Experiential Learning is an important component of the undergraduate program at The Florida State University College of Communication & Information. Students participate in a wide variety of IT projects and internships that prepare them to enter the 21st Century workforce while also serving unmet technical service and support needs in our community.
What we hope you will learn as part of your IT education
Technical communications
Students will be able to demonstrate effective communication skills for an information technology rich environment. Examples include demonstrating and discussing how to write effective e-mail messages, web pages, technical proposals, technical documentation (such as help pages or instructions) and how to give oral presentations of technical subjects to a non-technical audience.
Teamwork
Students will be able to demonstrate their ability to work effectively as a member of a team to select, develop and complete a complex project.
Team Dynamics
Students will demonstrate the effective participation as a team.
Web technologies
Students will be able to demonstrate their ability to use several key web technologies. Examples include demonstrating how to create, deploy, edit and test web pages, and how to install, configure and manage a web server.
Advanced web technologies
Upon completion of the course of instruction, the student will be able to demonstrate the use of databases on the web, scripting languages, application servers, web services or other advanced web technologies.
Organizing information
Students will be able to design information systems that create, collect, secure, deliver and archive information.
Information systems requirements
Students will be able to
- describe the process of identifying an organization's information needs
- specify the information systems requirements needed to meet those needs
- evaluate requirements documents
IT project management
Students will be able to apply basic project and software project management techniques to project design, development, launch and maintenance.
Information specialization
Students will be able to demonstrate their ability to use several key organizational level information systems. Examples include demonstrating the development, deployment and organization of authenticated web servers, portals, course management systems, content management systems, intranets, telecommunications, or similar information systems.
Apply Information Technologies
Students will be able to apply current information technologies within information-provision environments (e.g., libraries, digital libraries, information centers, and help desks). See the attached document for the technologies discussed in this course.
Perform Information Services
Student will be able to operate as an information technology or information service provider. The typical tasks required of an information service provider are included in the attached document.
Leadership
Students will be able to discuss basic leadership skills and recognize the need for continued development of these skills for themselves and those with whom they work.
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