1. IBM Academic Initiative, System z

2. 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

3. We know those mainframe workers want to retire and go surfing!
53% of mainframe workers have 20+ years

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

5. 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 + over 300 IBM MF ambassadors
Assist Professors – Education seminars, Faculty awards, education coupons
Web site -

6. 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? - “Participating schools” tab

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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
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)
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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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.

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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
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

21. 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,
External skill leader, System z Don Resnik,