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= OPS Stream Discussion =
== Overview ==
This WIKI is a collection of curriculum discussions held in May 1024 2014 and January 6, 2015, as well as discussion from PAC committee meetings have been held several times during 2014. The term '''PAC''' stands for '''Program Advisory Committee'''. This committee consists of management, faculty, industry professionals, and former CNS/CTY students that meet to review and discuss the current curriculum and recommend or advise any changes that may need to be made. It is the intension of this WIKI to provide a collection point for ideas and collaboration between courses for the OPS Stream to assist in future curriculum development as a result of these PAC meetings. '''Curriculum Discussion for each course in OPS Stream:''' * [ [[ULI101 - Curriculum Discussion |ULI101 - Curriculum Discussion]] ]* [ [[OPS235 - Curriculum Discussion |OPS235 - Curriculum Discussion]] ]* [ [[OPS335 - Curriculum Discussion |OPS335 - Curriculum Discussion]] ]* [ [[OPS435 - Curriculum Discussion |OPS435 - Curriculum Discussion]] ]* [ [[OPS535 - Curriculum Discussion |OPS535 - Curriculum Discussion]] ] '''Recommendations From Recent PAC Meetings (based on discussion notes [[CNS/CTY Curriculum: Discussion Transcript]] ):''' :'''The curriculum discussions for the CNS/CTY programs have drawn attention to several key areas:'''<br>(Note current and proposed CNS/CTY curriculum maps display below) :*'''Create an identical skill base for both CNS and CTY programs for the first four semesters''':::Students in the CTY program (after completing co-op) sometimes want to graduate with CNS and fail to see the point of taking an additional 2 semesters. The problem is that when students are enrolled in the CTY program, the CTY program requires them to complete the 6 semesters. A number of students will accept employment without having completed the CTY diploma certificate (this affects the perception of student success and retention). Creating an identical skill base for both CNS and CTY programs will offer employers with a minimum level of employee competence and provide a conduit for students to "upgrade" to CTY. :*'''Increase retention of CTY students by offering career-oriented capstone projects with IT industries in the fifth and sixth semesters''':::With identical core requirements for the first four semesters of the CNS/CTY programs, the fifth and sixth semester of the CTY program can roll-out or tweak courses to have students develop a better understanding of the IT industry by working on a solving a real IT industry-related task. A "capstone project" can match a CTY student with industry. By allowing students to with an industry partner, the student is encouraged to complete the CTY program and prevent them from being "stagnant" after completing the CNS program and waiting for employement. :*'''Promote student success by channeling them to one year, lower credential diplomas (with the option of re-applying to CNS/CTY upon successful completion)''' :::There has been discussion in curriculum meetings to channel students that are unsuccessful in their first semester in the CNS/CTY programs to a One Year, reduced credit Diploma certificate. This course would provide essential skills for students to apply to more basic job categories in the IT industry. Students that successfully complete this program may be allow to re-apply to the CNS/CTY program.
==This WIKI'''The Challenge:'''s Approach==
:This WIKI hopes to encourage on-line repository of OPS stream course discussions to provide to help view all courses and to foster communication between faculty members. Faculty members can simply view and contribute freely to the the curriculum discussion. To help keep the discussion on track, a '''Triage framework''' has will be used to prioritize suggested improvements into '''short-term''', '''long-term''', and '''wish-list''' categories. In this way, faculty can sort out easy to perform changes or "tweaks" to courses and foster discussion among courses in the OPS stream. It is hoped that this method allows for transparency, and allows for an encouraging and welcoming area for faculty to make suggestions / improvements to course curriculum.
: '''* [[CNS (Computer Networking and Technical Support)''':: This program places emphasis on practical subjects and "hands-on" training delivered in specialty labs. These dedicated labs are configured for various environments such as Linux, Microsoft Windows, networking, OC hardware, Internet, AS/400, and RS/6000. Through these labs, students have access to stand-alone, clustered and networked PC's along with a host of LAN servers and mid-range computers. : '''CTY (Computer System Technology Overview)''':: Similar in certain respects to CNS program, but contains 2 additional semesters to allow students to specialize in areas such as: '''Security''', '''Data Communications''', and '''Network Administration'''. == Additional Resources / Navigation ==Curriculum Development]]
[[Category:Curriculum, OPS Stream, CNS / CTY Curriculum Development]]