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Courses - May 2025

Level 1

Course details

Understanding Workplace Behaviours
CDEV1520

Description: Information technology professionals require a strong knowledge of workplace best practices and interpersonal relations. This course explores the skills needed for career building, team building, decision making, communication, workplace culture and organizational change. Students will learn corporate etiquette and understand the workplace experience. The course will encourage students to make connections with industry professionals.
  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
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  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

College Reading & Writing Skills
COMM1085

Description: This course introduces students to the reading, writing, and critical thinking skills needed for academic and workplace success. Students will analyse a variety of texts and apply the steps of planning, writing, and revising to produce writing that meets the expectations of selected audiences and purposes. The course prepares students for college-level writing tasks, research, and documentation by asking them to produce clear, informed, and purposeful documents relevant to both academic and professional contexts.
  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-Requisites:
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  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Conestoga 101
CON0101

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.

User Experience
INFO1265

Description: Because of the proliferation of different types of devices, the growing range of digital user interface technologies, and the increasingly competitive nature of the software industry, high-tech companies have come to understand the growing importance of the User Experience, and to value skilled professionals in this area. Thus, students are introduced to best current practices in interactive design, and will solve a series of design problems which draw on different types of devices and varying types of navigation controls, as applied to business and commercial applications. Students will consider competition, target markets, business models and technical challenges in order to gather requirements , storyboard and document the design.
  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
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  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Mathematics for Information Technology I
MATH1910

Description:

The purpose of the course is to provide students with a sound mathematical foundation for logical reasoning and problem solving. The course stresses computer and business applications using equations, logic, sets, vectors, and data structures. The course includes applications such as cost-volume-profit analysis. The course is designed for IT students to help them translate everyday real world scenarios into mathematical concepts they can solve with computer systems and applications.

  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
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  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Programming: Web Foundations
PROG1245

Description: In this course, students develop the skills needed to build static web sites. This includes facility with coding HTML, XHTML, and CSS, as well as the insertion of graphics and video into web sites.
  • Hours: 56
  • Credits: 4
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  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Programming Concepts I
PROG1925

Description: Developing software applications depends on a strong foundation in programming concepts and logic. In order to develop programs that solve business problems, the student will use the programming concepts of data types, looping, decision making, modifying strings and arrays. Particular attention will be paid to problem solving techniques using flowcharting to design the logic of the program. The student will be introduced to techniques of desk checking, testing and debugging.
  • Hours: 70
  • Credits: 5
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  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Level 2

Course details

Technology Infrastructure: Networking
INFO1380

Description: This course will provide the student with the knowledge to conduct meaningful dialogue with the network specialists who design, install and maintain the network within their organization. The student will be introduced to broad networking concepts including protocols, topologies, transmission media and security, using hands-on examples of networking issues.
  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
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  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Mathematics for Information Technology II
MATH1920

Description: The purpose of the course is to provide the student with a mathematical basis for personal and business financial decisions, and mathematics of computer applications. Financial topics include: simple interest, simple discount, compound interest, annuities and their applications including loans and investments. Information technology topics include number systems and sets. A Texas Instrument BAII “Plus” financial calculator is required.
  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-Requisites: MATH1910
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  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Introduction to Data Modelling
PROG1825

Description: This course introduces the student to the concepts of database management. The student will learn how to design and develop database applications. The course will introduce the following topics: data types, table relationships, data normalization, entity relationship diagrams, table navigation and data entry control.
  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
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  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Programming Dynamic Websites
PROG1935

Description: Many software applications have web functionalities and require data collection. This course introduces the student to web-based applications development using browser based development tools. The students will program both client and server-side scripting inside of HTML forms.
  • Hours: 70
  • Credits: 5
  • Pre-Requisites: PROG1245 OR PROG1246
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  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Programming Concepts II
PROG1965

Description:

This course builds on the fundamental logic skills of Programming Concepts I, and adds conceptual skills in order to develop software applications according to current best industry practices. The student will do assignments making use of Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) to create a higher level of interactivity, and will employ the object concept - classes, objects, data-hiding, inheritance, polymorphism - in order to promote better system modelling, modularity, and reusability.

  • Hours: 70
  • Credits: 5
  • Pre-Requisites: PROG1781 OR PROG1925 OR PROG1926
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  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.
Electives: General Education
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options

Level 3

Course details

System Analysis and Design
INFO2321

Description:

Upon completion of this course, the student will understand the Systems Development Life Cycle and the Object-Oriented Design methodology using the Unified Modeling Language (UML). An object-oriented approach will be applied to a business system case study utilizing a Computer Assisted Systems Engineering tool to analyze the systems requirements and then to use the tool to design a proposed solution from those requirements. Emphasis will be placed on typical industry practices, documentation and presentation skills in a team environment

  • Hours: 56
  • Credits: 4
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  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Programming: Microsoft Web Technologies
PROG2231

Description:

This course teaches students how to develop web applications using ASP.NET. Students learn how to create dynamic web pages using data from a relational database and how to update data on a relational database with information provided by the user through a web form. The students will use application-wide variables, code and style sheets, object-oriented constructs, classes, and session variables.

