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Computer Science - Cybersecurity and Networking Technology

Wallace State Community College

Associate's Degree

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Computer Science program prepares students for careers in information technology including programming, networking, web development, and systems administration. Coursework covers programming languages, databases, networks, cybersecurity, and operating systems.

Credits

67 credits

Format

In-Person

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  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Critical ThinkingReading ComprehensionComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingSystems AnalysisProgrammingActive LearningSystems EvaluationMonitoringActive ListeningTroubleshootingSpeakingWritingOperations Analysis

Knowledge

Computers and ElectronicsEnglish LanguageMathematicsCustomer and Personal ServiceEngineering and TechnologyTelecommunicationsAdministration and ManagementCommunications and Media

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningNear VisionInformation OrderingInductive ReasoningWritten ExpressionCategory FlexibilitySpeech RecognitionSpeech Clarity

Tasks

  • Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost
  • Develop or direct software system testing or validation procedures, programming, or documentation.
  • Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and to obtain info
  • Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer har
  • Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations.
  • Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and re
  • Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destructi
  • Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.
  • Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal confidential information as it is being tr
  • Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites.
  • Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools
  • Back up files from Web sites to local directories for instant recovery in case of problems.

Technology

Development environment softwareWord processing softwareDocument management softwareAccess softwareInternet directory services softwareObject or component oriented development softwareData base user interface and query softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareNetwork monitoring softwareVideo creation and editing softwareGraphics or photo imaging software

Tools

Application serversComputer serversDesktop computersDigital camerasDirectory serversFlash disksGraphics processing unit GPUIn circuit emulators ICELogic analyzersMainframe computersMulti-core central processing unit CPUNotebook computersAsynchronous transfer mode ATM analyzersBit error rate testers BERTCable verifiersCommunications analyzersComputer tool kitsLoad balancersNetwork analyzersNetwork switchesOptical spectrum analyzersOptical time domain reflectometers OTDRPower metersPowerline monitorsLocal area network LAN analyzersProtocol analyzersLaptop computersPersonal computersUniversal serial bus USB flash drivesWeb servers

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Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Software Developers15-1252.00
  • Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-1244.00
  • Information Security Analysts15-1212.00
  • Web Developers15-1254.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Associate's Degree)

  • Multi-file features — design and implement end-to-end within an existing service.
  • Integration points (APIs, queues, databases) — work across confidently in a familiar stack.
  • Test strategy (unit, integration, end-to-end) — apply appropriately to assigned features.
  • Production incidents on owned components — investigate and resolve with reduced guidance.
  • Performance and scalability concerns in code — recognize and address in routine work.
  • Code reviews for peers — provide substantive feedback on a team's pull requests.
  • Estimates and breakdowns for medium tasks — produce reliably in sprint planning.
  • Refactoring of legacy code — execute safely in well-tested areas of the codebase.
  • Cloud services and platform tooling — use correctly in standard team workflows.
  • Junior developers on routine work — guide on patterns and conventions during onboarding.

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