Technical Systems Analysis

Description: This course focuses on career management skills needed to navigate the evolving workplace. Students will evaluate their skills, attitudes, and expectations within their chosen careers and explore emerging trends in the workplace. Students will refine their networking strategies and create marketing documents to position them for success. Mock interviews will provide the opportunity for practice, feedback, and reflection as students prepare for future interviews. Students will explore communication strategies that support workplace success and advancement. By the end of this course, students will have created a personalized career management plan.

• Hours: 28
• Credits: 2
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: $10.55

Description: This course will focus on the creation of professional technical reports. Students will learn how to communicate scientific and technical information concisely and accurately using appropriate formats and graphical support. Students will apply technical communication theory and practice to create, critique, and present technical documents. An oral project presentation will emphasize clear and concise communication of technical details and the use of appropriate visual support for technical information.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: $53.00

Description: This self-directed course focuses on introducing new students to the supports, services, and opportunities available at Conestoga College. By the end of this course, students will understand the academic expectations of the Conestoga learning environment, as well as the supports available to ensure their academic success. Students will also be able to identify on-campus services that support their health and wellness, and explore ways to get actively involved in the Conestoga community through co-curricular learning opportunities.

• Hours: 1
• Credits: 0
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Description:

Major enterprise solutions are the backbone of large organizations. These include human resources, information systems, payroll systems, supply chain management solutions and other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementations. In this course, students will learn the core functionality of each of these domains. Students will discuss vendor evaluation using industry-standard metrics and best practices. Students will culminate their learning in this course by undertaking a case study and recommending a Management Information System (MIS) vendor solution to address the organization's needs.

• Hours: 56
• Credits: 4
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Description: This course is designed to provide students with comprehensive skills to manage Windows end user operating systems and Linux. Operating systems components and security will be covered, as well as practical troubleshooting, deployment, configuration and customization. Students will also develop skills to interact with clients and design appropriate configurations to meet requirements dictated by business requirements.

• Hours: 56
• Credits: 4
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Description:

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of software and systems design, including software design principles and patterns, system architecture, and the development life cycle. Students will learn how to design and implement software and system solutions that meet the needs and constraints of stakeholders while ensuring software quality, maintainability, and scalability.

• Hours: 56
• Credits: 4
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Description:

Organizations maintain the functionality of applications, databases and more in various implementations. In this course, students will examine how to design industry core systems, such as email, web, and collaboration software. Students will also define requirements to recommend and create more extensive enterprise integrations for organizations.

• Hours: 56
• Credits: 4
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.