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Mission Statement

The Department of Computer and Information Technology educates professional practitioners and managers of information technology, accelerates information technology transfer to business and industry, and develops innovations in the application of emerging information technology through learning, engagement, and discovery by its faculty and students.

• To its students , the department provides world-class curricula that facilitate student-centered and laboratory-based learning of information technologies that are relevant to their lives and careers, valuable in terms of content and competencies, and connected to the needs of industry.
• To industry , the department produces practitioner-oriented information technology professionals and future leaders who can immediately contribute to problem solving and business results through application of information technology. Computer and Information Technology actively partners with industry through engagement that both contribute to life-long learning as well as the discovery of application of information technology solutions to business needs.
• To other educators , the department is a partner through professional service and discovery of learning that extends the frontiers of information technology education and outreach.
• To society , the department is a citizen and partner that advance the economic and social development of the State of Indiana , the nation, and the world through technology transfer .

CIT's educational objectives derive directly from the mission statement

Education Objectives

Several years after graduation, CIT students will be:

1. practitioner-oriented information technology professionals
2. problem solvers who apply information technology solutions to business needs
3. future information technology leaders
4. life-long learners
5. a citizen and partner that advances the economic and social development of the local community, the state, the nation, and the world through technology transfer

CIT's program outcomes identify expectations for students immediately upon graduation. These outcomes align well with the four program outcomes as shown below:

Program Outcomes

CIT prepares students to be:

1. practitioner-oriented information technology professionals
   1. Use and apply information systems solutions
   2. Understand and apply high-level tools and emerging technologies
   3. Use and apply systems theory and concepts
2. problem solvers who apply information technology solutions to business needs
   4. Demonstrate independent critical thinking and problem solving skills
   5. Understand and apply system development methodologies
3. future information technology leaders
   6. Communicate effectively with customers, supervisors and peers, both orally and in writing
   7. Work effectively in teams to achieve a common goal
   8. Manage projects, change, resources, and conflict
4. life-long learners
   9. Employ best practices and understand the need for continued, life-long learning
5. a citizen and partner that advances the economic and social development of the local community, the state, the nation, and the world through technology transfer