 |
|||
 |
|
||
 |
|
|||||||||||||||||
 |
|
Programs > Center for IT Excellence > Mayl
2005 |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
| Advancing IT Education and the Workforce in Washington State | ||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
| Newsletter | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Washington State IT Education Futures Summit is Filling Fast! | ||||||||||||||||||
| There’s still time to register for the IT Education Futures Summit, June 10th, 2005, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, WA. We have an exciting array of industry speakers to share information about IT trends and futures that impact the way we prepare our workforce. The keynote speaker is Stuart McKee, National Technology Officer at Microsoft. Visit the CITE website for updated information on the breakout sessions as well as speaker biographies. In addition, an IT Hiring Panel will share current and upcoming workforce trends and how community and technical colleges can raise the bar for their graduates. A continental breakfast and boxed lunches will be provided and there is no registration cost to attend. Space is limited – about 20 seats remain; reserve your seat now on the CITE website . | ||||||||||||||||||
| CITE/NWCET Engage in IT Industry Skill Standards Update | ||||||||||||||||||
| CITE and the National
Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies (NWCET) have received
funding from the National Science Foundation and Microsoft to update
NWCET's widely used IT industry skill standards. Key partners include The
Information Technology Association of America and Volt Technical Services. The new IT skill standards will become a critical tool for community colleges who wish to update their IT curricula and programs to meet the changing IT workforce demands. The updated skill standards will cover entire career ladders/lattices for IT professionals in IT and non-IT industries and will include the critical and high-demand skills needed to bridge the gap between technical and business knowledge areas. For more information on this project, or to participate in the development of the skill standards, please email Eva Philpot, the Director of NWCET, or call her at 425-564-4221. |
||||||||||||||||||
| Articles of IT Interest- Topic of the Month: Outsourcing/Offshoring/Rural Sourcing | ||||||||||||||||||
| What are the latest corporate trends
in contracting out IT work to a third-party? How should Community
and Technical Colleges react to the current trend of outsourcing?
Our research reveals it cannot be ignored; it is here to stay. “Industry experts and CIOs see no sign of the trend dissipating anytime soon, “As reported in the SearchCOI.com article, "Becoming a 'Champion' of Outsourcing". Colleges should “focus on developing alternative programs to assist students in gaining the necessary hands-on experience needed to enter the workforce at a more advanced level.” “If a function is outsourced, it's because it's considered nondifferentiating.” IT workers constantly need to “skill-up” to stay competitive within their own organization. Read more in the Computerworld.com article, “Outsourcing: The 'O' Word Reconsidered”. “Successful offshoring must always begin with an alignment of the IT strategy to the overall business strategy.” Companies should plan ahead for the inevitable to stay competitive. Read more in the Computerworld.com article, “Eye on Offshoring: Aligning IT Strategy With the Business Strategy”. “I have a plan: instead of outsourcing projects to developing countries, businesses should offer them to the local colleges.” Find out how in the Sys-con.TV article, “i-Technology Opinion: Outsourcing...to Students”. The practice of sending application development work and other technology projects overseas doesn’t seem to be ending. Find out how small towns can help keep IT jobs in the US in the Cnet.com article, “Made in lower-cost America “. "There are strategic advantages to offshoring, perhaps the most important being the ability to offload less strategic tasks, and help American companies to focus where they shine -- innovation," Read about the Four Big Lies About Offshoring. “…In the years ahead, sizable numbers of skilled, reasonably well-educated middle-income workers in service-sector jobs long considered safe from foreign trade—accounting, law, financial and risk management, health care and information technology, to name a few—could be facing layoffs or serious wage pressure as developing nations perform increasingly sophisticated offshore work.” Find out what economists are saying in Newsweek’s article, “The Big Squeeze: A 'second wave' of offshoring could threaten middle-income, white-collar and skilled blue-collar jobs.” |
||||||||||||||||||
| Global Information Technology Sourcing: Impacts & Implications for Washington State | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Seattle Chapter of the Society for Information Management (SEASIM) and RATEC, a non-profit corporation, released a research study on Global IT Sourcing: Trends and Implications for Washington State during the SEASIM Annual Fall Executive Seminar on October 20, 2004. This report includes a series of recommendations that were developed over a seven-month duration by representatives from RATEC, SEASIM and 40 business and education leaders – aimed at providing guidance in the areas of corporate communication, economic and workforce development, education and research and development. Download a copy of this report from the SEASIM website. | ||||||||||||||||||
| How Other Colleges and Universities are Embracing Outsourcing | ||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
