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NewProgramProposal

AdvancedProfessionalCertificateinInformationTechnology

Kapi‘olaniCommunityCollege

DateofProposal:Spring2010ProposedDateofProgramImplementation:Fall2010

KapCCAPCinITProgramProposal Page2

TableofContents1.ObjectivesoftheProgram ..............................................................................................................................3

2.RelationshipofObjectivestoAppropriateFunctionsoftheCollegeandUniversity .................................5

3.OrganizationoftheProgram ..........................................................................................................................6

ProgramLearningOutcomes .........................................................................................................................7

4.EnrollmentProjections....................................................................................................................................8

5.ResourcesRequiredforProgramImplementation .................................................................................... 10

6.MeasuresofProgramEfficiency.................................................................................................................. 11

7.MeasuresofProgramEffectiveness............................................................................................................ 12

Appendixes........................................................................................................................................................ 13

AppendixA:StateData ................................................................................................................................ 13

AppendixB:NationalData........................................................................................................................... 13

AppendixC:AdvisoryBoard......................................................................................................................... 13

AppendixD:RenovationSketches............................................................................................................... 13

AppendixE:AuthorizationtoPlan(ATP) .................................................................................................... 13

AppendixF:MOAwithUHWO(Draft) ........................................................................................................ 13


1.ObjectivesoftheProgram

Kapi`olaniCommunityCollege(KapCC)proposestodevelopanAdvancedProfessionalCertificate(APC)inInformationTechnology(IT)thatwillarticulatetoaBachelor’sofAppliedScience(BAS)withaConcentrationinInformationTechnologyattheUniversityofHawai‘iWestO‘ahu.Thisprogramwillprovidestudentswithcareer‐ladderedopportunitiesinthemultifacetedfieldofInformationTechnology.

WhiletheUniversityofHawai‘isystemprovidesthestatewithentry‐levelworkersintheITfieldthroughitsmanyAssociateinScience(AS)inITandComputing,ElectronicsandNetworkTechnology(CENT)programs,thereisaseriousshortfallinprovidingqualified,diversifiedITworkerswithbaccalaureatedegreesandappropriatehands‐ontraining.By2012,itisprojectedthestatewillneedapproximately400ITworkerswithbaccalaureatedegreeswhileonlyproducing139usingexistinghighereducationresources(SeeSection2belowandAppendixA:StateData).

TheproposedAPCinITwillprovidethe3rdyearITtechnicaltrainingfollowingtheAssociationforComputingMachinery(ACM)guidelinesforITbaccalaureateprograms.Theproposedcertificatewillbuildontheexistingtwo‐yeardegree’sfoundationinthreemajorITpillars(programming,networking,anddatabasesinfusedwithelementsofthehuman‐computerinteractionpillar)bypushingoutprogrammingandnetworkingandestablishingastrongWebsystemspillar,allinfusedwithelementsofthehuman‐computerinteractionpillar.


Figure1—FromACMITCurriculum2008(http://www.acm.org//education/curricula/IT2008%20Curriculum.pdf)

Themajorobjectivesofthisprogramare:

• ToprovideadditionaldiversifiedtechnicaltrainingforHawaii’sITworkforce• Toaddanotherrunginaneducational/careerladderforITstudents

o CertificateofCompletioninDatabaseAdministration(inplace)o CertificateofCompletioninProgramming(inplace)o CertificateofCompletioninHelpDeskServices(inplace)o CertificateofAchievementinInformationTechnology(inplace)o AssociateofScienceinInformationTechnology(inplace)o AdvancedProfessionalCertificateinInformationTechnology(proposed)o BachelorsofAppliedSciencewithaConcentrationinInformationTechnology

(undernegotiation)• Toprovideanalternativetocurrenttheoreticalbasedcomputerscienceandhardware

basedelectronicseducationalprograms


2.RelationshipofObjectivestoAppropriateFunctionsoftheCollegeandUniversity

TheproposedAPCisconsistentwiththefollowingcampusmissionstatements:Kapi‘olaniCommunityCollege

• preparesstudentstomeetrigorousemploymentandcareerstandardsbyoffering21st

centurycareerprograms.

• useshuman,physical,technologicalandfinancialresourceseffectivelyandefficientlyto

achieveambitiouseducationalgoals.

• buildspartnershipswithintheUniversityandwithothereducational,governmental,

business,andnon‐profitorganizationstosupportimprovedlearningfrompreschool

throughcollegeandlifelong.

