Course Information

Course Title: Personal Computer Hardware
Course Prefix & Number: ITSC1325
Section Number: 390
Semester Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 32
Lab Hours: 32

Course Description: Current personal computer hardware including assembly, upgrading, setup, configuration, and troubleshooting.

Course Prerequisite(s): None
Course Type: WECM Course

Instructor:  Quinton Thomas, M.B.A., M.S.
E-mail Address:  qthomas@nctc.edu
Office Hours:  By Appointment via Email (Skype, etc.)
Campus Location:  Corinth Campus
Course Location:  Room 253
Meeting Times:  6:00pm-9:50pm (on scheduled meeting days)

Course Materials

Required – Text: A+ Guide to IT Technical Support, 9th Ed., Jean Andrews.
Course Technology; ISBN-10: 1-305-26643-9 | ISBN-13: 978-1-305-26643-8 | Edition: 9

Required – Online Supplemental Materials: TestOut.com Single-user license (PC Pro, 5.0.3); ISBN: 978-1-935080-42-8. To purchase directly from TestOut, use Pricing Code 14-232TA in the bottom right of the site home page, then click ‘Purchase’ – be sure you are purchasing the PC Pro course, version 5.0.3. For the school name enter: ‘North Central Texas College’. For the course name enter: ‘ITSC 1325 390 (Spring 2017)’.

Required – PC Repair Toolkit (Rosewill RTK-045 on Amazon.com)