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Book Lists

Here is a list of texts and materials that the faculty of the Information Technology & Computer Science Department are requiring for your coursework. Distance Students: Please don't forget to check the computing requirements for your courses. Books and materials are subject to change without notice.

List Updated 1 Nov 2011

If you do not see your course listed here, please check with your instructor to insure you are purchasing the correct books/materials.

You should stop in to the bookstore (or order online!) well before the start of your class to insure you have all the information you need to help you succeed.

Alternate Textbook Resources

Courses by Group: Information Technology - Computer Science (ITCS) | Information Technology - Database (ITDB) | Information Technology - Information Systems (ITIS) | Information Technology - Operating Systems/Networking (ITON) | Business Statistics (MATH2130 & 2135)

ITCS Courses:

ITCS 1010 - Programming Logic

The required textbook and supplemental manuals are published in-house. Effective Fall Semester, 2009, they are available in PDF format from the course Blackboard site at no cost, if the student is willing to print the material. They are also available in the Lakeland book store where they are sold for the cost of copying.

Textbook:

• Introduction to Programming Logic (rev 8/2009) by Sue Guthrie LCC (textbook)

Supplemental Manuals:

• Common Logic Patterns Manual
• QBasic Reference Manual
• Data Files Manual

NOTE: These materials are being updated for Fall 2011 and will be available sometime after August 1, 2011

ITCS1105 - HTML Programming I

• HTML, XHTML, and CSS: Your visual blueprint for designing effective Web pages Rob Huddleston Wiley Press. ISBN: 978-0-470-27436-1 Paperback 369 pages June 2008 (e-book also available)

ITCS 1122 Flash ActionScript

• ActionScript 3.0 for Adobe Flash Professional CS5: Classroom in a Book  isbn:0-321-70447-9

ITCS1810 - Visual Basic.NET Programming I

• Programming in Visual Basic 2010, by Bradley & Millspaugh ISBN: 978-0-07-351725-4

ITCS1820 - Java I Programming

• Java Programming Sixth Edition by Joyce Farrell Course Technology Text ISBN-13: 978-1-111-52944-4

ITCS1840 - Visual C#.NET Programming I

• Programming in Visual C# 2008 by Julia Case Bradley and Anita C. Millspaugh. ISBN: 978-0-07-351721-6.

ITCS1903 - HTML5

• Bruce Lawson and Remy Sharp. Introducing HTML5 (2nd Edition). New Riders Press. Publication Date:October 28, 2011. ISBN:0321784421

ITCS 2010 Systems Analysis

• Systems Analysis and Design (Shelly/Cashman/Rosenblatt) – 9th Edition– ISBN: 978053848161

ITCS2012 - Discrete Structures

• MATHEMATICAL STRUCTURES FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE: A Modern Approach to Discrete Mathematics. 6/e Judith Gersting W.H. Freeman & Co ISBN071676864X

ITCS2080 - Fundamentals of Software Engineering

• Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach, 7/e Roger S Pressman, R.S. Pressman and Associates ©2010, ISBN-13 9780073375977 McGraw-Hill

ITCS 2105 - HTML Programming II

• Head First PHP & MySQL. Lynn Beighley, Michael Morrison. O'Reilly Media. Print ISBN: 978-0-596-00630-3. Ebook ISBN: 978-0-596-55644-0.
• Head First Rails. David Griffiths. O'Reilly Media. Print ISBN: 978-0-596-51577-5. Ebook ISBN: 978-0-596-55813-0
  

ITCS2120 - JavaScript Programming I

• Head First JavaScript. Michael Morrison. O'Reilly Media. December 2007. Print ISBN: 978-0-596-52774-7. ISBN 10: 0-596-52774-8. Ebook ISBN: 978-0-596-55876-5. ISBN 10: 0-596-55876-7

ITCS2170 - ASP.NET

• Build Your Own ASP.NET4 Website, By: Darie, Barnett, & Posey, ISBN: 978-0-9870908-6-7, Publish Date: October 7, 2011, 776 pages, Soft cover.

