busyIn the name of the best within you, do not sacrifice this world to those who are its worst. In the name of the values that keep you alive, do not let your vision of man be distorted by the ugly, the cowardly, the mindless in those who have never achieved his title. Do not lose your knowledge that man's proper estate is an upright posture, an intransigent mind and a step that travels unlimited roads. Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it's yours.Finals are next week, I'm going into them with 100% in 2 classes and a low 90 in the other (I'll get that number tonight). Currently I'm still maintaining that 3.96 cumulative GPA. After that, just one more quarter... and after that, just two more years!—Ayn Rand (Russian born American Writer and Novelist, 1905-1982)
In November I'll earn my AS in Computer Networking Systems before continuing on to my BS in Information Security Systems. Before I talk about the classes I'll be taking for my BS, here's a quick recap of my schooling journey through ITT Tech "higher" education:
| TB133 | Strategies for the Technical Professional | A |
| TB143 | Introduction to Personal Computers | A |
| GE127 | College Mathematics I | B+ |
| GE192 | College Mathematics II | A |
| GE184 | Problem Solving | TR |
| GE117 | Composition I | TR |
| GE217 | Composition II | A |
| GE273 | Microeconomics | TR |
| GE347 | Group Dynamics | A |
| IT103 | Operating Systems | A |
| IT104 | Intro to Computer Programming | A |
| IT109 | Microsoft Desktop Operating Systems | A |
| IT116 | Intermediate Programming | A |
| IT220 | Network Standards and Protocols | A |
| IT221 | Microsoft Network Operating Systems I | A |
| IT222 | Microsoft Network Operating Systems II | A |
| IT250 | Linux Operating Systems | A |
| IT260 | Network Application Services and Security | (A) |
| IT302 | Linux System Administration | (A) |
| IT320 | WAN Technology and Application | (B) |
| IT321 | Network Technology and Service Integration | |
| IT203 | Database Development | |
| TB332 | Professional Procedures and Portfolio Development | |
| IT331 | Network Development Capstone Project |
The last couple classes with the ( ) around the grade are the classes that I'm currently in and my projected grade in them (the WAN class is all Cisco based). The TR designates transfer credit from my time at CSUN. So far I've been taking 3 classes at a time (they're all 4 unit classes) for a 12 unit workload. But in order to graduate when I want to, I'm going to have to take 4 classes this quarter. So in addition to my portfolio and capstone classes, I'm going to be squeezing in a little VoIP and SQL... fun.
But now lets look at some of the awesome classes I'll be taking for my BS!
| EC311 | Intro to Project Management |
| EG371 | Research Methods |
| EG372 | Written Analysis |
| EG381 | Statistics |
| EG351 | Social Psychology |
| EG468 | Ethics |
| EG452 | Economics and Change |
| EG462 | Contemporary World Culture |
| EG481 | Environmental Issues |
| IS311 | Internetworking Infrastructure and Operations |
| IS312 | Information Security Essentials |
| IS314 | Security Architecture of Common IT Platforms |
| IS315 | IS Risk Management and Intrusion Detection |
| IS316 | Fundamentals of Network Security, Firewalls and VPNs |
| IS317 | Hacker Techniques, Tools and Incident Handling |
| IS318 | IS Perspective on Intranet, Internet & E-Commerce Infrastructure |
| IS411 | Security Policies and Implementation Issues |
| IS421 | E-Commerce Legal and Security Issues |
| IS413 | Auditing E-Commerce Systems and IT Infrastructure |
| IS414 | User Authentication Systems and Role-Based Security |
| IS415 | System Forensics Investigation and Response |
| IS416 | Securing Windows Platforms and Applications |
| IS418 | Securing Linux Platforms and Applications |
| IS417 | Capstone Project |
Now I want you to pull out your transcripts and comment with the classes you (took | are taking | will be taking), no need to post grades if you don't want to. But I am curious who names some of these courses: Hacker Techniques, really? Anyways, what classes make up a degree in Theatre or Photography or Telecommunications or International Tax Law?
