Advanced technological education project to prepare information technologists for the 21st century

Ashraf Saad, Vladimir Uskov

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Abstract

The objective of our Advanced Technological Education (ATE) project is to help increase the pool of qualified information technology (IT) workers for the State of Ohio and nationwide. It addresses the severe national and statewide shortage for such workers, projected to persist well into the 21st century. The project will serve both traditional and returning students. It aims to provide a 2+2+2 seamless transition for students from their junior year in high school, through an associate degree at the community college level or at the University of Cincinnati (UC), to a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Information Engineering Technology (IET) at UC's OMI-College of Applied Science (OCAS). This ATE project will comprise four components: (1) Articulation agreements between partner institutions, (2) Course and Curriculum Development, (3) Faculty Development, and (4) Industrial co-op/internship opportunities for students. Course and curriculum development at all levels will use as guideline an IT Competency profile developed by the Ohio Information Technology Task Force, as well as national skill standards and vendor-specific industrial certification. Faculty development for the project will be conducted via a series of Summer Institutes and Workshops that support the evolutionary nature of the project: course and curriculum material will be updated on a yearly basis 'vertically' across all partner institutions. We hope this project will pave the way for other institutions around the State of Ohio, and nationally, to duplicate its outcomes, thereby helping to alleviate the expected shortage of IT workers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference
PublisherIEEE
Pages13a1-7 - 13a1-13
ISBN (Print)0780356438
StatePublished - 1999
Event29th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference: 'Designing the Future of Science and Engineering Education' - San Juan, Puerto Rico
Duration: Nov 10 1999Nov 13 1999

Publication series

NameProceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference
Volume2
ISSN (Print)0190-5848

Conference

Conference29th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference: 'Designing the Future of Science and Engineering Education'
CitySan Juan, Puerto Rico
Period11/10/9911/13/99

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