iTAC Competencies

Upon graduation, all iTAC students will be able to:

1. Apply theory and practice to contemporary professional projects;
2. Appreciate the traditions and sensitivities of his/her chosen profession;
3. Demonstrate appropriate analytical skills;
4. Demonstrate effective communication through the expression of written, oral, and visual ideas;
5. Demonstrate flexibility in meeting the challenges of an evolving global environment;
6. Demonstrate professional and ethical behavior in and out of the academic environment;
7. Demonstrate personal skills in self-management, information processing, and problem solving;
8. Display attitudes of adaptability, curiosity, self-confidence, and flexibility;
9. Qualify for a professional position in his/her chosen career field.

Participants in the design-oriented four-year bachelor's programs will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the aesthetics of design and its importance in the world of communications and technology;
2. Demonstrate proficiency in both analog and digital technologies;
3. Provide a portfolio of work that illustrates his/her skills and potential.

Students in the Information Resource Management four-year bachelor's programs will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a systems approach to organizational problems in a complex working environment;
2. Demonstrate a professional understanding of the precepts of management which govern the notion of information as a corporate or organizational asset;
3. Demonstrate a thorough grasp and understanding of informational practices that are grounded in theory and tempered by experience;
4. Demonstrate the infrastructural nature of information resource management and the capital implications of intellectual property within an organization;
5. Demonstrate the ability to apply various models of planning, actuating, and controlling an informational environment within a modern organization.