Information Technology Degrees Online

CCNA Course structure

The Cisco CCNA Exploration curriculum provides a comprehensive overview of networking, from fundamentals to advanced applications and services. This course emphasises theoretical concepts and practical application, while providing opportunities for students to gain the skills and hands-on experience needed to design, install, operate, and maintain networks in small-to-medium businesses, as well as enterprise and service provider environments.

CCNA Exploration offers in-depth theory, challenging labs, and a detailed overview of protocol operations. It is designed for students with advanced problem-solving and analytical skills, such as degree candidates in engineering, maths, or science, or for working professionals who would like to advance their careers or gain certification. CCNA Exploration was designed to be integrated into technology curricula or continuing education programs at postsecondary institutions such as technical schools, colleges, and universities.
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The Information Systems (IS) major prepares students to be effective planners, users and managers of information technologies and systems in the current environment of the technology-enabled business firm. The IS major focuses on system design and implementation skills including database and web design, analytical skills for both strategic planning of IT and performance evaluation, and the managerial plus organizational knowledge required to manage information systems and applications based on business and customer requirements. The major’s core emphasizes the concepts of systems analysis and design and the strategic use of information systems. In addition to a broad grounding in the key functional areas of marketing, operations, accounting, and finance, this major develops in-depth knowledge of information systems design and implementation, evaluation and planning of information technology investments, and managing dynamic technology projects.

Information Technology Curriculum
Students must earn a minimum of 124 credit hours for graduation. The bachelor of science curriculum is composed of 55 credit hours. The associate of science and the minor require 18 credit hours.

Throughout the curriculum, students will apply topics through numerous hands-on activities. An applied approach will cultivate the problem-solving and analytical skills necessary for developing, managing, and maintaining information resources in today’s global electronic society.

Graduates will be prepared to be lifelong learners, equipped to utilize both current technology and future advances in the field of IT.

Companies want people who can use IT to solve real business problems. These degree programs have been aligned to meet the needs of the industry.

Computer Systems Technicians have the skills to plan, administer, configure and maintain individual and networked computer systems. They are also trained to provide technical support for computer users in a business environment.

This program will appeal to students who are problem solvers with good analytical skills. They must be highly organized with a strong interest in computers.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
A shortage of Information Technicians is predicted in the near future. Entry level positions include technical support, computer maintenance and networking administration. There are also opportunities in computer sales and as independent business owners and consultants. Computer systems technicians can also work as computer trainers in the corporate field.

This program focuses on advanced computer network administration including network security. Computer systems technologists also have project management, systems analysis and design skills.

This program will appeal to students with a keen interest in highly complex network systems. They must have good communication and analytical skills, enjoy problem solving, be logical and very well organized.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Technology grads will have good advancement potential. Entry level positions include technical support analyst, IT consultant, and network technologist/administrator in a wide range of sectors including government, corporations and the public sector. Many graduates become self-employed or independent operators offering computer training, technical support and network administration.

The Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) is an innovative two-year degree program designed to meet the ever-changing needs of today’s businesses. With more and more programming positions being outsourced to overseas companies it is more important than ever that U.S. based workers develop the skills and attain the knowledge required to remain and excel in the technology field.

The University of Redlands School of Business discusses current topics with top academics and conducts surveys of prominent industry leaders. Through this process, one is assured that students will learn current in-demand skill sets while gaining a broad-based education with a solid ethical foundation to enable them to grow and excel throughout their lives.

What Technology Companies Are Looking For
1. People who have non-technology skills in the areas of effective project management, and complex problem solving.
2. People with a breadth of understanding in both business and technology to facilitate effective and efficient integration of companies’ business needs with available technology solutions.
3. People with analytical skills necessary to aid in safeguarding organizations’ assets via sound security management and disaster preparedness.

The MSIT program prepares graduates to take high-profile, leadership roles in planning, designing, implementing and managing strategic IT/IS. The program is less technical and primarily focused on providing key management abilities. Graduates will be equipped to deploy and manage effectively the technology, people and process involved in a complex and constantly changing business environment.

What Makes Our Program Unique
1. Success does not require IT/IS expertise: students from any
undergraduate major can enter the MSIT program and succeed.
2. International Collaborative Learning: opportunity to work, as part of a
technology-mediated team with teams in other countries.
3. An education with a strong Liberal Arts foundation: opportunity to hone
communication and critical thinking skills.
4. Real-world consulting assignment: opportunity to execute a consulting
assignment with a client company.
5. Immediate application: opportunity to apply the lessons learned
immediately in current work situation and in real-world information
technology challenges.

Although some programs offer one or more of the above advantages, no other master’s level program in Southern California offers such a comprehensive educational approach.

Course structure

There are three main components:
Practice of information design
Core module
Dissertation

Practice of information design
You develop your practical abilities through projects that explore the design of complex material for different users. Projects cover a wide range of practical applications of information design, such as interaction design, wayshowing, complex typography, and editorial design.

Core module
You develop your knowledge and analytical skills through lectures, seminars, directed reading, and student presentations, looking at topics such as texts and readers, methods of enquiry in information design, professional judgment and decision-making.

Dissertation
You choose a topic in consultation with staff that focuses on an aspect of information design, leading to a written study of between 10,000 and 13,000 words.

The Master of Information Systems is offered on the Hobart campus by the School of Computing and Information Systems. The course may be completed on a full-time basis in 3 semesters of study. Coursework is completed in semesters 1 and 2, and the MIS Project is completed during a third semester. Part-time enrolment in the degree can be completed in a maximum of 8 semesters or 4 years.

The Master of Information Systems is a professional, applied degree which specialises in topics related to the management of information systems. Project work within the degree will equip the students with appropriate methodological and analytical skills, as well as requiring students to apply information systems management theory to practical problem solving and case work.

The course aims to provide:
Professional, postgraduate level education to existing managers, and those seeking to move into positions of information systems managers;
Management of information systems education which is at the level of world best practice in its currency, applicability and relevance to the IS profession;
Graduates of the course with knowledge, skills and understanding about:
- the relationships of information and information technology to organisational needs;
- current management practice in the development of information systems, their use and associated policy formulation and analysis;
- the value of research, critical thinking and effective communication in the management of information systems.

Loyola’s Information Systems graduates are in demand as enterprises increasingly move to e-business. Students are recruited for internships and jobs by companies looking for future leaders. Information Systems professionals have the analytical skills and business background to utilize information technology to help business gain and sustain competitive advantage. The new information economy has created the need for a new set of managerial skills. The e-business competencies focus around the appropriate use of information technology as a key enabler of business success. The Information Systems degree provides students with both business and technical knowledge to be effective in today’s economic environment. Students pursuing other majors can expand their knowledge of e-business by choosing to minor in Information Systems.