This is a new option available starting in fall of 2002. The option in Information Technology educates students in the design, implementation, and improvement of information systems in the manufacturing and service industries. Students will be trained in system integration, that is, utilizing technologies in software engineering, system design and analysis for the purpose of building a robust enterprise where information systems are seamlessly integrated into the enterprise functions. The option requires courses across disciplines including industrial and systems engineering, computer science, information technology, information systems and telecommunications.
The typical student will have a BS in engineering and possibly industrial experience. We encourage part-time and full-time students. Curriculum offerings will be designed such that prior coursework in information technology is not required. Emphasis will be placed on fundamental knowledge that provides skills for professional workforce needs.
IT is a combination of technologies for collecting, transmitting, processing and storing data for information dissemination. The faculty in Industrial and Systems Engineering have been involved in funded IT research in topics including: manufacturing enterprise integration from the devise level to the Internet, from the product design level to the supply chain, and capacity planning and performance analysis of client/server systems and communications networks.