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WISE Implementation Plan

Institutional Contact Dr. David Adegboye

Southern University at New Orleans [email protected]

FY 2014-15

Southern University System

10/17/2014

Southern University at New Orleans

Submitted to WISE Council at Fri Oct 17, 2014, 16:0:17 by Mr. Jacques Detiege

Implementation Plan


2. The Implementation Plan:

The CIS department will be responsible for administering the plan shown below in Table

1 (Implementation Plan Activity Table with Annual Timelines and Costs). The BS-CIS Faculty

consists of the following, arranged by rank:

Dr. Adnan Omar, Professor & CIS Chair

Dr. David Alijani, Professor

Dr. Obyung Kwun, Associate Professor

Dr. Muhammed Miah, Assistant Professor

Dr. Yanjun Yu, Assistant Professor

Dr. Samuel Eweni, Assistant Professor

Dr. Robert A. Elliott Sr., Assistant Professor

The goals of the SUNO WISE Implementation Plan are to increase the number of BS CIS

graduates, increase faculty research productivity, and enhance the curriculum and/or student

experience in response to industry needs. The following objectives will accomplish the goals:

1) provide books and tuition assistance to qualified CIS graduating seniors and rising seniors

who are at the brink of stopping-out or dropping-out of school due to the exhaustion of

available financial aid;

2) provide retention enhancement services, such as summer internship, conference

registration and attendance fees, and field trip sponsorship to qualified CIS graduating

seniors and juniors;

3) provide enhanced faculty mentoring, including research collaboration, conference

attendance and presentation, and guided fieldtrips to CIS sophomores, juniors, and seniors;

4) provide three (3) adjunct CIS professors each semester to increase the number of courses

completed leading to more graduations from the BS program – last two years of project,

and three (3) adjunct CIS professors each semester to provide release time for faculty

researchers each year of the project;

5) provide a state-of-the-art Information Systems Laboratory (including and not limited to

inclusion of new database, web, mobile and networking technologies) used for

pedagogical, student experiential learning and curricula enhancements (i.e. industry needs

and requirements), student attraction, retention and success and hence graduation, and to

enhance faculty and student workforce needs related research (see Appendix for

technology list);

6) provide industry internships for students;

7) provide faculty research opportunities with industry;

8) disseminate project information through publications, conference attendance and web site

publication.

The CIS Department Chair will be responsible for accomplishing these objectives within

the implementation plan, with assistance from SUNO administration, faculty, and technological


support from the Information Technology Center (ITC). The College of Business and Public

Administration will provide the required space for the lab and working space for student workers.

The Information Technology Center (ITC) of SUNO will provide the necessary technical support

to set up the proposed computer lab. Please see the attached Excel spreadsheet (SUNO WISE

Fund Executive Summary Implementation Plan template). The table projects enrollment

increment from 87 to 117 students between 2013/2014 and 2019/2020; retention increment from

59% to 72% between 2013/2014 and 2019/2020; completer rate increment from 16 to 23 between

2013/2014 and 2019/2020; job placement increment of 15 to 25, between 2013/2014 and

2019/2020; salaries ranging from $45,000 to $55,000 between 2013/2014 and 2019/2020; 7

faculty members delivering these services each year. The total amount requested is $450,000 with

the required private industry match of $22,500 annually.

Table 1. Implementation Plan Activity Table with Annual Timelines and Costs.

Objective

# Activities Who

(see name, position

above)

Timeline Cost

#1 Establish assistantship

criteria; announce and

widely publicize

assistantship availability;

collect and assess

applications; establish a

plan for student

completion; award

assistantships; monitor

student progress

Chair, Dept.,

Dean, Faculty

Mentor/Research

Advisor

30-90 days prior

of each semester

-0-

Assistantship for books

and tuition

Students (8/year) Before the 14th

class of each

semester

$52,000

#2 a. Establish plan for course

offerings supporting

increased graduation;

establish adjunct faculty

requirements; announce

and publicize positions;

critique and hire adjunct

faculty.

b. Establish faculty

research plans; establish

Chair, Dean,

Acad. Affairs

Faculty and

student

researchers

30-90 days prior

to each semester

$8,000


adjunct faculty

requirements; announce

and publicize positions;

critique and hire adjuncts.

