Computer & Information Technology Fall Semester Kick-Off Meeting Welcome Back!

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

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

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

Meetings, Seminars,...  CIT meetings 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... ?

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!!!

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

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 can’t postpone any longer  CoB reorganization (again!)

Strategic Issues (continued)  Service opportunities Internal workshops (CoB)  DreamWeaver  Office 2007 External (AITP): Office 2007 for disadvantaged groups  Curriculum (more later... )  Progress report Progress report

Curriculum  Summary of changes this past year ASU/CoB CIT  Future of the MS program Current NEA students aren’t 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?

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 Registrar’s formform  Announcements: make sure you pass them on to students

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)

Students Enrolled in CIT Majors (Fall Semesters )

BS Degrees Granted in MIS (3 Terms as of Fall )

Fall Semester Student Credit Hours for CIT Courses