| The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology provides high quality educational opportunities for students interested in pursuing careers in a broad range of fields that support our computer/information-based society and economy. The curriculum focuses on problem-solving skills and techniques needed to provide computer-based and web-based IT solutions in our global ecommerce based economy. The explosive growth of the Internet and Information Technology has generated a significant need for Information Technology professionals and consequently for education in Information Technology. This Information Technology (IT) degree program fill this market driven educational need; it focuses on the acquisition of the theory, principles, practices, methodologies, competencies, tools, and technologies associated with the Information Technology Marketplace. This program is designed to produce academically sound and functionally competent IT professionals that have the necessary foundation to be productive in the IT industry. These degree programs are market driven; they prepare learners to exploit the high demand for IT professionals in various sectors in the industry. Students completing the IT program can apply for a broad range of IT related positions, such as: web developer, web publisher, programmer analyst, systems analyst, database analyst, database designer,.NET developer, .NET architect, information systems analyst, project manager, and information technology manager. |
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Degree Program Objectives In addition to the institutional and general education level learning objectives, the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology also seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates: - Utilize analytical, logical, and critical thinking abilities to analyze user requirements and to design, develop, and deploy effective Information Technology solutions.
- Analyze the information needs and develop entity relationship models that represent the relationships and the cardinality in an information system.
- Appraise the principles for designing relational and object-relational database systems.
- Examine the principles and concepts of object oriented programming (OOP); also appraise the impact of Object Oriented Programming (OOP) on software quality and on reusability.
- Evaluate the implementation of OOP technology in Microsoft’s .NET framework, and determine the impact of .NET IDE’s on configuration management.
- Design, develop, and deploy enterprise applications on the desktop and on the Web.
- Evaluate the impact of the .NET Framework and Visual Basic.NET on Information Technology Management and on Global Economies as it applies to developing, deploying, and managing desktop and web-based applications.
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