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SAIT announces this new certificate that was approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission in February 2006. If you have been taking software application courses and have not decided on a major or you already have a Bachelor's degree and are looking to re-tool your information technology skills you may be interested in this new certificate. I have included a brochure that contains the details of this 13 credit certificate. Important to note is that Credit by Examination can be awarded for the following three courses required of the four course certificate:

CINS132 Comprehensive Spreadsheets CINS134 Comprehensive Databases CINS146 Authoring Web Pages

If you feel you have prior knowledge in any of these courses you should consider Credit By Examination. You can contact me for further information about Credit by Examination; the fee is one half the full course tuition. If you have successfully completed the following two OFAD courses, substitutions will be given as follows:

OFAD Course Substitute for CINS Course OFAD243 Database Management CINS134 Comprehensive Databases OFAD246 Spreadsheet Applications CINS132 Comprehensive Spreadsheets

Please note that although the Brochure indicates that CINS233 has some on-campus meeting requirements

that is no longer the case. CINS233 is now offered totally online. I have also included the Winter 2007 and Spring 2007 schedules for the courses required for the certificate. Look forward to hearing from you soon, Valerie Farmer Assistant Professor CIS Coordinator Information Management Certificate 410.455.4754 vfarmer@ccbcmd.edu

Students learn to use desktop applications like

MS Office, MS Office Add-Ins, Adobe Acrobat Professional, in addition to Report Writers, SQL and Web Technologies;

harnessing their multidimensional data analysis and presentation capabilities to produce Business Intelligence.

InformatIon management certificate PrOGraM

The incredible value of education.

certificate description contact information

Certificate Coordinator

CCBC CatonsvilleValerie Farmer410-455-4754 or vfarmer@ccbcmd.edu

main campuses:

CCBC Catonsville800 South Rolling RoadBaltimore, Maryland 21228-5317Admissions: 410-455-6991 CCBC Dundalk7200 Sollers Point RoadBaltimore, Maryland 21222-4649Admissions: 410-285-9802

CCBC Essex7201 Rossville BoulevardBaltimore, Maryland 21237-3899Admissions: 410-780-6313

We also have Extension Centers for learning in Hunt Valley and Owings Mills.

The Community College of Baltimore County practices equal opportunity in education and employment and is strongly and actively committed to diversity within the college community.

www.ccbcmd.eduCCBCThe Community Collegeof Baltimore County

The Information Management Certificate

is designed for students with non-technical

backgrounds to gain technology skills as they

relate to information retrieval and presentation.

Students learn technologies and techniques that

can be utilized to generate Business Intelligence

for decision-making and problem-solving.

School of Applied informAtion And technology

SAit

If organizations are looking to be

‘smarter’ than the competition,

they should invest in producing

information/knowledge workers.

course# course title credits

CINS132 Comprehensive Spreadsheets provides a comprehensive study of spreadsheets for professional and personal applications; using MS Excel, study spreadsheets, database and graphic features, and macro development. The course employs the integration of this package with other microcomputer packages, data security, and data integration techniques.

CINS134 Comprehensive Databases provides an introduction to databases and database management systems (DBMS) and an opportunity to design, create and modify a database using MS Access, including information retrieval by creating queries, reports and forms.

CINS146 Authoring Web Pages introduces web page design techniques using an authoring tool such as Macromedia Dreamweaver. Topics include effective use of graphics, fonts, colors, navigation tools and design techniques. Additional topics include markup language elements and an overview of web page authoring products. Upon completion, the student creates a functional template driven web site.

CINS233 Information Management for Decision Making introduces students to the multidimensional data analysis techniques of Business Intelligence in order to retrieve and present information for decision-making and problem-solving. Techniques will be applied to various industries. Technologies include Data Visualization, QBE, SQL, Report Writers, Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts, MS Office, Web Pages and Adobe Portable Documents (PDF). Students complete case projects that require them to retrieve information from various data sources and present that information in various formats.

CINS132 Comprehensive Spreadsheets* 3

CINS134 Comprehensive Databases* 3

CINS146 Authoring Web Pages* 3

CINS233 Information Management for Decision Making 4

Total Credits for the Certificate 13

* Credit by Examination can be awarded for this course.

