COURSE CODE: 6612

Computer Information Systems

SCED Code: 10005
Virginia Extended Description: II
Suggested Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Duration: 36 Weeks
Hours: 140
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: FBLA
Non-Traditional?: F

Students apply problem-solving skills to real-life situations through word processing, spreadsheets, databases, multimedia presentations, and integrated software activities. Students work individually and in groups to explore computer concepts, operating systems, networks, telecommunications, emerging technologies, and career opportunities related to the information technology field. 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.

Recommended prerequisite(s): Keyboarding or Digital Applications course(s) or teacher-approved demonstration and documentation of touch keyboarding skills.

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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.

Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
A/V Technology & Film
  • Audio and Video Equipment Technician
  • Audio-Video Designer, Engineer
Journalism & Broadcasting
  • Art Director
  • Broadcast Technician
  • Editor
  • Program Director
  • Radio, TV Announcer
  • Radio, TV Reporter
Performing Arts
  • Cinematographer
  • Costume Designer
  • Lighting Designer
  • Technical Director
  • Video, Film Editor
Printing Technology
  • Desktop Publisher
  • Job Printer
  • Prepress Technician
  • Press Operator
  • Production, Planning, Expediting Clerk
Telecommunications
  • Network Systems and Data Communication Analyst

Pathway Occupation
Administrative Support
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Court Reporter
  • Dispatcher
  • Executive Assistant
  • Medical Transcriptionist
  • Office Manager
Business Information Management
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Budget Analyst
  • Communications Equipment Operator
  • Desktop Publisher
  • Executive Assistant
  • Office Manager
General Management
  • Entrepreneur
  • General and Operations Managers
  • Meeting and Convention Planner
  • Office Manager
  • Purchasing Manager
Operations Management
  • Administrative Services Manager
  • Billing Manager
  • Copy Writer
  • General and Operations Managers
  • Purchasing Manager
  • Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

Pathway Occupation
Information Support & Services
  • Account Executive/Account Manager
  • Computer User Support Specialist
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Instructional Coordinator
  • Technical Writer
Network Systems
  • Computer Software Engineer
  • Computer User Support Specialist
  • Computer and Information Systems Administrator
  • Database Analyst
  • Network Systems and Data Communication Analyst
  • Telecommunications Specialist

Pathway Occupation
Marketing Management
  • Advertising and Promotions Managers
  • Art Director
  • Brand Manager
  • Chief Executives
  • Entrepreneur
  • Franchisee
  • General and Operations Managers
  • Internet Entrepreneur
  • Marketing Communication Manager
  • Marketing Managers
  • Media Planner, Buyer
  • Multimedia Artist, Animator
  • Public Information Director
  • Public Relations Managers
  • Retail Manager
  • Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

Pathway Occupation
Engineering & Technology
  • Computer Hardware Engineer
  • Computer Programmer
  • Computer Software Engineer
  • Network Systems and Data Communication Analyst
  • Network and Computer Systems Administrator
  • Production, Planning, Expediting Clerk
  • Project Management Specialists
  • Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard Stock Clerk
  • Technical Writer
  • Telecommunications Specialist
  • Transportation Manager

Pathway Occupation
Health, Safety, & Environmental Management
  • Health, Safety, and Environment Manager
Sales & Service
  • Billing Clerk
  • Dispatcher
  • Office Manager
  • Parts Sales Representative
  • Statement Clerk
  • Customer Service Representatives

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