BSIT Information and Updates

This presentation reintroduces USF BSIT students to their advisors, and provides updates to changes in curriculum for Fall 2017.

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1. IT PROGRAM OVERVIEW AND UPDATES FALL 2017
2. DEPARTMENT HISTORY AND OVERVIEW
3. BRIEF HISTORY OF IT PROGRAM Inception at USF-Lakeland branch campus •  BSIT program created in early 2000s as an all online program –  At USF Lakeland •  BSIT program transferred to College of Engineering in 2012 –  USF Lakeland campus was closed •  BSIT program moved to our Department in 2013/2014 –  In the middle of the ABET review period for Computer Science and Computer Engineering •  Next ABET accreditation window for our College is 2019 –  IT program is being readied for this opportunity
4. ABOUT OUR DEPARTMENT •  College of Engineering – Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering – Department of Civil Engineering – Department of Computer Science and Engineering – Department of Electrical Engineering – Department of Industrial Systems and Management Engineering – Department of Mechanical Engineering •  Our Department – 35 full-?me faculty – 35% of all UG students in the College •  IT is 13% of all UG students in the College! •  CS is 14% and CpE is 8% – Only Department in the College with mul?ple BS programs See College website for more informa?on
5. ABOUT OUR DEPARTMENT See Department website for profiles, CVs, etc. for all faculty members •  25 tenure track faculty – 1 Dis?nguished University Professor – 9 Full Professor – 8 Associate Professor – 7 Assistant Professor •  10 instructors – 3 Instructor II – 7 Instructor I
6. •  Front office staff – 3 full-?me front office staff – Mul?ple part-?me student assistants •  Technical support staff – 1 full-?me system administrator – Mul?ple part-?me student assistants •  Advisor – 1 full-?me UG advisor ABOUT OUR DEPARTMENT
7. PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT •  BS and MS in Computer Science •  BS and MS in Computer Engineering •  BS and MS in Informa?on Technology – BS is online only, MS is online and face-to-face •  PhD in Computer Science and Engineering The BSCpE is accredited by EAC of ABET. The BSCS is accredited by CAC of ABET.
8. THE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE hVp://www.usf.edu/engineering/cse
9. THE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE UG SECTION
10. KEY PEOPLE YOU NEED TO KNOW •  Dr. Christensen – Associate Chair of UG Affairs •  Dr. Small – Coordinator of IT Program •  Dr. Morgan – Department Advisor •  Ms. Lightbourne – UG Program Assistant
11. CHANGES TO IT PROGRAM
12. PREVIOUS IT PROGRAM CORE
13. UPDATED IT PROGRAM CORE
14. KEY CHANGES ARE… Removal of core courses •  Computer Organization •  Operating Systems •  Software Engineering •  IT Seminar Addition of new core courses •  Foundations of Cyber Security (upgraded to core) –  IT Electives reduced from 7 courses to 6 •  Systems Architecture and Integration for IT (replaces Comp Org) •  Cloud Computing for IT (Replaces Software Eng.) •  System Administration of Maintenance for IT (Replaces OS)
15. WHAT ABOUT MY OLD COURSES?? •  Don’t worry… they will still count towards your degree! •  No previously taken courses will be dropped •  Appropriate course substitutions will be made •  Can optionally use new core courses as electives or core –  New students entering the program will not have this option
16. OTHER CHANGES INCLUDE: •  Higher admission bar (3.0, not 2.0, in key courses) –  Will be enforced Fall 2018 •  Continued strong emphasis on academic integrity –  Face-to-face exams (same as CS and CpE) •  More (and newer) options for IT and general electives –  e.g.: (good general elective!) (This is a face to face course)
17. OTHER CHANGES INCLUDE: •  Greater emphasis on internships –  Up to 9 hours of academic credit –  Working towards partnerships within USF for opportunities •  Such as: •  Salesforce Certification workshop offered as Independent Study (CIS 4900) this semester!
18. OTHER FUTURE CHANGES… •  Establishing student organizations and on campus events –  AITP (Association of Information Technology Professionals) •  www.aitp.org –  BDPA (Black Data Processing Associates) •  www.bdpa.org
19. WHAT’S NEXT?
20. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? •  Expect to hear from me regarding new updates (via email) •  Are you within a year of graduating? –  Submit your checklists and meet with advisor •  Check your email (or phone) for reminders/email! –  Will work out plan to graduate as soon as possible •  Need help with full schedule? –  Will develop a full (12 to 15 hrs/semester) schedule for each student –  Drop add ends this week! •  Registration for Spring 2018 begins October 30th
21. QUESTIONS? Please email your ques?ons to Dr. Small (sksmall@usf.edu).