All courses except CINS233 can be taken online.

CINS233 will be offered in the classroom and an online hybrid format requiring minimal campus attendance.

Information Analyst (technical)

Data Analyst (technical)

Information Worker (non-technical)

Students learn to use desktop applications like Adobe Acrobat Professional, MS Office Add-Ins, MS Office and Report Writers; harnessing their multidimensional data analysis and presentation capabilities to produce Business Intelligence.

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Certificate Requirements Career Paths

*BusinessIntelligence is the ability to sift through an organization’s data and produce information that can provide the organization with valuable insight into different areas of its operation.

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Course Section Title CRN StatusCreditHours Days BEG END Building Room MAX ACT Instructor

OFAD 243 C40 Data Base Management 10187 A 3.00 TWR 0900 1310 C.E 105 5 0 Howard

OFAD 246 C40 Spreadsheet Applications 10186 A 3.00 TWR 0900 1310 C.E 105 5 0 Howard

Course Section Title CRN StatusCreditHours Days BEG END Building Room MAX ACT Instructor

CINS 146 WE1 Authoring Web Pages 10089 A 3.00 WWW WWW 24 0 Bogage

Course Section Title CRN StatusCreditHours Days BEG END Building Room MAX ACT Instructor

CINS 130 WC1 Comprehensive Word Processing 25087 A 3.00 WWW WWW 28 0 Farmer

CINS 134 WC1 Comprehensive Databases 25088 A 3.00 WWW WWW 28 0 Farmer

CINS 146 ZE1 Authoring Web Pages 28211 A 3.00 M W 1745 2040 C.H 125 16 0 Comet

CINS 233 WC1 InfoMgt for Decision Making 28995 A 4.00 WWW WWW 24 0 Farmer

Spring 2007 Session (15 weeks: January 29 - May 20)

Catonsville Campus

7 week course: January 29 - March 17

Winter 2007 Session (4 weeks: January 2 - January 25)

Essex Campus

Catonsville Campus

The Community College Of Baltimore County School of Applied and Information Technology - Information Management Certificate Courses: Winter and Spring 2007 Schedules

Winter 2007 Session (4 weeks: January 2 - January 25)

OFAD 243 C7A Data Base Management 26773 A 3.00 S 0900 1155 C.E 105 5 0 Guy

CC1 Data Base Management 23618 A 3.00 F 0905 1210 C.E 105 5 0 Howard

CNA Data Base Management 23616 A 3.00 T R 1245 1410 C.E 105 5 0 Gary

CTA Data Base Management 23617 A 3.00 T R 1745 1910 C.E 105 5 0 Sowa

WC1 Data Base Management 27839 A 3.00 WWW WWW 24 0 Howard

OFAD 246 C7A Spreadsheet Applications 26774 A 3.00 S 0900 1155 C.E 105 5 0 Guy

CC1 Spreadsheet Applications 23621 A 3.00 F 0905 1210 C.E 105 5 0 Howard

CNA Spreadsheet Applications 23619 A 3.00 T R 1245 1410 C.E 105 8 0 Gary

CTA Spreadsheet Applications 23620 A 3.00 T R 1745 1910 C.E 105 5 0 Gary

WC1 Spreadsheet Applications 27840 A 3.00 WWW WWW 24 0 Cockey

Course Section Title CRN StatusCreditHours Days BEG END Building Room MAX ACT Instructor

CINS 132 WE1 Comprehensive Spreadsheets 24522 A 3.00 WWW WWW 24 0 Bogage

CINS 134 WEH Comprehensive Databases 22971 A 3.00 T 1745 2040 E.N N310 24 0 STAFF

CINS 146 E3A Authoring Web Pages 28230 A 3.00 W 1745 2040 E.J J228 25 0 STAFF

WE1 Authoring Web Pages 24525 A 3.00 WWW WWW 24 0 Bogage

Spring 2007 Session (15 weeks: January 29 - May 20)

Essex Campus

Online / Classroom Hybrid: meets on campus 7 times