Furthermore,thisAPCisconsistentwithstatementsintheCollege’sStrategicPlanthatdescribeboththecurrentandfuturedirectionsoftheCollegerelevanttotheITprogram.Fromthe“FunctionalStatement”onpage2(emphasisadded):

TheCollegeoffers21stcenturycareerprogramsinbusinessandinformationtechnology,culinaryarts,hospitality,legaleducation,nursingandhealthsciences,includingemergencymedicalservices.Thecollegeisdevelopingemergingtechnologyprogramsinnewmediaarts,exerciseandsportsscience,biotechnology,eBusinessandinformationtechnology.NewsynergiesbridgingP‐12andcollege,includingeducationalassisting,teacherpreparation,TeachingEnglishasaSecondLanguage,andService‐Learningalsoholdpromisefortrainingtomorrow’steachers,locally,nationally,andinternationally.

TheproposedprogramalsoalignswithGoal3andtwospecificobjectivesintheCollege’s2007‐2015StrategicPlan:

Goal3ToBuildALearning,Partnering,andServiceNetworkforWorkforceandEconomicDevelopment

RelevantObjectives

3. Developnewdegreeprograms(Associate,3year,andBaccalaureate)tomeetthechangingeducationalneedsofourcommunities.

4. PartnerwithotherUHcampusestoplananddevelopfouryeardegreeprograms,withinitialemphasisonthehealthsciencesandtechnology.


FromtheActionStrategiesofGoal3detailedfurtherinthedocument(page18ff):

ActionStrategyforObjective3:

• Developnewdegreesbasedonrelevant,exemplarymodelsatotherinstitutions.

ActionStrategyforObjective4:

• Identifydemandforfour‐yearprogramsinhealthandtechnology.• EstablishaworkingrelationshipwithUHM,UHWO,andUHHilotoexplore2+2

degreepartnerships.

Kapi‘olani’sAPCinITisalsoinalignmentwiththeUniversity’sstrategicoutcomestogrowtheeducationalcapitalofthestate.TheAPCprovidesapathwayforstudentsinKapi‘olani’sITprogramtoexpandtheirITskillsets,therebymakingthemmorecompetitiveinthelaborforce,aswellasprovideapathwaytoaBachelor’sofAppliedSciencedegreeatUHWestO‘ahu.Accordingtodatapresentedinthe2ndDecadeProject,EastandEwaO‘ahuwillhavethetwolargestincreasesinpopulationinthestate,projectedat54,315and72,721respectivelythrough2020.Inaddition,eachareaisidentifiedashavingeitheraveryhighorhighneedforpostsecondaryeducation.OfferingtheproposeAPCwilladdressbothoftheseneeds.Inaddition,whilethedemandforentry‐levelworkersincomputer‐relatedjobswouldseemtobemetthrough2012bygraduatesoftwo‐yearITprograms(projectedvacancies=96/projectedannualUHgraduates=93),thereisaseriousprojectedshortfallofgraduatesincomputer‐relatedpositionsrequiringabachelor’sdegree(projectedvacancies=395/projectedannualUHgraduates=139)(AppendixA:StateData).Additionally,theAPCandBASwillsupporttheState’sworkforceneedsasnotedbyresearchdocumentsfromtheUniversityofHawai‘iSystem(VPforPlanningOffice)aswellasUSBureauofLabor,andHawai‘iWorkforceInformer(HIWI).SeeSection4below.

3.OrganizationoftheProgramStudentswhocompleteeitherKapi‘olani’sA.S.inInformationTechnologydegreeoracomparabledegreeatanothercommunitycollegewillqualifyforentrancetothisAdvancedProfessionalCertificateinInformationTechnology.Inaddition,industryworkerswithadequateexperiencewillbeabletoapplythroughaprocesswherebytheirpriorlifeexperiencesareassessedforverificationofskillattainmentforentrancetotheAPCequivalency(LEAP,LifeExperienceAssessmentProgram).


