Liberal Studies

• Network Maintenance and Operations • Hardware Support/MaintenanceNetwork Administrator • Customer Service Coordinator • Hardware Installations Coordinator • Network Technician

Degree Offered

♦ Associate ofApplied Science – InformationTechnology:

Network Systems Major

Learning Outcomes

The successful student will: • Design, install, troubleshoot, and manage computer network systems • Design, install, troubleshoot, and manage wireless computer networks • Demonstrate knowledge of troubleshooting and repair of microcomputer hardware • Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency in the use of

Internet technologies • Demonstrate knowledge of best practices in computer network security • Demonstrate oral and written communications skills • Demonstrate soft skills and teamwork skills

Facilities

Lecture and laboratory exercises are performed in Davis Career Center Room 113 and Bob Evans Farms Hall Room 204.

Degree Requirements

Associate of Applied Science – Information Technology-- Network Systems Major (92205)

Fall First Year: CS 20103 Computer Programming I.........................3 ELE 11303 Intro to Networking................................3 IT 20903 Web Technology .......................................3 ENG 11103 Composition I........................................3 MTH 21404 Intro Prob & Stats.................................4 LA 10001 Gateway to Success..................................1

Spring First Year: CS 20203 Computer Programming II .......................3 IT 20103 Windows Operating System......................3 ENG 21403 Business & Tech Writing or ENG 11203 Composition II ......................................3 HIS 13103 World Civ I or HIS 13203 World Civ II............................................3 PSY 11103 General Psychology ...............................3

Fall Second Year: CS 21503 Intro to Database ......................................3 ELE 21303 Computer Network Security ..................3 ELE 25303 Server Virtualization ..............................3 IT 20403 Web Development.....................................3 BM 24503 Project Management................................3 COM 11103 Speech Communication........................3

Spring Second Year: CS 22003 Data Structures..........................................3 IT 21203 Enterprise Computing ................................3 IT 21002 Cyber Security............................................2 ART 100303 Art Appreciation or FPA 10503 Fine Arts.................................................3 COM 22303 Interviewing…………………………...3 LA 20001 Further Your Rio Experience……………1 Total hours required for degree.........................................65

Graduationrequiresstudentsto achievea 2.0 gradepoint average in all majorcourses anda 2.0 overallgradepoint averageinall coursework inorder toreceiveanassociate degree.

Additional Information:

For further information, individuals interested in the InformationTechnology—NetworkSystems Major may contact the Office ofAdmissions, University of Rio Grande/ Rio Grande Community College, P.O. Box 500, Rio Grande, Ohio 45674-0500.

Applicants may also contact the University by telephone 740-245-5353 or 1-800-282-7201 (Toll Free in OH, WV, and KY), or by fax 740-245-7260.

To view and/or print a copy of the IT—Network Systems Major Fact Sheet, which includes a suggested course sequence, visit the IT Network Systems website at https://www.rio.edu/businessandtechnologies/informationtechnology-network-systems/

LIBERALSTUDIES

Bunce School of Education & Liberal Arts College of Arts and Sciences

Robert S. Wood Hall 740-245-7182 office; 740-245-7432 fax

Mission Statement

The Liberal Studies program seeks to promote critical thinking, intellectual inquiry, and effective communication. Students choosing Liberal Studies as a major will develop skills to confront a myriad of complex problems by analyzing, from different perspectives, how events interrelate. By applying an interdisciplinaryapproach, students will develop skills to help them make decisions that will maximize both the individual and collective good.

Degree Offered

♦ Bachelor ofArts – ComprehensiveMajor in Liberal

Studies