Information Technology Design and Database (ITD) at Northern Virginia Community College
Distance Learning
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- ITD 110 - Web Page Design I
- Stresses a working knowledge of web site designs, construction, and management using HTML or XHTML. Includes headings, lists, links, images, image maps, tables, forms, and frames.Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
3-4 credits - ITD 132 - Structured Query Language
- Incorporates a working introduction to commands, functions and operators used in SQL for extracting data from standard databases.Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
3-4 credits - ITD 134 - PL/SQL Programming
- Presents a working introduction to PL/SQL programming with the Oracle RDBMS environment. Includes PL/SQL fundamentals of block program structure, variables, cursors and exceptions, and creation of program units of procedures, functions, triggers and packages.Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
3-4 credits - ITD 140 - Machine Learning I
- Introduces students to artificial intelligence and machine learning. Examines basic theory, algorithms, and applications. Focuses on feature engineering and machine learning applications within the larger world of artificial intelligence. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ITD 145 - Applied Data Science Techniques
- Reviews the fundamentals of descriptive and inferential statistics, probability, and distributions, as well as basic dataset manipulation and plotting techniques. Focuses on application to real datasets using graphical user interface (GUI) software tools as well as Python.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ITD 195 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - ITD 198 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - ITD 210 - Web Page Design II
- Incorporates advanced techniques in web site planning, design, usability, accessibility, advanced site management, and maintenance utilizing web editor software(s).Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
3-4 credits - ITD 240 - Machine Learning II
- Examines theory, algorithms, applications, and issues within the subfield of pattern recognition and machine learning, including feature engineering and extraction, supervised and unsupervised learning. Focuses on theory and practice, with coverage of underlying mathematical and heuristic concepts. Part II of II.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ITD 140 or division approval.3 credits - ITD 245 - Advanced Applied Data Science Techniques
- Surveys Big Data and data analytics, including demonstrations and applications of widely used tools and methods. Offers practice in data extraction and visualization.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ITD 145 or division approval.3 credits - ITD 256 - Advanced Database Management
- Focuses in-depth instruction in the handling of critical tasks of planning and implementing large databases. Includes an introduction to concepts of advanced data warehousing and database configuration.Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
3-4 credits - ITD 260 - Data Modeling and Design
- Introduces life cycle application development methodologies in a systematic approach to developing relational databases and designing applications. Presents content introducing functional and business process modeling, using modeling information to produce application designs, analyzing data requirements as entities, attributes, and relationships and map an entity relationship diagram to an initial database design. Identifies the available automated development tools and utilizes Oracle Developer software to perform practical applications of these concepts.Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: Oracle or SQL programming including DDL, DML, transaction control & queries with SELECT statement and some exposure to procedural language programming.3-4 credits - ITD 295 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - ITD 297 - Cooperative Education
- Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - ITD 299 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
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