Mission and Vision
Information Technology (IT), as an academic discipline, focuses on meeting the needs of users within an
organizational and societal context through the selection, creation, application, integration and
administration of computing technologies. To succinctly put it: IT is using technology to apply
information to meet business needs. IT professionals must know how to apply computing technology
and to build a business case for a real-world application.
The vision of the department is: “We are dedicated to becoming the University of choice in terms of
excellence and leadership in IT education, research, and practice.”
The mission of the Department of Information Technology is “To provide our students with quality
academic and practical education in IT, to undertake research at the frontiers of computing technologies,