Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert

Computer Science (420.A1)
Computer Science Program (420.A0)
Graduate Profile
Graduates will be able to pursue careers in a variety of
generic computer programming areas such as programming
for the web, programming for multimedia, applications
development for business, and systems design and
database administration. They will be able to write
computer programs and develop websites with animation
effects and eCommerce applications. Students will also
learn how to use industry standard applications to create
graphic user interfaces and animations. Students will learn
about internet graphics, user interaction, multimedia
programming, and business programming. Graduates will
be computer technology generalists with knowledge and
skills in programming, systems, networking and database
structures; and computer technology specialists in
programming for the web, multimedia and business. The
successful graduate will have acquired a comprehensive
training providing a wide range of competencies, including:
Computer Technology Skills
• Do problem solving, specifically:
− solve computer-related mathematical and
statistical problems
− analyze, develop and validate algorithms
− analyze and correct existing systems and
programs
• Do design and development, specifically:
− use structured and object-oriented programming
languages
− develop user interfaces
− produce conceptual systems models using a CASE
tool
− implement a networked computing environment
− create and use databases and database
management systems
− use multimedia processing utilities
− design and develop applications in database,
graphics and hypermedia environments
− logically organize data on physical and digital
media
− use industry-standard applications for graphical
user interfaces and animation
• Do maintenance and support, specifically:
− install/customize/use operating systems
− install and configure hardware and software
− modify existing applications using proper quality
assurance methods
− provide user support and training
Communications Skills
• communicate effectively in English (reading, writing,
listening and speaking)
• communicate with relative ease in French in a work
environment
• manage and produce technical documentation
• conduct efficient, effective research
• apply effective human relations skills in the workplace
Career/Professional Skills
• display critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
appropriate to the computer technology field
• appreciate the functions and role of a programmeranalyst
• analyze a company’s characteristics, mode of operation
and flow of information
• analyze, plan and manage work activities
• display awareness of professional issues as they affect
computer science, systems development, and
programming
Personal Development
• demonstrate awareness of the importance of a
healthy lifestyle in the development of the whole
person
• demonstrate awareness of the need to develop
lifestyle habits conducive to good health, such as
proper nutrition, sensible weight control and being
physically active on a regular basis
• demonstrate awareness of ethical issues in personal
and work situations
• demonstrate awareness of other world views and the
ideas and values that make them different from our
own
• display development of the knowledge based skills of
definition, organization, classification and analysis
• demonstrate the interpersonal skills required for
working in teams and in a client environment
• show respect for others and a professional level of
conduct
• learn independently and think critically and creatively
Comprehensive Assessment
Graduates are required to complete a Comprehensive
Assessment prior to graduation. Students must have
successfully completed three courses prior to producing the
portfolio that will reflect the professional and personal skills
they have developed during the three-year program. These
courses are integrative activities involving all of the
Computer Science program-specific competencies as either
prerequisites or within the following courses: