Class information

CIS121 Info Systems and Programming

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  • CRN: 12872
  • Credits: 4
  • Locations, days, times, and instructors:
    • Online (no scheduled meetings), Available 24/7
      From January 5 through March 21, 2026, Steve J Farnsworth

Class materials

Textbooks

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Details about this class

No live lectures in this course, it's all asynchronous learning. In this course we will learn about:

  • Ethics in technology
  • Security
  • Webpages (HTML/CSS/CSS Box)
  • Programming (Python & Programming control structures)
  • Databases (querying and analyzing data)
  • Operating systems
  • Networking/Data Communications

Technology

We use zyBooks in this course as our primary course curriculum. This is the equivalent of a text book for this course and is a license cost for the students. We'll also use some tools that are free for students to setup or download such as PyCharm, GitHub, Access, Microsoft Office, etc.

No show policy

Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class. It is important to log in as soon as the class starts to see what the participation requirements are.

Online technical requirements

Please be sure to read the quick guide to Online Learning technical requirements.

Students with disabilities

Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.

Prerequisite for online classes

Before you take your first online class at PCC, you must complete the start guide. The start guide will help you decide if these classes are right for you. Once you complete the start guide, you will be able to register for these classes.