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Lansing Community College. Presenters Brian Nelson – Adjunct Instructor in CIT program Karl Dietrich – FT Faculty in CIT program 3 rd largest community college in Michigan 40,000+/- students annually. Computer Information Technologies Program. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
PresentersoBrian Nelson – Adjunct Instructor in CIT
programoKarl Dietrich – FT Faculty in CIT program
3rd largest community college in Michigan◦ 40,000+/- students annually
Lansing Community College
The CIT program is one of the largest at the college◦ Part of the Technical Careers division◦ More than 300 sections of CIT courses run every
semester (Fall/Spring)◦ CIT generates +/-15,000 credit hours annually◦ Approximately 10% of that are high school students
Computer Information Technologies Program
Fall 2006 League of Innovation we heard about Convergence Technology
Already had HTI and saw this as an opportunity to expand our program
We have redesigned our network curriculum twice since then and have been regularly launching new courses
Consultation with local advisory committee New degree is much more technically
oriented◦ Integrates a lot of the Convergence Technology
material available from the CTC into our program
Becoming part of the CCN
Current courses◦ HTI
Was based on the CompTIA certification◦ Wireless Networking & Security
Based on CWNA exam◦ VoIP – Cisco based (not the “official” Cisco
course)◦ During this time LCC became a Cisco Academic
partner – Cisco Academy Cisco CCNA curriculum 200 students have gone through CCNA training 35% have completed all four Cisco courses
Summer CCNA review course for those wishing to take their CCNA cert exam
Convergence Technology Curriculum
DHTI Certification discontinued at end of 2009 Certification migrated to ETA (Electronics
Technicians Association) under Smarthome CEDIA now emphasizing Home Networking
(Residential Home Networking Credential) Drawing from the above two resources for class
content More and more network based content (ex. de-
emphasizing hard wire audio video distribution) Considering changing name of course to
Smarthomes (or something like that )
Changes to the HTI course
The survey was emailed to 51 participants, 6 were returned as undeliverable, 1 was forwarded to another person in the organization, and 1 declined saying it was outside of his expertise; leaving a net distribution of 44 potential participants. Of the 44 invites, 15 surveys were viewed and 11 were completed and submitted providing a return rate of 25%.
CT Survey
Summary of Fall 2011 Survey Results
90% of respondents use some type of virtualization software◦ Of those 80% use VMware
64% said skills in VM is a very important skill for a technician to have◦ “depending on the position. Someone having VM skills will
have an advantage in the IT environment” 64% said they are using their current IT staff to
support their virtualization 82% use their current IT staff to manage the data
center
Summary of Fall 2011 Survey Results
55% would prefer vendor specific Storage Management training while 45% preferred vendor neutral
Having a VM or Storage Management certification is preferred but is definitely not a deal breaker◦ “Certifications are always a nice to have. It definitely
gets people noticed right away, but there are a lot of other skills that are equally important (if not more) like the ability to learn new things, works well on a team, takes initiative and gets things accomplished.”
Don’t try to do too much too soon◦ Not much wiggle room on a 2 year degree
ITIL – IT Best Practices Advanced Linux and Microsoft Server courses Convergence Technology
◦ Utilized materials from CTC◦ Based on CompTIA Convergence Technology
certification exam CompTIA killed the exam We decided to suspend the course before it was even
launched We may re-purpose this course as Unified
Communications
Bumps in the Road
Next up is Mobile App Development◦ Using course materials from last year’s Working
Connections to launch this as a Special Topics course in Fall 2011 and again in Spring 2012
◦ Still need to do Job Skills Analysis to verify course has outcomes needed by local employers
Convergence Technology Curriculum
Over 1 Million Apps currently available Last year Smartphones exceeded PC sales Tablets will surpass PC sales in < 3 years Over 25 billion Apps downloaded to date Over 44 billion Apps will be downloaded
within the next 5 years
Milestones regarding MAD
Smartphone Sales
Android 46.3%iOS (Apple) 30%RIM 14.9%Windows Mobile 4.6%Other 4.1%
Source: Nielsen (January 2012)
Mobile App Development Curriculum
There has been enough growth in our program that we can now rollout a separate Convergence Technology certificate
Will be submitted this fall to the college curriculum committee
This will be followed up with a full CT degree Have added Wireless Networking and HTI to
our Computer Repair and Computer Support degrees
Wireless, VoIP, and HTI are now offered every semester
Convergence Technology Curriculum
CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
CITN 115 Home Technology Integration 5 CITN 220 Cisco I 3 CITN 222 Wireless Networking & Security 3 CITN 225 Cisco II 3 CITN 228 VoIP Fundamentals 3 CITS 125 A+ Certification Prep 6
Minimum Total: 23 credit hours
CT Certificate of Completion
18 credits of General Ed core courses Virtualization
◦ VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, and Manage
Storage Management◦ EMC Information and Storage
Management EMC curriculum that prepares the student for the
ISM certification exam◦ CompTIA Storage+ certification exam
CompTIA has partnered with the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) to develop an entry-level certification in Storage Management
Convergence Tech Degree
Cloud Computing◦EMC Cloud Infrastructure and Services
– An advanced course that would require EMC Info and Storage Management to be a prerequisite course
◦Cloud Computing Essentials – This course would be based on the entry-level certification exam offered by CompTIA The CompTIA Cloud Essentials specialty
certification demonstrates that an individual knows what cloud computing means from a business and technical perspective, as well as what is involved in moving to and governing the cloud.
Convergence Tech Degree
Enterprise Computing Basics – IBM◦Intro to the Mainframe – Basics
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to begin using the basic functionality of a mainframe computer. The course focuses on mainframe hardware, software, and programming techniques.
◦Intro to the Mainframe – Networking This course provides a broad understanding of
networking principles and the hardware and software components necessary to allow the mainframe to participate in a high volume data communications network.
Convergence Tech Degree
◦Any questions ???
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