Course Descriptions

CIVS 183 - Human Relations & Wrkpl

CIVS 248 - Intro to Geographic Info

CIVS 291 - Civil Cadd Practicum

CIVS 294 - Coop Educ/Intern(Option)

COL 101 - College Success

1. Demonstrate the skills necessary to succeed at Renton Technical College, including time management, information literacy, wellness, financial literacy, and appreciation of diversity.

CBE 101 - Fundamentals of Electricity and Lab

1. Explain electrical theory and electron movement theory.
2. Identify series, parallel and series-parallel circuits.
3. Use electrical test equipment accurately and measure voltage and current flow.

CBE 102 - Advanced Electrical and Lab

1. Create, read, and interpret intermediate to advanced electrical line diagrams to current commercial building and industrial standards.
2. Troubleshoot intermediate to advanced electrical control faults to acceptable commercial building and industrial standards.
3. Use electrical test equipment accurately and measure voltage and current flow to acceptable commercial building and industrial standards.

CBE 103 - National Electrical Code

1. Accurately use the National Electrical Code to current acceptable industry standards.
2. Analyze and interpret the National Electrical Code to identify safe electrical installations to current industry standards.

CBE 104 - Computer Fundamentals and Lab

1. Demonstrate the ability to setup and use word processing, data base, and spreadsheet programs.
2. Articulate the benefits of using word processing, data base and spreadsheet programs.

CBE 105 - Boiler Operators

1. Apply thermodynamic laws and steam table data to the everyday operation of boilers per current industry standards.
2. Apply the City of Seattle’s “Boiler Fireman and Engineer License Law” to boiler plant operations per current commercial building standards.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the function of boilers, controls, fittings and accessories to current industry standards.

CBE 106 - Boiler Lab

1. Acquire a boiler operator’s license with the City of Seattle or the City of Tacoma.
2. Collect boiler flue gas samples and interpret the readings.
3. Collect boiler water samples and interpret the readings.
4. Observe boiler room equipment layout and analyze how it works as a complete system.

CBE 107 - Refrigeration and A/C Fundamentals

1. Demonstrate the ability to troubleshoot the operational problems in commercial building refrigeration systems to industry standards.
2. Explain the refrigeration cycle to commercial building industry practices.
3. Identify the components of commercial refrigeration equipment per current industry practice.

CBE 108 - Refrigeration Lab

CBE 111 - Control Fundamentals

CBE 112 - Pneumatic Controls and Lab

CBE 113 - Preventive Maintenance and Lab

CBE 115 - Refrigeration and A/C System

1. Demonstrate the ability to identify various commercial building and industrial refrigeration systems to industry standards.
2. Demonstrate the ability to identify various system components in commercial building and industrial refrigeration systems to industry standards.

CBE 116 - HVAC/Plumbing Distribution

CBE 117 - Safety and Health

CBE 118 - Critical Systems

CBE 150 - Hazardous Waste Management

CBE 170 - Communications for the Stationary Engineer

CBE 180 - Human Relations and Leadership Skills

CBE 190 - LEED® Green Building

CBE 201 - Direct Digital Controls and Lab

CBE 202 - Advanced Direct Digital Controls and Lab

CBE 203 - Energy Conservation

CBE 204 - Architectural Prints and Lab

1. Read and interpret building architectural, mechanical and electrical blue-prints to acceptable commercial building industry standards.
2. Draw to scale the architectural, mechanical and electrical sections for small, in-house projects to current industry practice.

CBE 205 - Fire and Life Safety Systems

1. Explain fire chemistry and identify the appropriate extinguishing agents and the firefighting tactics.
2. Demonstrate the importance of earthquake and emergency preparedness to current industry practice.
3. Recognize and identify systems components in fire alarm systems used in commercial building industry.

CBE 206 - Air and Water Balancing and Lab

CBE 207 - Indoor Air Quality

1. Analyze the scope and seriousness of indoor air quality problems as related to health and revenue loss.
2. Recognize and identify other considerations for indoor air quality problems such as chemical emissions, renovation problems, sink effect and custodial operations to industry standards.
3. Demonstrate the ability to troubleshoot indoor air quality problems.

CBE 208 - Instrumentation for Stationary Engineers

1. Accurately use test instruments used in the commercial and industrial field.
2. Analyze and interpret test instrument readings.
3. Identify the test instruments used in the industry.

CBE 210 - Intermediate Programmable Logic Controls

CBE 211 - Programmable Logic Controls and Fundamentals

CBE 212 - Advanced Programmable Logic Controls and Lab

CBE 213 - Motor Control Principles

1. Discuss basic electrical theory and ohms law.
2. Analyze and interpret electric motor control systems diagrams.
3. Set up and terminate electric motor control equipment.
4. Troubleshoot electric motor control systems.

