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College of Information Sciences and TechnologyThe Pennsylvania State University
Director, Online EducationJohn Van Vactor
Slide2Overview
Current StaffingWhy Online Education?What are our Different Programs?Let’s Look at Some Statistics to See How We Are Doing?Who Will We Target in The Future?Future Program Offerings?
Slide3WE ARE…
John Van Vactor, Director Online EducationShaun Knight, Associate Director Online Education Karen Brewster, Program Manager, Research and EducationDr. Chao Chu, Senior Academic Director
Slide4Why Offer Online Education?
We are building a brand: IST@PENNSTATE Offering these degrees is consistent with our vision, our mission, and our goals Vision: IST@PENNSTATE will be the best i-school…noted for excellence in learning, scholarship and innovation. It will produce graduates who are professional innovators…
Mission: Through our teaching, research, and service, our people will change the world with inspired solutions, based on humanized technologies, and the conversion of data to information, information to knowledge, and knowledge to wisdom. In so doing, we will empower people, organizations, and communities to make the best decisions that can be made. Through our work, we and others will not only better understand the information age, we will become true thought leaders affecting the course of development of the digital, global society
Expand our presence and influence in the i-field
Slide5Why Offer Online Education
Physical space currently limits the number of seats we have available in the course of an academic weekIn cyberspace we can grow as large as we want to be, we are not physically constrainedAs we move into the next decade demographics will change quickly and precipitously with respect to numbers of in-state, in-residence applicants aged 18-22We need to be ready to provide education to non-traditional students, to students location bound, to students who are financially constrained, etc.The MPS in IST is one of a set of online educational products we have in place
In this sense online education is a hedge against fall off in the resident education population and customer base
Allows IST to generate additional revenue with minimal sunk costs
Slide6Our Current Offerings
Masters of Professional Studies in Information SciencesBachelors Degree in Information Sciences and TechnologyAssociate Degree in Information Sciences and Technology
Slide7The Vision of the Master of Professional Studies in Information Sciences
“The program aims to produce professionals and organizational leaders
who not only can
utilize the foundations
of information sciences and information technology,
test the applicability
of these foundations for
innovating a solution
to address a given issue,
apply the solution
to a real-world context, but also can
be aware of the multitude of technological trends and environmental factors
in the
changing global digital
environment.”
Slide8The IST Strategic Plan has committed the college to developing information professionals who are uniquely able to synthesize new knowledge and use information technology systematically to solve the most pressing business problems that face many organizations today and into the future
To meet this strategic goal, the Master of Professional Studies in Information Sciences was carefully developed to meet the demands of the market and practicing information professionals Economic factors indicate that fields within the realm of IST will increase more than 25% YOY over the next 5-10 years with organizations hiring for management positions preferring candidates with a relevant applied graduate degree
About the Master of Professional Studies in Information Sciences
Slide9About the Master of Professional Studies in Information Sciences
Two cutting edge options (tracks) for the MPS include: - Information Assurance and Decision Support (IADS) - Software Development (SD) & Enterprise Architecture (EA)Certificates can be obtained in the following areas: - Data Mining
- Human Computer Interaction
- Information Security (INFOSEC)
- Enterprise Architecture
Slide10About the Master of Professional Studies in Information Sciences
The Master of Professional Studies in Information Sciences was offered in Fall of 2009 & applications are being accepted for Spring and Fall 2010The course curriculum is specifically designed to incorporate real-world business issues and simulationsTied to Penn State’s World Campus which delivers courses for more than 50 online degrees and certificate programs
Slide11About the Master of Professional Studies in Information Sciences
The Master of Professional Studies in Information Sciences (MPS) is a 33-credit hour program designed specifically for the information professionalThe degree offerings are flexible enough to allow completion in one, two, or three yearsCoursework is delivered in a real-time, state of the art format to insure maximum interactionAll lessons are also archived for future reference or to meet an information professional’s business schedule
Slide12Curriculum Topics for the Master of Professional Studies in Information Sciences
Foundational Information Science
Network Security
Computer & Cyber Forensics
Security and Risk Mgmt.
Visual Analytics
Information Privacy & Security
Web Security & Privacy
Systems & Enterprise Integration
Information Theory
Data & Knowledge Mgmt.
Network Mgmt. & Security
Database Mgmt. & Admin.
Database Modeling & Applications
Models & Theories of HCI
Human Information Behavior
IT Valuation, Markets & Innovation
Public and Community Informatics
Information Technology Strategy
Human Information Behavior
Usability Engineering
Information Security and Assurance
Intelligent Agent
Data Mining I
Multi-Sensor Data Fusion
Software Development & EA*
Distributed-Object Computing
Engineering Software Sys.
Requirements Engineering
Software Architecture
Advanced Enterprise Integration
Service Computing
Medical Informatics
Web & Internet Information Retrieval
Human Computer Interaction
Organizational Informatics
Crisis, Disaster and Risk Mgmt.
