Associate of Applied Science - Applied Information Technology

Program Goals
The Program will:

• assist students in developing the problem-solving skills needed to adapt technology to meet the needs of business.
• provide students with methods to analyze, design, implement and maintain computer-based information systems to support the decision-making function of management.
• prepare students to secure positions commensurate with their information technology specialty core.
• provide a balanced curriculum that addresses fundamental knowledge and skills related to business, programming, operating systems, and databases in business environments.
• encourage students to participate in continuing education activities and maintain professional memberships.
• continuously measure key student-learning outcomes

Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the program will:

• install, maintain, and troubleshoot current networking technologies including local area networks, wide area networks, the Internet, and the hardware and software used in constructing a network infrastructure.
• implement and manage commonly used computer operating systems, including both proprietary and open source systems.
• examine, install, and configure the hardware associated with personal computer systems.
• design, implement, and manage a network infrastructure to support management and production functions in business or industry.
• apply ethical decision-making models in the information technology environment.