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)
  • 2 semesters of Programming or equivalent work experience
  • Introduction to Management Information Systems (CIST 2100, BSAD 3100 or equivalent work experience)

Core Courses - 12 Credit Hours:

  • ISQA 3300 - File Structures for Information Systems
  • ISQA 3310 - Managing the Database Environment
  • ISQA 4200 - Information and Data Quality Management
  • ISQA 4300 - Database Administration

Electives - 3 credit hours:

  • ISQA 4380 - Distributed Technologies and Systems
  • ISQA 4730 - Decision Support Systems
  • ISQA 4890/CSCI 4890 - Data Warehousing and Data Mining

Certificate in Information Technology Administration

This certificate consists of 14 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 14 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))
  • One semester of data or file structures (e.g. CSCI 3320 Data structures (UNO), ISQA 3300 File Structures (UNO), or IS-102 Programming methods (UiA))
  • One semester of data communications (e.g. ISQA 3400 Data Communications (UNO) or IS-105 Data Communications and Operating Systems (UiA))
  • Two semesters of programming

Required Courses – 14 credit hours

  • (UiA) IS-204 IT Resource Operations (Network Administration) (5 credit hours‡)
  • ISQA 4300 Database Administration (3 credit hours)
  • ISQA 4380 Distributed Technologies and Systems (3 credit hours)
  • IASC 3350 Security Administration – Linux (3 credit hours) - or - IASC 3370 Security Administration Windows (3 credit hours)

‡ IS-204 is worth 10 credits in the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), which corresponds to 5 undergraduate student credit hours.

The following substitutions will be accepted, provided that the total number of credit hours is 14 or greater:

  • (UiA) IS 203 Advanced Database Systems (5 credit hours) for ISQA 4300 Database Administration
  • (UiA) IS 209 Systems Administration with Free Software (2 credit hours) for IASC 3350 Security Administration - Linux

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:

  • Introduction to Statistics (CIST 2500 or equivalent)
  • 2 semesters of Programming or equivalent work experience
  • Introduction to Management Information Systems (CIST 2100, BSAD 3100 or equivalent work experience)

Core Courses - 12 Credit Hours:

  • ISQA 3310 - Managing the Database Environment
  • ISQA 3910 - Introduction to Project Management
  • ISQA 4110 - Information Systems Analysis
  • ISQA 4120 - System Design and Implementation

Electives - 3 credit hours:

  • ISQA 3300 - File Structures for Information Systems
  • ISQA 4100 - Information Systems Architecture and Organization