Computer

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Computer Information Technology
http//Business.AState.edu/CIT

• Meeting 11/9/2005

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Agenda Items

• Miscellaneous announcements
• Brochures
• Curriculum updates
• Library issues
• Scheduling
• Next meeting December 14 (at noon?)

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A Theory . . .

• Given that
• Many young people are interested in computing
  note
• General attraction of computers
• Popularity of computer games
• Ubiquitous computer-aided learning (at all grade
  levels, including pre-school)
• Other . . .
• Only a few, however, are pursuing IT related
  curricula
• Computer science Im just not that good at
  Math I dont want to spend my life in a
  cubicle IT jobs are being outsourced . . .
• Other majors You mean I can do computing
  without having a CS degree?
• Over the years, the vast majority of MIS/CIT
  majors have transferred in from other degree
  programs
• IT hiring recently reached an all-time high
  (beyond the late 1990s!)
• It therefore appears that
• If only potential students (i.e., HS and JHS
  students) were aware of career opportunities for
  non-CS majors
• Then wed be flooded with students seeking our
  CIT degrees

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Miscellaneous Announcements

• Operations Management group must meet
• Choose coordinator
• Plan common syllabus and exams
• Java course group must meet
• Info (refer to handouts)
• Powering Minds campaign
• mMGMT 101 ASU policy on makeup work
• Book orders are overdue
• Plan for Kathy White visit
• Jan 16-18
• Breakfast meeting Tuesday
• Promoting RSI for our graduates

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Curriculum Issues

• BS in BTech
• Where does it stand?
• Comments . . . ?
• Other items . . . ?

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Promotional Opportunities

• Preview Day
• I dropped ball
• Where we stand
• RFID
• Certificate
• Data gathering
• Brochures
• CIT major revisions?
• BTech major need content
• EAST coming up in Febuary(?)
• We need a professional-looking display area
• AITP help?
• Other ideas?

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Library Issues

• CIT InfoWorld, eWeek, Information Week, PC
  Magazine, . . .
• ASU November 15 deadline

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Scheduling

• Spring look at WFF verify
• Summer courses on the chopping block (BTech
  workshop?)