Proposed Program Map – ABIT (Updated: 6/28/2016)
Upper Division requirements for BAS Degree in ABIT: 61 credits
Existing ICS courses ICS 320, ICS 340 and ICS 420 have been replaced by new courses ICS 319, ICS 352
and ICS418. Changes reflect industry standards (ACM & AIS IS2010) and revised learning objectives.
Junior Year (Fall)
BUS 301
ACC 300
ICS 319 – Operating Systems (new)
Credit
s
1
3
3
ICS 352 – Networks & Security (new)
3
MGT 310
MKT 300
3
3
16
Senior Year (Fall)
HUM 400
ICS 418 – Systems Analysis & Design (new)
MGT 400
Upper Division Business or Technology
Elective (recommend BUS or ICS 393v ABIT
Internship)
PSY/COM 353
3
3
3
3
Credits
BUS 318
BUS 320
ICS 360 – Database Design & Development
(modified)
ICS 385 – Web Development &
Administration (modified)
ENG 316
3
3
3
3
3
15
Senior Year (Spring)
BUS 495 ABIT Capstone (modified)
COM 459 Intercultural Communication II
PHIL 301 or PHIL 323
Upper Division Elective
3
15
61
Total Credits
Updates:
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Junior Year (Spring)
6
3
3
3
15
Existing ICS 320, ICS 340 and ICS 420 are replaced by new course ICS 319, ICS 352 and ICS 418
Existing ICS course 360 and 385 are modified in description, pre-requisites and SLOs
All courses will be 3 hours lecture, and all prerequisite courses require a C grade or better
Aligned levels in grids with college-wide general education SLOs
ICS Course Sequence in ABIT
ICS 200 – Sp Soph
BCIII
ICS 319 – Fall Jr
ICS 360 – Sp Jr
ICS 111 – Sp Soph
ICS 352 – Fall Jr
ICS 385 – Sp Jr
BUS/ICS 393v –
Summer Internship
ICS 418 – Fall Sr
BUS 495 – Sp Sr
Summary of Change Requests – ABIT ICS Courses
ABIT ICS Course
Action
Reasons, with supporting standards and UH courses
ICS 319 – Operating
Systems
New course.
Introduces operating systems as a critical
component of modern IT infrastructure. Knowledge
of modern operating systems allows students to
learn the foundation of IT systems and provides
support for advanced topics in databases and web
development. Critical foundation to the future ABIT
capstone.
Replaces ICS 320
ICS 352 – Networks &
Security
New course.
Replaces ICS 340
ICS 360 – Database
Design & Development
Modified Course.
Updates title,
description and prerequisites
Course aligns with ACM and AIS standards on IS
curriculum or IS 2010.5 (IT Infrastructure).
Intermediate 3xx version equivalent of existing
courses in UH Manoa ICS 412 and US Hilo CS 430.
Introduces networks and security as critical
components of modern IT infrastructure.
Knowledge of networking technology and security
issues allows students to learn the foundation of IT
systems and provides support for advanced topics
in web development. Critical foundation to the
future ABIT capstone.
Course aligns with ACM and AIS standards on IS
curriculum or IS 2010.5 (IT Infrastructure).
Equivalent to UH Manoa's ICS 351 (Network Design
and Management) and ICS 423 (Computer
Security).
Expands scope of current course in Database
Application Design to Database Design and
Development. Reflects application of database
technology, which provides skills required in the
ABIT capstone and IT workforce.
Course aligns with ACM and AIS standards on IS
curriculum or IS 2010.2 (Data and Information
Management). Intermediate 3xx version equivalent
to existing courses in UH Manoa ICS 421 and US
Hilo CS 421.
ICS 385 – Web
Development &
Administration
ICS 418 – Systems
Analysis & Design
Modified Course.
Updates title,
description and prerequisites
New course.
Expands scope of current course in Electronic
Commerce to general web development and site
management, including but not limited to
electronic commerce. Reflects changes in the IT
industry where newer forms of web development
exist which includes social networking and ecommerce.
Course aligns with ACM and AIS standards on IS
curriculum or IS 2010 Elective (Application
Development). Equivalent to existing courses in UH
Hilo - CS 201 (Web Technology II) & ICS 300 (Web
Site Management).
Provides students with the skills necessary to
design e-commerce and web applications.
Replaces ICS 420
BUS 495 – ABIT
Capstone
Modified Course
Course aligns with ACM and AIS course guidelines
for IS 2010.6 (Systems Analysis & Design). Based on
existing courses in UH Manoa - ICS 413 (Software
Engineering I) & UH Hilo CS 460 (Software
Engineering I).
Minor modifications to ABIT Capstone to reflect the
fact that the capstone is not just an ICS course but a
course that culminates the learning in the ABIT
program. Also allow flexibility in teaching the
course via online, classroom and mixed methods.
Pyramid of Information Technology Skills