#3 Assess undergraduate

student status towards

graduation; establish plan

for course offerings

supporting increased

undergraduate

graduations.

Chairs –

undergrad and

grad, Dept.,

Dean

30-90 days prior

to each semester

-0-

#4 Complete assessment of

industry needs and

curricula, pedagogical, and

student learning reform

requirements; identify

required technologies;

order and install lab

technologies; align all

technologies with

curricula; ongoing

assessment of lab impact

(lab supplies listed

below*)

Chair, Vendors,

ITC

Faculty, students

Immediately

upon receipt of

initial funding

$123,660

(one time purchase)

#5 Meet with industry

partners to discuss project,

curricula alignment,

student preparation, lab

facilities, and student

internships supporting

workforce preparation;

establish in-kind student

internships program; some

internships with US

National and other

Laboratories

Chair, Industry

Partners,

Students

Summers

primarily

Industry Partners

In-kind (plus

some external

grants to support

students)

#6 Meet with industry

partners to discuss project,

industry needs, faculty

Chair, Industry

Partners, Faculty

Summers

primarily

Industry Partners

In-kind (plus

some external


research alignment,

curricula alignment,

student preparation, lab

facilities, and faculty

research opportunities

supporting industry-

university research;

establish in-kind (and

additional external grant

supported) faculty

research program; some

research opportunities

with US National and

other Laboratories

grants to support

faculty)

#7 Collection of

faculty/student project

findings; develop WISE

related faculty and student

publications; present

publications and research

at selected conferences, in

selected journals, and on

the SUNO and other web

sites.

Chair, Faculty,

Students

End of each year

(generally)

$12,000

#8 Honorarium for faculty

mentors

Chair, faculty (4) End of the year $8,000

*Lab Equipment

Name of Lab: Computer Information Systems Research Lab

Description: This lab will be used as a hands-on facility for developing database, web, mobile

applications and Local Area Networks. This will give the students experience with current

technological trends in database, web and mobile applications development, security and

networking technology.

Required Software:

Windows Server 2012 Essentials

Technical Server Support

SQL Server 2014


Screen sharing and monitoring software

Network security and monitoring software

Required Hardware:

Two Servers (Windows and Database)

3.1 GHz (64-bit processor)

16 GB RAM or 32 GB preferred

1 TB hard disk with a 60 GB system partition

Forty (40) workstations

Forty (40) tablets

Gigabit Ethernet adapter (10/100/1000baseT PHY/MAC)

Super-VGA 800 x 600 (minimum) or 1024 × 768 or higher

Three (3) ISCSI Ethernet Switches

Router

Shared Storage

Firewall

Two (2) Network printers

Two (2) Color printers

Sound system and four speakers

Computer projector (ceiling mounted)

Projector screen

Podium wireless keyboard/mouse

Two (2) Wireless access points

Ten (10) uninterruptible power supplies

Fifty (50) network cables with RJ 45 connector


Private Match Certification


3. Private Match:

The Dean of the College of Business and Public Administration, Dr. Igwe Udeh and

Chairman of the Graduate Computer Information Systems Department, Dr. Adnan Omar have both

provided written communications to the Director for Business Operations for TEKsystems, GE

Capital, IBM, Walmart, and Computech NP Solutions regarding private support for the SUNO

WISE project. The Dean and Chair have expressed the goals of the WISE fund and related GAP

Analysis results of available LA jobs versus available LA graduates in high-priority fields, and the

desire to partner with these industry representatives as the industry provides primarily in-kind

resources to support the SUNO WISE project. The in-kind resources requested include (but are

not limited to) graduate student internships, industry personnel time (campus visits, workshops

and seminars, etc.), technology, and curricula alignment considerations. The industry partners are

also aware of the immediate timeframe of the WISE proposal completion and submittal. The Dean

and Chair have received written communications from several of the industry partners including

TEKsystems and GE, all indicating further required steps in the consideration and approval

processes for each of the businesses. Each contacted business assures us a speedy response in this

matter, but different levels of consideration and approval are necessary to commit resources in this

manner. We have received a letter of commitment from TEKsystems (see below) and the support

letter from Computech NP Solutions is expected shortly. SUNO and the CBA are confident that

response documentation and required (and WISE guidelines-aligned) letters of commitment will

arrive within the timelines appropriate for formal submittal of all campuses’ WISE proposals in

the LA BoR LOGAN electronic proposal system.