CBE 214 - Mechanical Prints and Lab

CBE 215 - Mechanical Maintenance and Lab

1. Demonstrate techniques in troubleshooting and maintaining refrigeration systems, boiler systems, mechanical systems and fluid power systems.

CBE 216 - Welding Fundamentals and Lab

1. Identify the various types of welding equipment, welding procedures and practice of welding processes: gas, SMAC, GMAC, and TIG.

CBE 217 - Motor Control Lab

1. Set up and terminate electric motor control equipment. Observe, apply and record equipment monitoring variables.
2. Troubleshoot and correct electric motor control systems.

CMST& 101 - Introduction to Communication

CMST& 220 - Public Speaking

1. Demonstrate knowledge of  the growth and development of public speaking throughout history. 
2. Explore benefits of public speaking abilities and ability to enhance academic and career skills by enhancing this skil. 
3. Demonstrate the use and effects of rhetorical devices in a publicly delivered speech. 
4. Manage apprehension with the use of performance visualization techniques and positive self-perception. 
5. Organize and focus topics for presentations with research, surveys, internet research, in-depth interviews and search directories. 
6. Analyze the audiences to identify your choice of speaking style.
7. Demonstrate understanding of cultural influences and differences as well as similarities in communication.
8. Leverage the use of a variety of presentation aids that enhance credibility, confidence and improve overall success of presentation.
9. Evaluate the effectiveness of various speech principles.
10. Apply listening and speech critiquing skills to fellow classmates.
11. Develop audience assessment tools and techniques. 
12. Develop proficiency in written, oral, visual and nonverbal forms of communication.

COMP 080 - Writing Improvement I

1. Employ pre-writing techniques to generate and organize ideas.
2. Understand and apply standard grammar and punctuation. 
3. Employ expression that is clear, concise, relevant, and detailed.
4. Demonstrate the obligations of crediting borrowed ideas when using the works of others.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of paragraph and essay structure.
6. Compose effective thesis and topic sentence statements in conventional essays and paragraphs.
7. Compose paragraphs and essays that demonstrate unity, development, and coherence 
8. Read to understand and explain an author’s purpose and methods of persuasion. 
9. Improve writing through practice, evaluation, and revision.

COMP 090 - Writing Improvement II

1. Employ pre-writing techniques to generate and organize ideas.
2. Understand and apply standard grammar and punctuation. 
3. Employ expression that is clear, concise, relevant, and detailed.
4. Understand and demonstrate the obligations of crediting borrowed ideas when using the works of others.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of paragraph and essay structure.
6. Compose effective thesis and topic sentence statements in conventional essays and paragraphs.
7. Compose paragraphs and essays that demonstrate unity, development, and coherence 
8. Read to understand and explain an author’s purpose and methods of persuasion. 
9. Improve writing through practice, evaluation, and revision.

COMP 100 - Applied Composition

1. Employ pre-writing techniques to generate and organize ideas.
2. Utilize standard grammar and punctuation. 
3. Employ expression that is clear, concise, relevant, and detailed.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of  the obligations of crediting borrowed ideas when using the works of others.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of paragraph and essay structure.
6. Compose effective thesis and topic sentence statements in conventional essays and paragraphs.
7. Compose paragraphs and essays that demonstrate unity, development, and coherence.
8. Read to understand and explain an author’s purpose and methods of persuasion. 
9. Improve writing through practice, evaluation, and revision.

APP 105 - Introduction to Keyboarding

1. Determine your specific keyboarding problems.
2. Select appropriate practice Sessions based on diagnostic tests.
3. Establish an individual skill-improvement goal.
4. Determine whether or not you have achieved your personal goal.
5. Measure your overall skill-development progress at regular intervals

APP 110 - Outlook I

1. Create and send email, utilize help, customize email messages, and work with attachments.
2. Enter and edit contacts, filter and sort contacts, merge a form letter with contacts.
3. Create one time or recurring tasks in a task list, schedule appointments, and schedule online meetings.

APP 111 - Outlook II

1. Attach message flags, add voting buttons, create rules, find sort and filter messages and refuse junk e-mail.
2. Record and view journal entries, create and mail Office files, import and export files, and view web pages from Outlook.
3. Customize the new contact form, create and use custom fields, use a mail template, configure calendar options, and customize the Outlook bar. 

