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Department of Physics, Computer Science and Engineering

Academic Program :: Certificate Programs

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
  • Communications (Data)
    This certificate program covers fundamental concepts of networks and data communications, practical programming for networks and communications, and network configuration and management. Students will work on projects that include design, development, and maintenance of intranets and LANs, distributed databases, and web programming. The prerequisites for the certificate program in communications (data) are: one year of programming experience (C++ or Java), or CPSC 250/250L. The curriculum requires successful completion of: CPSC 335, 336, 446; CPSC 495 (Network Programming) or CPEN 499W (Capstone Project in Communications), timing; machine organization, instruction sequencing and data for flow control; control unit design; and techniques.
  • Digital Design
    The digital design certificate program creates technical professionals proficient in the modern digital technology. It describes the fundamental hardware design concepts of combinational and sequential circuits; introduces electronic design automation tools; covers the latest architectural features of today's processors and teaches quantitative analysis of hardware/software trade-offs. Finally, the capstone course surveys the processors currently in use and focuses on design of microprocessor-based systems. The prerequisite for the certificate program in digital design is a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Information Science. The curriculum requires successful completion of: CPEN 214, 315, 414, and 422.
  • Object Oriented Programming
    This certificate program prepares participants for object-oriented design and programming. It covers the two most widely used object-oriented programming languages, C++ and Java. It provides guidance in the effective usage of these languages; common abstractions in object-oriented programming; and an introduction to formal design methods. Applications are geared to real-world problems including Internet programming. The prerequisite for the certificate program in object-oriented programming is MATH 130. The curriculum includes successful completion of: CPSC 150/150L-250/250L, 425 and 426.

 

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