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W E L C O M E T O. ISECON 2001 Information Systems Education Conference “Technology in the 21 st Century, Where Innovation and Information Converge” November 1 - 4, 2001 Cincinnati, Ohio. THE TWO AND FOUR YEAR INTERNET/WEB PROGRAMS AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET. By Charles Winer
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WELCOME TO ISECON 2001 Information Systems Education Conference “Technology in the 21st Century, Where Innovation and Information Converge” November 1 - 4, 2001 Cincinnati, Ohio November 2001
THE TWO AND FOUR YEAR INTERNET/WEB PROGRAMS AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET By Charles Winer John Maniotes Information Systems and Computer Programming Department ISECON 2001 http://www.calumet.purdue.edu Purdue University Calumet Hammond, IN 46323 USA November 2001
TOPICS • IS programs offered • Goals of the Internet/Web programs • The 2-year Internet/Web program • The 4-year Internet/Web program • A description of some of the courses • Business/industry advisory committee • Challenges faced by the program • Retention rates of Internet/Web majors • Conclusions November 2001
LOCATION OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET Hammond Indiana November 2001
IS Programs Offered by Purdue University Calumet • A 1 year Certificate in Office Automation Technology • A 1 year Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Information Systems • A 2 year AS degree in Office Technology • An AS and BS in Computer Information Systems • An AS and BS in Software Development • An AS and BS in Systems and Networking • An AS and BS in Software Engineering • An AS and BS in Internet/Web • A MS in Technology – Information Systems November 2001
Goals of the Internet/Web Programs (1 of 3) • Development of system methodologies to analyze the needs for corporate Web sites • Development of corporate Web sites, using a wide variety of languages and tools, including but not limited to C++, Visual Basic, JAVA, HTML, scripting languages, and FrontPage • Implementation and maintenance of corporate Web sites • Evaluation and recommendation of new technology for corporate Web sites November 2001
Goals of the Internet/Web Programs (2 of 3) • Selection and utilization of appropriate Web server technology • Installation, maintenance, and management of Web servers • Evaluation and recommendation of Internet solutions to workgroup, enterprise, and inter-enterprise problems and opportunities • Intranet and extranet concepts and technologies November 2001
Goals of the Internet/Web Programs (3 of 3) • Evaluation and recommendation of E-Commerce solutions • Installation of effective security measures at corporate Web sites November 2001
Purdue University CalumetA.S. Degree Internet/Web First SemesterCredits CIS 166 Introduction to C++ I 3 CIS 210 Personal Computer Technology 3 COM 114 Fundamentals of Speech Communications 3 ENGL 104 English Composition I 3 MA 153 Algebra and Trigonometry I __3__ 15 November 2001
Purdue University CalumetA.S. Degree Internet/Web Second Semester Credits CIS 240 Introduction to Networks 3 CIS 252 Systems Analysis and Design 3 CIS 266 Introduction to C++ II 3 ENGL 105 English Composition II 3 MGMT 154 Algebra and Trigonometry II __3__ 15 November 2001
Purdue University CalumetA.S. Degree Internet/Web Third Semester Credits CIS 217 Object Oriented Programming 3 CIS 241 Web Development I 3 CIS 253 Applied Database Techniques 3 MGMT 200 Introduction to Accounting OR MGMT 224 Introduction to Marketing 3 Social Science Elective __3__ 15 November 2001
Purdue University CalumetA.S. Degree Internet/Web Fourth SemesterCredits CIS 242 E-Commerce Architecture 3 CIS 263 JAVA Programming 3 CIS 286 Operating Systems I 3 Humanities Elective 3 Open Elective __3__ 15 http://www.cis.calumet.purdue.edu/programs.htm November 2001
Purdue University CalumetB.S. Degree Internet/Web Fifth SemesterCredits CIS 341 Web Development II 3 CIS 342 Multimedia for Web Designers 3 CIS Elective 3 ENGL 302 Publications Design 3 MA 214 Linear Algebra and Linear Programming __3__ 15 November 2001
Purdue University CalumetB.S. Degree Internet/Web Sixth Semester Credits CIS 323 Object-Oriented Systems Analysis and Design 3 CIS 356 Topics in Database Programming 3 CIS 363 Advanced JAVA Programming 3 CIS Elective 3 MGMT 225 Fundamentals of Managerial Statistics __3__ 15 November 2001
Purdue University CalumetB.S. Degree Internet/Web Seventh Semester Credits CIS 442 Internet/Web Security 3 CIS 457 Database Administration 3 CIS Elective 3 Management Elective 3 General Education Elective __3__ 15 November 2001
Purdue University CalumetB.S. Degree Internet/Web Eighth Semester Credits CIS 427 System Development Project 3 CIS 441 Web Server Management 3 CIS Elective 3 MGMT 354 Legal Foundations of Business 3 Natural Science Elective __3__ 15 http://www.cis.calumet.purdue.edu/programs.htm November 2001
BUSINESS/INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE • Composition of Committee • Number of industries represented • Number of meetings held during the academic year • Recent issues discussed by the committee November 2001
CHALLENGES FACED BY THE PROGRAM • Staffing/recruiting • Instructional materials • Funding issues • Partnering with vendors November 2001
RETENTION RATES OF INTERNET/WEB MAJORS • Current rates • Number of majors • Closed lab format • Staffing changes November 2001
CONCLUSIONS • This is the fastest growing program at our University • Students “learn” in a lecture/lab environment, instead of just being “taught” in a classroom • The demand exceeds the supply of A.S. and B.S. graduates • The Internet is here to stay • The Web is growing exponentially, IPv6 November 2001
END OF PRESENTATION • QUESTIONS • COMMENTS • OBSERVATIONS November 2001