IBM Academic Initiative, System z

The need for IT professionals is greater than ever Newly declared computer-science majors down 32% The number of job openings for IT professionals nationwide has increased by 47.6% from 2004 to 2006. Approximately 70 million Baby Boomers will exit the workforce during the next 15 years, with only 40 million workers coming in * SkillProff,Watson Wyatt, Monster.com; U.S. Department of Labor; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Information Technology Association of America

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What is the IBM Academic Initiative? Membership in the IBM Academic Initiative is free and open to individual faculty members. Apply at www.ibm.com/university Worldwide program Supports many IBM Brands and technologies Encourages open standards, open source Provides easy access to hardware, software, courses, textbooks, and resources

Growing Academic Initiative Over half of schools outside of US IBM Academic Initiative for System z Goal: Set in 2004 to help create a pipeline of 20,000 MF educated students in the marketplace by 2010 Growing Academic Initiative Over half of schools outside of US 47,000 Schools in Program Students Taught 420 294 213 27,000 70 10,000 24 YE2003 YE2004 YE2005 YE2006 3Q2007 Academic Initiative by the numbers: Participation – 420+ schools registered, over 47,000 students attended mainframe Ed Courses – 25 Courses (more under development) & Mastery Exam Certification zCommunity – Running local roundtables with Client / School / ISV Resources – Access to Mainframes world wide for teaching (6 Univ hubs) Student MF Contests – 9 contests with 8,180 students, 1,011 schools…more coming WW IBM Help – zSkills Help Desk (zskills@us.ibm.com) + over 300 IBM MF ambassadors Assist Professors – Education seminars, Faculty awards, education coupons Web site - www.ibm.com/university/systemz

Growing Academic Initiative IBM Academic Initiative for System z Growing Academic Initiative 47,000 Schools in Program Students Taught 438 294 213 27,000 70 10,000 24 YE2003 YE2004 YE2005 YE2006 3Q2007 Educators from over 430+ schools worldwide are currently investigating or teaching mainframe technologies What schools are teaching Mainframe technologies? www.ibm.com/university/systemz - “Participating schools” tab

What schools are teaching Mainframe technologies. www. ibm What schools are teaching Mainframe technologies? www.ibm.com/university/systemz - “Participating schools” tab Educators from over 420+ schools worldwide are currently investigating or teaching mainframe technologies

Academic Initiatives at a glance Roundtable events Entry level for z/OS System Programmer Mastery Test Student Opportunity System Student mainframe contests Course materials and textbooks Remote Mainframe access Curriculum assistance (Examples of majors, concentrations, and certificate programs) Faculty Seminars and Workshops

How educators get started Educators join the initiative at: ibm.com/university/systemz Download Course Materials Request mainframe access 407 Schools 25 courses Attend faculty education 6 hubs for remote access Professor seminars, Education coupons

IBM System z courses Foundational principles Operating systems Intro to the Mainframe: z/OS Basics Intro to the Mainframe: Networking Intro to the Mainframe: Security Intro to the Mainframe: Large Scale Commercial Computing Operating systems Linux on System z Introduction to z/VM® UNIX® System Services (Module) User interfaces ISPF: z/OS Basic Interfaces Storage management VSAM Tivoli security, systems, network, and storage management courses IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager for z/OS 4.2 Implementation IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS 3.1 Introduction and Operations IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS 3.1 Implementation and Administration IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler 8.2 for zOS Scheduler's Workshop Application development WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Intro to IBM WebSphere Developer for z (Web based) WebSphere MQ for z/OS System Administration Information, data and transaction management Enterprise Server Data Management DB2 Family Fundamentals (Cross product) DB2 SQL Workshop (Cross product) DB2 for z/OS Database Admin Workshop – Part 1 DB2 for z/OS Database Admin Workshop – Part 2 DB2 Programming Workshop for z/OS An Introduction to IMS (Textbook reference) Transaction Management Programming languages Assembler JCL eLearning resources: Flash Demo for professors and students: Learn about your future in Large Systems Interactive e-Learning module: Careers in Mainframes Interactive e-Learning Module: z/OS Basics

How do schools implement our courses? Teach a mainframe course “as is” – most courses are a full semester (classroom or online) Develop an enterprise computing undergraduate major, specialization track in the graduate program, or certificate program Teach a course as a special topic or elective Integrate modules, chapters, labs into existing curricula