TheAdvancedprofessionalCertificatecurriculumconsistsofsixthree‐creditcoursescoveringtopicsthatrelatetoadvancedskillsandexpertiseinnetworking,webdevelopmentandserveradministration:

FirstSemester Credits

ITS324PC&NetworkSecurityandSafeguards 3

ITS327DynamicHyperTextMarkupLanguage(DHTML) 3

ITS328AdvancedDatabaseProgrammingwithVB.Net 3

SemesterCredits 9

SecondSemester

ITS344SmallBusinessWindowsServerAdministration 3

ITS347ActiveServerPages‐‐WebDevelopment 3

ITS381(alpha) TopicsinInformationTechnology 3

SemesterCredits 9

TotalCredits 18

ProgramLearningOutcomes

TheAPCprogramlearningoutcomesweredevelopedincollaborationwiththeITadvisoryboardandasaresultofanexaminationoftheITCurriculumGuidelinesputforthbytheACM(AssociationofComputingMachinery).Graduatesoftheproposedprogramwillbeableto:

• DesignandimplementanapplicationinVB.Netthatconnectstoanddrawsfromacontemporarydatabase.

• Design,implement,andschedulereasonablepersonalcomputerandnetworksecuritymeasures.

• SetupandAdministerWindowsComputerServertoprovidebusinesssupportservicesasneeded.

• CodeWebpagesthatareinteractive,responsivetouserinputandenvironmentalvariables,andprovideinformationandservicesinanattractiveandtimelymanner.

• CodeWebpageswhosecontentanddesignaredeterminedbydatabasedata.


4.EnrollmentProjections

TheInformationTechnologyfieldisalwayschanging.Newtechnologyafternewtechnologyisdeveloped,pushingboththeeconomyandthefieldofstudyforward.Unfortunately,mostofwhatisnewlydevelopeddoesnotsimplysupplantthatwhichwas.Instead,itaddstoit.Thenewtechnologiesdevelopedarebasedonoldertechnologies.

GiventheexistingtotalcreditsrequiredforanAssociateinSciencedegree(approximately60credits),theoptionsforincreasingtheskillsetsofstudentsareeithertoaddadditionalcreditstotheexistingASdegreeortocreateapathwayforfurtherstudyinthefieldthatwouldleadtoothercredentialing(e.g.,APC,3+1,BAS).Option2isthemorebeneficialoptionforstudents.BysettingtheiracademicgoaltoaBAS,studentsnotonlyacquirevaluableadditionalITskillsets,theyalsodevelopanenhancedunderstandingofthebusinessenvironment.Kapi‘olani’sdecisiontodevelopthispathwaywasinformedbytherecommendationoftheITadvisoryBoardforadditionalskillsandenhancedbusinessbackground.

AccordingtotheUSBureauofLaborStatistics(SeeAppendixB:NationalData),ComputerSystemsAnalysts,DatabaseandNetworkAdministrators,aswellasComputerProgrammers,areoccupationsthat1)requireaBachelor’sdegree,2)haveaVeryHighMedianAnnualEarning,and3)areexpectedtogrowbetween8,000to63,000positionsbetween2006and2016.ThisportendswellfortheITindustryasawhole.FurtherdatafromtheUSBLguidetoSoftwarePublishingsuggestupwardstoa41%growthinthesepositions(SeeAppendixB:NationalData).

StatisticsfromHawai‘i’sownDepartmentofLaborandIndustrialRelations(2007)suggestasimilar,thoughlessrobust,trendhere;ComputerSystemsAnalystsandNetworkandDataSystemAnalystsarebothlistedasrequiringabachelor’sdegree,havinghighpay($62K+),andhavingastrongpercentagegrowth(2–5%).Whenrankedbygrowthrate,thesepositionsrankattheverytopofcareersrequiringatleastabachelor’sdegree(SeeAppendixA:StateData).NetworkSystemsandDataAnalystsareinfactlistedinHawai‘i’sHot50DemandOccupations(SeeAppendixA:StateData).TheHawai‘iWorkforceInformer(HI‐WI)listseachofthesepositionsasneedingabachelor’sdegreeandhavingbothverystronggrowth(8%‐–46%)andhighpay($53K–$79K).

TheAPCthussupportstheUHcommunitycolleges’goalsofgraduatingmorestudentsforhighdemand,highwageemployment.


