Subject: Re: MSCTC IT Advisory Meeting Invitation
From: "Curtis, Bruce" <Bruce.Curtis@ndsu.edu>
Date: 10/5/2011 11:32 AM
To: Tim Preuss <tim.preuss@minnesota.edu>
CC: "Viou, Robert" <Robert.Viou@ndsu.edu>


On Oct 4, 2011, at 7:33 PM, Tim Preuss wrote:

Information Technology Advisory Meeting
Fall 2011

Dear Bruce,

The Information Technology faculty at M|State (Minnesota State Community and Technical College) invites you to our Advisory Meeting. The meeting will be held on October 12, 2011 @ 6:30 pm in room B150. Please contact us if you wish to have a campus map with the room numbers.

The Advisory Meeting consists of Information Technology professionals guiding the curriculum and instructional direction of our Information Technology programs. Our current program offering is Computer Programming – AAS, Information Technology – AS and Information Technology – Diploma. Please contact us if you wish to have a copy of any or all of our curriculum offerings. 

We very much need your input to our programs. We would be grateful for a reply to this invitation, so we may accurately plan enough food for the meeting.


  I will attend.

Thanks.

You may extend this to other professionals you think would help us improve our curriculum and instruction. The meeting agenda is provided below. 

We look forward to seeing you.

Yours,

Minnesota State Community and Technical College Information Technology Faculty

Chris Goltz, Computer Programming Instructor, Chris.Goltz@minnesota.edu
Deb Flaskerud, Computer Programming Instructor, Deb.Flaskerud@minnesota.edu
Dave Hjalmquist, Computer Programming Instructor, Dave.Hjalmquist@minnesota.edu
Randy Johnson, Microcomputer and Network, Randall.Johnson@minnesota.edu
Tim Preuss, Microcomputer & Networking Technology, Tim.Preuss@minnesota.edu
Agenda for Fall 2011
MSCTC welcome 
Discussion: What does a student graduating in two years need to know and be able to do completely to get a job? (if group is large enough, small group discussion)
Discussion: Identify current and future processes and technologies (if group is large enough, small group discussion)
Computer Programming AAS degree presentation
Information Technology AS, Diploma, and AAS degree presentations
Question and Answer

Advisory Member Functions (MSCTC Advisory Committee Guide)
Identify specific subject areas of program inclusion
Prioritizing the recommend subject areas
Specifying appropriate program content level
Reviewing program outcomes on an ongoing basis
Assessment of program quality
Specifying appropriate foundational skill standards for local needs
Identifying general education and related technical skills needed by graduates
Recommending equipment to support the program content
--  _________________ Tim Preuss Information Technology Instructor 1900 28th Ave South Moorhead, MN 56560 tim.preuss@minnesota.edu www.minnesota.edu 218-299-6614 One College. Four Campuses. Online.

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Bruce Curtis                         bruce.curtis@ndsu.edu
Certified NetAnalyst II                701-231-8527
North Dakota State University