The Information Technology (IT) program aims to provide a graduate with the skills and knowledge to meet today\u2019s IT profession.<\/p>\n
To be eligible for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, a student must earn at least 120 credits distributed as follows, and maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0.<\/p>\n
1. General Education Courses<\/strong><\/td>\n| 30 Credits<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1.1 Humanities and Social Science<\/td>\n | 9 Credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1.2 Science and Mathematics<\/td>\n | 9 Credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1.3 Language Competency<\/td>\n | 9 Credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 2. Major Courses<\/strong><\/td>\n | 84 Credits<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 2.1 Core Courses<\/td>\n | 18 Credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 2.2 Major Required Courses<\/td>\n | 54 Credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 2.3 Major Elective Courses<\/td>\n | 12 Credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 3. Free Elective Courses<\/strong><\/td>\n | 6 Credits<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Total Number of Credits<\/strong><\/td>\n | 120 Credits<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | Note: 1. General Education Courses 30 Credits<\/h4>\nStudents are required to take 30 credits to complete courses in the following three areas of study: there are 9 credits of Humanities and Social Sciences, 6 credits of Science and Mathematics, and 15 credits of Language Competency.<\/p>\n 1.1 <\/strong>Social Science and <\/strong>Humanities\u00a0 9 Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n Students are required to take 9 credits from the Social Sciences and Humanities courses as follows:<\/p>\n History of Payap University.\u00a0 Examining one\u2019s inner self for truthfulness.\u00a0 Exercising character development for service consciousness. Being conscious to morally and ethically serve other people, your country and society.\u00a0 Practicing life skills based on a sufficiency economy and apply them to daily life.<\/td>\n Methods of learning and acquiring knowledge morally and responsibly by oneself from a variety of sources or information technology.\u00a0 Having holistic thinking skills pertaining to social, economic, political, culture, ethical, moral, and environmental issues of Thai, ASEAN, and global communities.<\/td>\n Creating awareness of responsibility for being a valued citizen for Thai as well as global community.\u00a0 Exploring human rights with respect to human value.\u00a0 Learning about dishonesty and corruption in Thai community. Learning about measurements and mechanisms for\u00a0 preventing and solving corruption problems.\u00a0 Employing good governance in life, coupled with living together in harmony.<\/td>\n 1.2 Mathematics, Science and Technology Courses 9 Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n Students are required to take 9 credits from the Mathematics, Sciences and Technology courses as follows:<\/p>\n Fundamental mathematics and mathematics for everyday life, probability, analysis of fundamental mathematical and statistical data.<\/td>\n General knowledge of wellness, health development in everyday life, food consumption, physical exercise, emotional management, prevention and treatment of common health problems.<\/td>\n Learning scientific and information technology processes for daily life.\u00a0 Computer safety and ethics, wise judgment in selection of IT, including impacts of technology on humans and society.<\/td>\n 1.3 Language Competency for Communication Courses 12 Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n Students are required to take 12 credits from Language Competency for Communication courses. Three credits for an English course and 9 credits for another language (not first language or native language).<\/p>\n 1.3.1 English Language Course 3 Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n Essential skills needed for academic writing and presentations.\u00a0\u00a0 Interpretation of works assigned.\u00a0 Usage of vocabulary and language structure.\u00a0 Writing essays or report papers.\u00a0 Practice and present academic writing formally and informally.<\/td>\n 1.3.2 Other Language Options Courses (not first language or native language)\u00a0 9 Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n Select readings for multicultural comprehension, expressing opinions and presenting ideas for proper cross-cultural communication.<\/td>\n Listening and reading from printed materials and electronic media to learn and understand information, and being able to respond and express opinions through writing, speaking, and text messages via various channels.<\/td>\n Thai language for job applications and in the work place.\u00a0 Reading, writing and conversation in different working situations.<\/td>\n Select readings for multicultural comprehension. Expressing opinions and presenting ideas for proper cross-cultural communication.<\/td>\n Listening and reading from printed materials and electronic media to learn and understand information and being able to respond and express opinions through writing, speaking, and text messages via various channels.<\/td>\n Chinese language for job applications and in the workplace.\u00a0 Reading, writing and conversation in different working situations.<\/td>\n Select readings for multicultural comprehension, expressing opinions and presenting ideas for proper cross-cultural communication.<\/td>\n Listening and reading from printed materials and electronic media to learn and understand information and being able to respond and express opinions through writing, speaking, and text messages via various channels.<\/td>\n Japanese language for job applications and in the workplace.\u00a0 Reading, writing and conversation in different working situations.<\/td>\n Select readings for multicultural comprehension, expressing opinions and presenting ideas for proper cross-cultural communication.<\/td>\n Listening and reading from printed materials and electronic media to learn and understand information and being able to respond and express opinions through writing, speaking, and text messages via various channels.