Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

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Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

• California State University Channel Islands

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CREATE BSIT Team

• Kathy Alfano CREATE Project Lead
• Sharlene Katz CREATE/CSUN
• William Wolfe Prof. Chair, CS, CSUCI
• Peter Smith Prof., CS, CSUCI
• Ivona Grzegorczyk Prof. Chair, Math, CSUCI
• Gary Berg Dean, Ext. Ed. CSUCI
• Several CC Faculty CREATE CC Team

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CREATE Objective 2

• Develop partnerships with Colleges and
  Universities.
• Articulate Bachelors level transfer programs
  with all CREATE degree programs.
• Make BS programs accessible to CREATE program
  graduates.

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Goal B.S. Information Technology

• Compatible with CC A.S. degrees
• Meet IT accreditation criteria
• Follow national IT program guidelines

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BSIT Motivation

• Information Technology remains hot!

• IT Professionals need a blend of skills

Networks
Web Technology
Databases
Computer Programming
Project Management
Writing/Communications
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Fall 2005 Start!!
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Lower Division Requirements (CC)

• Statistics
• One semester lab science (in GE).
• First course in programming (C, C, Java).
• First course in Comp Arch and Assembly Lang.
• CSU GE certification.
• A minimum of 15 units lower div tech. courses.

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Upper Division Requirements (CSUCI)

• IT Core Courses 24 units
• Upper Division GE 9 units
• IT Elective Courses 15 units
• Mathematics/Science Courses 7 units
• Capstone 5 units
• Total 60 units

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Core IT Courses
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Math/Science Requirements
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Upper Division Interdisciplinary GE Requirements
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Recommended Upper Division Interdisciplinary GE
Courses

• Engl 330 Writing in Your Discipline
• Comp 447 Societal Issues in Computing
• Comp 449 Human-Computer Interaction

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Technical Electives
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Capstone Project
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Planned Area Concentrations
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Current Status (Spring 2006)

• 13 students full time.
• 5 additional students were accepted, but are
  taking CC classes
• 5 incomplete applications in fall 2005

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Current Issues (Spring 2006)

• Student Preparedness
• Cost (Ext. Ed. vs. State Side)
• Online Offerings
• Lab Science
• Discrete Mathematics
• Mixing CS and IT majors
• IT Lab Funding

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Comparison MIS, IT, CS
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Future Plans

• Moving From Extended Education to State Side in
  fall, 2010.