Feedback From Current Students

1. Feedback From Current Students On CIS Curriculum

2. Outline • Venue and Students • Four Questions We Ask • Answers • Common Themes • Action Plan • Summary

3. Venue:The Pufferbelly Ltd.

4. 11 Students Total Sean Kilbourn Dan Otter

5. Students Andrew McQuillen JustisEstell

6. Students Keith Schmader Jacob Mohoric

7. Students Kevin Miller Tyler Roahrig

8. Students Doug Brookes and Dwayne Campbell

9. Student Katie George

10. Four Questions • How did you pick your major? • What should we change to make the CIS Major better? • What was your favorite class? Why? • What was your least favorite class? Why?

11. Rules on Input • Hear once – ignore • Hear twice – think about it • Hear three times – plan for change • Hear four times – CHANGE TOMORROW

12. How did you pick your major? • Common Themes: • Three students started as minors and “upgraded” • Two started as CS and switched (hated math requirements)

13. What should we change to make the CIS major better? • Common Themes: • More “hands-on” mentioned 3 times • Sections are filling up too quickly mentioned 3 times • Systems Analysis may need some help, look in to this (mentioned 2 times)

14. What was your favorite class? Why? • Common Themes • Web Programming mentioned 4 times, “love the hands-on experience.”

15. What was your least favorite class? Why? • Common Themes • No class mentioned more than once. • Foreign student teachers who are hard to understand was mentioned 2 times.

16. Action Plan • Continue to add “hands on” projects that deal with “real world” topics in classes. • Look into Systems Analysis and offer help.

17. Summary Megan Mealey Rosetta • Great suggestions • What we need to do is clear. John Kump Key Bank Greg Mullhollen Group Transportation Services Leigh Danko American Greetings The Curriculum Committee of CIS at the Dinner

18. Thank You!