This guide provides tools to help you explore careers related to this specialization. Use this information to start researching this field and the opportunities in it. This research can help you make a transition into positions related to this field. Start by gaining an overview of this program and learning about the field, jobs, and employment settings that are related.
Career exploration guide
About this specialization
The Information Technology Education specialization is intended for information technology professionals who have earned a master’s degree in computer science or a related field. This specialization provides doctoral learners with advanced IT knowledge and skills, and assists them in developing solid research, scholarly writing, and advanced teaching abilities. This specialization culminates in a dissertation that adds to the existing body of IT knowledge and prepares learners to pursue IT faculty positions in higher education settings.
Skills gained through this specialization:
This specialization was designed to help you gain the following skills related to this field:
- Formulate new theoretical constructs to advance knowledge in the area of information technology
- Conduct scholarly research
- Create new applications for improving practice
- Think critically about information technology problems and solutions
- Develop professional skills in a chosen field or discipline
- Communicate effectively
Explore this field
Professional associations, social networks, and other industry-specific resources can provide a wealth of information about a specific field or industry, including best practices, career overviews, trends and access to industry professionals. By reviewing website information, attending events, and connecting with people in the field, you can deepen your knowledge about the field.
Professional associations
- Special Interest Group for Information Technology Education
- American Association of Community Colleges
- American Association of University Professors
- Society for Information Management
- Association of Information Technology Professionals
- Association for Information Systems
- Association for Women in Computing
- Association for Computing Machinery
- National Center for Women & Information Technology
- Women in Technology
Industry information
Explore jobs and employers
In addition to exploring the field, take some time to research specific jobs and employment settings related to this program. Consider how these jobs and settings fit with your experience, skills, interests and values. This is a sample list of job titles and employment settings related to this field. To learn more, review job postings and talk with people who have these roles or work in these settings. You can find these professionals through LinkedIn, family, friends, schools, employers and community groups. Spend time researching your industry and prospective employers to decide whether this type of degree will help advance your career.
Related job titles to explore*
- Senior technical trainer/ instructor
- Full-time faculty of information technology courses
- Adjunct or part-time faculty of information technology courses
- Department chair
- Consultant
- IT curriculum developer
- Certified trainer
Employment settings to explore
- Continuing education
- Land-based or online college or university
- Community college
- Information technology consulting firm
- Corporation
- Information technology firm
- Training and development organizations
- Government—local, state, federal
*These are examples intended to serve as a general guide. Some positions may prefer or even require previous experience, licensure, certifications, and/or other designations along with a degree. Because many factors determine what position an individual may attain, Capella cannot guarantee that a graduate will secure any specific job title, a promotion, salary increase, or other career outcome. We encourage you to research requirements for your job target and career goals.
Job boards
This is a sample of jobs boards with positions related to this field. Use them in your research to identify additional job titles, common hiring requirements and local employers.
Further exploration
There are a lot of factors that influence whether a career is a fit or not. These can include monetary compensation, benefits, work environment, organization culture, work/life balance, etc. As you consider your career, think about what is important to you in your employer, role and setting. These resources can help you perform this additional exploration.
- Capella University Career Center
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Salary.com
- Glassdoor – best places to work
For a more detailed guide on career exploration, review Capella’s Career Exploration YouTube series that helps you identify what is important to you in your career and how that aligns with the world of work.
Accreditation
Capella University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.