Open AccessCreating an interdisciplinary ICT bachelor's degree at Florida State University
Author(s) -
Kazmer Michelle M.,
Randeree Ebrahim,
Heald Gary R.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
bulletin of the american society for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-8366
pISSN - 0095-4403
DOI - 10.1002/bult.2010.1720360405
Subject(s) - bachelor , degree (music) , information and communications technology , state (computer science) , engineering , engineering management , library science , political science , computer science , world wide web , physics , algorithm , acoustics , law
Michelle M. Kazmer (mkazmerfsu.edu) is an associate professor and Ebrahim Randeree (erandereefsu.edu) is an assistant dean in the School of Library & Information Studies at Florida State University. Gary R. Heald (ghealdfsu.edu) is Theodore Clevenger Professor and associate dean in the College of Communication & Information, School of Communication, Florida State University. I n July 2009, the College of Communication and Information at Florida State University was formed, comprising three schools: the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), the School of Communication (Communication) and the School of Communication Science and Disorders. The newly combined college offers many opportunities for synergistic research and teaching; such opportunities were being explored long before the merger took place and continue apace. Dating back to the 1990s, the deans of the then-colleges of SLIS and Communication were discussing the possibility of offering combined degree programs at the undergraduate level. Now, in 2010, a combined interdisciplinary undergraduate degree in ICT (here defined idiosyncratically as “Information, Communication & Technology”) is being developed.