Systems Administration, DevOps Concentration, AAS

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The Associate of Applied Science in Systems Administration with a concentration in DevOps program provides students with a broad, overarching knowledge of a variety of IT subject areas that brings together development, operations, and testing. DevOps is an interdisciplinary program that requires communication, collaboration, and a broad knowledge so that students understand the full-scope of software delivery.

Learning Outcomes:

Recipients of the Associate of Applied in Systems Administration with a concentration in DevOps will be able to:

read and interpret technical literature and convey technical information through verbal and written communication;
communicate effectively and collaborate with other team members;
explain the software delivery process from concept to completion;
demonstrate an understanding of differing software development approaches;
demonstrate an understanding of the role of IT operations; and
demonstrate an understanding of quality assurance by being able to debug and test software.

Required Courses for the Associate of Applied Science in Systems Administration with a Concentration in DevOps:

Freshman Year

First Semester: 15 Hours

CTEC 101:Information Technology Principles Credit Hours: 3
CTEC 102:Problem Solving and Programming Techniques Credit Hours: 3
CTEC 107:Skills for Information Technology (IT) Success Credit Hours: 3
MATH 101:Applied Algebra for College Students Credit Hours: 3 or
MATH 102:College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 101:Composition and Rhetoric I Credit Hours: 3

Second Semester: 15 Hours

CTEC 104:Introduction to Scripting Credit Hours: 3
CTEC 151:Advanced Java Programming Credit Hours: 3
CTEC 155:Network Essentials Credit Hours: 3
CTEC 172:Linux Server Credit Hours: 3
Behavioral/Social Sciences Elective Credit Hours: 3

Sophomore Year

Third Semester: 15 Hours

CTEC 130:HTML5/CSS3 Credit Hours: 3
CTEC 170:Microsoft Windows Servers Credit Hours: 3
CTEC 243:Data Structures Credit Hours: 3
CTEC 272:Advanced Topics in Linux Credit Hours: 3
Natural Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Fourth Semester: 15 Hours

CTEC Elective* Credit Hours: 3
CTEC 270:Relational Database Coding Credit Hours: 3
CTEC 287:Network Security Design Credit Hours: 3
CTEC 295:The Software Development Process Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total Credit Hours: 60

*CTEC Electives needs to be a 200 level CTEC course.

^a For transfer to a four-year institution, students are strongly advised to take MATH 102 instead of MATH 101 . Students must seek the assistance of their advisor to determine the appropriate mathematics course.