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IT Concentration: Communication
For those entering the program Fall 2006 semester & beyond
Contact Person: Erin Glasheen
Description:
The Information Technology degree with Communication as a concentration prepares students to make effective use of the communication resources in the context of developing information technologies. Students will learn how to integrate oral, visual, and written elements into coherent messages; and to design and manage communication systems so we achieve appropriate blends of media and technologies for specific communication purposes.
This degree will prepare students who see Information Technology as a means of taking a leadership role in careers as communication specialists and information officers.
Students begin with courses introducing them to the basics of communication theory, literary theory, and written and visual communication, followed by advanced work in one or more of the following areas: communication, film, human-computer interaction, languages (German, French, Chinese, or Spanish), popular culture, technical communication, visual and hypermedia design, web design, and writing.
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Semester II |
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ITEC-1210 Information in History & Society
CSCI-1100 Computer Science I
MATH-1010 Calculus I
COMM-1510 (IHSS-196X) Intro to Communication Theory
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ITEC-1220 Politics and Economics of IT
CSCI-1200 Computer Science II
WRIT-2110 Rhetoric and Writing
Math Elective*
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| Semester III |
Semester IV |
One of:*
- ECSE-2610 Computer Components & Operations and ENGR-2350 Embedded Control
- CSCI-2500 Computer Organization
ITEC-2110 Web Systems Development
ITEC-2960 Creativity and IT
COMM-2610 Introduction to Visual Communication
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One of:*
- ECSE-2660 Computer Arch, Networking & OS
- CSCI-2300 Data Structures & Algorithms
ITEC-2210 Intro to Human Computer Interaction
LITR-2110 Introduction to Literature
Free Elective
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| Semester V |
Semester VI |
| ITEC-4310 Managing IT Resources
IT Elective (one of):
- CSCI-4380 Database Systems
- MGMT-496X Data Resource Management
Communication, Writing, or Language Elective
Life Science Elective (BIOL-XXXX)
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Communication, Writing, or Language Elective
Probability and Statistics Elective
(one of):
- ENGR-2600 Modeling / Analysis of Uncertainty
- MGMT-2100 Statistical Methods
- PSYC-2310 Experimental Methods & Statistics
H&SS Elective**
Free Elective
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| Semester VII |
Semester VIII |
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ITEC-4100 IT Capstone Experience
Communication, Writing, or Language Elective
Humanities Elective**
Physical Science Elective (PHYS-XXXX)
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Communication Culminating Experience (see list below)
Social Sciences Elective**
H&SS Elective**
Free Elective
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*Select either the three-course ECSE sequence or the two course CSCI sequence. If the ECSE sequence is chosen, ENGR-2350 will one free elective slot. Move COMM-2610 to a semester with a free elective. If the CSCI Sequence is chosen, your math elective in Semester II must be MATH-2800 Introduction to Discrete Structures.
**See H&SS requirements
Communication Culminating Experience (one of)***:
COMM-4580 Advertising and Culture
COMM-4650 Intermediate Visual Communication
COMM-4690 Interface Design
COMM-4760 Task Oriented Communication
COMM-4770 User Centered Design
COMM-4800 Media & Memory
COMM-496X Advanced Web and Database Programming
COMM-496X Advertising & Culture
COMM-496X Communication Design for the WWW
COMM-496X COMM Internship; (This has to be approved by Professor R. Grice as meeting the culminating experience)
COMM-496X Designing Interactive Characters
COMM-496X Foundations of HCI Usability
COMM-496X Graphic Design for Corporate Identity
COMM-496X Hypermedia Design & Development
COMM-496X Hypermedia Art and Fiction
COMM-496X Information Design
COMM-496X Interactive Narative
COMM-496X Publication Practicum
NOTE: You are expected to notify the instructor at the beginning of the course that you are taking it for Culminating Experience credit, and confer with the instructor to define the course project.
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