Certificates
Certificates
These undergraduate certificates allow the College of IS&T to offer a path for individuals who do not hold a baccalaureate to advance their education along a focused, professionally-oriented course of study and to have those studies acknowledged, documented, and later applied (should the student so desire) to a related bachelors degree program.
Certificate in Data Management
This certificate consists of 15 undergraduate credits.
Data Management (DM) is the practice of managing data-related issues for organizations. Data management practitioners seek to optimize the design, storage, and use of organizational data.
The goal of the certificate is to provide non-traditional and traditional students an opportunity to take a focused set of undergraduate courses and earn a certificate of completion. Prospective students in the workplace who have only an Associate Degree would benefit from advanced certifications in targeted areas. Such certifications fit with organizational professional development requirements and could be used, at the discretion of the organization, as professional development units (PDUs).
The data management certificate is intended for students who do not have an undergraduate degree. However, should a student decide to pursue a degree after starting or completing the certificate program, all credits taken for a certificate can be applied towards the completion of an undergraduate degree in the college.
Prerequisites:
- Introduction to Statistics (CIST 2500 or equivalent)
- Introduction to Management Information Systems (CIST 2100, MGMT 3100 or equivalent work experience)
Core Courses - 12 Credit Hours:
- ISQA 3310 - Managing the Database Environment
- ISQA 4200 - Information and Data Quality Management
- ISQA 4300 - Database Administration
- ISQA 4890 - Data Warehousing and Data Mining
Electives - 3 credit hours:
- ISQA 4380 - Distributed Technologies and Systems
- ISQA 4730 - Decision Support Systems
Certificate in Information Technology Administration
This certificate consists of 12 undergraduate credits.
The undergraduate certificate in Information Technology (IT) Administration is designed for students who are interested in managing the complex technical infrastructure of today’s organizations and is offered in partnership with University of Agder in Norway (UiA), a sister university to UNO.
The goal of the certificate is to provide non-traditional and traditional students an opportunity to take a focused set of undergraduate courses and earn a certificate of completion. Prospective students in the workplace who have only an Associate's Degree would benefit from advanced certifications in targeted areas. Certificates such as this one fit with organizational professional development requirements and could be used, at the discretion of the organization, as professional development units (PDUs).
The IT Administration certificate is intended for students who do not have an undergraduate degree. However, should a student decide to pursue a degree after starting or completing the certificate program, all credits taken for a certificate can be applied towards the completion of an undergraduate degree in the college.
The certificate consists of 12 credit hours of hands-on courses, covering such areas as systems administration, network administration, database administration, security administration, and distributed systems. All courses will be offered online. Students will take courses taught by both UNO and UiA instructors and will have the opportunity to work with students residing in a country other than their own.
Prerequisites:
- One semester of database management (e.g. ISQA 3310 Managing the Database Environment (UNO) or IS-201 Data Modeling and Database Systems (UiA))
- Two semesters of programming or equivalent work experience.
Required Courses – 12 credit hours
- ISQA 3400 - Information Technology Infrastructure (3 credit hours)
- ISQA 4300 - Database Administration (3 credit hours)
- ISQA 4380 - Distributed Technologies and Systems (3 credit hours)
- CYBR 2600 - System Administration (3 credit hours)
The following substitutions will be accepted, provided that the total number of credit hours is 12 or greater:
- (UiA) IS 212 IT Resource Operations (3 credit hours) in place of ISQA 3400
- (UiA) IS 309 Advanced Database Systems (3 credit hours) in place of ISQA 4300
- (UiA) IS 213 Open Source (3 credit hours) in place of CYBR 2600
Certificate in Systems Development
This certificate consists of 15 credit hours.
Systems Development practitioners seek to optimize the design, implementation, and use of information systems for organizational purposes.
The goal of the certificate is to provide non-traditional and traditional students an opportunity to take a focused set of undergraduate courses and earn a certificate of completion. Prospective students in the workplace who have only an Associate Degree would benefit from advanced certifications in targeted areas. Such certifications fit with organizational professional development requirements and could be used, at the discretion of the organization, as professional development units (PDUs).
The systems development certificate is intended for students who do not have an undergraduate degree. However, should a student decide to pursue a degree after starting or completing the certificate program, all credits taken for a certificate can be applied towards the completion of an undergraduate degree in the college.
Prerequisites:
- CIST 1300 - Introduction to Web Development
- Introduction to Management Information Systems (CIST 2100, MGMT 3100 or equivalent work experience)
Requiremed Courses - 15 Credit Hours:
- ISQA 3310 - Managing the Database Environment
- ISQA 3900 - Web Application Development
- ISQA 3910 - Introduction to Project Management
- ISQA 4110 - Information Systems Analysis
- ISQA 4120 - System Design and Implementation