Subject: Re: MSCTC Information Technology Advisory Meeting Invitation
From: Dan Brekke <brekke@mnstate.edu>
Date: 9/17/2012 3:47 PM
To: Tim Preuss <tim.preuss@minnesota.edu>

Hi Tim,
The IT area is certainly not in my area of expertise.  I hope Rick Walker can participate.
Dan

Daniel Brekke, PhD
Professor and Chair, CSIS Department (Bridges 160)
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Moorhead, MN 56563

Office: (218) 477-2382
Secretary: (218) 477-2299
FAX: (218) 477-2684

On 9/14/2012 2:10 PM, Tim Preuss wrote:
Information Technology Advisory Meeting
Fall 2012 Invitation

Dear Dan,

Rick Walker thought you might be interested. You are certainly not
obligated, but if you are welcome if you have time and interest.

The Information Technology faculty at M State (Minnesota State Community
and Technical College) invites you to our advisory meeting. The meeting
will be held on September 26 @ 6:00 pm in room B150 (outside door N3).
Please contact us if you wish to have a campus map with the room numbers.

The Advisory Meeting consists of Information Technology professionals
guiding the curriculum and instructional direction of our Information
Technology programs. Our current program offering is Computer
Programming – AAS, Information Technology – AS, Information Technology –
AAS, and Information Technology – Diploma. Please contact us if you wish
to have a copy of any or all of our curriculum offerings.

We very much need your input to our programs. We would be grateful for a
reply to this invitation, so we may accurately plan enough food for the
meeting. You may extend this to other professionals you think would help
us improve our curriculum and instruction. The meeting agenda is
provided below.

We look forward to seeing you.

Yours,

Minnesota State Community and Technical College Information Technology
Faculty

Chris Goltz, Computer Programming Instructor, Chris.Goltz@minnesota.edu
Deb Flaskerud, Computer Programming Instructor, Deb.Flaskerud@minnesota.edu
Dave Hjalmquist, Computer Programming Instructor,
Dave.Hjalmquist@minnesota.edu
Randy Johnson, Information Technology Instructor,
Randall.Johnson@minnesota.edu
Tim Preuss, Information Technology Instructor, Tim.Preuss@minnesota.edu

Agenda for Spring 2012
MSCTC welcome
Informatics class overview - Is our definition worthy of creating a program?
Discussion: Identify current and future processes and technologies
Review of Computer Programming course of study topics
Review of Information Technology courses of study topics
Discussion: Educational relationships with vendors
Discussion: Change management
Announcement:
Questions and Answers

Advisory Member Functions (MSCTC Advisory Committee Guide)
Identify specific subject areas of program inclusion
Prioritizing the recommend subject areas
Specifying appropriate program content level
Reviewing program outcomes on an ongoing basis
Assessment of program quality
Specifying appropriate foundational skill standards for local needs
Identifying general education and related technical skills needed by
graduates
Recommending equipment to support the program content