Information technology professionals

Information Technology Professional Practice College graduates will be able to work effectively in individual and gronp sitnations, understand how groups interact, be able to assume a leadership role when reqnired, and understand the fundamentals of professional and ethical condnct. 

Information technology professional practice (d) An ability to function effectively on teams to accomplish a common goal (e) An understanding of professional, ethical, legal, security, and social issues and responsibilities (h) Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, continuing professional development The student outcomes (d), (e), and (h) address the skills required to function effectively in the workplace... 

Those responsible for developing DCS and by SCADA software (information technology professionals and operating personnel) develop and write the instructions to be followed by the automated equipment. 

The principal activity of information technology is the creation, storage, manipulation, and communication of information. To accomplish these activities, information technology professionals must have a background from a number of fields and be able to use a wide variety of techniques. 

Networking and Web Systems. Information is stored and processed on computers. In addition, information is shared by computers over networks. Information technology professionals need to have a... 

Professionalism. Information technology professionals need to inform themselves of the ethical principles of their field (such as the Association of Computing Machinery s code of ethical and professional conduct) and conscientiously follow this code. Increasingly, laws are being passed about how to handle information, and information technology professionals need to be aware of these laws and to follow them. 

The use of mobile devices to access computing from Web services is another important area of information technology development. Many experts believe the use of Web-based software and storage, or cloud computing, may be the dominant form of computing in the future, and it is likely to employ many information technology professionals. 

Operates specialized media that target information technology professionals and the vendors marketing to them. 

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