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http://Business.AState.edu/CIT. Computer & Information Technology. Meeting 8/17/2006. Agenda Items. What’s new Banner stuff CIT Research/Teaching Seminar series Information needed Spring & summer scheduling Announcements Fall enrollment info Committees Curriculum matters
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http://Business.AState.edu/CIT Computer & Information Technology Meeting 8/17/2006
Agenda Items • What’s new • Banner stuff • CIT Research/Teaching Seminar series • Information needed • Spring & summer scheduling • Announcements • Fall enrollment info • Committees • Curriculum matters • Planning issues
Handouts • Call for papers: Service Business • Degree plans • CIT and BTech • Also, 4-year plans • MSISeC
What’s New • Banner replaces WFF • CIT Special Needs Scholarship • InfoTech Expo 2007 • Credit for Certifications • Complementary and discounted certification exams • Look at all those grants! • Delta Center for ID Assurance • Our exchange student from NZ / Jinan • CIT Weekly Research/Teaching Seminar
Banner Stuff • Public viewing • Class schedules and enrollments • For sections not full • Login (replaces WFF) • Use AccessPoint • Go through CIT site • Bookmark login page • Extracting data to Excel • Demonstrations
CIT Weekly Research/Teaching Seminar • Starts August 30: “Using DEA for Evaluating Faculty” • Each CIT faculty member to present • Recent/current research; teaching innovations • Signup ASAP • Refreshments provided • Wednesdays at noon (unless otherwise noted) • All CoB faculty/students invited • MS students encouraged to attend
Announcements • NSO tomorrow: please be available in your office around 1:30 • Welcome Week Volunteers • First Year Convocation: Monday @ 3:30-5:00 • Plan to attend • Excuse FY students from classes • ASU Community Fair: Wednesday @ 10:00-2:00; volunteers (students/faculty)? • Faculty Senate opening: Richard Segall, others? • MS students • 8 new • 6 continuing • ASU website reengineering • Todd Reed, ITS Assistant Director for Web Services • Web Advisory Committee • Rollout: August 2007 • Teaching workshop Thursday, September 14 • 8:30-11:30 • 1:00-4:00 • Collecting business cards from alumni
Fall Enrollment Picture • CIT major classes • Generally full (even overflowing, but low limits) • Two marginal, but strategically critical • Database Administration (3 + RSI) • AutoID (8) • Other CIT classes • Micro Apps: full (all 6 sections) • MIS: generally low, but no danger • Op Mgt: generally low, but no danger • MSISeC classes: low; OK for now, but future in danger
Info Needed • ASAP: • Fall office hours (via email) • Syllabi for fall courses • Goal statements • If not already submitted • Be specific • Updated CVs (if not already submitted since December); MS Word files
Committee Information • CIT committees • Elections • PRT • Curriculum • Grievance
Curriculum Issues • Sequencing of MS courses: • Statistics (ELFN 7783) • Data Mining • Advanced Data Mining • Prerequisites for MS courses: • CIT 1503 (also for MBA) or equivalent • CIT 2523 or MIS 6423 for MIS 6483 • Other . . . ? • Rotations • CIT 2523: spring only • CIT 6463: move to fall? • CIT 2543: summer only? • Review other BTech • Add class in Network Security • Convert MBA 5xxV classes to CD • Ready for Fall 2007 • Reassignment time involved • Wrere are we on the BS in BTech? • Note: 2005/06 requirements won’t start “hitting” until next fall
Planning • Preview days • September 19 (Tuesday) • November 1 (Wednesday) • Recruitment of students • Review enrollment plan • Visit HS campuses? • Recruit at JC’s • Project+ exam • Sponsor top student this year • Next year: • All CIT 4853 students? • CompTIA fee alternatives • $218 per exam • $890 annual membership + $112 per exam • InfoTech Expo 2007 . . .
InfoTech Expo 2007 (a) • When/where • Wednesday, January 23, @ 10:00-3:00 • Convocation Center (Hames A and B) • Exhibitors • Delta Center • Local IT vendors (e.g., Millenium 3) • Local IT employers (e.g., NEA Clinic) • Nonlocal firms (e.g., Acxiom) • Other . . . ? • Presentations/demonstrations • AutoID • Office 2007 / Vista • Network security • SLES 10 • Other . . . ?
InfoTech Expo 2007 (b) • Why? Mission: • Bring attention to the CIT Department • Recognition for importance of IT • Promote what ASU has to offer • Other . . . ? • Who? • General public • Firms in NEA • Secondary students in NEA • Other . . . ?