CT Cafe

The CSUS Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering and Computer Science Center (www.ecs.csus.edu/csc), the Career Services Office (www.ecs.csus.edu/career) and IEEE are hosting a OUR FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE on Quality Software Development on October 10th from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm in the University Union.

The conference provides a unique forum for individuals and organizations seeking technologies, concepts, and methodologies to improve the quality of their software products, processes, and services, and looking for networking and learning opportunities.

The topics include:
Software Development at Google
Boundaryless Software Development & Application Delivery Extreme Project Management Agile Software Development and Quality Building the Right Product

Cici
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Cici Mattiuzzi
Director, Career Services Office
College of Engineering & Computer Science CSU, Sacramento 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819-6023

phone: 916-278-7091
fax: 916-278-5949
email cici@csus.edu
web site: http://www.ecs.csus.edu/career

Please see the adjacent link under Meeting Notes for the additions to the document in progress covering these topics:


Team #1 Vision – what it looks like when we get there
Success Criteria – how we will measure success
Strategies & Tactics – What high level strategies are necessary
Strategy Metrics – how we will measure strategy completion

Thank you,


"The Right Team" Task Force

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080623/ap_on_hi_te/tech_worker_shortage;_ylt=Agan3DOfphzWv_1KUGVzcaus0NUE


This just appeared on Yahoo news today.

Barry Brown

The Task Group for the topic "The Right Team" got together on June 12th to discuss strategies and tactics. Please see the link (in the blue box to the right under Meeting Notes) entitled "Task Group-The Right Team 6.12.08" to read the Task Force ideas about the vision and success criteria.

The next meeting of this Task Group is scheduled for:

Please check out the Team #1 Matrix and post your comments. We appreciate your input!

Please review and make comments about these notes from the discussion April 25, 2008. Thanks!

Goal #1:

•Strategy – Hire instructors who are speaking the right language and have innovative ideas
–Tactic – Job description to reflect the goal (hard and soft skills)
–Tactic – Appointment letters reflecting the goal
•Strategy – Help instructors stay current in technology/computer standards and professional development as related to business needs
–Tactic – Offer release time each year to stay current
–Tactic – Bring industry in to give tech sessions and show new technologies
–Tactic – Creating faculty workload models to support the goal
•Strategy – Keep good, exciting instructors by developing retention programs
–Tactic – Reward faculty involvement with students
–Tactic – Encourage/mandate timely curriculum revision
–Tactic – (TIME article)

Goal #2:
•Strategy – Opportunity for CS/CIS to become a support discipline for all disciplines
–Tactic – Use IDEAL model for CS/CIS
–Tactic – Embed CS/CIS in disciplines that need it
•Strategy – Colleges should require CS/CIS as an introductory course for all students
–Tactic – Make CS/CIS required GE
–Tactic -
•Strategy – Computing taught as a essential skill for all students
–Tactic - Make CS/CIS required GE
–Tactic
•Strategy – Develop a new common language to explain opportunities, “real world” applications of computing in society
–Tactic – Provide seminar courses that require students to research and write papers and present application of computers in industry
–Tactic

Goal #3:


•trategy – Create earlier interest in K-12
–Tactic – Seamless integration between K-12 curriculum and CC curriculum
–Tactic – Outreach through various means to K-12
•Strategy – Provide incentives to industry and faculty members
–Tactic – Release time (or reallocate) to enable
–Tactic – Provide incentives for industry to be involved with local colleges
•Strategy – Administration needs to consistently support and promote science and technology
–Tactic – Increase FTE
–Tactic
•Strategy – (#11) – could not be resolved – too broad
–Tactic
–Tactic

Goal #4:


•Strategy – Awareness – people do not know about CS/CIS and the relationship with the real world
–Tactic
–Tactic
•Strategy – Create a positive image of CS/CIS
–Tactic
–Tactic
•Strategy – How can CIS/CS be used in all areas of life and work
–Tactic
–Tactic
•Strategy – Improve retention for existing CS/CIS students and encourage potential students
–Tactic
–Tactic

This is still a work in progress and we will continue this work on May 23rd at our next meeting at Folsom Lake College, 10AM. Looking forward to getting your ideas recorded!