Industrial and Information Technology - What is the Difference?

Hi Ahmed

To answer your question, I went on-line to Wikipedia. Here is what Wikipedia has to say about Industrial Technology and Information Technology:

A typical Industrial Technology college or university curriculum would include courses on manufacturing process, technology and impact on society, mechanical and electronic systems, quality assurance and control, materials science, packaging, production and operations management, and manufacturing facility planning and design. Graduates of Industrial Technology programs are usually seen as moderators between engineers, top management and production-line workers. Typical job titles include industrial engineer, construction engineer, detail/fabrication engineer, production supervisor, manufacturing engineer, etc. Industrial Technology program graduates obtain a majority of positions which are engineering and manager oriented. Industrial Technology is considered to be a career path that is separate from engineering technology and equal in stature to an engineer.

Information Technology is the study, design, and development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware. IT deals with the use of electronic computers and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit, and securely retrieve information. The term information has ballooned to encompass many aspects of computing and technology. IT professionals perform a variety of duties that range from installing applications to designing complex computer networks and information databases. A few of the duties that IT professionals perform may include data management, networking, engineering computer hardware, database and software design, as well as the management and administration of entire systems. When computer and communications technologies are combined, the result is information technology. Information technology is a general term that describes any technology that helps to produce, manipulate, store, communicate, and/or disseminate information.

I hope this helps!