Thursday, October 18, 2012

ITE 221 - Fall 2012 - Chapter 1


  The purpose is to describe the activities of information systems professionals; describe the technical knowledge of computer hardware and systems software needed to develop and manage information systems; and identify additional sources of information for continuing education in computer hardware and systems software.

 
The Association for Information Technology Professionals (AITP) is an association with information for information business technology professionals. They offer educational services as well as scholarships for individuals. They have many different types of chapters such as a professional chapter, student chapter and high school chapters.
AITP links to Kahn Academy, an educational service that offers free classes to anyone. AITP also sponsors the National Collegiate Conference (NCC), a conference for collegiate IT students.
They offer scholarships to FITE (Foundation for Information Technology Education). FITE is a non-profit organization that provides educational programs and services to a variety of people including information technology professionals.
AITP also offer RHT (Robert Howard Taft) scholarships. These scholarships are valued at $2,500 and are awarded to two AITP Student members who are studying in the information technology field.  These scholarships are awarded every year at the AITP National Collegiate Conference. The 2012 AITP National Collegiate Conference is going to be held in San Antonio, Texas.
 
  

 

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