Section 1 - Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board

PEQAB Application for Consent Renewal/2008
Bachelor of Business Information Systems/Part A
4.1 Degree-Level Summary
RCC Institute of Technology is seeking consent renewal and a renaming of its Bachelor
of Technology (Computer Information Systems) program. The Bachelor of Business
Information Systems program is a baccalaureate degree with an applied focus. The
degree standards applicable to programs within this category address the need for
graduates to possess
• A comprehensive understanding of the principles within the field;
• Breadth of learning within the program such that graduates are equipped for
applying their knowledge and skills outside of their specific discipline; and
• Depth of study within the field such that graduates are able to critically
evaluate issues and approaches to problems within their field.
The following sections address these standards within these three broad categories:
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Comprehensive Understanding of the Principles
The eight-term Bachelor of Business Information Systems (BBIS) program provides
students with an in-depth understanding of business concepts, principles and practices;
technical knowledge and skills; and general education required to effectively and
efficiently analyze business problems and design and implement computerized business
information systems solutions. The program involves 151 credit hours of study (172
contact hours) and provides a solid foundation in business concepts, applications
development, object-oriented analysis and requirements modeling, database theory with
business intelligence, network technology, web architecture, mathematics, statistics, and
communications. Applied research, written and oral communication, critical thinking,
problem solving and team skills are integrated into both technical and non-technical
courses. Students are introduced to a range of humanities and social science areas
through a series of increasingly complex general education courses.
The principal areas of study within the program include business, business applications
development, business systems development and information technology architecture
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