Data Center Course List
Data Center Education Overview
The Data Center Facilities Management Associate and Professional Certificate programs provide training in critical infrastructure design, management, and problem-solving acumen. While learning relevant, job-related skills, participants earn undergraduate credits that can be applied toward a fully online bachelor’s degree at Marist College. The program provides participants with essential knowledge and skills in facilities management, infrastructure, power, cooling, data communication, project management and cloud computing.
Associate Certificate in Data Center Facilities Management
Requirements: Students must pass each course with a "C" or better to attain certificates.
CMPT 130 Information Technology and Systems Concepts- 3 credits
CMPT 482 Introduction to Facilities Management- 3 credits
CMPT 487 Advanced Facilities Management- 3 credits
Professional Certificate in Data Center Facilities Management
Requirements: Successful completion of the Associate Certificate in Data Center Facilities Management (above), plus:
CMPT 306 Data Communication and Networks- 4 credits
CMPT 309 Project Management- 3 credits
CMPT 483 Cloud Infrastructure and Services- 4 credits
Certified Data Center Professional Certificate
Requirements: Successful completion of both the Associate and the Professional Data Center Facilities Management Certificates (above), plus:
ORG 101 Managing Organizations- 3 credits
ORG 203 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting- 3 credits
If you have an interest in learning more about this certificate program, please contact learnzos@marist.edu
The Data Center Facilities Management Associate and Professional Certificate programs provide competency in critical infrastructure design, management, and problem-solving acumen. While learning relevant, job-related skills, participants earn undergraduate credits that can be applied toward a fully online bachelor’s degree at Marist College. The program provides participants with essential knowledge and skills in facilities management, infrastructure, power, cooling, data communication, project management and cloud computing.
This course establishes a foundation for the understanding of information systems in organizations. Applications and technologies are studied in relation to organizational objectives. The student studies different types of systems such as MIS, DSS, EIS and basic applications to a data center environment. The student studies an overview of technology including hardware, software, Internet, World Wide Web, e-Commerce, database and objects.
This course introduces the student to all facets of data center facilities management including deployment, support, major site infrastructures (power, cooling, etc.), downtime windows, security, maintenance procedures and relationships, (IT systems, processes, management). The majority of the course, however, concentrates on the physical aspects of data centers. Pre- or Co-requisite: CMPT 130
This course provides a technical overview of critical infrastructure, including energy conservation equipment, generation and transmission equipment, electrical safety, facilities engineering, systems maintenance, energy security, UPS systems, power transfer switch systems, standby generators, and data center energy efficiency. Prerequisite: CMPT 482
The Data Center Facilities Management Associate and Professional Certificate programs provide competency in critical infrastructure design, management, and problem-solving acumen. While learning relevant, job-related skills, participants earn undergraduate credits that can be applied toward a fully online bachelor’s degree at Marist College. The program provides participants with essential knowledge and skills in facilities management, infrastructure, power, cooling, data communication, project management and cloud computing.
This course examines the concepts and mechanisms of wired and wireless data-audio-, and video transport systems. Network architecture, terminology, control, standards (OSI and TCP/IP models), and general topologies will be discussed. Current equipment and physical interconnections will be explored for a range of network services to support activities such as application development, distributed processing, operating information centers, and providing distance learning. Topics covered include an analysis of the problems and limitations imposed by the physical channel, wireless networks, comparative switching techniques, routing, congestion control, and higher-level protocols needed to complete the end-user to end-user connection.
The Project Management class is designed to meet the needs of students and professionals who want to build or strengthen their skills of building high performance virtual teams, of integrating project elements and of achieving satisfactory deliverables. It combines the expertise of seasoned project manager with the structured project management knowledge framework. The result is a focused and result oriented curriculum that provides systematic instructions on project management knowledge areas, processes, tools, best practices and lessons learned. The content of this course is consistent with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOKÒ) defined by the Project Management Institution (PMI). Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: - Apply the project management body of knowledge to projects - Utilize various approaches to select projects, programs, and portfolios - Develop project plans, setup project teams and execute projects to closure - Use Microsoft Project to document, track and control projects to completion - Report project progress using templates, check lists and best practices - Gain insight into personality traits using Myers-Briggs type indicator
This course examines the technical building blocks of Cloud Computing. It examines the different type of service models, delivery models and characteristics that make up a typical cloud environment. The course will touch on the different cloud providers today including OpenStack and Amazon. It will also cover the impacts that cloud has on security, networking, and maintenance. The economics of cloud and how they impact cloud services will also be covered.
The Data Center Professional Certificate program provides competency in critical infrastructure design, management, and problem-solving acumen, and will challenge your critical thinking in organization, management and planning for the tasks, roles and responsibilities of managers. Financials is an important aspect of management and this training will provide you with the tools to review financial statements with a basic concept in accounting.
This course provides an introduction to the management of organizations. Students will learn about organizational structures, the history of management, and the tasks, roles, and responsibilities of managers. Planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the management process will also be discussed. Critical and ethical thinking will be emphasized throughout this course.
This course will provide students with the accounting toolkit and analytical skills that guide managers in making complicated decisions. This course is organized into two modules. The first module focuses on the interpretation of financial accounting reports and the evaluation of a firm’s financial performance. The focus of the second module is on information used for internal decision-making purposes. Topics include costing, cost behavior and decision making, budgets and performance analysis, activity and differential analysis, and the Balanced Scorecard.