A student wishing to obtain a minor in Information Technology must complete each of the following courses with a minimum grade of "C".
| Course | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIS 115 | Beginning Programming |
| ITE 271 | Information Technology in Organizations |
| ITE 285 | Intermediate Programming |
| ITE 272 | Systems Architecture |
| CIS 321 | Data Communications and Networking |
| CIS 324 | Database Design, Development & Management |
| ITE 370 | Advanced Application Development |
| ITE 382 | Network Administration |
*At least 9 hours of courses in the minor, including all 300 level courses, must be completed at the University of South Alabama.
| Department of Information Systems and Technology Staff | |
|---|---|
| Senior Instructor, Information Technology Degree Program Coordinator, and Department Chair | Mrs. Angela M. Clark |
| Professor, Information Systems Degree Program Coordinator | Dr. Jeffrey P. Landry |
| Associate Professor, Health Informatics Degree Program Coordinator | Dr. Matt Campbell |
Department of Information Systems and Technology website
https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/soc/cist
Information Systems
The Information Systems (IS) discipline centers on the development of systems that will improve the performance of people in organizations. Information Systems professionals design, implement, and maintain the information systems that form the backbone of today's global economy. Information Systems graduates pursue professional careers as application developers, database analysts, systems analysts, IS project managers and directors. The combination of business, technical, and interpersonal skills are what recruiters seek in IS graduates.
Health Informatics
Technology is revolutionizing the way that healthcare is delivered both in the United States and around the world. The Health Informatics discipline focuses on improving patient care and outcomes through the use of information systems. Health Informaticists accomplish this in three main ways: supporting the healthcare provider, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the healthcare organization, and empowering the patient to be more involved in their own care. Health Informatics graduates pursue professional careers with hospitals, large clinics, healthcare software vendors, and various state and federal agencies. The combination of healthcare, technical, and interpersonal skills allow HI graduates to enter these organizations and be productive immediately without the additional training that other traditional technologists may require. Health Informatics is a rapidly growing field that provides graduates who save lives and impact society through the use of technology.
Information Technology
Information technology professionals utilize state-of-the-art, computer-based tools to deliver today’s rapidly evolving computing technology to knowledge workers in widely diverse situations. The information technologist must be prepared to work in the complex network and World-Wide-Web environments to meet the needs of the end users in today’s organizations. These tasks require bringing solutions together using the different technologies developed by the computer engineers, computer scientists, and information scientists.