Computer Science
Google IT Certificate
LaGrange College will award academic credit to students who have completed the Google IT Certificate.
The American Council on Education validates the labor of the coursework, and recommends that the certificate be valued at 15 credit hours, across five (5) three-credit courses which are position a lower-level in a baccalaureate degree. These courses include:
CSCI 2010 - System Administration
CSCI 2020 - Introduction to Cybersecurity
CSCI 2030 - Network Fundamentals
CSCI 2040 - Introduction to Operating Systems
Majors and Minors
Major Minor
M.S. in Computer Science B.S. in Computer Science Minor in Computer ScienceCourses
This course is the first of a series that prepares students for a role as an entry-level IT Support Specialist. In this course, students will be introduced to the world of Information Technology, or IT. Students will also learn about the different facets of Information Technology, like computer hardware, the Internet, computer software, troubleshooting, and customer service.
This course transitions understanding from working on single computers to maintaining reliable computers systems in a multi-user environment. In this course, students will learn about the infrastructure services that keep all organizations, big and small, functional. Special emphasis is given to cloud infrastructure setups and how to manage cloud resources. Management and configuration of servers and how to use industry tools to manage computers, user information, and user productivity is discussed. Disaster recovery of an IT infrastructure rounds out the content of the course.
This course examines a variety of IT security concepts, tools, and best practices, specifically threats and attacks and how they are presented. Topics of the course include encryption algorithms and their uses, authentication, authorization, and accounting, and network security solutions, ranging from firewalls to Wifi encryption options. Philosophies and best practices for organizational security are integrated throughout the course.
This course transitions understanding from working on single computers to maintaining reliable computers systems in a multi-user environment. In this course, students will learn about the infrastructure services that keep all organizations, big and small, functional. Special emphasis is given to cloud infrastructure setups and how to manage cloud resources. Management and configuration of servers and how to use industry tools to manage computers, user information, and user productivity is discussed. Disaster recovery of an IT infrastructure rounds out the content of the course.
Students will learn about the main components of an operating system and how to perform critical tasks like managing software and users, and configuring hardware.
