Current Area Links

• Software Development
• Systems Integration
• Data Management
• Computer Networks

CIT is developing courses in the following signature areas:

• Cyberforensics
• Biomedical Informatics
• High Performance Computing
• Information Security
• Wireless Networking

current areas

Systems Integration

Current and proposed courses

• 180 Introduction to Systems Development
• 280 Systems Analysis and Design Methods
• 380 Advanced Analysis and Design
• 385 Advanced Design Techniques
• 480 Managing Information Technology Projects

Contact: Prof. Jeffrey Brewer

List of objectives

• Gain an understanding of business information systems with a focus on system development
• Understand the phases of system development life cycles
• Understand the differences between traditional system development methodologies like Waterfall and new agile object-oriented methods
• Understand and perform basic techniques of data modeling using entity relationship diagrams and the Unified Modeling Language (UML)
• Create process models to document the processing requirements of a business system using UML
• Create UML object models
• Understand computer-aided systems engineering (CASE) technology usage for information and process modeling.
• Understand "Best Practices" of client interface design
• Understand the genesis of project management and its importance to improving the success of information technology projects
• Understand the tools and techniques of project management such as:
  • Project selection methods
  • Work breakdown structures
  • Network diagrams, critical path analysis, and critical chain scheduling
  • Time and Cost estimates
  • Earned value management
  • Motivation theory and team building