ITCS2190 - Internet Specialist Case Study

• Web Content majors: ActionScript 3.0 for Adobe Flash Professional CS5: Classroom in a Book  isbn:0-321-70447-9 (same book as ITCS1122)
• Internet Programming majors: Rails: Up and Running, Second Edition. Bruce A. Tate, Lance Carlson, Curt Hibbs, Curt Hibbs. O'Reilly Media. October 2008 Print ISBN: 978-0-596-52200-1 | ISBN 10: 0-596-52200-2 Ebook ISBN: 978-0-596-15658-9 | ISBN 10: 0-596-15658-8
• Everyone:
  • Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition Steve Krug New Riders Press ISBN-10: 0321344758 ISBN-13: 978-0321344755
  • A current systems analysis text - one that explains all the diagrams to you in a way that you understand.
  • Your XHTML book
  • Your JavaScript book
  • ALL books from prerequisite courses. Depending on your major, you will certainly need books on PHP, Ruby, Java, Flash, web design/graphics/photography, Oracle/Databases, etc. Other related books in your library will also be useful.

ITCS2810 - Visual Basic.NET Programming II

• Advanced Programming Using Visual Basic 2008 ISBN: 978-0-07-351722-3

ITCS2870 - Data Structures

• No book required. Course material available via the class Blackboard site. Additional references will be suggested.

ITCS2875 - Computer Architecture and Organization

• Under Review

ITCS2890 - PC Enterprise Programming Capstone

• There is no text for this course.

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ITDB Courses

ITDB1400 - Introduction to Oracle SQL:

• Oracle 11g: SQL, By: Joan Casteel, ISBN: 978-1-4390-4128-4, Publish date: June, 2009, 584 pages, Soft cover

ITDB1405 - Introduction to Oracle PL/SQL:

• Oracle PL/SQL By Example, 4th Edition, By: Benjamin Rosenzweig & Elena Silvestrova, ISBN: 978-013714422, Publish date: August 25, 2008, 768 pages, Soft cover

ITDB1406 - Microsoft SQL Concepts:

• Beginning T-SQL with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 & 2008, By: Turley & Wood, ISBN: 978-0470257036, Publish date: December 10, 2008, 672 pages, Soft cover

ITDB1420 - Develop Oracle PL/SQL Program Units

• Oracle 10g Developer: PL/SQL Programming ; By: Joan Casteel ; ISBN 13: 978-1-4239-0136-5 © 2008; ISBN 10: 1-4239-0136-3 ; Publish date: August 15, 2007; 560 pages; Softcover

ITDB1425 - Oracle Database Fundamentals I:

• OCA/OCP Oracle Database 11g - All-in-One Exam Guide, By: Watson, Ramklass, & Bryla, ISBN: 978-0-07-162918-8, Publish date: August, 2009, 1050 pages, Hardcover

ITDB1426 - Microsoft SQL Server Implementation:

• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Implementation and Maintenance, By: Hotek, ISBN: 978-0-7356-2605-8, Publish date: February, 2009, 672 pages, Hardcover

ITDB1430 - Microsoft Access Relational Database

• New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Access 2010, Comprehensive ISBN: 978-0-538-79847-1

ITDB2425 - Oracle Database Fundamentals II:

• OCA/OCP Oracle Database 11g - All-in-One Exam Guide, By: Watson, Ramklass, & Bryla, ISBN: 978-0-07-162918-8, Publish date: August, 2009, 1050 pages, Hardcover

ITDB2426 - Microsoft SQL Server Administration

• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Implementation and Maintenance, By: Hotek, ISBN: 978-0-7356-2605-8, Publish date: February, 2009, 672 pages, Hardcover