The department anticipates partnering with GE, IBM, Walmart, Computech NP Solutions,

and TEK Systems in implementing this project. All five companies are leaders in information

technology. We see a very synergistic relationship developing between the Computer Information

Systems Department at SUNO and these companies. The companies are in need of well-trained IT

graduates. Existing programs cannot supply the total demand. With some assistance from one or

more of these companies, SUNO can help narrow this gap between supply and demand. We are

looking for three types of assistance from the companies:

1) student internships,

2) faculty research opportunities,

3) contribution to curriculum revision,

4) guest lecturers,

5) site visit facilitation.

The companies will assist in the curriculum revision process in two ways. One is to advise the

department on the content of courses. We want to make sure that the curriculum reflects current

practices in the IT area. IT companies are in the best position to give advice and assistance on the

state-of-the-art practices in the industry. Integral to IT curriculum development is adoption of

state-of-the-art software and hardware. The companies will be able to assist the department in this

regard. Using executives from these companies as guest lecturers will reap great benefits. Students

will benefit enormously from hearing from those who are working in the “real world”. In addition

to sharing pertinent information on current trends in the industry, the lectures will be motivational


for students. Site visits are important educational tools for IT students. It is important for them to

be able to see how IT systems actually operate.

The match from the above private firms is the time donated in carrying out the above activities.

The annual estimated private match totals an average amount of $22,500 annually.


Credential-granting Programs


4. Credential – granting programs:

a. Degree level, title, description and CIP code for the program

Degree Level: Bachelors

Title of Program: Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems (BS- CIS)

Description: The purpose of the proposed changes to the Bachelor of Science

Program in Computer Information Systems (BS-CIS) is to further integrate

information technology with business. The program is designed to provide

students with a strong educational foundation thereby preparing them as

Information Systems (IS) professionals to meet the industry’s demands. BS-CIS

consists of a specially designed curriculum which emphasizes conceptual,

analytical, technical, and interpersonal skills. The BS-CIS program blends theory

and practice into a learning experience that develops skills applicable to complex

real-world problems. It is designed to give students a thorough knowledge of the

field and to provide an enduring foundation for future professional growth. To be

successful in the increasingly competitive global marketplace, most corporations

are looking for employees that have comprehensive knowledge and training in both

business management and information technology. BS-CIS delivers exactly that.

CIP Code: The CIP Code on which this implementation plan is based is CIP Code

11.0401, as explained under Description (pg.1).

b. The program is designated as “high-priority field”.

c. The proposed action(s) to meet the WISE Fund goals

(See Project goal, objectives and activities above as well as the attached WISE

Fund Executive Summary Implementation Plan Template)

i. Course alteration (updates): In August, 2013, the name of our BS program

was changed from MIS to CIS. As a result of this change and based on the

current demand for IT specialists and consultants in leading IT industries

such as GE, IBM and others, the faculty of the department of CIS are in the

process of reviewing and incorporating the input from the aforementioned

companies into the curriculum. Also, two surveys were designed and sent

to our graduate employees and employers. These are all in the bid to

improve our curriculum. We will introduce and/or modify the following

courses to meet the workforce demand:

CISP 260 - E-Business & Web Application Development: The tools

and technology to be available in the proposed lab will enhance the

course contents by including hands-on experience for web and mobile

application development, configuration, and management.


CISP 311 - Data Structures & Algorithm Design: This course used

to be an elective course and not all CIS students took it. Therefore, we

were not able to offer this course frequently. Based on the industry input

and the needs of applications, development, and programming skill

(e.g., Java, C++), this course also will be a core (required) course. We

will modify the course contents according to industry requirements.

