CONVERGENCE TECHNOLOGY
Also a Tech Prep Program
Also a Marketable Skills Achievement Award Program
Program Director:
Wayne Jones . . . . . . . . . . . PRC-H244 . . . . . . . . . .972.377.1676
Academic Advisor:
Al Gober . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PRC-F134 . . . . . . . . . . .972.377.1780
Collin’s new Convergence Technology program introduces the “triple play” combining voice, video and integrated data over an IP network. The program focuses on key content in all three areas and gives students experience in solving real-world problems through case study courses. The two novel case study courses address contemporary Small Office Home Office (SOHO) and the Enterprise network business situations, allowing students to utilize the college’s state-of-the-art Convergence Lab to build a portfolio of completed projects prior to entering the workforce. The student’s ability to design and maintain those networks will give them excellent marketability in this future high-demand, fast-paced industry of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as described by the Texas Workforce Commission and Career Development Resources.
Convergence is:
• The blending or integration of voice, video, and data into a single but flexible global communications network.
• The merging together of products and capabilities of multiple vendors to create an integrated solution for the customer.
With curriculum designed by industry area experts and taught by experienced professionals, the Convergence Technology program at Collin gives students extensive hands-on training and prepares students for the workforce and for professional certification exams including CCNA, MCSA, A+, Network +, Security +, Linux +, HTI+, and others. Students planning to transfer to a college or university should check with a Collin academic advisor prior to beginning this program.
Tech Prep students who took collegiate-level courses in Convergence Technology while in high school may elect to receive college credit by contacting the Global EDGE office. A petition for Tech Prep credit should be completed as soon as possible upon admission to Collin
Career Opportunities
Students successfully completing the Convergence Technology program will be prepared for employment in the following career areas:
• Convergence Specialist in an enterprise, responsible for supporting and integrating voice, data and video for the business
• Home Technology Integrator responsible for integrating high-tech home communication systems
• Information and Communication Technology Specialist
• Wireless Communications Specialist
AAS – CONVERGENCE TECHNOLOGY
71 credit hours
Many CPMT, EECT (except EECT 2371 and EECT 2372), ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW, and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions
First Year
First Semester
CPMT 1411 Introduction to Computer Maintenance 1
EECT 1407 Convergent Technologies - Convergence+
ITCC 1302 CCNA 1: Networking Basics 1
ITCC 1306 CCNA 2: Router and Routing Basics 1
MATH 1314 College Algebra 2
Second Semester
ENGL 1301 Composition/Rhetoric I
ITCC 1342 CCNA 3: Switching Basic and Intermediate Routing 1
ITCC 1346 CCNA 4: Wide Area Network (WAN) Technologies 1
ITMT 1300 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Professional
ITNW 1454 Implementing and Supporting Servers
PHED/DANC Any activity course
Summer Semester
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics
EECT 1371 Voice-over - Internet Protocol
Second Year
First Semester
CPMT 2302 Home Technology Integration
EECT 2371 Case Study I: SOHO (Small Office Home Office)
EECT 2437 Wireless Telephony Systems
ITNW 2404 Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows 2003 Environment
Elective*
Second Semester
EECT 2372 Case Study II: Enterprise Network (Capstone)
HUMA 1301 Introduction to the Humanities
ITNW 2373 Linux Operating System
ITSY 2300 Operating System Security
SPCH 1321 Business and Professional Speaking
Note: Preferred core choices in italics; other options available on the Associate of Applied Science site, unless otherwise noted.
1 Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school
2 MATH 1314 (or higher) required
* Elective (2-3 credit hours): CPMT 2371, EECT 1380, EECT 2374, ITNW 1280 (with consent of Program Director), or ITNW 1380 (with consent of Program Director)
Certificates
CONVERGENCE TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATE
19 credit hours
Many CPMT, EECT (except EECT 2371 and EECT 2372), ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW, and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions.
First Semester
EECT 1407 Convergence Technologies - Convergence+
ITCC 1302 CCNA 1: Networking Basics 1
ITCC 1306 CCNA 2: Router and Routing Basics 1
Second Semester
EECT 1371 Voice-over - Internet Protocol
EECT 2437 Wireless Telephony Systems
Elective* (Capstone)
1 Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school
* Elective (2-3 credit hours): EECT 2371, EECT 2372, ITNW 1280 (with consent of Program Director), or ITNW 1380 (with consent of Program Director)
IP SPECIALIZATION
37 credit hours
Many CPMT, EECT (except EECT 2371 and EECT 2372), ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW, and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions.
First Semester
CPMT 1411 Introduction to Computer Maintenance 1
EECT 1407 Convergent Technologies - Convergence+
ITCC 1302 CCNA 1: Networking Basics 1
ITCC 1306 CCNA 2: Router and Routing Basics 1
Second Semester
EECT 1371 Voice-over - Internet Protocol
EECT 2437 Wireless Telephony Systems
ITMT 1300 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Professional
ITNW 2373 Linux Operating System
ITNW 1454 Implementing and Supporting Servers
Summer Semester
ITSY 2300 Operating System Security
Elective* (Capstone)
1 Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school
* Elective (3 credit hours): EECT 2371, EECT 2372, or EECT 2373
ENHANCED SKILLS CERTIFICATE – VOICE-OVER-IP EXPERT
6 credit hours
The Enhanced Skills Certificate provides additional training in specific job skills that supplement those acquired within the AAS degree program.
Prerequisite: Completion of the AAS in Convergence Technology.
Many CPMT, EECT (except EECT 2371 and EECT 2372), ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW, and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions.
First Semester
EECT 2373 Case Study III: Advanced VoIP Systems Design
EECT 2375 Advanced VoIP
Marketable Skills Achievement Award
Some of the courses in this award program may require prerequisites. Please check the course descriptions in the back of this catalog.
MSAA – HOME TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION (HTI) EXPERT
9 credit hours
Many CPMT, EECT (except EECT 2371 and EECT 2372), ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW, and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions.
CPMT 2302 Home Technology Integration
CPMT 2371 Advanced Home Technology Integration
Elective*
* Elective (3 credit hours): EECT 1371, EECT 2371, EECT 2372, or EECT 2437
