Practical Connection

  Learn how to perform research identifying and analyzing technological challenges Build critical thinking skills to develop and apply solutions that achieve strategic and tactical IT-business alignment Develop professional skills and expertise to advance knowledge in your chosen field or discipline within information technology Conduct research with professional and ethical integrity Address complex technical questions and challenge established knowledge and practices in the area Identify, comprehend, analyze, evaluate and synthesize research Communicate effectively and employ constructive professional and interpersonal skills Critically evaluate current research and best practices Demonstrate IT leadership skills at the team and enterprise levels following tenets of professional, social, and ethical responsibility Recommend IT strategies that support enterprise mission and objectives