Information Technology Degree – Bachelors of Science in IT | GCU

Domains

Systems Administration -
- Demonstrate technological literacy skills necessary to design components of information systems solutions.
- Minimize systems risks, threats, and vulnerabilities using best practices in user and resource administration.
- Identify and manage data storage techniques and resource requirements using virtualization best practices.
- Perform scripting techniques and/or programming skills to administer and automate information systems.
- Analyze, identify, and implement common operating systems within a corporate or enterprise environment.
Network Administration - Students will explore various IT applications which involve networking. The IT operations are examined within the context of data communications, telecommunications, inter/intranetworking, and infrastructure security. It also includes application of networking to multimedia, information storage and distribution, and the World Wide Web.
- Select, design, deploy, integrate, and administer network and communication infrastructures in an organization using in-house and cloud-based solutions.
- Explain routing switching, physical and transport layers relevant to the IT discipline.
- Implement tools and strategies to ensure network security.
- Discuss issues of network management and propose possible solutions.
Information Security -
- Develop policies and processes that ensure the security of information.
- Implement security measures in code to protect information systems.
Project Management -
- Analyze leadership skills in terms of diversity, effectiveness, and responsiveness to organizational needs.
- Communicate a vision of leadership, synthesized through critical thinking and conceptual skills, which is intended to motivate and inspire others to achieve organizational goals.
- Execute strategy in projects, manage the creation of IT and technology infrastructures, create plans and schedules, measure performance, and ensure quality.
- Evaluate project risks while developing and implementing strategies to resolve various issues including conflict management, resource challenges, and change management.
Professionalism and Ethics -
- Analyze the social and professional context of information technology and computing, and adhere to ethical codes of conduct.
- Research the historical, social, professional, ethical and legal aspects of computing.
- Articulate and demonstrate how teamwork is integrated in IT and how IT supports an organization.
- Recognize and demonstrate the importance of professional oral and written communication skills.

Disclosure Categories Related to Professional Licensure

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

for residents of AL, AK, AS, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, GU, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, MP, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VI, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY,

Alabama (AL)

Alabama

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Alaska (AK)

Alaska

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American Samoa (AS)

American Samoa

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Arizona (AZ)

Arizona

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Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas

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California (CA)

California

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Colorado (CO)

Colorado

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Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut

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Delaware (DE)

Delaware

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District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia

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Florida (FL)

Florida

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Georgia (GA)

Georgia

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Guam, US Territory (GU)

Guam, US Territory

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Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii

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Idaho (ID)

Idaho

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Illinois (IL)

Illinois

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Indiana (IN)

Indiana

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Iowa (IA)

Iowa

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Kansas (KS)

Kansas

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Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky

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Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana

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Maine (ME)

Maine

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Maryland (MD)

Maryland

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Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts

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Michigan (MI)

Michigan

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Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota

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Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi

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Missouri (MO)

Missouri

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Montana (MT)

Montana

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Nebraska (NE)

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Nevada (NV)

Nevada

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New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire

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New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey

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New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico

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New York (NY)

New York

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North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina

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North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota

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Northern Mariana Islands (MP)

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Ohio (OH)

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Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma

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Oregon (OR)

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Pennsylvania (PA)

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Puerto Rico (PR)

Puerto Rico

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Rhode Island (RI)

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South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina

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South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota

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Tennessee (TN)

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Texas (TX)

Texas

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Utah (UT)

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Vermont (VT)

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Virgin Islands (VI)

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Virginia (VA)

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Washington (WA)

Washington

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West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia

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Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin

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Wyoming (WY)

Wyoming

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