ANSA Program Objectives

1. Graduates of the BS/ANSA program will be employable in networking, security, or systems administration professional positions in both the private and public sectors.
2. Graduates of the BS/ANSA program will have appropriate foundational skills to become lifelong learners within their field.
3. Graduates of the BS/ANSA program will be prepared to work as team members and to adopt leadership positions as necessary.
4. Graduates of the BS/ANSA program will be prepared for further academic study and will be able to make contributions to the academic discipline of networking and systems administration.

ANSA Program Outcomes

Graduates will be able to:

1. Communicate effectively (verbally - one to one and one to many in written form), with all levels of an organization.
2. Analyze customer needs and provide corresponding solutions to meet those needs at any level in an organization.
3. Explain the impact of change and how to affect change.
4. Demonstrate knowledge and application of protocols.
5. Demonstrate knowledge and gain experience with the issues associated with working in teams and identify approaches to resolving those issues.
6. Analyze and manage security risk from the individual desktop to the enterprise.
7. Describe ethical and professional issues and their impact on individuals and the organization.
8. Program effectively within the student's specialty area.
9. Develop a skill for continuous learning about technology. Recognize the need for continuous learning.
10. Demonstrate competence through selection, hands-on design, implementation, and administration of networks, workstations, servers, programming and website implementation.