The Graduate Program in Information Technology at Virginia Tech

Author

Tranter, William H. ; Ferrari, Leonard A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

10-13 Nov. 1999

Abstract

The newly inaugurated Graduate Program in Information Technology (GPIT) at Virginia Tech is described. The program is designed for practicing professionals seeking the retraining necessary to effectively participate in the rapidly expanding area of information technology. The GPIT program is a combined degree and certificate program offered collaboratively by Virginia Tech´s College of Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences and Pamplin College of Business. The program offers a blend of coursework spanning communications, networking, computer engineering, software development, business, information systems and decision support systems.

Keywords

computer science education; educational courses; information technology; training; College of Arts and Sciences; College of Engineering; Pamplin College of Business; Virginia Tech; business; combined degree and certificate program; communications; computer engineering; decision support systems; graduate program; information systems; information technology; networking; professionals retraining; software development; Art; Business communication; Computer networks; Computer science; Continuing education; Decision support systems; Educational institutions; Information systems; Information technology; Programming;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1999. FIE '99. 29th Annual

Conference_Location

San Juan, Puerto Rico

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5643-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1999.841588

Filename

841588