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ITIS Courses

ITIS0800 - Computer Skill Development

• Practical Computing 2nd Edition by Hogan ISBN10: 0131585630 ISBN13: 9780131585638

ITIS1000 - Introduction to Personal Computers

• Lecture Text - Discovering Computers: Brief, Your Interactive Guide to the Digital World, 1st Edition by Gary B. Shelly and Misty E. Vermaat - Purdue University Calumet ISBN-10: 1111530475 ISBN-13: 9781111530471. A 3-Ring Binder should be purchased to hold this textbook as it will come 3-Hole punched and loose-leaf. This was necessary to bring the cost of the textbook bundle down.
• Lab Manual - Microsoft® Office 2010: Essential, 1st Edition by Gary B. Shelly and Misty E. Vermaat - Purdue University Calumet
  ISBN-10: 0538748702 ISBN-13: 9780538748704. This is a "traditional" bound textbook.
• Access Code - This code will be entered via the Cengage site to allow students to setup a login to access additional course materials including an eBook of the Discovering Computers textbook. This code is included on a card within your textbook bundle supplied by the Lakeland bookstore. (The textbook bundle MUST be purchased from the Lakeland Bookstore to get the Access code and the reduced bundle price)
• A USB storage device (Flash Drive) Minimum 1Gb - besides saving your work, you should also backup your files.
  Access to Microsoft Office 2010 (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint) software and Microsoft Windows 7.

ITIS1005 - Computers and Information Processing

• Lecture Text - Discovering Computers: Complete, Your Interactive Guide to the Digital World, 1st Edition by Gary B. Shelly and Misty E. Vermaat - Purdue University Calumet ISBN-10: 1111530327 ISBN-13: 9781111530327. A 3-Ring Binder should be purchased to hold this textbook as it will come 3-Hole punched and loose-leaf. This was necessary to bring the cost of the textbook bundle down.
• Lab Manual - Microsoft® Office 2010: Essential, 1st Edition by Gary B. Shelly and Misty E. Vermaat - Purdue University Calumet
  ISBN-10: 0538748702 ISBN-13: 9780538748704. This is a "traditional" bound textbook.
• Access Code - This code will be entered via the Cengage site to allow students to setup a login to access additional course materials including an eBook of the Discovering Computers textbook. This code is included on a card within your textbook bundle supplied by the Lakeland bookstore. (The textbook bundle MUST be purchased from the Lakeland Bookstore to get the Access code and the reduced bundle price)
• A USB storage device (Flash Drive) Minimum 1Gb - besides saving your work, you should also backup your files.
  Access to Microsoft Office 2010 (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint) software and Microsoft Windows 7.

ITIS1006 - Soft Skills in the Information Technology Workplace

• Portfolio Projects for Soft Skills, New Perspectives by Beverly Amer ISBN-13: 978-1-111-58155-8 ISBN-10: 1-111-58155-X

ITIS1008 - Ethics in Information Technology

• Ethics in Information Technology, Third Edition By: George Reynolds  ISBN-13: 978-0-538-74622-9 ISBN-10: 0-538-74622-X

ITIS 1025 - Managing and Optimizing Personal Computers

• A+ Guide to Hardware: Managing, Maintaining and Troubleshooting, Fifth Edition Jean Andrews Course Technology ISBN-10:1435487389  ISBN-13:9781435487383

ITIS 1030 - Security Awareness

• Course Technology Security Awareness: Applying Practical Security in Your World, 3rd Edition Ciampa ISBN-10: 1-4354-5414-6 ISBN-13: 978-1-4354-5414-9 © 2010

ITIS1100 - Internet: Services, Tools and Web Page Creation

• Discovering The Internet: Complete Concepts and Techniques, Third Edition By Shelly/Napier/Rivers ISBN: 978-1-4390-7967-6.