Information Assurance & Decision Support
Slide13Information Professionals and the Master of Professional Studies in Information Sciences
Job Assignment and the MPS Applicability
Intrusion Detection Analyst
Network Security Engineer
Information Assurance
Remediation
Security Project Manager
Systems Integration Engineer
Systems Enterprise Architect
Web Security & Privacy Specialist
IT Strategy Architect
Cyber Analyst
Data Security Administrator
Systems Administration
Intel Analysts
Information Assurance/Security Engineers
Network Intel Analysts
Enterprise
Architect
Cyber Network Security Engineer
Information Assurance Analysts
Catastrophe Risk Analyst
Computer System Security Analysts
Systems Integration Analysts
IT Analyst
IT Consulting Manager
Applicable for all people who manage many of these processes and the people performing these functions.
Slide14Who Will We Target for our MPS Program?
CorporationsHigh achieving, high potential employees with 5-10 yrs of experienceGrooming for high level leadership positionsExample: Lockheed Martin Corporation’s – Information Systems Leadership Development ProgramMid Career individuals seeking new skill sets for advancementMilitary
High achievers are those who make it to the rank of Major
To progress to Colonel a Major must procure an MS degree from a credible institution in field of relative importance
The military uses information systems like no other entity
Potential for a new Cyber-Service to be created
Other government agencies
The Obama administration is pushing new technology and enterprise integration across the government
Intelligence agencies
Slide15What Does Our Current MPS Look Like?
Currently 24 students enrolledLockheed Martin represented the majority 18 studentsRaytheon with 3 studentsPSU, Booz Allen Hamilton, and US Navy have 1 student eachRaytheon has agreed to January 2010 webinars75% male, 25% female, 2 are former IST graduatesWe will open a special SP10 enrollment, expected to have 6-9 Lincoln Labs students as well as 4 other qualified candidates bringing us to approx. 37 students in this initial offering
Lockheed Martin ISLDP is already qualifying their next class of students for FA10
Projected cohort class for FA 2010 is 50 students
Slide16College of Information Sciences and TechnologyThe Pennsylvania State University
Associate Director, Online EducationShaun C. Knight
Slide17How About Our Online BS Program?
Slide18IST WC Collaboration with IST Campuses/CollegesSecured instructors and developers for course offerings and development through FA 2010.
Representation includes instructors (multiple in some cases) from the following locations: Penn State York, Penn State Beaver, Penn State Worthington Scranton, Penn State Allegheny, Penn State DuBois, Penn State New Kensington, & Penn State UP. Looking for more bench strength as we grow.
Slide19Identified Demand of the IST WC Degree Program
Multiple markets for the 4 IST WC offering:Lower and mid-level information technology professionals between the ages of 20 and 40.Information technology novices seeking careers in information sciences.2 IST WC current students and graduates who are now able to “roll into” the 4 IST WC program. Number of individuals holding IST like occupations totaled more than 1,000,000 in 2006 with an expected increase of 80% by 2016 (BLS, 2008).
Slide20Enrollment Impact and Student Flow
The 2 IST with the (G BUS) continues to have little impact on the residential offering4 IST WC- Integration and Application option is having no impact to date on residential offerings- all admits for the 4 IST WC at this point are all new (no previous affiliation with PSU)The new population of students unable to enroll through resident instruction for 4 IST major at Penn State are seeking to participate in the online 4 IST WC program rather than going to other competing institutions Bottom line- We are now attracting the potential students we were losing to other schools since we did not have a 4-year IST WC offering
Slide212/4 IST WC Course Enrollments
Student population has grown 50 percent from year to year semester based Diversity of students enrolled in IST WC courses continues to be strength for the program. Enrollments in IST courses from AY 2008-09 (386) will more than double (est. 750) in AY 2009-10IST course offerings will have grown from 5
courses in 2005 to
30
courses in 2011
Enormous growth with little marketing effort
This is about to change
Slide22Who Do We Target This Year?
Past students who completed the AD program.. rolling them over!; paid advertisements online and print ads in technology journals and media.Military, military, military, and militaryMany military members move from assignment to assignment and lose the ability to transfer credits from one institution to anotherOur online degree makes this a non-issue, we will market the ability to take a course online anywhere in the worldOur Penn State and College of IST reputation will enable us to be an online college of choice with the military communityGreat commercial showing PSU WC abilitieshttp://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/we_are.shtml
Slide23Some Glimpse into the Future of the AD/BS World Campus Offerings
Will have full compliment of BS courses online in 2010.Planning to roll out development of SRA courses in 2010 to provide an additional Support of Major option for WC BS program. Will begin evolving a more diverse Support of Option offerings for IST WC BS students in 2010. Begin the process for determining viability of an SRA and BA major in IST offered via the WC. Marketing of programs will become more geographically and demographically dispersed.
Slide24Questions We Face as We Grow
How/who do we continue to market this program to continue to strengthen enrollments into our programs?How can we get the Statewide Faculty more involved in this endeavor?What needs and development opportunities should be be seizing upon as we grow this program?How do we ensure that our WC programs are comparable to RI experiences? How do we continue to positively mold the perception of online degrees as a respected option for professionals?How do we continue to differentiate ourselves form our competitors when we go to market our programs?
Slide25Questions?