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1. FUNDAMENTALS OF IT ESSENTIALS IPC HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MIKE MILFORD
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane
m.milford@qut.edu.au
4. Develops skills in the IT industry
by building computers
installing operating systems
adding peripherals
maintaining and troubleshooting hardware/software
IT ESSENTIALS I: PC HARDWARE/SOFTWARE
5. A hands-on, lab-oriented course
stresses laboratory safety
working effectively in a group environment.
It also helps prepare students for CompTIA's A+ Certification and may be used as a precursor to CCNA study.
An everyday ‘confidence’ skill-set. IT ESSENTIALS I: PC HARDWARE/SOFTWARE
6. CURRICULUM CONTENT UPDATE
This page is to highlight and review the current version status of the curriculum. It’s a bit of a highlevel curriculum retooling session. This page is to highlight and review the current version status of the curriculum. It’s a bit of a highlevel curriculum retooling session.
7. CURRICULUM CONTENT UPDATE
This page is to highlight and review the current version status of the curriculum. It’s a bit of a highlevel curriculum retooling session. This page is to highlight and review the current version status of the curriculum. It’s a bit of a highlevel curriculum retooling session.
8. CURRICULUM CONTENT UPDATE
This page is to highlight and review the current version status of the curriculum. It’s a bit of a highlevel curriculum retooling session. This page is to highlight and review the current version status of the curriculum. It’s a bit of a highlevel curriculum retooling session.
9. CONTENT FEATURES E-Lab Activities
Flash Animations
Drag-n-Drop Exercises
Photo Zooms
Instructional Videos
Still Graphics
FIB (fill-in-the-blank)
Application Activity Brief update & review of equipment & resource requirements for the curriculum – for academy & studentBrief update & review of equipment & resource requirements for the curriculum – for academy & student
10. CONTENT FEATURES Brief update & review of equipment & resource requirements for the curriculum – for academy & studentBrief update & review of equipment & resource requirements for the curriculum – for academy & student
11. ASSESSMENT Brief update & review of equipment & resource requirements for the curriculum – for academy & studentBrief update & review of equipment & resource requirements for the curriculum – for academy & student
12. CURRICULUM TARGET AUDIENCE Please highlight, in your opinion, what kind of students/people could take the IT Essentials curriculum.
How to position/message the curriculum – how would you explain to a local academy how to use the IT Essentials curriculumPlease highlight, in your opinion, what kind of students/people could take the IT Essentials curriculum.
How to position/message the curriculum – how would you explain to a local academy how to use the IT Essentials curriculum
13. CURRICULUM DELIVERY (STUDENT) Please highlight, in your opinion, what kind of students/people could take the IT Essentials curriculum.
How to position/message the curriculum – how would you explain to a local academy how to use the IT Essentials curriculumPlease highlight, in your opinion, what kind of students/people could take the IT Essentials curriculum.
How to position/message the curriculum – how would you explain to a local academy how to use the IT Essentials curriculum
14. COURSE COMPLETION Please highlight, in your opinion, what kind of students/people could take the IT Essentials curriculum.
How to position/message the curriculum – how would you explain to a local academy how to use the IT Essentials curriculumPlease highlight, in your opinion, what kind of students/people could take the IT Essentials curriculum.
How to position/message the curriculum – how would you explain to a local academy how to use the IT Essentials curriculum
15. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
16. CURRICULUM CERTIFICATION ITE I prepares students for the CompTIA’s A+ Industry Certification.
A+ Certification requires 2 exams to be passed:
A+ Core Hardware
A+ Operating Systems Technologies
This slide is to add details on what the curriculum maps to in terms of certification and industry recognition.
Please also highlight the importance of certification, costs and procedureThis slide is to add details on what the curriculum maps to in terms of certification and industry recognition.
Please also highlight the importance of certification, costs and procedure
17. A+ CERTIFICATION Adaptive: (before June 2003)
220-221: Core Hardware
220-222: OS Technologies
Linear: (June 2003)
220-231: Core Hardware
220-232: OS Technologies
Current: (26 November 2003)
220-301: Core Hardware
220-302: OS Technologies This slide is to add details on what the curriculum maps to in terms of certification and industry recognition.
Please also highlight the importance of certification, costs and procedureThis slide is to add details on what the curriculum maps to in terms of certification and industry recognition.
Please also highlight the importance of certification, costs and procedure
18. CURRICULUM LANGUAGES IT ESSENTIALS I:
English
A+ CERTIFICATION:
English
Dutch
Japanese
Spanish
French
German This slide is to add details on what the curriculum maps to in terms of certification and industry recognition.