APP 115 - Word I

1. Create, format, preview and print documents.
2. Format paragraph layout, reorganize text, create and modify lists.
3. Work with headers and footers, autocorrect entries and references.
4. Create format and convert text to tables.
5. Insert and modify clip art and pictures, work with toolbar and tab stops.

APP 120 - Excel I

1. View, create, name and preview worksheets.
2. Build and edit worksheets.
3. Create edit and copy formulas.
4. Create, format and edit headers and footers.

APP 145 - PowerPoint I

1. Create, Format, View and Save a presentation.
2. Choose a design template, modify slides, import, move and copy text.

APP 150 - Publisher I

1. Create, save and edit text in publications to current business standards.
2. Modify text frames, objects and pictures to current business standards.
3. Utilize clip organizer and insert Word Art to current business standards.
4. Work with columns, tables and wizards to current business standards.

CNA 330 - Network Databases and Structured Query Language (SQL)

1. Use SQL to create tables and indexes.
2. Compose SQL queries.
3. Understand constraints, views, triggers, and indexes in databases.
4. Explain how queries are processed, optimized and evaluated in a DBMS.
5. Explain transaction processing.
6. Recognize common SQL server issues (log space, performance problems, job failures).

CNA 335 - Programming and Scripting for Network Management

1. Write working PowerShell scripts in the editor and ISE for system administration.
2. Memorize common PowerShell commands and parameters.
3. Create effective variables.
4. Troubleshoot Windows system problems using PowerShell cmdlets.

CNA 336 - Network Programming in Python

1. Recognize, select and use expressions with the Python Interactive Shell.
2. Understand flow control and apply operations to create program functions and statements.
3. Understand List data types, dictionaries and the structuring of data.
4. Explain and manipulate strings and search of text patterns with expressions.
5. Explain how programs read and write data to files.
6. Use copy, move, rename, and delete functions to organize data.
7. Use various Python debugging tools.

CNA 337 - Network Programming in Java

1. Recognize and summarize the origins of JAVA via its history and fundamental concepts such as object-oriented programming, simple programs, compiling a program, control statements, etc.
2. Name, describe, use the various data types and operators in JAVA.
3. Explain and produce program control statements.
4. Explain and produce classes, objects and methods.
5. Understand, use, and explain inheritance.
6. Describe and use packages and interfaces.
7. Describe and use exception handling.
8. Understand and recognize using I/O.
9. Understand and apply multithreaded programming.
10. Understand, use enumeration, autoboxing, static import and annotations.

CNA 340 - IT Project Management

1. Manage the selection and initiation of individual projects and of portfolios of projects in the enterprise.
2. Conduct project planning activities that accurately forecast project costs, timelines, and quality.
3. Implement processes for successful resource, communication, and risk and change management.
4. Demonstrate effective project execution and control techniques that result in successful projects.
5. Conduct project closure activities, including formal project acceptance.
6. Demonstrate a strong working knowledge of ethics and professional responsibility.
7. Demonstrate effective organizational leadership and change skills for managing team projects, diverse project teams, and stakeholders.

CNA 350 - Software Designed Networks I - Private Cloud

1. Define Software Designed Networks (SDNs) and their history.
2. Explain core SDN concepts using OpenFlow.
3. Explain the pros and cons of Network Functions Virtualization (NFV).
4. Articulate performance considerations, benchmarking, and process improvements.
5. Describe the deployment models used in real-world SDN case studies.
6. Understand the role of project management and process control procedures in successful SDN/NFV deployments.

CNA 421 - Cloud Services Architecting - Public Cloud

1. Identify the value and benefits of cloud computing and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
2. Understand the methods and tools used to maintain and protect data.
3. Navigate the AWS Console.

CNA 440 - Network Infrastructure Planning and Deployment

1. Identify networking issues in a real-world business IT case.
2. Evaluate networking technologies best suited to an organization.
3. Design a network infrastructure that solves a real-world problem.
4. Give an effective project presentation.

CNA 450 - Software Designed Networks II - Cloud Migration

1. Explain the processes behind data center virtualization.
2. Install VMware hosts and servers.
3. Configure VMware hosts and servers.
4. Manage and troubleshoot VMware hosts and servers.
5. Prepare for a related professional certification exam.

CNA 480 - Virtual Infrastructure and Cloud Security

1. Apply project management knowledge and skills to design a virtual network infrastructure that includes cloud security best practices.
2. Use Hyper-V to implement a well-designed virtual network infrastructure.
3. Use AWS to implement a well-designed virtual network infrastructure.
4. Use VMWare to implement a well-designed virtual network infrastructure.
5. Articulate the best choice of virtual network infrastructure for different organizational goals.

