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Report from the ACM CCECC IT Curriculum Project

Report from the ACM CCECC IT Curriculum Project. by Jim Nichols & Cara Tang, PhD ACM Committee for Computing Education in Community Colleges (acmccecc.org) January 2014. Outline. The Process Phase 1: Determine the mission Phase 2: Carry out the mission The IT Curriculum Guidelines

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Report from the ACM CCECC IT Curriculum Project

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  1. Report from the ACM CCECCIT Curriculum Project by Jim Nichols & Cara Tang, PhD ACM Committee for Computing Education in Community Colleges (acmccecc.org) January 2014

  2. Outline • The Process • Phase 1: Determine the mission • Phase 2: Carry out the mission • The IT Curriculum Guidelines • Discussion and Feedback

  3. The Process: Phase 1(2011-2012) • Explore the need for, and potential nature of, contemporary curricular guidance relevant to IT-related associate-degree programs • Diverse working group from industry and academia produced recommendations • Key conclusions • Compelling need for IT curricular guidance for the associate-degree level • Typical model built upon a comprehensive Body of Knowledge (BoK) is not well suited to dynamic field of IT

  4. The Process: Phase 1 • Key conclusions (cont.) • IT curricular guidance should be built on a framework of core learning outcomes • Constituted by core IT competencies • Influenced by current and future needs of business and industry, certifications, related curricula, government and standards bodies, new and emerging technology, international perspectives • Designed to provide staying power and adaptability • Accompanied by meaningful evaluation metrics

  5. The Process: Phase 2Inputs (2012-2014) • US Dept. of Labor IT Competency Model • EU ICT Competencies • EMC’s 5 pillars of IT • ACM/IEEE-CS Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Information Technology 2008 • CSTA Strands • ASSECT Model for Computational Thinking in IT

  6. The Process: Phase 2Participants • Subject matter experts from business and industry • Google, EMC2, NetApp, Dell, Cisco Systems, Oracle, CompTIA, Juniper Networks • Two-year college faculty • Adirondack CC, Austin CC, Black Hawk CC, Brookdale CC, CC of Baltimore County, Cosumnes River College, Estrella Mountain CC, Portland CC, Salt Lake CC, Stark State College • Assessment Experts

  7. The Process: Phase 2NY Meeting • Two full days • Compose and vet student learning outcomes • Training on assessment rubrics by A-Team • Compose and vet assessment rubrics • Product: First Reviewer’s Draft • Distributed to 1000+ individuals in CCECC affiliate database, SIGITE conference in Calgary, Canada, booth at SIGCSE, CAPSpace web site

  8. The Process: Phase 2Continued Work • West coast / East coast meetings • Considered feedback • Review and adjust learning outcomes • Craft assessment rubrics • Map outcomes to other curricula • Product: Current and Final Reviewer’s Draft • Feedback due Monday, Jan. 13, 2014

  9. IT Curriculum GuidelinesLearning Outcomes • 48 learning outcomes • Express core IT competencies across all IT-related associate degree programs • Both technical and behavioral outcomes • Span the first 3 levels of Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Lower Order Thinking Skills Higher Order Thinking Skills

  10. IT Curriculum GuidelinesAssessment • Each learning outcome has a 3-tier assessment rubric • Give further clarity to outcomes • Meaningful evaluation • Facilitate integration into assessment-based curricula

  11. IT Curriculum GuidelinesMappings • Core IT learning outcomes mapped to • US Dept. of Labor IT Competency Model • ACM IT Baccalaureate Guidelines • CSTA Computer Science Standards • ACM Computing Classification System • Potentially Others

  12. Learning Outcomes • Reviewer’s Draft • CAPSpace

  13. IT Curriculum GuidelinesDistribution Across Bloom’s Levels Lower Higher

  14. Next Steps • Final guidelines available Q2 2014 • Course Examples • Map your course outcomes to ACM’s core IT learning outcomes for associate degrees • Industry Champions • List your company as an industry champion of this ACM curricula

  15. MPICT • "ACM CCECC Draft Curricular Guidance for IT AS Degrees" - Mid-Pacific ICT Center Quarterly Newsletter, 2013, Quarter 4, Page 8. • 2012 MPICT Winter Conference Interview with James Jones, Executive Director MPICT and Bob Campbell, Vice Chair ACM CCECC - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFBLAR6xkNU (18.5 minutes)

  16. ACM Inroads articles "Curricular Guidance for IT Associate-Degree Programs" - ACM Inroads,December 2013, Volume 4, Issue 4; DOI: 10.1145/2537753.2537764 - http://www.capspace.org/committee/CommitteeFileUploads/p26-hawthorneDec2013.pdf "Associate-Degree Curricular Guidance for Information Technology" - ACM Inroads, March 2012, Volume 3, Issue 1; DOI: 10.1145/2077808.2077817 - http://www.capspace.org/committee/CommitteeFileUploads/p28-hawthorneMarch2012.pdf

  17. ACM CCECC Contact Info • ACM CCECC Members • Elizabeth K. Hawthorne, Chair, e.hawthorne@acmccecc.org • Robert Campbell, Vice-Chair, rcampbell@gc.cuny.edu • Jim Nichols, jnichols@acmccecc.org • Cara Tang, ctang@acmccecc.org • Cindy Tucker, ctucker@acmccecc.org • www.capspace.org • Send feedback thru: capspace.org/contactus/ by January 13, 2014

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