ITIS1108 - Using an HTML Editor

• Adobe Dreamweaver CS5: Illustrated Series Author: Sherry Bishop
  ISBN 13: 978-0-538-47869-4 ISBN 10: 0-538-47869-1

  *A USB storage device (Flash Drive) Minimum 1Gb - besides saving your work, you should also backup your files.

ITIS 1115 - Internet Technologies and Concepts

• Business Data Communications and Networking, 11th Edition Jerry FitzGerald (Jerry FitzGerald and Associates), Alan Dennis (University of Indiana) August 2011, ©2012, customized edition (ISBN forthcoming)

ITIS1120 - Introduction to Flash

• Adobe Flash Professional CS5: Illustrated Series, Introductory, 1st Edition Author: Barbara M. Waxer
  Textbook ISBN-10: 0-538-47789-X ISBN-13: 978-0-538-47789-5

  *A USB storage device (Flash Drive) Minimum 2Gb - besides saving your work, you should also backup your files.

ITIS1130 - Introduction to Web Design

• Web Design, Introductory, Fourth Edition by Shelly/Campbell ISBN-13: 978-0-538-48240-0 ISBN-10: 0-538-48240-0

ITIS 1355 - Security+ and Security Essentials

• Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals 3rd Edition bundled with Internet Labs (11-11-29412-7)

ITIS 1360 - Introduction to Computer Forensics and Investigations

• Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations, 4th Edition - Bundled with Internet Labs (ISBN to be determined)
  

ITIS 1510 Word Processing

• Microsoft Word 2010 - Comprehensive, Zimmerman, Zimmerman, Shaffer, and Pinard (ISBN: 978-0-538-74892-6)
  

ITIS 1520 Spreadsheets

• Microsoft Excel 2010 - Comprehensive, Parsons, Oja, Ageloff, and Carey (ISBN: 978-0-538-74291-7)

ITIS1530 - Microsoft Access

• See ITDB 1430 for book title.

ITIS 1540 Presentation Graphics

• Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2010: Illustrated Series IntroductoryAuthor: David Beskeen
  ISBN-10: 0538747161 ISBN-13: 9780538747165
• A USB storage device (Flash Drive) Minimum 1Gb - besides saving your work, you should also backup your files.

ITIS 2015 Inform. Tech. Project Mgt.

• Information Technology Project Management (Schwalbe) 6th edition– ISBN: 9780324829211
• New Perspectives’ MS Project 2007 Intro – ISBN:9781423905943
  • Lakeland’s Bookstore has special bundle which includes both textbooks

ITIS 2100 Using Web-Based Collaboration Services

• Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services 3.0 Step by Step Londer, English, Bleeker, Coventry Microsoft Press ISBN 9780735623637 ISBN- 0-7356-2363-5

ITIS 2350 - Management of Information Security

• Under review

ITIS 2355 – Security Investigation and Penetration Studies

• Ethical Hacking Attack Phase (1-4354-8360-x)
• Ethical Hacking Countermeasures (1-4354-8361-8)
  • Bundled ISBN 0538456620

ITIS 2360 - Computer Forensics Services, Tools and Investigations

• Under Review

ITIS 2365 - Network and Security Design

• 0-7356-2123-3 Microsoft Official Academic Course: 70-298 Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Package
• 0-619-21627-1 Reading and Cases in the Management of Information Security

ITIS 2501 - Technical Communications Applications

• No book required. Course material available via the class Blackboard site. Additional references will be suggested.

ITIS 2510 Help Desk Concepts & Mgt.

• A Guide to Computer User Support, 4th Edition, Fred Beisse (ISBN: 978-0-495-80649-3)

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ITON Courses

ITON1011 - Comparative Analysis of Microcomputer Operating Systems

• No book required. Course material available via the class Blackboard site. Additional references will be suggested.

