Bachelor of Science - Information Technology -Internet Systems Development

Program Goals
The program will:

• provide students with knowledge of current information technology, the foundation knowledge of business operations and practices, and the analytical skills to support the information needs of a business.
• develop 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.
• provide a balanced curriculum that addresses the knowledge and skills related to programming, databases, operating systems, and networking in business environments.
• prepare students to secure positions commensurate with their emphasis areas (network administration, network management, management information systems, programming, web development)
• encourage students to participate in continuing education activities and maintain professional memberships.
• measure key student learning outcomes continuously, and identify and implement opportunities for improvement.

Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the program will:

• support the data management needs of business through the design, implementation, and maintenance of relational databases.
• solve a variety of business problems through the application of structured program analysis and design concepts.
• explain 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.
• identify, describe, install and configure the hardware associated with personal computer systems.
• establish the information technology needs of a business, and plan an appropriate solution and procurement strategy.
• demonstrate the use of project management techniques within an appropriate system analysis and design lifecycle framework to develop an information system.
• design, develop and maintain interactive web sites employing both server-side and client-side programming methodologies.