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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