Networking/Programming Courses

Here is a sample schedule of the courses you will take.

Junior Year

Senior Year

Junior Year

Introduction to Information Technology (Full Year)

This course is designed to introduce the students to the field of Information Technology. The students will rotate every twelve weeks between the following areas of study: Linux operating system, network systems, and computer/network security.

CISCO I (Full Year)

This course encompasses the first two semesters of the CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) course work. Instruction will blend web based information and hands on activities to develop an understanding of open system interconnections, network topology, internet protocol addressing, network components, basic networking and beginning router configurations. 2 + 2 Eligible

Introduction to Computer Programming (Full Year)

This course will allow you to explore computer programming. You will learn programming basics such as variables, control structures, functions, classes etc. After learning the language foundations, we will move on to GUI and graphics programming. No prior programming experience is required. Those of you who already have programming experience will be allowed to pursue independent projects after consultation and approval by the instructor.
 

English (Full Year)

Students are placed into one of two English courses on the basis of scores on the CPT (Computerized Placement Test), an assessment tool used by Mt.  Hood Community College to place students into appropriate reading and writing courses. Students who score into WR80 or WR90 will take Junior English, while those who score into WR115 or WR121 will take College-Prep English. Both courses provide opportunities for students to read and write in a variety of genres in order to prepare them for both college and the workplace. Reading and writing topics include exploration of learning styles and interests, identity development, and sources of power to meet goals and affect change on personal, local, and global issues.

Junior English emphasizes writing and reading fundamentals, including basic writing conventions, paragraph development, vocabulary building, and literal comprehension of high-school level reading selections.

 
College-Prep English emphasizes critical thinking, reading, and writing skills necessary for success in college. Students scoring into WR115 will learn basic structures in expository essay writing, including the 5-paragraph essay. Those scoring into WR121 will advance beyond 5-paragraph essays. All students will read a mixture of high-school and college-level texts, with an emphasis on reading analytically and supporting conclusions about the inferential meaning of texts. ECO Eligible

Senior Year

Advanced Computer Programming (Full Year)

This course takes a more in-depth look at computer programming. You will learn more about Object Oriented programming, data structures and algorithms. You also have the option for long term independent projects after consultation and approval by the instructor.

CISCO II (Full Year)

This course is a continuation of Cisco Networking I, covering semesters 3 and 4 of the CCNA course work. Instruction will blend web based information and hands on activities to develop an understanding of advanced router configurations, LANs (switch theory, VLANS, switching design), WAN protocols (PPP, Frame Relay, ISDN, ASDL, Cable), WAN design and network trouble shooting. Students will be prepared to take the CCNA exam, a network certification exam administered for a fee at several testing centers in the Portland Metropolitan Area. 2 + 2 Eligible

Client and Network Operating Systems (Full Year)

The students will be installing, configuring, and administering Linux and/or Microsoft Windows Client and Network operating systems.  The students will choose which operating system to study in more depth. 

English (Full Year)

Students are placed into one of two English courses for their senior year. Students who successfully complete College-Prep English their junior year OR earn a B or higher in WR115 at CAL their junior year OR who score into WR121 on the CPT (Computerized Placement Test) will take College Composition. All others will take Senior English. Through short-stories, novels, plays, and poems, students in both courses will experience a wide array of narratives that reflect American culture while learning how to express themselves within the major rhetorical styles—description, narration, cause-effect, comparison-contrast, process, and argument.  Students will also develop their presentation skills, and all presentations will be relevant to their respective disciplines.

Senior English will prepare students for college composition courses, with an emphasis on learning basic structures in expository essay writing, including the 5-paragraph essay. Students will read a mixture of high-school and college-level texts, with an increasing emphasis on reading analytically and supporting conclusions about the inferential meanings of texts.  

College Composition students are asked to write several major essays based on curricular themes. Instruction focuses on crafting essays for a specific, intended audience, using specific details and examples, applying the standard conventions of English, and using words exactly to avoid wordiness, ambiguity, and unidiomatic expressions. First semester assignments emphasize expository writing, while second semester assignments emphasize persuasion based upon analyses supported with evidence and logic. HS or ECO Eligible