Also a Tech Prep Program
Also a Marketable Skills Achievement Award Program

Collin’s 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:

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 Options
Students successfully completing the Convergence Technology program will be prepared for employment in the following career areas:

AAS – CONVERGENCE TECHNOLOGY
68-69 credit hours
Many CPMT, EECT, ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW (except ITNW 2346 and ITNW 2350), and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions.

First Year
First Semester
CPMT  1405  IT Essentials I: PC Hardware and Software¹
EECT  1407  Convergence Technologies
ITCC  1301  CCNA 1 Cisco Exploration 1 - Network Fundamentals¹
ITCC  1304  CCNA 2 Cisco Exploration 2 - Routing Protocols and Concepts¹
MATH  1314  College Algebra ²

Second Semester
ENGL 1301 Composition/Rhetoric I
ITCC  2308  CCNA 3 Cisco Exploration 3 - LAN Switching and Wireless¹
ITCC  2310  CCNA 4 Cisco Exploration 4 - Accessing the WAN¹
ITMT  1300  Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Professional
ITMT  1440  Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
                      Environment
PHED/DANC  Any activity course

Summer
ECON  2301  Principles of Macroeconomics
EECT  1371  Voice-over - Internet Protocol

Second Year
First Semester
CPMT  2302  Digital Home Technology Integration
EECT  2437  Wireless Telephony Systems
ITMT  1450  Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows
                      Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services
SPCH  1321 Business and Professional Speaking
Elective*

Second Semester
HUMA  1301  Introduction to the Humanities
ITNW  2346  Small Office Home Office: Case Study I (Capstone)
ITSC  1316  Linux Installation and Configuration
ITSY  2300  Operating System Security

Note: Preferred core choices are underlined.  See other options in AAS core, unless otherwise noted.

CERTIFICATES


Convergence Technology Certificate
19-20 credit hours
Many CPMT, EECT, ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW (except ITNW 2346 and ITNW 2350), and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions.

First Semester
EECT  1407  Convergence Technologies
ITCC  1301  CCNA 1 Cisco Exploration 1 - Network Fundamentals¹
ITCC  1304  CCNA 2 Cisco Exploration 2 - Routing Protocols and Concepts¹

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): ITNW 1280 (with consent of Program Director), ITNW 1380 (with consent of Program Director), ITNW 2346, or ITNW 2350


IP Specialization
37 credit hours
Many CPMT, EECT, ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW (except ITNW 2346 and ITNW 2350), and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions.

First Semester
CPMT  1405  IT Essentials I: PC Hardware and Software¹
EECT  1407  Convergence Technologies
ITCC  1301  CCNA 1 Cisco Exploration 1 - Network Fundamentals¹
ITCC  1304  CCNA 2 Cisco Exploration 2 - Routing Protocols and Concepts¹

Second Semester
EECT  1371  Voice-over - Internet Protocol
EECT  2437  Wireless Telephony Systems
ITMT  1300  Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Professional
ITMT  1440  Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
                      Environment
ITSC  1316  Linux Installation and Configuration

Summer
ITSY  2300  Operating System Security
Elective* (Capstone)

¹ Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school
* Elective (3 credit hours): EECT 2373, ITNW 2346, or ITNW 2350


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, ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW (except ITNW 2346 and ITNW 2350), and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions.

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.

MSAA – Home Technology Integration (HTI) Expert
9 credit hours
Many CPMT, EECT, ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW (except ITNW 2346 and ITNW 2350), and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions.

CPMT 2302 Digital Home Technology Integration
CPMT 2371 Advanced Home Technology Integration
Elective*

* Elective (3 credit hours): EECT 1371, EECT 2437, ITNW 2346, or ITNW 2350

Note: The second digit in a course number indicates the number of credit hours
for that course.