The professional and technical workplace skills associate in science degree program is designed in consultation with industry-wide professionals to address changing workforce needs. Students complete a set of interdisciplinary core courses that deliver communication and fundamental workplace competencies and select a specialization in one of the following areas: Help desk and Desktop Support or Project Management Support. In addition, students have the option to participate in work experience opportunities that reinforce classroom learning. This degree major will provide robust preparation for a student interested in a career in technology support in either of these job categories.

Program learning outcomes for the technical workplace skills:

Project management support Students completing this program will be able to...

- utilize project management concepts, terminology, and processes.

- use project management software to manage multi-faceted projects.

- define a project plan and develop diagrams and charts to illustrate enterprise structure, workflow, and scheduling.

- demonstrate basic graphical user interface operations in a computer environment.

- produce spreadsheets, documents, and presentations by using basic to advanced software operations.