Forums 2006

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• Forums 2006

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The Elements of Fighting and Beating Declining
Enrollments

• Professor Mark Sabet
• Cal State Los Angeles College

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We Need Job Security
1. Enrollments Pre-2006
2. IT Job Growth
3. Industry Standards
4. Growing Enrollments
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Enrollments Pre-2006

• The Past

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Enrollments Going Downhill?
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Cause for Declines in I.T.
New Millennium
Dot Com Bust
9/11
Lower Enrollments
Outsourcing
Merging Business
Offshoring
With Thanks To Claude Russo
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IT Decline Nationwide 2000-2004

• In 2004 under 200 new undergraduate majors in
  MIT's electrical engineering and computer science
  department, down from about 240 last year and 385
  three years ago.
• The Rutgers University computer science
  department has canceled some course sections and
  expects total enrollment in classes in the major
  this year to be thousands less than its peak of
  6,500 several years ago.
• At Carnegie Mellon University, 2,000 students
  applied to the school of computer science this
  year, down from 3,200 in 2001. At the University
  of California at Berkeley, the number of computer
  science majors pursuing a bachelor of arts degree
  was 226 this spring, down from 240 in the spring
  of 2003.

Source August 11, 2004 By Ed Frauenheim Staff
Writer, CNET News.com
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Anything But IT

• "At present, there is a lack of interest in this
  discipline," says Mathew J. Palakal, chairman of
  the Department of Computer and Information
  Sciences at Purdue. "This could be due to the
  uncertainties in the job market. Outsourcing is
  on everybody's mind, and computer science is
  considered as a high-risk career choice."

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No Help Wanted?

• "I think new students are scared to get into the
  IT field of study," says Jeremy Bucchi, an
  undergrad at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
  With all the news of shifting jobs offshore,
  prospective IT students may be tentative about
  pursuing a career in computers."

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Offshore Tech Jobs

• Who moved my job?
• 11 percent of U.S. jobs vulnerable to offshoring
• (UC Berkeley)
• 17 percent of Silicon Valley jobs vulnerable to
  offshoring (UCBerkeley)
• The average American computer programmer is paid
  70,000 (UC Berkeley)
• The average computer programmer in India makes
  8,250 (CIO Magazine)

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IT Job Growth
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2006 Headlines

• Nationally, the biggest job gains are expected to
  come in high-paying fields such as financial
  services, technology, health care, energy and
  international business, according to Challenger,
  Gray Christmas' annual employment forecast.
• Together, those fields could create 1.3 million
  positions this year

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Top Ten Growth Jobs by 2010
http//www.bls.gov/oco/ocos267.htm
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Future 2010
http//www.dol.gov/wb/factsheets/hitech02.htm
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Monster.com Hot List

• According to on-line job site Monster.com, the
  ten hot careers for 2006 are computer
  programmer, occupational therapist,
  physiotherapist, dental hygienist, employment
  counselor, electrical or electronics engineer,
  financial manager, pharmacist, environmental
  engineer and personal support worker.

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Silicone Valley Sizzles

• Yahoo said it hired 880 employees in the third
  quarter in 2005, bringing its work force to 9,660
  employees. That's up 38 percent from the 7,022
  employees on the company's payroll in the same
  period a year earlier.
• Intel employed 100,000 at the end of 2005, up
  from 85,000 at the end of 2004, according to CEO
  Paul Otellini.

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Industry Standards
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Measurable Outcomes

• Employers view certification as essential to a
  lifelong learning process.
• MOS
• CIW
• A
• Network

• Security
• Linux
• i-Net
• Server

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Hiring Priorities
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Jobs in the South
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Illinois
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Pacific
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Texas
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Growing Enrollments

• The Future

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Student Retention

• Many IT programs have 17 - 55 non-completion
  rates
• Contributing factors why this might be so
• Misinformed preconceptions of what a computing
  degree might entail
• Poor level of mathematical/problem solving
  ability leading to difficulties, particularly in
  programming

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Improving Retention

• Orientation and induction strategies
• Attendance standards 20
• Practical usage mixed with theory
• Address student isolation via group projects and
  academic advisers
• Use of recent technologies
• Different (outcome defined) routes through
  degree programs.

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Innovation with Retention

• Wrong Choice 1 Reason for leaving
• Finances 2 Reason for leaving
• Create IT-Specific Scholarships
• College / Work Partnerships

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Great Expectations
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Degree Certificate Programs

• Help Desk Certificate
• Wireless Mobility Certificate
• Graphic Design Certificate
• Security Certificate
• Voice over IP Certificate
• Mobile Programmer Certificate
• Network Security Certificate
• Web Design Certificate

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Emerging Areas to Consider

• Health Care
• Film Digital Media
• Law Enforcement
• Infusing Into Other Disciplines

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Health Care and IT

• In health care, clinicians are a collection of
  moving points whose need for patient data is no
  longer confined to the line connecting nursing
  station PCs and patient beds or exam rooms.
• Point of Care
• UConn IT Health Certificate

Source Heath Data Management February 09, 2005
By Bill Briggs, Senior Editor
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Criminal Justice Programs and Cyber Terrorism

• Most other government organizations have formed
  some type of group to deal with cyber-terrorists.
  The CIA created its own group, the Information
  Warfare Center, staffed with 1,000 people and a
  24-hour response team.
• The FBI investigates hackers and similar cases.
• The Secret Service pursues banking, fraud and
  wiretapping cases.
• The Air Force created its own group, Electronic
  Security Engineering Teams, ESETs.
• Teams of two to three members go to random Air
  Force sites and try to gain control of their
  computers.
• The teams have had a success rate of 30 in
  gaining complete control of the systems.
• Local law enforcement agencies are also looking
  into establishing ranks to deal with the issue.

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Adding Cyber Forensics

• "Corporate criminals DON'T ALWAYS tell the truth.
  Their computers, however, usually do."

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Law Enforcement Software

• Accident and crime scene reconstruction  
• Administrative software   
• Automated notification systems  
• Biometrics software  
• Booking software   
• Case management  
• Composite sketching  
• Computer forensics   
• Counterterrorism software  
• Crime analysis software   
• Evidence and forensic software
• Facial recognition

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Hollywood!

• New film distribution methods, from the Internet
  to on-demand viewing
• Increasing use of digital displays and projectors
  for production and exhibition
• Filmmaking processes requiring digital tools for
  everything from editing to sound production.
• Widespread use of animation and 3D effects, even
  outside of the realm of fantasy and sci-fi flicks
• Movie distribution beyond theaters and TV to
  smaller screens

Source Industry Spotlight Hollywoodby Allan
HoffmanMonster Tech Jobs Expert
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Population Bubble

• Focus on High Schools
• Presentations
• Dual Enrollment Online
• Shaping Curriculum
• Career Night for Counselors and Business/ IT
  Teachers

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Soft Skills Too!
Job Skills Needed
Technical
Interpersonal
Communication
Business
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Creating New Skills Classes

• Tomorrows Technology Today
• Office 12
• Windows Vista
• Internet Explorer 7.0
• New Technology Updates

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Senior Demographic

• Computers for Codgers
• How do I get these pictures off this new
  camera?
• Internet Surfing for Seniors

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2005 Median Pay for Tech Sector
http//www.careerjournal.com/salaryhiring/industri
es/computers/
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Its Your Thing!