College of Information Technology

Advisory Board Meeting

6-7:30pm, October 19, 2022

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Dr. Na “Lina” Li

Mr. Ed Bissett

Agenda

1. Record meeting
2. Welcome
3. Missions
4. Approval of Minutes
5. Dean Updates
6. Program Director Updates
7. Discussions

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Missions

The mission of Baker College is to provide an inclusive, innovative and transformative educational experience which allows students to positively impact their lives and the world around them.

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The mission of the Advisory Board is to partner with the College of Information Technology to drive student success in the workplace.

Approval of Minutes

• Minutes of the Feb. 2022 meeting

Dean Updates

• 21-22 Assessment Data Updates
• 22-23 Continuous Improvement Plan

21-22 Assessment Results - BS in Computer Science

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21-22 Assessment Results - BS in Game Software Development

21-22 Assessment Results - BS in Information Systems

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21-22 Assessment Results - BS in Information Technology & Cybersecurity

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21-22 Assessment Results - MS in Information Systems

22-23 Continuous Improvement Plans

1. All 4 BS Programs
1. Improve curriculum
2. Improve instructional quality
3. Improve assessment report quality
2. BS GSD and BS CS: Develop baseline direct measure for PO5/PO6
3. MSIS Program: Update courses

Program Director Updates

• Full-time faculty will start next Monday, Oct. 24, 2022
• Jessica Schwartz
• Cyber Defense Club Wins Again
• Course Update Highlights

Moments

• Baker College Cyber Defense Club Wins 2022 Michigan Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition in March, 2022
• Alex Curry of Lapeer, Mich.
• Anna Engel of Port Hope, Mich.
• Nathan Hall of Flushing, Mich.
• Cameron Hunt of Davison, Mich.
• Tallon Komar of Swartz Creek, Mich.
• Alex Peterson of Kalamazoo, Mich.
• Joshua Planck of Flint, Mich.
• Brandon Webster of Linden, Mich.
• (Plus, Honorary Mention to Tyler Morys of Lapeer, Mich. for his work in helping the team to prepare for competition)
• Faculty Advisors: Matthew Hansel and Steven Vincent

2021 - 2022 Course Update Highlights

• Moved our Java classes over to zybooks
• Fall 22 will debut the new format
• Added more hands-on activities to multiple courses
• Combined our 2 CS Captone courses into 1 course
• Created a new course titled Network Defense & Intrusion which uses TestOut.
• Added EON/XR virtual lessons to many of our courses.
• Added team projects to capstone courses.
• Replaced our Linux books with books available for free through our library.
• Replaced some of our textbooks with open source materials
• All of our programs now include 5 elective classes
• These elective no only gives current students a chance to select courses that interest them, but also makes it easier to transfer more credits from other schools into our programs.

Open Discussions

Next Meeting

6-7pm, Wednesday, April 12, 2023