CISP 430 - Data Mining for Business Intelligence: This course

introduces basic data mining technologies, and their uses for business

intelligence. It also helps students to understand the basic algorithms

and techniques in the knowledge discovery process, such as data pre-

processing, data mining and post-process evaluation, and apply these to

create decision-making solutions in the business world. This new

course will be offered based on industry demand.

CISP 435 - Applications of Information Security: This course

focuses on the tools and concepts of information security to mitigate and

respond to application risks. The theory and operation of information

security tools and techniques, such as user authentication, access

control, SQL injection, and Cross-site scripting, are discussed, and

students design and test their applications in a variety of scenarios, such

as injecting into SQL and finding vulnerabilities in source code. Topics

include software-, hardware-, host- and network-based solutions. This

new course will be offered based on industry demand.

CISP 460 - Database Administration: This course addresses the

database administration skills covering installing, configuring and

tuning a database; administering servers and server groups; managing

and optimizing schemas, tables, indexes and views; creating logins;

configuring permissions; assigning roles and performing other essential

security tasks, backup and recovery, automation and maintenance. This

new course will be offered based on industry demand.

The recent grant from the Board of Regents to the College of Business

will enable the CIS faculty and students to be certified in CISCO

(CCENT) and Microsoft (MCSA). Once faculty members obtain the

certification, we will use those certified faculty to prepare our students

for the certification through the proposed computer lab. This will make

our students more competitive in the job market.

The CIS Department will also hire curriculum experts/consultants to

review the curriculum and make suggestions for updates.


The CIS Department will continue inviting consultants and

professionals from leading IT companies, such as GE, IBM, Walmart

and CISCO to share ideas about curriculum, training, and current

industry needs. Based on their input, the department will update

curriculum as needed.

The CIS students and faculty will attend professional workshops and

seminars to improve their knowledge on current technology trends,

build professional networks, and improve communication skills.

ii. No additional full-time or tenured/tenure-track faculty will be needed to

implement this plan. However, three faculties will be given one course

teaching load release time every semester to conduct research. So we will

need to hire adjunct faculty to teach those courses.

iii. A new computer information systems research lab will be established in the

CIS Department to host the resources needed to implement the plan. The

lab will be equipped with the following items: (1) software (Windows

Server 2012 Essentials, Technical Server Support, SQL Server 2014, screen

sharing and monitoring software, network security and monitoring

software) and (2) hardware (two servers (Windows and Database), forty

(40) workstations, forty (40) tablets, and two (2) network printers, and two

(2) color printers). The detailed specifications of the hardware and software

for the proposed lab are given in Appendix.

d. The delivery method of the program is a mix of traditional face-to-face (FTF),

blended and online classes. All of our courses are put online in our course

management system (currently BlackBoard). Therefore, even in traditional FTF

courses, some content is online. Blended courses will have more content online

than traditional FTF courses but are not taught completely online.

e. In the past, the department attempted to create a computer lab to enhance our

students’ knowledge of IT applications; however, lack of funds prevented this from

happening.

f. 5-Year Enrollment and Completer History of the Program

Table 2 displays the 5-year enrollment and completer history.


Table 2. 5-Year Enrollment and Completer History

Year Number of Enrollment Number of Graduates

2010 142 10

2011 121 18

2012 102 19

2013 84 19

2014 87 16

Average 107 16(15%)

g. The proposed plan expects to increase the number of graduates as well as enhance

the curriculum.

Based on the historical data and the proposed action to be taken, we expect an

increase of about 5% in enrollment and graduates each year. The following table

(Table 3) lists the estimated increase in number of graduates for the 5 year plan.

Table 3. 5 Year Plan for Expected Enrollment and Graduates

Year Expected Number of

Enrollment

Expected Number of

Graduates

2015 92 17 (18%)

2016 97 18 (18%)

2017 102 19 (19%)

2018 107 20 (19%)

2019 112 21 (19%)

Based on the proposed actions, we expect the plan will enhance the curriculum in

different ways. Some of the courses that will be positively affected by the proposed

plan are summarized below in Table 4.


