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Paper (refereed) IT Education

Recommended Citation: Rhodes, L K, M L Frandsen, D L Johnson, D S Weimer, and D J Fusco. An Information Technology Program for a Small Liberal Arts College: An Interdisciplinary Approach. In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2001, v 18 (Cincinnati): §29c.

An Information Technology Program for a Small Liberal Arts College: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Refereed

Loren K. Rhodes    [a1] [a2]
Information Technology Department
Juniata College    [u1] [u2]
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA    [c1] [c2]

Michael L. Frandsen    [a1] [a2]
Accounting, Business and Economics Department
Juniata College    [u1] [u2]
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA    [c1] [c2]

Dennis L. Johnson    [a1] [a2]
Environmental Science Department
Juniata College    [u1] [u2]
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA    [c1] [c2]

Donna S. Weimer    [a1] [a2]
Communication Department
Juniata College    [u1] [u2]
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA    [c1] [c2]

David J. Fusco    [a1] [a2]
Campus Network Services
Juniata College    [u1] [u2]
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA    [c1] [c2]

Juniata College, a small liberal arts college, has recently developed an Information Technology program in an interdisciplinary manner. The college encourages students to customize a unique program of study across multiple disciplines called a "Program of Emphasis". The design of the IT program retains this concept by combining existing courses from cooperating programs. This collaborative approach relies on the support and coordination of three long-standing programs in computer science, business administration and communication, along with ancillary disciplines such as environmental science, biology and criminal justice. The cornerstone component of the program is a three-semester team-based local industry project experience. The result is a program that is attractive to a wide range of student interests.

Keywords: curriculum design, information technology, collaboration, interdisciplinary

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