IT - Information Technology

Students learn to manage and perform activities througout an information systems development life cycle from the analysis of system requirements and system design to system implementation and operatin.  Advanced system development processes and the latest enterprise management methods and tools are presented.

Topics in this course include networking hardware and software,switches and routers, and network design technologies. Includes concepts of cyber security and security risks that affect computers and networks and explores methods and security options available to successfully protect the IT environment.

Course covers the essential exploratory technique for summarizing data.  Modeling techniques covered include predictive modeling, also known as predictive analytics; cluster analysis, segmenting, affinity analysis, and applied predictive analytics.  Course is dependent on a sound understanding of statistical analysic techniques, such as regression analysis and hypothesis testing.  Prerequisite:  Undergraduate statistics course.

Course provides end-to-end coverage of cloud computing topics as they pertain to both technology and business considerations.  Topics include fundamental cloud computing terminology and concepts; challenges and risks of contemporary cloud computing platforms and cloud services; cloud delivery and calculating cloud on premise solution costs and service level agreements (SLAs) for cloud based IT resources.  Course includes hands-on exercises in topical areas.

Course focuses on the design, development, and structuring of programs that store large collections of data. Topics include the development and implementation of software solutions to enhance business needs.  Several types of databases may be used, including relational and multimedia.  Also covered are programming languages such as Python and Structured Query Language (SQL) to create databases, manipulate big data sets, and generate reports.

Students participate in a seminar led by a faculty member.  Student is also required to work a minimum of 5 hours per week in a training position related to IT directly or management of IT services.  Coursework in the seminar is directly tied to the performance of activities of a regularly scheduled employee in the information technology field and the student must complete a minimum of 80 contact hours with the employer during the  course of the practicum and its continuation (16 weeks).

Continuation of IT 8602. Students participate in a seminar led by a faculty member.  Student is also required to work a minimum of 5 hours per week in a training position related to IT directly or management of IT services.  Coursework in the seminar is directly tied to the performance of activities of a regularly scheduled employee in the information technology field and the student must complete a minimum of 80 contact hours with the employer during the  course of the practicum and its continuation (16 weeks).

Continuation of IT 8602.  Students participate in a seminar led by a faculty member.  Student is also required to work a minimum of 5 hours per week in a training position related to IT directly or management of IT services.  Coursework in the seminar is directly tied to the performance of activities of a regularly scheduled employee in the information technology field and the student must complete a minimum of 80 contact hours with the employer during the  course of the practicum and its continuation (16 weeks).

Continuation of IT 8603. Students participate in a seminar led by a faculty member.  Student is also required to work a minimum of 5 hours per week in a training position related to IT directly or management of IT services.  Coursework in the seminar is directly tied to the performance of activities of a regularly scheduled employee in the information technology field and the student must complete a minimum of 80 contact hours with the employer during the  course of the practicum and its continuation (16 weeks).

Continuation of IT 8604. Students participate in a seminar led by a faculty member.  Student is also required to work a minimum of 5 hours per week in a training position related to IT directly or management of IT services.  Coursework in the seminar is directly tied to the performance of activities of a regularly scheduled employee in the information technology field and the student must complete a minimum of 80 contact hours with the employer during the  course of the practicum and its continuation (16 weeks).

Continuation of IT 8605. Students participate in a seminar led by a faculty member.  Student is also required to work a minimum of 5 hours per week in a training position related to IT directly or management of IT services.  Coursework in the seminar is directly tied to the performance of activities of a regularly scheduled employee in the information technology field and the student must complete a minimum of 80 contact hours with the employer during the  course of the practicum and its continuation (16 weeks).

Continuation of previous CPT practicum.