Asnotedabove,boththeSecondDecadeandgovernmentstudieshaveshowntheworkforceneedforITworkerswithbaccalaureatedegrees.TheUniversityofHawai‘isystemisalreadyaddressingtheneedforITworkerswithASdegrees.Atthistime,UHoffersanumberoffour‐yeardegreeoptionsforHawai‘I’sstudents.HonoluluCommunityCollege’sCENTprogramhascreatedapathwaytoabaccalaureateatUHWOforitsstudents.However,HCC’sCENTprogramemphasizeshardware/networkmorethandoesKapCC’sprogram.AsecondoptionisprovidedbyMauiCollege,withitsABIT(AppliedBusinessandInformationTechnology)Program;however,thisprogramisprimarilyabusinessprogramwithaminoremphasisinIT.KapCC’sITAPCwilldifferfromboththeseexistingoptions.TheproposedAPCbemoresoftware‐centric,offeringsixITcoursesofadditionaladvancedcontentinwebapplications,programmingwithdatabaseconnectivity,andserverinstallationandnetworksecurityinabusinessenvironment.Kapi‘olani’sAPCcurriculumdiffersalsofromathirdoption,offeredbyUHManoa.AsisthecasewithallKapi‘olaniITcourses,theAPCITcoursesarepractical,hands‐oneducationcoupledwithindustrystandards,makingtheknowledge,skillsandattitudesacquiredmoreimmediatelyusableintheworkforcethaneithertheManagementandInformationSystemsorInformationandComputerSciencesprogramsattheUniversityofHawai‘iatManoa,whicharemoretheoreticalinnature.Federalworkforcestudies(SeeAppendixB:NationalData)confirmthatITworkerswithabroaderskillset,includingprogramming,webanddatabasedevelopmentandadministration,andsystemintegrationinabusinessenvironmentwillbettermeetcurrentandfutureITworkforceneeds.Inaddition,Kapi‘olani’sAPCinITwillbeanexcellentfitforUHWO’sBASprogram.Prof.PaiatUHWOissoconvincedofthisalignmentthathehassuggestedthecreationofathirdoptionforITstudentsseekingaBAS:ahybridoftheHCCandKCCBASprograms,allowingstudentstotakeITclassesateithercommunitycollegetofulfillathirdcurriculumBASoption.

KapCC’sITadvisoryboardhasbeenverysupportive(SeeAppendixC:AdvisoryBoard)andstudentinterestinthisBASpathwayisveryhigh.BothcurrentandformerstudentsareeagertocontinuetheirstudiesinIT.ThepathwayalignmentoftheAPCandUHWO’sBASoptimizesdegreecompletion.UHWO’sBASdegreewillacceptallITcreditstowardsthebachelor’sdegree,acceleratingthetimelinetograduation.Inaddition,becausetheUHWOfour‐yeardegreeisaBASratherthanaBAorBS,studentscompletingthisprogramwillhavemoreappliedexperience.ThisshortenedtimetothecompletionofabaccalaureatedegreeisagreatincentiveforITstudents.TheproposedAPC,andpathwaytoUHWO’sBAS,willsavestudentsbothtimeandmoneyintheireffortstofurthertheirprofessionaldevelopmentininformationtechnology.

Inasurveyofover700studentsthatBusinessEducationservicedin2007,59identifiedthemselvesasITmajors;24ofthe59(41%)statedthattheiracademicgoalwastoreceiveabachelor’sdegree.Inaddition,inamorerecentsurveyof99currentandrecentITgraduates


thisAugust2009,whenaskediftheywouldbeinterestedinpursuingabachelor’sdegreeinIT,76/99respondedaffirmatively(58—definitely,28—possibly).Inaddition,91/99likedthe2+1+1formatproposed(50—definitely,41—possibly).Students,however,expressedsomeconcerns:

Theclasseswouldhavetobeintheafternoonorontheinternet.IftheclassesareofferedduringthesetimesthenIwouldenrollintheprogram.

ItwouldbeagreatwaytocontinueintheUHsystemformy4yeardegree.IamsomewhatconcernedthatUHWOissofarfromKapCC,butIwouldstillbewillingtotransferthere.

ThisstepwouldhelppeoplenotwantingtogointoICSbutwanttostayinthecomputerworldwhilecomingoutofcollegewitha4yeardegree.

Initially,the300‐levelITcourseswillbeofferedintheeveningsandweekends,providingascheduletoaccommodatealreadyemployedITworkers.Later,theCollegewillstudythefeasibilityofofferingsomeofthecoursesonline.WhilewecannotchangethedistancestudentswillneedtotraveltoUHWOtotakerequiredcoursesthere,weareindiscussionswithUHWOtoassuremanyoftheirrequiredcoursesareofferedonline,therebyobviatingthecommutingissue.

BasedonneedandperceivedinteresttheCollegeproposesaninitialenrollmentof15–20studentspersemester.Giventhenumberofstudentswhohaveexpressedinterestandcouldimmediatelyqualifyfortheprogramonceitstarts(70+)andtheneedasdetailedinHI‐WI(Hawai‘iWorkforceInformer)publications(200+),theprogramisprojectedtocontinuallyreachthatenrollment.That,coupledwithadditionalstudentsqualifyingovertheyearsandincreasedneedforITworkersinthestate(Seeitem#2above),shouldsustaintheprogramwellintothefuture.

