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CSCI C141

A+ Standard Skills for IT Technicians
 

CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course builds upon the technical understanding of professional computer support and develops competency for troubleshooting in a corporate network environment.  This course prepares a student for the CompTIA A+ 220-602 exam for IT Technicians.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

  1. Prove knowledge of computer support, basic security, and configuration in a networked environment with 80% correctness.  This will be measured by an exam.
  2. Demonstrate an ability to troubleshoot problem scenarios where the student has identified influencing factors and performed an appropriate action of support.  This will be evaluated through lab reports and scored with a rubric.
  3. Discuss challenging technical concepts among a group of peers to arrive at a documented long-answer conclusion.  Students will be partially evaluated by peer review using a peer review rubric.  Groups will also be evaluated by faculty critique of long-answer correctness.
  4. Articulate the professional attitude and values appropriate for an entry level technician.  This will be observed through an exit interview scored by faculty using a Likert scale.
  5. Demonstrate preparedness to take the Comp Tia A+ 220-602 certification exam for IT Technicians.  This will be measured by an exam.

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 Last Updated 06/25/2008
 V-11.30.2007 Course information subject to change. See Complete Outline (above) or College Catalog for official information.

 
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