Development of an Undergraduate Major in Information Technology

本计画的目标是发展资讯科技的本科专业，包括电讯、资讯储存与组织、人机互动、技术转移和电脑程式设计等课程。信息技术和计算机科学系的15名教员的课程开发工作将由三位首席研究员协调。小组成员将于1993年夏季参加一个讲习班，全年单独或以小组形式进行课程材料的编制和评价工作，并于1994年秋季主持一个关于大学生信息技术的全国讲习班。RIT已经拥有丰富的信息专业知识，打算成为这一新兴领域的领导者。我们的课程开发成果将通过专业会议和出版物进行分享。我们还希望成立一个信息技术专业协会，使课程和技术发展能够在全国传播。

The goal of this project is to develop an undergraduate major in Information Technology that includes courses in telecommunications, information storage and organization, human-computer interaction, technology transfer, and computer programming. The curriculum development efforts of fifteen faculty from the Information Technology and Computer Science departments will be coordinated by the three principal investigators. Team members will participate in a workshop in summer 1993, work individually and in small groups throughout the year on construction and evaluation of course materials, and host a national workshop on undergraduate Information Technology in fall 1994. Already rich in information expertise, RIT intends to become a leader in this emerging field. The results of our curriculum development efforts will be shared through professional meetings and publications. We also hope to initiate a professional society in Information Technology so that curricular and technical developments can be disseminated nationally.