Computer

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

• Fall Semester Kick-Off Meeting
• Welcome Back!

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Items

• Introductions
• Information needed
• Meetings, seminars, etc.
• Committee stuff
• Spring schedule planning
• Strategic issues
• Curriculum
• Miscellaneous
• Calendar

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Introductions

• Welcome our new tenure-track faculty member
• Jollean Sinclaire, PhD (University of Memphis,
  2007)
• Assistant Professor of CIT
• Teaching
• 2 sections of Management Information Systems
• 1 section of Microcomputer Applications
• Adjunct faculty
• Returning
• Jim McGinnis, MS (LAN Admin and Micro Apps)
• Tom Brown, EdS (Matl/Meth of Business Technology)
• New, teaching Microcomputer Applications
• Susan Shanlever, MS
• Amber McElhaney, MSE

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Information Needed

• Office hours
• At least 8 hours per week
• Post on your door
• eMail me
• Syllabi
• 1 per course
• eMail me
• Hardcopy to Jeanette
• CV
• MS Word file email as attachment to me
• Follow format provided at CIT website
• Prerequisite forms
• One from each student
• Keep in your office

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Meetings, Seminars, . . .

• CIT meetings (Wednesdays _at_ noon)
• Strategy ? September 5
• Advising ? October 10
• Degree program goals ? November 7
• TAB ? December 5
• Research/teaching seminars
• Kelly Fish Trends in IS Skills
• Ahmad Syamil Lisrel
• Paula Ruby TBA
• Gauri Guha GAMS
• Other stuff
• ASU Teaching/Learning Workshop September 13
• More . . . ?

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Spring Schedule Planning

• Get preferences to Paula
• Online courses
• CIT 1503 (1 section)
• CIT 3013 (2 sections?)
• CIT 3523 (2 sections?)
• Textbooks orders due by October 1!!!

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Committee Stuff

• CIT committees
• PRT
• Grievance
• Curriculum
• Two reps for CoB Hearing Pool
• CoB committee assignments
• Note the list provided at CoB meeting
• eMail Len (copy me) of corrections and requested
  changes

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Strategic Issues

• Primary concern
• Enrollments
• Number of students majoring in CIT, BTech, ISeC
• SCH (short term measures)
• Overflowing classes this term
• Maybe hope for additional sections next time
• Need to take action promote IT careers
• Visit junior high schools (long term)
• Interact with high schools (short term)
• Joint programs with CS, Acxiom, . . .
• Sounds familiar, but cant postpone any longer
• CoB reorganization (again!)

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Strategic Issues (continued)

• Service opportunities
• Internal workshops (CoB)
• DreamWeaver
• Office 2007
• External (AITP) Office 2007 for disadvantaged
  groups
• Curriculum (more later . . . )
• Progress report

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Curriculum

• Summary of changes this past year
• ASU/CoB
• CIT
• Future of the MS program
• Current NEA students arent sufficient
• Need to develop plan for alternate means of GA
  support
• MS coursework
• Value added for IT undergraduates?
• Or just more of the same
• MIS 6413
• MIS 6463
• MIS 6523
• Networking courses
• Outside work?
• Networking lab?
• What are other issues?

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Miscellaneous

• Student needed for AA internship
• Congratulations
• Ahmad Syamil CSCP certification
• PRT
• Paula Ruby tenure
• Richard Segall tenure
• Ahmad Syamil tenure and promotion (Assoc)
• Russ Jones promotion (Professor)
• Farhad Moeeni promotion (Professor)
• CIT website
• Thanks to Jollean for her comments (master
  syllabi)
• Need comments from everyone
• Redesign (CIT/CoB/ASU) is imminent
• NSO volunteers needed for tomorrow
• Preview Day October 3 and November 15
• SBDC services for supporting applied research
• Electronic grade posting see Registrars form
• Announcements make sure you pass them on to
  students

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Other Important Dates

• Operation Move-in August 18
• FY Convocation August 19
• Classes start August 20
• ASU Community Fair August 22
• CoB Tailgate Party September 8 (Saturday)
• CoB Fall Picnic September 21 (Friday)
• Scholarship Gala September 29 (Saturday)
• CoB Alumni Breakfast October 13 (Saturday)
• Homecoming October 13
• Econ Outlook Conference November 13
• CoB Christmas Open House December 3
• Last day of classes December 3 (Monday)
• Graduation December 14 (Friday)
• First day of classes January 14 (M)

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Students Enrolled in CIT Majors(Fall Semesters
1998-2006)
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BS Degrees Granted in MIS(3 Terms as of Fall
1998-2007)
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Fall Semester Student Credit Hours for CIT Courses