ICT Technical Essentials
This course comprehensively reviews the technological foundations of today's ICT industry. The course will provide students with a technical foundation needed for the ICT program. No technology experience is needed prior to taking the course. Topics include knowledge management, big data, artificial intelligence, information security, cloud computing, and other emerging technologies such as Blockchain. The application development process is also briefly reviewed. The course will provide students with an overview of technologies used to translate data into knowledge. The security requirements associated with a variety of information types are introduced, along with the current best practices used in information security.