Resumen
The article discusses the transformation in IT education made by the organization of computing and information technology (CIT). Issues of greatest interest to CIT professionals are: reasons underlying the trend; possible changes, accompanying the shift, in how CIT will he organized and administered in the future; and whether the objectives of academic units that are thus reorganizing themselves are being realized. This article draws upon survey data to provide an early view of what the evolving profession is trying to accomplish, and the extent to which it is succeeding. The first set of questions concerned the scale CIT unit operations. Their operating budgets range from a few hundred thousand dollars to over $75 million; their external finding ranges from none to $58 million; they have between 8,500 and 250,000 square feet of space. Another sense of scale is provided by the number of majors the colleges offer, and the number of credit hours the programs produce. The number of majors ranges from five to 4,200; the number of credit hours generated ranges from 140 to 55,435. Studies indicate that CIT schools are more prevalent than colleges.