<\/td>\n German language for job applications and in the workplace.\u00a0 Reading, writing and conversation in different working situations.<\/td>\n A student must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in the following specialized subjects.<\/p>\n 2.1 Core Courses 18 Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n Students must complete at least 18 credits from the following courses:<\/p>\n The real number system, operations and properties, simple arithmetic, algebraic expressions and equations, properties of exponentials, functions, linear\/quadratic\/polynomial\/exponential equations, graphs and their properties, and systems of linear equations.<\/td>\n Information and Communication Technology, hardware and software, the Internet, World Wide Web, networks, Information systems, security and ethics.<\/td>\n Base 2, octal and Hex representations, binary arithmetic, AND\/OR operations, logic gates, simple computer block diagrams, interfaces, types of memory, primitive data structures, linear data structures (arrays, lists, queues), non-linear data structures (graphs), simple algorithms, flowcharts, process definition.<\/td>\n Properties of the real number system, algebraic operations and properties, equations and solution methods, functions, linear models and functions, polynomial models and functions, rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, graph properties, asymptotes and end behavior, definition of the limit, limit properties, and the definition of the derivative.<\/td>\n Definition and properties of the limit, rate-of-change and the derivative, differentiation laws, development of the definite integral as area under the curve, the indefinite integral and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, integrals of standard functions, techniques of integration, applications of integration, simple differential equations, introduction to partial differentiation and multi-variable integration.<\/td>\n Populations, sampling, descriptive statistics, random variables and probability distributions, parameter estimation, hypothesis testing, Chi-square test, linear regression and multi-variable regression, and logistic regression for categorical variables.<\/td>\n 2.2 Major Required Courses 54 Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n Students must complete at least 54 credits from the following courses:<\/p>\n 2.2.1 Basic Structure of Systems 9 Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n Students must complete at least 9 credits from the following courses:<\/p>\n Basic syntax and semantics of a higher-level language, variables and constants, data types, expressions and assignment, conditional and iterative control structures, simple I\/O, functions and parameter passing, structured decomposition and recursion.<\/td>\n Machine-level representation of data, assembly-level machine organization, memory system organization and architecture, interfacing and communication, functional organization, multiprocessing and alternative architectures, and performance enhancements.<\/td>\n Primitive types, arrays, records, string and string processing, data representation in memory, pointers and references, linked structures, knowledge of hashing function, use of stacks and queues, use of graphs and trees, and strategies for choosing the right data structure.<\/td>\n 2.2.2 Technology and Software Method 15 Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n Students must complete at least 15 credits from the following courses:<\/p>\n Object-oriented design, encapsulation and information hiding, separation of behavior and implementation, inheritance, polymorphism (subtype polymorphism vs. inheritance), class hierarchies, collection classes and iteration protocols, event-handling methods, event propagation, and exception handing.<\/td>\n Problem solving strategies, the role of algorithms in the problem-solving process, implementation strategies for algorithms, debugging strategies, and the concept and properties of algorithms.<\/td>\n Analysis and specification of system requirements, different approaches to implementing information systems to support business requirements, specifying implementation alternatives for a specific system, and different approaches to systems analysis and design.<\/td>\n Gathering requirements, acquisition and sourcing, integration and deployment, project management, testing and quality assurance, organizational context, and architecture.<\/td>\n Human factors, HCI aspects of application domains, human-centered evaluation, developing effective interfaces, accessibility, emerging technologies, and human-centered computing.<\/td>\n 2.2.3 Organization Issues and Information Systems 9 Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n Students must complete at least 9 credits from the following courses:<\/p>\n Information management concepts and fundamentals, database query languages, data organization architecture, data modeling, managing the database environment and special purpose databases.<\/td>\n Cost benefit analysis, roles, responsibilities, accountability, finance, estimation, budgeting, planning, risk management, scheduling, tracking, and lessons learned.<\/td>\n Professional communications, legal issues in computing, teamwork concepts and issues, organizational context, service management, professional & ethics issues & responsibilities, social context of computing, history of computing, intellectual property, privacy and civil liberties.<\/td>\n 2.2.4 Applied Technology 21 Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n Students must complete at least 21 credits from the following courses:<\/p>\n Propositional logic, quantifiers, sets and set theory, induction and recursion, relations and functions, counting methods and discrete probability, graph structures including trees, Boolean algebra, simple logic circuits, the basic concepts of modeling computation, and the basics of finite state machines.<\/td>\n An overview of operating systems, operating system principles, concurrency, scheduling and dispatch, memory management, device management, security and protection, file systems, real-time and embedded systems, fault tolerance, scripting, and virtualization.