
The IT thread: New business students learn about IT ubiquity
Information Systems Lecturer Matthew McCarthy says "there's no business that doesn't have IT coursing through it." That's why in the W. P. Carey School, all incoming students — no matter what major they have chosen — are required to take CIS 105. As a result, about 4,000 students a year populate McCarthy's lectures. knowIT sat down with him recently to talk about what the course covers, how to succeed in the class, and the special way the Department of Information Systems gives students a peek into the future.
Information Systems Lecturer Matthew McCarthy says "there's no business that doesn't have IT coursing through it." That's why in the W. P. Carey School, all incoming students — no matter what major they have chosen — are required to take CIS 105.
As a result, about 4,000 students a year populate McCarthy's lectures. knowIT sat down with him recently to talk about what the course covers, how to succeed in the class, and the special way the Department of Information Systems gives students a peek into the future.
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