Catalog 2024-2025

BIT - Business Information Technology

BIT 275 Information Technology Business Concepts

This course discusses the need of the organization to understand business challenges and utilize emerging technologies in order to contribute to the decision-making process. Students learn how to deliver value and manage business capabilities through incorporating IT solutions. An emphasis is placed on discussing the role of a "hybrid business manager," implementing appropriate business-driven technologies and managing IT organizational projects. This course includes concepts and issues critical in the globalization of business operations and information technology.  

Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisites

ITM 220

BIT 345 Web and Mobile Technology Applications

This course provides the foundation for understanding the design and implementation of web and mobile technologies with a specific emphasis on their application for businesses. The course focuses on the design, creation, and administration of user-centric mobile and web applications using contemporary tools. 

Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisites

Prerequisite or Corequisite: BIT 275

BIT 365 Business Database Technology

The course introduces data management concepts and skills relevant to a business professional. Topics covered include data analysis, data flow, data stewardship, database management systems, information security, logical data modeling, privacy, retrieving data (SQL, structured query language), and emerging topics relevant to an organization’s data use and management. Upon completion, students will develop skills to analyze business problems, create data-related requirements, and recommend contemporary data management solutions. 
Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisites

Prerequisite or Corequisite: BIT 275

BIT 475 Technology Solutions for Business

This course introduces several technology solutions to support business strategies and objectives that enable businesses to succeed in a competitive global business environment. An emphasis is placed on the discussion of cloud and technology solutions to support business decision making processes, supply chain systems, customer relationship management, monitoring and evaluation systems, and integration of an organization through enterprise resource planning.

Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisites

BIT 345, BIT 365