Forums 2006

1. Forums 2006

2. The Elements of Fighting and Beating Declining Enrollments Professor Corinne Hoisington Central Virginia Community College

3. We Need Job Security 1. Enrollments Pre-2006 2. IT Job Growth 3. Industry Standards 4. Growing Enrollments

4. Enrollments Pre-2006 The Past

5. Enrollments Going Downhill?

6. Cause for Declines in I.T. New Millennium Dot Com Bust 9/11 Lower Enrollments Outsourcing Merging Business Offshoring With Thanks To Claude Russo

7. IT Decline Nationwide 2000-2004 • In 2004 under 200 new undergraduate majors in MIT's electrical engineering and computer science department, down from about 240 last year and 385 three years ago. • The Rutgers University computer science department has canceled some course sections and expects total enrollment in classes in the major this year to be thousands less than its peak of 6,500 several years ago. • At Carnegie Mellon University, 2,000 students applied to the school of computer science this year, down from 3,200 in 2001. At the University of California at Berkeley, the number of computer science majors pursuing a bachelor of arts degree was 226 this spring, down from 240 in the spring of 2003. Source: August 11, 2004 By Ed Frauenheim Staff Writer, CNET News.com

8. Anything But IT • "At present, there is a lack of interest in this discipline," says Mathew J. Palakal, chairman of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at Purdue. "This could be due to the uncertainties in the job market. Outsourcing is on everybody's mind, and computer science is considered as a high-risk career choice."

9. No Help Wanted? "I think new students are scared to get into the IT field of study," says Jeremy Bucchi, an undergrad at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. “ With all the news of shifting jobs offshore, [prospective] IT students may be tentative about pursuing a career in computers."

10. Offshore Tech Jobs Who moved my job? • 11 percent of U.S. jobs vulnerable to offshoring (UC Berkeley) • 17 percent of Silicon Valley jobs vulnerable to offshoring (UCBerkeley) • The average American computer programmer is paid $70,000 (UC Berkeley) • The average computer programmer in India makes $8,250 (CIO Magazine)

11. IT Job Growth

12. 2006 Headlines Nationally, the biggest job gains are expected to come in high-paying fields such as financial services, technology, health care, energy and international business, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas' annual employment forecast. Together, those fields could create 1.3 million positions this year

13. Top Ten Growth Jobs by 2010 http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos267.htm

14. Future 2010 http://www.dol.gov/wb/factsheets/hitech02.htm

15. Monster.com Hot List According to on-line job site Monster.com, the ten hot careers for 2006 are: computer programmer, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, dental hygienist, employment counselor, electrical or electronics engineer, financial manager, pharmacist, environmental engineer and personal support worker.

16. Silicone Valley Sizzles • Yahoo said it hired 880 employees in the third quarter in 2005, bringing its work force to 9,660 employees. That's up 38 percent from the 7,022 employees on the company's payroll in the same period a year earlier. • Intel employed 100,000 at the end of 2005, up from 85,000 at the end of 2004, according to CEO Paul Otellini.

17. Industry Standards

18. Employers view certification as essential to a lifelong learning process. MOS CIW A+ Network+ Security+ Linux+ i-Net+ Server+ Measurable Outcomes

19. Hiring Priorities

20. Jobs in the South

21. Illinois

22. Pacific

23. Texas

24. Growing Enrollments The Future

25. Student Retention • Many IT programs have 17% - 55% non-completion rates • Contributing factors why this might be so: • Misinformed preconceptions of what a computing degree might entail • Poor level of mathematical/problem solving ability leading to difficulties, particularly in programming

26. Improving Retention • Orientation and induction strategies • Attendance standards – 20% • Practical usage mixed with theory • Address student isolation via group projects and academic advisers • Use of recent technologies • Different (outcome defined) routes through degree programs.

27. Innovation with Retention • Wrong Choice: #1 Reason for leaving • Finances: #2 Reason for leaving • Create IT-Specific Scholarships • College / Work Partnerships

28. Great Expectations

29. Degree & Certificate Programs • Help Desk Certificate • Wireless Mobility Certificate • Graphic Design Certificate • Security Certificate • Voice over IP Certificate • Mobile Programmer Certificate • Network Security Certificate • Web Design Certificate

30. Emerging Areas to Consider • Health Care • Film & Digital Media • Law Enforcement • Infusing Into Other Disciplines

31. Health Care and IT • In health care, clinicians are a collection of “moving points” whose need for patient data is no longer confined to the “line” connecting nursing station PCs and patient beds or exam rooms. • Point of Care • UConn IT Health Certificate Source: Heath Data Management February 09, 2005 By Bill Briggs, Senior Editor

32. Criminal Justice Programs and Cyber Terrorism • Most other government organizations have formed some type of group to deal with cyber-terrorists. The CIA created its own group, the Information Warfare Center, staffed with 1,000 people and a 24-hour response team. • The FBI investigates hackers and similar cases. • The Secret Service pursues banking, fraud and wiretapping cases. • The Air Force created its own group, Electronic Security Engineering Teams, ESETs. • Teams of two to three members go to random Air Force sites and try to gain control of their computers. • The teams have had a success rate of 30% in gaining complete control of the systems. • Local law enforcement agencies are also looking into establishing ranks to deal with the issue.

33. Adding Cyber Forensics "Corporate criminals DON'T ALWAYS tell the truth. Their computers, however, usually do."

34. Law Enforcement Software • Accident and crime scene reconstruction   • Administrative software    • Automated notification systems   • Biometrics software   • Booking software    • Case management   • Composite sketching   • Computer forensics    • Counterterrorism software   • Crime analysis software    • Evidence and forensic software • Facial recognition

35. Hollywood! • New film distribution methods, from the Internet to on-demand viewing • Increasing use of digital displays and projectors for production and exhibition • Filmmaking processes requiring digital tools for everything from editing to sound production. • Widespread use of animation and 3D effects, even outside of the realm of fantasy and sci-fi flicks • Movie distribution beyond theaters and TV to smaller screens Source: Industry Spotlight: Hollywoodby Allan HoffmanMonster Tech Jobs Expert

36. Population Bubble • Focus on High Schools • Presentations • Dual Enrollment Online • Shaping Curriculum • Career Night for Counselors and Business/ IT Teachers

37. Soft Skills Too! Job Skills Needed Technical Communication Interpersonal Business

38. Creating New Skills Classes Tomorrow’s Technology Today • Office 12 • Windows Vista • Internet Explorer 7.0 • New Technology Updates

39. Senior Demographic • Computers for Codgers • “How do I get these pictures off this new camera?” • Internet Surfing for Seniors

40. 2005 Median Pay for Tech Sector http://www.careerjournal.com/salaryhiring/industries/computers/

41. It’s Your Thing!