Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Supplemental Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Supplemental Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Information Technology Major, BS


Program Description

The Information Technology program provides a high quality applications-oriented undergraduate education in computer information technology as preparation for productive employment or graduate information techeducation.

Information Technology Program Educational Objectives

As productive members of the information technology profession graduates will:

  1. Demonstrate the ability to solve computing problems appropriate to their levels of professional experience.

  2. Demonstrate the ability to contribute effectively to the benefit of teams.

  3. Continue to update their professional knowledge and skills to adapt to the changes in technology and the needs of the workplace.

Student Learning Outcomes

The Information Technology Program enables students to achieve, by the time of graduation the ability to:

  1. Analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.
  2. Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline.
  3. Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts.
  4. Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.
  5. Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program’s discipline.
  6. Identify and analyze user needs and to take them into account in the selection, creation, integration, evaluation, and administration of computing‐          based systems. [IT]

Major Requirements

To complete the major in information technology, the student must satisfy requirements of the major components of the program which include computer science, mathematics, and physics courses. The major components include a set core of courses, advanced set of courses, and a set of required major support courses.

A minimum grade of “C” or better is required in each computer science, science, and mathematics course required for the major.

General Education Courses Supporting the Major

Course Number/ Course Title Credit Hours
MAT 1313 - Pre-Calculus II * 3
MAT 2317 - Calculus I * 3
PHY 2331 - General Physics I * 3
PHY 2131 - General Physics I Laboratory * 1

Math/Science Courses Supporting the Major

Course Number/Course Title Credit Hours
MAT 2326 - Elementary Statistics    3
MAT 2337 - Discrete Mathematics    3
PHY 2332 - General Physics II    3
PHY 2132 - General Physics II Laboratory    1

Foundation Courses (20 semester hours)

Course Number/Course Title Credit Hours
CIT 1105 - CSC Colloquium    1
CIT 1308 - Introduction To Programming    3
CIT 1310 - Computer Programming I    3
CIT 1311 - Computer Programming II    3
CIT 2131 - Professional Development  (1st/yr)
 
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CIT 2310 - Introduction to Software Systems    3
CIT 2320 - Introduction to Computer Hardware Organization    3

Breadth Courses (27 semester hours required)

Course Number/Course Title Credit Hours
CIT 3321 - Operating Systems    3
CIT 3322 - Computer Architecture    3
CIT 3323 - System Administration I    3
CIT 3325 - Introduction to Information Security    3
CIT 3332 - Fundamental of Internet Systems    3
CIT 3351 - Data Communications    3
CIT 3355 - Principles of Database Management    3
CIT 4350 - Software Engineering    3
CIT 4388 - System Design and Development    3

Depth Areas & Courses (12 semester hours required)

Course Number/Course Title Credit Hours
CIT 4323 - System Administration II    3
CIT 4355 - Database Management System Design    3
CIT 4356 - Web Programming    3
CIT 4391 - Computer Science CO-OP    3