Hesston College
Department of Computer Science
Department of Computer Information Technology
CS/CIT Course Catalog
BuCS 123 Web Authoring & Publishing - 3 hours
Introduces students to HTML5 (Hypertext Markup Language), CSS (Cascading Stylesheets), text and graphical editors, and server- and client-side technologies. Students will be able to create web pages that contain text, graphics, links, tables, forms, and scripts.
Prerequisite: none
BuCS 225 Website Design - 3 hours
Includes discussion, demonstration and development of Web design techniques using HTML, CSS, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Wordpress. Basic art and design principles will be cultivated along with design communication skills, image analysis, and Web analysis.
Prerequisites: BuCS 123
BuCS 138 Computer Programming I - 3 hours
An introductory programming course introducing object-oriented programming and structured programming techniques. Topics include data types, calculations, control structures, arrays, classes, inheritance, input/output and files. This course is taught using Alice and Java.
Prerequisite: BuCS 112 or consent of instructor
BuCS 238 Computer Programming II - 3 hours
Focuses on structured programming techniques and object-oriented programming. Topics for this second course in computer programming include software engineering principles, sorting and searching algorithms, dynamic variables and data structures. This course is taught using the C++ programming language.
Prerequisite: BuCS 138 or consent of instructor
BuCS 126 Networking Technologies - 3 hours
Covers basic data communications and networking concepts including network models, protocols, operating systems, cabling and hardware, IP addressing and subnetting, switching and routing, wireless technologies, networking services, network administration and troubleshooting procedures.
BuCS 141 Computer Network Administration - 3 hours
Provides the knowledge and skills necessary to perform installation, implementation, administration and troubleshooting tasks in a Microsoft Windows environment.
Prerequisite: BuCS 126 or consent of instructor
Program Options
Computer Science 4-Year Transfer Program
Computer Information Technology 4-Year Transfer Program