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Department ofEngineering Technology
andSurveying Engineering
Ed and Harold Foreman Engineering Complex III
MSC 3566 | PO Box 30001New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003
ph: 575-646-2236 | fax: [email protected]
etse.nmsu.edu
College ofEngineering
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The Information and Communication Technology program is accredited under
New Mexico State University’s accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and
Schools.
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Information and Communication
Technology (distance education)
Department of Engineering Technology and Surveying EngineeringWhat do ICT Graduates Do?
Information and Communications Technology Graduates can expect to fill positions with titles such as Information Technologist, Project Manager, Systems or Network Administrator, Computer Support Specialist, and Database Administrator!
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What is ICT?
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) curriculum covers the topics and concepts that are required to design, implement, and manage a variety of computer-based information systems. The curriculum includes the study of computer hardware, application and operating systems software, system integration, database design and management, networking, and network security.
The ICT program places an emphasis on practical applications of engineering and science rather than placing an emphasis on theory and derivation. There is an overlap between the curricula of the ICT Program and the department’s Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology Program.
What Background is Needed?
Before enrolling in the junior/senior ICT courses, students are expected to have a computer-related or technology background, for example, in computer assisted drafting or graphics, programming, networking, electronics, or other related technology area.
There are some specific course requirements that also need to be met before taking the junior level ICT courses. These are in the areas of written and oral communications, mathematics, and science.
What Equipment do I Need?
Students taking the distance ICT courses must have familiarity with and unrestricted access to a computer with a CD drive, a current web browser, a high speed connection to the Internet without restrictions, email capability, a sound card, and Microsoft Office. Technologies used for course delivery include Blackboard, Quicktime videos, PDF files, and other commonly used formatting.
Some software required for specific courses will be available at student discount. The NMSU Distance Education Homepage has additional information on orientation, support, the use of library resources, and the use of the university bookstore for students in distance programs.
What is degree completion?
The ICT courses, themselves, are junior and senior level. This makes the program an attractive path to the baccalaureate degree for associate degree graduates of computer and other technology-related programs. However, an associate degree is not a requirement.
Freshmen and sophomore students that are majoring in the program have numerous options and course combinations that will prepare them for their junior-senior ICT courses. These options include computer technology, business information systems, computer graphics, computer assisted design, and engineering technology.
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