What's New

Adobe Honors SRJC program

Each quarter the Adobe industry partnership program, honors top-ranked training centers and individual instructors. Our program in the Computer Studies departments competes with private training institutions throughout the world.

At the end of each class, students are required to submit a thorough online evaluation through Metrics That Matter. It gives us detailed feedback and information on how the training enhances student graphic skills in the workplace.

For the 3rd quarter of 2008, Cyndi Reese was the #2 instructor and our SRJC
program was recognized for having the most evaluations at a high rating of performance. Let's give a round of applause to the Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop instructors for their quality instruction.

Course names and numbers have changed

Effective Fall 2009, all CIS courses and many BOT courses will have new numbers that start with “CS” (for computer studies) instead of “CIS” or “BOT”!  Please check out the following information:

• Sorted into categories
• Sorted by new CS number
• Sorted by old BOT/CIS number

New courses to be offered in Fall 2009

CIS 19A: Introduction to Programming with C# (4 units)
This course is designed to introduce students to the concepts of computer programming using the C# programming language.  The student will write programs to implement a variety of typical applications. There will be an emphasis on structured programming techniques, writing readable code and developing user-friendly programs.  Concepts introduced will include:  data types, constants and variables, flow of control, decisions and loops, forms and simple C# controls as elements of the user interface, arrays, scope of variables, functions, string manipulation, rudimentary file operations, and error handling.

CIS 19B: Advanced C# Programming (3 units)
Second semester course in C# programming for the CIS 19A graduate or the person who has prior programming experience but has not worked with C#. Students will prepare reasonably complex programs and work with language features including event-driven programming, user-interface design, advanced use of functions, advanced string manipulation and text handling, multi-dimension arrays, advanced file operations, relational database programming, object oriented design and programming using  various features of the .Net framework class libraries.

If there are any questions please contact either
Sujan Sarkar – ssarkar@santarosa.edu
Sean Kirkpatrick – skirkpatrick@santarosa.edu
CIS Department (707) 527-4778

New department name

Beginning Fall 2008, the Computer & Information Sciences department will begin to use its new department name, Computer Studies. The name better reflects the different disciplines taught in the department, including computer basics, graphics and multimedia, networking, IT, programming, web, and office applications.

We've grown!

CIS is merging with the Business Office Technologies department and Graphics Design so that students will be able to find the computer course they need in one location. Look to Computer Studies for your one-stop-computer-shop.

New programs and degrees

CIS has recently added the Computer Help Desk certificate to its impressive list of career-oriented programs. This is a 1 year course of study to prepare the student to enter the workforce as an entry level help desk technician.

The new Interactive Media Design program at Santa Rosa Junior College provides students with the education needed to create exciting interactive media designs and experiences. This is both a certificate program and a major for the Associates Degree.

Coming soon in Fall 2008!

• IT Essentials Certification Training in A+
• Firewall Specialist
• Network Security Fundamentals

CIS Instructor achievements

• Cyndi Reese, Adobe graphics instructor, recently received an Adobe award as the #2 instructor in the world as an Adobe Certified Instructor for the second half of 2007
• Scott Rosen finished his Doctorate in Education

New Technology allows "live" online office hours and class participation

Jeff Diamond, Cyndi Reese and Michael McKeever, instructors in the CIS department, are using the Voice Over IP (VOIP)technology being rolled out by CCCConfer to offer their students the ability to participate in live online classes and office hours. With access to merely a microphone and a computer, these students can virtually be there with the instructor. In addition, students can access the archives of these classes on the cccconfer Website and not miss any work due to absence. Check out Jeff's tutorials on how to access the CCCConfer system at the link provided here. http://www.santarosa.edu/~jdiamond/cccconfer.htm

Adobe Users Group

Jeff Diamond and Cyndi Reese are co-founders of the North Bay Adobe Users Group. The Northbay Adobe User Group was founded in May 2007 to provide a forum of support and technology to students, professionals, and enthusiasts. With 8 meetings each year, Jeff and Cyndi bring in exciting guest speakers to keep up with the advancement of Adobe graphics. For more information, visit www.nbaug.com.