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Corporate and academic curricula integration @II.EDU.MK
Anastas MisevInstitute of Informatics
Faculty of Natural Sciences and MathematicsUniversity “Ss Cyril and Methodius”
Skopje, Macedonia
The possibilities
• More corporate curricula available
• Universal and worldwide availability
• Better workforce development
• “Closing the digital divide”
Corporate curricula examples
• SUN Academic Initiative
• CISCO Networking Academies
• Microsoft IT Academies
• …
SUN Academic Initiative
• Oriented towards SUN technologies
• Covering both HW and SW
• Most useful for Java training
• More details in last years’ WS presentation
CISCO Networking Academy• “Comprehensive e-learning program that provides
students with the Internet technology skills”• Launched in October 1997 with 64 educational
institutions in seven states• Today: more than 150 countries, over 1.6 million
students have enrolled at more than 10,000 Academies located in high schools, technical schools, colleges, universities, and community-based organizations.
• Standardized curricula– http://standards.netacad-currdev.net/home/default.asp
The CCNA model• http://cisco.netacad.net• Training the trainers• 3 levels CATC
Regional Regional
Local Local Local Local Local
GLN• Blended learning environment
– Rich Media, promoting broad, media-intensive curricula for text, video, audio, interactive, and animated content, all of which address multiple learning styles and needs
– Course materials and assessments done on-line– Practical, hands-on exercises done on actual equipment at labs – Simulators and remote labs for practicing when equipment not
available– Personalized Feedback, providing students and instructors with
information on each student's progress and proficiency level • Prerequisites
– Institution with accredited curricula– PC or MAC lab– Internet connection
Courses and partners
• CCNA 1-4 (280h)– Basic networking courses– Suitable for high schools, universities
• CCNP 1-4 (280h)– Advanced networking– Technical university level
Courses and partners (2)• Fundamentals of Network Security (70h)
– Suitable for specialized high schools, universities (especially short 2-3 year studies)
• Fundamentals of Wireless LANs (70h)– Suitable for specialized high schools, universities
Courses and partners (3)• HP IT Essentials I: PC Hardware and
Software (70h)– Partnership with HP– Suitable for high school, non CS/CE universities
• HP IT Essentials II: Network Operating Systems (70h)– Partnership with HP– Suitable for specialized high schools, universities
(especially short 2-3 year studies)
Courses and partners (4)• Fundamentals of Java Programming (70h)
– Partnership with SUN– Terminating by 01.06.2006– Suitable for universities
• Fundamentals of UNIX (70h)– Suitable for specialized high schools, universities
(especially short 2-3 year studies)
Courses and partners (5)• Fundamentals of Web Design (70h)
– Partnership with Adobe Systems– Terminating by 01.06.2006– Suitable for high schools, non CS/CE universities
• Panduit Network Infrastructure Essentials – Partnership with Panduit– Suitable for technical high schools
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Curricula Offerings 2005
High School
Career
CareerUniversity
College
Fundamentals Courses
ITE 2
HP
UNIX
Sun
JAVA
Sun
NIE
Panduit
ITE 1
HP
3 Switching
1 Basics
4 WAN
2 Routing
CCNA
CCNP
3 Multilayer Switching
2 Remote Access
4 Trouble
Shooting
1 Advanced Routing
Wireless
Security
Career
Network Installer
Basic IT Support
System Admin
Software support / dev
SMB Networking
Enterprise Networking
1120 Hours of learning
Academy Curricula and Certifications
IT Essentials I & IICCNA 1&2
WirelessCCNA 3&4
SecurityCCNP 1
CCNP 2CCNP 3CCNP 4
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Secondary Schools, Colleges, University
Higher Education
Higher Education, Technical University
BSCI
Comptia A+ PC Hardware & Operating Systems
ICND Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Exam
CCNA Cisco Certified Network AssociateCWNA Certified Wireless Network AdministratorCFSS+ Cisco Firewall Specialist & Security +
CFSS+
CCNA
CWNA
ICND
Comptia A+
BSCI Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks
BCMSN Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks
BCRAN Building Cisco Remote Access Networks
CIT Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting support
BCMSN
BCRAN
CIT
Microsoft IT Academies• Designed to allow accredited academic
institutions to deliver to students a premium education on the latest Microsoft technologies
• Prepares students for academic education tracks, rigorous Microsoft certification exams, and for career opportunities as IT professionals
Academy curricula• Designed around Microsoft Software
– Operating System Software– Developer Software– Server Software– Productivity Software
• Requires yearly membership fees• Depending on the model, instructors training
can be free• Benefits in software licensing
Academy Levels• IT Pro Plus
– designed to provide complete workforce development resources to institutes offering career development from the desktop to the IT professional for degrees or certifications: IT Pro (MCP) and Microsoft Office Specialist certification.
• IT Pro– designed to provide workforce development resources to
institutes offering career development in the IT profession for degrees or certifications: IT Pro (MCP) only
• Office Specialist– designed to provide benefits toward Microsoft Office
Specialist certification. This level does NOT include IT Pro (MCP) benefits.
Levels of integration• Loose integration
– Offering the courseware as additional, non required course material
– Left to the students to choose
• Strong integration– Offering the courses in the integral part as the whole or
including the courses in the integral part as parts of other academic courses
• Independent offering of the courses out of the curricula– Open for students, but also for general public
Integration@II: SUN
• Loose integration– Offered as supplement to the students of
the courses:• Programming languages• Data structures and algorithms• Internet technologies (partly)
Integration@II: CISCO• Strong integration
– The students of the courses:• Computer networks• Computer networks design
are offered an option to take the course according to the CCNA program
• Independent offering of the courses to the general public
• The new curricula will add two more courses from the 3 year studies to the list:
• Wireless networks • Wireless and mobile technologies
which will be accompanied with the Wireless LANs
Integration@II: Microsoft
• In the process of establishment
• Possible integration– Strong for the subjects
• System software (partly)• Networking operating systems (partly)
– Independent offering as additional courses to the students, but also to the general public
Experience@II• Very positive!!!• Example: CISCO
– When offered as option, all the students choose to take CISCO curricula
– Small fee charged, covering only the material expenses (manuals, cables, connectors,…)
– Very high attendance, especially the labs
Experience@II (cont.)• Three models used so far
– The first one (used with the first generation)• Computer Networks given by our curricula• CCNA 1 and 2 covered the whole course in Computer Networks
Design– The second one
• Computer Networks given by our curricula• Computer Networks Design covered mostly by CCNA 1 and 2, but with
additional course material– The third one
• Computer Networks given as combination of CCNA1 and our curricula • Computer Networks Design (will be given this year) as combination of
CCNA 2 and 3, with additional course material• CCNA courses not included in the curricula offered as
additional independent courses