Center for Applied Information Technology (CAIT)

Division of Economic and Community Outreach

The Center for Applied Information Technology (CAIT) at Towson University responds to the needs of the business community in the region by providing education and training in current information technology (IT) skills and practices, as well as providing consulting services to the community in information technology issues and solutions.

Welcome to the CAIT web site. Explore it, and discover how the Center’s educational programs and business solutions will work for you!

Education

The center provides not only a graduate program in applied information technology, but also six graduate level certificate programs in a number of innovative IT skill areas. These graduate programs were developed jointly by the University and representatives from industry and government based on real IT needs. Towson University is the first in the region to offer applied IT education at the graduate level for the working professional. The program is structured in such a way that one can work toward a certificate and apply it toward the master’s degree.

Research and Development

The center offers applied research and development services to both industry and government, in a wide range of activities, including:

• systems design and development
• project management
• software quality assurance
• software testing and integration
• software engineering
• software risk management
• software reliability issues
• data mining and data warehousing
• web design and development
• database development

Customized Training and Industry Certification Programs

Customized IT training and industry certification programs are another area of high demand and the center utilizes the most current technology available to provide the customized training designed to meet the needs of an organization. Training and certification programs can be offered on-site or off-site, and address not only industry certification courses but training in web technologies, networking, project management, software, and programming.

Division of Economic and Community Outreach
Center for Applied Information Technology
Office Location: 7801 York Road, Suite 260

Phone: 410-704-4909
Fax: 410-704-4908
E-mail: cait@towson.edu