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The Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (Information Communication Technology) BBA (ICT) is an undergraduate degree program that focuses on producing business leaders who can facilitate and integrate information communication technology within a highly innovative business environment.

This multi-disciplinary program combines mainstream business management areas with a relevant level of technical literacy and skill. Information Communication Technology is a dynamic and progressive discipline that is the core of many sectors of business. This area is experiencing exciting growth and has become embedded in the global corporate landscape.

Business leaders of tomorrow need to know how to effectively use information communication technologies to enable change and promote effective business processes. Graduates of the Honours BBA (ICT) will possess a unique skill set giving them a competitive advantage in the job market. Employment opportunities may be found in many organizations including IT departments within businesses, government, hospitals, manufacturing, educational institutions and financial institutions. Starting positions may include roles such as systems analyst, business analyst, business architect, project team leader or project manager. A sufficient level of breadth will be built into the program opening paths to ICT leadership positions.

The Honours BBA (ICT) program is a unique blend of business and information technology courses seasoned with leadership and management foundations. Students will participate in paid work integrated learning after the successful completion of the sixth semester. This internship will integrate academic studies with valuable industry work experience and will support the application of classroom theory.

St. Clair College diploma graduates from the Zekelman School of Business and Information Technology are able to transfer into the Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (Information Communication Technology) degree program through advanced standing.

Program Highlights

This program is strongly supported by the positive result from the market feasibility research, as well as endorsements from major companies representing the information technology sector. These industry representatives cited four key trends impacting the fields of Business and Information Communication Technology:

• Data Analytics and Specific Software Tools: Computer technology allows organizations to examine large sets of data to obtain valuable business information and insights. Newer classes of technologies are emerging to collect, process and analyze big data resulting in a skills shortage related to data analytics and the associated software tools.
• Mobile Applications and Wireless Technology: The role of wireless Internet and Mobile Internet Protocol (IP) is expanding in all aspects of our lives. Business models continue to focus on wireless mobile applications and services in the emerging mobile application value chain.
• Security and Privacy: Protecting privacy and ensuring the security of personal and business data is becoming more challenging as organizations migrate into the digital realm of mobile,  web and cloud computing.
• Cloud Computing: Cloud computing involves centralized data storage and online access to computer services encompassing infrastructure, platforms and software. Cloud computing promises several attractive benefits for end-users and is changing how most companies manage their business.

The Honours BBA (ICT) program addresses these trends through a well-organized and balanced suite of courses, work experience and an emphasis on professional practice. The industry representatives felt that the proposed Honours BBA (ICT) program was timely given an ongoing lack of skilled workers that are able to handle these major trends. Canada’s Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) has extensively documented skills shortages in the sector, as well as increasing labour shortages.

The 14-week mandatory work term occurs during the summer after successfully completing the semester. Student internships will be available in many organizations and sectors including public, private, government and non-profit organizations. Students may undertake a work term in such positions as:

• Research Assistant 
• Assistant Manager
• Communications Assistant
• IT Assistant