Concentrations in:
-Security
-Programming
-Networks
-Computer Forensics
-Generalist

To provide students with a comprehensive foundation in appropriate business skills, the use of networks, the development of programming skills and data administration, as well as how to manage and complete projects in information technology.

Upon completion of the BIT program, the student should be able to:

1. Identify and implement various operating systems and computer networks.
2. Apply the principles of programming to develop applications.
3. Design and implement database systems.
4. Research and evaluate various career opportunities in information technology.
5. Evaluate emerging technologies in the application of appropriate information systems to manage and achieve organizational goals and objectives.

AIU has developed a unique assessment process to assess the quality of student work in several major areas throughout our program. Every class has one common assignment that is used to rate each student's abilities in Communication, Critical Analysis, and Professional Mastery or Content. These criteria are linked to course, program, and institutional level learning outcomes. The data from the assessments are used to gauge the progress of learning within our program.

Professional Mastery or Content: This assessment measures the use of appropriate, relevant, and innovative content exploring the subject matter of the course in order to solve problems and analyze current trends, theories, opportunities, and challenges. The content areas include: Programming, Database, and IT Management.

Communication: This assessment measures the students' use of straightforward language that conveys meaning to readers. The language has few errors. Sentences are correctly constructed, with few run-ons or fragments. Agreements between subject and verb, and pronouns and antecedents, are correct. There are few errors of punctuation or spelling.

Critical Analysis: This assessment measures the students' ability to evalute, integrate, and critique a variety of opinions, beliefs, abstract ideas, and data to informm judgment, identify and solve problems, and where appropriate, propose new hypotheses.

The results shown below reflect student achievement for all courses within the Bachelor of Information Technology program. The figures represent the percentage of students who received above average (exemplary or accomplished) ratings for rubric criteria. The results are for the second quarter of 2010, with a total of 124 students in 8 course sections.

Professional Mastery:
-Programming = 65%
-Database = 75%
-Network = 73%
-IT Management = 69%
Communication = 66%
Critical Analysis = 69%

Not Applicable