Principal areas of study within computer science include computer systems and networks; database systems; human factors; numerical analysis; programming languages; software engineering and theory of computing.
About the Certificate
The Las Positas Computer Science and Computer Information Systems programs offers courses that lead to a Certificate of Achievement in Management Information Systems. The certificate prepares students for direct job entry into areas such as Financial application development, E-Commerce application development, Database development and project management.
Career Opportunities
Financial programmer, Business systems programmer, E-Commerce programmer, Database designer/programmer.
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to apply their programming skills to solve business related problems in support of both small and medium businesses.
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| BUSN 1A Financial Accounting | 4 |
| BUSN 40 Introduction to Business | 3 |
| CIS 43 Professional Communications or | |
| CNT 43 Professional Communications or | |
| CS 43 Professional Communications | 3 |
| CS 45 Database Programming | 4 |
| CIS 60 Systems Analysis and Design | 3 |
| CIS 62 Project Management | 3 |
| CS 1 Computing Fundamentals I | 4 |
| CS 7 Introduction to Computer Programming Concepts | 3 |
| Units Category | Units |
|---|---|
| Total Units | 27 |
Updated: July 2022