ITON 1040 - Using Virtualization

• Virtual Machines Companion ISBN 9781428321946

ITON 1050 - Microsoft Windows 7

• Comprehensive, Parsons, Oja, and Ruffolo (ISBN: 978-0-538-74600-7)

ITON 1205 – Networking+ and Networking Essentials

• Network+ Guide to Networks Fifth Edition Bundled with Internet Labs ISBN 11-11-22643-1

ITON 1610 Wireless Communications and Networking

• Wireless# Guide to Wireless Communications, Mark Ciampa, Jorge Olenewa, ISBN 13: 978-1-4188-3699-3 © 2007, ISBN 10: 1-4188-3699-0

ITON 1620 Voice Communications and Networking

• Principles of Voice & Data Communications, 1st Edition, Regis "Bud" J.  Bates, TC International Consulting, Inc., Marcus Bates, Softcover,  ©2007, ISBN-13 9780072257328

ITON 1710 Introduction to the Mainframe: z/OS Basics

• The IBM Redbook publication number is: SG24-6366 , "Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/OS Basics". A PDF of this book is available for download at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246366.html as well as a means to order a hardcopy.

ITON 1725 Intro to Linux/Unix Operating System

• Linux+ Guide to Linux Certification, 2nd Edition ; ISBN-10: 0619216212 | ISBN-13: 9780619216214

ITON 1740 Red Hat Linux Computing Essentials

• Workbooks are only available for purchase in Lakeland bookstore. PDF versions will be available on Blackboard

ITON 1750 Red Hat Linux Core System Administration

• Workbooks are only available for purchase in Lakeland bookstore. PDF versions will be available on Blackboard

ITON 2050 Windows 7 Configuration

• Windows 7 Configuration with Lab Manual, MOC (ISBN: 978-0-470-87509-4)
  

ITON 2051 Windows 7 Enterprise Desktop Support Technician

• Windows 7 Enterprise Desktop Support Technician with Lab Manual , MOC (978-0-470-92257-6 )

ITON2212 - Managing and Maintaining MS Windows 2003 Server

• Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC): 70-290 Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
  Environment (ISBN: 0-7356-2031-8)
• 70-290 MCSE / MCSA LabSim for Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (by TestOut! Corporation) (ISBN 0-619-21244-6).

ITON2213 - Plan, Implement, and Maintain MS Windows 2003 TCP/IP I

• Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC): 70-293 Planning,and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure (ISBN: 0-7356-2029-6)
• MCSE LabSim for Planning a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network (by TestOut! Corporation) (ISBN: 0-619-21248-9).

ITON2214 - Plan, Implement, and Maintain MS Windows 2003 TCP/IP II

• Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC): Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastucture (Exam 70-291), 1st Edition (ISBN: 0072944889)
• 70-291 MCSE / MCSA LabSim for Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network (by TestOut! Corporation) (ISBN: 0-619-21246-2).

ITON 2230 – Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server

• Implementing and Managing Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003 (70-284), ISBN: 0-7356-2136-5

ITON 2231 Microsoft Office Communication Server

• Under Review

ITON 2232 Configuring Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

• Under Review

ITON 2234 - Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

• 978-0-470-13327-9 70-642: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration, Package

ITON 2236 - Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration

• 978-0-470-13330-9 70-640: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration, Package - Microsoft Official Academic Course

ITON 2237 - Windows Server 2008 Applications Platform Configuration

• 978-0-470-13328-6 70-643: Windows Server 2008 Applications Platform Configuration, Package

ITON 2238 - Windows 2008 Server Administrator (70-646)

• 978-0-470-13329-3 70-646: Windows Server 2008 Administrator, Package

ITON 2239 - Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator

• 978-0-470-22490-8 70-647: Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator, Package

ITON 2290 – Microsoft Windows Networking Case Study

• N/A

ITON 2295 – Operating Systems and Networking Capstone

• N/A

ITON 2770 Red Hat Network Applications Administration

• Workbooks are only available for purchase in Lakeland bookstore. PDF versions will be available on Blackboard

