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Polytechnic Unique Educational Offerings (see handouts)

Welcome to Distributed and Enterprise Application Consortium (DEAC) Kickoff Meeting April 19, 2007 Division of Computing Studies Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus. Polytechnic Unique Educational Offerings (see handouts). Distributed and Web-based Computing J2EE, .NET

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Polytechnic Unique Educational Offerings (see handouts)

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  1. Welcome toDistributed and Enterprise Application Consortium (DEAC)Kickoff MeetingApril 19, 2007Division of Computing StudiesArizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus DEAC Kickoff

  2. Polytechnic Unique Educational Offerings(see handouts) • Distributed and Web-based Computing • J2EE, .NET • Deployment, scalability, release management, automation/performance testing , etc. • Software Engineering/Enterprise • 4-semester Capstone sequence • Development tools – CM, defect tracking, testing, etc. • Lifecycle model activities – Agile, RUP • Graphic and Web Design • Graphic design, layout, images • HTML, Javascript, flash DEAC Kickoff

  3. Our Goals for Today: • Gauge interest in establishing deep relationship between ASU and enterprise development community • Discuss mechanisms for collaboration that provide mutual benefit • Establish initial organization DEAC Kickoff

  4. DEAC Mission: DEAC is a collaborative effort of industry and academia helping enable the success of the distributed and web computing sector in the metro-Phoenix area Goals: • Produce more and better “workforce ready” graduates • Help enable the local development and operations community • Leverage opportunities from external funding resources • Promote the Phoenix-metro computing industry • Others? DEAC Kickoff

  5. Agenda • Introductions • ASU and Division of Computing Studies (DCS) • Participants • ASU and Industry • Collaboration – opportunities, activities • Organization – structure, sustainability • What’s next? DEAC Kickoff

  6. Linking Business with ASU Utilizing ASU resources for Your Business Success Bülent BicerArizona State University DEAC Kickoff

  7. ASU – Fact and Figures • ASU is the only public university in Greater Phoenix • 21 Colleges, Schools, & Academic Divisions • Over 12,000 degrees awarded annually • 100 bachelor’s, 100 master’s, 48 doctoral degree programs • 63,000 students from over 120 countries • ASU’s Tempe Campus the largest in the nation • Annual sponsored research of over $200 million in FY 2006 • Total ASU economic impact (FY’02): $3.2 billion • Almost 52,000 jobs depend on ASU • Employs > 17,500 faculty, staff, students • Highly visible leadership • Workforce, entrepreneurship and idea factory DEAC Kickoff

  8. ASU: One University, Many Places SkySong West Campus Tempe Campus Downtown PhoenixCampus PolytechnicCampus ASU Research Park DEAC Kickoff

  9. ASU is On-The-Move • Challenged previous thinking about the university • Set very high standards and expectations • Engrained an “enterprise” model (vs. “agency” model) • Recruited the “best and brightest” • Created numerous new economic impact tools • ASU Office of Economic Affairs • ASU Corporate Relations Office • Make the University more “transparent” to the outside community DEAC Kickoff

  10. ASU Impact on Economy • ASU is the center for education, knowledge, innovation, talent, business attraction and transfer of ideas DEAC Kickoff

  11. ASU Value Proposition to Industry Market Potential Value Proposition Philanthropy Scholarships/Endowments Entrepreneurial Services Sponsored Research SME Services Advisory Boards Business w. ASU Graduate Hiring Workforce Development Laboratory/Facilities Account Mgmt One-Stop Shop Start-up Small Medium Large Multinationals DEAC Kickoff

  12. SME Business SupportExample: Advanced Technology Innovation Center (ATIC) • Interdisciplinary innovative collaboration among ASU faculty and small/medium size businesses • Development of economic affairs by connecting small/medium size (technology) industry with ASU • Small in “R”, Large in “D” and enormous in applied knowledge • Taps into an underutilized Knowledge capital (faculty and students) at ASU • Promotes the concept of embeddedness in the community DEAC Kickoff

