Information Technology
Objectives and Desired Outcomes

We design and change the Information Technology program by first considering, along with our program constituents, what our graduates should be able to do five to seven years after completing the program, combining their academic learning with later experience.  This produces our objectives, which we adjust every several years, again with the help of constituents.

Objectives

The Information Technology Program objectives are that, five to seven years after graduation, cadets who major in Information Technology will have been successful Army officers who have:

• Indentified and exploited opportunities to improve Army operations by applying best practices in information technology.

• Effectively communicated information technology to a range of audiences.

• Grown professionally through self-study, continuing education, and professional development in service to the Army.

Desired outcomes

Upon graduation, cadets who major in Information Technology can:

• Communicate solutions to problems clearly, both orally and in writing.
• Adhere to the professional and ethical standards of the IT profession.
• Embrace lifetime learning and the recognition to continue learning throughout a career.
• Develop specialized IT skills in a self-selected specialty area.
• Work as individuals and members of a design team that meets desired specifications.
• Identify, document, and analyze information system requirements for a client and then develop information systems that meet those requirements by integrating core information technologies while using current best professional practices.
• Develop and evaluate effective user interaction designs.
• Apply and explain the rational for accepted security practices to optimize information assurance.
• Demonstrate knowledge in the design and implementation of networks.

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