| Course Information | |
| Organization | Tri-County Technical College - Business and Public Services Division - Computer and Information Technology Department |
| Course Number | CPT 114 |
| Credits | 3 |
| Contact Hours | 3 |
| Prerequisites |
| The student should have the ability to read and comprehend text, including interpreting acronyms and technical terms. |
| The student should have the ability to perform basic mathematical operations based on a series of incremental processes. |
| The student should have the ability to communicate information in a variety of methods, including oral and written formats. |
| Textbooks |
| Anderson/Ferro/Hilton. Connecting with Computer Science. Course Technology/ Thomson Learning, 2005. 2005. ISBN: 0-619-21290-X. |
| Learner Supplies |
| Storage media: USB Drive. |
| General course supplies. |
| Course Level Student Learning Outcomes | ||
| 1. | Assess hardware and software needs | |
| 2. | Complete a truth table illustration of a digital logic circuit | |
| 3. | Translate values to and from binary, decimal, and hexadecimal number bases | |
| 4. | Identify the layers of the OSI network model, network protocols, and network topologies | |
| 5. | Develop an algorithm with pseudocode | |
| 6. | Summarize key concepts in the areas of computer an business ethics and how it relates to information privacy, security, and software piracy | |
| Grading Scale | |
| A | 90% or above |
| B | 80% - 89% |
| C | 70% - 79% |
| D | 60% - 69% |
| F | below 60% |