Table 4. Proposed Curriculum Changes

Course Comments

CISP 260 - E-Business &

Web

The tools and technology to be available

in the proposed lab will enhance the

course contents by including hands-on

experience for mobile application

development and web server installation,

configuration, and management, which is

presently not available for the students.

CISP 311 - Data Structures

& Algorithm Design:

This course used to be an elective course

and not all CIS students took it. Therefore,

we were not able to offer this course

frequently. Based on the industry input

and the needs of applications,

development, and programming skill

(e.g., Java, C++), this course also will be

a core (required) course. We will modify

the course contents according to industry

requirements.

CISP 430 - Data Mining for

Business Intelligence

The course will be able to include new

tools such as MS SQL Server to provide

students hands-on experience on the latest

database technology this is not available

at the moment.

CISP 435 - Applications of

Information Security

This course focuses on the tools and

concepts of information security to

mitigate and respond to application risks.

The theory and operation of information

security tools and techniques, such as user

authentication, access control, SQL

injection, and Cross-site scripting, are

discussed, and students design and test

their applications in a variety of scenarios,

such as injecting into SQL and finding

vulnerabilities in source code. Topics

include software-, hardware-, host- and

network-based solutions.

CISP 460 - Database

Administration

This course addresses the database

administration skills covering installing,

configuring and tuning a database;


administering servers and server groups;

managing and optimizing schemas, tables,

indexes and views; creating logins;

configuring permissions; assigning roles

and performing other essential security

tasks, backup and recovery, automation

and maintenance.

Certification Preparation The materials learned by the faculty and

students through certification preparation

will better prepare them for the regular

courses.

Also see Expected Outcomes described above and on the (WISE Fund Executive Summary

Implementation Plan Template)


Research Productivity


5. Research Productivity:

The BS-CIS faculty members and students are all very active in research, and will be even

more active once the grant is awarded. Research productivity will be enhanced by several

means. Our goal is to increase the quantity and quality of research in the department. This

will be done through (a) giving faculty members release time so that they may devote more

time to research without diminishing the quality of instruction, (b) recruiting graduate

students to serve as research assistants to faculty members engaged in research, (c)

implementing a state-of-the-art computer research lab.

a) The department, center, or institute at which the research is to be primarily conducted.

The research will be conducted in the Department of Computer Information Systems

at SUNO. The proposed state-of-the-art computer lab will greatly enhance the research

conducted in the CIS Department. This plan will also allow faculty members and

graduate students to attend conferences, workshops and programs enhancing their

research.

b) The actions to be taken to meet the WISE fund goals are:

i. Because we propose giving faculty members release time to do research, the

department has to hire adjunct faculty members to cover the classes the full-

time faculty members are released from. The adjunct faculty members hired

must be academically or professionally qualified by AACSB International

standards. Adjunct faculty will also be hired to provide more courses for BS

program completion. Undergraduate adjunct faculty will also be hired to

increase the completion of undergraduate juniors and seniors planning to access

the SUNO BS CIS Program.

ii. The proposed new Computer Information Systems Research lab will enhance

research productivity. The detail of the proposed hardware and software needed

for the lab is given earlier in Section 4.c.iii.

iii. The total cost for adjunct faculty for release time for faculty is $32,000 over the

4-year project.

iv. Over the past six years, CIS faculty members have been very active in research.

On average each faculty published one referred journal and one conference

papers each year. Based on these facts, we expect that at least one additional

referred journal and one conference paper will be published by each faculty per

year.

Three faculty will be given one course (25%) teaching release time per semester for

conducting research with the students. The proposed lab will help the students and

faculty conduct joint research and run experiments necessary for the research. The

students and faculty are also expected to attend conferences, take guided field trips, and

present research papers that will enhance their research productivity.


Faculty researchers will consider Louisiana Board of Regents Enhancement and R&D

Programs as well as National Science Foundation research programs to sustain

activities initiated with WISE funding.


Aid Programs


6. Aid Programs:

Aid will be given to undergraduate CIS students in the form of book purchase and tuition

fee assistance; conference registration and attendance; and field trip sponsorships.

a) The name of the financial assistance program and budget of the program for the prior

three fiscal years

Not applicable – no prior program was in place.

b) Number and amount

The qualified students will be awarded assistance annually (full academic year) and

paid per semester. Eight (8) students will be awarded assistance; each student will work

directly with a faculty member. The amount awarded for a full academic year of nine

months (fall and spring) in the BS-CIS program, is presented in Table 5 below.

