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PC Technician - Certificate

2025-2026 Required Courses

First Year - Fall Semester

Course Title	Credits
COMS 1020 Interpersonal Communication COMS - 1020: Interpersonal Communication Description COMS 1020 This course is intended to increase student's awareness of the processes, models, and theories of interpersonal communication relative to relationships that impact people's personal and professional lives. Through self-analysis and reflection, case studies, practical application, and critical thinking, students will examine the influence of communicative behaviors on themselves, their personal relationships, groups, and society. Concepts include self-esteem, self-fulfilling prophecies, perception, ethics, emotion, conflict, cultural awareness, language, nonverbal communication, social media, and listening. Meets MNTC Goal 1 and Goal 7 / Goal 7A Fall 2025 and after. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Future Offering: Summer 2026 Fall 2026 Spring 2027 MNTC Goals: 1,7A Course Outline: COMS1020 — PDF	3
ISTC 1015 Supporting Business Applications ISTC - 1015: Supporting Business Applications Description ISTC 1015 This course prepares IT students to support end users on the Microsoft Office Suite. This course covers basic computer concepts on computer hardware and desktop application software. Students will learn the fundamentals of word processing, database, and spreadsheet and presentation applications. Students will also be introduced to use of the Internet, online collaboration tools, and outlook. The capstone of the course will cover a comprehensive integration with Office applications. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Future Offering: Fall 2026 Spring 2027 Course Outline: ISTC1015 — PDF	3
ISTC 1030 Operating Systems I ISTC - 1030: Operating Systems I Description ISTC 1030 This course covers operating system administration with the use of command line for microcomputers. Topics include booting and configuring the system, the use of internal commands and external commands, file management, networking, and writing of batch files. rerequisites: None Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Future Offering: Fall 2026 Spring 2027 Course Outline: ISTC1030 — PDF	3
ISTC 1045 Network Systems I: Introduction to Networking ISTC - 1045: Network Systems I: Introduction to Networking Description ISTC 1045 This course exposes students to networking concepts, technologies, and typical network administration/analysis duties found in the workplace. Topics covered include communication models, network protocols, IP addressing and subnetting, physical and logical topologies, transmission media, and network hardware. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Future Offering: Fall 2026 Spring 2027 Course Outline: ISTC1045 — PDF	3
Total Semester Credits:	12

First Year - Spring Semester

Course Title	Credits
ISTC 1010 Microcomputer Maintenance ISTC - 1010: Microcomputer Maintenance Description ISTC 1010 This course is designed for the PC novice to learn how to maintain, upgrade, and repair personal computers. Participants will remove and replace motherboards, and various input/output devices. Hard drives maintenance procedures (formatting) and loading operating systems will be covered. Prerequisites: None. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Future Offering: Fall 2026 Spring 2027 Course Outline: ISTC1010 — PDF	3
ISTC 1033 Operating Systems II ISTC - 1033: Operating Systems II Description ISTC 1033 This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, configure, manage and troubleshoot desktop clients in a network. Lectures, hands-on projects and exercises reinforce skills as they are learned. Specific topic coverage includes: Installing; Using the System Utilities; Managing File Systems and Storage; Users, Groups, Profiles, and Policies; Security and Access Controls; Network Protocols; Printing and Faxing; Performance Tuning; Working with the Registry; Booting Process; Fault Tolerance; Troubleshooting. Prerequisites: Operating Systems I ISTC1030 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: ISTC 1030 Operating Systems I Corequisites: None Future Offering: Fall 2026 Spring 2027 Course Outline: ISTC1033 — PDF	3
ISTC 1050 Database Systems ISTC - 1050: Database Systems Description ISTC 1050 This course focuses on the fundamentals of relational databases; their use, design and implementation. The course will include entity-relationship modeling, logical and physical design and normalization. The use of Structured Query Language (SQL) for data manipulation will be emphasized. The course will also cover concepts of client/server, distributed and object-oriented databases, big data security, and data warehousing. Prerequisites: ISTC1015 Supporting Business Applications Credits: 3 Prerequisites: ISTC 1015 Supporting Business Applications Corequisites: None Future Offering: Fall 2026 Spring 2027 Course Outline: ISTC1050 — PDF	3
ISTC 1061 Introduction to IT Security ISTC - 1061: Introduction to IT Security Description ISTC 1061 This course is designed to investigate the analysis and implementation of network security policies, procedures and guidelines for establishing, monitoring and controlling methodologies for local and wide area networks. The course covers authentication methods, communication security, infrastructure security, cryptography, operational security and firewalls. Prerequisites: ISTC 1045 Network Systems I Credits: 3 Prerequisites: ISTC 1045 Network Systems I: Introduction to Networking Corequisites: None Future Offering: Fall 2026 Spring 2027 Course Outline: ISTC1061 — PDF	3
ISTC 1100 Business Communication ** ISTC - 1100: Business Communication Description ISTC 1100 This course focuses on the foundations of business communication in the Information Systems Industry. The topics will include developing your business writing skills, correspondence, written and oral business reports, employment communication, as well as topics on the social and ethical implications of Information Systems. Prerequisites: ISTC1015 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: ISTC 1015 Supporting Business Applications Corequisites: None Future Offering: Fall 2026 Spring 2027 Course Outline: ISTC1100 — PDF	3
Technical Electives * TECH - 0000: Technical Electives Description TECH 0000 Credits: Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Future Offering: None Course Outline: TECH0000 — PDF	3
Total Semester Credits:	18

Total Credits:	30

* Select Technical electives from the following subject areas: ( ISTC ).