<\/td>\n HTTP protocol, presentation abstractions, Web-markup and display languages, client-side programming, server-side programming, Web services, Web servers, standard and standards bodies, Web interfaces, Web site implementation and integration, and database integration.<\/td>\n Foundations of networking, routing and switching, physical layer, security, network management, and application areas.<\/td>\n Aspects of work on the maintenance and management of information systems, operating systems, applications, administrative activities, and administrative domains.<\/td>\n Fundamental aspects, security mechanism and countermeasures, operational issues, policy, attacks, and security domains.<\/td>\n Project proposal, schedule management, professional communications (reports and presentations), design, implementation, and testing.<\/td>\n 2.3 Major Elective Courses 12 Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n Students must complete at least 12 credits from the following courses:<\/p>\n Differentiation methods, optimization and Lagrange multipliers, integration applications, partial fractions and trigonometric substitution, parametric equations, polar coordinates, sequences and series, introduction to vector calculus, and multi-variable calculus.<\/td>\n An overview of the object-oriented paradigm, object modeling, design patterns, refactoring, and object-oriented methodologies.<\/td>\n Mobile software development, mobile applications, mobile platforms, mobile user interface, the specific hardware and software constraints, persistence, networking and Web service, location-based service, and security.<\/td>\n Operating systems, architecture and organization, computing infrastructures, enterprise deployment software, firmware and hardware.<\/td>\n An overview of the Internet of Things and embedded systems, the importance of IoT in society, IoT devices and trends for the future, programming for the Internet of Things.<\/td>\n Software design, using APIs, tools and environments, software processes, requirements specifications, software verification and validation, software evolution, software project management, and software reliability.<\/td>\n Information Technology function, IT strategic alignment, strategic use of information, impact of IT on organizational structure and processes, IT planning, role of IT in defining and shaping competition, managing the information systems function, using IS\/IT governance frameworks, and IT risk management.<\/td>\n E-commerce business models and concepts, e-commerce infrastructure, e-commerce security and payment systems, e-commerce marketing and advertising, social networking, mobile commerce and ubiquitous computing, ethical, social, and political issues in e-commerce.<\/td>\n Network computing and distributed multimedia, mobile and wireless computing, streams and datagrams, internetworking, data security and integrity, and advanced topics in computer networks.<\/td>\n The design and construction of models that represent information in ways that support the creation and viewing of images, the design of devices and techniques through which the person may interact with the model or the view, the creation of techniques for rendering the model, and the design of ways the images may be preserved.<\/td>\n Sound and audio, image and graphics, animation and video, multimedia standards, capacity planning and performance issues, input and output devices, MIDI keyboards, synthesizers, storage standards, multimedia servers and file systems, and tools to support multimedia development.<\/td>\n A relevant topic(s) in the field of IT to offer the opportunity for special study in interesting areas concerning information technologies and systems.<\/td>\n An entrepreneurial perspective with particular emphasis on IT-related activities, business and technology fundamentals, opportunity assessment, team formation, financing and venture capital, dynamics of globalization, and intellectual property.<\/td>\n History and definition, business perspective, server virtualization, storage virtualization, database virtualization, virtualization and cloud computing<\/td>\n Evolution of cloud computing, service offerings, public cloud, private cloud, implementation factors, business considerations, advantages, drawbacks, cloud computing and virtualization.<\/td>\n An introduction to Artificial Intelligence, problem solving, game playing, natural language understanding, knowledge bases and expert systems, and intelligent searching.<\/td>\n An overview of state-of-the-art robot systems, planning versus reactive control, uncertainty in control, sensing, world models, configuration space, robot programming, navigation and control, and robotic software and its architecture.<\/td>\n Specialized independent study with project writing and presentation on information technology and systems under the supervision of a member of faculty.<\/td>\n Topics in the area of Information Technology, seminar discussions, report writing and presentations with particular attention given to the development of analytical skills and reasoning capabilities.<\/td>\n A relevant advanced topic(s) in the field of IT to offer the opportunity for special study in emerging areas concerning information technologies and systems.<\/td>\n Information Technology related services and expertises, and problem solving and solutions using IT to non-profit organizations.<\/td>\n IT internship in an organization to expand students\u2019 knowledge and gain practical experience, weekly reports during the training period of at least two months, and oral presentations under the supervision of both the department and the organization.<\/td>\n Work full-time during the work term, perform all duties and tasks to the employer\u2019s satisfaction, earn a \u201csatisfactory\u201d or better attendance rating, weekly contact with assigned faculty advisor required, complete all co-operative assignments by the due date.<\/td>\n Students must select additional 6 credits hours from among the courses offered by other departments in the International Programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Technology The Information Technology (IT) program aims to provide a graduate with the skills and knowledge to meet today\u2019s IT profession. 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