Artifact 24 - Program alignment with national standards

The Lee County Career & Technical Center Computer Information Program strives to be a center for excellence in all aspects of teaching and student learning. The department is a state-of-the-art technical facility with the capabilities to provide students with knowledge of modern technologies.  Numerous businesses, community college personnnel and students have received many benefits from these learning facilities and from taking the Computer Information Systems Program.  It is my desire as the Computer Information Program Instructor to keep refining the business department for each student and to teach the technological generation to come.

Throughout the school year, students work on various projects, such as PowerPoint presentations, advanced Word Projects, WebPages, and Excel and Database simulations. Students also complete a school yearbook for the Early Childhood Program at the Career Center.  Students also create their own personal portfolio and an electronic memory book of their school years. 

 Throughout the school year students utilize computer peripherals, such as digital cameras, scanners, CD burners, and computer projectors. Students practice technology skills in preparation for Industry Certification. Students have an opportunity to become Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certified and the Advanced Computer Information Systems students have the opportunity  to receive dual certification in MOS.

The Computer Information Systems program is aligned with the National Standards in Business Education and Information Technology.  The Computer Information Systems Program course outline, framework, standards, and course competencies align with all National Standards provided by the National Business Education.   

Within the Computer Information Systems program, business instructor should:

• coordinate information technology instruction in business education and across the curriculum;
• teach students to value information technology and the impact it has on their lives;
• develop students’ ability to analyze, synthesize, evaluate, and apply technologies to solve problems, increase productivity, and improve their quality of life;
• foster the development of interpersonal and service quality skills;
• encourage ethical, legal, and responsible behavior;
• emphasize information technology as a common thread throughout all areas of business;
• encourage students to respect intellectual property, personal privacy, and information security; and be catalysts for change.

NATIONAL STANDARDS BEING MEET BY THE COMPUTER INFORMATION SYTEMS PROGRAM AT THE LEE COUNTY CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER: http://www.nbea.org/newsite/curriculum/standards/index.html

I. Impact on Society
Achievement Standard: Assess the impact of information technology in a global society.

II. Hardware
Achievement Standard: Describe current and emerging hardware; configure, install, and upgrade hardware; diagnose problems; and repair hardware.

III. Operating Systems and Utilities
Achievement Standard: Identify, evaluate, select, install, use, upgrade, customize, and diagnose and solve problems with various types of operating systems and utilities.

IV. Input Technologies
Achievement Standard: Use various input technologies to enter and manipulate information appropriately.

V. Productivity Software
Achievement Standard: Identify, evaluate, select, install, use, upgrade, and customize productivity software; diagnose and solve software problems.

VI. Interactive Media
Achievement Standard: Use multimedia software to create media rich projects.

VII. Web Development and Design
Achievement Standard: Design, develop, test, implement, update, and evaluate web solutions.

VIII. Information Retrieval and Synthesis
Achievement Standard:Gather, evaluate, use, cite, and disseminate information from technology sources.

IX. Database Management Systems
Achievement Standard: Use, plan, develop, and maintain database management systems.

X. Systems Analysis and Design
Achievement Standard: Analyze and design information systems using appropriate development tools.

XI. Programming and Application Development
Achievement Standard: Design, develop, test, and implement programs.

XII. Telecommunications and Networking Infrastructures
 Achievement Standard:Develop the skills to design, deploy, and administer networks and telecommunications systems.

XIII. Information Technology Planning and Acquisition
Achievement Standard: Plan the selection and acquisition of information technologies.

XIV. Security, Privacy, and Risk Management
Achievement Standard: Design and implement security, privacy, and risk management policies and procedures for information technology.

XV. Ethical and Legal Issues
Achievement Standard: Describe, analyze, develop, and follow policies for managing ethical and legal issues in organizations and in a technology-based society

XVI. Technical Support and Training
Achievement Standard: Develop the technical and interpersonal skills and knowledge to train and support the user community.

XVII. Information Technology and Business Functions
Achievement Standard: Describe the information technology components of business functions and explain their interrelationships.

 XVIII. Information Technology Careers
Achievement Standard: Explore positions and career paths in information technology.