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The Center for Digital Technology and Learning announces…

Interdisciplinary Study of Information Technology (ISIT)

 

ISIT is an 18-hour concentration with courses in three tiers that would establish the "big picture" about the influence/application of information technology in today’s world. The concentration is interdisciplinary in nature, open to anyone in the university, and offers a framework for analyzing the social, economic, political, and cultural impacts of technology as well as some skill building to explore issues and applications of information fluency. This concentration would not replace current majors, but would enrich many majors through a better understanding of how computers and information literacy has influenced the world, society, careers, education, and personal lives.

Six courses (18 hours credit)

 

Tier 1 : Information Technology Influence and Tools – [2 courses]

ISIT 040: Information Technology and Creative Change (3 hrs.) (fulfills AOI Information Literacy)   AND ISIT 050: Information Fluency OR CS 010: Preview of Computer Science OR CS 105: Computers and the Future (all are 3 hrs and fulfill AOI Information Literacy)

Tier 2: Impact of Information Technology on Society and Culture –  [2 courses] Multidisciplinary Teaching in which discipline perspectives about culture, values, and ethics can be contrasted. Two courses (3 hrs. each) that explore information technology from a cultural perspective, values, or ethics that involves technology. Students are encouraged to take these courses from different disciplines. Tier 3: Discipline-Specific Information Technology Applications – [2 courses] Discipline Teaching that offers opportunity for exploration of applications of information technology in a variety of disciplines Two courses (3 hrs. each) that reflect the application of information technology within disciplines. Students may take courses in their own disciplines, but they are not required to stay within their own discipline. What is required is that any perquisites for courses be honored.

Please take note:

• ISIT 040 and 1 other courses from Tier 1 are required of all students in the concentration.
• 2 Courses from Tier 2 and 2 Courses from Tier 3 may be taken from any discipline as long as the student fulfills prerequisites or has permission of the instructor.
• 1/3 of the concentration must be taken outside the student’s major discipline(s)
• Two courses (1/3 of the concentration) must be taken at an advanced level (100+)

As students begin the Interdisciplinary Studies in Information Technology Concentration, the following basic contemporary computer skills are assumed: computer interface tasks, file management, word processing, email functions, and Internet browsing.

Please see http://www.drake.edu/cdtl/ISIT/info.html or contact karl.schaefer@drake.edu for more information.
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