  13. SME Business SupportExample: Small Business Research Alliance (SBRA) • Assist the business community to identify and collaborate federal research opportunities for SMEs • Increase the number of awarded federal SBIR/STTR projects to businesses in Arizona • Leverage ASU resources and “human capital” to improve the “weight” and success rate of proposals • Complements ASU Technopolis SBIR/STTR offerings • Utilize AZFast grants from Department of Commerce DEAC Kickoff

  14. “One-Stop-Shop” ServicesExample: ASU Business Portal • Virtual “Front Door” to ASU • One-Stop-Shop for Business Community • “Concierge” Service for interested companies • www.asu.edu/business DEAC Kickoff

  15. Division of Computing StudiesatASU’s Polytechnic campus Ben Huey Chair, Division of Computing Studies College of Science and Technology http://poly.asu.edu/technology/dcst April 2007 DEAC Kickoff

  16. ASU - Managing Opportunity • Dynamics of the Valley and ASU • Phoenix 6-th hottest job growth area 2003-12 (BLS) • +15 years: ASU the research university: population of 6 million • -15 years: ASU the demand for computing education not met • Computing Employment Growth (BLS 2004-14) • Software engineering applications + 48% (222,000) • Software engineering systems + 43% (146,000) • Network and computer systems administrators + 38% (107,000) • Database administrators + 38% (40,000) • See: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ooh.t01.htm • Opportunity: strengthen/reshape regional economy with additional computing jobs DEAC Kickoff

  17. Two Paths to Improve ASU Computing • ASU Goal: To increase the variety, capacity and quality of programs that meet the demand for computing professionals • ASU’s Tempe Campus: Changing CSE Profile • Significantly increase national stature, adding bio-informatics • Refocused emphasis on graduate education and research • ASU’s Polytechnic campus with Professional Focus • Applied Computer Science and Computer Systems • High quality programs with Poly mission (ABET/CAC accreditation) • Attract students to computing programs as part of an effort to grow the campus to 8000 students in 5 years • Faculty with academic credentials and industrial relevance DEAC Kickoff

  18. Computing Studies Programs • Division of Computing Studies Mission • Program focus on broad application across industry • Problem-based with tools, languages and methods • BS in Computer Systems (BS-CSys) • Concentrations: Hardware, Embedded Systems • BS in Applied Computer Science (BS-ACS) • Bachelor of Applied Science Concentrations (BAS) • Computer Systems Administration, Software Technology, Microcomputers, and Cyber Security • Master of Computing Studies 33 hrs (MCST) DEAC Kickoff

  19. Division Profile Students • Division has roughly 180 students (Fall 06) • Given the option to graduate under old or new programs, most have moved to new programs • Students by Degree • Masters programs (33 credit program) 75 • Bachelor of Science (120 credits) 70 • Bachelor of Applied Science (60 credits) 35 • Graduates from Division programs (2006-06 data) • 30 Bachelors degrees • 24 Masters degrees DEAC Kickoff

  20. Division Profile: Faculty • Faculty and Administration • 8 Ranked faculty – all with Ph.D. in CS or EE • 1 Full, 4 Associates and 3 Assistant Professors • 1 Senior Lecturer with MS in Computer Science • Hiring authorized for two more faculty and underway • Areas of Interest • Software Engineering and Databases (Lindquist & Gary) • Systems, Networking and Security (Millard); • Distributed and Web Applications (Koehnemann & Lindquist), • Embedded Systems, Signal Processing (Huey, O’Grady, Zeng) • Visualization and its Applications (Razdan) • User Interfaces and Limited Device Applications (Whitehouse). DEAC Kickoff

  21. Current Activities • Expand Industry Relationships • ATIC • Internships, software enterprise projects • Replace and Expand Laboratory space • Peralta Center under construction. 15,000 SF of new facilities for offices and labs to be completed in summer 2008 • Update lab equipment, implement laptop requirement, server facility • Increase visibility to prospective students • Combined effort with other ASU computing programs • Clear differentiation from other ASU computing offerings • Faculty activities: • Capstone re-design, technology transition, Cyber-forensics/assurance curriculum development, open-source academic focus, cross-disciplinary concentrations DEAC Kickoff