CNA 481 - Troubleshooting Physical and Virtual Network Infrastructure

1. Use network troubleshooting and monitoring tools such as FCAPS, NAGIOS, NGS3, Logzilla, etc.
2. Create various network topology simulations.
3. Monitor systems, networks, and infrastructures.
4. Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve network infrastructure issues.
5. Monitor alerting services for servers, switches, and applications.
6. Perform real-time monitoring of virtual and physical network infrastructures.

CNA 492 - Network Architecture Capstone Project

1. Identify needs for augmenting, updating, or replacing a network infrastructure.
2. Research new networking technologies.
3. Use project management tools and techniques to plan a network infrastructure solution.
4. Design a hybrid-cloud network infrastructure as a solution to the business case study scenario.
5. Implement a hybrid-cloud network infrastructure and assess its effectiveness based on IT best practices.
6. Evaluate the network infrastructure deployment with a business representative.

CNA 493 - Cooperative Education/Internship - Optional

1. Work effectively on the organizational team.
2. Complete assigned network architecture tasks to specifications.
3. Communicate clearly and appropriately with all organization members.

CNT 151 - CompTIA A+ Essentials

1. Set up a new computer, identifying system requirements and understanding the technology and specifications used to describe the components.
2. Install or upgrade the operating system.
3. Manage external devices.
4. Troubleshoot common computer problems that can be resolved without replacing internal components.
5. Connect to small home and business computer networks.

CNT 156 - CompTIA A+ IT Technician

1. Install, upgrade, and troubleshoot desktop computer and laptop components.
2. Install, partition, and format hard disk storage.
3. Configure a small office/home office (SOHO) network.
4. Configure system security settings.
5. Troubleshoot system startup.
6. Back up and recover a computer and user data.
7. Use the Windows PowerShell environment to create diagnostic reports and create simple scripts.

CNT 159 - CompTIA Network+

1. Employ networking standards and the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model to diagnose and resolve computer communication problems.
2. Utilize and configure network applications and protocols.
3. Design and construct a small computer network using basic principles of data transmission.
4. Implement IPv4 and IPv6 addressing and subnetting using the basic principles of networking with TCP/IP and Microsoft operating system components.
5. Troubleshoot and recover from network failure.
6. Maintain, upgrade, and secure network hardware and software components.

CNT 250 - Routing and Switching II

CNT 252 - Information Storage and Management

1. Describe the challenges found in today’s complex information management environment.
2. Describe storage technology solutions (such as DAS, NAS, SAN and Virtualization technologies).
3. Describe the various Business Continuity solutions: Backup and Replication.
4. Describe common storage management roles and responsibilities.
5. Describe the processes and technologies for identifying, analyzing, and mitigating security risks in storage infrastructure.

CNT 253 - Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure

CNT 254 - Cloud Infrastructure Services

1. Assess the hardware and software and your current environment to plan for migration to Windows Server 2012 or Windows server 2012 R2.
2. Build customize reference images of Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 and deploy them using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit.
3. Perform remote server management and role installation using Server Manager and Windows PowerShell.
4. Deploy domain controllers using Server Manager in Windows PowerShell.
5. Deploy active directory and enable advanced active directory features using the Active Directory Administrative Center and Windows PowerShell.
6. Deploy domain controllers using Server Manager in windows PowerShell.
7. Ensure DHCP availability, implement DNS S EC, and perform networking ministration task using Windows PowerShell.
8. Deploy, configured, and manage Hyper-V host and virtual machines using Highbury manager in Windows PowerShell.
9. Deploy storage spaces and provision and manage shared storage using Server Manager and Windows PowerShell.
10. Deploy and managed print servers using the print management consul in Windows PowerShell.
11. Plan, configure, and manage group policy using the Group Policy Management Console in Windows PowerShell.

CNT 255 - Cloud Computing Virtualization

CNT 256 - Virtual Network Infrastructure

1. Identify the value and benefits of the AWS cloud.
2. Recognize the valuable ways that the AWS platform can be used.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the robust security capabilities, controls, and assurances in place to maintain security and data protection.
4. Articulate the financial impact the AWS cloud can have on an organization’s procurement cycle, cost management, and contracts, while minimizing risks associated with consumption-based pricing models.

CNT 259 - Enterprise Network Technology

1. Design and support a Windows based LAN/WAN environment that include multiple domains.
2. Design and support LAN/WAN environment that include multiple Linux, Windows, and or Cisco routers.
3. Design and support heterogeneous LAN/WAN environment that include Windows and Linux servers & workstations.

