2002-2003 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
 

Linda F. Szul, Chairperson; Brandenburg, Denardo, Hemby, Kovacs, Lincecum, McPherson, Moore, Rowell,
Willis, Woodland; and professors emeriti Beaumont, Bianco, Patterson Cordera, Mahan, Moreau, Morris,
Polesky, Sheeder, Steigmann, Woomer

Website: www.iup.edu/technologysupport

This department offers the following degrees: Bachelor of Science in Education with a Business Education major, Bachelor of Science with a major in Business Technology Support, and a two-year Associate of Arts degree in Business with a Computer and Office Information Systems emphasis.

Business Technology Support Major (Bachelor of Science)

The Business Technology Support majors are equipped to be versatile professionals who “bridge the gap” between the developers of information technology systems and the typical users of computers. The program encompasses the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required of a professional who provides support to users of information technology to maintain and improve overall organizational effectiveness. The Business Technology Support program places emphasis on understanding how technology contributes to individual and work group performance and to behavioral factors, such as communications, ergonomics, training, and change.

The Business Technology Support curriculum is designed to challenge students to understand their dynamic role from both an organizational and individual viewpoint. Graduates of the program can pursue career paths such as office managers/supervisors, website managers, technology trainers, help desk administrators, and documentation/curriculum developers as they relate to enterprisewide solutions, support services, and technology training.

The department welcomes minors. A newly revised minor provides Business majors with the opportunity to complement their major with business technology support courses.

Business Education Major (Bachelor of Science in Education)

The IUP Business Education program is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The program leads to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education and Pennsylvania teacher certification in business, computers, and information technology.

Our program in business education is dedicated to preparing teachers who will be qualified and certificated to instruct students to live and work in a business environment. The business education program recently (2000) received a national honor as the outstanding program in the nation by the Association for Career and Technology Education.

The major is intended for those interested in teaching in public elementary, junior/middle, and senior high schools, vocational-technical schools, private business schools, or industry. Students have a choice of the following certification areas: business, computers, and information technology and/or marketing education with cooperative education.

A student must apply to the dean of the College of Education and Educational Technology to receive an initial certificate to teach in Pennsylvania’s public schools. Certification to be a business education teacher is approved by the dean of the College of Education and Educational Technology when a student has met all the requirements in professional education, Liberal Studies, and business education major courses. Students must attain a 3.0 overall GPA in order to student teach. See details of the 3-Step Process in the section “Admission to Teacher Education and Certification” in the College of Education and Educational Technology section of this catalog. The candidate for certification must also complete successfully the core battery and specialization sections of the National Teachers’ Examination.

All students who take a business education major also complete a track in the College of Education and Educational Technology and must meet the standards set by that college (see Department of Technology Support and Training Student Handbook, page 8).

Practical Business Experience

Before graduation, each business education student must document completion of 500 hours of secretarial practice, accounting practice, data processing, clerical practice, or office-related experience. This experience should be in the field or fields in which the student is contemplating certification and can be acquired during summer vacations and in offices on the campus during the regular school term. Previous documented experience may also be counted.

Bachelor of Science in Education—Business Education (*)

with the following specifications:

Mathematics: MATH 115

Social Science: ECON 121, PSYC 101

Liberal Studies Electives: BTED/COSC/IFMG 101, ECON 122, MATH 214,

Professional Education Sequence:

Required Courses: Business Education Core

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Bachelor of Science—Business Technology Support

Mathematics: MATH 121

Social Science: ECON 121, PSYC 101

Liberal Studies Electives: BTED/COSC/IFMG 101, ECON 122, MATH 214

Required Courses: Business Administration Core

Required Courses:

Tech Prep

The Technology Support and Training Department has signed articulation agreements with high schools throughout Western Pennsylvania. Graduates of these approved programs have the opportunity to schedule advanced courses and develop higher-level skills to enhance employment options. For additional information, contact the department secretary at 724-357-3003.

Associate of Arts Degree

Offering specialization in computer and office information systems (COIS), the Associate of Arts Degree in Business is designed to be a two-year curriculum with these objectives:

1.     To provide business occupational education with the opportunity for specialization in COIS.

2.     To enable the student to enter COIS positions in business and government.

3.     To enable the student to upgrade his/her skills and knowledge to qualify for higher positions in business and government.

4.     To provide the foundation to continue education in a four-year degree program. This program is offered at the Indiana campus only.

Associate of Arts—Business-Computer and Office Information Systems Specialization

English: ENGL 101

Fine Arts: one course from list

Humanities: HIST 195 and one course from LBST list of Philosophy and Religious Studies

Liberal Studies Electives: (1)

BTED/COMM/COSC/IFMG/LIBR 201, COSC/IFMG 101, ECON 122

Math: MATH 115 or 121

Social Science: PSYC 101 and one course from non-western cultures LBST Social Science list

Required Courses:

Other Requirements:

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(for Business Majors in the Eberly College of Business and Information Technology only)

Required Courses:

Business Minors for Eberly College of Business and Information Technology Students

Minors in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and Business Technology Support are offered only for students who are majoring in one of the other majors in the Eberly College of Business and Information Technology and assume the common 36-semester-hour Business core.

Minor in Business Administration for Nonbusiness Majors

The Eberly College of Business and Information Technology offers, as a joint effort of its departments, a 21-semester-hour minor for nonbusiness majors. The program is designed to give nonbusiness majors a general background in business with 12 semester hours of prescribed Liberal Studies courses and 20 semester hours of required business courses.

Prescribed Liberal Studies:

Social Science: ECON 121

Mathematics: MATH 214 or 217

Liberal Studies Electives: BTED/COSC/IFMG 101, ECON 122

Two of the following courses with advisement:

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