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Programs > Center for IT Excellence > March 2005 |
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| Advancing IT Education and the Workforce
in Washington State |
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| Newsletter |
| March 2005 |
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Instructor Job Shadow Opportunity |
| The 2005 CITE Instructor Job Shadow Program
will provide an opportunity for instructors in
community and technical colleges to observe firsthand
the advances of technology in the workplace.
The goal is to equip instructors with knowledge
and skills to infuse relevant IT practices in
the classroom to benefit their students and
programs. The opportunity
will lead to increased industry awareness of
schools with potential for greater involvement.
For more information on how to become involved visit
the web site.
Faculty applications are now being accepted.
For more information, contact Kelley Beverly
at 425-564-4230 or by email: kbeverly@bellevuecollege.edu. |
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State IT Education Summit: “Advancing IT Education for a Stronger
Washington Workforce” |
| Mark your calendars for Friday, June 10th
2005, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for the first statewide
IT Education Summit at the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, WA. Industry speakers will share IT
trends and futures that impact the way we prepare our workforce. A continental breakfast and lunch
will be provided and there is no registration cost to attend. Educators are invited to attend
and participate in breakout sessions with industry leaders to further explore improvements needed
to meet industry needs. An IT Hiring Panel will share upcoming workforce trends and how community
and technical colleges can raise the bar for their graduates. More information will be forthcoming
in our next newsletter and on our web site. Space is limited:
email CITE to reserve your seat now. |
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Articles of IT Interest - Topic of the Month: Business Intelligence/Data Mining |
| Business intelligence (BI) refers to applications, software, and technologies used to gather, analyze, store,
and access data in enterprise settings to improve decision-making and efficiency. Subsets of BI include decision
support systems, querying and reporting, online analytical processing (OLAP), statistical analysis, forecasting,
and data mining. One of the common terms used today from aerospace to banking to retail is Data Mining. Data
Mining describes an art or techniques of extracting specific data from various sources to facilitate intelligent
business decisions. We’ve collected several articles and web resources about BI and Data Mining for your review:
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| Business Intelligence/Data
Mining Certificate Programs |
| Universities are offering Certificates in Data Mining and related disciplines. Here’s just a few we’ve located:
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Business Intelligence Programs at Washington Community Colleges |
Bellevue College will launch a Business
Intelligence Certificate program in fall 2005. Business Intelligence
(BI) has become essential in many organizations
because it provides the means to deal with growing
data volumes and increased data complexity.
BI solutions are focused on identifying, acquiring
and reporting the essential information needed
to make informed decisions. This certificate
program includes seven BI courses covering such
topics as Dimensional Modeling, Multi Dimensional
Analysis, Data Mining, Data Warehousing and Data Visualization.
The first course, BUSIT 105 – Multi Dimensional Analysis I will
be taught fall quarter 2005. Students entering
the BI program are expected to possess fundamental
computing skills, proficiency with Windows, an
understanding of relational databases, including
knowledge of at least one database product (e.g.,
Access), and knowledge of Systems Analysis
and Design methodologies. Students will work with
the Business
Intelligence Development Studio that is included in the upcoming
release of Microsoft SQL Server 2005. If you would
like more information about the program,
contact CITE.
Edmonds Community College is offering an Intro to
Data Warehousing (DW) class this summer (CIS 256). This 5-credit course
will be offered online, and will be taught by Tim Feetham, an experienced
consultant in data warehousing and business intelligence (http://www.timfeetham.com/index.htm).
This course will introduce students to planning and implementing DW projects
as well as business intelligence, data mining (DM), online analytical
processing (OLAP) and other related concepts. It is open to anyone interested
in this topic, and is also part of Edmonds Community College's ATA degree
in Database Information Technologies (DBTech).