ITON 2780 Red Hat Server Security Administration

• Workbooks are only available for purchase in Lakeland bookstore. PDF versions will be available on Blackboard

MATH2130 and MATH2135: Business Statistics I AND II

• REQUIRED TEXT: Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics with Student CD, 15th Edition Douglas A. Lind, COASTAL CAROLINA UNIV William G Marchal, University of Toledo---Toledo Samuel A. Wathen, Coastal Carolina University
  • Students purchasing the book in the bookstore will find a 3-hole punch copy of the text. Students should purchase this copy plus a three-ring binder to store all the pages. This version is considerably less expensive than the hardcover version.
  • Students who wish to purchase the hardcover version will need to look for the following ISBN: Hardcover with CDROM ©2012, ISBN-13 9780073401805
• REQUIRED SOFTWARE: Please see description here (http://itcs.lakelandcc.edu/DistanceLearning/index.htm#MATH)
• Many students find the following optional texts quite useful. Consider purchasing:
  • Basic Statistics Using Excel to accompany Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics, 15th Edition Douglas A. Lind, COASTAL CAROLINA UNIV William G Marchal, University of Toledo---Toledo Samuel A. Wathen, Coastal Carolina University Ronald Merchant, SPOKANE FALLS COMM COLLEGE Softcover, 256 pages ©2012, ISBN-13 9780077327026
  • Study Guide to accompany Statistical Techniques in Business & Economics 15e, 15th Edition Douglas A. Lind, COASTAL CAROLINA UNIV William G Marchal, University of Toledo---Toledo Samuel A. Wathen, Coastal Carolina University Kathleen Whitcomb , Softcover, 512 pages ©2012, ISBN-13 9780077327118

Courses by Group: Information Technology - Computer Science (ITCS) | Information Technology - Database (ITDB) | Information Technology - Information Systems (ITIS) | Information Technology - Operating Systems/Networking (ITON) | | Business Statistics (MATH2130 & 2135) | (Return to top)

Distance Students: Please don't forget to check the computing requirements for your courses. Books and materials are subject to change without notice.

Alternate Textbook Resources

These resources are provided for your use, and do not imply any endorsement. Surf/purchase carefully

• LCC Bookstore
• LCC Library - As partners in OhioLink, we have access to Safari Books Online. Many, many computer science, information technology, and web programming books are available to you free (you will need to read them online - they are not downloads) because you are a student at Lakeland. In addition to texts, check here for additional resources to aid in your studies.
• The University System of Ohio Textbook Finder
  • "Through a partnership with CourseSmart, a provider of electronic textbooks from the six largest commercial publishers in the United States, the University System of Ohio will offer half or more off the print price of the majority of active textbooks from these publishers to students enrolled in public and private colleges and universities and adult learning programs.
    This is the first partnership between a university system and CourseSmart, which will offer nearly all of its digital textbooks at discounts of 50 to 55 percent off the new print price list. CourseSmart currently offers more than 4,000 titles, and over time more text books will be included in the program so that the opportunity for student savings will increase."
• ACM Digital Library/Books 24x7 (Membership Required)
• Pearson and McGraw-Hill Education: CourseSmart.com
• Cengage Learning (Brooks/Cole, Course Technology, etc) : http://www.ichapters.com/market/index.html
• Pearson (Pearson college textbooks online from Addison-Wesley, Allyn & Bacon, Benjamin Cummings, Longman, Peachpit Press, and Prentice Hall) http://www.mypearsonstore.com/index.asp?partner_select=49
• CafeScribe: http://cafescribe.com/
• Freeload Press http://www.freeloadpress.com/index.aspx
• Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
• BookFinder: http://www.bookfinder4u.com
• Rent your Texts: http://www.chegg.com/, http://www.bookrenter.com/, http://campusbookrentals.com/
• Many, many others

If you do not see your course listed here, please check with your instructor to insure you are purchasing the correct books/materials .

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