Table 5. Annual Undergraduate Student Allowance Budget per Student

Item Cost

Tuition, fees, and books $ 6,500.00

Conference Attendance $ 1,500.00

Total $ 8,000.00

The total amount for undergraduate assistance: $8,000.00 * 8 students * 4 years =

$256,000.00

c) Upon awarding the WISE grant, students will be able to contribute to the advancement

of information technology and enhancing the economy of Louisiana. The support

programs listed above will definitely improve the students’ knowledge, number of BS-

CIS graduates, and improve research productivity.


Multiple Years


7. Multiple Years:

We anticipate 4 years of WISE fund investment. The proposed plan expects to increase

the number of graduates as well as enhance the curriculum. Based on the history and the

proposed action to be taken, we expect an increase of about 5% in the number of enrollment and

graduates each year. The plan will enhance the curriculum in many ways as stated in Section

4.f. Using the proposed computer lab, the students and faculty will have greater opportunities to

conduct research and run necessary experiments for the research. This plan will also allow them

to attend conferences, workshops and programs enhancing their research.

The year-wise WISE fund requested is summarized in Table 6 below.

Table 6. WISE Fund Request

Item Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Total

Information

Systems lab

$ 123,660.00 0 0 0 $123,660.00

Tuition, fees,

and books

$ 52,000.00 $ 52,000.00 $ 52,000.00 $ 52,000.00 $208,000.000

Adjunct

Undergraduate

Faculty Salary

(3 for present

faculty release

and 3 for

additional

course

delivery)

$8,000.00

$8,000.00

$8,000.00

$8,000.00

$32,000.00

Faculty/student

travel for

attending

conference ( 8

per year)

$ 12,000.00 $ 12,000.00 $ 12,000.00 $ 12,000.00 $48,000.00

Honorarium

for 4 faculty

mentors

$ 8,000.00 $ 8,000.00 $ 8,000.00 $ 8,000.00 $32,000.00

Supplies $1,585.00 $1,585.00 $1,585.00 $1,585.00 $6,340

Total 205,245.00 $81,585.00 $81,585.00 $81,585.00 $450,000.00


Note: Twenty percent of the total requested amount of $450,000.00 equals $90,000.00 and

dividing this amount by 4 equals the $22,500.00 required annually from Private Match sources

over the 4-year project.


Outcomes


8. Outcomes:

a) With the implementation of the project as the baseline, the proposed plan will result in

the graduation of at least two additional CIS undergraduates in year 1, three in year 2,

four in year 3, and five in year 4. The project will result in an enhanced curriculum

aligned with industry needs. The project will result in at least one publication per

department faculty, conference attendance and student and faculty research

development. The proposed plan expects to increase the number of graduates as well

as enhance the curriculum. Based on the history and the proposed action to be taken,

we expect an increase of about 5% in undergraduate student enrollment and number of

graduates each year. The program will expedite the graduation for students who have

run out of financial aid due to the new Federal Financial Aid guidelines. The lack of

funds for the targeted graduating seniors who only have a few classes left is the only

thing preventing them from earning their undergraduate degree and joining the

workforce.

The plan will enhance the curriculum because it reflects state-of-the-art practices.

Using the proposed computer research lab, the students and faculty will have additional

opportunities to conduct research and run necessary experiments for the research. This

plan will also allow them to attend conferences, workshops, field trips, and programs

that enhance their learning and research. The project will also result in enhanced

student awareness with industry expectations.

b) Anticipated timeframe of the outcomes:

The proposed lab will be established in the first year.

The curriculum will be updated in the first year, and will be revised every year

as required.

Students are expected to graduate in two years.

Faculty and students are expected to publish at least one referred journal and

one conference paper per year, starting from the second year of the grant.


Accreditation & Approvals


9. Accreditation and Approvals

a. Not applicable

b. Not applicable


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