Computer programming and database is a discipline that combines database management systems with computer software to determine ways to organize and store data. Graduates learn to identify user requirements, set up computer databases, and test and coordinate modifications to the computer database systems. An organization’s computer programmer and database scientist ensures the performance of the system, understands the platform on which the database runs, and adds new users to the system. Because they also design and implement system security, computer programmers and database scientists often plan and coordinate security measures. With the volume of sensitive data generated growing rapidly, data integrity, backup systems, and database security have become increasingly important aspects of the job of computer programmer and database scientist.

Suggested Course Sequence

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First Semester		Credit Hours	Prerequisite
ITD1XX	Information Technology Seminar	1	-
ECA122	Computer Applications for Technical Professionals	3	-
ECA127	Programming Logic and Problem Solving	3	-
ECA228	Internet/Intranet Design and Development (HTML, XHTML, and CSS)	3	-
ECA253	Data Modeling and Database Design	3	-
ENG124	College Composition	3	Test
		16
Second Semester
COM121/122/123	Effective Speaking or Interpersonal Communication or Intergroup Communication	3	None/ENG124
	Database Elective	3	ECA253
ECA128	Visual Basic Development	3	ECA127
ECA225	Web Development with JavaScript and AJAX	3	ECA228
ECA234	Advanced Cascading Style Sheets	3	ECA228
		15
Summer Semester
ENG221	Technical Report Writing	3	ENG124
MTH222	Statistics	3	Test
	Arts/Humanities/Social Science Elective	3	-
		9
Third Semester
ECA265	Generating Reports for Decision Making	3	ECA253
	Database Elective	3	-
ECA	TECHNICAL ELECTIVE	3	-
ECA236	Web Development with PHP and MySQL	3	ECA228
	Arts/Humanities/Social Science Elective	3
		15
Fourth Semester
BUS121	Business Administration	4	Test
ECA252	Data Mining and Data Warehousing	3	ECA253
	Database Elective	3	-
ECA268	Advanced Web Development with PHP and MySQL	3	ECA236
ECA292	Information Technology Capstone	3	Sophomore Status
		16
	TOTAL CREDITS	71

Note: ECA292 should be taken in the last or next-to-last semester of enrollment