Apollos IT Department

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The Information Technology (IT) department at Apollos University offers the degree program of the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT).

By recognizing that Artificial Intelligence (AI) as the most disruptive and influential area in IT, its application to every captstone project for the BSIT program is manadatory. Click here for more details.

For more information, contact Dr. Nischal Chandra, Chair, Information Technology, Phone: 603-321-9153 or Email: nchandra@apollos.edu

Featured Faculty Members

Dr. Dani Babb

Dr. Dani Babb has 20+ years of experience in information technology, research, development, network and project management, security and modern use of information systems to create new and innovative services for companies and society. She started her career in 1991 while still in high school, working to repair PCs while building a small consulting practice in office system management.

She developed and taught her first course in technology at Loma Linda University in health information systems management, using GIS to discover potential clusters of diseases in conjunction with epidemiology. She works with associates students through to doctoral learners in information technology and management.

Dani Babb has worked managing global IT teams at Fortune 500 companies, has managed and run an information systems consulting practice, teaches numerous courses in technology and has earned an M.B.A. and Ph.D. with an IT emphasis. Her dissertation was on security perception of Virtual Private Networks.

Dr. Nischal Chandra

Dr. Chandra has 25+ years of experience in education/training. He started his career in 1991 at the Educational Studies Program (ESP), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), while still in high school. He developed and taught his first course in Electrical Engineering. Later on, he progressed to teaching IT courses for several colleges and founded/managed a state-licensed professional school offering 300+ online courses in business and technology for nearly 10 years.

While pursuing his passion for the education domain, Dr. Chandra also has been simultaneously and successfully playing research, engineering and leadership roles for 20+ years in the IT/software functions. As a distinguishing factor, he worked at International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation for 15+ years as a Senior IT/Software Engineer/Scientist. He developed Artificial Intelligence based solutions such as engineering robotic workforce, self-resolving customer service, intelligent/automated Electronic Design Automation (EDA) systems/workflow, adaptive data management/security, cognitive business processes, etc.

Among other achievements, he created two programming languages for IBM's internal use and invented a computing system that is capable of healing itself. Among other roles, he is currently serving as a Software Engineering Manager at DentaQuest, LLC, for 5+ years.

Dr. Chandra holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, an M.S. in Quality Assurance/Management, and a Doctor of Business Administration.

Roger Goodman

Mr. Goodman has 25+ years professional experience in the fields of information technology and instruction. His interest in computers actually began much earlier, however, when he received his first Tandy computer at age 11 and began experimenting with the BASIC programming language. He started his professional career with the U.S. Army in 1992 working as an operator and technician for the PATRIOT computer-guided missile system. Since then, Mr. Goodman has also had the opportunity to progress in the private technology sector for many different types of industries, including corrections, manufacturing, higher education, and finance.

While working in the technology field, Mr. Goodman also discovered a passion for sharing his knowledge with others. In 1998, he began teaching computer courses on-campus, and by 2009 he was teaching completely online for three different universities as an adjunct technology professor. Between the years 2002 and 2007, Mr. Goodman worked full-time in higher education as the computer science chair and campus technology director for a local community college.

Mr. Goodman possesses industry level certifications in many areas, including networking, server administration, computer repair, and web design. He currently works as a Systems Engineer for a well-known Fortune 100 company. Mr. Goodman holds a B.S. in Organizational Leadership and a M.S. in Information Systems. He is also pursuing a Doctor of Business Administration.

Dr. Bill Lambrecht

Dr. Lambrecht has 45+ of experience in education. He began his career in education in1972 in a small Nebraska school district. He became involved with technology when students wanted to learn how to use the computers that arrived so he enrolled in computer courses. He wrote a program to set up and score track meets at his school and revised it for use by the Nebraska State Activities Association for the state track meet. He also began teaching adult computer classes for the regional community college.

Dr. Lambrecht continued his involvement with technology and became active in technology associations especially the Nebraska Educational Technology Association of which he served as President. Dr. Lambrecht served on several State organizations. He began offering classes online prior to the support software now available. After a 21 year career in K-12 education, he moved to higher education where he has been a Department Chair, Web Designer, Online Course Developer, and Online Professor.

Dr. Lambrecht holds a B.A. in Mathematics and Computer Science, an M.S. in Administration, and an Ed.D. in Administration, Curriculum, and Instruction.

Elnora Wells

Ms. Wells is an innovative and results-driven IT professional. She brings 20+ years of industry experience. Elnora dynamic leadership skills have allowed her numerous roles in Software/Application development, Testing/Quality and Project Management.

Elnora has worked on large software development projects in multi-national organizations such as Raytheon, Nortel Networks, Nokia, JPMorgan, etc.

After being the go to person on many projects, she soon realized that helping others was another passion. This passion has allowed Elnora the opportunity to work with organizations to train and perfect employee knowledge in the areas of software development and databases. She is proficient in analyzing problems and finding efficient measures in both Agile and Waterfall environments.

Elnora holds a Bachelor in Computer Science and a Master in Business Administration.

BSIT Program

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT), 120 Credits

Non IT Courses

Foundational Required Classes: 14 Classes/42 Credits Required, Select 6 Classes/18 Credits from the Professional Electives, Select 4 Classes/12 Credits from the Upper Level Professional Electives

Core IT Courses

Thirteen Classes: Computer Architecture, Introduction to Programming, Fundamentals of Networking, Fundamentals of Databases, Information Systems Management, Web Development, Mobile Platform, Social Networking, Information Tech Security, Advanced Programming, E-Commerce Programming, Advanced Database Systems, Agile Scrum Software Development Life Cycle

Rigorous Industrial Grade Capstone Courses

Three Classes: Capstone Project I: Foundation, Capstone Project II: Methodology and Design, Capstone Project III: Implementation and Analysis

The project needs to utilize at least one of the following technologies, along with the application of Artificial Intelligence (updated on a quarterly basis): Analytics, Augmented Reality, Big Data, Blockchain, Business Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Internet of Things (IoT), Mobile Platform, NoSQL, and/or Virtual Reality.

Center for Artificial Intelligence Research (CAIR)

CAIR is a research center and laboratory that will provide students with cutting-edge infrastructure and applications that can be utilized at all levels of programs and courses at Apollos University.

CAIR supports the following areas of discipline: Analytics, Augmented Reality, Big Data, Blockchain, Business Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Internet of Things (IoT), Mobile Platform, NoSQL, and/or Virtual Reality

Contact

Apollos University

Address: 600 Central Plaza, Suite 215
600 Central Ave., Great Falls, MT 59410, USA

E-mail: info@apollos.edu

Web: www.apollos.edu/it

Tel: 1-844-476-5567

Fax: 1-866-287-1938

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