The New IST Curriculum Fall 2013

Significant Changes ●BS will be 44 hours instead of ●BA will be 34 hours instead of 46. ●Minor will be 15 hours instead of 17. ●A net 5 courses will be removed from the catalog. ●Increased experiential component. ●At most 4 courses need to be offered per semester to offer all courses in a timely manner.

The IST Degree Originally created in 2001 Designed to be accreditable by ABET

Reasons for a redesign include: ●A rapidly changing field ●Faculty changes ●Smaller than expected enrollments, so courses could not be offered as often as intended ●Increase student flexibility The Need for a Redesign

●Streamline curriculum ○ remove tracks ○ reduce number of courses ●Ensure all courses are taught regularly ●Modernize courses ○ security and information assurance ○ virtualization and cloud ●Incorporate experiential component ●Continue following ABET/ACM guidelines Design Guidelines

●IST Core (22 hours) ●Breadth Requirements (12 hours) ○ Programming, Networking, DB, MIS ●Depth Requirements (9 to 10 hours) ○ Pick one of programming, internet, database, networking ●Senior Design (6 hours) ●Mathematics (6 hours) ●Communications (3 hours) 58 to 59 hours The Current BS Degree

●IST Core (22 19 hours) ●Breadth Integrative Requirements (12 6 hours) ○ Two courses, required of all students ●Depth Requirements (9 to 10 6 hours) ○ Pick one of programming, internet, database, networking ○ Any two upper division courses continued next slide The New B.S. in IST

●Senior Design (3 hours) ○ No longer independent study ●Mathematics (6 3 hours) ●Communications (3 hours) ●Experiential Learning (4 hours) 44 hours The New B.S. in IST continued

Old Core IST 126 CSC 204 IST 220 IST 221 IST 222 CSC 206 TCO 285 Specific Changes: Core New Core IST 126 CSC 204 IST 220 IST 221 IST 222 IST 276

Old Breadth One course each from 4 areas (9 course choices) ● Programming ● Networking ● Database ● MIS Specific Changes: Breadth New Integrative Two courses ● Information Assurance ○Combines OS and networking ● WWW and Database

Old Depth Three courses each from one of 4 areas (10 choices) ● Programming ● Networking ● Database ● WWW Specific Changes: Depth New Depth Two courses from a group of 4 (plus internship/senior project/special topics) ● IA 2 ● Networking 2 ● Scripting and OS ● MIS

IST126 Intro to IST IST 276 Internet Progr IST 220 Database IST221 Network IST222 OS CSC 204 IST351 Dyn Cont IST317 IA I IST321 Net II IST311 Scripting IST349 MIS IST417 IA II IST470 Sr Design I I ST471 Sr Design II IST472 Internship STA 126 Statistics IST485 Topics TCO 341 Tech Comm 6 hrs above 310 Required Elective Pick 2 IST300 Experiential The New IST B.S. Curriculum with Prerequisites Consent

4 1-credit experiences, with subtitles like: ●Cyber defense team ●WWW support ●Networking support ●Contest support ●High school interaction ●Community support ●Certification preparation Experiential Learning

Previously, a certification exam was required. The new curriculum removes that requirement and requires a formal technical presentation. Additional Requirements

●Department offers at most 4 IST courses per semester for major ●Degree can be completed in 4 years, starting with IST 126 in Spring of Freshman year ●Student may select any elective A Proposed Rotation Rotation of Course Offerings Fall (even year)Spring (odd year)Fall (odd year)Spring (even year) IST 220IST 126IST 221IST 126 IST 311IST 276IST 351IST 222 IST 317IST 349IST 470IST 321 IST 470IST 417

Students can finish in 4 years Possible Student Schedules Starting in an Even yearStarting in an Odd year Freshman Fall Freshman SpringIST 126Freshman SpringIST 126 Sophomore FallIST 221Sophomore FallIST 220 Sophomore SpringIST 222, 321*Sophomore SpringIST 276, 349* Junior FallIST 220, 317, 311*Junior FallIST 221, 351 Junior Spring IST 276, 349*, 417*Junior SpringIST 222, 321* Senior FallIST 351, 470Senior FallIST 317, 311*, 470 Senior SpringIST 321*Senior SpringIST 349*, 417* * Elective Courses

●IST Core (19 hours) ○ Identical to BS Core ●Experiential Learning (3 hours) ●4 additional IST Courses above 310 (12 hours) 34 hours The New B.A. in IST

IST126 IST 276 IST 220IST221IST222 CSC 204 IST351IST317IST321IST311IST349 IST417 IST470 IST471 IST472IST485 TCO hrs above 310 Required Elective Pick 4 IST300 The New IST B.A. Curriculum with Prerequisites Consent

Current minor A minor in IST consists of a minimum of 17 hours, including: 1.IST 126. Introduction to Information Science and Technology 2.At least six hours in IST courses numbered 300 or above Note: CSC 204, CSC 205, and CSC 206 may be used in satisfying the requirement of at least 17 hours The New Minor in IST New Minor A minor in IST consists of a minimum of 15 hours, including: 1. IST 126. Introduction to Information Science and Technology 2. At least six hours in IST courses numbered 310 or above 3. At most 3 hours of credit from IST 300.

Catalog Changes Courses to be dropped from catalog ●IST 277 ●IST 313 ●IST 316 ●IST 318 ●IST 350 ●IST 352 ●IST 461 ●IST 462 ●IST 463 New courses to add to catalog ●IST 300 ●IST 317 ●IST 321 ●IST 417 New masthead, degree descriptions, and minor. Updated terminology in course descriptions will be submitted for the catalog.

Significant Changes ●BS will be 44 hours instead of ●BA will be 34 hours instead of 46. ●Minor will be 15 hours instead of 17. ●A net 5 courses will be removed from the catalog. ●Increased experiential component. ●At most 4 courses need to be offered per semester to offer all courses in a timely manner.

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