COURSE CODE: 6613

Computer Information Systems, Advanced

SCED Code: 10005
Virginia Extended Description: IV
Suggested Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Duration: 36 Weeks
Hours: 140
Credits: 1
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: FBLA
Non-Traditional?: F

Students will apply computer information technology and problem-solving skills to real-life situations through integrated software applications, such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and multimedia presentations. Students will work individually and in groups to explore website development, programming, and emerging technologies. Students will maintain, manage, and troubleshoot systems; explore legal and ethical issues; prepare for industry certifications; and develop employability skills.

Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

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Course Sequences

A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.

Virginia’s High Demand Occupations and Apprenticeable Occupations

Section § 2.2-2472 of the Code of Virginia requires the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (VBWD) to publish a list of jobs, trades, and professions for which a high demand for qualified workers exists or is projected.  The Virginia Office of Education Economics (VOEE) collaborated with the VBWD and related stakeholders to develop the high demand occupations list. VOEE’s mission is to leverage data to inform educational programming, policy, and workforce partnerships across the Commonwealth.  See also the Virginia 2024 High Demand Occupations Dashboard

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code, Occupation Description, and Active Apprenticeable Occupation status (Yes/No per the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry). 

SOC Code Occupation Description Apprenticeable Occupation
434051 Customer Service Representatives No
151242 Database Administrators No
113021 Computer and Information Systems Managers No
131082 Project Management Specialists No
151255 Web and Digital Interface Designers No
151299 Computer Occupations, All Other Yes
113061 Purchasing Managers No
111021 General and Operations Managers No
131111 Management Analysts Yes
113012 Administrative Services Managers No
131121 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners No
274011 Audio and Video Technicians No
271024 Graphic Designers No
435061 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Yes
172061 Computer Hardware Engineers No
172081 Environmental Engineers No
195011 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Yes
433021 Billing and Posting Clerks No
435011 Cargo and Freight Agents No
151232 Computer User Support Specialists Yes
151244 Network and Computer Systems Administrators No
152051 Data Scientists No
151212 Information Security Analysts Yes
112021 Marketing Managers No
112032 Public Relations Managers No
112022 Sales Managers No

Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
A/V Technology & Film
  • Audio and Video Technicians
  • Graphic Designers
  • Film and Video Editors
Journalism & Broadcasting
  • Broadcast Technicians
  • Editors
  • Audio and Video Technicians
Performing Arts
  • Lighting Technicians
  • Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Printing Technology
  • Desktop Publishers
  • Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
  • Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Telecommunications
  • Media and Communication Workers, All Other
  • Broadcast Technicians
  • Film and Video Editors

Pathway Occupation
Administrative Support
  • Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
  • Customer Service Representatives
Business Information Management
  • Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
  • Database Administrators
  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Project Management Specialists
  • Web and Digital Interface Designers
  • Computer Occupations, All Other
General Management
  • Purchasing Managers
  • General and Operations Managers
  • Management Analysts
  • Administrative Services Managers
Operations Management
  • Administrative Services Managers
  • Purchasing Managers
  • Web and Digital Interface Designers
  • Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

Pathway Occupation
Information Support & Services
  • Computer User Support Specialists
  • Web and Digital Interface Designers
  • Network and Computer Systems Administrators
  • Data Scientists
Network Systems
  • Computer User Support Specialists
  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Information Security Analysts

Pathway Occupation
Marketing Management
  • Advertising and Promotions Managers
  • Marketing Managers
  • Public Relations Managers
  • Sales Managers

Pathway Occupation
Engineering & Technology
  • Computer Hardware Engineers
  • Electrical and Electronics Drafters
  • Environmental Engineers
  • Cost Estimators

Pathway Occupation
Health, Safety, & Environmental Management
  • Environmental Engineers
  • Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
  • Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Sales & Service
  • Billing and Posting Clerks
  • Cargo and Freight Agents
  • Postal Service Clerks
  • Parking Attendants

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