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• MS in IT now available!!

• New version of B.S in IT Curriculum now online

• Online resources for IT Students seeking intemship, co-op and full-time job opportunities

• Minor in Information Technology now available

• Solutions to the U.S technology skills shortage

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use technology to create businesses, solve engineering

medicines, change the world and turn your dreams into realities The IT industry includes computing, software,

this technology to all other fields IT is the largest and

; fastest growing industry in the world As a result, the

jobs) and growing (130,000 new positions expected per

Information Technology to a wide range of businesses

technology courses in computer science, computer

one of many second disciplines that is the application

right for you If you want to start a business in the hottest

great match Or if you love the Internet want to design

may your choice If you want to become a medical doctor

in the Information Age and want a unique edge for

medical school, IT-Med may be your ticket You can

choose an application area that you love from over 30

humanities, social science and architecture

IT in Science

management, medicine, simulation and software usability are the areas of study

IT in Management and Technology

entrepreneurship, finance, law, management information systems and marketing.

IT in Humanities and Social Sciences

machines and people interact, analyzing the role of IT in the global economy are

just some of the exciting applications

IT in Engineering

Examine hands on and take a personal role in how IT is changing engineering

IT in Architecture

design Learn how IT is expanding how architects see, simulate and design

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OVERVIEW • 4

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS ••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••.•••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••• 5

SAMPLE LAYOUT OF COURSES ••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••.••••••••••••.••.•••7 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••8 COURSE SEQUENCING ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••11 I, I I' \ L, II:, ' MINOR IN IT ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••.12 SECOND D ISCIJ>LINES ••••••••••••••••••• _ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 13 ACCOUN11NG ••.••• •.•••••.•.•.•••.• •••••••••••••••••• •.••••••••••.••.•••.•.••.••••••••••••••.•.•.•.•.• 14

AERONAtmCALENGINEERING AERODYNAMICS OPTION •••••.•••••••.••.••••••••••••.•••••• 15

AERONAlmCAL ENGINEERING FUGHT MECHANICS OPTION •••••••••.•.•.•.•.•••.•••••• ••• 16

ARCHTfECTIJRE •••.•••.•.• ••••.•.••••.•• •••••••••••••••• •.• ••••• •• ••.••.•••• 17

ARTS •.•••••.••••••••••••••.••.••••.•••• • •.••.•••.••••••••••.••.• • •••• • ••••••.•••••••••••••••• • 18

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CIVIL ENGINEERING ••••••••• •• •.• •.•••.• ••.• ~ •.• •.• • •.• •.•••.•.••••••••••••• 22

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COM1l.fUNlCATION AND NETW'ORKS •••••••••••.•.•.•.•••.•• •.• • •.••••.•.••••••••••• ••••••••.• 25

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DECISION SCIENCES •••• • • •.• •.• • • •.• • •• 27

ECOINFORMATICS •••••• •••••• ••.•.••••••••••.•••.•.•.••• •.•• •.••••••.••.• ••••.•••.•• • ••• 28

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ELECTRONIC COMr 1ERCE ••••••••••••••••.•• •.••••••••.••.••.•••.•.•••••••••••••• •.• ••• 30

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MEDICINE •••.•.• •• • • • •• •.•• ••.•.••• 40

MULTIMEDIA DATA AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEME1'<'T •••.••• •.•.•• ••.••••••••.•.•.•.••• 4 I PRE-LA'v / MANAGEMEl'-'T •• •.•.• ••••.••• • • • • • ••••.••••.• ••.• 42

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STIJDIES: INFORMATION A.NDSOCIETy • • ••••.•• 48

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Rensselaer has launched a new degree program in Information Technology (IT), leading to a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology The program is designed for technically focused students and those having substantial technical aptitude but other interests It synthesizes computing, systems, and humanities and extends a student's horizons from the focused core of IT to the disciplinary knowledge of an application domain (a student-chosen second discipline) The program also promotes the integration of traditional education with the spirit of entrepreneurship that characterizes IT; Its objective is to prepare students not only to enter a rewarding career in IT but also to pursue a distinguished graduate education in a disciplinary field, upon graduation.