Samples of Enterprise Systems majors, concentrations, and certificate programs Illinois State University Enterprise Computing Undergraduate Specialization University of Arkansas - Undergraduate courses - Linux on z, z/OS, SAP,DB2 - Enterprise transactions Stevens Institute, NJ Enterprise Computing Graduate Certificate Northeastern University Graduate certificate in Mainframe Technologies and Programming Marist College On-Demand with Enterprise Systems Certificate program Houston Community College Enterprise Mainframe System Certificate

Worldwide Mainframe hub systems Locations: Marist College, New York University of Arkansas Brazil Montpellier, France: IBM site “ZEUS” China: 5 systems, serving 8 schools IBM Innovation Center

Faculty education offerings Educator coupons Fundamental System Skills in z/OS Securing z/OS for On Demand Business DB2 Workshops System z Mainframe Technology Road show Technology sessions are grouped into eight tracks defined by topic and job responsibility (The Modern Mainframe, Application Development, DB2 Technology update, Application integration, System z IT Operations, CICS Application, IMS Technology Update, Business Integration www.ibm.com/software/os/zseries/roadshows/ Modern Mainframe at the Heart of Your Business Learn how to Increase programmer productivity using new development technology (WebSphere, Linux and data warehouse workloads, CICS, SOA capabilities, zIIP, zAAP and IFL processors, and manage labor costs with the mainframe economies of scale) www.ibm.com/software/zseries/seminar/mainframe/ z/OS Basics Workshops Learn about: z/OS Navigation, Operation Configuration, WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere MQSeries, DB2, CICS and IMS Faculty Seminars and Workshops z/OS Basics Networking Basics Security Basics Linux workshop For a complete list, see http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/university/scholars/products/zseries/learn.html

Building mainframe skills for the community z/OS Mastery Exam Student Mainframe Contests zNextGen & SHARE Academic Initiatives to generate interest to validate z knowledge to extend the community Z Skills Help Desk to assist the community Roundtables on Campus to get industry input

IBM System z entry level for z/OS System Programmer Mastery Test Measure and validate mainframe z/OS knowledge Introduction to the Mainframe: z/OS Basics Panel of subject matter experts IBM College and university faculty Mainframe customers Worldwide proctored exam Results recorded in IBM certification database Goal: Increase the chances for success within an organization's mainframe community Qualifies students to submit their resumes to the Student Opportunity System Database (Accessible by customers) Leverage the value and importance of System z courses in academia ibm.com/certify/mastery_tests/ovrZ01.shtml

IBM Student Opportunity System: Connecting customers with students To participate in this opportunity, students must either have an IBM Professional Certification or have completed classes, labs, workshops or projects, or participated in contests that utilize IBM or open source technologies. www.ibm.com/university/sos

Student Mainframe Contests Location Students Schools Brazil 2011 390 BeNeLux 76 9 Nordics 147 11 Thailand 960 40 UK 1401 99 North America 3585 587 Totals 8,180 1,136 2005, 2006, 2007 Hands-on remote mainframe contest No experience necessary Three levels of challenges Prizes: T- shirts, iPods, Laptops, X-Box, Wii, trips

Large Systems Thinking Roundtables on Campus Introduce Large Systems Thinking – Why teach mainframes and Enterprise Computing Validate the demand for students educated in Large Systems Thinking Show faculty how to leverage the IBM Academic Initiative Provide industry input for Large Systems education programs

Building Skills for the Mainframe community – How can the mainframe community get involved? Identify a school and a contact at the school Contact the Academic Initiative team (zskills@us.ibm.com) Sponsor or attend and Academic / Industry roundtable Provide assistance - Offer internships and jobs to students - Offer scholarships - Be a guest lecturer - Be an adjunct professor - Host a student day - Attend campus career day events

Important Web sites and contacts System z Community ibm.com/systems/z/about/charter/community.html Academic Initiative for the Mainframe ibm.com/university/systemz z/OS Entry Level Mastery Exam & DB ibm.com/certify/mastery_tests/azprogprot_mt.shtml zNextGen znextgen.org Enhanced skills portal ibm.com/systems/z/about/charter/skills.html Program Manager, Academic Initiative for the Mainframe: Kathy Pfeiffer, pfeiff@us.ibm.com External skill leader, System z Don Resnik, resnik@us.ibm.com