The Master of Science in Applied Technology (MSAT) is designed for experienced non-IT managers who wish to acquire advanced technical skills in a highly focused area, in combination with enhanced understanding of the larger organizational, economic, and social contexts within which these technical skills are practiced. The MSAT offers Areas of Specialization in either Applied Information Systems (AIS) or Applied Telecommunications Systems (ATS). This new degree program is being offered jointly by CTI and the School for New Learning (SNL), DePaul’s nationally recognized college for adult learners; and students work with advisors from both colleges throughout their program. Students entering the MAAT must have an undergraduate degree with an appropriate GPA, although it need not have been in a technology-related field. They must also have had experience in the workplace sufficient to define the technological requirements of an organization as well as to understand the organizational system itself (generally, at least three years), and must have access to a worksite "laboratory" within which the application of learning can take place.
Prospective students can find more information on this degree at the SNL website.
The curriculum consists of three primary components:
· An individualized Area of Specialization in either Applied Information Systems or Applied Telecommunications Systems offered through CTI; the Area of Specialization combines CTI coursework with on-the-job application of this coursework;
· A series of Liberal Learning Seminars offered through SNL which are designed to develop the skills of communication, interpersonal facility, problem-solving, analytical and systems thinking, ethical decision-making, and self-managed learning; and
· A Culminating Project which is designed to integrate the technical and liberal learning components of the program through the design and/or implementation of a major professional project in the workplace.
This degree is administered by the School for New Learning. Please see their catalog entry for current requirements.
This program is intended for to prepare professionals in the broad field of Information Technology. In particular, the program prepares graduates interact professionally with technologists, write about IT, manage impacts of IT on organizations or society, or evaluate IT-oriented data.
This program may be appropriate for individuals in sales, management, marketing, journalism, law, or other professions who need to interact closely with IT specialists and technicians without being an IT specialist or technician. The program also is suited for managers of IT staff. For example, a large telecommunications company may have a non-technical sales manager for a technical sales force whose customers are also technically oriented. The goal of the MA in Information Technology program is to prepare someone like the non-technical sales manager to interact effectively with the technical sales force and the technical customers
Students who complete this program will acquire an understanding of and experience with:
The concepts, tools, and practices of information technology management (IS 425)
The analysis phase of the software development life cycle (HCI 445).
The fundamentals of networks for voice and data communications and for the integration of voice and data streams (TDC 460).
The methods and problems associated with technology-triggered business transformation (IS 450).
The basics of database design. (CSC451)
The fundamentals of project management for software systems (IS 556 or SE 447).
The skills to acquire and analyze data (HCI 445 and CSC 423).
Prerequisite Phase
Foundation Phase
Advanced Phase
Culminating Thesis
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