Program Learning Outcomes - Networking and Information Technology Security

By the end of the program, students graduating will be able to:

General information technology

Understand the applications of information technology and basic business knowledge.
Demonstrate conceptual understanding of information technologies and their industry standards.
Apply business and entrepreneurship skills in using information technology.
Use relevant communication and information technologies to acquire, analyze and communicate data and to support the applications of information technology.
Utilize project management and business planning skills to initiate and carry out projects in a timely and proficient manner.
Conduct systematic research into issues related to the discipline, deploying accurately established techniques of analysis and enquiry.
Appreciate the uncertainty, ambiguity, and limits of knowledge and develop strategies for continuing professional development and lifelong learning.

IT networking

Understand the concepts of networking technology and its applications.
Use essential networking terminology.
Understand the OSI reference model and explain how each layer works together to compartmentalize networking functionality of a computer and networking application.
Identify hardware used to construct a network and recommend optimal network configurations.
Understand network topologies and their applications in a network environment as well as industry standards such as IEEE.
Demonstrate proven knowledge of network protocols such as TCP/IP, IPX, and NetBeui.
Understand the Ethernet protocol and its mechanisms and functionality.
Demonstrate the skills in installing, administrating, and managing network operating systems and in developing a functional and well-designed infrastructure.
Know how to improve a network by adding services, and to apply security mechanisms to protect a network and all of its services.
Understand the tools and techniques to administer a network and the knowledge to discuss network troubleshooting and management.
Prepare for the CCNA/CCNP certification examination.

IT security

Understand the concept of information security and types of attacks.
Discuss the basic security services that can be used to protect information and systems from attack.
Understand the legal issues surrounding information security.
Develop and analyze IT security policy and guidelines, incident response procedures and disaster recovery.
Apply security in networking technologies and operating systems.
Understand the best practices in computer administrative security measures and technical security measures.
Identify and understand ways to prevent security risks, threats and vulnerabilities within an organization.
Discuss key Internet architecture issues, terminology, and ways to secure the Internet connection to an organization.
Discuss issues involved in setting up an e-commerce site and strategies to implement security within the site.
Understand encryption, private and public key systems, digital signatures and trust, and explain how each of these types of technologies can, and should, be used to enhance security.
Demonstrate proven knowledge of applying security measures on operating systems.

Team management

Evaluate and apply the strengths of a diverse workplace (including ability, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, generation).
Persuade, influence, motivate and provide guidance (in a team setting).
Facilitate a range of group innovation, analysis and decision-making techniques (in a team setting).
Engender and sustain trust of team members (in a team setting).
Effectively use technologies to facilitate and support group activities and processes (in a team setting).
Exhibit an understanding of the strengths of a diverse workplace (including ability, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, generation).
Display well-developed leadership and interpersonal skills in team environments.

Communications

Apply a mastery of ethical reasoning, client relationship management, business courtesies and self-presentation in all aspects of the program.
Communicate clearly, efficiently and effectively in both oral and written methods in a professional context.
Construct a strategy for communications leveraging social media tools, practices and networks.
Communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions persuasively and accurately, using oral, written and visual form, to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
Critical, innovative thinking and ethics
Evaluate a new technology, criticize its strengths and weaknesses, appraise its usefulness to solve business problems and clearly, effectively and efficiently communicate the results.
Interpret the overall organizational learning and innovation process / life-cycle, and evaluate its role in organizational success.
Define appropriate practices within a professional, legal and ethical framework.
Apply the cognitive skills of critical thinking, analysis and synthesis to evaluate evidence and arguments, analyze data, identify assumptions and formulate informed and innovative solutions to problems.