  • Hours: 84
  • Credits: 6
  • Pre-Requisites: PROG1965 OR PROG1966
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  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Advanced Data Systems
PROG2270

Description:

In this course, students will learn advanced database concepts, building upon foundational SQL knowledge to explore complex queries, optimization techniques, and database performance tuning. Students will gain hands-on experience with NoSQL databases, understanding their use cases and implementing data solutions for unstructured and semi-structured data. The course also introduces cloud-based database services, teaching students how to manage, and work with databases in a cloud environment. Through practical projects and case studies, students will develop the skills to design, manage, and integrate advanced data systems for real-world applications.

  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-Requisites: PROG1825 OR PROG2112
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  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Algorithms and Data Structures
PROG2340

Description:

Algorithms and data structures are essential tools for solving computational problems efficiently. In this course, students will learn to design, analyze, and implement algorithms for sorting, searching, recursion, and dynamic programming, as well as explore foundational data structures such as linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, hash tables, and graphs.Students will explore the time and space complexity of algorithms to evaluate performance and make informed design choices. Through practical exercises and programming projects, students will develop problem-solving skills and learn to apply algorithms and data structures to real-world scenarios.

  • Hours: 84
  • Credits: 6
  • Pre-Requisites: PROG1925 OR PROG1926
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  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.
Electives: General Education
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options

Level 4

Course details

Systems Development: Computer Security
INFO2050

Description: In this course, students will investigate threats to computer business applications from a variety of sources, as well as strategies for handling those threats. Topics will include encryption, SQL injections, URL backdoors, malware, wireless and cloud computing vulnerabilities, code level security, physical security, disaster recovery and backup, and privacy considerations.
  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-Requisites: INFO1380
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  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Programming: Software Quality Assurance
PROG2070

Description: Software quality is everybody's job, no matter what their role in a software product development or IT organization. In this course, we will explore various approaches to testing and improving software quality. We will also learn techniques, practices and tools that programmers employ to achieve higher quality of software products.
  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-Requisites: PROG2230 OR PROG2231
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  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Programming Mobile Applications I
PROG2436

Description:

This course teaches the student to build mobile applications using the current industry practices and tools. The student will learn client-side smart device development including offline data access, testing, debugging, security, deployment and exception handling. Students will be exposed to writing mobile client software that runs on popular mobile devices.

  • Hours: 84
  • Credits: 6
  • Pre-Requisites: PROG1935 OR PROG1936 AND PROG1965 OR PROG1966
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  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Data Analytics, AI, and Machine Learning
PROG2590

Description:

Data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are essential for building practical solutions to real-world problems. In this course, students will apply statistical techniques to analyze and interpret data, gaining hands-on experience with preprocessing, exploratory data analysis, and visualization. They will implement machine learning models, including supervised and unsupervised learning, and work with modern tools and frameworks to develop AI-driven solutions. Practical projects will focus on applying these techniques to real-world datasets, emphasizing both technical skills and the ethical considerations of deploying AI systems.

  • Hours: 84
  • Credits: 6
  • Pre-Requisites: PROG1925 OR PROG1926 AND PROG2340
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  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Open Source Web Programming
PROG3271

Description:

An increasing amount of open-source software is being made available on the web for the purpose of developing new business systems in an efficient and economic way. Students learn to develop software products for which the source code is publicly made available in a versioned format. This mode of delivery permits individuals and organizations to scale, modify and enhance a product’s design. Students learn how to deploy new open-source products, how to work on existing products, and they learn the ramifications for intellectual property.

  • Hours: 56
  • Credits: 4
  • Pre-Requisites: PROG1935 OR PROG1936 AND PROG2230 OR PROG2231 AND PROG2270
  • CoRequisites:
  • Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Please note:

Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs are based on the most recent available data through the Conestoga Campus Store.

Program outcomes

  1. Identify, analyze, develop, implement, verify and document the requirements for a computing environment.
  2. Contribute to the diagnostics, troubleshooting, documenting and monitoring of technical problems using appropriate methodologies and tools.
  3. Implement and maintain secure computing environments.
  4. Implement robust computing system solutions through validation testing that aligns with industry best practices.
  5. Communicate and collaborate with team members and stakeholders to ensure effective working relationships.
  6. Select and apply strategies for personal and professional development to enhance work performance.
  7. Apply project management principles and tools when working on projects within a computing environment.
  8. Adhere to ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements and/or principles in the development and management of computing solutions and systems.
  9. Support the analysis and definition of software system specifications based on functional and non-functional requirements.
  10. Contribute to the development, documentation, implementation, maintenance and testing of software systems by using industry standard software development methodologies based on defined specifications and existing technologies/frameworks.
  11. Apply one or more programming paradigms such as, object-oriented, structured or functional programming, and design principles, as well as documented requirements, to the software development process.
  12. Model, design, implement, and maintain basic data storage solutions.
  13. Contribute to the integration of network communications into software solutions by adhering to protocol standards