A prime goal of the undergraduate Information Technology program at Webster Vienna is to equip the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to find useful and rewarding employment. To this end, Webster offers courses in all important aspects of information technology, from theory to practice, but puts emphasis on the development and application of software rather than the inner workings of hardware. Our faculty is composed of professionals who have day jobs in the Information Technology field, and who thus bring a wealth of practical experience to their courses. The courses at Webster are unusual in that they contain a considerable amount of practical work, often requiring the students to carry out real-world projects. Once graduated, students are competent to take jobs as systems analysts and designers, programmers, network specialists, technology trainers, database administrators, developers of Internet web sites and other positions demanding skills in the application of computers to international organizations and businesses.

Modern organizations are continually expanding their use of computer technology, especially in the application of the Internet to their operations. Webster has addressed this need by introducing a series of six courses designed to provide specific education for students wishing to become developers of Internet web sites. This Web Site Design Minor, as the program is named, is proving very popular with students--and with the organizations who subsequently employ them! I have kept in contact with many students who have graduated in information technology at Webster and they have found excellent employment, often with international organizations and businesses based in Vienna that are aware of the unique qualifications and knowledge which a Webster education brings. These employers frequently say that one advantage of the Webster degree in Informaton Technology is that the students have learned how to solve problems in a business setting. They also praise the students’ understanding of the value that computerized information systems can bring to an organization, as well as their possession of the knowledge and skills to bring this about.