| Lake Washington Technical College Host to Game Developer Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| Developers, instructors and students are invited and encouraged to participate in a game industry development and education conference on Thursday, June 9, in Kirkland. "Learn to Float" is hosted at Lake Washington Technical College and will feature industry speakers, news about industry trends and futures, networking opportunities, and one-on-one interview opportunities for aspiring professionals. The event, co-sponsored by LWTC and the Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board as part of the skills panel work, runs from 9:30 am - 2:30 pm and includes lunch. To register, click on the "Welcome Gamers!" link on the Lake Washington Technical College Business Training Center website. For more information, email Frank Agnello or call Frank at 360-455-4803. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Technology Continues as Driver for Washington Economy | ||||||||||||||||||
Don't let the recent economic doldrums
for tech fool you. While economic news reports in recent quarters
have been uneven, the tech sector continues as a true power broker
and impact player in the Washington economy, according to the latest
report from the Washington Technology Alliance, "The Economic
Impact of Technology-Based Businesses in Washington State." The
Technology Alliance, a statewide alliance of business, government
and industry leaders, is out front in its promotion of strengthened
educational opportunities at all levels, the importance of venture
capital and business investment in the tech sector, and the value
of spurring entrepreneurial spirit and growth along with funding for
research and development. Among the findings in the latest economic
report from the Technology
Alliance, did you know . . .
|
||||||||||||||||||
| Instructor Job Shadow Opportunity | ||||||||||||||||||
| The 2005 CITE Instructor Job Shadow Program will provide an opportunity for instructors in community and technical colleges and high schools to observe firsthand the advances of technology in the workplace. The goal is to equip instructors with knowledge and skills to infuse relevant IT practices in the classroom to benefit their students and programs. The opportunity will lead to increased industry awareness of schools with potential for greater involvement. For more information on how to become involved visit the CITE website. Faculty applications are now being accepted. For more information, email Kelley Beverly or call her at 425-564-4230. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Homeland Security Conference Slated for June 9 at Pierce College | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interested to infuse homeland security principles and strategies to your educational programs? Mark your calendar to join with educators, government officials and security industry experts for the Homeland Security Community Connections conference at Pierce College on June 9. Featured speakers include Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna and State Emergency Management Division Director Jim Mullen. The day will be an opportunity to share best practices with other community and technical college representatives and participate in breakout sessions to develop leading-edge curricula and classroom strategies for the future. To register, visit the Pierce College's Center of Excellence for Homeland Security website. For more information, email Mike Campbell or call him at 253-912-3622. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SPRITE Summer Teacher Institute - Using Animation to Teach Math and Science, July 11 - 22, 2005, at the University of Washington, Bothell | ||||||||||||||||||
| Learn how you can create computer animations that encourage and enhance math and science learning. In this two-week summer institute you will learn the basics of computer animation and will produce your own short animation. You will learn ways to integrate a computer animation unit into your existing math/science curricula while meeting state standards and benchmarks. As a result you will develop your own curriculum module that is appropriate for your specific needs. Earn a $900 stipend and receive University of Washington graduate education credit. This institute requires no previous computer experience to attend and is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded SPRITE project. In addition, there is a free two-week summer “Arts and Animation” camp for high-school students from June 27– July 9, 2005. Additional information and registration is available on the SPRITE website. | ||||||||||||||||||
| WA State Working Connections IT Faculty Development Institute | ||||||||||||||||||
| Now in it’s seventh successful year! The Working Connections IT Faculty Development Institute serves the community and technical college faculty with professional development and training on emerging technology and latest trends. CITE is proud to co-sponsor the event. Business and industry sponsors are sought for this event. Thus far, presenters include Verizon, RealNetworks, Expedia, Adhost, Course Technology and BCC’s Center for Life Sciences. For more information, email Maureen Majury or contact her at 425-564-4229. The Institute will be held Tuesday, August 23 through Friday, August 26, 2005 at the BCC campus. For registration information visit the Working Connections website. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Archived Issues of CITE Newsletters Now Available Online | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2-year Degree Programs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Clover
Park Technical College, Lakewood, WA Lake Washington Technical College, Kirkland, WA |
||||||||||||||||||