5.ResourcesRequiredforProgramImplementation

AsthisprogrammerelypushesoutourexistingITASprogram,theadditionalresourcesrequiredtoimplementtheprogramarenominal.TheCollegealreadyhastheadministrativepersonneltooverseetheprogram;classrooms,lab,hardware,andsoftwareresourcesareavailabletodeliverthecourses.

Faculty:ExistingfacultyareavailabletoteachthecoursesrequiredfortheAPC.Becausetheprogramemphasizes“hands‐on”learning,peoplecurrentlyusingthetechnologywillbeinvited


toteachcourseswheneverpossible,convenient,andappropriate.Ineithercase,theminimaladditionalhumanresourcecostisthesame.

PhysicalResources:TheCollegehasobtainedaUSDepartmentofEducationTitleIIIRenovationgrant($890,000)startinginOctober2010,whichwilltransformtheBusinessEducationcomputerlabintoastate‐of‐the‐artBusiness/ComputingResourceLearningCenter.ThisrenovatedlearningspacewillprovideIT,AccountingandMarketingstudentswithimprovedaccesstofaculty,academicadvisors,communitypartners,andtechnologyresources.Inaddition,itwillcreateasenseofplaceforstudentslookingtojointhelocalbusinesscommunity(SomepreliminarydrawingsareincludedinAppendixD:RenovationSketches).

TheschedulingoffiveadditionalITcoursesintotheCollege’sexistingandprojectedphysicalresourceswillnotimpactcurrentofferingsastheAPCcourseswillbescheduledinlateafternoon,evening,andweekends,whenclassroomsareavailable.Theprogramcourseswillalsobeofferedinonlinemodalitiestoaccommodatestudentsalreadyintheworkforce.ThesetimesandmodalitieswillnotinterferewithexistingBusinessEducationcourses.

6.MeasuresofProgramEfficiency

Thetemplatebelowdetailstheprojectedprogramcosts.

Inthefirstsemester,onlytwoofthe300‐levelcourseswillbeofferedtomonitortheimplementationoftheprogramandtooptimizestudentsuccess.Insubsequentsemesters,threecourseswillbeofferedeachsemester,therebyallowingstudentstocompletethecertificateinoneyear.Thuspersonnelcostswillcoversalaryfora.40FTEfacultymemberinthefirstyearand.60FTEinthesecond,drawnfromexistingBusinessEducationfaculty.ThestandardUHCCtuitionratewillbeappliedtoAPCcourses.Projectionsshowthatenrollmentsofapproximately20studentsarepossible,andthisnumberofstudentspayingcurrentandprojectedUHcommunitycollegetuitionrateswillcoverthedirectcostsofinstruction.Inaddition,HonoluluCommunityCollegecurrentlychargescommunitycollegetuitionforitsAPCinCENT.ChargingahigherpercredittuitionfeewouldcreateaninequityintheUHCCsystem.


7.MeasuresofProgramEffectiveness

AllprogramsatKapi‘olaniCommunityCollegearesubjecttoannualprogramreviews,whichincludeananalysisofdataonprogramdemand,efficiency,andeffectiveness.Allprogramsandcertificatesalsocompletethree‐yearcomprehensiveprogramreviews,which,inadditiontothreeyearsofannualprogramdata,alsoincludeanassessmentofprogramlearningoutcomes.Programeffectivenesswillbemeasuredbydatapointssuchascoursecompletionrates,numberofcertificatecompleters,theplacementofgraduatesintoindustrypositions,theperformanceofgraduatesinrelatedindustrypositionsandthepersistenceofgraduatesin


relatedindustrypositions.Inaddition,APCprogramlearningoutcomeswillbeassessedonasemester‐by‐semesterrotationalbasis.Thatis,selectedoutcomeswillbeassessedeachsemestersothatattheconclusionofthreeyears,allPLOwillbeassessedaspartoftheCollege’sestablishedcomprehensiveprogramreviewcycle.

Appendixes AppendixA:StateData

AppendixB:NationalData

AppendixC:AdvisoryBoard

AppendixD:RenovationSketches

AppendixE:AuthorizationtoPlan(ATP)

AppendixF:MOAwithUHWO(Draft)

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