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WELCOME TOISECON 2001

Information Systems Education Conference

“Technology in the 21st Century, Where Innovation and Information Converge”

November 1 - 4, 2001Cincinnati, Ohio

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THE TWO AND FOUR YEAR INTERNET/WEB PROGRAMS AT PURDUE

UNIVERSITY CALUMETBy

Charles Winer

John Maniotes

Information Systems and Computer Programming Department

ISECON 2001

http://www.calumet.purdue.edu

Purdue University Calumet

Hammond, IN 46323

USA

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TOPICS

• IS programs offered• Goals of the Internet/Web programs• The 2-year Internet/Web program• The 4-year Internet/Web program• A description of some of the courses• Business/industry advisory committee• Challenges faced by the program• Retention rates of Internet/Web majors• Conclusions

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LOCATION OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET

Indiana

Hammond

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IS Programs Offered by Purdue University Calumet

• A 1 year Certificate in Office Automation Technology

• A 1 year Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Information Systems

• A 2 year AS degree in Office Technology

• An AS and BS in Computer Information Systems

• An AS and BS in Software Development

• An AS and BS in Systems and Networking

• An AS and BS in Software Engineering

• An AS and BS in Internet/Web

• A MS in Technology – Information Systems

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Goals of the Internet/Web Programs (1 of 3)

• Development of system methodologies to analyze the needs for corporate Web sites

• Development of corporate Web sites, using a wide variety of languages and tools, including but not limited to C++, Visual Basic, JAVA, HTML, scripting languages, and FrontPage

• Implementation and maintenance of corporate Web sites

• Evaluation and recommendation of new technology for corporate Web sites

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Goals of the Internet/Web Programs (2 of 3)

• Selection and utilization of appropriate Web server technology

• Installation, maintenance, and management of Web servers

• Evaluation and recommendation of Internet solutions to workgroup, enterprise, and inter-enterprise problems and opportunities

• Intranet and extranet concepts and technologies

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Goals of the Internet/Web Programs (3 of 3)

• Evaluation and recommendation of E-Commerce solutions

• Installation of effective security measures at corporate Web sites

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Purdue University CalumetA.S. Degree Internet/Web

First Semester Credits

CIS 166 Introduction to C++ I 3

CIS 210 Personal Computer Technology 3

COM 114 Fundamentals of Speech Communications 3

ENGL 104 English Composition I 3

MA 153 Algebra and Trigonometry I __3__

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Purdue University CalumetA.S. Degree Internet/Web

Second Semester Credits

CIS 240 Introduction to Networks 3

CIS 252 Systems Analysis and Design 3

CIS 266 Introduction to C++ II 3

ENGL 105 English Composition II 3

MGMT 154 Algebra and Trigonometry II __3__

15

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Purdue University CalumetA.S. Degree Internet/Web

Third Semester Credits

CIS 217 Object Oriented Programming 3

CIS 241 Web Development I 3

CIS 253 Applied Database Techniques 3

MGMT 200 Introduction to Accounting

OR

MGMT 224 Introduction to Marketing 3

Social Science Elective __3__

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Purdue University CalumetA.S. Degree Internet/Web

Fourth Semester Credits

CIS 242 E-Commerce Architecture 3

CIS 263 JAVA Programming 3

CIS 286 Operating Systems I 3

Humanities Elective 3

Open Elective __3__

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Purdue University CalumetB.S. Degree Internet/Web

Fifth Semester Credits

CIS 341 Web Development II 3

CIS 342 Multimedia for Web Designers 3

CIS Elective 3

ENGL 302 Publications Design 3

MA 214 Linear Algebra and Linear Programming __3__

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Purdue University CalumetB.S. Degree Internet/Web

Sixth Semester Credits

CIS 323 Object-Oriented Systems Analysis

and Design 3

CIS 356 Topics in Database Programming 3

CIS 363 Advanced JAVA Programming 3

CIS Elective 3

MGMT 225 Fundamentals of Managerial Statistics __3__

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Purdue University CalumetB.S. Degree Internet/Web

Seventh Semester Credits

CIS 442 Internet/Web Security 3

CIS 457 Database Administration 3

CIS Elective 3

Management Elective 3

General Education Elective __3__

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Purdue University CalumetB.S. Degree Internet/Web

Eighth Semester Credits

CIS 427 System Development Project 3

CIS 441 Web Server Management 3

CIS Elective 3

MGMT 354 Legal Foundations of Business 3

Natural Science Elective __3__

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BUSINESS/INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

• Composition of Committee• Number of industries represented• Number of meetings held during the academic year• Recent issues discussed by the committee

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CHALLENGES FACED BY THE PROGRAM

• Staffing/recruiting• Instructional materials• Funding issues• Partnering with vendors

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RETENTION RATES OF INTERNET/WEB MAJORS

• Current rates• Number of majors• Closed lab format• Staffing changes

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CONCLUSIONS

• This is the fastest growing program at our University• Students “learn” in a lecture/lab environment, instead

of just being “taught” in a classroom• The demand exceeds the supply of A.S. and B.S.

graduates• The Internet is here to stay• The Web is growing exponentially, IPv6

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END OF PRESENTATION

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