Advanced Information Technologies

Master of Science

The Master of Science in Advanced Information Technology (AIT) is designed to provide the graduate IT professional with the educational background, cutting-edge experience, and practical knowledge in the leading application, network, and database design technologies. This program provides key competencies for those following the career path of programmer, systems designer, systems integrator, database designer, and network designer. Technology professionals will gain in-depth knowledge of leading-edge technologies, enabling them to design the best technological solutions for today's business problems.

Information Systems literature and experience show that most system efforts fail not for technical reasons, but because the information analyst fails to define appropriate and accurate business and technical requirements. AIT core courses address this failing. The Cognitive Science and Requirements Analysis course provides the student with an understanding of human cognition, as well as its limitations and biases. The Creativity in Information Systems course describes how information systems have evolved from merely supporting operational back office functions to being the main vehicle for innovations in the enterprise.

There are two groups of electives, Infrastructure Design and Application development. While each group investigates specific technologies, the application development electives take into consideration the support of business processes by the development of custom-made software applications. The infrastructure design electives investigate the use of networking and telecommunications platforms which serve as the technological foundations for the implementations of business processes.

     


This program is offered in an eight-week accelerated format. If the goal is to complete the program in one year, the student should allow for two courses per consecutive eight-week session.