Computer Programming Certificate Program
Certificate Code: AAU-CIS01
Learn the basic fundamentals of computer program while focusing on the concepts of number systems, data types, different computer operations, subsystems in a computer, operating systems, programming languages' categories, function prototypes, I/O stream objects, stack addressing and local variables.
Required Computer Programming Certificate Courses
MAT105: Basic College Mathematics
3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: None
This course is a review of selected subjects in math necessary to carry out basic computations. It includes manipulation of numbers, fractions, algebraic expressions, systems of measurement, and geometry. It covers basic understanding of decimals, ratio and proportion, percents, equations, standard measurement units, and trigonometry.
ISY101: Introduction to Computer Systems
3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: None
This course introduces fundamental concepts and terminology related to computer hardware, software and networks.
CIS105: Introduction to Computer Science
3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: None
This course is a first look at the entire computer science discipline, covering basic computer concepts like binary logic, how computer hardware works, how programs are designed and written and advanced applications like artificial intelligence. It also provides an overview of the topics covered in the CIS major and introduces students to terminology and concepts they will see throughout their program.
CIS110: Introduction to Computer Programming
3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: CIS105
This course teaches the fundamentals of computer programming and problem solving using the C++ programming language. It covers the building blocks of programming, how these blocks are used and assembled into programs and how basic programming problems are analyzed.
CIS115: Introduction to Programming with Visual Basic
3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: CIS105
This course is an introduction to programming using Visual Basic .NET. This course assumes no prior programming background and places emphasis on general programming concepts over Visual Basic specifics. While this course uses the Visual Basic language, the basic foundations of programming you will learn in this course extend to most programming languages.
CIS210: Computer Organization
3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: CIS110
This course introduces central concepts in computer organization, assembly language and computer architecture. Computers are described as a series of layers, from higher-level languages to logic gates, that are each an abstraction of the layer below.
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