Transcript A Tool for Retention ITE 105 IT Careers & CyberEthics Sandra Daniels & Carlotta Eaton New River Community College.

A Tool for Retention
ITE 105
IT Careers &
CyberEthics
Sandra Daniels & Carlotta Eaton
New River Community College
Today’s agenda
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Why we developed it
Student Outcomes
Scope
Techniques
Challenges
Observed Outcomes
Resources
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New River Community College
Why we developed ITE 105
Give students a better intro to college
 Awareness of themselves
 Understanding of IT careers
 Development of educational goal/plan
 Boost their success skills
 Manage their expectations
 Developing a sense of Ethics
All to retain the students through Graduation!
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New River Community College
Scope of Course
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Introductory Level
Focus on “Soft Skills”
2 credit-hour course
Low tech approach in beginning
Primarily individual effort assignments
Forming learning communities
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Expected Student Outcomes
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Understand what IT is
Find opportunities in IT
Make career choices
Form an educational plan
Join a learning community
Develop a code of ethics
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Assessment Tools
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Typing Speed & Accuracy
Personality Assessment
Learning with Style
Honesty Test
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Typing test & tutorial
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Personality Assessment
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http://www.brainbench.com/xml/bb/common/t
estcenter/freetests.xml
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Honesty Test
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classic tests
Honesty Test Do you think honesty is the best policy?
Management Style Test How do you do the job?
Burnout Test - Revised Cruising at top speed towards a meltdown?
Career Advancement Is your job tapping into your true potential?
Coping Skills Test How well are you dealing with life's trials and tribulations?
Creative Problem-Solving Test Are you a creative or a more pragmatic problem-solver?
Leadership - Revised Got the stuff of Gandhi, Napoleon or Joan of Arc?
Procrastination Test Putting things off bringing you down?
Abridged Version Self-Monitoring Test How much control do you have over your mind and actions?
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Take the Accident Proneness Test to find out if your personality, attitudes, and behaviors might cause you to
take unnecessary chances or be blind to the risks inherent in everyday life.
Accident Proneness Test
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Learning with Style
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Four Learning Styles
There are four basic learning styles. When
you have finished answering all of the
questions, this web application will add up
your scores and give you feedback about
these four learning styles:
"People"
"Facts and Theories"
"Problem Solving" "Visionary"
http://www.teachingforachange.com
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Career Choices
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Myths about IT
Who are IT workers?
Is technical knowledge enough?
Degree or certifications?
Getting the first job in IT
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Image of IT workers
What image comes to mind when
someone mentions an IT worker?
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Are these in your image?
• Programmer in striped pants &
checked shirt with a pocket
protector full of pens?
• In a cubicle
• Hunched over a keyboard?
• A jolt (or mountain dew) cola and a
twinkie within reach?
• Hair still wet from the shower?
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5 Myths
Number one.
All IT professionals are techie gearheads with little interest in anything
outside of technology.
(What are your interest? Do you wear
headgear most of the time?)
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5 Myths
Number two.
IT professionals possess a complete
disregard for business concerns.
(Do you know accounting, business forms,
project management, psychology?)
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5 Myths
Number three.
Once you join the ranks of IT, you’ll
work in solitary confinement for the
rest of your life, living only for
weekend movie marathons of the Sci
Fi Channel.
(What is your ideal IT job?)
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5 Myths
Number four.
PCMCIA IEEE
SCSIACL BIOS DNS
DHCP CAL FDDI
GNOME HCL P2P RAID
VFAT GPO IRQ OU SID
If you don’t understand acronymspeak, don’t ever think of conversing
with an IT professional.
(If you can’t talk the talk (jargon), you
can’t walk the walk of IT.)
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5 Myths
Number five.
You must have a computer science
degree to get a job in IT.
(Do you know the difference between
CSC and ITx?)
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What ITers Really Do
• Define and solve problems
• Participate in strategy meetings
• Interact with other company
departments
• Have ties to top management
• Create competitive edge for company
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What ITers Really Do
(cont.)
• Track schedules and budgets
• Modify current programs and processes
to meet changing needs
• Write documentation
• Support the company’s business goals
• Move through the levels of management
right on up to the CEO slot
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Successful ITers
• Develop expertise in multiple fields
such as accounting, production,
marketing advertising, human
resources, research and development.
• You have to understand multiple
facets of a company before you can
contribute to its success.
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You are on your way!
• ITE 105 IT Careers and
CyberEthics is the course
offered in the NRCC IT
degree program that
teaches you all about IT
Careers.
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Know Yourself
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What do I do best?
How do I assess my skills?
What is my learning style?
How does it help or hurt me?
How can I put it to work for me?
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Educational Plan
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What skills do I already have?
What skills do I need to acquire?
What courses will help me acquire them?
How do I choose my courses?
How do I make corrections in my plan?
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Students ask “How do I…”
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Locate the jobs?
Find the requirements?
Learn the salary?
Apply for the position?
Get the interview?
And land the job?
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Sample Assignments
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My Ideal IT Job
Write a resumé
Virginia Business Resource Directory CD
Universal Product Codes: What next?
Sarbanes Oxley Research
Case Study Final Exam
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CyberEthics
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What Ethics is and is not
How it applies to IT
Computer crime
Privacy Issues
Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Employer/Employee Issues
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Code of Ethics
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Association for Computer Machinery
Association of Information Technology
Software Engineering Code of Ethics
and Professional Practice
Institution of Electrical and Electronics
Engineering
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Challenges
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Getting students to take it seriously
Limitations 2 credit hour course
Focus
Grading Opinions
Team Learning
Leadership development
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Observed Results
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Students happier with their educational
choices
They feel more in control of their education
Can fit details into the big picture
More realistic about their skills
More focused on their studies
Understand how to get help and
use campus resources.
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New River Community College
Students comment
Asked what they liked best about the course:
 Teaches me self morals
 The interaction
 …fun discussion
 Learn how to deal with people daily
 Class time is used good
 The way our teacher talks and involves the
class in discussion so we all can express our
opinions.
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New River Community College
Sample Resources
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Brainbench Assessments & Certifications
MSN Careers
Salary.com Newswire
Careerprospects.org (Honesty test)
GlobalKnowledge.com (Salary information)
Virginia Business Resource Directory CD
Teachingforachange.org (Learning styles)
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Thank You
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Sandra Daniels, Associate Professor
540-674-3600 ext 4272
http://www.nr.edu/daniels
[email protected]
Carlotta Eaton, Professor
540-674-3600 ext 4250
http://www.nr.edu/eaton
[email protected]
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Q&A
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