The DBTech program is designed for professionals with previous business
or I.T. experience who want to develop skills in data management. It includes
foundation courses in database design, data and process modeling, systems
analysis, business information management, systems architecture, SQL and
many more. For more information about these courses and programs, contact
Eva Smith at esmith@edcc.edu or call the CIS/CMPSC Program Assistant at
(425) 640-1902. |
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| The SAS Institute |
The SAS Institute offers assistance to educational institutions in developing
various Business Intelligence Certificate programs.
- Data Mining
- Customer relationship management
- Decision-support analysis
- Reporting
- Web technologies
- OLAP
- Business intelligence
- Analytical skills
For more information, visit the SAS web site. |
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| Get Ready for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 |
| Microsoft is offering a 10-part series of one-hour long
webcasts for developers who want to learn the new features of Microsoft
SQL Server 2005. Bonus: Attend a webcast in this series and submit an
evaluation and you will receive a copy of the latest version of the SQL
Server 2005 Beta software on CD!* Plus, attend any live Microsoft webcast
through June and you could win a Portable Media Center! To register,
visit the Microsoft web site. |
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| Microsoft Exchange Course Available to Faculty through CITE |
| Have you considered incorporating Microsoft Exchange skills to your networking program and learning modules for
students? Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, Microsoft course 2400, focuses on the skills
and tasks needed to install, configure, and manage Exchange Server 2003. Any professional or student wishing to
support e-mail services in the enterprise will benefit from Exchange training and education. This course is offered
at BC and is available to faculty at a special price of $625 including the textbook. The class meets Monday and
Wednesday evenings April 11-May 9, 2005, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the
BC North Campus. Call 425-564-2263 to register
for item G8720. |
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| WA State Working
Connections IT Faculty Development Institute: August
23 - 26, 2005 |
Now in it’s seventh successful year!
The Working Connections IT Faculty Development Institute serves the
community and technical college faculty with professional development
and training on emerging technology and latest trends. The institute
will be held Tuesday, August 23 through Friday, August 26, 2005 at
the BC campus.
New
Applications in
Office 2003 |
Project
Management Professional Certification |
IT
in the Health Care Industry |
Programming Database
and Web |
Hardening
Networks, Wireless Networking and Security, and
Information Data Assurance |
Open
Source Programming Environments |
For more information contact Maureen Majury at
email maureen majury
or by phone at 425-564-4229 |
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Washington State Center of Information Technology
(WCIT) |
| Are you interested in an easily accessible and resource-rich
set of instructions on how to develop skill standards-aligned IT curriculum?
Visit the WCIT IT Curriculum Development Toolkit and find just what
you are looking for! The WCIT Toolkit is a set of eight steps that take
the user through the entire curriculum development process – beginning
with a way to understand skill standards-based curriculum; through curriculum,
market and gap analyses, to designing skill-based assignments and assessing
their effectiveness in the classroom. The final step invites a look
back at the ever-changing nature of the IT industry to segue around
to the beginning steps. The WCIT IT Curriculum Development Toolkit is
an iterative process that facilitates IT curriculum updates that will
keep pace with industry’s needs and provide relevant learning
experiences for students. For more information contact Lynn Bly at
lbly@bellevuecollege.edu or by phone at 425-564-4202. |
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| Do you have a web site.
for your IT programs? |
| We would like to list the Community College IT programs
at the CITE web site. as a resource for educators, students
and industry. So far we have heard from five institutions from Spokane to Green River,
but we would like to hear from more of you. Email your
web site. url to us at CITE or
contact Kelley Beverly at 425-564-4230 or Jeff Johnson
at 425-564-4004. |
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| How can CITE assist your institution? |
| At CITE, our mission is to be a resource arm to the Community and Technical
Colleges and high schools of Washington State. Let us hear from you to discuss your needs and how we can be
of service to you. Email us at CITE. |
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| Calendar: Local events
of IT interest |
| Keep
up to date with future events geared for students, faculty and staff. Check our web site. for updates. If you know
of an event that may be of interest please email CITE
with the details. |
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