The Information Technology program at the Rochester Institute of Technology is set up in two sections. To obtain a Bachelor's degree, core courses and concentration courses are required. These are the courses I have taken and a short description of each.

Core Courses
These courses are required of all IT majors. They are listed in the order in which they would be taken by an entering freshman.

Concentrations
Information Technology Concentration (24 credits) Students select two concentrations in the field of information technology as available from the department. These concentrations represent my advanced specialization's in information technology.

Concentrations:

Interactive Multimedia and Web Design

4002 535 Network-based Multimedia
This course is designed to provide the skills to produce and distribute networked multimedia using a variety of currently available tools. The use of QuickTime, Real, Windows Media, and Flash, as well as other tools will be taught.

4002 539 Programming For World Wide Web
This course is an overview of several forms of programming that are
used in the creation of interactive and dynamic web content. This course provides a practical overview of programming in the context of the World Wide Web. It will enable students to develop web pages and web sites that incorporate both client-side and server-side programming by installing and modifying existing scripts as well as writing new scripts.

4002 409 Web Site Design and Implementation
Builds on the basic aspects of HTML and multimedia programming that are presented in 0602-320 and 0602-330. An overview of web design concepts, including usability, accessibility, information design, and graphic design in the context of the web. Introduction to web site technologies, including cascading
style sheets and dynamic HTML.

Data Communications and Networking

4002 421 System Administration I
This course is a survey of tools and techniques used in the administration of computing systems. Included will be system installation, halting and booting the system, file systems and file and directory permission structures, print and disk quotas, device configuration and management, and user account administration. Unix and Windows NT will be among the systems studied.

4002 402 OS Scripting
This course is a survey of tools and techniques used to script common tasks in operating system environments. It will focus on Unix shell script programming.

4002 413 Internetworking Lab II
This course explores local area networking technologies and equipment.
In this course we will discuss topics such as FDDI, radio, infrared, cable and xDSL systems. We will also be examining the dynamic cellular telephony and cellular digital packet data systems. Finally we will explore the concepts of network integration, construction and design.

Core Courses:

4002 320 Introduction to Multimedia: The Internet & the Web
This class provides an introduction to key Internet, web, and multimedia technologies as well as familiarity with the Macintosh computer platform. Topics covered include computer-mediated communication, basic Internet applications such as telnet, FTP, and the WWW, basic digital image, audio, and video techniques, and web page development and publishing.

4002 215 Introduction to Visual Programming I

4002 216 Introduction to Visual Programming II

4002 330 Interactive Digital Media
Students will create interactive multimedia content for CD-Rom and the world wide web. They will capture, combine control and synchronize video, audio, text and images using authoring environments such as Macromedia Director. Students will write event handlers to control interactive applications.

4002 340 Computer Concepts and Software Systems

4002 341 Data Communication and Computer Networks

4002 342 Internetworking Lab
This course is a laboratory-based course on the interconnection of digital devices for the purpose of enabling data communication. The focus is on the hardware for peripheral communication and network communication, with a substantial laboratory component. Accessing computers and networks from a remote site will also be studied. Students will be required to construct cables, install network cards, configure modems and establish a working connection between digital devices. Problems will be introduced into working systems and students will be required to use diagnostic tools (both software and hardware) to determine and repair the problem.

4002 360 Intro to Database and Data Modeling

4002 425 Human Factors

4002 426 Interface Design

4002 460 Technology Transfer

4002 455 Needs Assessment

* Course descriptions were obtained from the Rochester Institute of Technology catalog and from the Information Technology web site.