| Certificate Degree Programs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spokane
Falls Community College, Spokane, WA Highline Community College, Des Moines, WA |
||||||||||||||||||
| New Information Technology AAS Degree Set to Launch at Green River Community College (GRCC) | ||||||||||||||||||
Responding to industry demand and market conditions, focus group research with employers, and results of a daylong, DACUM workshop, GRCC is launching a new Information Technology (IT) AAS degree. The program offering is expected to be active sometime this summer, according to Alan Carter, faculty member at GRCC. The coursework will focus on a broad range of core subjects, providing students with a balanced, well-rounded knowledge of IT and the opportunity to pursue specialization in either networking or information assurance. Topics include Windows servers, Linux servers, PC hardware, networking, routing, security, project management and wireless networking. Students will also pursue an emphasis-related work experience project. In addition, the program will focus on non-IT skills needed by graduates entering or looking to advance in today’s IT workplace. "There was a huge focus on soft skills in our data, so I added a customer service course and a project management course to the degree, as well as an additional English class and a business class," says Carter. For more information, contact Alan. |
||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Course Available to Faculty through CITE | ||||||||||||||||||
| If you’re seeking to get out in front of the much anticipated release of SQL Server 2005, you’ll have a unique opportunity to do so by enrolling for training available through CITE at BCC in May. Beginning May 3, BCC instructor Randal Root will lead a 24-hour hands-on class session titled “SQL Server 2005: Design and Development.” The class offers you an opportunity to learn new features, business applications and data solutions with SQL Server 2005 for infusion in your own classroom and student learning approaches. This course is offered at BCC and is available to interested faculty at a special price of $495 including the text. The class meets 6-9 pm two nights per week from May 3 – May 25 (8 sessions in all). Call 425-564-2263 to take advantage of the special offer for instructors and register for item #G8723. Contact CITE@bcc.ctc.edu if you have any questions. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SPRITE Summer Teacher Institute - Using Animation to Teach Math and Science, July 11 - 22, 2005, at the University of Washington, Bothell | ||||||||||||||||||
| Learn how you can create computer animations that encourage and enhance math and science learning. In this two-week summer institute you will learn the basics of computer animation and will produce your own short animation. You will learn ways to integrate a computer animation unit into your existing math/science curricula while meeting state standards and benchmarks. As a result you will develop your own curriculum module that is appropriate for your specific needs. Earn a $900 stipend and receive University of Washington graduate education credit. This institute requires no previous computer experience to attend and is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded SPRITE project. In addition, there is a free two-week summer “Arts and Animation” camp for high-school students from June 27– July 9, 2005. Additional information and registration is available on the SPRITE website. | ||||||||||||||||||
| WA State Working Connections IT Faculty Development Institute | ||||||||||||||||||
| Now in it’s seventh successful year! The Working Connections IT Faculty Development Institute serves the community and technical college faculty with professional development and training on emerging technology and latest trends. CITE is proud to co-sponsor the event. Business and industry sponsors are sought for this event. Email Maureen Majury or contact her at 425-564-4229 for more information. The Institute will be held Tuesday, August 23 through Friday, August 26, 2005 at the BCC campus. For registration information visit the Working Connections website. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you have a website for your IT programs? | ||||||||||||||||||
| We would like to list the Community College IT programs at the CITE website as a resource for educators, students and industry. So far we have heard from a handful of institutions from Spokane to Green River, but we would like to hear from more of you. Email your website URL or contact CITE at 425-564-4219. | ||||||||||||||||||
| How can CITE assist your institution? | ||||||||||||||||||
| At CITE, our mission is to be a resource arm to the Community and Technical Colleges and high schools of Washington State. Let us hear from you to discuss your needs and how we can be of service to you. Email CITE or contact Jeff Johnson at 425-564-4004 or Kelley Beverly at 425-564-4230. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Calendar: Local Events of IT interest | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keep up to date with future events geared for students, faculty and staff. Check our events calendar for updates. If you know of an event that may be of interest please email CITE with the details | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Subscription Services | ||||||||||||||||||
| To continue receiving the CITE newsletter, please complete the request form. If you wish to discontinue receiving this newsletter, please email CITE to let us know. | ||||||||||||||||||
 | ||||
 | | NWCET is a division of Bellevue Community College, and is partially funded by National Science Foundation grants. | 
|
|