  22. Differentiating Computing Programs • Computing Studies: Polytechnic - characteristics • Professional programs - Focus: computing best practices, • Extensive hands-on and problem oriented curriculum, • Most upper-division and graduate courses offered are responsive to needs identified to us by the computing industry • Computer Science and Engineering at ASU Tempe • Comprehensive, balanced curriculum includes the needs of industry and basic research • Related Educational Models • Rochester Institute of Technology – see: http://www.rit.edu/~gccis/index.php3?dir=academics/&var=compare • CS at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo – “Learn by doing” DEAC Kickoff

  23. A Quote to Lead by: “Leadership is the process of creating an environment in which people become empowered.” Gerald Weinberg DEAC Kickoff

  24. Agenda • Introductions • ASU and Division of Computing Studies (DCS) • Participants • ASU and Industry • Collaboration – opportunities, activities • Organization – structure, sustainability • What’s next? DEAC Kickoff

  25. Challenges • Better and more meaningful collaboration between ASU and community computing • Increased employee demand in terms of quantity and changing skills • Growing software development and operations presence in local Phoenix economy • Lack of exposure and advocacy for computing presence • Decline in academic enrollments • Asset to regional economy DEAC Kickoff

  26. Employment Opportunity is Growing (Monster.com)… Languages Web Technologies 5000 Monster Hard Cap Process/Tools (largest % increase) DEAC Kickoff

  27. … Academic Enrollments are Declining… “incoming undergraduates among all degree-granting institutions who indicated they would major in CS declined by 70 percent between fall 2000 and 2005” -- UCLA/Higher Education Research Institute UK US DEAC Kickoff

  28. … But Shouldn’t Be “Nine of the 10 fastest growing occupations are health or computer (information technology) occupation” -- Bureau of Labor Statistics (2004-2014) … computer jobs (except for PAs) only ones requiring a B.S. “Software Engineer” -- Money Magazine’s #1 best job for 2007 BS Salaries for computing fields: DEAC Kickoff

  29. DEAC Mission: DEAC is a collaborative effort of industry and academia helping enable the success of the distributed and web computing sector in the metro-Phoenix area Goals: • Produce more and better “workforce ready” graduates • Help enable the local development and operations community • Leverage opportunities from external funding resources • Promote the Phoenix-metro computing industry • Others? DEAC Kickoff

  30. Strategies • Collaboration • Communication • Outreach • Educational partnership DEAC Kickoff

  31. Opportunities: Collaboration • Student internship program • Participation with capstone and graduate student projects • Field trips to industry sites • Leadership and entrepreneurship programs • Programming and troubleshooting competitions • Include requirements analysis, assessments, etc. • Leverage industry adjuncts • Credit courses, 1-credit short courses, certificate programs DEAC Kickoff

  32. Opportunities: Communication • Class presentations • Seminar series • Curriculum enhancement and review • Program reviews DEAC Kickoff

  33. Opportunities: Outreach • Professional • Participation with JUG, RUG, etc. • Create the WAUG (Web Applications Users Group) • Other activities to promote the community • K-12 • More and better qualified students… • Women, minority, and underrepresented population DEAC Kickoff

  34. Opportunities: Educational Partnership • Curriculum assessment • Faculty internship programs • Corporate training • Certificate programs • Industry workshops DEAC Kickoff

  35. DEAC Sustainability • We have initial funding provided by Dean/ASU • Potential needs (based on activities) • Organization/management/coordination • Faculty associates • Equipment • Lab coordinator • Curriculum development DEAC Kickoff

  36. DEAC Organization • Need an organizational structure and governance model • Board • Directors or advisory? • Governance or influence? • Committees • Subgroups for managing and organizing activities • Aligned along strategy lines? DEAC Kickoff

  37. Follow-Up • Define organizational structure • Determine sustainability model • Establish specific activities for collaboration • Form initial working groups • Group follow-up meeting in 1-2 month • Create web site, wiki, discussion forum, listserv • If you have questions: deac-info@asu.edu We are an Agile group; we can work on these in parallel DEAC Kickoff

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