The CoE for ICT, for 2010, is again assembling a group of IT/CS industry professionals (up to 30 professionals from multiple program pathways – web programming, programming, networking, systems, database, hardware/software technicians, gaming, etc.) to review up to twelve Washington state CTC IT/CS program degrees and certificates currently in place (one degree or certificate per college). This service will be offered at no charge to the twelve participating state CTCs. The deadline for completing the application form on the CoE website is Friday, November 5, 2010.
The panel will assess alignment of program’s course offerings and curriculum to determine if the programs are currently preparing students to successfully enter the workforce. The December 2nd and 3rd, 2010 review sessions will not be open to participating college administrators and/or faculty in order to optimize the free flow of feedback and information from the industry professionals.
- Upon completion of the industry analysis, the Center will issue a five-page, high-level recommendation and plan for action report to each college. The participating CTC will be asked to provide feedback about any future action or action plans based upon the review process and report. The CoE for IT will upon request review action plans; provide feedback and advice to participating CTCs. Industry professionals will review and provide analysis of progress.
- Follow-up interviews and/or evaluations with participating colleges will assess the projects level of impact for the respective colleges. The CoE will provide mentoring upon request.
- The process and reports documenting the process will be disseminated, including specifics related to the return on investment on the Center’s website, e-newsletter, and at related conferences and events.
Last year the Center reviewed and issued reports to:
- Big Bend Community College
- Bellevue College
- Cascadia Community College
- Everett Community College
- Lower Columbia Community College
- Seattle Central Community College
The 27 industry participants include professionals from Microsoft, Affirma Consulting, Akvelon, Boeing, Starbucks, Click-Network, and Hitachi Consulting.
Interested in having your program reviewed? Complete our online application!