Please also highlight the importance of certification, costs and procedureThis slide is to add details on what the curriculum maps to in terms of certification and industry recognition.
Please also highlight the importance of certification, costs and procedure
19. EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS Brief update & review of equipment & resource requirements for the curriculum – for academy & studentBrief update & review of equipment & resource requirements for the curriculum – for academy & student
20. EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS Brief update & review of equipment & resource requirements for the curriculum – for academy & studentBrief update & review of equipment & resource requirements for the curriculum – for academy & student
21. CURRICULUM INTEGRATION/ALIGNMENT Educationally sound purpose for undertaking[possible community courses – senior citizens, disadvantaged groups etc …]
Life skill-set implications – ‘grass roots stuff’[not just for IT curriculum]
Educational initiatives:
- Local mainstream choice, standalone per Cisco delivery - State
credit towards final school assessment, government ICT skills acquirement
- National
TAFE Diploma/Degree credit Examples of how the curriculum has been/can be integrated into education programs, at secondary level or higher ed levels
Curriculum benefits to the overall academy programExamples of how the curriculum has been/can be integrated into education programs, at secondary level or higher ed levels
Curriculum benefits to the overall academy program
22. CURRICULUM MARKETING Marketing tools/ideas from Academy Connection[ Tools, Course Catalogue ]
AsiaPac Website ? more specific support
Government/Education Initiatives to ‘hook’ into
Promote it well (enthusiastically/educationally) internally[how it fits with strategic directions, value etc ..]
Wider Promotion (information sessions, visits, etc)
- Local schools
- Community
- State schools (government initiatives)
- Independent schools !!!!
- TAFE’s and Universities
Deliver it well (enthusiastically/educationally) - personal satisfaction - QA (internally and CNAP) - outcomes - further promotion Advice and resources on how to market the curriculum to 1) local academies 2) students
References to Academy Connection and AsiaPac websiteAdvice and resources on how to market the curriculum to 1) local academies 2) students
References to Academy Connection and AsiaPac website
23. BEST PRACTICES Curriculum resources:
- eLABs- hands-on labs- ‘simulations’- other inter-actives
Maintain Journals (‘field notes’)
Student skills ? support delivery
Student talks
Online assessment formally undertaken
Have plenty of spare parts
‘micro’ and ‘macro’ situations
Business visits
Field expert talks
Parent/caregiver invitation to sessions
Assistance to current technical support. Case study or examples of how the curriculum has been integrated into overall education program or aligned with syllabus
Presenters can share their own experiences as well as draw on examples from other instructors/academies
Case study or examples of how the curriculum has been integrated into overall education program or aligned with syllabus
Presenters can share their own experiences as well as draw on examples from other instructors/academies
24. RESOURCES
25. RESOURCES (Cisco Press)
26. RESOURCES (Cisco Press)
27. RESOURCES (Cisco Press)
28. INSTRUCTOR TRAINING PREREQUISITES Before an instructor can create a class for IT Essentials, they must have successfully completed both the curriculum training and Academy Orientation.
Basic Computer Literacy and a reasonable understanding of the Windows Operating System.
Not required to currently be teaching in the Academy Program.[If not a LA then must become a SC-First Academy]
An educationally sound reason for undertaking. Please highlight, in your opinion, what kind of students/people could take the IT Essentials curriculum.
How to position/message the curriculum – how would you explain to a local academy how to use the IT Essentials curriculumPlease highlight, in your opinion, what kind of students/people could take the IT Essentials curriculum.
How to position/message the curriculum – how would you explain to a local academy how to use the IT Essentials curriculum
29. INSTRUCTOR TRAINING Please highlight, in your opinion, what kind of students/people could take the IT Essentials curriculum.
How to position/message the curriculum – how would you explain to a local academy how to use the IT Essentials curriculumPlease highlight, in your opinion, what kind of students/people could take the IT Essentials curriculum.
How to position/message the curriculum – how would you explain to a local academy how to use the IT Essentials curriculum
30. CCAI FOR IT ESSENTIALS I Successfully complete all required training (including final exam and skills assessment) as evidenced by the records in the online Assessment System.
Pass CompTIA’s A+ Certification.
Successfully teach at least one IT Essentials I student or instructor class including the use of online exams as verified through the Assessment System
All within a certain time limit ??? Please highlight, in your opinion, what kind of students/people could take the IT Essentials curriculum.
How to position/message the curriculum – how would you explain to a local academy how to use the IT Essentials curriculumPlease highlight, in your opinion, what kind of students/people could take the IT Essentials curriculum.
How to position/message the curriculum – how would you explain to a local academy how to use the IT Essentials curriculum