CNT 260 - Mobility +

CNT 261 - Firewall Fundamentals

CNT 263 - CompTIA Linux +

1. Install and configure a Linux workstation to connect it to a WAN or LAN.
2. Provide support via the Linux command line.
3. Perform administrative tasks including adding users & groups, modifying file & directory permissions.
4. Develop a maintenance schedule including system updates, backup & restore, shutdown & reboot.

CNT 264 - CompTIA Security +

1. Assess risk and participate in risk mitigation activities.
2. Prepare infrastructure, application, information, and operational security standards.
3. Establish and manage security controls to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability, identify appropriate technologies and products.
4. Review and troubleshoot security events and incidents, and operate with an awareness of applicable policies, laws, and regulations.

CNT 271 - Communications & Human Relations in the Workplace

1. Formulate business documents in a professional manner including memos, reports and proposals.
2. Prepare a professional cover letter and resume.
3. Compose professional emails for business communications.

CNT 294 - Internship/Cooperative Education

CNTS 185 - PowerShell for IT Administrators

CSI 101 - PC Hardware and Networking

1. Demonstrate specific technical skills necessary to assemble personal computers and install and configure a Windows Operating System.
2. Demonstrate specific technical skills necessary to act as Administrator, and join a PC to a Local Area Network.
3. Demonstrate specific technical skills necessary to act as Administrator, and add a User to a Local Area Network.

CSI 102 - Office Applications and Business Communications

1. Demonstrate competency in the use of Word Processing Applications to produce business written communication through projects, and demonstrate competency in business oral communication through the use of Presentation type Applications to produce business presentation projects.
2. Demonstrate competency in the use of the Internet and various other technical resources to complete research for business communication projects and for problem solving related to programming and development projects.
3. Demonstrate competency in the use of Spreadsheet and Database Applications to organize, store, retrieve, and display data in a manner that would be useful in business to support strategic decision making.

CSI 103 - Computer Networking I

CSI 104 - Computer Networking II

CSI 120 - Computer Programming I

CSI 122 - Computer Programming II

CSI 124 - Computer Programming III

CSI 130 - Database Design

CSI 132 - Applied Database Development

CSI 140 - Front-End Web Development

CSI 145 - Web Design

1. Apply basic concepts and techniques for designing, developing and deploying Web sites.
2. Create basic designs with HTML 5, including HTML tags, links, lists, text formatting, images and multimedia, tables, and frames.
3. Build more dynamic and stylish web pages with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and JavaScript.
4. Utilize navigation, browser, and data objects mindfully for users.

CSI 147 - Web Graphics

1. Demonstrate competency in the use of Digital Imaging Applications to create and modify graphic images.
2. Demonstrate competency in the use of digital images for business projects, including web pages and business presentations.
3. Demonstrate competency in the use of Typography and Layering, combined with digital images, to produce business marketing material.

CSI 152 - Introduction to Programming

1. Define and understand fundamental terms and concepts of object-oriented programming, as well as their impact on application design.
2. Define data types and create code to receive and process data from user input.
3. Design and test real-world programming solutions using sequence, branching and iteration structures.
4. Utilize Microsoft Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE) to write and test code and simple applications.

CSI 154 - Introduction to C# Programming

1. Describe and apply fundamental concepts of object-oriented programming.
2. Define and create classes, structures, and objects with the C# programming language.
3. Graphical user interfaces for Windows applications using the Microsoft Visual Studio IDE.
4. Write event-driven Windows applications using forms, controls, properties and methods.

CSI 155 - Object-Oriented Programming with C#

1. Describe and apply concepts of object-oriented programming building on those learned from Computer Science 145 pre-requisite.
2. Write applications using structures, classes, interfaces, inheritance and polymorphism.
3. Use basic data structures, including stack, queue, list, linked list, and dictionary.
4. Use and create delegates, events, collections, exceptions, dynamic link libraries and input/ output streams to build real world Windows applications.

CSI 156 - Introduction to Database Theory and Design

1. Demonstrate competency in the application of the rules of Relational Database Design in designing and building relational databases, which organize, store, retrieve, and display data in a manner that would be useful in business to support strategic decision making.
2. Demonstrate competency in using Database Management tools to manipulate various data types, to achieve consistency of data, for support of accurate output reporting for business.
3. Demonstrate competency in using Database Management tools (Querying and Reporting) to correctly summarize business data, for support of accurate output reporting for business, to support strategic decision making.
4. Demonstrate basic competency in using Database Design Tools (Forms and Controls) to create a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for a business Database.
5. Demonstrate competency in utilizing Structured Query Language (SQL) to query and manipulate data.

CSI 159 - Applied Database Development

CSI 171 - Software Testing