The program consists of 128 credit hours, of which 56 credit hours constitute an IT Core, 32 credit hours constitute a second discipline, and the remaining credit hours fulfill Rensselaer degree requirements The IT Core requirements establish a solid foundation for the application of IT to any discipline The Rensselaer requirements ensure the breadth of the degree and that it is consistent with the long established tradition of a Rensselaer degree The required second discipline provides an opportunity for in depth study of an IT application area Available second disciplines are listed at the end of this document With faculty advisement, students may also select their own courses to fulfill second discipline requirements and explore their own interests.

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Degree Requirements

The requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree are shown below Only Free Electives and H&SS Electives may

be taken with the PassINo Credit option

Math/Science Requirements: (24 credits)

1 MATH-IOlO Calculus I

2 Math elective

4 credits

4 credits

4 ITCS-1962 Intro to Data Structures & Applications 4credits

5.Science elective

6.Science elective

4 credits

4credits

Humanities and Social Sciences Requirements: (24 credits)

1.IlEC-1210 The ITRevolution: Myth or Reality?

2 ITEC-1220 Politics and Economics ofIT

4credits

4credits

5.H&SS elective

6 H&SS elective

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4 credits

Free Elective Requirements: (12 credits)

1 Free Elective

2 Free Elective

4credits

4credits

3.Free Elective

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IIT Core Requirements: (36 or 37 credits) I

1 ECSE-2610 Computer Components & Operation 4 credits

2 ECSE-2660 Computer Architecture, Networking and OS 4 credits

3 ITEe-2IlO Exploiting the Information World 4 credits

4 IT Technology Elective (one of):

CSCI-4380 Database Systems

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5 ITEC-431O Managing IT Resources 4 credits

I 6 ITEC-2220 Creativity in Human and Artificial Agents 4 credits

7 ITEC-2210 Intro to Human Computer Interaction 4 credits

8 Probability and Statistics Elective (one of):

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PSYC-231 0 Experimental Methods and Statistics

9 ITEC-4960 IT Capstone Experience 4 credits

10 ENGR-2960 Introduction to the HCll Microcontroller 1 credit

4 credits

Student-Selected Second Discipline: (32 credits)

1 Second discipline course

4 credits

2 Second discipline course

8 Second discipline Capstone/Course 4 credits

The student selects a second discipline from a list of available second disciplines later in this document Each second discipline prescribes the courses that it requires Alternatively, a student may choose his or her own courses with faculty advisement to fulfill second discipline

requirements and explore a special interest.

Sample Layout of Courses

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a suggestion Other arrangements of the courses are possible

Semester I

ITEC-] 2] 0 The IT Revolution: Myth or Reality?

ITEC-196] Algorithms and Programming MATH-IOIO Calculus I

Science Elective

Semester II

ITEC-1220 Politics and Economics of IT lTEC-1962 Intro to Data Structures & Applications Math Elective

Science Elective

Semester In

ECSE-26l0 Computer Components & Operations ENGR-2961 Intro to the HCll Microcontroller ITEC-2210 Intro to Human Computer Interaction ITEC-21]0 Exploiting the Information World Second Discipline Course

Semester IV

ECSE-2660 Computer Arch, Networking & OS ITEC-2220 Creativity in Human & Artificial Agents Free Elective

Second Discipline Course

Semester V

lTEC-43] 0 Managing IT Resources Probability and Statistics Elective (one of):

ENGR-2600 Modeling & Analysis of Uncertainty MGMT-2l00 Statistical Methods

PSYC-231 0 Experimental Methods and Statistics H&SS Elective

Second Discipline Course

Semester VI

IT Elective (one of):

Software Engineering CSCI-4380 Database Systems DSES-4530 Information Systems H&SS Elective

Second Discipline Course Second Discipline Course

Semester VII

ITEC-4960 IT Capstone Experience Free Elective

H&SS Elective Second Discipline Course

Semester VIII

Second Discipline Capstone/Course Free Elective

H&SS Elective Second Discipline Course

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Course Descriptions

The courses for the IT program are listed below with a brief description for each

Humanities and Social Science Courses

ITEC-1210 Information Technology Revolution: Myth or Reality?

