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http://Business.AState.edu/CIT. Computer & Information Technology. Fall Semester Kick-Off Meeting Welcome Back!. Items. Introductions Information needed Meetings, seminars, etc. Committee stuff Spring schedule planning Strategic issues Curriculum Miscellaneous Calendar. Introductions.
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http://Business.AState.edu/CIT Computer & Information Technology Fall Semester Kick-Off Meeting Welcome Back!
Items • Introductions • Information needed • Meetings, seminars, etc. • Committee stuff • Spring schedule planning • Strategic issues • Curriculum • Miscellaneous • Calendar
Introductions • Welcome our new tenure-track faculty member • Jollean Sinclaire, PhD (University of Memphis, 2007) • Assistant Professor of CIT • Teaching • 2 sections of Management Information Systems • 1 section of Microcomputer Applications • Adjunct faculty • Returning • Jim McGinnis, MS (LAN Admin and Micro Apps) • Tom Brown, EdS (Matl/Meth of Business Technology) • New, teaching Microcomputer Applications • Susan Shanlever, MS • Amber McElhaney, MSE
Information Needed • Office hours • At least 8 hours per week • Post on your door • eMail me • Syllabi • 1 per course • eMail me • Hardcopy to Jeanette • CV • MS Word file; email as attachment to me • Follow format provided at CIT website • Prerequisite forms • One from each student • Keep in your office
Meetings, Seminars, . . . • CIT meetings (Wednesdays @ noon) • Strategy September 5 • Advising October 10 • Degree program goals November 7 • TAB December 5 • Research/teaching seminars • Kelly Fish: Trends in IS Skills • Ahmad Syamil: Lisrel • Paula Ruby: TBA • Gauri Guha: GAMS • Other stuff • ASU Teaching/Learning Workshop: September 13 • More . . . ?
Spring Schedule Planning • Get preferences to Paula • Online courses • CIT 1503 (1 section) • CIT 3013 (2 sections?) • CIT 3523 (2 sections?) • Textbooks: orders due by October 1!!!
Committee Stuff • CIT committees • PRT • Grievance • Curriculum • Two reps for CoB Hearing Pool • CoB committee assignments • Note the list provided at CoB meeting • eMail Len (copy me) of corrections and requested changes
Strategic Issues • Primary concern • Enrollments • Number of students majoring in CIT, BTech, & ISeC • SCH (short term measures) • Overflowing classes this term • Maybe hope for additional sections next time • Need to take action: promote IT careers • Visit junior high schools (long term) • Interact with high schools (short term) • Joint programs with CS, Acxiom, . . . • Sounds familiar, but can’t postpone any longer • CoB reorganization (again!)
Strategic Issues (continued) • Service opportunities • Internal workshops (CoB) • DreamWeaver • Office 2007 • External (AITP): Office 2007 for disadvantaged groups • Curriculum (more later . . . ) • Progress report
Curriculum • Summary of changes this past year • ASU/CoB • CIT • Future of the MS program • Current NEA students aren’t sufficient • Need to develop plan for alternate means of GA support • MS coursework • Value added for IT undergraduates? • Or just more of the same • MIS 6413 • MIS 6463 • MIS 6523 • Networking courses • Outside work? • Networking lab? • What are other issues?
Miscellaneous • Student needed for AA internship • Congratulations • Ahmad Syamil – CSCP certification • PRT • Paula Ruby: tenure • Richard Segall: tenure • Ahmad Syamil: tenure and promotion (Assoc) • Russ Jones: promotion (Professor) • Farhad Moeeni: promotion (Professor) • CIT website • Thanks to Jollean for her comments (master syllabi) • Need comments from everyone • Redesign (CIT/CoB/ASU) is imminent • NSO: volunteers needed for tomorrow • Preview Day: October 3 and November 15 • SBDC services for supporting applied research • Electronic grade posting: see Registrar’s form • Announcements: make sure you pass them on to students
Other Important Dates • Operation Move-in: August 18 • FY Convocation: August 19 • Classes start: August 20 • ASU Community Fair: August 22 • CoB Tailgate Party: September 8 (Saturday) • CoB Fall Picnic: September 21 (Friday) • Scholarship Gala: September 29 (Saturday) • CoB Alumni Breakfast: October 13 (Saturday) • Homecoming: October 13 • Econ Outlook Conference: November 13 • CoB Christmas Open House: December 3 • Last day of classes: December 3 (Monday) • Graduation: December 14 (Friday) • First day of classes: January 14 (M)