IT Concentration: Communication
(Humanities & Social Science)
For those entering the program Fall 2007 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.
Required Courses:
| Semester I |
Semester II |
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ITEC-1961 Introduction to Information Technology
ITEC-1220 Politics and Economics of IT
CSCI-1100 Computer Science I
MATH-1010 Calculus I
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COMM-1510 Intro to Communication Theory
CSCI-1200 Computer Science II
WRIT-2110 Rhetoric and Writing
Math Elective*
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| Semester III |
Semester IV |
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ITEC-1150 Introduction to UML
ITEC-2961 Creativity and IT
One of:*
- ECSE-2610 Computer Components & Operations and ENGR-2350 Embedded Control
- CSCI-2500 Computer Organization
COMM-2610 Introduction to Visual Communication
Free Elective
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ITEC-2110 Web Systems Development
ITEC-2210 Intro to Human Computer Interaction
One of:*
- ECSE-2660 Computer Arch, Networking & OS
- CSCI-2300 Data Structures & Algorithms
LITR-2110 Introduction to Literature
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| Semester V |
Semester VI |
| ITEC-4310 Managing IT Resources
Communication, Writing, or Language Elective
Life Science Elective (BIOL-XXXX)
Free Elective
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IT Elective (one of):
- CSCI-4380 Database Systems
- MGMT-496X Data Resource Management
Communication, Writing, or Language Elective
ENGR-2600 Modeling and Analysis of Uncertainty
H&SS 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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Students must satisfy an 8-credit communication requirement. See your advisor for details.
*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 4180 Studio Design in HCI
COMM 4300 Communication Internship
COMM 4310 EMAC Communication Internship
COMM 4420 Foundations of HCI Usability
COMM 4470 Information Design
COMM 4560 Media & Popular Culture
COMM 4570 Typography
COMM 4690 Interface Design
COMM 4710 Communication Design for the WWW
COMM 4730 Graphic Design for Corporate Identity
COMM 4940 Hypermedia Design & Development (independent study with Professor Pat Search)
COMM 4962 Interactive Narrative
COMM 4969 Designing Interactive Characters
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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