This course examines a broad spectrum of information technologies, from alphabets, calendars and the first world maps to GIS and GPS; from telephones and radio to cybernetics, the gene chip, and quantum cryptography, from the first computer to the Internet One goal is for students to learn how technological innovation happens, and affects the world Another goal is to explore the history of IT, teaching students how to use the past to "think the future." (Cross listed as IHSS-I2ID Students cannot obtain

ITEC-1220 Politics & Economics of Information Technology Will IT increase prosperity? For whom? What role should governments play in IT development? Do corporations have new responsibilities in the lnformation Era? What about IT professionals? This course explores the issues, the arguments and working solutions The first section examines macro indicators and trends the second section examines the microeconomics and politics of specific arenas - the software industry, the automated work place, telemedicine, television The last section explores opportunities for improving society, using IT (Cross listed as IHSS-1220 Students cannot obtain

Matbematics and Science Courses

MAm-lOlO Calculus I Functions, limits, continuity, derivatives, implicit differentiation, related rates, maxima and minima, elementary transcendental functions, introduction to definite integral with applications to area and volumes of revolution Fall and spring terms annually 4

ITEC-1961 Algorithms &Programming

An introduction to algorithm design and analysis, programming, and use of the World Wide Web for information dissemination and retrieval Additional topics include basic computer organization; internal representation of scalar and array data; use of top-down design and subprograms to tackle complex problems; abstract data types Enrichment material as time allows Interdisciplinary case studies, numerical and nonnumerical applications Prerequisites: none Fall term annually 4

ITEC-1962 Introduction to Data Structures and Applications Programming concepts: functions, parameter passing, pointers, arrays, strings, structs, classes, templates Mathematical tools: sets, functions, and relations, O-notation, complexity of algorithms, proof by induction Data structures and their representations: data abstraction and internal representation, sequences, trees, binary search trees, associative structures Algorithms: searching and sorting, generic algorithms, iterative and recursive algorithms Methods of testing correctness and measuring performance Prerequisite: ITEC-1961, CSCI-llOO or permission of instructor, Spring term annually 4

IT Core Courses

ITEC-2nO Exploiting the Information World

This course involves a study of the methods used to extract and deliver dynamic information on the World Wide Web The course uses a hands-on approach in which students actively develop Web-based software systems Additional topics include installation, configuration and management of Web servers Students are required to have access to a PC on which they can install software such as a web server and various programming environments Prerequisites: CSCJ-1200 or equivalent Fall term annually

ECSE-2610 Computer Components and Operations

Design-oriented introduction to computer components and operations Standard codes,

minimization and synthesis techniques for combinational and sequential logic Races, hazards, and asynchronous behavior Registers, arithmetic logic units, memory structure, buses, and control units Machine language programming, instruction fetch and execution, input-output devices, interrupts, and microprogram sequencers Software and hardware tools Students cannot receive credit for both this course and CSCI-2500

ENGR-2961 Introduction to the HCll Microcontroller

Engineering laboratory introduction to the microprocessor as an embedded element of engineering systems Introduction to assemb\¥ language programming Prerequisite: A programming language, preferably C Fall term annually.1

ECSE-2660 Computer Architecture, Networks, and OS

Quantitative basis of modem computer architecture, processor design, memory hierarchy, and input/output methods Layered operating system structures, process and storage management Layered network organization, network protocols, switching, local and wide area networks Examples from Unix and the Internet Prerequisite: ECSE-2610 or

CSCI-4380 Database Systems

Discussion of the state of practice in modem database systems, with an emphasis on relational systems Topics include database design, database system architecture, SQL, normalization techniques, storage structures, query processing, concurrency control, recovery, security, and new directions such as object-oriented and distributed database systems Students gain hands-on experience with commercial database systems and interface building tools Programming projects are required Prerequisites: CSCI-23 00 Fall and spring terms annually 4

DSES-4530 Information Systems

This course surveys information/systems technology for the management of enterprise information as a resource Topics include elements of system design life cycle, database concepts, and decision support Managerial and technical dimensions of information systems are blended in a framework for IS systems Additional topics include telecommunications, artificial intelligence (including expert systems), and structured design The implementation, operation, and maintenance of information systems are also discussed Projects are required Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and DSES-4510 or DSES-4520 Prerequisite: lTEC-1961, CSCI-IIOO or equivalent 4

intcraQ'tion. Theory and research along with practical application are discussed within the context of organizational impact The course provides the knowledge of HCI systems

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