Subject: RE: M State Fall 2016 Computer Programming/Information Technology Advisory Meeting Invitation
From: James Cossette <james.cossette@corelinksolutions.com>
Date: 10/9/2016 7:31 PM
To: Tim Preuss <tim_preuss@my.minnesota.edu>

Tim,
I look forward to attending the Technology Advisory Meeting on the 13th.  I have reviewed map and feel comfortable I will be able to locate the room.  See you on the 13th.  Thank you,

James Cossette
Director
Office Phone:  701-353-7343
Cell Phone: 701-540-2649
James.Cossette@corelinksolutions.com




-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Preuss [mailto:tim_preuss@my.minnesota.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 10:40 AM
To: James Cossette <james.cossette@corelinksolutions.com>
Subject: M State Fall 2016 Computer Programming/Information Technology Advisory Meeting Invitation

Information Technology Advisory Meeting
Fall 2016 Invitation

Dear James,

The Information Technology faculty at M State (Minnesota State Community and Technical College) invites you to our advisory meeting. The meeting is October 13, 2016 @ 6:00 pm in room B150 (somewhat near door N3) or through WebEx. Please contact us if you wish to have a campus map with the room numbers or more information about joining with WebEx.

The Advisory Meeting consists of Information Technology professionals guiding the curriculum and instructional direction of our Information Technology programs. Our current program offering is Computer Programming – AAS, Information Technology – AS, and Network Technology and Security - AAS. Please contact us if you wish to have a copy of any or all of our curriculum offerings.

We very much need your input to our programs. We would be grateful for a reply to this invitation, so we may accurately plan enough food for the meeting. You may extend this to other professionals you think would help us improve our curriculum and instruction. The meeting agenda is below and with additional information at http://brazil.minnesota.edu/advisory/advisory.html .

We look forward to seeing you.

Yours,

Minnesota State Community and Technical College Information Technology Faculty

Deb Flaskerud, Computer Programming Instructor, Deb.Flaskerud@minnesota.edu Dave Hjalmquist, Computer Programming Instructor, Dave.Hjalmquist@minnesota.edu Tim Preuss, Information Technology Instructor, Tim.Preuss@minnesota.edu or tim_preuss@my.minnesota.edu

Agenda for Fall 2016
 MSCTC/M State welcome
 Introductions
 Review/Revision/Approval of last meetings minutes  Membership list additions and/or removals  WebEx procedure – virtual attendees

 Discussion: Identify current and future trends/technologies
  What technology/concepts must students master before graduation?
  What technology/concepts should be considered for student mastery before graduation?
  What technology/concepts are no longer necessary for student mastery before graduation?
  The Network Administration & Security curriculum is currently in redesign. This discussion assists in determining what the curriculum should be.
  The following are curriculum standards used in curriculum design.

http://ccecc.acm.org/files/publications/ACMITCompetencyModel14October201420150114T180322.pdf
   http://ccecc.acm.org/guidance/software-engineering/objectives/

 Curriculum
  Computer Programming – AAS
   Current curriculum review/discussion
    http://brazil.minnesota.edu/curr/CP_AAS_2016.pdf

Committee Recommendations
 Curriculum Updates

 Network Administration and Security – AAS
   Current curriculum review/discussion
   http://brazil.minnesota.edu/curr/nat_aas_fall2015.pdf
   Committee Recommendations

 Information Technology – AS
  Current curriculum review/discussion
   http://brazil.minnesota.edu/curr/IT_AS_fall2015.pdf
   Current articulation agreement expires May 30, 2018
   ACM SIGITE guidelines on http://brazil.minnesota.edu/advisory/
   Committee Recommendations

 Meeting time
  Currently the plan is conduct the fall meeting at night and the spring meeting on early Friday afternoon.

Advisory Member Functions (MSCTC Advisory Committee Guide)

 Identify specific subject areas of program inclusion  Prioritizing the recommend subject areas  Specifying appropriate program content level  Reviewing program outcomes on an ongoing basis  Assessment of program quality  Specifying appropriate foundational skill standards for local needs  Identifying general education and related technical skills needed by graduates  Recommending equipment to support the program content



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