ITM Adjunct Industry Professor Bill Slater realized some of the students in his ITM 576 Data Center Management class were struggling with the complexity of writing their first graduate research paper, so he offered to hold extra Saturday-morning tutorials on
Gamma Nu Eta Inducts New Members
IIT’s Beta Chapter of Gamma Nu Eta, the National Information Technology Honor Society, inducted fifteen new members on Friday, October 21st. Membership is open to both undergraduate and graduate students who are invited to pledge based on their academic record
Undergraduate Advising Notes for Spring 2012
Spring 2012 advising notes for ITM undergraduates are now available at http://trygstad.rice.iit.edu/Spring2012ITMUndergraduateAdvisingNotes.pdf
IIT Spring 2011 Course Schedule and Registration
The IIT Spring 2012 schedule will be viewable online on Monday, October 24, 2011. Spring 2012 alternate PINs will be available to academic advisors and eligible students by Wednesday, November 2, Tuesday, November 1, 2011. Priority registration begins at 8:30
Salary and Job Description Guide
Robert Half Technology has put out their 2012 Salary Guide; this a great source to see the state of the industry and what folks are getting paid. Remember though, these are average starting salaries so half the offers you get
In a Tough Economy, What Skills & Certifications Do You Really Need?
I get asked this question a lot. In fact, since this will be read by a lot of students and faculty, I will share some advice I gave someone about three weeks ago. This person, who actually has an M.S.
Programming Languages
So anyone want to guess at how many different programming languages exist? And have been used at least a couple of times? I discovered the following interesting URL:Â http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:Programming_Tasks. Basically it lists a large number (>100) of different programming tasks
Why Software Is Eating the World
Marc Andreesen, creator of Netscape, discusses in the Wall Street Journal why he believes that the business giants of the future will be whoever has the best software; it’s well worth a read… Marc Andreessen on Why Software Is Eating the World
2012 Summer School
Summer 2012 will see the following courses offered by by the Information Technology and Management degree programs at IIT: ITM 301 Introduction to Contemporary Operating Systems & Hardware I – Main Campus ITM 311 Introduction to Software Development – Online
Alumni Start-Ups
Recent graduates of IIT’s Master of Information Technology and Management degree have created a raft of start-ups: Shuttlecloud – Eduardo Fernandez, Founder Tourist Eye – Javier Fernãndez Escribano, Founder Netgamix – Ramon Recuero Moreno, Founder and CEO Raul San Narciso,